Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chesney, University of Michigan; Ross Broms, The University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

sometimes needed to be ‘coached’ to respond asrequested. That is, as the semester wore on and / or significant project or homework assignmentswere looming, students needed to be encouraged to continue responding weekly to the questionsindicated above.There were two faculty teaching the course, who would alternate delivering lectures. Although Page 15.230.5the other faculty was not actively involved in this research, he participated wholly. In somecases, data analysis involves only one or the other faculty, but in most cases, data from both ofour lectures is analyzed. As examples, data analysis regarding how many stories were told, andof what type

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

technical expertise that has been plagued by a significantlack of identity.1 For example, institutions that have engineering and engineering technologyprograms will often provide a description as to the differences between engineering technologyand engineering. Typically, this description is found by a URL link on the engineeringtechnology webpage and not on the engineering webpage. Even the traditional, distinctive claimby engineering technology programs of being hands-on has eroded with the introduction andrecent emphasis of applications and design implementation across engineering curricula,especially the EAC of ABET required capstone project. Much of this has been documented over 2-12the years.The engineering technology community has

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Green, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

protection, corporate security, and partner compliance solutions for multiple Fortune 500 companies in the consumer packaged goods, energy, financial services, hospitality and technology industries. While at Booz Allen Hamilton, Dr. Green provided technical and programmatic direction to the DARPA Special Projects Office (SPO), Army Research Lab (ARL), Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center (IATAC), and other DoD clients for advanced prototype systems research. He performed analysis tasks and provided strategic vision for his clients in the areas of survivability analysis, roadmap studies, threat analysis, and technology simulation and modeling. Dr

Conference Session

Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

explore something that they find interesting about this course.” – “The freedom to do the test we wanted to do. It satisfied my curiosity.” – “This lab allows us to learn more about what we find interesting. We learn more from labs that we designed ourselves.” – “I liked that we were able to select our own project based on things that interested us, and also that we had to figure out our own procedures which allowed us to really learn what I was doing.” – “I liked the idea of planning our own lab and figuring out how to properly create samples and perform the experiment.” – “I like how we had to be responsible and complete a lab on our own.” – “Experience in using the equipment

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Squires; Robert Cloutier

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

- Page 15.531.2based format. That is, throughout the rest of the course, the instructor and the studentsinteracted asynchronously through text-based exchange within the Web Course Tools(WebCT) Learning Management System (LMS). Delivery consisted of posting weeklycourse content in the form of presentations, participating in required weekly onlinediscussions, and working together with a team to produce a final team project. The initialcourse was offered to sponsored corporate students in a condensed six-week format andthe initial courses were used primarily for systems engineering training. In 2005, audiolectures were added to the weekly course content; yet follow-on comparative researchindicated that: “…where there is evidence that the inclusion

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the ISTEC 2008 workshop. Thus, SimCafeusers are likely to encounter the same learning structure and best-practices approach for differentproblems across the ME curriculum. Through these repeated encounters, students have a chanceto internalize best practices in their formative years and carry them into their careers.6. Evaluation ResultsIn 2009, an 18-item survey was administered to 57 students enrolled in M&AE 3272 MechanicalProperty & Performance Lab. The survey gathered data pertaining to user experience with theANSYS tutorials on SimCafe looking at content, navigation, presence of technical difficulties,clarity of material, real-world applicability and overall recommendations to project team.Almost all respondents reported having

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

demonstration is a powerful teaching strategy forengineering students. This style of teaching was incorporated into an engineering materialsselection course. Students realize that changing material properties play an important role inunderstanding why materials are selected for different design specifications. Engineeringstudents take courses in mechanics of material, machine design, finite element analysis andcapstone senior projects. These courses require students to call out and specify the best and leastexpensive material according to some type of chemical, physical or mechanical loadingconditions. Students should understand the way a material behaves in service depends upon itsalloy composition, crystalline structure, manufacturing process and

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quintin S. Hughes, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, Boulder: Westview Press, 1997.[12] Chubin, D.E., and E. Babco, ""Walking the Talk" in Retention-to-Graduation: Institutional Production of Minority Engineers - A NACME Analysis," 2003.[13] Hughes, Q.S., and R.L. Shehab, "WHAT THEY SAY MATTERS: PARENTAL IMPACT ON PRE-COLLEGE ACADEMIC IDENTITY OF SUCCESSFUL AFRICAN AMERICAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS," Proceedings of the 2010 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Louisville, KY, 2010.[14] Jackson, L.A., P.D. Gardner, and L.A. Sullivan, "Engineering persistence: Past, present, and future factors and gender differences," Higher Education Vol. 26, 1993, pp. 227-246.[15] Morning, C., and J. Fleming, "Project Preserve: A Program to

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Eden B. King, George Mason University; Mikki Hebl, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, Perspectives of IO Psychology, and Group and Organization Management, integrates organizational and social psychological theories in conceptualizing social stigma and the work-life interface. This research addresses three primary themes: 1) current manifestations of discrimination and barriers to work-life bal- ance in organizations, 2) consequences of such challenges for its targets and their workplaces, and 3) individual and organizational strategies for reducing discrimination and increasing support for families. In addition to her academic positions, Dr. King has consulted on applied projects related to climate ini- tiatives, selection systems, and diversity training programs, and has worked as a trial consultant. She is

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Borup, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

themselves (Table 3) we see there are significant differences in only two cases. It may benoted that in every case but one when this comparison is made, the groups perceive that there aremore differences than seem to actually exist. The one exception is students. They perceivefewer differences than seem to actually exist. Perhaps this is due to their lack of experience.Why do these perceived differences exist? The data obtained from this project cannot answerthis question, but it is important to understand these preconceptions may exist among groups andindividuals so that problems in the design process may be avoided.These data may also be analyzed in another way that could be useful. The weights assigned toeach group by themselves can be compared

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tammy L Haut Donahue, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

experimental and quasi-experimental research. Most of her work involves examination of the social and cognitive indicators predictive of educational success, along with the measurement of educa- tional outcomes. She is currently serving as Co-PI for several funded projects examining the impact of various engineering education models on student persistence, intentions, attitudes, etc.Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University Sheryl A. Sorby is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics and Director of Engi- neering Education and Research. She is the former Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at Michigan Technological University and previously served as a rotator to the

Conference Session

K-12 Students and Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng); Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

as prepared. I can say that I didn’t know that much. I was one of those kids who was on the fence about science classes. After this camp, I was really inspired. I did my senior project on nanotechnology.Following the camp, participants were contacted six months later to provide feedback on thecamp's impact on their view of science. Camp participants (n=4) completed the follow-upsurvey. Of these, all either Agreed or Strongly Agreed that they could see the value of thesummer camp as it relates to STEM education. When asked if they would participate in the Page 22.225.9Bioengineering summer camp if asked again, all

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Besides principles of good practice in multi-media design16,17, a number of importantcriteria were considered in the development of the review modules. Specifically,≠ Where appropriate, modules should consider a variety of learning styles≠ Review modules should primarily be focused at knowledge (Foundational) level on the Steps for Better Thinking model (see Figure 2).≠ Review modules should be relatively short and should provide opportunities for exploration of applications related to the topic.≠ Embedded online interactive exercises should be self-correcting.≠ Navigation through review modules should be student-controlled.≠ All materials developed should be suitable for incorporation with a classroom project or as a stand-alone review

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Doyle, Penn State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

incorporating nanotechnology - devices ofmicroscopic size - were sold. According to estimates, the amount may grow to $2.6 trillion by2014.”28 On April 24, 2008, David Rejeski, Director of the Project on EmergingNanotechnologies (PEN ) at the Woodrow Wilson Center testified to the United States SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology,and Innovation. He said that in the last two years the number of nanoenabled consumer productshad increased from 212 to over 600 with a doubling period of 14 months, and that these productscame from 321 companies in 21 countries. Rejeski noted that “All of these products are availablein shopping malls or over the Internet, and we have purchased many of them on-line.”29

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

“DesiredAttributes for an Engineer.”2 Many have also argued that a harmony of these two skills isnecessary to do either well. Cooney et al provide a review of critical thinking in engineeringeducation which includes discussions on writing as a means to assess critical and reflectivethinking for both open ended type activities as well as writing to articulate the design process.3Other organizations such as the Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) initiative andthe Foundation for Critical Thinking provide resources for developing these abilities4.In addition to design projects (now being implemented in the earlier stages of curricula)laboratory work remains one of the principle ways in which students exercise critical thinkingand effective

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Baker, University of Kentucky; Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; Keith Rouch, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

software. This effort was targeted atsupplementing material in a number of mechanical design courses. Pferdehirt, et al8, usedCamtasia in developing weekly 15-30 minute recordings provided on-line as part of the coursematerial for a graduate-level Project Management course in a Master of Engineering inProfessional Practice (MEPP) program. Pagliari, et al9, used Camtasia in an on-line TechnicalPresentations class. The authors state that lectures were created in Camtasia to teach students touse another software product, Microsoft Producer. The students then created their own trainingpresentations using Microsoft Producer. Shearman, et al10, describe a large set of modulesconsisting of screencast videos produced in Camtasia for a music synthesis and

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Brent Jenkins, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

/August 19903. Burton, J. D., and White, D. M., "Selecting a Model for Freshman Engineering Design," Journal of Engineering Education, July 1999, pp. 327-3324. Skurla, C., Thomas, B., and Bradley, W. L., “Teaching Freshman Engineering Using Design Projects and Laboratory Exercises to Increase Retention,” 2004 ASEE Annual Conference5. Feisel, L. D., and Rosa, A. J., "The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education," Journal of Engineering Education, January 2005, p. 1276. Tsividis, Y., "Teaching Circuits and Electronics to First-year Students," 1998 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems7. Mayer, T. S., Medunick, J. R., Zhang, C., and Jackson, T. N., "A New Design-Oriented Laboratory for the

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hunter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dwayne Henclewood, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mshadoni Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology; Angshuman Guin, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

that were developed for thisweek-long camp. The first lesson provided a brief overview of the transportation sector and itsevolution and introduced the process through which transportation projects are initiated andcompleted. The second lesson introduced students to the fundamentals of developing signaltiming plans for a single signalized intersection. The final lesson introduced coordinationconcepts that are involved in programming multiple intersections.The goal of these instructions was to enable the students to understand the impact of theinteraction between intersections on traffic flow and then using this knowledge coordinate theflows and minimize the delay for a network of two signalized intersections. The students werefirst introduced

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

combination ofboth factors are responsible for improved student performance. Additionally, these studiesshould attempt to delineate the effects of Tablet PC use by the instructor from the effects broughtabout by enhanced interactivity due to student use of Tablet PCs in the classroom.Similar studies should be done on courses with high attrition rates: courses that are traditional“bottle necks” for STEM students, and courses that are problem-solving intensive and requiringhigh levels of critical thinking. Finally, other software applications that promote interactivity inthe classroom should be considered in conjunction with Tablet PC use.5. AcknowledgementsThis project was supported by Hewlett Packard through the Technology for Teaching grant

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

Tagged Topics

Track 1 - Student Development

. [3] Anderson-Rowland, M.R. (1997). Understanding Freshman Engineering Student Retention through a Survey. American Society for Engineering VIII. IMPLICATIONS Education Conference. We find that students highlight experiences that changed [4] Hunt, J. (2010). Why do women leave science and engineering?. Vox,their own understanding of the relevance of the engineering CEPR, May 22, 2010.skills they learned in the classroom—a hands-on project that [5] Lundgreen, P. (1990). Engineering Education in Europe and the USA

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Imin Kao, Stony Brook University (SUNY); Yacov A. Shamash, Stony Brook University; ChoonHo Kim, SUNY Korea

Tagged Topics

Curriculum Development

Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC), the Small Business Development Center, and the workforce development programs of the Center for Emerging Technologies. The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has more than 2,000 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students. During his tenure, College research expenditures have increased six fold to $30M per year. In 1994 he helped establish the highly successful state-wide SPIR program (Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence). During the past ten years, working through the SPIR program, the College has partnered with more than 395 companies to assist them with more than 2,127 projects

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley; Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business

Tagged Topics

Student Development

Engineering and Business for Sustainability graduate certificate program. She works with approximately 50 San Francisco Bay Area companies and nonprofits on a number of product design and sustainability class and research projects. Agogino served as Chair of the UC Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate and has served in a number of other administrative positions at UC Berkeley including Associate Dean of Engineering, Director of the Instructional Technology Program and Faculty Assistant to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. She also served as Director for Synthesis, an NSF-sponsored coalition of eight universities with the goal of reforming undergraduate engineering education, and continues as PI for Engineering

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Olga V Shipulina, Simon Fraser University

Tagged Topics

Invited - Curriculum Development

Project. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.26. Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, M. (2003). The didactical use of models in realistic mathematics education: An example from a longitudinal trajectory on percentage. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 54, 9-35.27. Mueller, S. C., Jackson, C. P. T., & Skelton, R. W. (2008). Sex differences in a virtual water maze: An eye tracking and pupillometry study. Behavioral Brain Research, 193, 209-215.28. Ross, S. P., Skelton R.W., & Mueller, S.C. (2006). Gender differences in spatial navigation in virtual space: implications when using virtual environments in instruction and assessment. Virtual Reality, 10, 175–184

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Miller; Mara Wasburn

uncertain or disagree. Additionally, almost one-quarter indicatethat they do not feel like equal participants when working on group projects with maleteammates.16Development of Tech 101 Women in Technology: Exploring the PossibilitiesWith seed money from John Deere, Tech 101 Women in Technology: Exploring the Possibilitieswas established as a first year seminar, tailored toward helping entering women students gain abetter appreciation of the career opportunities available with a technology degree, the ways inwhich technology benefits society, and how women with technology-related careers balancework and family. Funds were made available to bring women professionals to campus to serveas speakers for the course.The course was designed to create a

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo; Margaret Bailey

-10th grade girls. Park and Ride has beenoffered twice to date (April 2004 and December 2004) and EYH once (October 2004). Thissection describes efforts to publicize and recruit for the new events as well as descriptions of theactual events themselves.Development, Recruitment, and Application ProcessesMost of the initial planning for the two new events was done with the help of a RIT co-opstudent. RIT’s engineering and engineering technology students are required to complete 48weeks of co-op experience prior to graduation, and one of these students, who was already activein the women in engineering programs at RIT, was hired to work on these two projects full-time.While the student worked closely with faculty members on many of the ideas for

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Li; Kai Li; Jing Zhao; Xin Tang

environment for students toobtain hands-on skills. To address security issues for accessing the remote laboratory, a simplecost-effective firewall mechanism is designed to alleviate the risk of the malicious attacks fromthe Internet. As a companion for one of networking course taught in the fall semester of 2004,the laboratory has undergone extensive tests and demonstrated satisfactory robustness andreliability. The results of this work create a prototype for other institutions to adopt to developtheir own online secure laboratories.9. AcknowledgmentThis project is funded through UNC OP e-learning initiative grant.BIBLIOGRAPHY1. Sixto, O., “Virtual Private Networks: Leveraging the Internet,” IEEE Computer Magazine, pp.18-20, Nov. 1997.2

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Grash; Andrew Rose

; Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Educationexperience might be worthwhile. Mixing concrete followed by constructing and testing aconcrete beam might provide improved appreciation of the nature of engineering design andanalysis. Projects or assignments requiring students from the engineering course and the finearts course to work together could also be used to further promote interaction, learning andshared perspectives. One possibility would be to have interdisciplinary student teams prepare apresentation on a skyscraper from both an artistic and engineering perspective.The collaboration discussed in this paper resulted from the two instructors realizing the potentialconnection between their course

Conference Session

Computer-Based Data Acquisition Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Hoffmann

the hands-on laboratory environment, detractionsseem to occur regularly. The lab ‘glitch’ may be related to apparatus, or computer hardware orsoftware, or to any number of human interactions. A case in point is the operation of oneparticular student lab in a course in the standard track that has been negatively affected by pastchoices in computer software and lab procedure.Introduction In the second course of The Ohio State University First-year Engineering Programstandard track, four-member teams of students must design and build a roller coaster as their10-week lab project. Student teams are required to include certain features in their roller coasterdesigns, and must develop a paper design which is reviewed by instructional staff

Conference Session

Integrating Research into Teaching

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Toni Doolen; Rungchat Chompu-inwai