skills such as team work,argumentation, and communication skills.Underpinning the biweekly viewing of Star Trek episodes, the course starts with a foundationin moral and ethical theory. The ethical issues faced by the Star Trek crews lead toconsideration of similar situations faced by students and by engineers. Teams analyze andsolve progressively more complex ethical cases in engineering and in general. The overallgoal of the course is to assist students in developing their moral imaginations and thereby, tounderstand how to make the best choices in difficult circumstances.The paper describes the course including the organization, weekly topics, cases, worksheets,activities, and feedback from students that have completed the course. In the
AC 2007-2310: ISISHAWAII: THE POWER OF ONE PLUS ONE FOR BRINGINGGIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN INTO THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGPIPELINELynn Fujioka, isisHawaii and Women in Technology In 2002, Lynn Fujioka left the advertising industry after 25 years to launch isisHawaii, a women's online mentoring resource. Since partnering in 2003 with The Women in Technology (WIT) Project (a statewide workforce development initiative administered by The Maui Economic Development Board and funded, in part, by the U.S. Departments of Education, Agriculture and Labor), Lynn's new-found passion in educational outreach provides a rewarding outlet for her creative and business skills.Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in
AC 2007-402: ASSESSMENT OF AN ENGINEERING STUDY ABROADPROGRAM: REFLECTIONS FROM THE FIRST 124 STUDENTS (2001 - 2006)Solomon Eisenberg, Boston University Solomon Eisenberg is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs at the Boston University College of Engineering (since 1998) and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. He received the SB, SM and ScD degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and joined the faculty at BU in 1983. He was a 1987 recipient of an NSF PYI Award, and received the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching from BU in 1990. He served as Dean ad interim of the Boston University College of Engineering for the 2005/06 academic year.Jo-Ann Murray, Boston
AC 2007-3018: REVOLUTIONIZING THE GAME OF FIELD HOCKEY IN INDIAUSING THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGAPPROACHESCarmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech Dr. Carmo D'Cruz is Associate Professor of Engineering Entrepreneurship in the Department of Engineering Systems at Florida Tech. He has developed and taught pioneering courses in Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship, Technical Marketing, High Tech Product Strategy and Technology Commercialization Strategies. He has played hockey at the semi-professional level in India and has played at the National Level in India and the U.S. He tried out for Team India in 1980 and Team USA in 1992. He has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the
AC 2007-1400: EXPLORATION OF JAVA PERSISTENCERobert E. Broadbent, Brigham Young UniversityMichael Bailey, Brigham Young UniversityJoseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young UniversityScott Hart, Brigham Young University Scott is an IT undergraduate working in the areas of information retrieval, and document management. Page 12.721.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Exploration of Java PersistenceAbstractData persistence in a relational database is one of the core requirements of many applications.There are a variety of methods for implementing data persistence; however the advantages
AC 2007-2924: BENEFITS AND STRUGGLES OF USING LARGE TEAMPROJECTS IN CAPSTONE COURSESTroy Harding, Kansas State University-Salina Page 12.304.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Benefits and Struggles of Using Large Team Projects in Capstone CoursesAbstractComputer System Technology graduates should have strong conceptual and practical knowledgeas well as being able to work collaboratively at all levels of software development. One way tobring this all together is by using a capstone course involving a major semester-long teamproject.This paper will describe and compare the projects used in our capstone courses over the
AC 2007-1890: GE DESIGN COMPETITION ? OPPORTUNITIES ANDCHALLENGES FOR MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTSAbulkhair Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Abulkhair Masoom is a Professor and Department Chair in the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science. Abulkhair has a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin. He taught at Savannah State University for three years before coming to UW-Platteville. His research interests are in the areas of Applied Mechanics, Thermo-mechanical Design, and Engineering Education.Fahmida Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Fahmida Masoom is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science. Fahmida
AC 2007-1692: MANAGEMENT AND ARCHIVAL FOR PROJECT-BASEDCOURSESPromiti Dutta, Columbia UniversityAlexander Haubold, Columbia University Page 12.1029.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Management and Archival for Project-Based CoursesAbstract:The use of the World Wide Web has become very common as a teaching tool in courses. Itserves as a paperless studio for both instructors and students. The use of this tool helps reducethe cost of a course tremendously for both parties as it reduces paper consumption and the cost oftextbooks. In this paper, we examine the effective usages of database driven web portals for usein a first-year engineering design course
at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, before joining the faculty at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Currently she teaches thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. Her research is in the area of multiphase flows and computational modeling of thermal-fluid systems.Jane Kennedy, California Polytechnic State University Jane Kennedy is a lecturer of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. She received her B.S. from UCLA in 1991 and her M.S. from Cal Poly in 1996. She is the Research Director of Investors Internet Inc. and co-author of the book "The
AC 2007-1074: INFLUENTIAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE ATTRACTION ANDRETENTION OF MINORITY FACULTY IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMSShonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University Shonda L. Bernadin is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Studies in the Department of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Technology at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Bernadin received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida A&M University in 1997, her M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Florida in 1999, and her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida State University in 2003.Frank Atuahene, Georgia Southern University
will continue to servestudents for semesters to come. Finally, this paper discusses the use of different web-basedforums that are managed by students to facilitate the implementation of the proposed activities.IntroductionThe recent growth in blogs and public forums is startling. The number of sites, volume ofcontent, and number of users that post and access content is so large that it is difficult tocategorize who is accessing and posting this information and what is the value of the content. Itdoes not, however, take much time to explore a random sample of these sites to determine that inthe mix there is a wealth of helpful and accurate information being posted and accessed by users.The growth and popularity of this medium that promotes
lightweight. If the interface evolves from a “Helloworld” message displayed on HyperTerminal to a full-blown data packet-passing system,chances are that the code is overly complex and difficult to keep running reliably. Techniquesborrowed from internet protocols can help send messages reliably between two devices less thanan inch apart with less effort than one might assume. Since most Electrical and ComputerEngineering students may not have been exposed to extensive computer science courses on datastructures or network protocols (usually elective courses), a few topics could be borrowed fromthese areas for a crash course before embedded systems are introduced. This paper presents thefoundation for a crash course that we have researched and developed
AC 2007-330: ENABLING THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: THE VALUE OF ENGINEERING TO THENATION'S GROWTH AND SECURITYNorm Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation NORMAN F. EGBERT is vice president of engineering and technology, Rolls-Royce Corporation.Donald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is associate professor of mechanical engineering, University of South Carolina, and chair ASEE-Graduate Studies Division. Page 12.606.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enabling the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Technological Innovation: The Value of Engineering to the
AC 2007-40: HISTORY AND TRIVIA TO ENLIVEN DYNAMICSPhillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992 and at Rose-Hulman he has received the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award in 2000 and the Board of Trustees Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001
usage in close tolerance. One goal of the foundry engineer is toproduce cores and molds of consistent dimensional accuracy, and hence a casting satisfying thetight tolerances of the automotive industry. This objective inevitably will result in improvedquality and more efficient production. The developers and users of chemical binders, in hot orcold box cores or on patterns for mold, all have these issues in mind.One of the main aspects when talking about dimensional accuracy is thermal distortion of themolds and cores. To the best of our knowledge currently there is no testing protocol to determinethermal distortion in a controlled fashion at pouring temperatures. Practitioners use data based ontests at room temperature in order to predict mold
Page 12.1056.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MENTOR: Motivating ENgineers Through Organized Relationships Year Two ImplementationIntroductionUndergraduate engineering students benefit from exposure to upper-class students and othernetworking opportunities. MENTOR (Motivating ENgineers Through Organized Relationships),a unique and innovative program in year two of implementation at NC State University, links1400 students in our First Year Engineering Program to 350 co-op students. By workingtogether through MENTOR first year engineers learn about successfully navigating theirfreshman year, are exposed to cooperative education, and improve their understanding of theengineering profession. Co-op
AC 2007-1912: SOFTLAB VIRTUAL LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT.THERMODYNAMICS EXAMPLESGerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology Gerald Rothberg is a professor of physics and a professor of materials engineering in the Department of Chemical, Biomedical and Materials Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Gerald.Rothberg@stevens.eduPavel Boytchev, Sofia University Pavel Boytchev is an associate professor in the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at Sofia University, Bulgaria. He is the creator of the Elica programming language and teaches Elica based courses. boytchev@fmi.uni-sofia.bg
AC 2007-363: AN INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED STATICS COURSEPaul Steif, Carnegie Mellon UniversityAnna Dollar, Miami University Page 12.224.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 AN INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED STATICS COURSEAbstractProgress in developing a web-based Statics course through foundation support is reported. Thiscourse is part of a larger initiative that seeks to create and sustain freely available, cognitivelyinformed learning tools designed to provide a substantial amount of instruction through thedigital learning environment. Courses are interactive and self-correcting, by providingsubstantial feedback both to students and to instructors. The Statics course
United States. Alsoin 2003, more than 16,700 people died in run-off-the-road crashes (39 percent of all roadwayfatalities), and head-on crashes represented 12 percent of all fatal crashes. In short, roadwaydepartures are a significant and serious problem in the United States.The work presented herein is a part of a project funded by the Mississippi Department ofTransportation to determine the safety effectiveness of “Rumble Stripes” in reducing roadwaydepartures in Mississippi. More specifically, this paper presents a series of assessments donenationwide to measure the impact of rumble stripes. The content of this paper will serve as thefoundation to establish the method to determine the impact of rumble stripes in Mississippi.This work followed
AC 2007-2557: NON CONTACT SURFACE ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENTINSTRUMENTATIONClaudio Campana, University of Hartford Research Engineer in Mechanical Engineering at Engineering Applications Center University of Hartford, College of Engineering Technology and Architecture. Received bachelor's degree from Boston University and Masters from University of Hartford. Area of research is in Cad/Cam Instrumentation and Mechatronics.Brian Derynioski, University of Hartford Brian Derynioski BSEET, Ward College of Technology, University of Hartford, 1985, currently pursuing Masters of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, currently employed full time as a contractor at Sikorsky Aircraft
OregonInstitute of Technology (OIT) .A common vision that the OIT-MET faculty shared is the need to better prepare our graduateswith the skills to use modern engineering tools. This vision was also recommended in severalreports published by the National Research Council and the National Science Foundation. Andthis was also recognized in the ABET criterion that “graduates must have an ability to use thetechniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.”The first finite element analysis course developed, and offered as an elective, by the MechanicalEngineering Technology department at Oregon Institute of Technology was back in 1992. Twoyears later, the MET department decided to integrate the finite element analysis course
AC 2007-53: COMPARISON OF STUDENT LEARNING IN CHALLENGE-BASEDAND TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION IN BIOTRANSPORT ENGINEERINGCLASSROOMSStephanie Rivale, University of Texas-Austin Stephanie Rivale is a doctoral student in the Science and Mathematics Education Department at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester and her MS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her main research interests are improving access and equity for women and students of color in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology and evaluating and improving student learning in college engineering classrooms in cooperation with the
AC 2007-2749: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR MANUFACTURINGENGINEERINGDanny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout DANNY J. BEE is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering since 1995 and the former Program Director for Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has design/manufacturing experience in the aerospace and computer industries. In addition, he worked as a Quality Specialist in the Janesville/Beloit, WI region at Blackhawk Technical College. He is currently a Ph.D. student in
AC 2007-1413: SENIOR PROJECT COURSE ENHANCEMENTJohn Irwin, Michigan Tech University Page 12.1271.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Senior Project Course Sequence EnhancementAbstractCurriculum changes implemented to enhance the Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) BS degree curriculum have brought about distinct differences in the methodologyof teaching the Senior Design Project course sequence. The previous course sequencerequired a senior project course that spanned two semesters for the undergraduatestudent. The students sought out an advisor who offers a choice of senior projectproblem statements that most often require a team of 3 or 4 students to
involved in the chapter are inpursuit of undergraduate degrees in Civil, Mechanical, and Chemical Engineering, but there arealso a handful of students pursuing degrees in Economics, Public Health, Spanish, andCommunications. The student chapter is advised by a professionally licensed EnvironmentalEngineer and faculty in the Civil Engineering (CE) Department at the CUNY City College ofNew York (CCNY). The chapter also receives guidance from a licensed Structural Engineer andCE faculty, and from a practicing licensed Environmental Engineer.Our first project is nearing completion. In this project, we are developing a potable water supplyto serve over 350 people, distributed across several valleys in a mountainous region in Honduras.Even by Honduran
construction professionals who willeventually, however, be required to work together as a team in the workplace. With theSolar Decathlon project at Florida International University (FIU) we demonstrated a freshinterdisciplinary approach to higher education, allowing students from these variousdepartments to work together on a design/construction project, just as would be the casein the “real world.” The project called for the design, construction and transportation of a800-ft2, modular, solar powered house to compete at the National Mall in Washington,D.C., USA, from September 27 to October 19, 2005. In a two-year period, we formed aspecial course in which students participated in the various phases of the project, whileearning their educational
professor, it was painfully obvious to me that students lackedfree hand drawing skills and that these skills are needed for improving theirvisualization and spatial orientation. Approximately ten years ago, I was tired ofhearing “we can’t do this” from my students, and I figured the primary reason thatthey lacked these skills was simply that no one had ever shown them basicdrawing procedures. Since then, I have attempted to do this and have seendramatic results that followed when sketching is taught just fifteen minutes or soweekly during the course of a semester. Initially, the goal of this effort was simplyto provide students with a skill to help them understand their ideas and presentthem to others
interactions: advisor / student, and student / studentinteractions during three main venues. The first venue is written communications such as email,daily or weekly research summaries, literature review / discussions, and papers. The secondvenue is oral communication via face-to-face meetings in an office or in the classroom. Thethird venue is demonstrative communication via laboratory training, and side-by-side dataanalysis on computers. Each mode of communication plays a key role in helping students growinto professional researchers with skills in independent problem solving.IntroductionThe New Engineering Educator has many challenging tasks ahead of them as they progresstowards tenure. One of these challenges is establishing a fully functional and
AC 2007-1869: AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING BODY OF KNOWLEDGE?Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. She received her BS from Mississippi State University and her MS and PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology, all in industrial engineering. She has previously served on the faculty of Mississippi State University and the University of Alabama and as IE department chair at Tennessee Tech. She is a registered PE and an ABET evaluator.Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology Jacqueline Reynolds Mozrall, Ph.D. is Department Head in Industrial and Systems Engineering at
AC 2007-2256: ATTRACTING AND RETAINING FEMALES IN ENGINEERINGPROGRAMS: USING AN STSE APPROACHLisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey is the Lecturer, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the continuous improvement of the design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and implementation of teaching and learning initiatives and innovations. Lisa is cross-appointed with the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/UT (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto). Lisa holds a Masters in