Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Guenther, Wright State University; Bruce Rahn, Wright State University; Mark Falknor, Wright State University; Adam Kelly, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

work with others from different disciplines. One essential aspect students learnedis effective communication of technical concepts and ideas to students from differentdepartments. In addition, this experience allows students to learn principles of integratedengineering technologies, and nurtures their skills in cooperative learning, team work, andeffective planning.The rest of the paper is organized as follow: Section II briefly introduces the high altitudeballoon team and its continuing effort at Wright State University, Section III describes the realtime television transmission project design, Section IV covers the launch and result, in Section Vwe discuss the learning outcome measurement and the student assessment. II. HAB Team at Wright

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

to make presentations at the NationalSustainable Design Expo held during the Earth Day celebrations on the National Mall inWashington, DC (Figure 2). This involved a poster and oral presentation to two sets of judges,as well as answering questions from public visitors during the two and one half day event. Forseveral students this was their first time in the nation’s capital. It was an excellent experience incommunication for them. Figure 2: Student team and advisor at the National Sustainable Design Expo, Washington DC.3. Student Design ProcessThis project proved to have several constraints that needed to be assessed before a test model

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

feedback is called formative, because its purpose is to “form” the instructor’sapproach to teaching the rest of the course.Traditionally, course evaluation has been carried out with pencil and op-scan forms. In thelast ten years or so, these evaluations have been migrating online [1, 2]. When employed inthe usual way, at the end of a course, evaluations are essentially summative, though facultymay glean some advice about the next offering of the same course from reading thestudents’ text comments.It is unfortunate that course evaluation is so infrequent and so inflexible. The kind offeedback it gives faculty has proven ineffective when assessing student performance:“Feedback delivered once a year from standardized district, state, national, or

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering challenge. Separate modules,typically structured along the lines of the engineering design method, with needs assessment,conceptual design, preliminary design, detailed design, and implementation, present the chosensolution. Only the case itself is typically released to students. The modules are for the use of theprofessor in preparing assignments or projects based on the case. A draft teaching note isdeveloped in order to recommend one or more implementation plans in collaboration with thelead faculty member. It is updated after the 1st implementation, and published for professors useonly prior to broader distribution beyond UW.Case Study Source DevelopmentThe largest sustainable source of case study material is through the harvesting of

Conference Session

Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Rosenblatt, Ohio State University; Andrew Heckler, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

mis-takes. Students either use the overall height of the graph to guide their responses or students usethe strain. The 15% of students who use the height of the graph to guide their answers might beconfusing the Young’s modulus and stiffness with the yield or tensile strength of the material, orthey might believe that stiffness and strength are necessarily related so that it is ok to use the ten-sile strength to assess the stiffness. In addition, students may simply be using an easily found andsalient feature of the graph because they are struggling with how to use the graph itself. (Studentdifficulties with height of a graph and slope of a graph is a fairly well researched topic2 .) Whilestudents may be struggling with the graph itself

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Todd Shields, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

expertise include survey research, applied statistics and public opinion. He has primary responsibility for designing an on-line survey administered to all College of Engineering students during the spring semesters. He also has primary responsibility as the external evaluator of the ECAP program, assessing the effectiveness of the program for improving student grades, increasing retention and improving overall satisfaction with the college and university.Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas Bryan Hill is the Assistant Dean for Student Recruitment and International Programs at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering. He has a Master’s degree in industrial engineering and more

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

against their peers in achallenging yet low threat environment. Their grades are determined by the device’sperformance on a predetermined scale; however, bragging rights are tied to their performance,relative to their peers.This paper illustrates some of the project details employed to enrich the course and provides aqualitative assessment of the benefits of the mobile test stand through a comparison of this year’sresults to previous semesters. The assessment uses student grades and performance, quality andperformance of the water wheels, and course end feedback and surveys. The results of thisassessment should be useful for any program seeking to implement a competitive project.IntroductionCompetition has been touted as a useful tool for

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Terrence Davidovits, A123 Systems; Eric Schacht, The Ohio State Univeristy; Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

world constraints to the design process, the vehicle test criteria are set tocapture the vehicle in multiple driving conditions. There are performance events such asacceleration and handling that test the peak powertrain performance. The towing even tests thecontinuous power delivery capabilities. Fuel consumption and emissions tests the overall systemdesign from a control and integration standpoint since things like mass and poor powertraincalibration can have adverse affects on fuel consumption and resulting emissions. Drive qualityis assessed through objective and subjective tests in multiple operational modes to furtherevaluation how well the whole system is designed and controlled. The overall EcoCAR designgoal or philosophy is one of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

behind the scene of the problem to ensure the success of theproject. Jamerson students are helping to shape their own learning paths by becoming problemsolvers of and for the future.BibliographyBurghardt, M. David (1999a). Introduction to Engineering Design and Problem Solving. New York: Mc-GrawHill.Burghardt, M. David (1999b). Assessing Elementary School Design Portfolios, The Technology Teacher, 59 (2).Koch, Janice (1999). Science Stories. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.Florida Sunshine State Standards for Mathematics and Science (2004). State EducationDepartment, Tallahassee, FL.AuthorsROBERT POTH is the Principal of Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School. He earned his B.A. in ElementaryEducation and a M.Ed in Educational Leadership from

Conference Session

Web-Based & Distance Instruction

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yolanda Guran-Postlethwaite; David N. Pocock; David Dutton

is due, in part, to the fact that there has been substantial research dealingwith distance education, and the findings prove conclusively that distance learning is asgood as traditional education. Numerous published assessment studies comparing web-based vs. classroom-based instruction have concluded that e-learning courses comparefavorably with classroom-based instruction and enjoy high student satisfaction 1.Despite the widespread use of the Internet as a conduit for content-based curriculumdelivery, the availability of engineering laboratory courses remains moderate, andeffective distance delivery of engineering laboratory courses remains a challengingproblem to be solved 2. Currently, there are very few engineering laboratory

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

process. Because of this, it isnot just likely that university education will change during the coming years; it is a certitude.The school facility of the future, therefore, must go far beyond grudgingly accommodatingchange. They must be built for the changes that will definitely occur. Moreover, flexibility isnot just something that will be needed in the future. A high degree of flexibility is required rightnow, to accommodate all the non-standardized aspects of university education that are already inplace, including:• Exploratory, project-based learning where students “learn to learn” by engaging in a wide range of activities• Outcome assessment, capstone programs and portfolios• Teaming and group decision-making, with teachers acting as

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

. Because of this, it isnot just likely that university education will change during the coming years; it is a certitude.The school facility of the future, therefore, must go far beyond grudgingly accommodatingchange. They must be built for the changes that will definitely occur. Moreover, flexibility isnot just something that will be needed in the future. A high degree of flexibility is required rightnow, to accommodate all the non-standardized aspects of university education that are already inplace, including:• Exploratory, project-based learning where students “learn to learn” by engaging in a wide range of activities• Outcome assessment, capstone programs and portfolios• Teaming and group decision-making, with teachers acting as

Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Clair Nixon

financial acumen. Financial acumen is being able to bothunderstand and solve business problems. The key financial skills identified by theinterviewees fell into three main categories. First, there needs to be a good understandingof the basic relationship between income statement and balance sheet items. Bettercomprehension of these accounting principles will enable the engineer to assess thefinancial returns to the firm through good project management. Although the newengineer will not likely have profit and loss responsibility early in a career, anunderstanding of the principles was deemed important for continued success of businessopportunities. It was considered important to have a basic understanding of what isincluded in the these financial

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

Tagged Divisions

International

  replaced  classroom­based  modes  of  learning or teaching. Undoubtedly, ICTs can provide greater access  for different  target  learners,  and  have  become  vehicles  for  enriched  pedagogical  experiences,  particularly for distance educators and learners separated by time and space.  3.  Incorporating  entrepreneurship  in  the  curriculum,  ICT  can  play  a  major  role  to  achieve  this objective;  4.  Close collaborations and coordinated effort is required between various stake­holders that  are contributing to the development in Afghanistan;  5.  A plan should be developed to assess the impact of the present ICT and other projects in  the country.  6.  The

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Baukal, John Zink Institute; Joseph Colannino, John Zink Co. LLC; Wes Bussman, John Zink Institute; Geoffrey Price, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

disadvantage of this instruction format is the difficulty establishing a relationshipbetween students and multiple short-term instructors due to the short contact time.Student end-of-course assessments were very positive. This course will now be offeredannually as a chemical engineering elective. This paper discusses the details of thecourse including the benefits, challenges, and lessons learned for this college-industrypartnership.IntroductionThere are many ways that industry and academia can collaborate to educate engineeringstudents. Industry can provide individual instructors to teach existing courses as adjunctsor visiting professors.1 McMasters and Komerath (2005) describe a program developedby Boeing called “Boeing Fellow on Campus Program.”2

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan, California State University, Los Angeles; Keith Moo-Young, California State University, LA

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

research to a broader audience, training is provided tobuild the fellows’ professional development skills including time management, researchpresentation skills, and interviewing skills.In this paper we will share our best practices in the IMPACT LA program on enhancing thepipeline to recruit minority students and prepare them for advanced degrees in engineering fields.We also present the preliminary assessment data to show the positive impact on K-12 students’perceptions of engineers and on the professional development of our graduate fellows.Constituents of the IMPACT LA PipelineTo strengthen the K-20 engineering pipeline for underrepresented minorities, specificallyHispanic students, the IMPACT LA program has formed partnerships with the Los

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Ryan Smith, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, parents of RAMP-UP participants were asked to complete asurvey, which included items that assessed their beliefs and attitudes toward mathematics.Questions asked parents to report on issues such as, the frequency with which they discussmathematics with their children, the point at which they would be unable to assist their child intheir mathematics homework, and their feelings toward mathematics. In addition, demographicdata were collected that included the parent’s level of education, career, gender, and race. Thesurveys were distributed to students in RAMP-UP classrooms who were asked to bring themhome to a parent to complete and return to their teacher by a particular date. There were 987surveys completed by parents during the five-year period

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University; Traian Marius Truta, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Computer Information TechnologyAbstractIn this paper, we describe the process of developing and implementing the masters program incomputer information technology (MSCIT) at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). The majorgoal of this paper is to present the structure of the curriculum. The curriculum is divided into thefollowing components: bridge courses, intermediate core courses, advanced core courses,elective courses. We incorporate flexibility in our program by including many interdisciplinaryelective courses. We also include in this paper how we assessed the need of such a program. Forthis, we carried out following steps: conduct a survey to analyze the industry demand, conduct asurvey that explore students’ interest in this program, analyze

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

either costly or required special licensing. The Microsoft Zune, however, avoids thoseproblems. The Zune is relatively inexpensive and is supported by an excellent SDK and IDE, both ofwhich are free. In this paper, we describe our experience teaching mobile gaming with the Zune. Weexplain how the Zune platform is used, we outline the projects we use, the topics covered in lecture, andwe give examples of game developed by students. In addition, we provide student assessment of thecourse. We describe how the course supports our ABET course and program outcomes.1. IntroductionMobile gaming is one of the most important and growing segments of the computer games industry1. Itdrives hardware and software innovation in the smartphone market segment

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College

voluntary surveys in order for the authors to 1) assess the effect of the experimentson the level of student interest in engineering and in sports related to engineering and 2) assessthe students’ perception of how helpful the modules were to their learning of the material.Representative data are reported for the mechanics module, since this was the only moduleconducted at both institutions.Table 1 – average results of survey responses for the mechanics moduleQuestion 4 year 2 year university collegeHow did the module contribute to your understanding of material 4.3

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Soner Tarim

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

., and Gilberti, A. F., Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for theStudy of Technology, International Technology Education Association (ITEA), 2002[4] Tims H., Turner G., Schillinger D., “IMELT: Integrating Mathematics, Engineering, andLiteracy in the Teaching of Mathematics”, Proceedings of ASEE, Annual Conference, June2008.[5] U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center forEducation Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1990-2007Mathematics and Science Assessments. Accessed January, 5 2010.[6] Science and Engineering Indicators 2006, Retrieved July 13, 2008,http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind06/[7] Teach Eng. available at www.teachengineering.org. Hosted by National Science

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

ofBuilding (CIOB) were all considered.Based on the developed BOK, program outcomes were developed to drive the curriculum, andcourse learning objectives were created as a basis for assessment of the program outcomes andcontinuous improvement.Construction AccreditationThe two principle accrediting bodies for construction education programs in the United Statesare ABET and ACCE. The CIOB provides accreditation of international programs in the UnitedKingdom and elsewhere throughout the world. The Engineering Accreditation Commission(EAC) of ABET accredits programs in construction engineering and the TechnologyAccreditation Commission (TAC) accredits programs in construction engineering technology.Construction management programs are largely accredited

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

real-time applicationissues in the related areas. With this motivation, we designed a graduate level laboratory coursewhich is Audio Processing Laboratory in the electrical engineering department in our school twoyears ago. This paper presents the status of the audio processing laboratory course in our school.We report the challenges that we have faced during the development of this course in our schooland discuss the instructor’s and students’ assessments and recommendations in this real-timesignal-processing laboratory course.1. IntroductionMany DSP laboratory courses are developed for undergraduate and graduate level engineeringeducation. These courses mostly focus on the general signal processing techniques such asquantization, filter

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-547.5. Davis, D., S. Beyerlein, K. Harrison, P. Thompson, M. Trevisan, and B. Mount. Assessment Framework for Capstone Design Courses in Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education 2006.6. Song, M., B. Dyer, and R.J. Thieme, Conflict management and innovation performance: An integrated contingency perspective. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2006. 34(3): p. 341-356.7. Tuckman, B.W., Developmental Sequence in Small-Groups. Psychological Bulletin, 1965. 63(6): p. 384-399.8. Maples, M.F., Group development: Extending Tuckman's theory. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1988. 13(1): p. 17-23.9. Gemmill, G. and C. Wynkoop, The Psychodynamics of Small

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Riddell, Baker College Of Flint; Anca Sala, Baker College Of Flint

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

description of a problem. The goals focus on what the student will, at the end of the class, beable to understand, know and able to perform. Assessment and evidence of completion of thegoal is provided through Performance Tasks and other, perhaps traditional, evidence (i.e. quizzestests, homework, etc.)This paper describes the development and first run of the “Alternative Energy, an Introductionfor Engineers” course, developed by the authors as a technical elective course for undergraduateMechanical Engineering students. The class is presented in the format of a 4-credit (four contacthours per week) 10-week class. As this is a broad overview of the industry and issues relative tothe topic, the only prerequisite is Dean’s permission. This is to ensure

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso; Jose Davila, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

assessment upon the competencies obtained by the learner.4.5 Didactic TransformationAt the strategy level of education (pedagogy) Eder has developed models that includecurricular structure of how to better teach design within engineering programs. But thesemodels fell short at the tactics and implementation level of education (didactics). Here iswhere the education theory can fill the blank by applying teaching theories and learningtheories to the engineering design educational system which will help us to develop thedesired skill thru a specific didactical task. Teaching styles will help us to define what isthe role of the teacher depending on the desired scenario (e.g. design studio, lectureclassroom, workshop). Teaching temperaments will help

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Bonnie Cramond, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

observing, abstracting, modeling,problem framing, an implementable example initiative, and a process reflection. Each of thesemilestones was assessed using rubrics. The primary intention of the second project was forstudents to understand the importance of developing a deep and broad understanding of a systemprior to proposing solutions. The design projects were essential to integrating the curriculum forboth engineering and art students.Deliberate Reflective Activities. A key component of the Studio was students’ guided, deliberatereflection on their overall development focused on interdisciplinarity, creativity, interpersonalskills, and identity formation. Reflective activities in the Studio include the following: a visualjournal, reflective

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Palmer 13 reported that students found the use of a reflectivejournal, specifically for comparison to other student responses, aided in the learning of coursematerial. The journal questions are presented in Table 3. Student responses to the journal entrieswere evaluated using an on-line assessment tool with the rubric shown in Table 4. Page 15.471.4Table 2. Final Report Guidelines in Fall 2007 and 2009. Problem Statement: Your engineering consulting firm has been charged with the task of developing a preliminary design for an activated carbon filter as part of a drinking water treatment plant for a small community. You must prepare a report that answers the following question: What are the dimensions of the filter? The

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

(1) – (6) addressed this overallconcern. The year 1999, second submission, reviewed in year 2000, was also declined.Proposal reviews were much more favorable, but a new criticism apparently proved fatal:The proposal course did not have a clear statement of learning objectives, and thus theproposed evaluation and assessment was lacking a convincing basis. A resubmission for that following year, 2001, did not occur due to a summer 2000medical event: the unplanned need to replace a principal investigator’s heart valve! The third proposal attempt revisited Nan Byars’ survey: “Technology LiteracyClasses: The State of the Art”.12 Specifically, Byars’ four point definition of technologyliteracy was utilized to provide explicit

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edmund Tsang

construction of a prototype, a group of business students enrolled in MGMT 301,“Project Management,” conducted a market study during Summer 2003 to assess the marketpotential of OPTX. A letter survey was sent to 100 private and public middle-school teachers inthree geographic (rural, suburban, and urban) areas of Michigan. Forty-nine responses werereceived (49% return rate). Sixteen percent of the respondents have taught between 1-to-5 years,31% 6-to-10 years, 22% 11-to-15 years, and 24% 16 years or more.The major findings of the survey were: 1. All respondents agreed a new approach is needed to teach light reflection, refraction, absorption, and transmission; 2. 90% of all respondents stated OPTX would be useful for multiple lessons; 3. 12