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

senior year or one ortwo semesters or quarters to complete such a design might miss learning an entire part of theproject. For example the mechanical packaging must be done before final wiring design can bedone, therefore a student that leaves after only the conclusion of the packaging would never learnhow to integrate the wiring properly. In addition, this early completion of projects for studentsleaves them without experience on servicing or assembling the system. The serviceability andtherefore, assembly of an ESS is very critical to safety and reliability, therefore, if the student isnot forced to do assembly or service on the system they do not understand the designshortcomings. Students should be started in academia on projects and design

Conference Session

Systems Approach to Teaching ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Myszka

different approaches used in mechanics courses indifferent engineering technology programs. Additionally, a study that distinguishe s thefactors of success in the engineering mechanics courses at the University of Dayton willbe reviewed. Using these studies, recommendations for an ideal approach will besuggested.IntroductionStatics and Dynamics is the first course, or courses, in a series commonly referred to asengineering mechanics. It is a fundamental prerequisite for subsequent courses such asstrength of materials and kinematics. Further, performance in these latter courses can bedirectly correlated to success in Statics.4Since understanding Statics and Dynamics is crucial to the future work of technicalprofessionals, Concept Inventory projects

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suketu Shah; Gaurav Agarwal; Mohammed Haque

. Page 10.107.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationMcManus, and Segner (1991), are of the view that visualization will take many forms in theconstruction industry. The generation and manipulation of three dimensional models of aproposed project using sophisticated three dimensional modeling techniques to hypotheticallybuild and test a facility while it is still in the design development stage is one of the importantuses of visualization. Senior designers, construction managers, and client specialists use themodel to "visualize" both the construction and operation of the facility. Critical

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Cathcart; Shanti Bhushan; Sandun Fernando

Environ. Control Engg. Standardization & quality ControlPost Harvest Technology O&M of Tractors & Elective-II Extension Educationof Cereals, Pulses and EnginesOil SeedsO&M of Farm Technical Writing Project-I Elective-IIIMachinery PHT of Horticultural Crops Project-II Page 10.139.15 Elective – I Page 10.139.1616

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Donald Mueller; Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

heat model. Consider inlet temperatures of 300 K and 1000 K.This next exercise is suitable for junior/senior students in a second thermodynamics course. In thisexercise, students are provided a copy of Exercise 1 which is discussed briefly, and then they areassigned the second exercise as a homework problem/computer project. Page 10.329.6 ­ Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2005, American Society for Engineering Education inlet conditions: T1 = 300.0 K P1 = 100.0 kPa P2

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shi-Jer Lou, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; C. Ray Diez, University of North Dakota; Hsi-Chi Hsiao, Cheng Shiu University; Wen-Hsiung Wu, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences; Shu-Hsuan Chang, National Changhua University of Education

Tagged Divisions

International

: senior high school girl students, STEM, attitude Page 14.120.2 I. Introduction In an era of ever-changing technology, American education authorities found that theelementary and high schools could not provide their students with necessary knowledge andskills of science and technology. Since 1980s, America has aggressively been improving thecurriculum of science, engineering and mathematics. Therefore, in 1985, AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) launched a long-term project called“Project 2061” that committed to reform science, mathematics and technology education. Theplan made

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Brown, Washington State University; Cara Poor, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

Page 14.714.6assessment process, suggests that the ICPT program has a strong potential to have significantbenefit to students and tutors. It appears that students see tremendous value in the tutors and thattutors learn from their experience. More research is needed to investigate the efficacy of thisprogram on important student outcomes. Two new research projects on the WSU ICPT havealready begun, one focused on the impact of the program on student social capital, and the otheron peer tutoring and students’ self-efficacy in mechanics.Social capital consists of the resources embedded in social networks that are accessed bymembers of that network. Initial results of the project on social capital indicate that studentsview the ICPT program as an

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israel Urieli, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-47: ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS - A GRAPHICAL APPROACHIsrael Urieli, Ohio University-Athens Joined the Mechanical Engineering Dept. at Ohio University in 1984, following 22 years of experience in research and development in Israel and the US. Has been teaching Thermodynamics continuously since 1990. Page 15.498.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Thermodynamics – a Graphical ApproachAbstractThis paper presents the first open-source web-based thermodynamic learning resource. Thecompletely self-contained project is found at http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/~thermo. This

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, USF

teaching assistants assignedto a Numerical Methods course that the first author teaches. The common practice is theassignment of a 10hr/week TA in the spring semester and none in the summer semester. Withanywhere from 40-70 students taking the class, the first author had to critically think about thebest use of the assigned TA. Should the TA spend time to maintain generous office hours, gradecomputer projects, assist in programming and experimental laboratories, or grade homeworkassignments? The question we are trying to answer in this paper is whether grading thehomework problems improve the student performance. We are not questioning the importanceof assigning the homework problems but if they help the students if picked for a grade.Cartledge3

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Damon Hathaway, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Kelly Keelen, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

transitioning process.” Many universitiesinvolve students in capstone projects and courses as a chance for seniors to showcase all of theskills and knowledge they have acquired over their educational careers1,2,3.Bulger, Lindauer, and Jacobsen4 found that participants benefited from the incorporation ofprofessional development curriculum in a series of courses, and the participants felt suchcurricular pieces not only readied them but also brought “closure” on their college experience. A2008 employer survey reveals, “At least three in ten employers give college graduates low scoresfor their preparedness in global knowledge, self-direction, writing, critical thinking, andadaptability” (p. 20)2. After analyzing the survey results and assessing many senior

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Evans, University of Arkansas; Heather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas; Kim Needy, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

more than 30 students, ≠ Respondents provide a positive assessment of the state-of engineering economics as a body of knowledge, ≠ On average, industrial engineering (IE) faculty teach more engineering economy sessions per year than non-IE faculty, ≠ In calculating final grades, exams are weighted most heavily (non-IE faculty weight homework, projects and case studies more heavily), ≠ Non-IE faculty use groups and projects almost twice as much as IE faculty, and Page 15.50.2 ≠ The vast majority of faculty is incorporating “new” teaching methods into their engineering economy classes.We are motivated to

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Punch, Michigan State University; Richard Enbody, Michigan State University; Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

processing, especially the application of parallel processing to computational science problems. In 1998 Richard pioneered a CS1 course (first course in Computer Science) over the World Wide Web using RealVideo synchronized with PowerPoint. Together with Bill Punch he recently published a textbook using Python in CS1: The Practice of Computing Using Python (Addison-Wesley, 2010).Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University Colleen A. McDonough is a graduate assistant at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University. She is the coordinator of two component projects of a National Science Foundation grant focusing on retention issues and engaging early engineering students, and also

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

formal assessmentis in order. Thus we have embarked on a project to survey past participants (there arewell over 100 "graduates" since the program began in 1999) to see what changes will bemost beneficial for future participants. We are also setting up a website for current andpast participants to encourage mentoring of newer participants by PFF in Engineeringgraduates. The survey of past participants is still ongoing, since contact information forsome past participants has been difficult to obtain. But we do have data for recentparticipants and some anecdotal evidence to present at this time.Survey Results—Recent ParticipantsSurvey questions are shown in Figure 1 below. Complete survey results from the pastyear are available. Ten students, from

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida; Bill Blank, University of South Florida; Victor Hernandez-Gantes, University of South Florida; Maniphone Dickerson, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2010-1675: USING CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING STRATEGIES INPROBABILITY AND STATISTICSKingsley Reeves, University of South FloridaBill Blank, University of South FloridaVictor Hernandez-Gantes, University of South FloridaManiphone Dickerson, University of South Florida Page 15.1322.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Constructivist Teaching Strategies in Probability and StatisticsAbstractThis paper discusses the early results of an NSF EEC project that focuses on the impact of usingconstructivist approaches to teaching probability and statistics for engineers. Twelve exerciseswere developed and used in a modified version of the course to promote student

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Bouamor, University of Oklahoma; Chen Ling, University of Oklahoma; Binil Starly, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

to better fathom the students’ levels of understanding of theconcepts.The satisfactory evaluation results and feedback from the students were encouraging to furtherenhance the learning of engineering statics and mechanics concepts by improving the design andcontent of the interface. Adding other parameters and more complex statics problems to theexisting interface can be done as a future project. The interface could be tested on a largersample of engineering students who are taking the relevant courses and who are more motivatedto participate in the study. Another possible relevant research project that can be conducted inthis field is comparing the effectiveness of the multimodal lab to physical labs in engineeringcourses. Indeed, labs in

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Lower, Purdue.edu; Mark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

homebuilders in the nation as well as a regional commercial/residential development company in Florida. He has also worked as a research engineer for the National Association of Home Builders Research Foundation where he was a project manager for the EER energy efficiency research and demonstration residence. He recently completed his Ph.D. concentrating on reconstruction and demolition with a cognate specialty in education. He currently teaches in and administers the Purdue Department of Building Construction Management’s Demolition and Reconstruction concentration, the first college level program in the nation with an emphasis on the management of demolition projects

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Richardson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 15.49.5the most recent RIT survey. The percentage of response for 2002 and 1997 in all of thefollowing tables is for all alumni who responded to the survey. As is evident in Table 1, the mostcommon response was engineer, with specific modifiers such as electrical, power, civil, network,software, project, manufacturing and design. Senior management titles included president/ownerand vice president. Job titles in the Technician category were engineering technician (civil),nuclear reactor operator (mechanical) and voice repair technician (telecommunications).Technical Services was not a category for the 1997 survey but included the job title of consultantfor the 2009 survey. In 2002, the other category was split evenly between ET-related and

Conference Session

TIME 2: Laboratories

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Carr; J. Steven Brown

need to reduce global-warming gas emissionsthrough more efficient and cleaner engine designs.Engine DesignThe engine is a 5 HP, overhead valve, four-cycle, recoil start, reciprocating engine with ahorizontal shaft. The stock engine includes a float carburetor. The prototype setup demonstratesthe feasibility of this approach for incorporating small engines into an undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. The project execution will occur in several phases in order to provide experiencewith the equipment at progressive stages of additional instrumentation and power absorbingattachments and to minimize initial cash outlay. The current intention is to replicate thedeveloped prototype in order to provide enough units for three or four students per

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

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rex Fisher

; Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationthe traditional way. The demonstrations, lab exercises and projects, and field trips that thestudents planned and carried out were outstanding. One student had been an automobilemechanic. He showed the class various sensors and actuators typically found on cars anddemonstrated how they worked. One of the labs was about building electric motors out ofcommon materials found around the house. One project culminated with a tournament of battlerobots. (No, the instructor did not win.) Team-built electric cars were raced up and down thehallway. They built a miniature fire truck that actually pumped water from an external tank andsquirted it out a “water cannon

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marc Hoit

esThe development of the survey system tool was done using the Microsoft SQL Server 2000database as the backend. We used Active Server Pages technology to develop the web-basedinterface for the project. The following is a list of the basic functions of the survey system;1. Cr eate Sur vey: The system allows the authorized user to create a survey. At his/her disposal the user has several question types to choose from. They can group questions in to sections for better understanding.2. Administer Sur vey: Once the survey is complete, the system will let the user specify email addresses of students that the survey link is emailed to.3. Take Sur vey: Students can log in to the system using their University of Florida student id numbers

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yogesh Thakar; Vinay Kadekar; Todd Sparks; Ashok Agrawal; Frank Liou

? If so, what topic? Do you see any correlation between today’s topics and the courses you are teaching? Overall, what is your opinion of today’s topic? On a 1-5 scale, how would you rate your understanding of manufacturing technology? (1= little understanding, 5=great understanding)In the future, such workshops should focus on activities. While lectures are necessaryfor laying groundwork for more interesting activities, most of the feedback receivedduring workshop asked for more time with hands-on activities.IX. AcknowledgmentsThis project is supported by NSF DUE-0202247 and the Society of ManufacturingEngineers Education

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

think well, the question arises whether systems thinkingassists us in our “conceptual engineering” – that is, does it help us to think? Other writers havealready attempted to answer that question. In the field of leadership studies, for example, onecould investigate the work of Talcott Parsons, Niklas Luhmann,16 Jay Forrester,6-10 RussellAckoff,1 W. Edwards Deming,5 Peter Senge,20 and Margaret Wheatley.21 There is no reason toduplicate their work here. We endorse this project because we certainly believe it is ethical tothink well, but for present purposes we ask ourselves instead a second question, from the otherdirection, as it were, and that question is whether systems thinking helps us do ethics.According to what are known as cognitivist

Conference Session

Technology and Tools for IE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Dilorenzo; Kurt Gramoll

. The Flashinterface allows for outstanding information access in an intuitive format. This applicationexemplifies how a graphical interface can be implemented to aid in education and informationsharing in industry. The system design is adaptable for other types of information managementfor education.VI. AcknowledgmentThe authors gratefully acknowledge the support of this work from the Defense AmmunitionCenter in McAlester, OK through the project “Demilitarization Knowledge ManagementApplication for Transitioning the Ammunition Stockpile”. The authors would like to thankTyrone Nordquist, Greg Olson, Tim Isenberg and all the employees of the Defense AmmunitionCenter for their generous time and beneficial input which was vital to the success of

Conference Session

Innovation in Continuing Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hengzhong Wen; Kurt Gramoll

2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø2004, American Society for Engineering EducationWhile there are many well known DBMS, such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MicrosoftAccess, etc., this project selected SQL Server due, in part, to its ability to service over 5,000users while still be reasonably priced. The SQL Server is also designed and optimized forWindows NT which also runs the web-server for training system [4]. Secondly, although bothSQL Server and Microsoft Access are mid-size DBMS, the SQL Server can store more data thanAccess. Also, Microsoft Access can serve only 64 connections where as the SQL Server iscapable of supporting up to 1,000 current connections

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chean-Chin Ngo; Kurt Gramoll

motivation for the current project to develop a web-based Multimedia Engineering FluidMechanics eBook (www.eCourses.ou.edu), which is both informative and interactive. The goalis to enhance the learning experience of the student in studying fluid mechanics, and also perhapsattract more students to become enthusiastic in the field of fluid mechanics. To encourage usingelectronic media, the material of this eBook is freely open for any institution or student to usewithout cost or conditions through the Internet. This eBook can be used as a stand-alone tool fordistance learning or for regular classes in which students are expected to go over and review thematerials before class on their own. Instructor can then make better use of the class time

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ravi Ramachandran; David Silverstein; Kevin Dahm

a semester-long project,that simulates practical economic decision-making. Students started the semester with $10,000and “ran their company” throughout the semester, applying the principles learned in class to aseries of possible investments presented by the instructor. The game thus filled the role of thetraditional homework problems, but had some additional goals and benefits: It created a framework for active learning of the material. Students had to not only learn various economic analysis techniques but also determine which ones were most applicable to the case at hand. It created a classroom environment that was fun, relaxed and informal while still being instructive.The game was first developed and used at Rowan

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Blanton

TeamworkEffective instructor-to-student communication Oral and written communicationsEffective student-to-instructor communication Incorporation of leading edge technologiesEffective student-to-student communicationAnytime, anyplace learningSelf-paced scheduleSimulates an in class "feel"Class sizeFeedback clear, timely, and meaningfulAdequately prepared for online courseIncorporation of leading edge technologiesSelf reported learningChallenging learning The Genesis Project, a Texas Engineering and Technical Consortium (TETC) and NationalInstruments Initiative, brings together electrical engineering programs from throughout Texas todiscuss and implement new ways to engage students early and throughout their electricalengineering experience with

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azim Houshyar, Western Michigan University; Bob White, Western Michigan University; Steven E. Butt, Western Michigan University; Tycho K. Fredericks, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering Economist, Computers and Industrial Engineering, The International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, and The International Journal of Production Research. His professional affiliations include or have included IIE, ASEE, and SME.Dr. Steven E. Butt, Western Michigan University Dr. Steven Butt is Professor and Chair of the Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management at WMU. Dr. Butt has worked in the areas of operations research, product design, and engineering statistics for over 20 years. Projects with private, corporate, and government institutions have led to data sets with billions of elements for which Dr. Butt has written software to maintain, mine, and model

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Lichtenstein, Quality Evaluation Designs; Martin L. Tombari, University of Texas, Austin; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Kaye Storm, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and is currently the Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education.Ms. Kaye Storm, Stanford University Kaye Storm joined Stanford University as the Director of the Office of Science Outreach in January 2008. She has campus-wide responsibility for assisting faculty to develop their Broader Impacts ideas and activities. Prior to 2008, she was the founding Executive Director and later the Director of Special Projects at Indus- try Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME), an educational nonprofit in the San Francisco Bay Area, and Marketing Manager for the University College London, linking faculty scientists and engineers with British industry. She also