AC 2008-695: ADVANCING A COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM INAFGHANISTAN: A MENTOR'S PERSPECTIVEPaul Stanton, United States Military Academy Page 13.158.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 ADVANCING A COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM IN AFGHANISTAN: A MENTOR’S PERSPECTIVE The National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA) recently requested assistancefrom the United States Military Academy to build a computer science program capable ofproducing the technological leaders needed by its nation and its army. We spent several monthsin Kabul, Afghanistan working alongside the host nation faculty to structure an ABET-style, goaloriented curriculum that can evolve
Short Assignments,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE National Conference.10. Jacquez, R., Gude, V.G., Auzenne, M., Burnham, C., Hanson, A.T., Garland, J., 2006, “Integrating Writing to Provide Context for Teaching the Engineering Design Process,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE National Conference.11. Yalvac, B., Smith, H.D., Troy, J.B., and Hirsch, P.,2007, “Promoting Advanced Writing Skills in an Upper- Level Engineering Class,” Journal of Engineering Education, 96(2), 117-128.12. Lord, S., 2007, “Effective ‘Writing to Communicate’ Experiences in Electrical Engineering Courses,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE National Conference.13. Kedrowicz, A., 2007, “Developing Communication Competence: a
a car around a race track to derive the kinematic relations (see Fig. 1). A Track and Some Cameras Camera 2 Camera 2 x2 P 2 P1 x2 y2 rB/2 y2 P3 B rB/1
of NASA)3.1.2. Kansas City Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse Page 13.845.4The collapse of Kansas City Hyatt Regency Walkway illustrates the impact of simple mistakes incomputing the equilibrium of a one-dimensional system. In the original design, the second andfourth floor walkways were suspended using a set of steel tie-rods as shown in fig. 2(a). Duringthe construction stage, the design was modified to suspend the second floor from the fourth flooras shown in fig. 2(b). The nut originally designed to take the load of one floor began carrying thetotal load of two floors. On July 17, 1981 during a tea dance contest, the two walkways collapsed
AC 2008-1297: A “BALLOON SATELLITES” PROJECT COURSEJohn Kuhlman, West Virginia University John Kuhlman is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1975, and his M.S. and B. S. Mechanical Engineering degrees also from CWRU in 1973 and 1970, respectively. His current research interests include spray cooling, reduced gravity fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and applied CFD. He is a course co-instructor for the WVU Balloon Satellites project course project course, and also serves as a course instructor for the WVU Microgravity Research Team project course.G. Michael Palmer, West
AC 2008-1308: A VENTILATION SYSTEM CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTCharles Forsberg, Hofstra University Charles H. Forsberg is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Hofstra University, where he primarily teaches courses in the thermal/fluids area. He received a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now Polytechnic University), and an M. S. in Mechanical Engineering and Ph. D. from Columbia University. He is a Licensesd Professional Engineer in New York State. Page 13.129.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Ventilation System
B Figure 4: Overall layout of the laboratory A. The CNC Mill. B. The variable speed, reversible conveyor with eight photoelectric sensors located along one side with two mirrors located along the other. C. Smart cameras mounted above the conveyor. D. RFID read/write head. The IDENT controller is not visible in this picture. E. The student built PLC control cabinet.A summary in chart form of the successes and failures are given in chart 1.System Successes Failures Teach
: A Study of the Impact ofEC2000. 2006: ABET. http://www.abet.org/papers.shtml, accessed.9. R. Martin, B. Maytham, J. Case and D. Fraser, Engineering graduates' perceptions of how well theywere prepared for work in industry. European Journal of Engineering Education, 2005. Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 167-180.10. N. Spinks, N. Silburn and D. Birchall, Educating Engineers for the 21st Century: The Industry View,Henley, England: Henley Management College, 2006.11. V. K. Domal and J. P. Trevelyan. Comparing Engineering Practice in South Asia with Australia. inAmerican Association for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference. 2008. Pittsburgh.(submitted forreview).12. A. Enshassi and A. Hassouna, Assessment by employers of
engineering programs was performed by the authors,the results of which are reported in this paper. As implied in the survey question (“our generaleducation program satisfies the minimal accreditation requirements”), a common perception isthat professional-school accreditation requirements (a) constrain the creative development ofgeneral education programs and (b) are concerned only with the number of humanities and socialscience courses in a general education program. Indeed, previous reviews of general educationprograms have tended to focus on the percentage of the curriculum that is devoted to non-technical topics, as well as on particular kinds of courses (e.g., English, History, Philosophy,etc.). However, educational trends both inside the
AC 2008-959: ENRICHING A CURRICULUM WITH LOCAL CONTENTWillie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre Dr. Willie K. Ofosu is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Pennsylvania State University. He teaches telecommunications, wireless systems, computer networking, optoelectronics and analog and digital electronics at the Wilkes-Barre campus. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IET (England) and a Chartered Engineer (CEng) of England. He is currently involved in international activities in cooperation with some faculty members at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He is an advocate of diversity in the education field. Dr
feet with about10 feet of elevation gain.Each team is required to analyze and predict their vehicle’s velocity profile. The prediction mustbe compared to the data collected by the vehicle’s microprocessor and sensor/signal conditioningsubsystems. Several constraints are specified for the design effort. The vehicle has to be a)untethered; b) powered by a specified solar panel; c) fabricated in the engineering facilities withthe assistance of the school’s machinist; and d) must to cost less than $300 (not including thepower source). The effort must result in a working prototype, a performance prediction, and asystem to collect vehicle performance data. Each team is required to do the following: conduct aproduct design feasibility study, conduct
introductory course in MATLAB, which features a verystrong alignment of curriculum objectives to assessment tasks; refer to Figure 3 where the arrowpointing from “objectives” to “assessment” implies the objectives of the course must beembedded in the assessment tasks. The proposal for this system is reported in the next section. Teacher S tu d e n t p e r s p e c t iv e p e r s p e c t iv e o b je c t iv e s assessm ent T e a c h in g L e a r n in g a c t iv it ie s a c t iv i tie s assessm ent o u tc o
paper is on outcomes assessment as mandated by ABET,but we acknowledge other sources are also very important. In particular, our program alsoreceives input from a program advisory board, a college advisory board, three and five yearsurveys of graduates and our graduates’ managers, and benchmarks against other programs.OutcomesThe current software engineering outcomes, adopted in December of 2004, are: A. Foundation: Graduates shall have a strong foundation in science, mathematics, and engineering, and can apply this fundamental knowledge to software engineering tasks. B. Development: Graduates can effectively apply software engineering practice over the entire system lifecycle. This includes requirements engineering, analysis
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AC 2008-1104: IMPLEMENTING A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM AT THENATIONAL MILITARY ACADEMY OF AFGHANISTANStephen Ressler, United States Military Academy Colonel Stephen Ressler is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. An active duty Army officer, he has served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He has been a member of the USMA faculty for 16 years, teaching courses in engineering mechanics, structural engineering, construction
AC 2008-2324: A "GLOBAL" CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT CIVILENGINEERING IN DEVELOPING NATIONSFred Meyer, United States Military Academy Colonel Fred Meyer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy and serves as the Civil Engineering Division Director. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from USMA in 1984, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993, and 2002, respectively. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Colonel Meyer has been a member of the USMA faculty for over five years and teaches courses in basic mechanics, structural steel design, reinforced concrete design
(European Society for Engineering Education), ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) and INTERTECH (International Council for Engineering and Technology Education). Dr. Claudio da Rocha Brito has received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, B.S. degree in Mathematics, B.S. degree in Physics, M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering all from the University of São Paulo. He is listed in "Who's Who in the World", "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in Science and Engineering", "Five Thousand Personalities of the World", "Dictionary of International Biography", "Men of Achievement" and others similar publications. Although he was born in São Paulo City, he has received
), developed by R. Chabay and B. Sherwood at North Carolina StateUniversity, is an innovative introductory physics curriculum that emphasizes fundamentalphysical principles, the microscopic structure of matter, a more coherent formulation linkingclassical and modern content, and modeling complex systems through computation. We discussour motivations for introducing the curriculum, implementation issues, and ongoing assessment.IntroductionThe calculus-based introductory physics course is a key component of the educational mission ofthe Georgia Institute of Technology, due to its status as one of the nation’s leading universities inengineering education, and due to the sheer number of students that take the course. Nearlyevery student at Georgia Tech is
efforts target outcomes when aggregate student scores are below 3.0.Attachment B is an example of a class assessment. This particular course, which is one of thefirst engineering technology courses the students take, the data gathered, showed that as a wholethe students are slightly below the average of 2.5, with respect to understanding reciprocals. Thedata for this particular class will be compared with the data collected for the other classes toanalyze the overall results. If there seems to be consistency between data from other groups, thefaculty, with input from the IAB, will decide what changes will be made to try to improve thescores. Information collected in a course included both direct and indirect methods on eachstudent in the
the course, with the possible inclusion of a mastery exam.29References1. P. Blowers, “A Course on Freshman Survival Skills,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2002).2. Christopher J. Rowe, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, “Module-based Freshman Engineering Course Development” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004).3. W. K. LeBold, H. Diefes, W. C. Oakes, “Helping First Year Students Make Critical Career Decisions,” Proceedings of the 1999 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (1999).4. B. Engerer, M. Hagenberger, and D. Tougaw, “Revision of a First
b. Coupled-tank level control system projectFigure 2. Key instrumentation and controls concepts/methods tied to the two multi-week design projects.All these concepts were presented in lecture sessions within the context of the coupled-tankcontrol system design. Whenever possible, the lecture topics were tied to the concurrent designproject that emphasizes hands-on experience in the lab. At the same time, whenever possible,concepts/methods from lectures were incorporated into project activities to help the studentsmake the connections between theories learned from the classroom and their applications on areal-world system.A. Project OverviewA coupled-tanks level control system was utilized in this course project for a number of reasons:1
more efficient.General Arrangement in EERC SB-36: Page 13.1292.16 16Existing Equipments Arrangement R Material Crib Hallway C Cut-off Saw SB-37 B Belt Sander SB-37 S Band Saw Dow/ATDC D Drill Press SB-36 M Vertical Mill SB-36 A Assembly Bench SB-36 ANALYSIS AND RESULTSLink No. Routing(Operation
: The need for evolution of the recruitment model for women in engineering,” Proc. ASEE Conf., pp. 7003-7013, 2005.4. M. Pickering, E. Ryan, K. Conroy, B. Gravel, and M. Portsmore, “The Benefit of Outreach to Engineering Students,” Proc. ASEE Conf., pp. 1119-1130, 2004.5. S. S. Wilson and E. L. Shoenfelt, “Using Western Kentucky University SWE members in the Recruitment of Middle School Girls,” Proc. ASEE Conf., pp. 15533-15538, 2005.6. J. R. Glover, J. L. Ruchhoeft, J. M. Trenor, S. A. Long, and F. J. Claydon, “Girls Reaching and Demonstrating Excellence (GRADE) Camps: An innovative Recruiting Strategy at the University of Houston to Increase Female Representation in Engineering,” Proc. ASEE Conf., pp. 6889-6897, 2005.7. L
and data, a draft report seeking comments andadditional points of view was developed and distributed to all Zone, Section and panel leadersinvolved in the YOD at the 2006-2007 Section meetings. A carefully edited version of thesenotes and comments resulted in this intermediate ASEE Zones’ report. Results There were 42 “Topics” listed in Table 2 that were identified by the committee assufficiently distinct comments or points of view about SEE. The number of times each topic wasmentioned was totaled in the table. In addition, for consolidation purposes, each topic wasassigned to one of five major categories, labeled A-E: A. Faculty Issues and Rewards B. Pre-College
responsibility while promoting interdependence among group members.According to Johnson, Johnson, and Smith, five essential elements are necessary to allow for Page 13.1279.3true team efforts: (a) positive interdependence, (b) individual accountability, (c) face-to-faceinteraction, (d) social skills, and (e) group processing.[6]Positive interdependence stipulates that successful outcomes of one team member are dependentupon the successful outcomes of each team member. In addition, well functioning groupsrequire every team member to be held individually accountable for handling their share of theload. Through design or through neglect, these two elements
Bratton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Brandy B. Barrow is a graduate student in the Department of Educational Research and Evaluation. She has been on the SURP evaluation team for the past three years.David Dillard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. David A. Dillard is the Adhesive and Sealant Science Professor in the Engineering Science and Mechanics Department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His research is focused in the area of time dependent properties and fracture of polymeric materials, most recently in fuel cell applications. This interest spawned development of the Materials and Processes for Proton Exchange Membrane
might include the degree requirement of a project, ‚ the assurance of sufficient enrollment in courses on a regular basis, ‚ the establishment of an equitable reward system for faculty members who advise students or serve on graduate committees, and ‚ the development of certificate option in systems engineering.References 1. Council of Graduate Schools, “NDEA 21: A Renewed Commitment to Graduate Education.” Washington DC, November 2005. 2. Council of Graduate Schools, “Graduate Education: The Backbone of American Competitiveness and Innovation,” Washington DC, April 2007. 3. W. Whiteman and B. Mathews, “Is It Real or Is It Memorex: A Distance Learning Experience,” Proceedings of the
and a substantial knowledge [or factual knowledge within ato understand the knowledge of understanding] of the social contextimpact of contemporary similarities and differences among – Demonstrate globalizedengineering professional, engineers and non-engineers from technical knowledgesolutions in a global, societal and global different countries.” – Awareness of relevanteconomic, issues factors in a globalenvironmental, and (b)”Students will demonstrate an – Synthesis of engineeringsocietal context
the National Science Foundation Industry/UniversityCooperative Research Centers Program grant number IIP-0733386.References1. Needy, K., L., Ingalls, R. G., Mason, S., Hunsaker, B., Norman, B. A., Gokhan, N. M., Cornejo, M., “Design for Supply Chain – A Collaborative Research Project Between Institutions and Between Centers,” submitted to Industrial Engineering Research Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 2008.2. Gökhan, N. M., “Development of a Simultaneous Design for Supply Chain Process for the Optimization of the Product Design and Supply Chain Configuration Problem,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, December 2007.3. Ingalls, R.G., B.L. Foote and A. Krishnamoorthy. “Reducing the Bullwhip Effect in
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