Conference Session

Design for Special Services

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

can not provide workers compensation insurance. The potentialrisks embedded in such projects must be carefully assessed before they begin. Otherwise, theembedded liability could restrain the development and frustrate faculty, students and the partnerswith every potential risk. In some cases, legal advices are needed to ensure that all practices arefully compliant with the law as well as the university requirements. Page 12.1006.3Current ProjectsAt Cal Poly Pomona, a broad range of community projects have been identified with the help ofpartnering organizations. Cal Poly Pomona students will be able to choose from this pool andwork with the

Conference Session

ChE: Computers and Simulation in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University; Melissa Stefik, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

underdevelopment with the hope of having a testversion of the software ready for use in the material and energy balance class offered inthe fall semester of 2007. During the first implementation the class will be divided intotwo sections with student development measured in each section to determine any effectthat the use of the software may have. Longer term assessments can be based on the rateat which students successfully complete the material and energy balance class since wehave a reliable 22 year record of this.1 R.M. Felder and L.K. Silverman, "Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education," Engr.Education, 78(7), 674-681 (1988). Page 12.1592.6

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Andrew Lingley, Montana State University; Matt Leone, Montana State University; Brad Pierson, Montana State University

requireinsights into numerous other fields depending on the specific application and use of the devicecreated. The diversity of the field overlaps the traditional boundaries between curricula. Studentsmust have a fundamental understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering, but also needto assess the impact of fabrication, packaging and application on the design. This can requireaspects of chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, material science and other assorted fields.This makes a MEMS laboratory based course an ideal channel to introduce students tomultidisciplinary projects.Course Structure The laboratory was developed to add a MEMS portion to the current microfabricationcourse where CMOS transistors are fabricated and tested1. The

Conference Session

Developments in the Energy Laboratories

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Brelage, Purdue University; Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University; William DeWitt, Purdue University; Thomas Robertson, Purdue University; Athula Kulatunga, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-625: RE-WIRING A POWER/MOTORS LABORATORY FOR IMPROVEDSTUDENT SAFETYThomas Brelage, Purdue UniversityTimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Dr. Skvarenina received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, in a variety of engineering and teaching positions. In the fall of 1991, he joined the faculty of the College of Technology at Purdue University where he currently holds the rank of Professor and teaches undergraduate courses in electrical machines and power systems and serves as the department assessment coordinator. He has authored or coauthored over 30

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre; Ahmed Abdul-Rahman, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; Emmanuel Nutsuklo, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; Michael Brenu Osae, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

each transmitted symbol independently6. Theneed is therefore to assess the atmospheric, environmental and system conditions that canimpact the design to determine the extent to which each can degrade the datatransmission. In this sense, the ambient temperature and the heating effect within thedifferent components of the complete system constitute the total heating effect in thesystem.In dealing with data, it is desirable to discuss the transmission in terms of energywaveform, and the signal as energy signal. Whereas a ratio of signal power to noisepower is a useful figure of merit for analog communication, for digital communicationthe figure of merit is bit energy to noise power. A useful metric of performance istherefore the bit-error

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rogelio Rodriguez, UC Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

practices and procedures that are incorporated into thedesign and development process, i.e., a system of checks and balances. Design controls makesystematic assessment of the design an integral part of development. As a result, deficiencies indesign input requirements, and discrepancies between the proposed designs and requirements,are made evident and corrected earlier in the development process. Design controls increase thelikelihood that the design transferred to production will translate into a device that is appropriatefor its intended use. 6 Medical product development from concept to market requires a considerable amount ofknowledge at different job levels. Various disciplines may be involved throughout thedevelopment cycle from

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(5) Course syllabus (outlines, objectives, notes) (4) Designing homework, exams and reading assignments (4) All ExCEEd topics (4) (ExCEEd topics include: demonstration classes, principles of effective teaching, communication skills, learning objectives, lesson organization and board notes, learning styles, interpersonal rapport, non-verbal communication, course syllabus and exams) Multiple response (2 or 3 responses) Class admininstation Being prepared for class Grading and fairness issues How students learn Electronic media and teaching aids Assessment of student learning How to communicate with students (dos and don’ts) Same as full-time faculty

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Study, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

enrolled in engineering graphicscourses that did not emphasize improvement of visualization skills were also retained in theirmajors two years later. Further data must be collected to note if there is any actual long termimprovement. For those students who have low HVDT scores and who did not improve assignificantly on their PSVT scores after taking a course that emphasized improvement ofvisualization, there is currently not sufficient long term data to analyze their retention in theirmajors and retention at the University.Bibliography1. Study, N. E. (2006). Assessing and improving the below average visualization abilities of a group of minority engineering and technology students. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

from projects carried out bystudents are used to illustrate the different steps of the methodology employed and the outputcorresponding to each step. Finally, a brief assessment of the results obtained is given followedby suggestions for possible improvements.IntroductionGreat emphasis is being placed in undergraduate education to prepare the students that have thenecessary knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values, required to be successful in the practice of theprofession in a highly competitive and global economy. One of the key competencies needed bymany companies is the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams that are designingnew products or manufacturing processes. Among other things, this requires students that have avery

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University at Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

stipulationsrequisite to their involvement in the program. After the 20th day roster of every semester the PIwill forward to the Registrar’s office a list of certified ELITE scholars. The Registrar’s Officewill work in tandem with the Financial Aid Office to ensure that these students receive tuitioncredit.Maintenance of Records and Reporting ResponsibilitiesEach S-STEM goal is identified along with purposefully crafted action items geared for goalfruition and outcome measures are used to assess and evaluate project success. Data collectionprocedures resulted in the creation and maintenance of a database inclusive of the standarddemographic information, overall grade information, and participation in ELITE activities. Thistracking system will be updated by

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; John Geddes, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Mark Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

school or classroom. As such, these models assume a set of starting conditionsto the learning experience: a learning need is identified, the learning opportunity is assessed,learning topics are selected, the social environment is set, and individuals are behaviorally andmotivationally positioned within the learning context. These assumptions work well whenconsidering self-regulatory processes within typical courses and curricula, but they do notnecessarily consider some processes that may be required at the onset of more exploratorylearning experiences such as independent study, research, or open-ended design activities. Inthese situations an individual’s intention to learn – including self-actualizing tendencies, positiveself-regard, openness

Conference Session

DELOS Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ontheir writing ability. My goal was to replicate this experience for undergraduates.Thus, I created three “Writing Intensive” laboratory assignments, designed to make my gradingfeedback more effective and to provide students with an opportunity to resubmit their workmultiple times. The challenge in designing the new process was to ensure that the new processwould be “grading-load-neutral” – i.e., I would spend no more time assessing these reports than Ihad spent grading laboratory reports in previous semesters.Description of Writing Intensive Lab ReportsThe use of Writing Intensive lab reports, as described in this section, was implemented in theFall 2007 semester. The lab work for the writing intensive lab reports was completed in the two-hour

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; C. Diane Matt, WEPAN Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

not easily accessible by stakeholders andpractioners who need information to develop and assess policies, intervention activities andresearch programs. Supported by a National Science Foundation Engineering Education andCenters (EEC) grant (#0648210), the WEPAN Knowledge Center (WKC) will be designed toserve as a central repository by collecting and offering ready access to research; best practicesand lessons learned; data and information. Moreover, the WKC will create knowledge andprovide leadership in key policy areas in the form of white papers, as well as provide tools forcapacity building, including webinars and blogs. It will be designed to serve a wide audience,including engineering deans, department chairs, and faculty interested in

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

updated paper (including assessment results) withintwo years upon completion of development of all the modules.Student UsageIt is the intent of the author to incorporate this teaching tool in the junior-level StructuralAnalysis class starting fall 2008 semester (Strength of Materials is one of the prerequisites forthis course). Students will have online access to these modules, and will use them as necessary(It is not expected that every student will need to use every single module).Plans for EvaluationThe author plans to review the key concepts of mechanics that are essential for the upper-division course at the beginning of the semester in two class periods followed by a quiz coveringseveral topics during the third class period. The quiz scores

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Matsson, Oral Roberts University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

described in this paper and the other project wascompleted by the junior students in the course.The student performance was assessed based on the written final project report but also on theirdiligence in working on the project towards its completion. A log-book was available for eachproject where the student filled out a detailed description of their contribution and the time spentworking on the project outside of class. The students also had to write a one-page summary as anappendix to the final project report that indicated their contribution. The projects contributed tocertain course outcomes and proficiencies/capacities such as intellectual creativity, criticalthinking, communication skills, leadership capacity and interpersonal

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Brian Swenty, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

liberal education needs in their general education programs. Institutions in the studywere chosen from the 2007 US News and World Report rankings of colleges and universities,focusing on high ranking schools in the category of undergraduate engineering programs andregional masters level universities with an engineering program.Previous studies in this area have focused primarily on the percentage of course work in generaleducation for the engineering student, recognizing the constraints in an undergraduateengineering curriculum that prepares students for practice in four years. Secondarily, previousstudies have focused on the courses (English, History, Art, etc) that comprise a general educationprogram. In contrast, with the shift in assessment

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brant Miller, University Of Minnesota; Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

positive feedback. It is quite another task to then gaugehow effective the professional development was based on student factors, such as academicachievement, science/engineering interest, and/or future academic and career directions ofstudents. The problem, as stated by Borko25 is that research is only beginning to understand “theimpact of teacher change on student outcomes.”Research conducted directly on student impact from RET style programs has shown to be adifficult task. Virtually all of the assessments on how RET model programs impact students havebeen through teacher participant reports instead of observing student outcomes directly10, 24.Although teacher participant reports may show seemingly significant gains in student awareness

Conference Session

Sharing Best Practices

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Campus Representatives

62 21 Kuwait 0 1 0 Page 13.553.5 Totals 78 308 25.3How well is the Campus Rep Program performing within the Section?As an example of how a Section Chair (or Section Campus Rep) can assess how well a CampusRep Program is performing is through the use of a Campus Rep survey (as was done by theNorth Midwest Section of ASEE). The basic purpose of the survey was to measure theeffectiveness of the Campus Rep Program and to allow respondents to offer some suggestions forimproving the program, as

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas; Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

before completion,especially that a significant part of it depends on developing a reliable hardware system withoutexceeding the budget’s limit. Moreover, efforts from another side of the team are focused onadjoining the RFID learning environment to classes and programs, as well as on designing stepson how to introduce and familiarize students with the new system. Assessments on students’learning in this environment are expected to be revealed next year.SummaryEverything is Alive (EiA) is an agent-based architecture in which software applications andhardware items can be interconnected by computational processes that allow the translation,interpretation and generation of standard messages among them. These processes therefore allowthe

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuju Wu, Southeast Missouri State University; Ragu Athinarayanan, Southeast Missouri State University; Xiaobing Hou, Southeast Missouri State University; Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

video traffic. Our goal for the lab is to allowstudents to see an integrated telecommunication system, rather than many isolated parts. Thehands-on experiences obtained through such a complete system will also enhance the theoryknowledge from our integrated curriculum, no matter what topic they are learning.The paper is organized as follows. We first introduce the current TCN curriculum and laboratoryapproach. Then, we will present the integrated advanced TCN laboratory that is underdevelopment, as well as, how to assess the outcome of such an approach. Finally, we concludethe paper and address the future work.The TCN Curriculum Page

Conference Session

Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Razwaan Arif, Farmingdale State College; Han Chu, Farmingdale, SUNY; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Adam Filios, Farmingdale, SUNY; Hazem Tawfik, Farmingdale State College; Kamal Shahrabi, Kean College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

humidification system under load can be as low as fewminutes.Having a system that monitors moisture content of inlet and outlet gasses with a controlledfeedback loop reduces the heat stress associated with turning a fuel cell on rapidly at maximumpower. The feedback system also allows the fuel cell stack to reach stable operation faster.At system turn on the controller assesses ambient start up conditions by first accruingtemperature data. Next the Hydrogen gas and air have to be turned on. When the gases havebegun to flow, their humidity content information is acquired. In a control system setupadjustments can be made during turn on to protect the membranes from potentially extremeconditions. Once the fuel cell has gas flow, there will be output power

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriel Alungbe, Morehead State University; Xiaolong Li, Morehead State University; Jason Stepp, Morehead State University; Ahmad Zargari, Morehead State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

advancement opportunities ofindividuals within their current organization as well as the construction industry. It is a standardby which those within an organization can assess themselves. Economic opportunities as well asopportunity for advancement may be increased as a result of completing any of a number ofprofessional certifications.Certification benefits not only the certified professional but all parties involved in theconstruction industry, including society. It provides an internally recognized certification ofskills and level of professional knowledge. It also offers employers a way to analyze individualstrengths and weaknesses as determined by the certification process. Enhancement of theprofessionalism to the public, client, and employer

Conference Session

Mentoring & Development:Creating Successful NEEs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Elizabeth Jones, Tarleton State University; Denise Martinez, Tarleton State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

exchange of ideas on classroom experiencessuch as dealing with difficult students, learning, assessment, syllabi, and the use of technology.Several of the new faculty were from the College of Education and were able to offerpedagogical advice to other faculty who had no formal training in education. It is frequentlyoverlooked by the university that having a terminal degree in a particular field may makesomeone an expert in that field; it does not necessarily make for a good educator in that field.The faculty members from the College of Education were instrumental in encouraging the othernew faculty to explore various pedagogies and to find one that was right for each instructor/class

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Rafic Bachnak P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

Program),” Presented at 2021 CoNECD, Virtual, https://www.jee.org/36058.[6] Shekoyan, V., & Dehipawala, S., & Kokkinos, D. S., & Taibu, R., & Tremberger, G., & Cheung, T. (2020, November), “Assessment of Experiential Learning in Online Introductory Physics Labs during COVID-19,” Presented at 2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting, Virtual (hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology). https://strategy.asee.org/36041.[7] Lieber, S. C., & Borgaonkar, A. D. (2020, November), “Focusing on the Silver Lining: How COVID- 19 Pandemic is Influencing the Pedagogy of Mechatronic Course Delivery to Support the Industrial Role of a Mechanical Engineering Technologist,” Presented at 2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Chu–Chen Chen; Chun Ling Huang

, Ventilating, and AirConditioning (HVAC) courses required for engineers. The Mechanical EngineeringDepartments assessed in the survey were in the state of Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Dueto the small number of graduate seniors, most Mechanical Engineering Departments are unableto offer the HVAC related courses. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright @ 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationNationally, building energy training is currently only extended at universities experiencing alarge number of students enrolled in the mechanical engineering program. Besides the limitednumber

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

James M. Gregory; Akanni Lawal; John Rivera; Lloyd Heinze; Gary Harris; Donald Bagert

now packaged at a website, E—COACH (College Optimal Advisor and Career Helper) that can be used to provide just-in-timeinformation and assessment to help students succeed in college.1 E—COACH can be accessedfrom the College of Engineering web page at www.coe.ttu.edu. Students can use this site forassessment and feedback of information in selecting a major, determining type of leadershipstrength, learning how to learn including study and time management, and sleep management.E—COACH also provides access to QUICK Advisor, which includes online scheduling andregistering for classes. While all students at Texas Tech University have access to these tools,we monitor the gpa of NSF scholars (our small test group to determine who the processes will

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Akanni Lawal; James M. Gregory; Lloyd Heinze

20 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 1. Growth in number of students and course offerings over time.Another development that has helped the course occurred in 2000. James Gregory, working withcomputer science students in a software engineering class, produced a website that allowedpeople to quickly analyze their career interests and learning styles (www.coe.ttu.edu). Thepurpose of the tool was to help students to assess their personal interest and associate it withmajors in college. The process developed by Gregory is closely related to the Myers BriggsType

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Ankur Shukla; Prafulla Kesari

the various components of the course such asweekly progress reports, homework, exams, proposal reports, final project reports, andmaintenance of the course website. Several survey instruments are used to assess manyaspects of the student performance in the team and as individuals. All TAs are trained toquickly tally the results of the surveys and the results that are used to better guide theproject teams and improve the management of the course. The TAs are also participatingand assisting promising project members to publish their project results in scholarlyjournals and filing for patents through the office of Intellectual Property Management atthe UH. The paper concludes by outlining short term and long term goals for theimprovements of TAs

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Capstone Experiences in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ejiwale, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Bioinformatics/ GenomicsEnvironmental Science and Bio-Phyto Remediation, EnvironmentalEngineering – This cluster conduct Toxicology/ Envionrmental Chemistry,research on today’s environmental Environmental Impact Assessment,problems and appropriately Environmental/Atmosphericdisseminating research findings. Science/Observations, Industrial Waste Management/ Landfill Technology, Biomass/ Alternative Fuel/Renewable Energy, and Environmental GenomicsNanoscale Sciences and Technology Computational Nanoscience,This cluster investigates interactions Nanofabrication, visualization modeling,between noble metal

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

class to explain the details of the project. The written reports and oralpresentations are used to assess knowledge and skills acquired and utilized for theproject.Examples of Design ProjectsExample 1: Monitoring and Control of filling a tankThe PLC program simulates a process tank being filled with a fluid. The tank will startfilling (via a valve) whenever the start process button is enabled and the tank is below50% full. It will shut off when the tank is 100% full. In case the level sensor is out ofcalibration or not working properly, there is a high-level safety limit to prevent the tankfrom overfilling. If the high limit is met at a preset value of 102% full the process willshut down and a strobe light will turn on. Indicator lights are