Conference Session

Potpourri II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Homsher, Kettering University; Janet Brelin-Fornari, Kettering University; Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

be an essential component of the Kettering University LITEProgram planning and implementation. Each year, we conduct a number of surveys that providequantitative and qualitative data. We survey participants, faculty, and the undergraduates whoserve as mentors. Participants complete pre- and post-program surveys to measure LITE’simpact on their interest in engineering, as well as program expectations and satisfaction levels.We track participants into their college years, determining where they go to college, why theychose their particular institution, their majors and minors, and whenever possible, their post-baccalaureate plans. We track LITE matriculants closely once they enter Kettering, followingtheir academic performance, as well as

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuju Wu, Southeast Missouri State University; Ragu Athinarayanan, Southeast Missouri State University; Xiaobing Hou, Southeast Missouri State University; Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

received donations from Falcon Communications Inc. and TimeWarner Telecom including a Nortel DMS-10 switching system, an IP/PBX, IP phones, andSONET OC-3 add/drop multiplexers. Together with the equipment in the current two networkinglaboratories, we plan on developing an integrated advanced TCN laboratory. It will present anintegrated network environment where traditional telephone network, VOIP, data network andbackbone fiber optic network coexist with data, voice and video traffic. Figure 2 shows thefuture advanced TCN laboratory configuration.The DMS-10 system is a carrier class central office switching platform offering service optionsranging from simple dial tone to advanced voice and data networking. Our DMS-10 can supportup to 10,000 lines

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

changes and provide the most updated equipment forstudents and faculty. In order to start integrating cutting edge classroom technology, changes andupdates needed to be made. First, there were components that had to be integrated in the room tomaximize the program’s technological classroom with an updated laboratory facility and add anew addition of portable computer tablets would provide excellent instructional environment forthe students and faculty.The planning of this project incorporated the present needs while considering the maximumnumber of students for various classes and laboratories that may use the room in the future.Enhancing the traditional “lecture only” classroom environment included purchasing Tablet PCs.They were incorporated

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

signed the spring of 2007 between OldDominion University and the New College Institute. A search was performed and a programcoordinator was hired in the summer of 2007, who is now on site in Martinsville. These first fewmonths the coordinator has been working with the ODU Department of Engineering Technologychair, the Dean of Applied Science and Engineering Technology at Patrick Henry CommunityCollege and the director of the New College Institute on establishing an office at PHCC and inestablishing a strategic marketing plan to advertise the program and recruit students for coursesbeginning in the Spring 2008 semester. The curriculum and articulation with PHCC are beingmore finely tuned, as well as articulation with other associate degree

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

?," Small Business Economics, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 41-58, 2006.[20] N. Taylor and L. Clarke, "Everybody’s hacking: participation and the mainstreaming of hackathons," in CHI 2018, 2018: Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 1-2.[21] P. McGowan and S. Cooper, "Promoting Technology-Based Enterprise in Higher Education: The Role of Business Plan Competitions," Industry and Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 29-36, 2008, doi: 10.5367/000000008783876968.[22] J. Zimmerman, "Using business plans for teaching entrepreneurship," American Journal of Business Education (AJBE), vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 727-742, 2012, doi: 10.19030/ajbe.v5i6.7395.[23] C. W. Mui Yu, "Capacity building to advance entrepreneurship education

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Catherine Didion, Association for Women in Science; Patricia Paddock, NYC Department of Education; Suzanne Jenniches, Northrop Grumman; Annette Gildea, Gildea Media Group; Katie Gramling, Diamax; Greta Zornes, Tulane University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

EngineerThis section is arguable one of the most popular areas of the website. It provides information onthe specific steps necessary to become an engineer, including the classes that a student shouldtake in high school to prepare for entry to engineering studies. It also discusses the benefits ofbecoming an engineer including the opportunity to work with teams of people to solve problems,the chance to work with new technologies, the ability to work just about anywhere and the powerto make a difference in the lives of individuals.CareersThis section provides information on career planning, descriptions of various engineering careersas well as information on salaries and employment. The Girls Guide to Career Planning presentsinformation on several

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

component, a preliminary assessment from student test groups, andsubsequent improvement and deployment plans. The development of this software is partiallysupported by an NSF CCLI grantIntroduction“Medical Imaging” is an important subject in most bio-medical and bio-engineering curricula.This subject usually covers fundamental science and engineering principles (e.g. atomic andnuclear physics, Fourier analysis and reconstruction, and computer assisted tomography),medical imaging modalities (e.g. x-ray radiography, x-ray CT, nuclear medicine gammaimaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound imaging), and clinical imaging practices(e.g. image analysis, visualization, instrumentation, and radiological protection)1,2. Such coursehas been

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

referred to as Quality Function Deployment (QFD). This tool centers on the so calledhouse of Quality. The House of Quality is a matrix that converts customer requirements intoproduct design features.Figure 1 illustrates the structure of a typical house of quality.It is evident from the figure that customer requirements can easily be translated into productfeatures using this approach. Simultaneously, it is also useful in ensuring that the product staysahead of any competition that may exist or might crop up in the future. .In order to use the QFD systematically, one needs to adopt a four step approach to curriculumdesign which is detailed as follows.1. Curriculum Planning: This is the first step in the process. It seeks to incorporate the voice

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patrick Gee, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

that students who participate in a LC at IUPUI have higher firstyear retention rates than students who do not participate. In Fall 2007, 88% of the entering firstyear cohort was enrolled in a LC and one year retention for LC students was 70% as compared tostudents not enrolled in a LC (65%). Differences in retention among participants and non-participants are significant for regular admits to IUPUI 7.Themed Learning Communities (TLCs), which were piloted at IUPUI in 2004, build on theconcepts already present in a regular learning community by adding linked courses that cover acommon topic. A TLC is a group of 3-5 classes connected by a theme in which students enrolltogether. Through planned teamwork, TLC faculty and instructional team members

Conference Session

Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Egbert, Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

allotted cost and space constrains of the program.Laboratory ExperimentsCopies of all of the laboratory experiments performed in each laboratory course in the ElectricalEngineering program at Missouri S&T have been obtained. Students in the collaborativeElectrical Engineering program at MSU will run the same set of laboratory exercises in thefacility at MSU as is done at Missouri S&T. These experiments have been developed over timeby the faculty in the Electrical Engineering Department at Missouri S&T. Faculty in theprogram at Missouri S&T and MSU will regularly communicate to ensure that any changes,deletions, or additions to the laboratory experiments planned for a particular electricalEngineering lab class are noted at both

Conference Session

New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

President of Ghana while receiving a report by the Ghana AtomicEnergy Commission (GAEC). The then President also commented on the need for thecountry ‘to blend its energy sources’. The need to increase the energy production inGhana became evident in 2007 when Ghana experienced shortage in electricityproduction that affected the whole nation. Professor Akaho, the Director General of Page 14.406.3GAEC made reference to this detail in a speech titled “Nuclear Power for GeneratingElectricity in Ghana: Issues and Challenges”, published in an article titled “Ghana mustdraw plans to explore nuclear energy – Prof. Akaho”7. In this speech Professor Akahostated

Conference Session

Methods and Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Philip Johnson, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Joan Barth, University of Alabama; Bettie Aruwajoye, University of Alabama; Hannah Beatty, University of Alabama; Kendrick Gibson, University of Alabama; Sarah Dunlap, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

globalizing profession, the challenges facingengineers in a developing country, the development of professional “soft skill” learningoutcomes not easily taught in traditional classrooms and to get first-hand experience inwhat engineering is ultimately about: building things that make people’s lives better.Components of the program include service learning project development, managementand installation and the development of leadership, teaming and communication skills setwithin a developing country - Peru. The service learning component was the installationof 18 solar panels in three remote Peruvian Amazon villages. The service part of thegraduate course, built upon previously established UA-Peru connections, involved theconception, planning and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thashika Rupasinghe, Clemson University; Mary Beth Kurz, Clemson University; Carl Washburn, Greenville Tech; Anand Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Deepak Vembar, Clemson University; Sajay Sadasivan, Clemson University

differentcourse modules which introduce the students to these NDI methods and the levels of teachingrequired to enhance the overall learning. Page 14.948.3Page 14.948.4incorporated into the curriculum to enhance student learning by providing hands-on experience.The assessment tools consist of projects, unit exams, quizzes and final exams. The proficiency ofthe materials is determined by the final grade.2. Pedagogical Material DevelopmentPedagogical material development was carried out using an integrated assessment paradigm. Theprimary deliverables include lesson plans, exercises, quizzes, exams, laboratory manuals, videomaterials, grading rubrics, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nhut Ho, California State University, Northridge; Robert Ryan, California State University, Northridge

techniques, and planning for thelaboratory infrastructure to support the design projects. The outcome of the curriculumdesign process is a sequence of design courses that meets the requirements and providesthe basis for spearheading an NSF-funded project to generalize the framework to includeother minority institutions in California. Page 14.426.2I. IntroductionThe Mechanical Engineering Department at California State University, Northridge(CSUN) enrolls approximately 300 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students;39.6% of undergraduates are from groups underrepresented in engineering (Hispanic,African American, and American Indian) and 18.9% are Asians

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Yolanda Guran

tremendous benefitfor all of them,3. Whose Benefit? The benefit of international exchanges for students could be evaluated on two planes:. professional and● h u m a n On the professional plan, the students are exposed to similar technologies, but a different approach, adifferent style. They grow to be more flexible, to adapt easier in this ever changing world of technology. Ifthey were using DOS 5, they had to use DOS 6 and Windows or UNIX. If they had more training in softwarethey got more hardware experience. They learned how to network computers, how to use Novell. Going into some anecdotal details, one can show the direct result of the “American experience”:● One of the first exchange students, came to OIT with the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

James Moller; D. Lee

Session 2225 Development of a Design & Manufacturing Course J.C. Moller, D. Lee Miami University / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ABSTRACT A Design& Manufacturing course has been developed in which students consider and practice designand manufacturing by proceeding along a path through brainstorming, design, analysis, process planning,manufacture, product testing, and evaluation. Emphasis was placed on design in parallel with manufacture.Course content included properties

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

career potential forpeople with diverse skills, interests, and background.3. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES This course is intended primarily for non-engineering majors in the first or second year of their degreeprograms, and the objectives of the course have been defined from the students’ perspective as follows: 1. Comprehension: Understand the basic manufacturing concepts and the scientific foundations upon which they are built. 2. Application: Learn the application potential of the manufacturing knowledge gained. 3. Creativity: Identi~ opportunities for improvement in a design, plan or function and synthesize acquired knowledge generating new ideas for improvement. 4

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Lance Schachterle

benefits. Please provide as much detail as possible, indicating dollar costs whereverquantifiable. costs Benefits Faculty time -- planning Impact of WPI mission and reputation Faculty time -- implementation New research areas Space needs New funding sources Library and information resources New students: Please distinguish between New faculty net new students and students who will likely replace students in existing programs. IMPLEMENTATION13

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael L. Swafford; Donna J. Brown

. Page 1.307.5 MallardTM was designed to be easily expandable. Available question types are specified in aconfiguration file, and a new question type can be added by writing a grading program in Perl and then simplyadding a reference to this new grading routine in the configuration file. It is not necessary to modify theMallardTM program in any way, because MallardTM will read the new question type using a Perl interpreter at run-time.5. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORK We are continuing to develop MallardTM, adding features in order to make running a MallardTM course aseasy and effective as possible. Immediate plans for new features include new question types and an Englishlanguage interface for writing questions. The WWW is growing at

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell J. Deaton; Michael J. Bartz

: specifies the manufacturing quality plan 3. Manufacturing engineer: specifies the manufacturing process including costs 4. Sales engineer: develops technical sales literature and price informationSome teams assigned one individual to each functioned area, whereas other teams used a shared respon-sibility approach. Exact configurations of the teams was the purview of the project manager, who wasdirectly responsible to the instructor. The electronics course is a four-semester hour course with an integrated laboratory. The con-struction and design of the D/A was integrated searnlessly into the laboratory experience. In a normallaboratory section, students construct three design projects in addition to eight instructional demonstra-tions. The

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ngo Dinh Thinh; Andrew Banta

minute) the tower can dissipate 407 kW (1.39reds in energy cost savings. The criteria for selecting million Btq/hr).a boiler normally &pen& on the desired steam output.Manufacturers of waste heat recovery units were asked to Stacksize an appropriate boiler for the available heat source.The three responses were received from Beaird The exhaust from the boiler will be routed through aIndustries, Clayton Indushies and Enercorp. A vertical, stack and discharged outside at a location on the roof.two drum boiler designed and built by Enercorp was While originally planning to use the existing staclq itfolly chosen as being the most suitable for our needs. became

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Grossman; William H. Mason

commoncourse will stress modern engineering design practice. The second course will be professional issues inengineering, and includes legal and business considerations in engineering. The two courses from the list ofcommon electives include existing courses in manufacturing, quality, systems engineering, optimization andbusiness. The areas are similar to those required for our design research degree described in Ref. 12. In the last part of the program, students from the different departments will do a project together as ateam (we are thinking of 4 or 5 member teams) in the final summer. Our plan is for the projects to be based onindustry suggestions and to be reviewed by industry. POMD

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Gwinn; Kenneth Reid

as an idea, and after an assignment to an individual or group, the participants decideon a plan of action which meets the criteria specified to accomplish the goal of the project, andworks within any constraints placed upon the individual or group. This technique differs from astandard scholastic assignment or lab in that the outcome of different groups need not be similar,and that the specific goals of different projects are not given to the student.The students were given the following requirements:& All work on this project was to be completed and discussed outside of class time. Because this was strictly extra credit, it was not to interfere in any way with required assignments. The instructor was available during office hours if

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan Dansberry, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

76% Page 14.403.5 Technology 95% Work Culture 97% Organization/Planning 95%In addition, USRP interns were asked a series of questions designed to determine how theirUSRP experience affected their commitment and attitude in regards to their current career path.Table 3 shows the responses of the students to these questions. The number given represents theaverage response on a 5 pt Lickert scale where 5 indicates strong agreement with the statement.Considering the fact that over 50% of the 2008 USRP interns were seniors, the results

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cliff Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael Bridges, Carnegie Mellon University; David Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Cynthia Murphy, University of Texas, Austin; Braden Allenby, Arizona State University; Yongsheng Chen, Arizona State University; Eric Williams, Arizona State University; John Crittenden, Georgia Tech; Sharon Austin, EPA

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

in 2007) for engineering professors tohelp them enhance the sustainability content of their courses. Two more workshops have beenscheduled for summer 2009. There has also been one planning workshop held in 2008 to discussthe long-term goals of the Center. In addition, the CSE Electronic Library has been establishedfor peer-reviewed educational materials that are accessible at no cost to engineering educatorsaround the world. In this paper, we discuss the four faculty workshops in 2006-7, evaluations ofthese workshops, and the Electronic Library. For additional information, the reader is referred toDavidson et al.1WorkshopsEach workshop has roughly 30 faculty member participants plus another 15-20 individualsincluding speakers, staff members

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

results indicate that Bromilow et al.’s1 model holds goodfor the Indian Construction Industry at the level of significance (p-value) of < 0.0001. The resultsindicate that there is a statistically significant relationship between construction time ofinfrastructure projects and their actual construction cost and number of change orders.Key words: Change Orders, Construction time, Construction Cost, Infrastructure Construction,Indian Construction IndustryIntroductionPrediction of construction time at planning and bid preparation stages is necessary for includingrealistic project duration in the bid package. It represents a problem of continual concern andinterest to both researchers and contractors. It is also important for the studies related

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

– 4] such as the interdisciplinarynature of the subject matter, non-linearity of structure - property interactions, and theever-expanding array of modern materials and manufacturing processes. In a previouspaper [4], the author outlined the utilization of a two-tier teaching plan to effectively dealwith these challenges. In the first tier, called as ‘essential teaching plan’ all of theessential teaching elements were included (class notes, assignments, exams, labexperiments and so on). The second tier, termed the ‘course enrichment plan’, a range ofinnovative ideas were described that are in-tune with the contemporary teaching –learning environment such as multi-media resources. However, it was realized at thattime that perhaps more efforts

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

-knownoperations-research principles? The answer to that question has to be in thenegative because much of what is taught in operations research in IE focuseson reduction of costs. Revenue management for the most part looks at therevenue side of the equation, and uses techniques that are significantlydifferent than those taught in any of the typical IE courses, such asproduction planning, facilities designing, and quality control. There are, inmy opinion, other good reasons to teach this course. First, a vast majorityof personnel who work for airline and cruise-line firms in their revenue-management departments are trained in IE departments and have IE degrees.Second, revenue management is not just another buzz word. For instance

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian Yu, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma; L. Fink, University of Oklahoma; Carolyn Ahern, Ahern and Associates

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 11.52.1L. Fink, University of Oklahoma Dr. L. Dee Fink, an off-campus evaluator, is the person responsible for developing and implementing the evaluation plan, and he has an extensive background in pedagogy and assessment. Because of this expertise, Dr. Fink will be responsible for: 1.) developing and© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 monitoring the pedagogical models being used, 2.) leading the orientation programs for both undergraduate peer teachers and the faculty members involved, to make sure they fully understand the pedagogy procedures being used, 3.) developing the evaluation plan and materials, 4.) collecting and analyzing the evaluation

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

assessment have now been included inaccreditation requirements for all ABET engineering and engineering technology programs. Oneof the biggest challenges in implementing the new requirements at many institutions has beeninvolving all faculty members in the process. At Milwaukee School of Engineering, a year-endAssessment Workshop was created with the goal of increasing faculty involvement in assessmentof program objectives and outcomes. The format and results of the workshop are discussed inthis paper.BackgroundThe TC2K requirements of the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET placehigh importance on the continuous improvement process. Preparing and implementing acontinuous improvement plan, selecting assessment methods, and preparing