Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

expanded to include homework/lab activities that follow the in class activity.Additional learning modules using the Nintendo Wii are currently being developed. Theseinclude other human factors concepts such as attention, mental workload, and human computerinteraction. The learning modules are also being tested on non-human factors students to obtainfeedback from a diverse student population.A validation plan to assess the impact of the activities on student learning is being developed.The assessment would indicate, beyond student perceptions, whether the activities achieved anyvalue with respect to student learning outcomes and performance. Preliminary plans for thelearning validation include a pre- and post-activity content based test, as well as

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego; Lal Tummala, San Diego State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Typical expectations from Page 14.1185.6 research active faculty is: 50% teaching, 40% 5 research, and 10% serviceWorkload AssessmentFaculty members are generally assessed in three areas: (i) teaching, (ii) scholarship, and (iii)service, and faculty members are typically asked to develop a Faculty Development Plansummarizing the planned work for a given academic year. This plan (at NU, for example) isapproved by the

Conference Session

Advanced Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie Bolick, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

plan to offer, this short course in the Fall 2009 and depending upon the student performance,the course will be modified. If the assessment indicates that students are performing below theexpectation in certain parts of the examination, the modification may involve more emphasis onsome of the topics with less emphasis on other topics. In addition we plan to get regular feedbackfrom the students to get feel about how much reengineering principles they understood.ConclusionsThis paper presented a development of a new short course which introduces students with basicprinciples of reengineering design and manufacturing procedures for aging metal components.Special emphasis is placed on the use of lightweight high strength fiberglass and

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, minimal negative environmental impacts, etc. 4 Ethics Using case studies from the Online Ethics website, students discuss what professional ethics from the NSPE Code of Ethics would require. 5 Course Plan Students lay out the courses that will allow them to earn a B.S. degree in EVEN and map those courses to ABET and BOK requirements; this requires them to select a specialization option, which could be energy, air, remediation, water, ecology, or chemical processing. 6 Landfill Team project to determine the effects of various solid waste generation Project and diversion scenarios on the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 14.1154.9 then repeated until the game limit of twenty rounds of orders is reached. While playing the beer game players must take care not to talk to the other participantsduring the game or to show what orders they are planning for the next week. The retailer mustnot peek at future end-customer demand data, provided by the instructor. At the end of thetwenty weeks (or shorter if time does not permit) players determine the total cost of theirinventories and back orders on the inventory record sheet. Figure 5 shows the inventory recordsheet the author uses. The Beer Inventory Record Sheet Game Your Supply Chain Role: Your Name: Team Number: Week

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

assessed during fall of 2009, and the assessment data together with plans to improve andextend the future efforts in this area will be reported at a subsequent conference.IntroductionJust-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) is a pedagogical system comprised of two elements: classroomactivities that promote active learning and World Wide Web (WWW) resources that are used toenhance the classroom component. This teaching and learning strategy combines use of theWWW with a collaborative learning environment to improve student learning of and attitudestoward various content areas.The JiTT system is based on web-based preparatory assignments (typically quizzes) that are duea few hours before class. The students complete these assignments at their own pace, and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; John Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

International

chapter at the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). We recently completed our first project in the smallvillage of Quejchip, in the northwestern highlands of Guatemala. Quejchip’s potablewater comes from natural mountain springs located at various elevations throughout theirvillage. As the village’s population of 460 residents grows, they will inevitably buildnew homes and move up the mountainside. In 2007, the village purchased a spring at thehighest altitude available in hopes of building a distribution system for the upper part ofthe village located above the existing water system. After our initial site assessment visitin June 2007 and a year of subsequent planning and designing, our EWB student chapterreturned to Quejchip in June, 2008 to

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Electrical and Computer ET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Richards, Purdue University; John Denton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

allowed to select the type of project,create specifications and develop test plans. Students were then grouped into teams that weremaintained throughout the course.The project initially progressed slowly as students selected overall specifications, determinedfunctional blocks and developed block designs. Weekly project team meetings required teams tocommunicate their progress and any discoveries to the remaining teams. As the projectprogressed, initial designs and test criteria were updated to reflect student discoveries relating tocomponents, manufacturing and measuring capabilities. All specifications, test procedures, anddesigns for the entire project were completed individually by each team and submitted to allother teams. Submissions were

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Paul Kuban, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

need is for graduates with the ability to crossmultidisciplinary boundaries and work with both electrical and mechanical systems, such asrobotics and sophisticated factory lines. Because the BSE program was developed in such a wayas to allow for variation in a student's program of study, a combination of elective courses, fromboth the electrical and mechanical areas of interest, was outlined and presented to the USI facultyand EAB for consideration in 2008. This mixture of electrical and mechanical studies, nowcommonly referred to as Mechatronics, was well-received by both the faculty and the EAB, andseveral students have already initiated this plan of study.Review of Other Mechatronics ProgramsMechatronics is relatively new field, with the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

reminders come. Some faculty members think of teaching as a time wasterbecause a mere satisfactory in teaching, with lots of journal publications, is enough for tenure; sowhy worry. Bad, ineffective teaching can be a time waster since students will require more timeto gain an understanding of the material. Other “Wasted Time” includes meetings that aresuddenly scheduled that are “good” for us. Some department meetings, lectures, and colloquiawhere attendance is expected stand in the way of planned activities from the “Effective Time”category. These activities are then thought as time wasters. The inability to say no torequirements makes faculty feel that these are of no value especially when compared to researchand publication work. Other time

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Abdul Hai Sofizada, SHEP

Tagged Divisions

International

the classroom, pedagogical innovations, and student-centered learning.Since the partnership began a total of 12 instructors from Herat University have begun graduatestudies in Civil Engineering. In addition to their coursework leading to a master’s degree, theyshadow UH instructors. Through this mentoring they are learning technological applications thatare available (and that will be installed at HU via the World Bank funding), and are developingupdated, student-centered course materials, assessment methodologies, and plans for continuingeducation and professional development strategies for when they return to HU. A number of theinstructors also will be prepared to implement the Mechatronics and Architecture programs.These two curriculum

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Butsch Michael, FH-Konstanz, Germany

Tagged Divisions

International

worldconferences in Brazil on the scope and research in engineering education.At Kettering University, there are several steps followed to establish a new study exchangeprogram that can take up to six months or more. Students who are typical in their Junior termof studies apply up to one year or more in advance to study abroad. They basically preparetheir course plan for each of their academic terms until they graduate. One of the mainfunctions of the faculty advisor is to make sure that the courses offered at the host schooltransfer back (with a Pass or Fail grade). Due to high demand for study abroad in theMechanical Engineering at Kettering, the minimum cumulative grade point to apply for studyabroad as well as to pass a course at the host school has

Conference Session

Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia Harris, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Elizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) Resources forMetrology Ambassadors to share what resources are readily available to engage their localschools.The key factor here was that NCSLI perceived a need to teach measurement professionals how tobe successful in outreach efforts to students.Effectiveness and ImpactNCSLI has found that people who want to be Ambassadors want a complete packaged messagefor every audience. For example, having a measurement kit and hand-outs is not enough forsome metrology professionals; they want a script and lesson plans too. Other Ambassadorsdemonstrate creativity and are able to effectively use the resources to supplement what theymight do. Therefore, the effectiveness and impact is terrific for some, but less effective than itcould be for others. NCSLI

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Ofodike Ezekoye, University of Texas, Austin; David Hearnsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University; Michael Elliott, Florida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Carlos Handy, Texas Southern University; Elena Stefanova, Texas Southern University; Muchere Russ, Huston-Tilliston

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

of lab courses in these areas.HTU has been quite aggressive in developing pipelines for middle and high school students toenter college in science majors through the successful Pre-Freshman Engineering Program(AusPrEP) summer program. The AusPrEP program is part of a $238,000 grant to Huston-Tillotson from the U.S. Department of Education for math and science initiatives. This grant hasinitiated additional funding from industry. Applied Materials, a semiconductor equipmentmanufacturing company, awarded HT $20,000 to add to the AusPrEP program. We plan onleveraging on the success of this program to add modules to it specifically related to nuclearscience and engineering issues. Funding will provide support for HTU faculty and students aswell

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shi-Jer Lou, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; C. Ray Diez, University of North Dakota; Hsi-Chi Hsiao, Cheng Shiu University; Wen-Hsiung Wu, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences; Shu-Hsuan Chang, National Changhua University of Education

Tagged Divisions

International

most prominent students, modify tax policy to encouragedomestic investment in research and development 5. Therefore, we could find that Americangovernment, schools and businesses have committed themselves to the promotion of STEMintegrated teaching. After completing the study on the girls who participated in a contest, DeBartolo & Bailey6 concluded that the number of girls who recognized that the engineering could solve theproblems in daily life increased and they were more precise on the affirmation of engineeringproducts. Women participated in the Robot plan showed positive changes in both ofperceptibility and work interest in STEM field 7. Rebecca 8 conducted a study on the 8th to 12thgrade of students and pointed out that after

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

James Helbling

skills, including teamwork and conflict resolution, have been implemented inorder to better prepare senior students for professional challenges.This paper begins by explaining the context that led to the curricular changes in the capstonecourse. The evolution of the Detail Design course is described in detail, followed by adiscussion of the challenges and successes encountered in developing revised course content.The paper concludes with a recap of the recent physical enhancements in the courseconfiguration and plans for further improvements in preparing ERAU graduates for their post-graduate life.ContextERAU/Prescott is a 4-year university in Northern Arizona with an enrollment of approximately1,600 undergraduate students, with Aerospace

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

related to the failure of New Orleans levees in hurricane Katrina. As Associate Dean, he oversees curriculum, advising, career planning, study abroad, early engineering and other related initiatives.Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University NEERAJ BUCH is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. He is also the Director of Cornerstone Engineering and Residential Experience program at Michigan State University. He earned his M.S. degree in pavement engineering in 1988 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and his Ph.D. in pavement and materials engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1995. Dr. Buch began his

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Cherbaka, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

on the design of a proposed program. From this we describe and evaluatepotential proposals for an EM program at NCSU.1. Engineering Management TodayDefining Engineering Management: Engineering Management as a discipline is not tightlydefined, as demonstrated by a relatively wide variance among academic EM programs. Thediscipline is often grouped with Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Management ofTechnology. Although very few EM definitions exist, current discipline trends are representedby the following:  Engineering Management is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities which have a technological component.2  Engineering Management is

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

provides access to vitalresources for building quality entrepreneurship education programs that engage engineering andtechnical students including grants, faculty fellowships, capacity building workshops,networking opportunities, and resources. In addition, KEEN has provided financial anddevelopmental resources to grantee institutions for the development of entrepreneurshipcurricula, modules, and extracurricular activities like business plan competitions, speaker series,student entrepreneurship clubs, and seminars. At LTU, the grants provide the funding tointegrate the existing entrepreneurial programs into a new innovative interdisciplinary programfocused on developing the “entrepreneurial mindset” on campus. The skills associated with

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Based UnitsIntel Education informs that:Authentic project work puts students in the driver's seat of their own learning. Itis important that instructors take advantage of curriculum developed by teachersin a large collection of Unit Plans that integrate technology. Models ofmeaningful classroom projects that integrate instruction in thinking skills alongwith tools and strategies for developing one’s own exemplary technology-supported learning are always encouraged. They focus on three areas:1. It is important to learn how project-based units can effectively engage students in meaningful work and promote higher-order thinking.2. It is necessary to see how questions and ongoing assessment keep project work focused on important learning goals

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Memorial Award in Aeronautics and the Richard Bruce Chapman Memorial Award for distinguished research in Hydrodynamics. In 2004 he received the Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation. His research interests are unsteady hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, vortex dynamics, bio-fluid mechanics, and pulsed-jet propulsion.Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University Alice Kendrick is professor of advertising in the Temerlin Advertising Institute at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Her research in advertising account planning, message content, and educational issues has appeared in journals including Journal of Advertising Research

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Pasha Antonenko, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University; Susan Stansberry, Oklahoma State University; Gayla Hudson, Oklahoma State University; Jean Dockers, Oklahoma State University; Alonzo Peterson, Langston University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

expectation and what was required in their teacher work samples. This was thefinal product that the teachers provided the research team. Monday, July 21 Tuesday, July 22 Wednesday, July 23 Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 258:30 - 9:00 Sign-in Sign-in Sign-in Sign-in Sign-in9:00 - 9:45 Recap of Week 1 Planning and Student Academy Student Academy Teacher Work Preparation for Sample Student Academy9:45 - 10:00 Break Break Break Break Break10:00 - 12:00 Refine Module Planning Team Student Academy Student Academy Teacher Work

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Ghatala, Gulf States Inc.; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Lingguang Song, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

AC 2009-2143: A SIMULATION APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENT EDUCATIONMuhammad Ghatala, Gulf States Inc. Muhammad Imran Ghatala is a project controls engineer at Gulf States Inc., a general contractor in heavy industrial construction arena. He is involved in the lean construction and six-sigma based strategic planning efforts and is a continuous improvement leader at Gulf States Inc. He was a graduate assistant at University of Houston where he assisted in teaching Construction Estimation, Construction Planning and Scheduling and Reinforced Concrete Construction courses offered at under-graduate level. He was a Student Ambassador at College of Technology, University of Houston and a recipient of the

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mauricio Rodríguez Alcalá, Skidmore College; Maria Rodriguez Alcala, Paraguay Educa

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

country-wide XO deployment in Paraguay and thesmall, experimental deployment in Wisconsin with the required technical support. The jointproject strives to utilize the skills and resources found on university campuses in the US tobenefit disadvantaged students both within the US and abroad, while providing qualityeducational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate learning and research. The researchconducted to-date that seeks to estimate the Total Cost of Ownership in computer deploymentsconsiders but does not include the voluntary contributions made by students. This paper strivesto exhibit and examine the value of student contributions from the academic perspective. Furtherresearch is planned to formally evaluate the value of the student

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Lalley, Univerity of Pittsburgh; Josephine Olson, University of Pittsburgh; Brant Hawk, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

International

participation in the Plus3Program. One goal of the Plus3 program is to encourage students to participate in another, longer studyabroad program or international internship during their college studies. For CBA students, 60% (15) of therespondents had already completed an additional study abroad experience or international internship afterPlus3, and another 8% (2) planned to do so prior to graduation. Combining these two statistics, 68% of CBAstudents who participated in Plus3 either studied abroad again, or planned to go abroad a second time. As forengineering students, 18% had already participated in an additional study abroad program, and 22% plannedon participating in an additional program prior to graduation. In total 41% of engineering students

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, Montegancedo; Paola Carina, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Karen Castillo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Tagged Divisions

International

between some Maturity Models for EducationStages Description Per Maturity ModelLevel 0 EMM: Not performed: Not done at all.Level 1 E-CMM: Initial: Ad-hoc Processes EMM: Initial: Ad-hoc Processes ERP Maturity Model on Education: Initial: Enterprise systems curriculum not well defined CEMM: Initial: Educational processes are informal and poorly controlledLevel 2 E-CMM: Independent: Basic education level processes are established. EMM: Planned: Clear and measurable objectives for e-learning projects ERP Maturity Model on Education: Repeatable: One or more courses are defined with ERP concepts CEMM: Repeatable: Planning and

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Scott Johnson, University of Illinois

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

thesolutions. Because metacognition involves a cognitive dimension of evaluating one’s knowledgeand abilities4, the context of the problem that students are to solve may influence the manner inwhich they use metacognitive abilities. Students’ capability and confidence to solve a particularproblem, and their subjective perception of the task-value may correlate with the actual planning,monitoring, and regulating during problem solving activity. Paris and Winograd4 refer thosestudents’ personal judgment about their ability to meet a cognitive goal as students’ cognitiveself-appraisal, and their abilities to plan, evaluate, and make necessary adjustment and revisionduring their work as their cognitive self-management. This personal judgment may

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers; James O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the educational leaders of the profession believed that the time was right to begin the longroad to reformation. Their call for action ultimately resulted in the passage of ASCE PolicyStatement 465 Academic Prerequisites for Licensure and Professional Practice which states thatin the future, education beyond the baccalaureate degree will be necessary for entry into theprofessional practice of civil engineering. Ultimately, the new Committee on the AcademicPrerequisites for Professional Practice (CAP^3) was charged to develop, organize, and execute adetailed plan for the full realization of ASCE Policy Statement 465. The purpose of this paper isto discuss ASCE’s current plan for implementing Policy Statement 465.ASCE’s Raise the Bar

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dennis Audo; Seth O'Brien

sturdy. The students are then asked why they think the house is so strong. Theimportance of planning is again mentioned. The students are all invited inside the house to seethe interior and look at how all the framing members tie together.The students then return all the tools and materials issued to them prior to leaving the assemblyarea. After all the students have left the assembly area and headed off to another activity theadult volunteers and boss disassemble the house and stack the pieces in areas according to theircolor in preparation for the next group of student builders. The structure is designed to beassembled and disassembled one hundred times before a new kit is required.An independent third-party evaluation of students

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Institute of Technology; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Veton Kepuska, Florida Institute of Technology; Kenneth Stanley, University of Central Florida; Alison Morrison-Shetlar, University of Central Florida; Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida; Paula Krist, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

program, its uniquecharacteristics, and the structure and organization of our collaborative site. Furthermore, wewould like to give an informative account of our activities across the various aspects of theprogram, such as marketing of the experience, recruiting of student participants, the summerexperience itself and our dissemination efforts. Finally, we report on our outcomes accomplishedso far, which include research products and evaluation results.While our program is only entering into its third year of operation, we do hope that, by sharingour experiences and promising strategies to date, we will encourage and aid prospective REUSite directors to successfully plan for and operate collaborative sites.1. IntroductionThe AMALTHEA REU Program1