Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Caroline Beller, Oklahoma State University; Pamela Fry, Oklahoma State University; Adrienne Redmond, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

minutes to two hour) laboratory exercises toexpose them to a variety of science content areas. One of the lab periods was used toexplore Oklahoma agriculture in the classroom activities2. A lab notebook was due atthe end of the semester that included self reflection on the science content of theexercises and the appropriate grade level.The majority of the second half of the semester was devoted to science module trainingand teaching. The students were trained in science modules for grades 1-5 at theOklahoma State University Center for Science Literacy3. During the module training, thestudents were taught how to keep laboratory notebooks. The science modules used weredeveloped by the National Science Resources Center (NSRC) that is operated by

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

their knowledge and skills through challenging work.• Practice assessment that actively involves students in reflection on their learning.Olympiads in science, mathematics, and other subjects are popular events that offer studentsopportunities to demonstrate knowledge, abilities, and motivation through competitiveexaminations. Examples include the International Olympiads in Mathematics (IMO), Physics(IPhO), Chemistry (IChO), Biology (IBO) and Informatics (IOI) [10]. Several of these offerboth theoretical and experimental components. These Olympiads bring together the best high-school competitors from the around the world and bear considerable weight when inspiring in-depth understanding and aptitude development.In robotics education, many of

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Allameh, Northern Kentucky University; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Paul Cooper, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

dual-receiver systems thatuse differential approach to positioning. Sub-centimeter accuracies, accomplished bydifferential GPS may be adequate for construction purposes; nevertheless, it may be costprohibitive for the near future. A second option is the use of laser guided robots that willmove by following line of sight laser. The principle of such beam guidance will be basedon image recognition of the laser reflection recognized by the image analysis of thecamera. Alternatively, a photodiode array can be directly used to replace the camera forwhich the principal of robotic guidance operation will remain the same. A laser scannerwill be needed to scan the laser beam along the desired contours. Laser shows exhibit thecapabilities of laser

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Coronella, University of Nevada-Reno

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

well with the psychrometric chartand the design diagrams, while verbal learners gain from the classroom discussions and from thebook reading. Active learners especially benefit from the incorporation of this project, since itrequires hands-on building in a group. Reflective learners profit from writing the reports and Page 11.1041.2completing the homework assignments. Both inductive and deductive learning styles areincorporated, since the nature of evaporative cooling is understood by all at some intuitive level,and we analyze the cooling by looking at rates of heat transfer, mass transfer, andthermodynamics. Finally, iterative design benefits

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Dexter Whittinghill, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

anddisplay student responses from the PDAs is a pre-beta version of OptionFinder VP, which isbeing developed by Option Technologies Interactive.Regardless of the feedback method used each time, the concept question or skill quiz is posed bythe professor through his Tablet PC and is projected to the front of the class along with thepossible solutions. The correct solution is embedded with incorrect answers, also known as‘distractors,’ which are derived from common student mistakes or misconception. Students aregiven time to reflect on the question posed, discuss it with their peers, and then must select fromthe possible solutions. The major differences between the two feedback methods are that thePDA/software-based method allows for 1) quantitative

Conference Session

Ethics Integration in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

number of EngE faculty, including Lo and Lohani, have been collaboratingwith faculty members in other engineering departments and the school of education to undertakereformulation of the GE program using a spiral curriculum approach1. This effort is part of adepartment-level reform (DLR) project from the NSF. One of the spiraling themes relates to“ethics.” The intended approach is to cover general ethics related topics reflecting contemporaryengineering issues in the GE program and include discipline specific “ethics” issues in upperlevel courses. Faculty members from the Biological Systems Engineering (BSE) department areparticipating in this DLR project and are working with EngE faculty to reformulate thecurriculum of the bioprocess option

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ABETaccreditation requirements. The Program Educational Objectives (PEO) were establishedearly on in the history of the program and have undergone extensive refinements over theyears. These changes occurred as a result of consultation with and guidance from ourconstituents, feedback from our established closed-loop continuous assessment andimprovement process, and analysis of ABET guidelines for accreditation. The Civil Engineering Technology (CIET) program outcomes reflect the strategyof continuous improvement that is a primary emphasis in the UNCC Department ofEngineering Technology. As with the program educational objectives, the programoutcomes have undergone an evolutionary process over the years, but have remained thebridge between the Program

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

technology understanding in a consumer societycreates a need to educate general public about manufacturing - the backbone of a strongeconomy. This paper describes development of a museum exhibit: a visitor-centered informaleducation experience highlighting the principles of modern manufacturing. The exhibitarchitecture reflects three principal engineering activities involved in creating consumerproducts: product design, manufacturing, and marketing/business. It explains interrelationsamong them using as an example a well understood product – customizable pen. Each activity isimplemented via two complementary components: an interactive computer game and a physicaldisplay environment. The selected results of an observational study and analysis of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mike Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dinesh Verma, Stevens Institute of Technology

Engineering course delivered in 2004 with the three delivered in 2005. As aresult of this analysis, recommendations are made for evolving the framework for ouronline courses to incorporate the optimal blend of stimuli to effectively address all stylesof learning.2. Visual versus Verbal: Related ResearchFelder and Soloman2 group Learning Styles and Strategies into four groups: ‚ Active (ACT) and Reflective (REF) ‚ Sensing (SEN) and Intuitive (INT) ‚ Visual (VIS) and Verbal (VRB) ‚ Sequential (SEQ) and Global (GLO)They provide an online learning style instrument that can be used to determine anindividual’s preference along each of the above four scales. An example of theresults from this learning style instrument for the primary author

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

distinguished from research in the humanities and sciences. In describing a framework for the disquisition, the paper outlines an approach to scholarship that is expressly focused on engineering and its societal responsibilities. The structure presented has been employed with the graduate students supervised by the author. An eight-chapter disquisition outline is presented, along with supplemental procedures for managing throughput and for composition of the supervising committee that includes knowledgeable practitioners, as well as faculty. Some examples of successful disquisition topics and committees are presented. The paper concludes with a reflection on the opportunities for and barriers to wide-spread adoption of an engineering disquisition

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Plett, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Rodger Ziemer, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Michael Ciletti, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; R. Dandapani, University of Colordo-Colorado Springs; T. S. Kalkur, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Mark Wickert, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

processing may beeither reflective or active. Based on these two continuums, Kolb enumerated four different types Page 11.614.4of learner, as identified by the four quadrants in Figure 1. Each quadrant is characterized by aquestion: quadrant 1 asks the question “Why?”; quadrant 2 asks the question “What?”; quadrant3 asks “How?”; and quadrant 4 asks “What if?”. These four questions guide an instruction para-digm, the 4MAT system, which cycles through all four quadrants of the perception/processingdomain, as shown in Figure 1. Instruction that adheres to the 4MAT system is expected to (1)reach students of all learning types, and (2) teach students

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Kilmer, Purdue University College of Technology at Kokomo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

reflect your daily schedule on a normal day? Does your schedule vary significantly from day-to-day? - Which tasks did you complete that you find most tedious/monotonous/boring? - What part of your day do you enjoy the most? - Do you multitask? If yes, is it difficult? Why? If not, why not? (lack of concentration, Page 11.714.3 lack of resources, etc.) - How do you think you could make your daily tasks easier/more efficient/more enjoyable?The next step in the process was to spark the students’ imaginations by examining howHollywood has envisioned our future, both in the past and present. In the “Back to the Future

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

questions addressing DET.Next, a group of education and engineering faculty reviewed the survey items and identified theitems that best reflected the information being sought. A hard copy of the second draft of thesurvey was then created and field tested with a focus group of five teachers who helped refinethe wording and added or eliminated items. These teachers were given an honorarium for theirparticipation. A final electronic version of the survey was placed on a website that allowedteachers to respond to the survey via internet. The final version of the survey included 69 items,each with a four-point response format ranging from one to four. Sixty-five of the survey itemswere to be answered by teachers at all grade levels. The last four items

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

how different antenna designs perform in different configurations.Other experiments can demonstrate RF propagation through different mediums. RF transparentmaterials (such as plastic) can be compared to less RF friendly materials. Students can test the Page 11.1098.4absorptive property of liquids by experimenting with tag placement on a bottle of water. Testingtag placement on a box of aluminum foil demonstrates the reflective characteristics of metals.Systems are available at high frequencies (13.56MHz) and ultra high frequencies (915MHz) andcan demonstrate the effect of frequency on RF propagation.As discussed above, working with RFID

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

themselves or collectively, acceptable methods for documenting achievement ofoutcomes,”[2] since these assessments provide evidence of either student opinions, or ofgeneralized student achievement across a potentially broad area of study. Programs seekingABET accreditation must use an assessment strategy which demonstrates the level of studentachievement of clearly-defined, designated criteria. Ideally, the assessment strategy will alsohave the ability to be logically coordinated across a program as a whole; provide feedback that isinformative as well as easily organized and interpreted; and facilitate reflection andimprovements on multiple levels – from specific, focused areas of the program to a broad,holistic overview of the program. To meet

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

outlinedobjectives, while retaining the strength of the old paradigm, and at the same time alleviatingearlier weaknesses. The optimum blend of programs’ emphases is to create a total educationalexperience conducive for the development of the desired characteristics of graduates.Ultimately, a structure, philosophy, and subject matter specificity, compatible with the newculture, and providing the experiences identified with the above characteristics, would emerge.More specifically, the salient features of the new paradigm, reflecting author’s views(1,2,3,4) andconsonant with recent views of other advocates(10, 11, 12, 13) of engineering reform, plus the “crux”of relevant reports on future of engineering education,(14, 15, 16, 17, 18) would entail many or all

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nosa Egiebor, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Arizona State University; Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Chalmers Sechrist, Florida Gulf Coast University; Sam Hulbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Osborn, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

continuously pursue academic excellence, to practice and promoteenvironmental sustainability, to embrace diversity, to nurture community partnerships, to valuepublic service, to encourage civic responsibility, to cultivate habits of lifelong learning, and tokeep the advancement of knowledge and pursuit of truth as noble ideals at the heart of theuniversity’s purpose. Florida Gulf Coast University is guided by the principles given in Table 1(http://www.fgcu.edu/info/mission.asp), which were developed by the Founding Faculty of theuniversity. Some of the phrases given in Table 1, those in bold and underlined, reflect theFGCU’s principles that overlap with ABET accreditation requirements and assessment activitiesand were used to guide the development of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University; Heidi Newell, Rowan University; James Newell, Rowan University

feelings inside, and resisting changes to familiar or preferred patterns. These students arenot likely to naturally communicate regularly with team members, nor reflect on or seekguidance about obstacles they are experiencing. Of particular interest to us is the technicallearner’s resistance to writing. Because technical learners tend to value personal knowledge buttend to feel no need or desire to share that knowledge, they tend to write minimally.An overwhelming majority of engineering students show preferences for technical learning. Ofthe more than 100 engineering students and professors who submitted LCI results, only two hadan avoidance of technical (including one of the authors of this paper). While most teams weresimilar in their use of

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

students like the idea of the Metal Hour? Do they think ithelps them learn?4. Faculty discussionsFaculty will usually provide feedback one way or the other about a new idea in education. Page 11.1310.5Evaluation based on faculty opinions may include: Do other faculty think that the Metal Hour isa good use of students' and faculty time? Does the Metal Hour reflect well on the institution andon students and faculty associated with it?SummaryThe Metal Hour has recently been started as an initiative for stimulating student interest inMaterials, and for communicating materials-related topics to the radio and internet listeningaudience. A Materials

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

allowing no time for reflection on the review orcorrective measures. One of the positive results the author did note after the initial assignmentswas that the students would not sign off on incorrect work; they would note the problems with it Page 11.319.6or they would indicate work that was not complete at time of the review. During the firstassignment, several students whose work was correct were penalized for signing off on others'work that was not correct. Apparently this word got out and seemed to fix the problem on futuresubmissions, and the bad habit of the previous semester was broken. This in itself was success,yet at an admittedly low

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Alene Harris, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. U. Pittsburg 3. The workshop caused me to reflect HST/MIT on my own teaching. U. Memphis 4. The workshop increased my interest UT Austin in using HPL in the classroom. 5. I enjoyed the workshop. Figure 1: Survey results from VaNTH workshopsV. Web MaterialsA web site (www.vanth.org) that has links to courseware profiles of work developed underVaNTH has been developed. A typical page from this site is shown in Figure 2. Profiles for 49modules and whole courses are given at this site. Many of these profiles also have more

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Neck, Babson College; John Bourne, Olin College; Stephen Schiffman, Olin College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Management, the Babson Entrepreneurship Research conference, and the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and has several refereed publications and book chapters. Dr. Neck is the Faculty Coordinator of REFLECT, a reunion program for alumni of the Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators and is currently designing a NSF-funded education program to help engineering educators infuse entrepreneurship into schools of engineering. At Babson, she teaches Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation and the Foundation Management Experience, an introductory course that requires students to create, start, manage and liquidate a business.John Bourne, Olin

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Sheila Edwards Lange, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

experiences ofundergraduate women, the construct of a “chilly climate” has been extended to includeexperiences outside the classroom, graduate student experiences and the academic workplace forfemale faculty and administrators1-5. A chilly climate is defined by the isolation, subtlediscrimination and persistent micro-inequities experienced by women and underrepresentedgroups in academic settings. Hall and Sandler identified behaviors that overlook, ignore,discount or single out women, and reflect preconceived ideas about the ability of women tosucceed in academic settings4.However, context seems to matter in the experience of climate in engineering departments.Climate in science and engineering disciplines is more problematic than in other

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt

Tagged Divisions

International

semesters. The dates shown reflect the 2005-2006 academic year. Fall Semester (August 22 – December 15) ME 3404 Fluid Mechanics 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4504 Dynamic Systems – Controls Engineering I 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4015 Engineering Design and Project I 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4204 Internal Combustion Engines Tech elective 1 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4554 Advanced Technology Motor Vehicles Tech elective 2 3 credits (6 CP) TOTAL 15

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Niehaus, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Teams • Cost Estimating • Value Engineering • Ethics Issues for Projects • Creativity in Design • Construction Management • Safety and Liability • Construction LawFor each of the above seminars the student prepare a short paper summarizing what he/sheexperienced from, learned or received from, the presentation. This is a reflective writing and notjust a repeat of the material presented in the class. The seminars in Autumn Quarter reflect the basic disciplines to be addressed in theproject – site design, structures, drainage, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, andconstruction. More detailed lecture series on 1) modeling and related computer software use(HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juri Filatovs, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

experience in which many skillsare integrated. In addition to the technical skills, we have strived to develop the many otherprofessional attributes and competencies necessary for a successful career. We have based theseon primarily industrial interaction and believe they reflect elements identified by otherauthors1,2,3,. With the implementation of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) Criteria 2000, further modification of the course occurred. Although manyof the ABET outcomes were addressed in our capstone course a partial recasting was necessary,particularly in the assessment/grading, required course documentation, and student awareness ofour goals. In this paper we describe our experiences and lessons learned in

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carol Shields

As ofthis date the information from the EOFNJ pilot study has been compiled and entered into a database which is now being analyzed by the designers of the assessments.The New Jersey data will be added to the above study which now includes information from over3,000 students from Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, and Massachusetts in grades 3-5.The New Jersey student assessment data will not be available until mid-November 2006.However, CIESE staff has collected the reflections and observations of the teacher participantsusing informal surveys and classroom visits. Anecdotal data and a cursory inspection of teacherresponses indicate the following: • Teachers discovered that engineering concepts can be introduced at an early grade level

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

discussion of the origins of both. The modern theory of theorigin of water (i.e. transported in the form of ice by comets) proved to be mostenergetic. “Winged Migration” brought the importance of external aerodynamics andthe persistence and stubbornness of life to the forefront of awareness. After eachvideo presentation, the class was then asked to reflect on what they had seen in a freewriting format. Circular Internal and Flows: Non- Plants & circular Animals Pipe Non- Flows circular

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

lab manual is alsorevised to reflect the new experiments. The major course component to develop higher learningskills for students is by introducing group projects related to engineering experimentation. Thispaper discusses the revamping of the course describing experiments, projects, and relatedmaterials, relevance of these experiments and projects to ABET outcomes related toexperimentation, and the evaluation of student projects and their assessments. Responses andfeedback from students are also presented to evaluate the effectiveness of new experiments andgroup projects.Course DescriptionThe following is the course description listed in the undergraduate catalog: MEEN 3210: Measurements Laboratory Credit 2 (1 hour lecture, 3 hour lab

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

always been the source ofAmerica’s innovation and our standard of living.” [1] The crisis is the increasing penetration ofglobal competition on the economic output of the United States, now an issue to whichengineering education is paying serious attention. However, it is not a crisis of just technicalissues. What is needed with respect to global learning and experience is more than just technicalcompetence and expertise. Bill Wulf said “…engineering is now practiced in a global, holisticbusiness context, and engineers must design under constraints that reflect that context. In thefuture, understanding other cultures, speaking other languages, and communicating with peoplefrom marketing and finance will be just as fundamental to the practice of