Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Christopher Cotting, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Durham, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

requirements. • Requiring students to plan their own flight tests, and then conduct them exposes the students to a part of flight test engineering that normally is not addressed in a classroom setting. Further, by requiring students to plan a test, the criteria that define a given test such as risk level are given meaning. • Giving students a list of requirements to fulfill for a test instead of specifying exact calculations fulfills two objectives. First it exposes students to the real-life processes that would be required of a flight test organization. Second, it gives a moderately defined assignment that requires students to use creativity to fulfill their assignments

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Bower, The Citadel; Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel; William Davis, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Page 11.1119.3The expectation set forth by the ASCE-BOK is that civil engineering graduates with aB+M/30 program demonstrate a level of competency consistent with a prescribedstandard for each of the 15 program outcomes. How to implement, document andprovide evidence that graduates are meeting these expectations is left up to individualdepartments, with little more than philosophical guidance provided by ASCE’s publishedreports addressing these topics.Many Academic institutions have started the process of addressing how ASCE-BOKoutcomes and assessment criteria can be integrated into the civil engineering curriculumby conducting internal investigations, creating detailed assessment plans and maps, anddeveloping on-line assessment tools. The

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonard Bond, Idaho National Laboratory; Robert Wharton, Idaho State University; Andrew Kadak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kevin Kostelnik, Idaho National Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

faced by the energycommunity, introduces the Center, and outlines a 5-year plan during which time CAES willprogress from its current status as an “Initiative” of the INL to that of an independent, nonprofitjoint institute. This institute will be a partnership which integrates government, industry anduniversity resources and it will engage a wide network of other national and internationalorganizations.The Energy ChallengeWorld energy demands are at an all time high. The world’s population- currently over 6 billionpeople - uses almost 400 quadrillion BTU of energy annually. This is roughly equivalent to180 million barrels of crude oil per day. These energy demands are expected to triple by 2050 asa result of several factors and could increase by

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Freeman, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; Grant Sharpe, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

be significantly complicated by the language barrier but thisexperience only enhanced the student appreciation for pre-trip planning with an emphasis onadaptability and design flexibility. All students who are involved with this project, traveling or not, have the opportunity toexpand their knowledge of a foreign culture and build global awareness as international citizens.All technologies implemented were to be sustainable, re-creatable, and acceptable within thesocial, political, and economic contexts of the community. The students worked towardsimproving the standard of living without being culturally intrusive. In the process the teamempowered both the community and the individual students involved.Implementation The

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McConkie, Utah State University; Timothy Taylor, Utah State University; David Britt, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

2006-2342: REDEFINING A BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATECURRICULUM: PROFITS, PITFALLS, AND PRACTICALITYDavid Britt, Utah State University David Britt is an Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering. His research interests focus on renewable polymers, molecular imprinting, and biofilm formation. He is currently the Principle Investigator for an NSF Planning Grant in the Department Level Reform Division.Mark McConkie, Utah State University Mark is currently a doctoral student in the department of Instructional Technology at Utah State University specializing in the representation of declarative knowledge for systems that improve recall of textual material, and also the field of open

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renuka Thota, University of Louisiana-Lafayette; Suren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

; • To develop a learning laboratory at each partner institution, integrated with the curriculum, to provide facilities for hands-on experience in design, manufacturing and product realization; • To understand and experience selected elements of the product realization process; • To develop a complete business plan for the introduction of a new product; • To bring virtual designs into reality; • To prepare students for the shift to industry by boosting their confidence, and by strengthening their engineering and soft skills; and • To develop strong collaboration with industry.Product RealizationA rapid product development approach is intended to encourage students, from the outset, toconsider all elements of

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University; Emmit B. Evans, California Polytechnic State University; Randall Knight, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas Ruehr, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

ecology; • Earth science; • Energy and pollution; • Social, political, and ethical issues; • Environmental planning, management, and sustainability.When utilized in this manner, the course could form a valuable capstone experience building onthe varied skills and multidisciplinary interests of the students. More typically, students take TheGlobal Environment course to fulfill a general education requirement, where few have completedcourses in all of the areas required by the Environmental Studies Minor. Having a large fraction ofgeneral education students in the course may increase the number of different majors the studentsrepresent (more than 20 different majors in each of the last two offerings of the course to classsizes of 59 and

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Project Report and Portfolio is also examined in detail andgraded by the instructor. The instructor assigns different weights for eachcomponent of the project (Group Dynamics, Member participation, Maintenance ofLog Book, Mathematical rigor, Conforming to the principles of Liberal Education,Miami Plan Component, Technical expertise, English composition, etc.) anddetermines the overall grade based on these data.This capstone course is taken by the student groups in their senior year. They areexpected to incorporate their four-year college learning experience in a productivemanner. As such, the senior design project provides the instructors with variousassessment data. Over a period of time, it is possible to consolidate these in a systematicmanner

Conference Session

Issues in Advising and Mentoring

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

economic difficulties have led state governments to pressfor a lowered rate of increase in funding for state-supported universities. Private donors whohave often generously supported colleges and universities are also feeling financial strain as theycontemplate their plans for charitable donations9. On the other side, Dunbar et al.10 and Logue11found students are under increasing pressure to complete their degrees, find gainful employmentin a very tough economic climate, and begin repaying student loans that are approaching acrushing level of burden. Both sides have a vested interest in increasing the efficiency andeffectiveness of undergraduate engineering education.Bell12 discussed the similarities that universities have to a manufacturing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, National Science Foundation ATE Centers; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marie A. Boyette, FLATE

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

regarding time, rules, and regulations. Schools also have constraints for days and times and even “better” or preferred months during the school year and even times of day for students to leave a school. Listening to these stakeholders and honoring their constraints and limitations is one step in organizing a good and effective tour. The Tour Process (before, during, after) Generally, a tour process has three stages: pre-tour planning, the tour event day, and post tour follow up and activities. All of these are equally important to provide good experiences for all participants (industry hosts, students, parents, and teachers, and third party organizers or

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

connected-capstone, along term process of developing more and more relational modes of learning was undertaken,with the goal of putting the students in a variety of roles within learning relationships, spanningfrom learner to peer coach to mentor.The decision to apply a relational approach to the DMAD community engagement experience issupported by the study of Program Planning in Service Learning by Sandmann et. al. 8 Theycharacterized traditional program planning approaches on a scale from technical rational throughrelational, and summarized the characteristics and the faculty role in each approach (see Figure3). Their study “emphasizes the key role of relationship building for program planning inservice-learning contexts” and provides some

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Teresa Napoli, UC Santa Barbara; Arica Lubin, Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships, University of California, Santa Barbara; Liu-Yen Kramer, Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships, University of California Santa Barbara; Jens-Uwe Kuhn, Santa Barbara City College; Nicholas Arnold, Santa Barbara City College; Ofelia Aguirre, Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships; Megan T. Valentine, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

faculty with astrong interest in promoting student success in all aspects of program planning and execution; 2)the design of activities that provide an encouraging peer group, as well as the level of supportthat students might need because of lack of confidence and/or unfamiliarity with a universityenvironment, while setting clear goals and high performance expectations. At our campus, theINSET program has been the inspiration for the creation of other CC-university partnerships. Weanticipate that INSET might also serve as a successful model for other institutions, who want toencourage and support the advancement of CC students in STEM fields as they transfer to 4-yearinstitutions.INSET Program Design and ActivitiesEntering its twelfth year

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petronella A James-Okeke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn E. Partlow M. Eng., Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

through the software by aggregating formative assessments at the course level in order toimprove activities and processes that ensure attainment of program goals. Data collected eachyear are used for annual reports and to guide long term planning. Summative evaluations also aidin the achievement of program goals and objectives.SearchLight™ also offers the means to perform program assessments through both direct andindirect means. Direct assessments are appropriate for determining the effectiveness of in-classteaching practices and course outcomes. Indirect assessments through various surveyinstruments are appropriate for determining best-practices for STEM pedagogy and courseoutcomes. Both direct and indirect methods can be mapped to program

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Durgamadhab Misra; Fadi Deek; Kamal Joshi; Vladimir Briller

4.06 3.78 4.00Mean Score 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 Research experience helped student develop problem solving skills Research experience helped student to develop own ideas Research experience improved students' analytic skills Research experience helped develop planning skills Overall average score Page 8.161.11 Proceedings of

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

Session 3275 Advice on Covering Classes during a Prolonged Instructor Absence: Keep the Students Learning Andrew T. Rose University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownIntroductionCareers in academia have some situations different than careers in industry. One difference is thegeneral ease of taking a prolonged trip at any time during the year. In industry, vacation orpersonal time can typically be scheduled by employees when needed. In academia, vacations andlong trips are usually planned between semesters or during the summer. Occasionally aconference or committee

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Gautier

. Students in the class realized that subjectsthey currently do not enjoy as students may become more enjoyable once in the workplace. A CEO of a local Human Resource Services company spoke to an InformationManagement class. He discussed how his company incorporated information technology into itslong term strategic planning. He first showed the students a strategic plan for his company from 5 Page 8.175.7years ago and discussed how the company fell short, met, or exceeded the plan in terms of its“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition AnnualCopyright © 2003, American Society

Conference Session

FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. DeJong, Central Michigan University; Joseph Langenderfer, Central Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

per fall (root mean square error (RMSE) = 2.2), +0.7 per spring (RMSE=2.9).The fall semesters are consistently larger (enrollments of 79-143 versus 26-38 for the springsemesters), with an overall enrollment for this study of 828 students. Overall, 78% of thestudents are in their first year at CMICH (see Fig. 1).Fig. 1. Miscellaneous enrollment distributions.The GPAs and EGR120-grades of the students have stayed relatively constant. The GPAsaverage 2.52 (Fig. 1; standard deviation (STD) across semesters = 0.13). The grades given inEGR120 average 2.48 (Fig. 1; STD=0.19), with the distribution remaining similar.Surveys of the students show that they are consistently interested in ME followed by EE (Fig. 2).Half the students plan on ME, a quarter

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

recommendations for individuals wishing to try such a courseformat.IntroductionThe Research Methods course evolved from restructuring the graduate program in 2001 initiatedby a new department head joining the Department of Mechanical Engineering. At that time, thegraduate program offered a thesis only BS/MS (and MS option for those who had alreadycompleted their BS degree), and had done so for the past thirty years. Over the years, a largenumber students accepted into the program were not research oriented, and were more focusedon getting to work in industry in the shortest possible time. Many of these students completedtheir coursework, and accepted a job before completing their thesis, planning to finish it in theevenings and on weekends. For many

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Pitts Jr., Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

diffusion,hazardous waste removal) could be executed and simplified using various robots. Even todayrobots are used with assisting humans with common everyday tasks such as performing generaloffice work, doing the laundry, or retrieving a newspaper. However, none of these roboticactions are possible without the use of a computer to execute and control the actions and tasks.Since robots are controlled by computers, they can be integrated and connected to othercomputer systems to perform computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) activities. Therefore,CIM is the pervasive use of computer systems to design the products, plan the production,control the operations, and perform the various information processing functions needed in amanufacturing firm2

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Michael Hoge Carriere, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Journal of Planning History, Perspectives on History, the Journal of Urban History, Reviews in American History, History News Network, Punk Planet, and Pitchfork.com. His first book, tentatively titled ”Between Being and Becoming: On Architecture, Student Protest, and the Aesthetics of Liberalism in Postwar America,” is forthcoming from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Page 25.798.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Entrepreneurship and Innovation into an Engineering Curriculum Through Service Learning and the Liberal Arts

Conference Session

Ethical Cases and Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu, St.Joseph’s College; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Page 25.836.7engagement in the topic when case studies are and are not included. PI 7-Took a More ActivePart in the Learning Process comes close to “students are more engaged in the topic when casestudies are included than when not”. The experimental group showed 25% improvement over thecontrol group on PI 7. Since 25% improvement is significant, one could say that students aremore engaged in the topic when case studies are included than when not. However, in futurestudies the authors plan to include “students are more engaged in the topic when case studies areincluded than when not” as a separate PI.The GPAs of the controlled and experimental groups were 2.29 and 2.31 respectively. Thedifference in the GPAs is so small that it is negligible

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin Alexander Peraza Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

experience, which took place during the summer of 2011.The first author, who was the undergraduate student, was supported by a summer research grant.One of the goals of this grant was to prepare students for graduate study and research. Thestudent participated in an inclusive learning community of graduate students, postdoctoralassociates, university faculty, and undergraduate researchers from the host university and fromother universities. Student activities included preparation of research plans, weekly presentationsto multidisciplinary research groups, preparation of progress reports and research papers, andresearch poster presentation. The student learned to operate state of the art laboratory equipment,such as scanning electron microscopes

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin Wang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Yong Pei, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

defined radio offers one solution. With careful planning and design, devices are taughtusing software to figure out which frequency bands are quiet, negotiate with other devices intheir vicinity, and pick one or more bands over which to transmit and receive data. Cross-layernetworking design offers another solution, which integrates the lower layer knowledge of thewireless medium with higher protocol layers, to devise efficient methods of network resourcesharing and to make applications adaptive to radio channel and network conditions. Thesepotentials make cross-layer design an increasingly important area for future network engineers tograsp. Therefore, future engineers will need to be trained with fundamental principles as well asemerging

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Spencer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineeringstudents into K-12 STEM education, including partnerships with other institutions, educationalcourses, advising, educational and outreach events, scholarships, and networking. The goal isnot to discourage students from working as engineers or scientists, but to promote teaching as avalued career goal and to provide support for STEM majors who are interested in pursuingteaching. Tech to Teaching also includes a robust evaluation plan that will allow a morethorough analysis in the future of which initiatives are effective at promoting teaching careers,and that will enable tracking of these students. This current study provides an analysis of thebaseline data, and details the initiatives that make up the Tech to Teaching program.Tech to Teaching

Conference Session

Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Devine

another town was accepted. Consequently, the assistant professor, tenure track job was accepted later in the summer. Teaching on a tenure eligible appointment opened resources for better teaching and instilled a desire to plan for a career in the field. Campus resources to improve teaching were used including CELT (Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching) and FACET, the Indiana University Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching. An application was submitted for the ExCEEd program in the first year of this appointment. ExCEEd stands for Excellence in Civil Engineering Education. ExCEEd and the ETW are well documented in past ASEE Conference Proceedings, particularly by Estes and Ressler3 and by Welch et al6 . ETW is a

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Pitts, Morgan State University; Ricardo Camilo, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

students to learn the basic concepts of the organization and operation ofmicrocomputer-based manipulators (i.e., robots). Assignments and lab projects consideringkinematics, dynamics, manipulation, trajectory planning, and programming are key elements forthe students utilizing the Industrial Robotics and Automated Manufacturing (IRAM) Laboratory.The incorporation of an updated laboratory will provide a platform for students to experience theactual integration and utilization of mid-sized industrial robots and automated equipment. Thisproject will allow for the update of the IRAM Laboratory by creating a flexible manufacturingsystem. This new improved system will allow for various machines to be integrated and utilizedfor the manufacture of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Keith

technically, but is also a good idea because (as you will soon findout) graduate students are expensive! What better way to do some research than to extendyour existing knowledge into a journal article.This idea-to-article time can increase by at least another year or two when you accountfor the following: ‚" find the correct funding solicitation (with a due date up to 6 months later) ‚" write a proposal (maybe 1 month) ‚" get the proposal funded (6 months later if funded the first time, 18 months later if you revise the proposal after receiving comments) ‚" recruit a student to work on the project ‚" start the project and actually do the researchTip #2: Set a plan and stick to it – to get tenure you will most likely be expected

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Reilly; Surya Mallapragada; Mary Huba; Jacqueline Shanks; Kevin Saunders; Charles Glatz; Balaji Narasimhan

characterization.The plant protein recovery module allowed for exploration of alternative separation sequencesfor recovery of a recombinant protein from transgenic corn. The research aspect was enlivenedby the result being sent to a company planning to commercialize the process. The resultingstudent-selected experimental effort included selective extraction, precipitation, ultrafiltration,ion exchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography for purification of the protein productfrom the corn extract. The project provides opportunities to consider both process (columnoperation) and product development (resin selection) questions. Students in this course will beable to collect and store samples, prepare and standardize solutions, be able to perform

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Debra Ricci; Arnold Weimerskirch

market, 4)faculty and staff results, 5) organizational effectiveness and 6) governance and socialresponsibility.III. UST School of Engineering Assessment ProcessTo assess our performance against each of these seven results areas of the Baldrige Criteria. wedeveloped an Integrated Information Management System (IIMS) that collects, reports andanalyzes the information required. This Integrated Information Management System (IIMS)provides a balanced scorecard 2 of performance metrics (Figure 1) which addresses all of ourstakeholders. The system is designed to measure progress in achieving our strategic objectives.Dr. Edward Deming’s Plan-Do-Check-Action model guildes our philosophy of continuousimprovement through cycles of measurement, analysis

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

process plan and process knowledge in machining and robotics operations. (3) A comprehensive assessment and evaluation plan will be presented, contemplating several quantitative and qualitative measurements used as feeders for necessary Page 24.421.3 calibration and adjustment of the different components of the project. Evaluation of this 1 project is guided by five foundational evaluation questions, designed to focus data collection and analysis on a) the project’s stated objectives and outcomes, b) broader