Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Koehler, North Carolina State University; Susan Matney, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Mary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

mentors enhance their professional development as role models,share undergraduate experiences, and participate in a career-building experience. This paperdescribes the design and second year implementation of the MENTOR program includinglessons-learned and future plans for the retention of engineering students at a large, diverse,research extensive university.Background 1MENTOR (Motivating ENgineers Through Organized Relationships) is a ground breakingprogram in terms of its size and scope, whose aim is to increase student success in engineeringthrough early connections to a positive peer network.1 In order to understand the strengths,weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges of a program of this magnitude, we benchmarked ourplans with peer

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

unstated goal is to attract students to the EVEN major and retain students alreadyenrolled, particularly of groups under-represented in engineering. It was hypothesized thatemphasis on sustainability and global impacts of environmental engineering could help achievethese goals. The course activities included: - an initial homework with an overview of EVEN skills, employment, etc - a case study of sustainable and appropriate wastewater treatment (3 weeks) - a module on ethics, including an engineer involved in global development work as amoral exemplar (Fred Cuny) - students plotting a course plan to graduate with an EVEN degree - a 4-week team project on solid waste that included global warming impacts

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmad Sarfaraz, California State University-Northridge; Tarek Shraibati, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

programs1. As the value of theseprograms became apparent, their number began to increase rapidly.Engineering Management, as a discipline, evolved from the need to provide a link between themanagers and engineers of all types. A quick review of master program descriptions describesEM programs as providing a strong engineering core with additional studies in management,technology and business related courses. Hicks et. al.2 classified Engineering Managementmasters programs into three groups. One group focused on traditional management concepts suchas planning, marketing, accounting, etc. The second group focused on mathematical conceptsincluding operations research, probabilistic models, and risk/decision analysis, etc. and the thirdone focused on

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University; Joseph Prince, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering Education.Joseph Prince, Middle Tennessee State University Joseph W. Prince is a senior at Middle Tennessee State University majoring in Aerospace with minors in Mathematics and Engineering Technology. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Tripoli Rocketry Association, and served as Vice-President of The Space Elevator Team of MTSU. Joseph plans on continuing his education in graduate school with an academic and research emphasis on propulsions. Page 13.1093.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Some Interesting

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Durward Sobek, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

collaboratively with our Multi-Disciplinary Advisory Committee, whichincluded a dozen faculty and professional staff from the college’s five engineering degreeprograms and one research center. This advisory committee also helped us develop andhone a set of “key attributes” for effective performance on a multi-disciplinary team. Thefinal set of key attributes selected is listed below: Interpersonal Communication Collaboration Understanding and Communicating Disciplinary Tradeoffs Empathy for Diverse Perspectives Planning and Organization Accountability and Reliability Common Goals and Shared Outcomes Conflict Management and Resolution Willingness to Learn Inclusive Decision MakingThese ten

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

is implemented. During the solution implementation phase, the problemsolver performs a variety of roles for implementing the idea including: directing, planning,organizing, and gaining support.Teamwork and the Creative ProcessTables 1 and 2 identify the major advantages and limitations of creative problem solving teamsover individual problem solving6.Table 1: Major advantages of creative problem solving teams • More information and knowledge available to solve problems • Generation of more ideas • Synergistic effects of problem solving teams • Different thinking skills available to solve problems • Greater likelihood for finding the best solution • Greater solution acceptance and commitment of the chosen solutionTable

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Janet Twomey, Wichita State University; S. Cheraghi, Wichita State University

environment is the primary objective of simulation. Traditionaltextbook and lecture methods normally have exercises designed around individual concepts.“This instructional method, while somewhat attributable to the usual trend to compartmentalizecourse material into homogeneous blocks, is more often due to an attempt to model traditionalmanufacturing organizations in which the product design function, manufacturing engineering,and production planning are separate corporate entities”4.This paper reports on the use of simulation to enhance learning in a production systems course atWichita State University. Production systems have become more complex due to technology aswell as capital investment and the increase in the number and variety of products

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Image Processing FPGA Board(s) and environment sensors (light, acceleration, compass, bump, and sonar). 4. Develop algorithms that translate image knowledge and sensor measurements to path planning, complete with in-course path modification. 5. Test the system on flat and angled terrain with existing obstacles.Specific educational outcomes of the robotic design aspects of the project included (1)understanding pulse width modulated (PWM) motor controllers, (2) power considerations inmobile computing designs, (3) Linux device driver programming, (4) RS232 hardwarecommunications design.3. Results AchievedAs is typical of ambitious senior design projects such as this, the teams fell short ofaccomplishing all their stated goals. This

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Chun-Ling Huang

include the ability to use symbols, learning through observation, planning,self-regulation, and self-reflection [1]. A brief description of each of these humancognitive capacities follows: Ability to Use Symbols: By the use of symbols, humans transform immediatevisual experiences into internal cognitive models that in turn serve as guides for theiractions. Through symbolizing, people also ascribe meaning, form and duration to theirpast experiences. Learning Through Observations: Learning can also occur indirectly by observingother people’s behavior and its outcomes. Individuals’ capacity to learn by observationenables them to obtain and accumulate rules for initiating and controlling differentbehavioral patterns without having to

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Kevin M. Nickels; Mahbub Uddin

computed or returned. Except whereindicated, answers range from 1(Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree). Note that somequestions are worded so that a positive response corresponds to the hypothesis and others areworded so that a negative response corresponds to the hypothesis. Late Days Questions: Q1) Of the 2 late days allowed for homework assignments, how many did you use? (0/1/2) Q2) The regrade policy affected my decision as to which homeworks to turn in late. Q3) I planned, in advance of problems actually working on the homework, which assignments to turn in late. (For example, during a week with multiple tests.) Q4) The late policy allowed me to spend more time on the homework than I would

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

QFD – House of Quality Requirements DocumentTeaming: Theory, Skills, and Practice Teaming Exercises Interim ReportCreativity and Idea Generation Concurrent Engineering Design ReportIdea Selection/Decision Schemes Drawings/Layouts/Analysis/Economics Critical Design ReviewDesign for Sustainability Design Verification/Test Plans Manufacturing and Test ReviewDesign for Safety Technical Reports Senior Design ExpoDesign for Manufacturability Presentation Skills Final Project ReportTQMContinuous ImprovementThe new capstone model created at Cal Poly is considered a working template that is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dugan Um, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Jesus Jimenez, Texas State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2009-3: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MICRO/NANO ASSEMBLY WORK CELLVIA MICROVISUAL SENSINGDugan Um, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi DUGAN UM achieved his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Sensitive robotic skin for unknown environments motion planning was the subject of his dissertation. After he received his degree, he joined Caterpillar Inc. as a research engineer and worked for 4 years at Caterpillar R&D group and Research center. Currently he is at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi delivering his 4 years of engineering experiences into classes. He is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Engineering & Technology, Mechanical

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Don Schillinger, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

differences between tasks andprojects that encourage hand-on doing and those thatencourage doing with understanding…”3 With this inmind, the authors set off to design a one week programthat would provide an engaging academic challengefor students.Building Bridges to the Future encompassesengineering aspects of bridge design as well as teamskills, creative problem solving, and careerexploration. Each of the explorations planned for the Figure 1: Students testingcamp are designed to pique student interest and show K’Nex bridge designsthe importance and relevance of both mathematics andscience. Experiences indicate that topics which utilize hands-on activities and lead to a designcompetition will motivate students4. The

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University; Innocent Afuh, Texas Tech University; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

adopted from Atman et al.15 The coding consisted of nine elements,namely, problem definition, gather information, idea generating, modeling, feasibility analysis,evaluation, decision, communication, and other. Since the thrust of this research was oninformation gathering activities, the “gather information” element was further broken up intonine distinct information gathering activities, namely, 1. ask client-expert 2. library research 3. internet use 4. ask other-expert 5. plan to gather 6. gather info (general) 7. parts: plan to gather info 8. parts: gathered info 9. procedure: gather infoFurthermore, the “communication” element was also broken up into 1. Citation 2. Presentation or written report 3. Report

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Contact with junior robot Page 13.1380.3Figure 2. Decision matrixStudents made models of three of concepts using foam core, box cutters, and glue guns during thesecond week. Digital pictures, descriptions of each model, and a decision matrix for choosing the bestconcept were submitted along with solid models of each part of their design. A Decision matrix like theone shown in Figure 2 was used to select the best design. Process plans were required for the third weekalong with a Pro/E assembly file, G-codes to produce all parts with comments that identify which codesor lines were used to manufacture each feature of the part. A process plan

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

first course in the sequence seeks to give the students the tools of project management (PM),present those tools within the context of the process of new product development (PD) and applyboth PM and PD to their senior capstone project, which develops a new product. The goals of thecourse are to provide: 1) a learning opportunity that requires out of the box thinking andresolving an open ended problem, 2) an in-depth exposure to the use of project managementtools and software; 3) a real experience using these tools to plan and control a project; and 4) theplanning and structure for the senior integrated design project. The class uses Microsoft Project©as the software tool for scheduling and project planning. Each of the basic PM tools is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Musa Jouaneh, University of Rhode Island; William Palm, University of Rhode Island

students the opportunity to conduct an experiment at their own convenient time andlocation. However, it does not give the same experience as performing the experiment in person,and there could be issues in equipment availability, especially in large classes.Take-Home Laboratory KitThe take-home kit consists of three components. The first component is a hardware interfaceboard that interfaces with the student’s PC/laptop and with the experiment hardware. The secondcomponent is the User-Interface Program that is loaded on the student’s PC/laptop and is used torun the experiment and collect data. The third component is the actual experimental setup or thesensor system to perform the measurement. In this project, we are planning to develop and

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Jackson Sherion, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Department of Department of Industrial and Information & Construction Computer Engineering Production Computer Management Science (planned ’06) Systems Technology B.S. Systems D e • Construction • Industrial Technology • Information & • Computer Science

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

numerous aspects of the business (product development, marketing strategies,advertising and promotion, sales and research and development) and in competing againstother student teams. Cadotte3, the creator of The Web Marketplace, stated thattechnology-based business simulations offer students the opportunity to practiceimportant business skills including: a) Strategic Planning and Thinking. b) Strategy Management c) Leadership, Teamwork and Interpersonal skills d) Budgeting and Cash-Flow Management e) Understanding and Delivery of Customer ValueOur decision to use The Web Marketplace as part of our course was three-fold. First,Innovative Learning Solutions, Inc., provides training in the use of the software in aclassroom setting at

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; Shirley Fleischmann, Grand Valley State University; Janice Pawloski, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

course on Finite Element Analysis. Thethird component of the approach is to reorganize the sequence of the course throughout thecurriculum.The proposed plan of study is also presented. Expected benefits from the endeavor are discussed.Brainstorming and discussions preceded the preparations. This paper also presents challenges oftextbooks, scheduling and resource allocations. The paper concludes with the discussion of thefuture work. In summary this paper presents identification of issues, innovation, approach taken,and the necessary preparations. The main objective of the paper is to disseminate the innovativeapproach and seek the constructive comments from the engineering educators.IntroductionThe School of Engineering at Grand Valley State

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jon Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

to theliterature as well as our fellow liaisons for guidance. The job of a liaison librarian is busy andmulti-faceted. The Reference and User Services Association division of the American LibraryAssociation includes expectations ranging from formal activities—"surveys of library users,faculty, staff and students to evaluate their satisfaction with library resources; regular meetingswith faculty to ascertain planned curriculum developments and to identify new resources;communication of available materials and services; and establishment of a process by whichlibrary users can suggest purchases"—to the informal "participation in campus organizations andactivities, monitoring campus media for activities and events that affect collections

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nagen Nagarur, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton; Sarah Lam, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

.Pedagogical AspectsAll the courses will be in the form of class room teaching. There is a facility for students to takethe courses via the “EngiNet,” a distance education system at the school. EngiNet has alreadyproved to be a valuable system, enabling numerous students working on projects in distantlocations, and full time employees to register for the courses and earn credits. It is also envisagedto have experts come and teach relevant courses as adjunct professors. Appropriate case studieswill be introduced to provide real life experience. As the new program gains momentum, it isanticipated that the program would be able to place some of the students in financial companiesas interns.ProjectionsIt is planned to have the first incoming class in the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York, Farmingdale; David Wells, North Dakota State University; Robert Mott, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

such as business, planning, controls, andquality. The Curricula 2000 and Curriculum 2002 documents also defined sample curriculumand delineated differences between engineering and technology programs.Since the Curriculum documents were published there have been a number of new developmentsincluding; ≠ A recognized increase in the role of business knowledge ≠ New methods such as Lean manufacturing ≠ Globalization ≠ Computer software and control methods ≠ New manufacturing processes ≠ New manufacturing sectors Page 14.393.3To this end the work in the previous

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Project Plan LabVIEW, provided by NI (National Instruments), is a powerful industrial popular graphical development environment developed on a novel concept of virtual instrumentation. Targeted for the educational market, NI provides a design and prototyping platform called ELVIS (Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite). With such a multi-functional platform, as well as many third-party compatible products, the same platform can be used in a wide variety of subjects including circuit, electronics, digital logic, network analysis, digital hardware, robotics, control, microcontroller, mixed-signal, DSP, etc. Based on the consistent platform of ELVIS and consistent programming environment of LabVIEW, a sequence of lab

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gary Pollice, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and a robot.By incorporating hardware and software components developed in RBE 3001, the studentsperform experiments which involve topics such as: hardware/software partitioning; control of amobile platform; multi-sensor data fusion, motion planning, world modeling and reasoning in thepresence of uncertainty.In teaching the course, each week begins a new major topic and breaks that topic into fourcomponents that cover the system hardware requirements, hardware implementation choices,software requirements and software implementation choices. Each of these aspects of a majortopic is given (typically) a day of lecture time. This way, for each topic students see how thevarious mechanical, electrical and computer components of a system interact

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Yi-Lung Mo, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and meet the cognitive demands of a particular assignment1,2. It is higher-order self-regulated mental processes that include making plans for learning, using appropriatestrategies to solve a problem, and evaluating performance and learning3. Metacognition isessential for a successful learner and effective problem-solver. Both creativity and self-directedlearning involve higher order metacognitive processes. The attitudes and skills that embracecreativity and self-directed learning are specified explicitly or implicitly in the Vision for CivilEngineering in 2025 (Vision 2025) by ASCE and BOK2 for future civil engineers.Vision 2025 is the basis for BOK2 and outlines a global vision for civil engineers in the future. Itemphasizes that civil

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Andrew Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Thomas Blasingame, Texas A&M University; Christi Madsen, Texas A&M University; Cesar Malave, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a career choice, and 2) encouraging them to pursue a baccalaureatedegree in engineering at our university. In summer 2008, an evaluation was collected at the endof each of three camps. This paper will discuss the general strategy of the camp, provide anoverview of the experiential learning projects, and report evaluation results from admissions dataand surveys collected from summer 2008 camps.In all of the recruitment programs for the college, great effort is made to attract traditionallyunderrepresented groups, including African Americans, Hispanics, and women. A large part ofour recruitment plan involves the use of targeted high-achieving majority-minority schools.These schools were heavily recruited for participants in the camps. A total

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Tseng; Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, University of Texas, El Paso; Jianmei Zhang, University of Texas, El Paso

manufacturingtechnology courses: AA-0003 Advanced Micro-Manufacturing and AA-0004/BB-0001Advanced Automation & Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. The third step willinvolve restructuring the current course BB-0002 Production Planning and Control anddeveloping one new course BB-0003 Scheduling of Automated Manufacturing Systems.These courses, of interdisciplinary nature and their associated hands-on laboratoryexperience, will become capstone courses, which will include trainings on hardware,software, term projects and, most importantly, NBM practice.Generation of Course Modules and CoursesBelow, the conceptual framework of module-based course development through thequasi-web based approach is illustrated.Course Modules1. Simulation for Global & Micro

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark F. Costello; Jerry W. Samples

stimulated a great deal of conversation among the faculty aswe developed the program, How complex? How funded? What deliverables? What methods? Who builds thedevices? Many other questions were aired as we proceeded with the course development. The requirements thateach project should have and an explanation of the design phases follow:. Projects must draw on many engineering analysis tools learned in the program.. The process is not the solution, it is merely a means to an end and projects should be physically based notmethodology based.. The time allotted for each project should be 400-500 person hours.. Each project should be approached in phases to include: - Specification development and planning phase - Conceptual design phase

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael V. Doran; Herbert E. Longenecker; David L. Feinstein; David D. Langan

the fields of computing, computing education and educational psychology, was conducted atthe beginning of the project to critique project planning and initial materials. Materials currently developedwill be class tested and evaluated by other faculty during the remainder of this year. These updated materialswill be refined and further disseminated. The evaluation of materials will continue with the original five on-site consultants, three off-site consultants and several review/adoption institutions. An Undergraduate FacultyEnhancement workshop has been funded and is being planned for June of 1996. This will allow 20participants to be exposed to the methodology and materials developed in this project