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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jeffrey S. Burmeister; Kyle A. Watson; Maria Garcia-Sheets

bending, buckling, and tension are performed. The tensile testing apparatus is Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education shown in Fig. 1. Concepts such as stress, strain and Young’s Modulus are introduced. (b) Remote Measurements Lab – armed with only a meter stick, some tape and a length of string, students are required to estimate large distances, such as the straight-line distance between the tops of two buildings. The importance of estimation and the propagation of error are concepts that are stressed during this activity. (c

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Heun, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

education. Anexamination of available textbooks on energy issues demonstrates a similar gap. We concludewith several recommendations to take initial steps toward rectifying this lack of sufficientscholarship in engineering education and lack of resources for engineering educators.Energy Sustainability is a Grand ChallengeEnergy sustainability is one of the grand challenges for this generation. It is a global,multifaceted, and extremely difficult problem: (a) energy demand is outstripping supply, (b)primary energy sources are heavy polluters, and (c) there is no clear solution. In this paper, wewill refer to this triplet of difficulties as the “energy grand challenge.” Demand outstripping supplyConsidering the significant problems facing our world

Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli Silk, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, how many rotations would it take a) 60.5 hours the robot to travel 110 cm? b) 20 hours * a) 8 1/4 rotations c) 13.75 hours b) 2 1/2 rotations d) 2 1/2 hours c) 13.75 rotations e) 8 1/4 hours d) 20 rotations * e) 60.5 rotationsFigure 2: Example Pre-/Post-Test Item (Original and Isomorphic Version)Although gender differences were not the focus of this study, we recognize the importance ofdesigning STEM instruction that is sensitive to these differences14, especially to the extent thatshort

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Jean Fullerton, Elizabethtown College; Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. and L. Sharp (Ed.), User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations, NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Research, Evaluation, and Communication, 1997.(6) Hayes, R. and D. Upton, “Operations-Based Strategy”, California Management Review, 40(4), 1998, 8-25.(7) Hackett, G., N. E. Getz, J. M. Casas, I.A. Rocha-Singh, “Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Cognitive Factors Predicting the Academic Achievement of Students in Engineering”, Journal of Counseling Psychology, 39(4), 527-538, 1992.(8) Krathwohl, D. R., “A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy: An Overview”, Theory into Practice, 41(4), 212-218, 2002.(9) Leydens, J. A., B. M. Moskal, and M. J. Pavelich, “Qualitative Methods Used in the Assessment of Engineering

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Anand Lakshmikanth, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Cundiff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Fulton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biological & Agricultural

Electronics, Belmont, CA). The simple set-up is depictedin the circuit diagram given in figure 2, which was assembled on a breadboard. Page 13.107.6 Figure 2. Circuit diagram for temperature data acquisition using a thermistor and a DAQ unitThermistor resistance-temperature (R-T) modeling is best described by the Steinhart-Hartequation, which is a representation of the R-T relationship, derived through curve-fittingtechniques and evaluation of the R-T characteristic of thermistor devices2. The equation is givenby 1 = a + b ∗ ln( R) + c ∗ ln 3 ( R) , (1) Twhere a, b, and c are device

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University; Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

d B a stop. The deceleration of the truck is con- A stant and it is able to come to a complete stop after braking for a distance of 350 ft. Deter- mine the minimum coefficient of static friction between the crate A and the truck so that the crate does not slide relative to the truck. Road Map We know that the crate doesn’t slip relative to the truck, though slip must be impending since we want the minimum µs . We can find the acceleration of the truck since we are given

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Thornton, Emerson Climate Technologies; Kyle Shipp, Kettering University; Tony Lin, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

-sufficient in the future.Program Outcome E is the graduate’s ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineeringproblems. In reference to Outcome B, the ME students are generally stronger in Outcome E thanthe IE student. The ME students are more familiar with the product and the associated factors(variables, parameters) that affect product quality and therefore can identify problems morereadily. By interacting with the ME students and communicating openly about the problems andpossible factors they wanted to investigate and why they wanted to investigate them, the IEstudent gained a better understanding of the problem identification process and how mechanicalengineers approach a problem.Program Outcome G is the graduate’s ability to communicate

Conference Session

1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Illig, Clarkson University; John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Additional 2D Plotting Exam 2 21 Lab 3 Review/ Lab 4 Preview/Exam 3 Lab 3 lecture 22 3D Plotting Lab 3 Part A 23 Cell Arrays Part I Lab 3 Part B 24 Cell Arrays Part II LabVIEW Introduction 25 Solving Linear Simultaneous Equations LabVIEW Programming 26 Symbolic Math LabVIEW Simulation 27 Review Exam 3 28 Exam 4 Course SurveysThe format of each lecture was also modified from Spring 2006. In Spring 2006, text waspresented on slides with few references to the textbook and few

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology; Robert Olsen, Washington State University; Carl Hauser, Washington State University; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

instructions thatencouraged students to discuss the implications of the problem and develop approaches toaddress it, rather than immediately develop solutions. After all, practicing engineers mustapproach problems holistically, working as a team to assess data sources, address contextualissues, and communicate with stakeholders before deciding on solutions. “The scenario assignment is not intended to measure a student’s scientific knowledge. Rather, it is a realisticopen-ended task that draws on a student’s critical thinking skills as well as problem formulationand management expertise.”17 See Appendix B for instructions and sample scenarios.The Student DiscussionBefore each of the 45-minute curricular debriefs, a CTLT facilitator informed students

Conference Session

The Use of Computers in Teaching Mathematics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Brian Camp, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

aspects beingidentical). In addition, the second group of Calculus I students were followed in Calculus II (stillutilizing textbook homework assignments and taught by Instructor A) and in Calculus III(utilizing WeBWorK assigned on a weekly basis for homework and taught by Instructor B).Louisiana Tech University is on a quarter calendar with semester hours. Terms are 10-weekslong and the maximum full-time student course load is 12 semester credit hours. The calculussequence consists of five three-semester hour courses. Calculus I consists of algebra andtrigonometry topics (approximately 2/3 of the course) and calculus topics (limits and conceptualdevelopment of derivative as a limit, up to but not including, the derivative rules). Calculus

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

presented where concept integration may beespecially beneficial.Opportunities in ThermodynamicsOne such opportunity occurs early in the semester when expressions for the enthalpy as afunction of temperature and pressure are developed for gases and for liquids. Students at MSUhave typically completed a fluid mechanics course prior to taking the second thermo course, andas a result, are well versed in the use and application of the Bernoulli equation for an isothermal,incompressible fluid, including pump work and frictional losses (simplified mechanical energybalance) [McCabe et al., 2005]: PA α V2 P α V2 + gZ A + A A + WP − h fp = B + gZ B + B B + h f (1) ρ

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Lund, State University of New York at Buffalo

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

for other activities.The second major objective of the TExT is to provide learning activities to be used in the class-room along with detailed lesson plans describing how to conduct these activities. To the maxi-mum extent possible, this includes providing the resources necessary for conducting the in-classactivity. In cases where the resources cannot be provided, the lesson plan includes a list of all theitems the instructor will need in class along with an indication of those that must be obtainedfrom a source external to the TExT. The key points of this objective are to ensure (a) that eachactivity is well designed as a student learning experience, (b) that implementation of each activ-ity is straightforward and time-efficient and (c) that

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, E., Bringing Water To Africa’s Poor, Expanded Access Requires More Funds, Efficiency And Capacity, Africa Renewal, Vol.21, N.3 (October 2007), p7. 4. Henderson, M., Rogers, B., Jacobson, D., Sinha, R., GlobalResolve: Social Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Transdisciplinary Global Teams, Proceedings of Harvey Mudd Design Workshop, May 2007, Claremont, CA. 5. Beckman, J., Method And Apparatus For Simultaneous Heat And Mass Transfer Utilizing A Carrier-Gas, US Patent 6,911,121, June 28, 2005. 6. Hamieh, B. and Beckman, J., Seawater Desalination Using Dewvaporation Technique: Experimental And Enhancement Work With Economic Analysis, Desalination, Vol. 195 (2006) pp 14–25

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anbu Elancheziyan, Drexel University; Jaudelice de Oliveira, Drexel University; Fernand Cohen, Drexel University; Fredricka Reisman, Drexel University

canillustrate concepts in an introductory telecommunication course; a Digital Signal Processing(DSP) sequence dealing with image/biomedical modeling and interpretation, using curvemodeling with parametric models such as Bezier and B-splines could be illustrated with anexperiment dealing with traffic engineering where students are asked to route important datafrom a node to a destination node while adhering to a predetermined trajectory described by suchparametric models; as part of the stochastic system course, students are introduced to detectionand hypothesis testing theory and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis. Anexperiment can be developed to ask the students to track a moving toy vehicle in a room byintegrating and routing the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Hector Garcia, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

+ (r ) i −1 T ij ∆rij ij l iji −1The collection of the lengths of six cylinders gives a matrix equation, ∆l ij = B∆q (16)  riji - 1 T I riji -1 ~ T r0   ∆s where B is a 1 × 6 matrix whose row is equal to  i -1 − i-1  and

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University; Mohammad Bilbeisi, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

, who experienced its vital role to guide the designprocess towards energy efficiency. With the use of user-friendly simplified engineering tools,students were able to evaluate the performance of their designs and were able to produce avariety of design solutions that met the success criteria for the Chameleon House. Students wereinnovative and produced non-traditional schemes that are both aesthetically pleasing and highlyenergy efficient. Four design schemes are presented below. A B Figure 7: The Rotating Solar Cap Figure 8: A Room-by-Room AssemblyScheme 1: The Rotating Solar Cap [Fig. 7]This concept design is simple and versatile at the same time. For any site placement of the houseitself, a

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shaibal Mukherjee; Pallabi Mukherjee

Indicators 2004,” NSB 04-01, Arlington, VA, National Science Foundation, 2004, Appendix Table 2-38. 12 Office of Management and Budget, August 13, 2007. 13 D. Boren, “A Letter to America,” University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, February 15, 2008. 14 Council of economic advisors, “Supporting Research and Development to Promote Economic Growth: The Federal Government’s Role,” Washington, DC, October, 1995. 15 National Academy of Engineering (NAE), “Forces Shaping the U.S. Academic Engineering Research Enterprise,” Washington, DC, National Academy Press, 1995. 16 M. Crow and B. Bozeman, “Limited by Design: R&D Laboratories and the U.S. National Innovation System,” New York, Columbia University, 1998. 17 K. Koizumi, “Where is

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

defining the 2 current goal set as the objective function. If the current goal set is the final goal set, a. set it equal 3 to the LP objective function value obtained in Step 2, and STOP. Otherwise, go to Step 4. If the current goal set is achieved or overachieved a. set it equal to its aspiration level and add the constraint to the constraint set, Go to Step 5. b. Otherwise, if the 4 value of the current goal set is underachieved, set the aspiration level of the current

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

operation of attaching the deck to bridge towers is a delicate one and requires balance because the loads on either side of the tower are usually almost identical. This is one of the major features of equilibrium in these bridges. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa, Florida, is selected as an example of cable-stayed bridges (Figure 2). Figure 3. The CN Tower, Toronto Figure 4. The Statfjord B Oil Platform, Norway (Produced (Produced with SolidWorks). with SolidWorks). -6- American Society for Engineering Education ASEE Zone I Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

operation of attaching the deck to bridge towers is a delicate one and requires balance because the loads on either side of the tower are usually almost identical. This is one of the major features of equilibrium in these bridges. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa, Florida, is selected as an example of cable-stayed bridges (Figure 2). Figure 3. The CN Tower, Toronto Figure 4. The Statfjord B Oil Platform, Norway (Produced (Produced with SolidWorks). with SolidWorks). -6- American Society for Engineering Education ASEE Zone I Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

defining the 2 current goal set as the objective function. If the current goal set is the final goal set, a. set it equal 3 to the LP objective function value obtained in Step 2, and STOP. Otherwise, go to Step 4. If the current goal set is achieved or overachieved a. set it equal to its aspiration level and add the constraint to the constraint set, Go to Step 5. b. Otherwise, if the 4 value of the current goal set is underachieved, set the aspiration level of the current

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

defining the 2 current goal set as the objective function. If the current goal set is the final goal set, a. set it equal 3 to the LP objective function value obtained in Step 2, and STOP. Otherwise, go to Step 4. If the current goal set is achieved or overachieved a. set it equal to its aspiration level and add the constraint to the constraint set, Go to Step 5. b. Otherwise, if the 4 value of the current goal set is underachieved, set the aspiration level of the current

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Nicholas Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Robert Johnson, Oral Roberts University; James Wanjiku, Oral Roberts University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

origin of life problem will be made to a rather obscure butrecent book, Origin of Life: The 5th Option, by engineer, author, and entrepreneur, Bryant Shiller.He conducts a thorough and detailed (over 500 pages) investigation of the problem from anengineering mindset claiming the following advantages: An engineering background affords some distinct advantages: a) provides sufficient background knowledge to address and comprehend the technical aspects of the biological sciences; b) provides sufficient background knowledge to address the other technical disciplines such as chemistry, geology, information theory, thermodynamics, quantum theory, etc. that have come to bear on the subject; c) permits viewing the

Conference Session

LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-1376: FOOTBALLS, ROCKETS, AND LEGOS: A HANDS-ONAPPROACH TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF ENGINEERING DESIGNEDUCATIONJoel Dillon, United States Military AcademyJose Salinas, United States Military Academy Page 13.618.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Footballs, Rockets and LEGOs™: A Hands-on Approach to Enhancing the Quality of Engineering Design EducationAbstractME450, a course developed to provide a capstone design experience to non-engineeringmajors at the United States Military Academy at West Point, has for three yearssuccessfully presented the mechanical engineering design process to students enrolled inhumanities, social sciences, life

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

relevant transducers at key locations in the system. Figure 2demonstrates, in schematic form, the working principles of the system. Figure 2 Schematic of the hydraulic hybrid test stand. Figure 3 Current status of the hydraulic hybrid vehicle test stand.An additional document has been prepared which details, to the students, the exact workings ofthe test stand. This document shall serve as a reference for the students as they are becomingfamiliar with the system and is supplied in Appendix B. The document includes data sheets thatcan be printed out as well as an inventory of each component of the system such that the studentscan acquire any necessary data from the manufacturers or the operating manuals. The

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wittenborn, Purdue University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Craig Miller, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

being met through student learning and validated through the businessimpacts of training.The research method used ensured that the problems identified could be met through measurableobjectives and provided a framework for evaluating the following questions: a) did theknowledge transfer, b) did the knowledge impact behaviors, and c) did the behaviors impactproductivity and productivity of the product service offerings? This framework includedinstructor and student evaluations of the PLM course. This evidence based approach is a critical Page 13.236.5business component of most industrial training programs.Instructor Led Online Lectures and

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnan Zahed; Abdullah Bafail; Reda Abdulaal; Ali Al-Bahi

Tagged Divisions

International

one.Corrective ActionsBy the start of the academic year 2006/2007 AAU carried out an overall evaluation of thepreparation activities in the college. The evaluation revealed the necessity of some correctiveactions regarding: 1. Design of lab experiments (outcome 3.b) 2. Non-technical or soft skills (outcomes 3.d, 3.f, 3.g, 3.h, 3.i, and 3.j) 3. Courses administered by other colleges (particularly math, basic sciences, and humanities). 4. Displaying students course work as convincing evidences of achieving program outcomes.AAU organized a one day hands-on workshop for the faculty members teaching lab relatedcourses on how to introduce design elements in these courses. The workshop was centered on the13 fundamental learning

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Josh Coffman; Sachin S. Terdalkar; Joseph J. Rencis; Ashland O. Brown

ρ = 0.2834 lb/in3 d = 1.0 in υ = 0.28 (Poisson’s Ratio) b = 2.0 in Sut = 80 kpsi D = 1.125 in Sy = 60 kpsi Figure 1. Cantilever beam subjected to a fluctuating load.6,7 Norton6,7 applies some assumptions in this example. First, the bracket will be clampedbetween what is assumed to be rigid plates. The load is applied in a small hole near the tip of thebeam. Following the example explicitly, the hole’s stress concentration effects will be neglectedfor the hand and FEM analyses because the bending stresses near the free end of the beam arevery low. The bracket will have a selected material that will allow for 109

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Study, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

, 12 (4), 363-374.2. Harnisch, D. L., Polzin, J. R., Brunsting, J., Camasta, S., Pfister, H., Mueller, B., Frees, K., Gabric, K., Shope, R. J. (2002). Using visualization to make connections between math and science in high school classrooms. A Page 13.1233.6 paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education international conference, Nashville, TN.3. Fritz, J. P., Way, T. P., Barner, K. E. (1996). Haptic representation of scientific data for visually impaired or blind persons. Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs II (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Brooks, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

demonstrate the utility of WISE as an assessment tool to identify misconceptions.Figure 1 shows a screen shot of the problem 1 . This problem was adapted from the Thermal andTransport Science Concept Inventory developed by Ron Miller and coworkers .16 The assignedproblem had 4 multiple choice options. However, unlike the Concept Inventory tests, nojustification is given for each choice. Rather, students are asked to provide their own justificationin a short answer text box that accompanies the problem (see Appendix B). We term this activity,a “short answer follow-up”. The use of short answer follow-ups offers students the opportunityto practice reflection on their selection of multiple choice answers. It has been shown thatdescriptions of one's