Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Rutkowski, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Contact Information Home Address Work Phone Number Personal Interests Fishing Mentors Thesis Advisor Personality Inventory Myers-BriggsEducation Academic Record Unofficial Transcript Registration Record Professional Development University Training Record Learning Inventories Kolb Learning Style Inventory Academic Plan

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Aultman-Hall, University of Connecticut; Britt Holmen, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Engineering Leadership Institute (WELI), theSummit conference invited engineering stakeholders from academia, industry andprofessional societies to work collaboratively to develop action plans to increasethe number of women leaders in engineering. The Summit produced tenblueprints for actions that can be undertaken by different groups and these aredescribed in detail in the reference. The focus of this paper is dissemination ofthe different roles that (i) individuals, (ii) industry and academic organizations,and (iii) professional engineering societies can play to create a more genderequitable engineering profession, particularly realizing more women leaders inengineering academia.IntroductionGreater integration of women into the higher echelons of

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, including 3-D CAD modelling, robotics, andproduction system design. Students gain skills and experience in teamwork, project planning,problem solving, and formal multi-media presentations in industrial environments. Benefitsinclude exposure to in-plant manufacturing operations, and the opportunity to personally dealwith company professionals. Current students have obtained coop/internship positions, andgraduates are finding simulation jobs in the fields of manufacturing and applications engineering.Program BackgroundA grant from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 1997 permitted the initial offering of Page 11.910.2virtual simulation (VS) as a

Conference Session

Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

is not intended as a mechanism tostandardise European higher education. [2] In theory, principles of autonomy anddiversity are respected for each country. There is a recognition that, in spite ofdifferences, European higher education systems are facing common internal andexternal challenges and thus the Bologna Declaration (now often referred tocolloquially as “Bologna”) reflects a search for a common European answer to Page 11.1364.2common European problems.It must be emphasised that the Bologna Declaration is not simply a political statement(which it is), but also a commitment to an action plan. The overall common goal is tocreate, by 2010, a

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayyana Chakravartula, University of California-Berkeley; Barbara Ando, Lawrence Hall of Science; Cheng Li, University of California-Berkeley; Shikha Gupta, University of California-Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

which paired medical implants with design considerations, forexample, “total hip replacement/wear” or “heart valve/fatigue”. These medical implant/designconsideration pairings were developed so that each engineering concept would be taught with arelevant application, as shown in Table 2. Another element of successful group work is having a highly structured project7,12. Tothis end, various benchmarks were described which assisted students in developing their projectover the course of the semester. These were: - A write-up which included the history of the device and the current state-of-the-art configuration - A lesson plan in a specified format - A two-minute “elevator speech” demonstration for their peers, teachers and

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Birchman; Mary Sadowski, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

.”(Wallace,1997) Business groups use storyboarding as problem-solving and strategic planning tool.“Graphic thinking can open up channels of communication with ourselves and those people withwhom we work. The sketches generated are important because they show how we are thinkingabout a problem, not just what we think about it.” (Laseau, 2001) By using storyboards, studentscan visualize their ideas and use them as a forum for discussion with others to evaluate, validateand suggest changes.Uses for StoryboardsStoryboards can be used for a variety of purposes beyond movie making. In the book Show Me:The complete guide to Storyboarding and problem Solving, Forsch (1995) advocates the use ofstoryboards in a broader arena. Following are other uses for

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vered Doctori Blass, University of California-Santa Barbara; Mary Hong Loan Dinh, University of California-Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

apresence of two months in the community by staggering the stays of two groups. One memberstayed for the entire two-month period to maintain communication and continuity between thetwo groups. Page 11.813.3For phase III in 2006, the team plans to expand the water purifcation system, facilitate access tomore educational resources in agriculture as requested by the community, establish a solid wastemanagement program, and explore energy-saving lighting solutions.Organization and ManagementProject Team, Organization, and ControlThe project members are diverse in their background and include undergraduate and graduatestudents from engineering (electrical

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

calculus course designed primarily for business students.This course did not include the same content in analytic geometry and graphing, and did notrequire trigonometry as a prerequisite.As planned, the new course was to pick up some calculus topics. This was to be a very smallpart of the course, roughly one week of material in an eight-week term. From their basiccalculus course, students were expected to have learned how to use tables of derivatives andintegrals to find answers to basic problems. They were also expected to be able to arrange asimple derivative relationship to form an integration problem, such as using a function forvelocity as a function of time to find a relationship between position and time. As the newcalculus course did not

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Martin, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

the cadets analyze their alternatives in terms of cost. The goal is to forcethe cadets to see and evaluate all of the alternatives based on cost and performance.Having completed those required tasks, the cadets present their recommendation for theirclient’s approval on lesson 32. This represents 160 points and at 16% of the coursegrade, is the second-largest single requirement in the course. Although this concludes theDecision Making phase, the teams still must plan how to implement their alternative.As the project moves into the Implementation phase, the cadets develop a plan to enactthe recommended alternative. This means more than just identifying the tasks that must

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

ABET Accreditation ProcessAbstract As the faculty from the new Industrial Engineering Program at Texas A&M University-Commerce (TAMUC) prepared for its first-ever program accreditation assessment from theEngineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET), the self-study team was able to create a thorough and effective plan toassess the processes used in the new IE Program. The internal assessment team, comprised ofthree tenure-track faculty members and assisted by various internal and external stakeholders,was able to create a well-structured self-study document which helped us better understand theneed for continuous improvement processes across the educational system and to

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

involved. The hope was to acquireadditional funding and equipment through the awarding of these grants. It is basically like thelottery. Without an application there is no way to be awarded a grant. But with an application,everything is possible.A number of professional societies were investigated to determine if they offered any grantopportunities that might be applicable. After considerable research a number of suitableprospects were discovered. Then the real work began. Writing the proposal is a very difficult andtime consuming process. The wording must express exactly what activities are planned and howthey will be accomplished. Details had to be included for everything, further complicating theprocess. Finally after considerable effort and

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

completed a Master’s degree in MEMS at Georgia Tech. Page 11.495.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Doctoral Student Co-founders: A Case Study of Advanced Laser Materials, LLCAbstractIn January of 2003, two University of Texas at Austin doctoral engineering students, R. S. Evansand D. L. Vanelli enrolled in a business plan course cross listed in the college of engineering.They chose a University of Texas patent-pending technology to form the basis of their businessplan. A State of Texas Technology Development and Transfer grant had been awarded forfurther development of the technology, but

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University at Erie – The Behrend College

social issues, economic issues, safety issues and ethical issues. Students arealso exposed to project management including such topics as scheduling, budgeting andreporting. Communication and teamwork are stressed. Many of these skills are needed for thesuccessful completion of the senior project. The nature of these projects requires the students tosystematically complete their long-term project goals, so good planning is essential. The coursesalso include guidance in resume writing and interviewing skills.One instructor is responsible for the overall course content and grading. Other faculty membersare asked to serve as advisors on the project. Advisors are selected based, as much as possible, “Proceedings of the 2006 Midwest Section

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ernest Y. Wong

, which numerous commercial software applications are already capable of accomplishing, I leveraged spreadsheet modeling as a way to analyze in greater depth how changes in one’s financial circumstances can affect one’s federal tax liabilities. By doing so, the students gained the knowledge that they have the power to make changes in their own finances to help reduce their income taxes. Furthermore, this spreadsheet model empowers students with the ability to look beyond their current year’s tax filing requirements and encourages them to plan strategically for their future annual tax obligations. By introducing the practical into the classroom, I am helping students not only gain a greater

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Farouq Alhourani

Computer Aided Design & Graphics by teaching students with hands-on type of educational practices and laboratory exercises in the area of FMS. A MiniCIM 3.2 Amatrol has been selected as the equipment to teach FMS. This equipment is used to modify the curriculum and nine courses and labs in the IET department to enhance the students’ learning. The FMS project serves also as a starting point to accomplish a six-year development plan of the Manufacturing Laboratory in the IET department. The goal is to complete a fully Computer Integrated Manufacturing system in six years. The strategy used is aligning students’ class projects and/or students’ senior projects with the goals of the Manufacturing Laboratory. These class projects

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian Yu, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma; L. Fink, University of Oklahoma; Carolyn Ahern, Ahern and Associates

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 11.52.1L. Fink, University of Oklahoma Dr. L. Dee Fink, an off-campus evaluator, is the person responsible for developing and implementing the evaluation plan, and he has an extensive background in pedagogy and assessment. Because of this expertise, Dr. Fink will be responsible for: 1.) developing and© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 monitoring the pedagogical models being used, 2.) leading the orientation programs for both undergraduate peer teachers and the faculty members involved, to make sure they fully understand the pedagogy procedures being used, 3.) developing the evaluation plan and materials, 4.) collecting and analyzing the evaluation

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

assessment have now been included inaccreditation requirements for all ABET engineering and engineering technology programs. Oneof the biggest challenges in implementing the new requirements at many institutions has beeninvolving all faculty members in the process. At Milwaukee School of Engineering, a year-endAssessment Workshop was created with the goal of increasing faculty involvement in assessmentof program objectives and outcomes. The format and results of the workshop are discussed inthis paper.BackgroundThe TC2K requirements of the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET placehigh importance on the continuous improvement process. Preparing and implementing acontinuous improvement plan, selecting assessment methods, and preparing

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

implement this approach have been driven largely by the standards developed by theInternational Technology Education Association (ITEA) [28, 29]. An engineering/technologyeducation curriculum is usually a set or sequence of courses at the secondary school (middleschool and high school) level, usually offered as an option for students planning to pursueengineering or engineering technology as a career goal. In addition, such programs are usuallycombined with college preparatory mathematics, science, and liberal arts courses in a highschool program that are aligned with a state’s academic content standards in perceived subjectareas. Engineering/technology curricula are available at the national level (e.g., Project Lead theWay, PLTW [4], or the

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri-Rolla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

11.990.2increase 10% to 20% in traditional (civil, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace); 21% to 35% inthe disciplines of biomedical and environmental engineering; and 36% or more in disciplinessuch as computer software engineering2,3. Despite this positive outlook, however, the number ofengineering degrees awarded during the same time period is expected to remain stable. Evenmore disturbing is the realization that the number of students who plan to major in engineeringupon college entrance has decreased.According to the ACT policy report Maintaining a Strong Engineering Workforce, among themore than 1.1 million seniors in the class of 2002 who took the ACT Assessment collegeentrance and placement exam, fewer than 6% planned to study engineering in

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

schools, normally overseas, offerelectrical programs that have a very high emphasis on electrical power. Page 11.606.4The next step was to refine and improve the curriculum plans with additional input from theELET Department Industrial Advisory Board. The Board members were in agreement andoffered some constructive suggestions. Local industries were visited and additional input sought.After that, two faculty members were scheduled to be at gatherings of a large number ofelectrical power industry professionals. They sought input from the gatherings and receivedapproval and useful input. The next step was to send the planned program curriculum to

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Miller, North Carolina State University; Stephen Walsh, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

business planning, corporate formation, and obtained seed-round funding of $3M with a follow-on round of $9M. Prior to this, Dr. Walsh’s technical career was with IBM where he did IC design, performed software testing, and did presales field application engineering. While at IBM, he was awarded IBM’s Resident-Study scholarship and completed his MS and PhD degrees in EE at Duke University.Thomas Miller, North Carolina State University Thomas K. Miller, III received the BA degree in Mathematics and Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976. He received the MS degree in Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics in 1980, and the PhD in 1982, both from UNC-Chapel Hill

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Norton, University of Michigan; Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

within the CoE, planning, organizing, and staffing variousactivities and events throughout the year. These activities and events generally centered onengineering and higher education but covered a very broad spectrum, ranging from hostingpanels such as “Getting into Graduate School” and “Applying for an Academic Position,”organizing a multicultural fair: “The Martin Luther King Celebration,” managing a summer longresearch seminar series. This approach was driven by the lack of alternative sponsors within theCoE and the interest of the student members. Over the years this led to recognized success in theform of winning - two years in a row - the University of Michigan Elaine Harden Award,awarded to the Michigan Engineering student society that

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; GWEN EBERT, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

faculty presentations in a course calledIntroduction to Engineering. Approximately two to three industry tours are planned during thecourse of the summer, so that students can see engineering in action. Companies that haveoffered tours in the past are Kimberly Clark, General Motors in Janesville, Harley Davidson andGE Medical Systems. Refer to Appendix A for the program description sent to the students. Page 11.782.2The students enjoy the activities in this course and plans are to enhance and incorporateadditional hands-on laboratories for the students in coming years. In 2002, a laboratory course inphysics was added to the curriculum. Over the

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Denis Enderle, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

biomedical engineering (BME) curriculum is a daunting challenge.BME is unlike most engineering programs with the need for more life science courses as a corecomponent of the curriculum. Described here is the rationale for using a differential equationbased physiological modeling course as a substitute for a math taught differential equationscourse, and the subsequent flexibility it allows in the curriculum.In addition, many BME programs prepare their students for more options than the usualengineering program. Approximately one-third of BME students in our program plan to attendmedical or dental school and expect that the medical and dental school requirements be a part ofthe basic program. We have accomplished this challenge with basic medical

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kundrat, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

unambiguous name for the stationrelating to the station’s objective. For example, Figure 4 shows the proposed sign for the firststation in the Wing Room. Figure 4: Visual Description Sign for a StationIn the third and final category of visual aides, this project designed pictural work instructions foreach station. Although existing process plans are detailed and explicit, they require additionaltime to comprehend. The proposed pictural instructions will considerably lessen the learningtime. It should be noted that the proposed signs are in addition to the existing process plans andare not meant to be a replacement. A good example would be the Nose Cone Molding Station.Reading the instructions provided by the process plans

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management. Page 11.794.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integrating TC2K into a Multi-Disciplinary Seminar Course: Finding a Hook for the “Soft” OutcomesIntroduction The Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Carolina atCharlotte (UNCC) has developed and implemented a comprehensive program leading to anacademic environment of continuous improvement consistent with the ABET TechnologyCriteria 2000 (TC2K).1 This paper describes practical techniques currently employed toeffectively integrate a select

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Christiana Houck, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

teachingmethodology in teaching of the course on construction management, and concluded: “It isimportant to realize that the old forms of teaching and learning must give way to newer forms ofteaching and learning. In that regard, integration of technology in classroom setting can not beavoided. The electronic plan rooms, the electronic databases, and the electronic help desksrequire that our students be job ready, and be ready to hit the ground running on graduation. Toreduce the time of on-the-job training by employers, it is important that schools of construction,and especially the construction faculty incorporate web-enhanced teaching methodologies in theircoursework to enhance student learning in a way that students are extremely comfortable inutilizing

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Vernal Alford, North Carolina A&T State University; Elaine Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University; Venetia Fisher, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, in particular.Funding for this program is varied according to the research center involved andcomes from varied sources.STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND PLAN This nation has long recognized the absence of diversity within scienceand math based professions. North Carolina A & T State University (NCAT) haspioneered the effort to encourage women and minorities to consider careers in thevaried fields of engineering. NCAT is one of the very few Historically BlackColleges or Universities (HBCUs) that maintains a College of Engineering. ThusNCAT has consistently been near the top, if not at the top, of the annual lists of Page 11.545.2universities producing

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students • Multiple presentation media with planned change elements to hold student interest • Planned silences to allow students to think • Animations and simulations where appropriate • Actual physical models of reasonable size if possible • Examples of practical applicationsThese concepts can be equally applied in a regular classroom. For the course described in thispaper, Microsoft PowerPoint was used heavily to provide the enhanced learning environment Page 11.1378.3described above and to address the needs of sensing and visual learners in particular. PowerPointallows the instructor to plan out the main points of the

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Baldwin, Roger Williams University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

treatment and water resources which would benefit greatly from thisfirst-hand experience. In addition, a design project for the senior capstone design course couldbe modeled on this project.Specifically, this project can be a learning tool to illustrate the determination of sustainability. InCriterion 3 Program Outcomes and Assessment, the ABET Engineering AccreditationCommission identifies skills that engineering graduates should possess. These include the abilityto design a system with realistic constraints including sustainability, economic, social, political,and manufacturability [3]. These constraints tend to be hard to incorporate into a design projectwhen the student is primarily focused on the technical aspects. My plan is to use this