Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianxin Tang, Alfred University

12.1026.2the first of several maglev projects planned for later this decade, including those in Munich(Germany), Pittsburgh, and Baltimore-Washington, D.C. Still more maglev projects are understudy, including Las Vegas-Los Angles, Los Angles-Palmdale, and Atlanta [1]. Otherapplications in the research stage include maglev propulsion to launch aircraft from carriers andmaglev booster-assist for space shuttle launching [1]. Another related area of major developmentis digital signal processing (DSP). DSP is one of the most rapidly advancing areas in electricalengineering and DSP technologies are being used widely in control, communication, imageprocessing, speech coding, parallel processing, instrumentation and testing, and much more[2,3,4]. There is

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Centers and Technical Curricula: A Proposal for StudyAbstractThis paper proposes to study how activities of technology-intensive visualization centers have orhave not been integrated into technical undergraduate curricula. The study focuses onvisualization centers applied to urban planning, engineering, construction, medicine, and science.The study is delimited and a set of preliminary research questions are proposed.IntroductionData visualization has become an important tool in science, engineering, and technologyeducation and practice.1 Technologies for interacting with complex multi-dimensional data havebecome economically feasible and functionally practicable as witnessed by the establishment of“Visualization

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Duane Akroyd, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

must be evaluated by an outside agency. The externalreview for this project is being conducted by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) 5. RTI isconducting electronic skill inventories during each course, reviewing portfolios of student work,collecting and analyzing contact logs between students and faculty, reviewing recruitment plans,and reviewing curriculum materials from each course. Table 1 shows demographic data from thefirst three cohorts. Table 1. Demographic Data from the Cohorts. Gender Male Female Total Cohort 1 3 (33%) 6 (67%) 9 Cohort 2 7 (41%) 10

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Daughton, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

been out of school for 3-5 years or more, and the prospect of preparingfor and taking the GRE is daunting. One particular group of students strongly affected bythis requirement is the Corp of Engineer Army Captains at Fort Leonard Wood.2 Theseindividuals, if they meet admission requirements, are able to complete the MSEM degreewhile they are at the fort for career training. Many of these individuals are now coming tothis program straight from war zones in Iraq or Afghanistan, making it very difficult toprepare for and take the GRE. Overall, some potential students have simply said theywould not take the exam and planned to look elsewhere for their graduate education.These individuals are often indignant that as successful professional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

, business plan, market survey,and budgeting that culminates in a written proposal and oral presentation requesting funds fordevelopment of a product. The following CPR exercises’ are used in ECE362: Page 12.158.1CPR 1: What Is Intellectual Property (IP): This CPR introduces IP in the form of patents,trademarks, industrial designs (trade secrets) and copyright to the students. Patent protection isthe major focus of this CPR.CPR 2: What Is An Annotated Bibliography: This CPR introduces students to research usingthe annotated bibliography. The reason the annotated bibliography is used, it adds descriptiveand evaluative comments (i.e., an annotation

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Imran, Ajman Univeristy of Science & Technology, UAE; Mohamed Nasor M. Kalil; Fahar G. M. Hayati, Ajman University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

respective programs was acause of concern for the College of Engineering. To understand the causes and to find remedies,systematic and well planned actions were taken which included obtaining and analyzingfeedback from various stakeholders including the following: a) Employers of the program graduates b) Program alumni c) Senior level students d) Program faculty membersIn addition, comparative studies involving similar programs of other reputed universities fromdifferent countries were also conducted to analyze the curriculum design and contents.Further, expert advice was sought from senior evaluators of engineering programs including

Conference Session

Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Chandra Y Austin Ph.D, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

“My experience in MESA allows me to”. Example survey items included (a) Myexperience in MESA allows me to discuss future plans with my advisor and (b) My experience inMESA allows me to feel a sense of accomplishment.Data CollectionIn Spring 2012, the revised ESIPS survey that included the “impacts” section was distributed tostudents from the states of Washington, California and Utah. Students completed the test onlineusing SurveyMonkey7 and were asked to rate their degree of agreement, on a 10-point scale, withthe 39 impacts statements. Of the 224 students completing the survey, fifty-eight percent of thestudents were female and forty-two percent were male. Forty-six percent identified themselves asHispanic / Latina / Latino, twenty percent

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson, South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mission of STARS Alliance. SC State’s STARS SLC aims to encourage and informstudents at all levels on the various computing careers that are available to them. The following are someof the details of our SLC: Page 23.317.3 SLC Participation & OrganizationThe SLC at SC State consists of 10 computer science students and 3 computer science faculty. We meettwice a month to plan various outreach and professional development activities. The students work ingroups under the supervision of a faculty mentor. They prepare the K-12 outreach lesson plans anddeliver the lessons to the participating K-12 school

Conference Session

CEIII Wrapup

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Bates Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

about the Page 23.360.2program and past research can be found at our website and in past publications4,5,6,7,8.RoboticsRobotics technology has been shown to be an effective means of engaging students inmeaningful design activities. In a study of a summer program using LEGO® MINDSTORMS®robotics, 10- to 13-year old students built submersible boats over 3.5 hours at a summer camp9.Many students let the materials drive their progress and engaged in trial and error designs,becoming frustrated during the process. Some students stayed within the problem but spent timeplanning and were able to generate designs. Some students spent time planning and

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sherion Jackson; Andrew Jackson

the paper. Software compatibilityissues continued to plague the authors during the development process. Specifically, the textbookselected for the course – Business Logistics Management - Planning, Organizing, andControlling the Supply Chain, 4th Edition. by Ronald H. Ballou 2 – included a CD-ROM withLogistics specific software – LogwareTM – however, the software could not be easily integratedinto the course since deployed officers and enlisted men may not be able to add supplemental “non-approved” software to educational computers, therefore, the software was not included as arequired element of the course. This had an effect on converting materials already created by Dr.Kauffman as well as structuring examinations without the use of course

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norb Delatte

case study “Proof of Concept” project are to: Page 8.400.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education1. Develop a master plan linking civil engineering and engineering mechanics courses, course topics, and case studies.2. Identify published materials (articles, technical papers, books) covering those cases, if any.3. Identify case studies requiring further research and development.4. Develop some of the case studies identified.5. Develop instructor’s notes to accompany each case study.6. Develop a web site for courses, topics

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joni Spurlin; Jerome Lavelle; Sarah Rajala; Mary Clare Robbins

,Introduction to Engineering and Problem-Solving. It is offered each fall to over 1,100 first yearengineering students. In an effort to continuously improve the course, we put into place a plan toassess the course's learning outcomes. Assessment data collected in fall 2001 and fall 2002through surveys, rubrics, and class assignments were evaluated to determine how well studentsmet learning outcomes related to communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. This paperpresents the assessment methods used in this course and provides examples of how the assessmentfindings were used to modify the course. The assessment procedures developed for this coursecan be modified for use in any course, regardless of its size, and will illustrate how courseassessment

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Non-Technical Majors

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Sokol

June Parsons and Dan Oja7” is the book currently used for IST110.The course is broken into three parts: The first part is an introduction to local area networks and wide area networks and will build on the material lightly covered in IST 110. The second part of the course focuses on the nature of computer security threats and the basic responses to these threats. The second part will also include topics on organization and planning and an overview of the methods for securing networks. The third part of the course focuses on specific interests for the criminal justice students.Selecting A TextbookNo book could be found to cover all three parts of this course. The easiest task was

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Perry Deess; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan; Vladimir Briller; Raymond Calluori; John Carpinelli

sophomores which allowed them moreflexibility in planning activities, monitoring progress, and encouraging the formation of informalEOP peer support groups.The ELA program developed new and strengthened old partnerships with selected universitydepartments in order to successfully integrate ELA participants into the mainstream of NJIT’sacademic co-curricular environment. The new and enhanced partnerships enabled the ELAs tobetter maximize the use of available university resources as they endeavored to help students buildtheir academic confidence and skills required to increase academic performance. ELAparticipants were required in some cases, and strongly encouraged in others, to participate in thefollowing programs: • University Learning Center

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

instructionally meaningful. Learning is not only a one-way transmission of information from teacher to students. Meaningful instruction engagesstudents actively in their learning. Learning to be meaningful and effective it must have clearvisions. Assessment is a key part of this vision. The good teachers constantly assess how theirstudents are performing, gather evidence of the progress and problems, and adjust theirinstructional plans accordingly. The students in the construction courses continuously participatein group assessment, giving the instructor an opportunity to adjust the goals and instructionmethodology. For example, in Construction Methods and Materials course, repeated referencesto lack of adequacy of the textbook promoted the instructor to

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

thefirst ever Mining Engineering course in Pakistan. Its massive expansion and developmentcommenced in 1961 on its transformation into a University. In sixties according to the needs andrequirements of the country, Bachelors degree courses were started in Chemical, Petroleum &Gas, Metallurgical Engineering, Architecture & City and Regional Planning. By 1970's it hadestablished over a score of Master's Degree courses and Ph.D. Degree programs. Due to theincreasing number of students in 1970's Engineering College Taxila and Peshawar were formed toaccommodate them. Later they were given status of Universities, thus establishing a total of threeEngineering Universities, with UET Lahore as the parent University1.In 1961 the University had 36

Conference Session

Environmental Justice and Sustainability

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Weber; Deborah Ross; Angela Lueking

departments andthe ConsEnSus Program Office. Working with departments to identify existing classes that wereenvironmentally relevant was essential to the structuring of a flexible program. Each departmentdesiring to participate in ConsEnSus was required to submit their individual degree plans andrequirements through regular departmental and College-wide channels. The motivation for thedepartments to participate in the program include the popularity of the program, the enhancedcompetitiveness of graduates, and potential affiliations with industrial partners.Currently, the program is administered by the home department, with guidance as desired andrequested by that department from the ConsEnSus Program Office, which serves to co-audit theConsEnSus

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Smith; Angela Quick

obvious was thecommon research project theme. Discussions led to the decision for both schools to hostresearch projects jointly executed by teams consisting of both US and French students. This wasformalized in early 2002 with plans to experiment initially during the 2002-3 academic year byidentifying and empowering pairs of (French-US) students through visits and internet resources.The initial goal is to pair French and US students to perform research projects with hopes ofsubmitting the results in open fora for public and competitive evaluation. To suit introducingFrench students to the competitive fora, the US partner students visited Lycom in November2002 to present their research projects to prospective French partner students. French and

Conference Session

Design Projects in Manufacturing

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationneeds and goals. Once the needs are identified and goals are defined, designers rarely look back.Instead, they tend to move through planning, design, and development phases in lock-step order.This has been necessary because of the enormous cost of cycling back to previously "completed"phases. Designers, sensitive in the first place to criticisms of cost, have been loath to truly applythe iterative cycles of review and revision prescribed by CD theory. The application of CD isfurther weakened when tasks are compartmentalized and team members isolated from the rest ofthe system and each other as is the case when members of

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

activities intolocal K-8 classrooms as a means to reinforce the students’ math and science learning. Bydeveloping activities and utilizing preexisting activities that complement the state math andscience standards, the ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is impacting K-8 studentlearning through training teacher candidates (student teachers) how to incorporate these activitiesin the classrooms to which they are assigned. As may be obvious, the mechanics involved indelivering such an innovative and far-reaching initiative as this involves many individual, yetinteractive pieces. While planning for the collaboration, there were seven major areas ofconsideration.  The Teachers’ College iTeach Program  The development and/or adaptation of

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

States has remained at aboutone half hour since the automobile became the main choice of personal mobility a century ago.This identified invariant is practical and useful, for example, in the design and planning ofautomobiles. The advice to automobile manufacturers is that seat design need onlyaccommodate the average drive, about 30 minutes. This example and other results from studiesof transportation technology histories can provide insight into the design, adoption, andproductivity of telecommuting and „virtual workplace‟ strategies envisioned to be part of thefuture R&D organization and operation.An example of invariant behavior is evident in the consistent trajectories of human exploration,whether terrestrial or extra-terrestrial (see

Conference Session

Computer and Informtion Technology-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Se Jun Song, Texas A&M University, College Station

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Ventures Figure 4. Project Team and Supporting Team ProgramAs shown in Figure 4, the preliminary project team consists of two or three EET/TETundergraduate students and one program mentor. The mentor is a supporting team programmember student from either Business School students or previous EET/TET project teammembers. The EET/TET undergraduate students will have primary responsibility for theapplication software design. The mentor student will be tasked to coach marketing strategies andbusiness plan development for project teams. Faculty advisors from each college will mentor theproject team. They will provide technical guidance and development expertise to the team vialectures and seminars. At the end of the semester, some of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; John Krupczak, Hope College; James Young, Rice University

builds on the promising results from the Minor in Engineering Studies at IowaState University. Started in 2006, the Iowa State Minor in Engineering Studies hasattracted many non-engineering students participating in the program. Thus far, eightstudents have graduated with the minor degree; of these, three are working in technology-related companies. One graduate, a female non-engineering major, completed the Minorin Engineering Studies, reevaluated her career plans, and is now pursuing a graduatedegree in aerospace engineering.The approach and goalsWe are working on a collaborative approach to expand the Iowa State effort intechnological literacy among a diverse set of institutions. This work involves fourdifferent schools with different

Conference Session

Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Rogers, ABET, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1176: CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN ENGINEERINGEDUCATION: FACT OR FICTION?Gloria Rogers, ABET, Inc. Gloria Rogers is currently the Managing Director, Professional Services at ABET, Inc., the international accrediting agency for academic programs in engineering, technology, applied science and computing. She provides workshops, webinars, seminars and institutes for the development of continuous quality improvement of educational programs and institutional effectiveness related to strategic planning. She serves as a reviewer for the Fulbright Senior Scholars program and was also the guest editor of a special edition of the 2008 International Journal of Engineering Education

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Betsy Willis

. 94%6. Adult to student ratio. 100%*A response of Excellent, Good, or Average was counted as an above average response.100% would like to be invited next year, and of schools subscribing to Channel One, 100%planned to watch the TV show on Cable Channel One on Friday, February 27, 2004. Page 10.1456.4Team leaders, sponsors, and judges were provided with an evaluation form after the event.Response rates for all groups were greater than 50%. The majority of the evaluation questions Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University; Eric Leonhardt, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

offer on-demand, or access transit service, which provides transportation to residents withlimited mobility options. By using a modular design approach, the team has chosen to allow for arange of potential vehicle applications, including school bus, shuttle bus, and commuter servicevariants. An all-electric version is also planned for shorter distance route coverage. Consideringthe design goals of increased fuel economy, as well as improved maintainability andserviceability over existing products, the resultant reduction in overall operating costs willprovide added incentive for fleet operators when considering new vehicle purchases.Improvements in vehicle aerodynamics, use of lightweight construction materials, and a hybridpowertrain will help

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

Dhabi.Abu DhabiThe rulers of Abu Dhabi Emirate, largest of the seven bodies that comprise the UnitedArab Emirates, have established an aggressive plan for diversification of the currentlyheavily oil-based economy6. The vision for Abu Dhabi, currently being implemented,included: ≠ Premium education for human capacity building ≠ Research and development, leading to innovation ≠ Commercialization of R&D results ≠ Creation of a sustainable knowledge-based economyElements of implementation of this vision include the creation of new educationalinstitutions, investment in and acquisition of companies that are bringing diversetechnological economic activities to Abu Dhabi, and the development of researchactivities

Conference Session

Lean and Six Sigma Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Leduc, Ball State University; Gary Hadley, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis; Mark Ratzlaff, 3M

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Page 15.665.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Immersive Learning using Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Capstone CourseAbstractThis paper will discuss how Lean Six Sigma immersive learning projects were used to satisfyrequirements for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MfgET) capstone experiences andLean Six Sigma Black Belt certification projects; as well as satisfying an important componentof Ball State University’s strategic plan. The three driving components will be summarized and ahistory of how Lean Six Sigma projects became the core which links the three drivingcomponents will be provided. Seven Lean Six Sigma projects (four of which also served asMfgET

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Naji Khoury, Temple University; Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Tony Singh, Temple University; Hossein Rostami, Philadelphia University; Amithraj Amavasai, Temple University; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Creative group.Creative opportunities provided by the assignments given to the students: Throughout the coursecreativity was persued in the form of fourteen assignments. Once every week an assignment wasissued. In each assignment students were required to plan, design or optimize a trafficengineering component. The following traffic engineering components were selected during thecourse; volume adjustment, saturation flow adjustment, capacity analysis, level of service andsplit of green, amber and red times. Creativity comes from the need. Therefore creativity wasgenerated by creating the necessity for the students in each assignment. The necessity wasorganized in the form of restrictions and challenges. The restrictions created the challenges to

Conference Session

Information Integration

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

Concept Mapping as a Form of Knowledge Assessment and Instruction in the Domain of Information Systems Leonid B. Preiser Department of Computer Science and Information Systems School of Engineering and Technology National University 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011 (858) 642-8483, fax (858) 642-8489IntroductionThis paper focuses on applications of the concept mapping (CM) approach, a cognitive learning andassessment tool invented at Cornell University, for curriculum planning and student assessment inthe domain of