Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brecca Berman; Gordon Kingsley; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

STEM Partnerships that Spill Over Marion Usselman1, Gordon Kingsley2, Donna Llewellyn3, Brecca Berman2 1 Center for Education Integrating Science, Math, and Computing (CEISMC) 2 School of Public Policy 3 Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) Georgia Institute of TechnologyIntroductionIn recent years the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education (DoE)have emphasized that universities have an inherent responsibility to assist the K-12 communityin improving student academic

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Xiaoguang Yang; Chika Nwankpa; Valentina Cecchi; Karen Miu

Reconfigurable Distribution Automation and Control Laboratory: A Network Reconfiguration Experiment for Load Balancing and Loss Reduction in Power Distribution Systems Xiaoguang Yang, Valentina Cecchi, Karen Miu, Chika Nwankpa Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAbstract – At Drexel University, a network reconfiguration experiment has been developed toprovide students with hands-on experience on how to balance loads and reduce real power lossesof a distribution system through network reconfiguration. The experiment has been set up withinDrexel’s Reconfigurable

Conference Session

Novel Courses for ChEs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Dickson

EducationEngineering Design Projects. (see Appendix 2 for a mapping of core skills to coursemodules )Following the introduction of Engineering Council UK(UK-SPEC),formerlySARTOR regulations (see Appendix 1) in 2002, which developed new standards for“the professional engineer”, the full time programme was extended to MEng level toallow the meeting of corporate membership requirements of IChemE. Thisprogramme provides additional “depth and breadth” of taught materials as well asfurther project design teaching. As part of that extension in curriculum, use is made ofadvanced chemical engineering modules from the existing postgraduate MSc inProcess Technology & Management programme to meet that additional demand for“depth", and as result, MEng students receive

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Zhang

Telecommunications Program at Western Car-olina University. Dr. Zhang’s research interests include Communications Theory, Wireless Networks, BandwidthEfficient Modulation Schemes, Signal Design and Information Coding, and Digital Signal Processing Techniquesfor Communications. Dr. Zhang is a member of IEEE and ASEE. KEN BURBANK is an Associate Professor and Director of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technologyat Western Carolina University. Dr. Burbank is active with IEEE, SME, and TAC of ABET, and strives to bringpractical engineering activities into the classroom. His current project is the development of a photonics programwithin the Electrical Engineering curriculum. ROBERT ADAMS is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of

Conference Session

The Fundamentals of Fun

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Morris; Dawn Conniff; J. Ledlie Klosky

taught at other institutions at the freshman level. Thus, CE 364 is the first course atUSMA in which students encounter design in a meaningful fashion. This increases the challengeof keeping students engaged, since design procedures and concepts are taught essentiallysimultaneous with the introduction of the theory. Further, because the number of engineeringcourses is lower than most institutions due to large number of required humanities courses in thecore curriculum at USMA, the number of topics covered is somewhat higher than in mostintroductory courses in mechanics. The combination of these factors is the primary driver inpushing our instructors towards increased student involvement and engagement. The instructorsfor this course vary in age

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Obadiah Ritchey; John Clark; Jim White; Tim White; David Barnhart; Jerry Sellers

and building each subsystem in detail, EyasSAT allows students the opportunity toperform acceptance and verification testing on the hardware as they learn about each subsystemin the classroom. This matches the spirit of the course, which is to broadly cover all spacecraftsystem and subsystem level issues and not to cover one subsystem in great detail. After eachsubsystem is tested and characterized in the lab, it is stacked up in an integrated fashion,ultimately producing a picosatellite-sized fully operational system by the end of the semester. Awireless link to a computer provides the command and telemetry interface. EyasSAT also can beeasily expanded through additional payload or subsystem modules to support teaching orcommercial

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; Frank DeRego; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

, www.abet.org.[6] Slivovsky, L. A., DeRego Jr., F. R., Jamieson, L. H., and Oakes, W. C., "Developing the Reflection Component in the EPICS Model of Engineering Service Learning", Proceedings of the 33rd ASEE.IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO, Nov. 5-8, 2003, Session S1B.[7] Jamieson, L.H., Oakes, W.C., and Coyle, E.J., "EPICS: Documenting Service-Learning to Meet EC 2000", Proceedings of the 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, NV, October, 2001.[8] Coyle, E.J., Jamieson, L.H., and Sommers, L.S., "EPICS: A Model for Integrating Service-Learning into the Engineering Curriculum", Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Vol 4, Fall 1997, pp. 81-89.[9] National Society for Professional Engineers

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Betz

. This is importantbecause of the kinship technology education has with engineering, architecture and engineeringtechnology. Do we promote technology education, discard technology education or attemptchange from our positions in academia? If we want our programs to connect to TechnologyEducation, then we have to make a choice and take a position. Third, the issues presented allowus to reflect on the role and type of knowledge we use in our courses, curriculum and degreeprograms. What is the correct mix of theoretical and practical knowledge that a student needs tobe successful as a design professional, manager or technical worker and where should learningeach type take place, in the academy or in practice?AcknowledgementSupport for the Creative

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pichai Rusmee

larger in the SIIT group, 3% more, evenwithout any special effort to recruit female engineering students. In certain engineeringdisciplines such as industrial engineering or computer science, the percent of female studentsapproaches 50%. From an informal information gathering, Thai females were less resistant tobecoming engineers because of math and science requirements. Being “dirty” and heavy physicaldemand were the two main reasons why female students shied away from engineering. Whenthey did choose engineering, they chose the engineering disciplines that were deemed “cleaner”and less physical demanding.There was no formal entrance examination at the University of Utah in the time span covered inthe study. On the other hand, SIIT requires an

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Gill; William Haering

that will help document teaching strategies, successes and challenges, in much the sameway one documents research publications. This recommendation paraphrases that made inreference [2] where the author stated, “It is recommended that faculty think of their portfolios as“special inserts” in their curriculum vitae under the heading of “Teaching.” Additional advicecan be found in Baume4 where the author states, “It takes years, even decades, to build a goodresearch career, but it is a record of achievement that is easy enough to document.” Reference[4] also provides the following advice to avoid creating a portfolio which seems soulless, “If youwant to achieve this richer portfolio, you will need to produce analysis of and reflection on

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Lansey; Jeff Goldberg

onidentical (or in some cases similar) exam questions for students in the traditional 3-credit classes. We conclude in section 6 with the changes we will make based on the evaluation anddirections for further experiments.2. Progress on the Modules and Course Set-upThe modules cover the following topics: • Statics • Engineering Economics • Mechanics of Materials • Electronic Circuits • Materials Science • Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics • Thermodynamics • DynamicsA team of faculty, students, used a curriculum development process (developed primarily by Dr.Elena Berman of the UA Faculty Center for Instruction Improvement) to specify the content for

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Diggelman; Michael McGeen

Engineering EducationAll incoming full-time students are enrolled in a mandatory laptop computer program.Many classrooms are wired for connection to the network and Internet and manysoftware packages are installed directly on the laptops. Students can work withoutconnecting to the network and do laboratory work from many locations on campus,including the library and campus center building (http://www.msoe.edu/ae/).Curriculum changesOver the years, Milwaukee School of Engineering’s programs, in an effort to remain atthe cutting edge, continued to add new courses and content without realisticallyevaluating whether students were able to graduate in four years. Recently, engineeringprograms at MSOE re-evaluated course credits required for graduation.MSOE

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Robinson; Fred Denny

versus RealityThere are many definitions of engineering. Most of them suggest that engineers use mathematics,science, and analytical methods to design things or build things to make people’s lives morecomfortable or more productive. Many articles have been written about the popular perceptionthat engineers are geeks, technonerds, or loners who have highly developed technical skills, butlack social skills. The popular perception (as illustrated in the Dilbert cartoons) is that engineerswork alone, doing boring work in small offices surrounded by computers, and take a hygienebreak about once a week whether they need it or not!Of course, the popular perception as described here is very far from reality. The truth is that

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Bradley Golish; Phil Weilerstein; Harvey Wolfe

Business/Management 9 32 28.13% Computer Science 0 16 0.00% Engineering 93 174 53.45% Invention/Entrepreneur 10 30 33.33% Natural Science 6 19 31.58% Other 8 20 40.00% Totals 126 291 43.30%The survey emailed to the NCIIA investigators included both "open-ended" and "closed-form"questions. NCIIA participants were asked to provide information

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

thus creating a more active learning environment as well as enriching the content beyond what the presenters bring. Page 5.430.24. Any faculty development activity must take into consideration the characteristics of its audience. New faculty members tend to be highly motivated and accomplished professionals. These are individuals who have not only completed a Ph.D. but also have chosen to go against the grain and pursue an academic position when positions in industry abound and generally pay better [3]. Given these characteristics, a faculty development curriculum should be designed to be challenging and stimulating. This provides

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

George Havener

all members is required to complete a project effectively. 9. Foundations in technical report writing. An effort coordinated with the English Technical Department. Reports 10. Foundations in preparing and presenting information in oral presentations. Oral Briefings 11. A Tool: Foundations in using the USAFANet and the WWW. Computer Nets 12. A Tool: Slide and figure preparation using MS-PowerPoint. PowerPoint 13. A Tool: Foundations in using MS-Excel to create and use spreadsheets to catalog data Spreadsheets and to make calculations.from the instructor’s suggestions for improvement. We have found that the feedback sheetimproves student

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Promod Vohra

Session 3560 A Potential Barrier to Completing the Assessment Feedback Loop Ed Furlong, Promod Vohra Northern Illinois UniversityAbstractNorthern Illinois University’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology employs acomprehensive nine-component assessment model. Each element in the assessment model (Pre-test, Post-test, and Portfolio; Standardized Testing; Student and Faculty Surveys; StudentInternships and Cooperative Work Performance; the Capstone Experience; Student PlacementInformation; Employer Surveys; Alumni Participation; and Peer Review of the Curriculum

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Pearle; Gary Dainton; Christine Johnston; David Hutto; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Jennifer Kadlowec; Joseph Orlins; Kauser Jahan; Roberta Harvey; Bernard Pietrucha; Paris von Lockette; Linda Head; Stephanie Farrell; Douglas Cleary

Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”The Freshman and Sophomore Clinics at Rowan University The Freshman and Sophomore Clinics at Rowan University are intensive, team-based andmulti-disciplinary laboratory courses taken by all engineering students in the college. TheFreshman Clinic is taught by engineering faculty from each of the four disciplines at Rowan:Mechanical, Electrical and Computer, Civil and Environmental, and Chemical. It targetsproblem solving and engineering measurements in the fall semester and introduction to designand competitive assessment in the spring semester. In Freshman Clinic, we have concentrated onusing teams to build a feeling of belonging among the first year Engineering students who aremostly in

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Scott; Robert Knecht

, acoustical results may be biased toward enhanced performance forthis test. After construction of a prototypical wall along Interstate 25, field noise data obtainedby Compliance Solutions confirmed an approximate 42 percent reduction in highway noise.Field tests were conducted in accordance with ASTM standards8,9,10 Fundamental Modeling of Thermal Properties: A Third-Year Design Study A third-year mathematics and computer science team (Rebekah Zeck, Aaron Shock, DerekHudson, and Ryan Sandusky) focused on developing a thermal model to determine effectiveconductivity for tire bales. These activities focused on developing a classic thermal model todetermine effective conductivity for tire bales. Thermal properties of the tire bales

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow

course. Specific classroomactivities and delivery techniques will be discussed, along with typical homework assignmentsand the semester-long individual course project. Student outcomes and feedback will be reportedas well. While the present audience for this course is composed of working adults, it is highlysuitable as a junior or senior level design elective and may be easily integrated into anundergraduate curriculum.1.0 IntroductionWhat do the processes of invention, engineering design, and creative problem solving have incommon? This paper describes a course that answers this question by examining invention andcreative design from the perspective of the practicing engineer. The primary objective of thiscourse is to help students

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Journal of Engineering and other education theory and practicumpublications1 -13. The goal of LtW is twofold: to improve student writing skills through theaddition of informal and formal writing opportunities specific to a discipline, and to improvelearning in that discipline through creative and effective writing assignments. An overarchinggoal, of course, is to improve student preparation for successful communication skills in his/herchosen profession.LtW evolved from the ubiquitous pedagogies under the titles Writing Across the Curriculum(WAC) and Writing in the Disciplines (WID). Theories of learning in a discipline via writinghave been developed through years of experimentation with WAC and WID, resulting in a widerange of suggested

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Fahien Award, the John Wiley Premier Award for Engineering Education Courseware, NCSU Fac- ulty Advising Award, National Effective Teaching Institute Fellow, NCSU Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, ASEE Southeastern Section New Teacher Award, and ASEE-ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant Award. Bullard’s research interests lie in the area of educational scholarship, including teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the curriculum.Prof. Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University Penny Knoll is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the undergraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Lynn Sears; Jeffrey L. Beynon, Flour Bluff ISD; Raul C. Rivas, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Patrick L. Mills, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

implementation of a LegacyCycle. The goal of the Legacy Cycle was to bring aspects of the research experience and findingsback into the classroom in a way that connects with the high school curriculum standards. ALegacy Cycle is composed of six different parts. First the students are presented with a“Challenge Question” which introduces them to the task at hand. They are then asked to“Generate ideas”, a part of the cycle where they discuss what they already know about the taskand what they need to learn. The next section of the cycle is appropriately called “Multipleperspectives” because in this section students gain information from various experts. The“Research and Revise” section of the cycle allows student to test their hypothesis. A

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney A. Peckens, University of Michigan; Jerome Peter Lynch, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

tension and compression  Understand Pythagorean  Gather information  Students apply geometric relationships through observation and principles to compute loads in  Use tools for data collection simple trusses measurement purposes  Students build and test a popsicle stick bridge  Students learn about the  Use tools for  Collect and organize Materials of Clay

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University; Andria Costello Staniec, Syracuse University; AnnMarie H. O'Neil, C.S. Driver Middle School

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2012-4052: DESIGNING FOR IMPROVED SUCCESS IN FIRST-YEARMATHEMATICSProf. Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University Professor of mathematics and mathematics educationDr. Andria Costello Staniec, Syracuse University Andria Costello Staniec is an Associate Professor in civil and environmental engineering at Syracuse University (SU). Since 2010, she has served as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the LC Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science at SU. As Associate Dean, Costello Staniec has focused on student success both through the development of structured retention programs and through one-on-one interventions with students.Mrs. AnnMarie H. O’Neil

Conference Session

Mechanics Concepts II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali Reza Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

AC 2012-3232: APPLICATIONS OF SOLIDWORKS IN TEACHING COURSESOF STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALSDr. Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Xiaobin Le is Assistant Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng., with a specialization in computer-aided design, mechan- ical design, finite element analysis, fatigue design, and reliability, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, College of Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4223; Email: lex@WIT.edu.Prof. Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of TechnologyDr. Ali Reza Moazed, Wentworth Institute of TechnologyProf. Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology P.E

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

cultural habit in the United Statesand other industrialized settings to treat technical and humanistic expertise as distinct epistemicprojects. The social scientist and engineer assuredly will not get tenure by publishing in "oneanother's" journals. This distinction is evident in the wording of A-K and throughout theliterature on applications of ABET's criteria: one engineering educator characterizes the studentoutcome regarding "knowledge of contemporary issues" as a "straightforward reference toknowledge acquisition."14 Another writes summarily that "ethics and global awareness" arematters "not related to engineering computation."11 But this is a set of distinctions that socialscientists and a small number of engineers have been analyzing and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Hamilton, Riviera Kaufer High School; Lee Clapp, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

one ofmany that will drink water; as long as it tastes, looks, and smells good. After this research, thatis no longer the case. There is much more than aesthetic qualities when it comes to qualitywater. Page 25.1458.2Most of the summer included finding water standards, learning drilling standards and uraniummining processes via computer research, and interviewing professionals in the field. Practicalfield experience was gained collecting water samples from a well. Visits to ISR uranium miningsites in various stages provided even more insight to this process.AquifersDifferent materials allow different fluids to travel through them at different

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

solutionsrequire years of development and tens of millions of dollars (or more) – and still run a high riskof failure.In the design and fabrication of aerospace vehicles, the role of the systems engineer is to ensurethat a vehicle is created that meets the mission objectives within the constraints of cost, scheduleand risk. Good systems engineers bring great value to their organizations, but universities are notyet producing good systems engineers.1,2 Many schools offer graduate-level programs in systemsengineering, which focus on computational tools and management strategies. These tools areessential to the role, but the tools are only one aspect of the job. Moreover, the authors believethat undergraduates can and should receive better training in the

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Pariyothorn, Texas A&M University; Robin L. Autenrieth, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

additional steps and paperwork associated with transferring thestudent from their home university to our university. Participants are restricted from enrolling incoursework for the duration of the summer other than the required research course. This course isgraded at the end of the term and appears on the student’s transcript. Tuition and fees associatedwith the course are paid for by the USRG program. Registered students are given full access touniversity resources such as the computer labs, recreational center (gym), health center, andlibrary databases.In addition to gaining research experience and knowledge about graduate school, USRGparticipants receive financial support in the form of a scholarship and housing. Each studentreceives a $5,000