AC 2009-774: A COST-EFFECTIVE, MODULAR-HARDWARE PLATFORM FOREMBEDDED SYSTEMS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTEduardo Montanez, Freescale Semiconductor Eduardo Montanez received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering with a technical concentration in Computer Engineering and Integrated Electronics from The University of Texas at Austin. Eduardo works for Freescale Semiconductor as a Systems Engineer in the Microcontroller Solutions Group where he defines microcontrollers and complimentary software and hardware ecosystem solutions to meet customer requirements for various industrial and consumer markets.Michael Norman, Freescale Semiconductor Michael Norman earned his BS degree in Electrical and Computer
AC 2009-792: A PROJECT-BASED POWER ELECTRONICS COURSE WITH ANINCREASED CONTENT OF RENEWABLE-ENERGY APPLICATIONSRadian Belu, Drexel University Page 14.91.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009A Project-based Power Electronics Course with an Increased Content of Renewable Energy ApplicationsAbstractThis paper will described a project- and problem-based learning approach in teachingpower electronics for upper-level undergraduate students enrolled in the appliedengineering technology program at our university. This course will have an increasedcontent of applications of power electronics in renewable energy conversion systems.Power electronics, still
AC 2009-1726: THE INFLUENCE OF A RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FORUNDERGRADUATES PROGRAM ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDENGINEERING RESEARCHDavid Willis, Southern Methodist University David A. Willis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He received his B.S. degree from North Carolina State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in 2001. His areas of research interests are heat transfer, phase change, and fluid mechanics problems associated with short pulse laser-material interactions. His research involves experimental studies of laser microfabrication, high power laser-ablation, and laser-induced forward
AC 2009-1733: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN EXPRESSED AND MEASUREDINTERESTS IN ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS OVER A 30-YEAR SPANTiffany Iskander, University of Utah Tiffany Iskander is a first year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Utah. Her research interests are focused on the expressed and measured gender differences and areas of interest in college bound students.Paul Gore, University of Utah Paul Gore is an Associate Professor and Student Success Special Projects Coordinator at the University of Utah. His research focuses on the academic and career success of adolescents and young adults. Prior to his current position, Dr. Gore was the Director of Career
AC 2009-1762: WATER ANALYSIS, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCHSERVICES: A "FARMER’S COOPERATIVE" MODEL FOR CAPACITYDEVELOPMENTJana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the Associate Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies and Operations Director of the WATERS Laboratory at Western Kentucky University. Ms. Fattic’s role as Associate Director of the Center includes budget development and project coordination of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. Ms. Fattic’s responsibilities include day-to day administration, budget and personnel management, quality assurance and quality control, and maintenance of certifications. She holds a Bachelor
AC 2009-1829: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIMEDIA NETWORKINGCOURSE FOR AN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMHongLi Luo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Page 14.1196.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Development of a Multimedia Networking Course for Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Program1. IntroductionThere is an explosive growth of multimedia data transmitted over the Internet recently.Multimedia data includes image, audio and video. Video-on-demand (VoD), videoconferencing,voice-over-IP (VoIP), Internet television (IPTV), video surveillance systems are some of thepopular multimedia networking
AC 2009-1845: FUNDING AGENCIES LOOK FOR INDICATORS OF A POSITIVEENVIRONMENT FOR FACULTY MEMBERSJane Daniels, Henry Luce Foundation Dr. Jane Zimmer Daniels is director of the Clare Boothe Luce and Higher Education Programs at The Henry Luce Foundation. Jane has worked on equity issues for women in the sciences and engineering for more than 30 years. She is the Director Emeritus of Purdue University’s Women in Engineering Program. Jane was the founding president of the Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN). She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Commission on Professionals in Science and Engineering (CPST), a fellow of the Society of Women Engineers and
AC 2009-1860: IMPLEMENTING A FACULTY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ATTHE NATIONAL MILITARY ACADEMY OF AFGHANISTANEric Crispino, United States Military AcademyAndrew Bellocchio, United States Military AcademyScott Hamilton, United States Military AcademyAaron Hill, United States Military AcademyStephen Ressler, United States Military Academy Page 14.694.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Implementing a Faculty Development Model at the National Military Academy of AfghanistanAbstractNow starting its fifth year of existence, the National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA)in Kabul has recently graduated the first class of cadets with a
AC 2009-1880: THE LIAISON ENGINEER’S GUIDE: A RESOURCE FORCAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT INDUSTRIAL SPONSORS AND FACULTYMENTORSR. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida R. Keith Stanfill is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design Program for the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Florida. He received his B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida in 1985, 1991 and 1995, respectively. Dr. Stanfill has over ten years of industrial experience with United Technologies Corporation and has designed gas turbine hardware for fighter aircraft, including the Joint Strike Fighter. He served as a key resource to
AC 2009-2068: CORNERSTONE DESIGN: PRODUCT DISSECTION IN ACOMMON FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND GRAPHICS COURSEThomas Doyle, McMaster University Page 14.371.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Cornerstone Design – Product Dissection in a Common First Year Engineering Design and Graphics CourseAbstractIn the senior year of an engineering program many students will have the opportunity to enroll incourses that offer Capstone engineering design projects [1]. In many engineering students’educational career these are the most interesting and rewarding courses because they offer thestudent the ability to apply the culmination of their education to an
AC 2009-2081: A THREE-WAY APPROACH TO INVESTIGATING STUDENTS’LEARNING STYLES IN AN ENGINEERING LABORATORYConstantin Ciocanel, Northern Arizona UniversitySuzanne Pieper, Northern Arizona University Page 14.133.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Three-Way Approach to Investigating Student Learning Styles in an Engineering LaboratoryAbstractThis paper presents the approach taken in the Experimental Methods in the Thermal SciencesLaboratory offered by the Mechanical Engineering Department from Northern ArizonaUniversity to investigate laboratory-specific student learning styles. To support this approach,the laboratory was
AC 2009-2103: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ON A "SUSTAINABILITY"MAJOR USING QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (QFD) TECHNIQUESAnoop Desai, Georgia Southern University Dr. Anoop Desai received his BS degree in Production Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics.Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College Dr. Jean-Claude Thomassian received his BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical
AC 2009-2183: CASE ANALYSIS: A TOOL FOR TEACHING RESEARCH ETHICSIN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTSDidier Valdes, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Didier M. Valdés is a Professor in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Dr. Valdés holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and spacializes in Transportation Engineering. His resarch interests include issues in the Transportation area of Civil Systems and Ethical issues related to research and engineering. He is currently a Co-PI in the GERESE project.Erika Jaramillo Giraldo, University of Puerto Rico Erika Jaramillo-Giraldo holds a BS in Civil Engineering and is currently Graduate student in
AC 2009-2191: DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF IMPACT (ACCELERATION)SENSORS AS CLASS PROJECTS IN A MEMS COURSEMustafa Guvench, University of Southern Maine Dr. Mustafa G. Guvench received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University. He is currently a full professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Maine. Prior to joining U.S.M. he served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh and M.E.T.U., Ankara, Turkey. His research interests and publications span the field of microelectronics including I.C. design, MEMS and semiconductor technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical
AC 2009-2203: A SPECIALIZATION IN FINANCIAL SYSTEMS IN SYSTEMSSCIENCE AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTNagen Nagarur, State University of New York, Binghamton Dr. Nagen Nagarur is an Associate Professor in the department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University. Dr. Nagarur has a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Regional Engineering College, Warangal, India. He has an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Wichita University, Kansas, and he obtained his Ph. D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dr. Nagarur has been with the Binghamton University since 2001, and prior to that
AC 2009-1304: DOES MAJOR MATTER? A LOOK AT WHAT MOTIVATESENGINEERING STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT MAJORSSarah Parikh, Stanford University Sarah Parikh is a third year graduate student at Stanford University working on her PhD in mechanical engineering with a focus on engineering education. She received a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006 and received a MS in mechanical engineering with a focus on microscale heat transfer from Stanford University in 2008.Helen Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is Research Scientist at the Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning and Research Associate in the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. Her
AC 2009-1332: THE INNOVATION CHASE AND QUEST: A CASE INEXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETITIONSDonald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University Donald M. Reimer is currently a fulltime senior lecturer and Associate Director of The Lear Entrepreneurial Program in College of Engineering at Lawrence Tech. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He is a Certified Management Consultant with over 35 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. Mr. Reimer has served as an adjunct faculty member at Lawrence Technological
AC 2009-1333: APPLYING THE SIX SIGMA PROCESS WHEN CREATING AMODULAR SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT PROGRAMAndrew Jackson, East Carolina UniversitySherion Jackson, East Carolina UniversityMerwan Mehta, East Carolina University Page 14.229.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Applying the Six Sigma Process when Creating a Modular Six Sigma Green Belt ProgramAbstractBusiness demand for Six Sigma educational programs has been on the rise the past several yearsand it appears that this trend will continue. In response to this demand from both industrial andacademic customers, the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University
AC 2009-1404: "REAL OUTREACH EXPERIENCES IN ENGINEERING":MERGING SERVICE LEARNING AND DESIGN IN A FIRST-YEARENGINEERING COURSEChristopher Williams, Virginia Tech Christopher Bryant Williams is an Assistant Professor at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University with a joint appointment in the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education departments. Professor Williams is the Director of the Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Laboratory. His joint appointment reflects his diverse research interests which include design, methodology, layered manufacturing, and design education.Richard Goff, Virginia Tech Richard Goff is an
AC 2009-1420: BUILDING AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE: APLAN FOR REACHING YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULTS, AND WOMENDorene Perez, Illinois Valley Community College DORENE PEREZ, Program Director/Instructor of CAD/CAE at IVCC, is Principal Investigator for National Science Foundation grant #0802505, was PI for NSF grant #0501885, and served as a consultant on NSF grants at Moraine Valley and Sinclair Community Colleges. Co-Leader of the Tech Prep and Partnerships for College and Career Success teams, she has been recognized for pioneering in online courses. Prior to teaching, she served five years as a CAD manager in industry.James Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College JIM GIBSON, Program
AC 2009-1444: MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS FACULTY CONCEPTIONS OFTEACHING IN A FIRST-YEAR INTEGRATED PROJECT-BASED ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMCasey Canfield, Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringYevgeniya Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Page 14.867.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Mathematics and Physics Faculty Conceptions of Teaching in a First-Year Integrated Project-Based Engineering Curriculum Abstract This paper examines the experiences, perspectives, and concerns of mathematics and physics faculty involved in implementing a first-year integrated project-based engineering curriculum. Carried out at a
AC 2009-1453: REVISING A NETWORK ENGINEERING CURRICULUM TOREFLECT CURRENT INDUSTRY AND STUDENT TRENDSPhil Rawles, Purdue UniversityAnthony Smith, Purdue UniversityRaymond Hansen, Purdue UniversityJeffrey Sprankle, Purdue University Page 14.1033.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Revising a Network Engineering Curriculum to Reflect Current Industry and Student TrendsAbstractOne of the fastest changing areas of technology education is information technology. Within theInformation Technology (IT) field, the area of network engineering and security is changingespecially quickly. Ongoing issues such as machine and network security
Implementing ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 for New Programs at a Small HBCUAbstractThe School of Engineering, Science, and Technology at the Virginia State University (VSU) hadthree of its programs undergo a joint review by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(EAC) and the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). These are fairly new programs at a small size HBCU witha student population of 5000. Evaluating all three programs simultaneously allowed synergy, butit also necessitated coordination at the institutional level. Additionally, it required the supportand cooperation of non-reviewed programs. The Department of Engineering
AC 2009-1544: GRAD STUDENTS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN: GREATSOCIABILITY MAKES A GREAT GRADUATE PROGRAMCatherine Hovell, University of Texas, Austin CATHERINE G. HOVELL is a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on improving design in a Texas standard concrete bridge beam. She received her MS from UT-Austin in 2007, having performed finite element analyses of a steel bridge girder system. She is also a graduate of the University of Virginia. Contact: cghovell@gmail.comKimberly Talley, University of Texas, Austin KIMBERLY G. TALLEY is a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focus is on the assessment and rehabilitation of deteriorated concrete
AC 2009-1546: A REFUTATION OF THE PERCENTAGES OFTEN ASSOCIATEDWITH EDGAR DALE'S "CONE OF LEARNING"James Stice, University of Texas, Austin Page 14.96.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Refutation of the Percentages Often Associated with Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Learning” In a 1987 article on using the Kolb cycle to improve student learning, I mentioned Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Learning,” which has resulted lately in a lot of requests for more information on the source of the data supporting his intuitive model. Recent attempts to obtain the source of the numbers attached to Dale’s model indicate that the
AC 2009-1576: ROI: RETURN ON INVESTMENT AS A FACTOR IN DESIGNINGGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR MUTUAL BENEFITMichael Dyrenfurth, Purdue UniversityKathryne Newton, Purdue UniversityMark Schuver, Purdue UniversityStephen Elliott, Purdue University Page 14.1035.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009ROI: Return on Investment as a factor in designing graduate research projects for mutualbenefitIncreasingly, flagship engineering/industrial technology departments are expanding theirengagement with R&D (Research & Development) efforts that are of mutual benefit tolocal/regional industry as well as themselves. The benefits of such partnerships, ofteneducational
AC 2009-1580: THE PREENGINEERING PROGRAM INITIATIVE OF THENATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM: A NAVY FOCUSEugene Brown, Virginia Tech Eugene Brown is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He has worked with ONR and DoD since 2001 on educational-outreach-related work-force development issues. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and is the author of many papers and reports describing his research in the areas of computational fluid dynamics, fluid mechanics and his work in educational outreach.Robert McGahern, DDR&E Robert McGahern is the Director of the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Pre-Engineering Partnerships
AC 2009-1610: COMMUNICATION PEDAGOGY IN THE ENGINEERINGCLASSROOM: A REPORT ON FACULTY PRACTICES AND PERCEPTIONSJulia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana. Her articles on writing assessment, electronic portfolios, ABET, and tablet PCs have appeared in the Technical Communication Quarterly, Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, The International Journal of Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, and The Impact of Tablet PCs and Pen
AC 2009-1627: FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL CURRENCY: ASELF-ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVEPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANAhmed Khan, DeVry University AHMED S. KHAN, Ph.D., is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Nanotechnology, Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education, and impact of Technology on Society. He teaches
AC 2009-1668: DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING A CASE STUDY FOR TEACHINGENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITYAnuradha Basu, San Jose State UniversityMinnie Patel, San Jose State University Page 14.452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Experience of Developing and Assessing a Case Study for Teaching Engineering Entrepreneurship at San Jose State UniversityAbstractIn this paper the authors share their experience of developing a case study for teachingengineering entrepreneurship and subsequently developing assessment and instructional materialfor the case. We also present the lessons learned from that experience.The authors