Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

learning tool for the students.Learning StylesStatics is one of the first purely technical courses in the academic careers of most engineeringand engineering technology students. This makes Statics a make or break experience for studentsaspiring to engineering careers and places a considerable burden on the instructor to teach in away that will not only enhance learning, but also attract and retain the interest of students. Tobiashas shown that introductory science courses are responsible for driving off many students whohave the initial intention and the ability to study scientific fields but instead switch tononscientific fields 1. The reasons she gives include (1) failure to motivate interest in science byestablishing its relevance to the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi Marikunte, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Frances Harackiewicz, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lizette Chevalier, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

offered for Fall 2005. Dean of the College ofEngineering was the speaker on Ethics. Distinguished speakers for other topics included:an expert from the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts on CommunicationSkills; Professors from various departments within the college, who were recipient ofbest teacher award on Effective Teaching; professionals from career services on ResumeWriting; an expert from Department of Psychology on Learning Styles; and an expertfrom School of Law on Intellectual Property. Speakers had wide latitude as to theirpresentation format and content within the topic. This proved to be beneficial to speakersas well as graduate students. Selection of topics and speakers for Spring 2006 is inprogress at this time. The length

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; Emily Toner, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

programs. As part of the recruiting initiative, a group of female Project Lead theWay students from area high schools attend a one-day workshop hosted by the College ofTechnology at Purdue University. The students attend various workshops hosted by thedifferent departments within the college. The goal is to introduce the students to thevarious technology fields and the associated career within these fields. Once providedwith this information, the hope is that the students will consider attending the College ofTechnology at Purdue University.The Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue Universityhas employed the use of children’s educational toys and learning devices. An educationaltoy is created by the students when

Conference Session

Professional Development/Scholarship & Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University; Yu Cai, Michigan Technological University; Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

work but is not directly connected to a course or academic program anddoes not carry academic credit. Both of these methods, when implemented effectively, have theability to produce a variety of benefits for both the students and organization involved.2. BackgroundThe Computer Network Systems Administration (CNSA) program [2] at MichiganTechnological University (MTU) has developed an effective service-learning program betweenits undergraduate students and the community that surrounds the university. The CSNA programwas established in 2003 and prepares students for careers in network engineering, securityengineering, and systems administration. Although each of the program’s core courses havebeen designed to incorporate a “hands-on” lab section

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

concepts.Although evaluative portfolios asked students to evaluate themselves or instructors on someaspects of learning or instruction, this evaluation was sometimes used as an approach to drivestudent learning. For example, Jalkio7 designed a portfolio assignment to motivate studentreflection on learning, Guan et al.12 and Lappenbusch et al.13 designed a portfolio assignment tosupport students in thinking explicitly about their professional preparedness, and Cress1 designeda portfolio assignment to help students explore the relationship between course learning and life-long career development. The descriptive portfolios were also designed to promote studentlearning, for example, Upchurch’s portfolio8 was designed to help students focusing on

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; Samantha Jarema, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engineers that are important in this service capacity. These include “an ability tofunction on multidisciplinary teams,” “an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility,” “an ability to communicate effectively,” “the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context,” and “aknowledge of contemporary issues.” Service-learning courses are an ideal mechanism to meetthese critical program outcomes in the training of the next generation of engineers 1, 5-9.Service-learning opportunities in the engineering curriculum have an additional potential bonusof increasing the diversity of the profession. Altruistic reasons for choosing a career in science orengineering are predominantly

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Introduction to Engineering: An OverviewStudies have long shown the importance of introducing students to the exciting potential ofengineering at an early age, especially those groups that continue to be underrepresented inengineering (women, African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans).1, 2 A student’seventual recruitment to an academic track or career in engineering is largely dependent on thestudent having developed positive associations with the field during or prior to high-school. 3This can be difficult since opportunities to experience the exciting aspects of applied engineeringthrough interactive design projects are not always included in middle and high-school curriculumin the United States.4The Introduction to Engineering program (ITE

Conference Session

Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. In this paper, a novel way to address these issues within a Mechanical EngineeringTechnology Capstone Experience is presented. The novel implementation makes use of theASME Professional Practice Curriculum (PPC), a set of on-line “short courses” developed byASME and available to the public at no cost. By integrating these “short courses” into theCapstone Experience, students can participate in a significant professional developmentexperience that is beneficial to both their long-term career goals and their execution of theircapstone project. In addition, the on-line self-study provides an ideal format for engaging thestudent in the type of lifelong learning required for professional success. In this paper, a modeltechnique for integration of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Fisher, Montana State University; Kevin Cook, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

at another university, hasseen deficiencies in the performance of students in the area of graphics utilization later intheir academic careers. For example, the third year students have exhibited difficulties inconceptualizing and utilizing graphical solutions to vector problems in kinematics, andsenior students have struggled with producing quality documentation of their capstonedesign projects. These observed deficiencies may be due in part to the compression ofengineering curricula in years past which has relegated engineering graphics solely to atwo credit first year Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) course, with verylittle follow-up, or use, until the fourth year design projects, during which time thestudents seems to have lost

Conference Session

Teaching Topics in Aircraft Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University; Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

acquire knowledge before they start working, but to find a job they have to have someexperience? It certainly looks like a “Catch-22”.If someone is dreaming about becoming an aviation maintenance professional, the AviationTechnology Department at Purdue University has an answer. It offers an Aircraft ManufacturingProcesses course (AT 308), which is organized as an independent business venture and simulatesa real world manufacturing experience for students. During this course students are assignedtasks and job positions they will encounter during their professional career. The students spent aconsiderable amount of time in the classroom learning theory about heat treatment, loads, strains

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mathematics," teaching mathematicalconcepts in a context that has meaning to a learner2, in this case, a student seeking a career inengineering or technology. The course provides examples of contextualized mathematics thatboth build the mathematical skills of the secondary school technology and science teachers andprovide examples of how those math skills are used in the engineering and engineeringtechnology courses at the community college level. The objective was to equip the teachers withthe knowledge and confidence to show their students how mathematical skills and concepts areapplied within technology, engineering and science courses at the middle and high school level.The course as developed fully supports the major goals of

Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

Pi. His research on passive radon-resistant new residential building construction was adapted in HB1647 building code of Florida Legislature. Najafi is a member of numerous professional societies and has served on many com- mittees and programs, and continuously attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Charmian Wu, Tufts University; Ryan Poling-Skutvik

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

comes from donors and corporate support from companiessuch as Con Edison. Admission to the program, which is open to freshman to senior high schoolstudents, is competitive and is based on the student’s transcript, a written essay, and a letter ofrecommendation. Once accepted to the program, students are assigned a research mentor andtopic to study. Students are required to be present for all six weeks of the program and mustcontribute to a written final report. In addition, students are required to give an oral technicalpresentation to all participating students and faculty advisors. Throughout the program, studentsreceive workshops on careers, advice for college admissions, as well as training in developingand improving their technical and

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

Tagged Divisions

International

Science from Santa Clara University in 1982. His 34 years of professional career covers: teaching at undergraduate and graduate level, planning, developing and managing project in the areas of Telecommunications and Information Systems. His research interest include embedded systems, digital programmable devices and computer communications. He is a member of IEEE, ASEE and ACM. Page 23.825.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Introduction of New Technologies in the Engineering Technology CurriculumAbstractClosed-loop feedback control system is an important component of a

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

traditionally underrepresented groups in engineering education. Page 23.360.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Curriculum Exchange: Middle School Students Go Beyond Blackboards to Solve the Grand ChallengesAbstractOur program offers an integrated approach to engaging middle school students in activities thatimprove awareness and understanding of a range of STEM college and career pathways. Theprogram is framed within the Grand Challenges of the 21st Century identified by the NationalAcademy of Engineering (NAE). The focus of this paper is the curriculum used for

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Julie Ann Lorah, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

schools.BackgroundThere are various reasons why students may not be attracted to engineering. Students do notnecessarily see engineering as a field where they can work with other people, contribute tosociety, or be creative2,3. In fact, many people don’t really know what engineering is2,3 andbelieve stereotypes and misconceptions, such as thinking that engineers are nerdy and boring3,that engineering means working with machinery2, and even confusing engineers with carmechanics4. Students want to choose careers that involve more creativity and challenge and thatseem more socially relevant3,5.Currently, the economy is in need of more engineers than are available within the United Statesand Europe2 which may be exacerbated by the fact that students are likely

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; James Huff, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

, contribution to the 155community, value of service)Total Number of respondents 2044Alumni surveys are the newest form of programmatic assessment and were designed to provide aperspective from alumni after they have been out in the workforce. The survey items weredesigned to assess alumni with regard to the influence of EPICS on: (1) their careers, (2) theircommunity involvement, and (3) their ability to connect their career/discipline to communityengagement. The survey was also leveraged data for educational research that will be the subjectof future papers. The survey questions are included in Appendix E

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Undergraduate Research in Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston (CoT); Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, career plans, their reason for applying to the summer research program, and tworecommendation letters. The selection committee was formed from participating facultymembers, who meet towards the end of the March to select REU fellows based on the merit oftheir applications. Applicants were asked to rank available research projects based on their interest and wereaccommodated as much as possible to work on projects from among their top three selections. Inthree years, the REU Site accommodated 35 fellows, 34% of whom were underrepresented andminority students. The fellows came from universities and colleges in 18 states across the nation. Page

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Hallacher

needed at all levels, fromassociate degree technicians to PhDs, nanotechnology offers an opportunity to establishmatriculation pathways from secondary schools, including vocational-technical schools,through associate degree programs to baccalaureate programs and beyond. Further,because rewarding career opportunities are available at all levels, nanotechnology mayafford a unique opportunity for lifelong learning, whereby individuals may move fromassociate degree through baccalaureate and graduate education programs over many yearswhile pursuing their careers. Because of this, students from economically disadvantagedand underrepresented groups may be more readily attracted into nanofabricationeducation programs. Baccalaureate degree

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education An apprenticeship is a formal training program which allows a person to receivethorough instruction and experience - both theoretical and practical - in the variousaspects of a skilled trade. Today's apprentices are fully trained, well-paid men and womenacquiring skills and knowledge that will serve them well throughout their careers. The Apprentice School of Northrop Grumman Newport News offers four-year,tuition-free apprenticeships in 17 skilled trades to qualified men and women. Apprenticeswork a regular 40-hour week and are paid for all work, including time spent in academicclasses. Two optional design and

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Jarosz; Ilene Busch-Vishniac

committed to the engineeringendeavor from the time they set foot on a campus, that they will pursue courses which offer noinsight into engineering as a profession for a minimum of a year knowing that after this “hazing”,there will be the reward of relevant classes. This sort of approach selectively disadvantageswomen, as they are less likely to be exposed to engineering as a profession and to be encouragedto pursue an engineering career. For most women, the structure of our curriculum is downrightunattractive, uninformative, and uninviting.Integration of Curricular Material Page 8.353.3Bordogna, Fromm and Ernst advocate course integration, stating

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Oerther

Session 1526 NSF CCLI: Developing a Molecular Biology Lab Course in Environmental Engineering and Science Daniel B. Oerther Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of CincinnatiAbstract.Using support from a NSF CCLI, a NSF CAREER award, and two NSF workshop grants as wellas resources from the Ohio Board of Regents, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, andthe Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, we have developed a new course andassociated short course to teach molecular biology skills to undergraduate and graduate studentsin

Conference Session

Student Interaction

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Qiu; Ying Tang

: tang@rowan.eduAbstract -- A class for professionals could be quite different from one for college students due to a varietyof backgrounds and work experience. Some of them want to make a career change; some of them want tocatch up with the state-of-the-art technologies. In class, concepts, principles, and equations might be tooabstract when there are no good real life examples. Object relationship modeling in object-orientedsoftware engineering course is a good example. This article briefly shows a few cases of how real lifeexamples can help professional students understand the covered contents, which have been experimentedin class using the Rational Rose enterprise suite. Issues on how examples get picked and how theyshould be explained and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Carr

emphasizes communication skills with the doing of design (as ahallmark activity of engineers) is now being implemented in senior level capstoneexperiences. Consequences of Engineering First on attracting incoming students aswell as on post-graduation careers will be presented.IntroductionEngineering First is the McCormick School's response to the many calls for curricularchange coming from the profession and from external concerns, such as the NationalAcademy of Engineering and the National Science Foundation. Engineering Firstchallenges its students to develop new ways of thinking, by converting them fromlearning academic topics in isolation to learning engineering topics in an integrativefashion. Given that engineering at its very essence is "the

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Sterian; Paul Plotkowski; Jeffrey Ray

spend precious time on clerical matters,the faculty are able to discuss career aspirations with the students and build a plan of study that ismost appropriate.Grand Valley has a strong liberal arts tradition. As a result we have a substantial generaleducation program that includes upper level course requirements. It is a logistical challenge forengineering students to blend the engineering school requirements with the general educationprogram. It is only through careful and continuous review of student progress that this issuccessful. The timely updating of the student study plans is essential to this process.The final auditing process relies upon the automated Assessment of Academic Progress report.Upon receiving a request for graduation audit

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi

Institute ofTechnology (SUNYIT), Utica, New York. The first course deals with the basics of fiberoptics and contains a structured lab of eight experiments while the second coursesincludes advance topics and experiments in optical communications, and a project. Thepaper also discusses the development of experimental facilities used in support of thesecourses. The implementation of these courses has made our curriculum current, andhelped the students to enhance their career options in the current technologicalenvironment.IntroductionOptical communication is a technology of transmitting information in the form of lightby way of optical fibers or free space as a medium. Over the last two decades the lowcost of optical fibers, enormous capacity and

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracey Evers; Gilbert Casterlow; Eric Cheek

taughtin a vacuum. Philosophies were presented and students recited them, principles were “taught”, butmany times without the students being able to apply them to any real life situation. Math waspresented in such complex ways that students were often discouraged from pursuing careers thatwould require strong math backgrounds. Math educators in the U.S. recognized this was aproblem and in the 1980’s they embarked on a movement to improve the way math is taught. Theprimary goal was to extend instructions beyond rote learning by tying in real life lessons that givethe students the ability to visualize the concepts, and as such improve their retention andunderstanding. An out come of such an approach would be to given the correct activities

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anil Saigal, Tufts University; Arun K. Saigal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

 the top 10 ranked institutions.   While the ‘myth’ that PhDs are not hired at the institutions where they received their PhDs mightbe true at smaller institutions; it does not appear to be true at the top ranked institutions. So what do these finding mean for graduate schools and graduate students? As the fraction ofdoctorates employed in tenure track positions in academia continues to decline and becomehighly competitive, it might be more than ever important for graduate schools in general toredefine the PhD as also training for high-level positions in careers outside academia besidespreparing them for an academic position.  Page

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University; Blythe Marlow Vogt, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

consortium called the Kansas State University Electrical Power Affiliates Program(EPAP) in 2008. EPAP is a consortium of industry leaders committed to the continuedexcellence of engineering education in the area of electrical power and energy systems. Theprogram can be leveraged to help with various aspects of this project, including the recruitmentseminar, internships, and research projects. At the recruitment seminar, EPAP members will beable to discuss career opportunities for graduates in the power and energy field. They can alsoprovide realistic technical problems or scenarios that can be presented to participants so that theycan better understand the current challenges in this field. Students already in our program willhave the opportunity to

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Purdue University; Eric L. Mann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

studies and a faculty member of both the Istitute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) and the Gifted Education Resource Institute (GERI) at Purdue University. After a military career involving the the design and operation of space systems and several years teaching middle science and mathematics, Mann earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology from University of Connecticut. Mann’s research interests center on creativity and talent development within science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) disciplines.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Associate Professor of engineering education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College