Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Linda Jones, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

, studentportfolios will be reviewed by a team of faculty and other experts after the sophomore year andagain as students near graduation. A librarian or other information literacy expert will serve aspart of this team in order to evaluate the information literacy aspects of student achievement.Elements students might include in their portfolios as evidence of information literacy includethe following: ≠ Certificate of completion of first-year information literacy quiz-tutorials (administered outside the department) which cover among other things, ethics of proper citation; ≠ Annotated bibliographies from a first-year course project on life-cycle assessment that reflect the ability to identify, access and evaluate a variety of resources

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Electronics and Controls and (2) ConstructionTechnology and Technical Management.At the time of these changes, the faculty in the department were well-suited to the twoconcentrations. Construction-related topics such as surveying, CAD, statics, strength ofmaterials, cost estimating, project economic analysis, project management, fluid mechanics,thermodynamics, soil mechanics, wood and steel structure design, concrete and masonrystructure design, and HVAC were offered in addition to courses generally in support of theelectronics and controls concentration: electrical power, instrumentation, analog circuits, PLCs,and applied controls. Additional related courses such as utilities, welding and metals, storm-water management, wastewater treatment systems

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

able to conduct different types of attacks used inthe experiments and were able to understand how and why they work.Various methods were used to formally assess the effectiveness of this project includingthe instructor’s assessment of laboratory work and classroom presentation. Based on thestudent’s feedback, the overall response from students regarding whether the class projectmet their expectations was very positive and the project integrated into the course waspositive.3. Passwords Shielding TechniquesThe above experiments enabled students to understand that password cracking can beeasily done if the system is not properly protected. Passwords can be cracked the easiestif the machine is not part of a domain and if there is physical access

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

distance learning and help to change passive delivery toa more active and flexible delivery methodology. It is also a very effective means for deliveringquality distance-workshops and collaborative research-projects where participants are not fromthe same geographical area.   References 1. Amirian, S., “Pedagogy &Video conferencing: A Review of Recent Literature,” First NJEDge.NET Conference, 2003. 2. Owen, R. and Bosede A., “Return on Investment in Traditional Versus Distributed Learning,” 10th Annual Distance Education Conference, 2003. 3. Kriger, T. J., “A Virtual Revolution: Trends in the Expansion of Distance Education,” American Federation of Teachers, May 2001. 4. Patcha, A. and G. Scales

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

L. F. Borjón; F. Martín del Campo

international requirements. The moment was ideal ever since UIA was in theprocess of implementing a curriculum evaluation and so the results could be useful in order to be prepared forfuture educational constraints. Based on the council's advice, in agreement with the Dean's opinion, it wasdecided to apply the schemes proposed by ABET. The bachelors program participating in the process were: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and PhysicsEngineering, as well as the Mathematics, Physics and Computers departments who form the Division ofScience and Engineering. The project relied on the President's support and was coordinated by the Dean's

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John K. Brown

introduction to systems engineering, while engineering students might study economics. Thesequence will culminate in a year-long, two-semester course in which students will write senior theses on topicsof their choice that integrate concerns in technology management and policy. This class should allow studentsto draw the diverse elements of the minor together in a research or design project that combines theory withpractice. To further illustrate interdisciplinary character of the program and its practical and professionalorientations, the remainder of this paper will focus on describing the micro and macro introductory courses.These classes will be structured around case studies. Such cases will provide a factual framework that will

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William W. Predebon; Peck Cho; Diana George; Linda M. Ott; Philip Sweany

focus of new faculty orientation will not do much to change the status of pedagogyacross campus. Once the quarter or semester begins, issues raised in orientation are rarely a priority as newfaculty struggle to find time to begin research projects, to learn and help do the business of the department, andto prepare new classes for a new student population. The pressures of beginning a university career, we wouldargue, too often make the talk of classroom practice infrequent and devalued. New faculty, in particular, taketheir cue from tenured colleagues and from university administrators. If there is little concern about ongoing 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Merl Baker

mostpromising and can be achieved by sub-process substitutions. One example is a program which substitutes a high-leveldesign or engineering project, or a complex case study, in industry or a government laboratory for the traditional basic-research dissertation. This substitution would not necessarily require any change in the course work specified. While Chancellor of the University of Missouri-RoM with the encouragement of regional high-tech employers,I proposed to the engineering faculty a doctor of engineering as an alternative to the Ph.D. Only the departments with anestablished Ph.D program were to be eligible to offer this option. This restraint was effective in responding to criticsthat quality would be eroded. The faculty approved the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Murali Krishnamurthi

[3, 7] biographies of successful women or minority scientists andengineers and included them in the handouts I prepared for my students.Step 6: Design Course Activities - If course content is not suitable for addressing gender equityand multicultural issues, course activities can be used as a mechanism for addressing theseissues. Course activities can include carefully designed in-class and outside class activities,homework assignments, tests, team projects, laboratory exercises, and presentations by womenand minority speakers. For in-class and outside class activities there are a variety of cooperativelearning techniques available which can promote respect among students for other cultures,opposite gender, and individual differences in

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

assignment? What will students gain? What will the instructor gain? Is the assignment necessary to meet course goals? What are the instructor's expectations of student writing? Can students access and understand grading criteria? Is class time devoted to discussing writing?Writing has many purposes--to document a project, to propose a new or altered course or action,to record and/or analyze data, etc.--and students should understand both why they are writing andhow that assignment relates to overall course goals. Groundwork laid carefully in class mayprevent future misunderstandings. If all lab instructors, for example, would explain the purposesof a lab notebook--to document the experiment, to allow others to replicate

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon E. Freckleton

that the civil service engineer split the monetaryaward which he is entitled to with the officer. The annual savings for suggestion amounted to$100,000 per year in 1963 dollars. The top award the officer can receive is dinner for two at theofficers club. What should the officer do? Case 10 - Consulting Fees. A faculty member at a College of Engineering is asked totake part in a project for a local company through a research firm that is associated with theInstitute. The policy is for no more than four consulting days per month unless the facultymember "buys out" some of his/her teaching load. The faculty member is currently conductingworkshops for colleagues at another institute at the rate of $1,000 per day. The workshopsrequire two

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Lenox; Stephen J. Ressler; Robert J. O'Neill; C. Conley

: Page 2.109.7⇒ An integrator of topics within an individual course in the curriculum. Two of the authors have experienced the integration effects within a reinforced concrete design course. As seen in Table 5, students used Mathcad on every written requirement in the course. In effect, Mathcad worksheets formed a natural link between the course topics. Homework problems for new lessons were most efficiently solved by supplementing Mathcad solutions from previous homework assignments. Developing a solution to the major design project of the course was fashioned by combining individual Mathcad worksheets from previous homework assignments. The overall effect was the creation of a Mathcad thread through the entire course. This Mathcad

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John G. Nee

f) Employer’s name g) Employer’s address h) Employer’s representative/CMU Project Director i) Provision whereby student agrees to be bound by the terms set forth in this Agreement5. When requested by [__________], a historical resume of experience and education for eachstudent engaged in the performance of the work outlined in this Agreement shall be submitted prior tothe assigning of such student to work hereunder.6. [__________] must approve in writing in advance all students selected by the University to work pursuant to this Agreement.7. Any University students assigned to work pursuant to this Agreement who, in [__________]opinion, are not suitable for the work being performed, shall be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Burnham, University of Texas, Austin; Jules Campbell, University of Texas, Austin; Surya Santoso, University of Texas, Austin; Arturo Compean, University of Texas, Pan American; Jaime Ramos, University of Texas, Pan American

AC 2009-443: DEVELOPING WIND-POWER SIMULATIONS ANDLABORATORY EXPERIMENTS FOR COURSES IN RENEWABLE-ENERGYSYSTEMSDavid Burnham, University of Texas, Austin David J. Burnham earned his B.S degree in Electrical Engineering from Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College in 2003. He expects to earn his MSE degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in May 2009. He is a research assistant working on the project described in the paper.Jules Campbell, University of Texas, Austin Jules Campbell is a PhD candidate at UT Austin. He received his BSEE degree from Washington University in St. Louis and MSEE degree from UT Austin in May 2008. His primary interests

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasha Gurke, Knovel Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

(this number does not include databases.) The collection is growing at a rate of 35-40 new titles per month.Users can browse and simultaneously search all titles via a single interface. Basic and Page 14.866.2advanced searches are fast and optimized for technical users.At the end of 2008, Knovel embarked on a new and exciting project: Mathcad-enablingKnovel content. Our first release is an introductory package for structural and civil engineersthat includes two well known titles partially transcribed into Mathcad worksheets.Knovel Mathcad ProductEngineers across all industries perform engineering calculations and document their designand analysis

Conference Session

Panel: Taking a Break from Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Susan Davidson, University of Pennsylvania; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

ofEngineering. The EPSRC Visiting Researcher program allows “support for engineers ofacknowledged standing, either from within the UK or aboard,” to visit a UK organization. Fundsfrom the grant included research funds for equipment and resources for Dr. Schulz’s project atCardiff, travel funds for visiting other UK universities and organizations and living expensesduring her stay at Cardiff University.My activities during my stay in the UK were related to three main objectives. The first objectiverelated to participation in several ongoing research projects at Cardiff. Cardiff University wasrecently awarded £3.8M from the UK EPSRC to set up the Centre for Integrated RenewableEnergy Generation and Supply (CIREGS).The second objective was to visit with

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Jesus Martinez, University of Texas, Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Automation, Machine vision, ISO 9000 and Lean Six Sigma. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has won several teaching awards including the recent academic excellence award, NISOD 2008, from the University of Texas at Austin.Jesus Martinez, University of Texas, Brownsville Jesus Martinez has received his Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Electronics Engineering Technology at The University of Texas at Brownsville, in May 2007. Currently he is working at The University of Texas at Brownsville, as an Audiovisual Equipment Maintenance Technician. He has successfully completed several projects involving Mechatronics

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Curtis, Linda Hall Library

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-630: READERS' ADVISORY IN THE ENGINEERING LIBRARYScott Curtis, Linda Hall Library Page 14.1007.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Readers’ Advisory in the Engineering LibraryAbstractTraditionally, librarians view readers’ advisory (RA) as a public library function, geared towardrecommending fiction and focused around genre studies. This paper argues that an active RAprogram would provide engineering librarians with a tool to help students broaden theirscientific, technical, and social perspectives beyond their course and project work. Manycolleges and universities require student cohorts to participate in campus reading programs; RAin the

Conference Session

Design Education in Manufacturing Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

graphical format. It provides insight into product attributesthat are perceived as important by the user population. It is an excellent tool for helping designand quality teams to focus on product features that will set them apart from their competitors.Additionally, the model helps product developers to concentrate on simultaneous design ofproduct families rather than focusing on one product at-a-time.In the ‘Design for Manufacturing’ course, students learn the Kano analysis and some students dotheir course project using this model to a product of their interest. The paper describes the Kanomodel and how it can be used in product design. Even though the model can be used to definemultiple products simultaneously, the content of the model in this

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, Computer and Electrical

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

2006, the University of Hartford College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, inWest Hartford, Connecticut began a partnership with the Faculty of Engineering at theUniversity of Herat, in Herat City, Afghanistan. The goals of the project are to use a combinationof curriculum revision and development, faculty development, distance learning andcollaborative projects, and local/internal partnerships to establish the Herat University Faculty ofEngineering at the preeminent Engineering program for Western Afghanistan.Once a part of Kabul University, the Faculty of Engineering became a permanent part of HeratUniversity in 2004. After functioning in Kabul for approximately 20 years, the Engineeringprogram was closed following the Soviet

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Douglas Howe, Portland State University; Jenna Faulkner, Portland State University; Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Jenna Faulkner is a student in the BSME program at Portland State University. She is a research assistant on the Engineering of Everyday Things project. In addition to working on the EET project she is working on a second major in Physics, and is active in the PSU chapters of Engineers Without Borders, Tau Beta Pi: the Engineering Honor Society, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University Calvin Hsieh is an engineer in the Hydroelectric Design Center Branch of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon. He recently completed his MSME degree at Portland State University. His research and MS Thesis were on the Engineering of Everyday Things

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suryaprasad Jayadevappa, PES School of Engineering; Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students with implementation capability. Courses can be offered from level L3 under the 4 different categories with an option to include courses left out from the previous level L2. Additionally, the first part of the capstone project can be started. We have considered a 2 year capstone project work. The objective of the courses at Level3 is to emphasize on “implementation” of various components in a computer system. Though computer languages will be necessary, we hope that in the near future there will necessary tools that will provide the code once the appropriate design is provided at high level. For example, in a course (L2 level) on OOAD, if we capture the design (functionality

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

around the world forglobal engineering projects. The use of product lifecycle management tools mean that thesedatabases may be accessed in the future to be altered by other engineers. These trends increasethe importance of designing in a manner that is both intuitively organized and amenable tochange.In most CAD courses students design components that are never altered, or in some cases onlyaltered by the original designer. To show students the importance of designing in a manner thatis intuitive and amenable to change, a design and change exercise is presented. Students are splitinto two groups and incentivized with differing goals. The first group’s goal is to design the partas quickly as possible; the second group’s goal is to design the part

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first-year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology RONALD H. ROCKLAND is Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and a Professor of Engineering Technology and Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He received a B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in bioengineering and electrical engineering from New York University in 1967, 1969 and 1972 respectively. He also

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; Daniel Chen, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University; Kuyen Li, Lamar University

) and connecting it to a high fidelity dynamic process simulator. Such anenvironment can be made virtually indistinguishable from an actual industrial process controlroom but located in the safety and convenience of a classroom. We can construct our PBLproblems in the chemical manufacturing facility of our choice by integrating the appropriateDCS configuration with a suitable dynamic simulation case study. This approach providesstudents with a realistic chemical manufacturing PBL problem for motivation and also allowsthem to engage in authentic inquiry by interacting with this simulated process operation via anindustrial quality DCS interface.Project ApproachThis work supports the NSF CCLI project “Improving Engineering Curricula by Integrating

Conference Session

Civil ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

experience obtained in their freshmanyear. In the Freshman-year course, the students learn computer languages widely used inengineering, such as Excel and Visual Basic. The advantage of teaching the course by thedepartment is that students can visualize and apply the computer in real engineering applications,developing two projects during the semester. One of them is selected by the professor and theother one is proposed by the student according to his/her interest and experience. This approachrequires an extra effort by the faculty because the students generally select a project from othercourses or work experience, often requiring instructor support to develop the program.During the sophomore year, a course in analysis of engineering networks is

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; William Brownlowe, Montgomery County Community College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering Science Department. Coordinator, Engineering and Design Technology. Project Director, Advanced Technologies Initiative. 15 years instructing in the areas of Engineering Science, Engineering Technology, Physical Science, and Computer Science. Seven years in electronics manufacturing as a Quality Assurance Engineer.Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University Dr. Kwon has over 12 years of engineering experience in industrial and academic settings. He has extensive experience & practical knowledge in current design, manufacturing and quality control and is versatile both academically and with hands-on implementation. Dr. Kwon’s work has been cited a number of times in high profile

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

federal funding agency. Many of these seed grant programs also provide you with thereviews so you can improve your ideas (and your chance of getting a larger grant).Although the dollar amounts are low, if you can show on the “Current and PendingSupport” some funding within Topic Y, and reference your funded project (withassociated website) in your new proposal, you now have a better chance of gettingfunding at a much higher level.Many national program solicitations (such as the NSF CAREER award program) receiveproposals from many faculty at your university. The people that work in the office thatformally submits these proposals on behalf of the university usually work very hard. Letthem know well ahead of time that you are writing a proposal and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

. Registered professional engineer. Interests include engineering economics, management and leadership development. Worked as project engineer for Armstrong World Industries, does engineering management and leadership consulting work and presents seminars on effectiveness and leadership at both the individual and corporate levels. Colonel (Ret) in United States Marine Corps Reserves. Page 11.650.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 FRESHMAN BOXING LESSONS DESIGNED TO “TKO” ACADEMIC FAILUREAbstractNo one would argue with the fact incoming freshmen have a great

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

through a hands-on design project in afreshman engineering course. Rubino4 describes a project-based freshman EngineeringTechnology course in which one module which introduces students to gross, systematic, andrandom error via hands-on measurements. The workshop described in this paper comprises aseries of hands-on activities in which students conduct a variety of measurements andcalculations in a familiar context, allowing experimental error and error analysis to become theprimary focus of the investigation without being obscured by new theoretical subject content orextensive report writing.This workshop was performed during a three-hour laboratory period at the beginning of thesemester, prior to conducting any laboratory experiments which