Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Miguel A. Ramos; Enrique Barbieri

to study various factors that impactstudent academic performance and learning to ensure that the course is fulfilling itseducational responsibilities. A key component of this evaluative process has been thedevelopment and implementation of a multi-faceted assessment plan. The paper providesan exploratory analysis of the most recent assessment instruments used to evaluate eachstudent and team in the class from fall 2006, spring 2007, and fall 2007. Using multiple-regression modeling, we examine the predictive effectiveness of intermediate assessmenttools (e.g. midterms, project proposals) in terms of summative course outcomes. Whileassessment tools in fall 2006 and fall 2007 generally functioned as appropriate predictors,the specific

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. Although those courses were notevaluated during that visit because they were an experimental offering, a curriculum review wasunderway and an implementation plan for updating the curriculum was subject to scrutiny duringthat visit. As the full plan was implemented, a programming course, an introductory course inflight mechanics, and a graphics communication course were eliminated in favor of including allof the original elements of those required courses into this introductory sequence.1 The impetus Page 13.227.2of establishing the introductory sequence was in seeking to increase retention of students bymaking them feel more connected with the

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

International

is an EDC emphasis in the environmental engineering focus area of theCivil Engineering (CVEN) M.S. degree. A newer EDC emphasis for undergraduate CVENmajors was approved in spring 2007. A college-wide certificate in EDC open to students in anymajor is being planned. Many of the students in the EDC program participate in EngineersWithout Borders (EWB) as an extra-curricular activity (http://www.ewb-usa.org). EWB projectsserve communities around the globe. The EWB student chapter at the University of Colorado isvery strong, with on-going projects in three countries, Nepal, Peru, and Rwanda.The goals of this study were to determine: (1) if there are differences in the attitudes of freshmanstudents toward community service (CS) based on selected

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

participants were assigned office space together in a centralroom between the two lab buildings. This helped facilitate communication beyond emails once the students beganworking on their independent projects. In 2007, the students developed their own group on Facebook andcommunicating activities through that venue proved to be very effective. The key lesson learned in this category isthat one cannot communicate with the various individuals involved in such a program too frequently. Planned Social ActivitiesFor The Bonds program, a day was spent experiencing the surrounding community via a guided tour from the localChamber of Commerce. While this was not mandatory, a majority of the participants moved into their dorm withenough time to go on

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruben Morales-Menendez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Tomas Lopez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Ricardo Ramirez Medoza, Institute Tecnologico De Monterrey; Luis E Garza, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, new planning activities may be defined to encompass higher levels ofachievement; evaluation should be modified accordingly.Academic proposalSpecial attention was given to the experimental teaching. Several constraints were identified inour previous projects27. A research project was started in 2006 looking for a solution of somelimitations. The goals of this research project include that students can: 1. interact with industrial equipment 2. avoid the time that is consumed in the that installation and configuration steps. 3. design and implement different control strategies Page 13.451.7Given that there are several tank-level control

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

collective and individual goals. Leader When providing needed leadership, the engineer promotes shared vision to individuals, teams, and organizations and empowers them to achieve their individual and collective goals. Professional Roles Holistic Professional Behaviors Self-Grower Motivated for lifelong success, the engineer plans, self-assesses, and achieves necessary personal growth in knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Achiever When given an assignment, the engineer demonstrates initiative, focus, and flexibility to deliver quality results in a timely manner. Practitioner Driven by personal and professional

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Amir Javaheri, Virginia State University; Stephen S. Tompkins, Virgina State University; Keith Williamson, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

ABET criteria for continuous improvementrequirements. The assessment process and evaluation of the program outcomes are discussedalong with the results as well.IntroductionAlthough there are several papers published in the field of engineering program outcomeassessment 1, 2, 3, there are very few that discuss assessment process of manufacturingengineering programs. Most of these assessment plans revolve around certain aspects of theprogram such as courses, capstone courses, or engineering labs. This paper presents anassessment procedure which considers all program outcomes assessment processes.The Manufacturing Engineering (MANE) program at Virginia State University developed acurriculum that provides students with balanced coverage of ABET

Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanislav Karapetrovic, University of Alberta; John Doucette, University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

(course “D”). ISO 10001principles, framework and guidelines were used to plan, develop, implement and maintain codesfor student satisfaction with the course delivery, while ISO 10002 was applied to resolve andfollow-up on the individual student complaints, suggestions and other feedback in the course.Because these standards were designed for universal, efficient and focused applications (e.g., seesection 1 “Scope” of ISO 10001: 20076 and ISO 10002: 20047 or Dee et al., 20048), aninterpretation or replacement of only a few generic terms from section 3 “Terms and Definitions”of the standards, such as the previously-mentioned “customer”, “product” and “organization”,was necessary. Therefore, “customer satisfaction code of conduct” (term 3.1 in ISO

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siddika Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design process –ask, imagine, plan, create, test,improve (adapted from Boston Museum of Science). First, the students watched short video clipsthat explored civil engineering as a career. Then, they discussed different types of civilengineering projects found in their community and how to become a civil engineer. There weretwo purposes in this: (1) to help the students connect the content of the curriculum to theireveryday lives, and (2) to encourage the students to consider engineering as a career. Followingthese introductory activities, students engaged in deep discussions about the 35W bridgecollapse. This context connects activities in the Summer 2008 program and to the curriculum inthe after-school program in Fall 2008. During the summer

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharad Oberoi, Carnegie Mellon University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the information contained in documents through aninteractive and intuitive interface.Topic SegmentationThe previous work on automatic topic segmentation can be broadly classified into two types: (1)lexical cohesion models, and (2) content-oriented models. In lexical cohesion models the textsegmentation is guided primarily by distribution of terms used in it. So the lexical co-occurrenceof thematically-related or synonymous terms indicates continuity in topic and the introduction ofnew vocabulary refers to a new topic, implying a boundary between the two. In content-orientedmodels, the re-occurrence of topic patterns over multiple thematically similar discourses areevaluated. We plan to use lexical-cohesion based approach known as TextTiling

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Thuriya Rajkumar, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

scope suggests that the liaison shouldaddress scope concerns with the project coach as soon as possible. Page 14.1233.82.8 Coach – Liaison Engineer Project Discussion ChecklistThe entire coach-liaison checklist is included in the Appendix. The purpose of this document isto provide the project coaches with a punch list of items to discuss privately with the liaisonengineer prior to the first project team meeting. The checklist addresses the liaison guide,planning for company-specific and course-specific deliverables, setting schedules, how to givecriticism, access to campus computing resources, verifying company hiring needs, and planningfor the

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

hobby storecomponents, and is applicable to a wide range of instructional activities. Figure 1 below showsa comparison of the attributes of the CEENBoT™ and TekBot® platforms. TekBot® CEENBoT™ Page 14.1330.4Page 14.1330.5 engage students in highly motivating, interdisciplinary and standards-based STEM instruction. 2. To train and equip science and math teachers in grades 7 and 8 in engineering design principles by the use of the TekBot® platform (and the new CEENBoT™), and to help them plan for the integration of this platform into their curricula. 3. To increase

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Gappa-Fahlenkamp, Oklahoma State University; Mark Wilkins, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

-Menten kinetic parameters by using the Langmuirplot, the Lineweaver-Burk plot, the Eadie-Hofstee plot, and nonlinear regression technique. Inevaluating the kinetic parameters, do not include data points that deviate systematically from theMichaelis-Menten model and explain the reason for the deviation. Determine which techniqueresults in the best prediction of kinetic parameters.The instructors will serve as the technical advisors for this project and you should be workingclosely with them to define the scope of the project. You will need to start planning your projectsoon and submit a project preliminary planning report (see below) on March 4, 2008. You areon the agenda to present your work to the technical support group on April 22, 2008. The

Conference Session

New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Monroe, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University; Bala Ram, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Christopher Doss, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

the Engineering Directorate at NSF. The program alsoincluded presentations on successful research partnerships in six areas, four paneldiscussions (with Deans and Associate Deans as panelists) addressing K-14 educationrelevant to research, research partnerships, research at minority institutions, and industrypartnerships. This paper reports on the planning, conduct, and important outcomes of thisworkshop. PLANNING FOR THE WORKSHOPPlanning for the workshop began immediately after the workshop sponsorship award wasreceived from the National Science Foundation in August 2007. The followingcommittees outlined in the proposal were constituted: Arrangements Committee,Technical Committee, Report Committee, Invitees and

Conference Session

Curriculum in Civil Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

curriculum. Some of the exercises and assignments used by theauthor will now be discussed.Chalkboard Sketches and Student Note-TakingThe author uses the chalkboard extensively in teaching courses in soil mechanics, foundations,and structural analysis and design. In taking class notes, students are sketching free bodydiagrams, soil and foundation cross-sections, beam and column cross-sections, and sketchesshowing layout of reinforcing steel in concrete members, and structural floor plan layout andbuilding cross-sections. When presenting material requiring complex sketches, handouts areentirely appropriate, but if the sketch is not too complex, a hand-drawn sketch on the chalkboardis used. This keeps students active in note-taking, sketch preparation

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques for Freshmen (0630)

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Palmer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John B. Hudson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

building exercise, whichrequired them to work together. Given a picture of a TinkerToy structure, the teams had toassemble the structure, and devise a plan that would allow them to do it blindfolded 7. Inaddition to serving as a team building exercise, it also broke the ice so that the studentswould more readily work together on class exercises.Syllabus and Grading Plan We used the same syllabus and grading criteria as were used in the traditional section ofthe course. Both instructors have had several years experience teaching Chemistry ofMaterials. We first expose the students to a basic set of rules and observations, for examplethat a system tends toward its lowest energy state, or Planck's observation that the energy of alight wave is

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

and give STEM interested high school students an opportunity toexplore, learn and experience several STEM disciplines. Phase two is aimed at improving students’skills and retention in STEM areas through course and curriculum enhancement, new and advanceteaching technology especially for the gatekeeper courses. Phase three provides students andfaculty opportunities to enhance their knowledge and research skills through specially designedlearning activities. Phase four ensures smooth transition of STEM undergraduates into highlycompetitive graduate school programs. The project's management plan is lead by the facultymembers from Engineering and Mathematics Departments.The project designed activities based on the following strategies: (1

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Baikun Li, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Jin Li, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Amy Pruden, Colorado State University; Peter Stroot, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

advisors providing independent, objective criticism; (e) local assessors at eachparticipating school using common elements of an evaluation plan originally developed at UC;and (f) a Co-PI as a lead assessor to coordinate the implementation of the evaluation plans at allfive participating schools as well as cross-comparing and analyzing the feedback received from Page 11.489.3each local evaluation in an overall ‘meta-assessment’ plan to research teaching and learning.As can be observed in Table 2, the five programs where these teaching materials will be adaptedand implemented represent a mix of programs with a variety of

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; David Wormley, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

gained in creating and institutionalizing theLeadership Development Minor.15The Entrepreneurship Minor began as largely a “top down” approach to change, with those inleadership positions conceiving the vision and plan and then implementing them. In crafting asuccessful NSF Action Agenda effort, the opposite approach was used in which a vision andstrategy were built from the “bottom up.” Shortly after the formation of the Faculty AdvisoryBoard of the Leonhard Center, the Director began a strategic planning process with the FacultyAdvisory Board around the following question: “If you could make any changes you wished,what would you do to increase the success of your students in the workplace?” From thisdiscussion grew two major themes: (1) have

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mindy Breen, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

planning and ideation, production andpresentation. Ultimately, the promotion group must satisfy the needs of their client.The third pedagogical prerequisite is that the students should have a choice in how the tasks willbe accomplished. When students are involved in the planning and decision-making, and feel theyhave some autonomy over the process, they are more likely to make an effort and follow throughon their investment of time and energy.10 Often in a problem-solving type of course the studentsare given the problem by the instructor. They are allowed creativity in how they achieve asolution but the problem is identified for them. In the Engineering & Design capstone coursestudent teams are given a goal, an expected outcome, and must

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

, and apply the relevant aspects ofinformation technology, data analysis, monitoring and processing.o I&M courses will provide ample opportunities for students to learn by doing (activelearning), in a real industrial environment.Additional outcomes expected:• Students will work cooperatively and be able to form effective teams.• Students will practice and improve technical communication and report writing skills.• WSU and FH will utilize the lab as support for advanced engineering applications inI&M and process control for senior undergraduate and graduate projects and research.3.1 Planned ActivitiesLeveraging the strengths of each institution – FH’s reputation for innovation andeducation of highly-qualified industrial personnel and

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado-Boulder; Derek Reamon, University of Colorado; Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

theeffectiveness of required courses. On-going assessment will not be successful if faculty does not“buy-in” to the program, if students do not consider the exam a meaningful practice, if examsolutions are circulated among students, or if there is variability in the test administration.Success necessitates the full commitment of faculty, honest and consistent rewards for studentparticipation, rigorous faculty training and strict exam administration to reduce variability.Therefore, the first step for a successful assessment program is the commitment of the faculty.On May 4th, 2005 the current state of the ME proficiency exams, concept inventory backgroundand proposed concept inventory implementation plan was presented to the mechanicalengineering faculty

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dorene Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College; Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

who need help will receive assistance through the Academic Enrichment Center andpeer support through the leadership track.The innovative MIMIC project not only serves as an effective recruiting and retention tool, itallows students to implement and sharpen their technical skills and to improve theirteamwork, critical thinking and communication skills in a simulated industrial setting. It is acost-effective, replicable model.The origin of the capstone projectTen years ago, the engineering design instructor and a business instructor at Illinois ValleyCommunity College developed an innovative plan to provide their students with workplaceexperiences. As a project in one of their courses, the instructors integrated their students intoteams to

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandy L. Furterer, University of Datyon

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

training • Networks • Perform system verification • Verification criteria • Relationships • Verification test cases and results • Behavior • N-squared diagram Phase 5: System • Perform system verification • Verification and Validation criteria • Synthesis Verification and • Perform system validation • Verification and Validation test Validation cases and results Phase 6: • Perform training • Training plan and materials • Control behavior and feedback Operation &

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Years Figure 3 - Number of years until tenure-track participants can apply for tenure (n=21)TeachingA teaching portfolio has many elements in common with the teaching section of a tenureportfolio, and in many cases, they are the same. At my university, the teaching section doesresemble a teaching portfolio. As such, all new faculty are provided a copy of The TeachingPortfolio by Peter Seldin, J. Elizabeth Miller, and Clement A. Seldin.5 The authors5 provide thefollowing steps for creating a teaching portfolio: 1. Planning, identify

Conference Session

MET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

T. Sean Tavares Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

opportunities for students to gain experience with pre-test planning anduncertainty estimation, with unanticipated situations that may arise during tests that mayintroduce measurement error, and with post-test statistical analysis of the derived pumpperformance parameters. As an example, in this experiment flow rate is determined bymeasuring the time it takes for a pump to discharge a measured volume of water at a fixedpumping height. The flow rate is thus derived from measurement of two variables, volume andtime, each prone to sources of experimental error that are easily visualized by the students. Suchtangible examples of experimental uncertainty go a long way in helping students to understandtechniques such as the Kline-McClintock method of

Conference Session

Technology and Design in Engaging and Analyzing Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Mark Stephen LaCour Jr., Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Richard A. Burgess II, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

involving engineering dilemmas. Amajor course requirement is a capstone paper incorporating Social Impact Analysis (SIA). Thegeneral purpose of SIA is to identify and analyze the positive and negative social consequencesof engineering plans and projects. In students’ SIA papers, they identify and discuss acontemporary engineering technology (e.g., autonomous tractor trailers, fracking, drones, ethicalhacking). They are required to incorporate knowledge from one or more of the ethical theoriesinto their analyses.The goal of the present study was to use machine-learning to identify the ethical content in thecapstone papers submitted by students in the ethics course. In the two tests described in thispaper, we assessed whether Watson-NLC could

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University; Jung Sook Kim, Ohio State University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

UniversityMatilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Matilde Sanchez-Pena is a first year PhD student in the Engineering Education program at Purdue Uni- versity. Her research interests are diversity in engineering, education policy making and the effective teaching of statistics in engineering.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University

Conference Session

CoED: Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiawen Wang, University of Detroit Mercy; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xinde Li, School of Automation, Southeast University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, object recognition, computer vision, intelligent robot, and human–robot interaction. He has published 70+ SCI and EI papers and holds 10+ national patents. He is the PC member of several top international conferences, i.e. IJCAI. He is also the invited reviewer of several reputed international journals, i.e. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy SystemsIEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, etc. He is also the associate editor of International Journal of Robotics and Automation Technology. He was granted a ”Talent of Qing Lan Project” award of Jiangsu province and a ”Six Major Top-talent Plan” award of Jiangsu province, China. He is a Standing member, the Specialty

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Brian T. Kench, University of New Haven; Summer J. McGee, University of New Haven; Michael A. Collura P.E., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Charles David Skipton, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Minimum expectations of participation in the department include: • Active and regular participation in co-curricular initiatives (startup weekends, pitch competitions, business plan competition, hack-a-thon, etc.), • Contribution to the shared department’s scholarship, and/or, • Development and delivery of department curriculum. The distribution of faculty in the department by college at the time it was formed is shownin Table 2. All full-time faculty in the department have voting rights and they elected a chairwhose primary appointment is in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Inaddition to the chair, who guides curricular matters, a director, jointly appointed by the deans ofengineering and business, manages