Conference Session

On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nobuyuki Kitashoji, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Eiichi Sentoku, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

emergency exits and fire extinguishers. ) - Safety measures based on Heinrich's law ( Refer to 4.3.1 (2) for details. ) - Accident forecasting ( Refer to 4.3.1 (3) for details. )(2) Safety Measures Based on Heinrich's LawHeinrich's Law suggests that eliminating minor accidents, which are potential risk factorsfor further accidents, might help in preventing major accidents. Based on this law, thestudents submit a report of minor accidents they have experienced and share thisinformation in class. (3) Accident ForecastingAt the experiment planning stage, the students are instructed to forecast any accidents that Page 11.719.11may occur during their

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University; Gregory Olson, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

suggest in the future that [the mentor] try to focus on encouraging the teams on whatthey have accomplished instead of stressing what needs to be done in the future. That is not tosay the "plan" for quarterly progress isn’t important, but it is difficult to motivate the team whenafter many sweaty hours in the shop all they hear is what they haven’t done yet.” Page 11.321.7Similar comments were voiced by the mentors. For example, one mentor summed up his role assomeone who “needs to be caring and needs to love the field.” This comment was given in thecontext of understanding the emotional needs of students. Specifically, that the majority ofdesign

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

tasks to produce a completed project. Theseprofessionals should be capable of managing the construction projects effectively and efficiently.Apart from developing skills for logical thinking, computing, and communication, they must becapable of assuming the responsibilities for the planning, co-ordination and financial control of aconstruction project.The duties of a construction graduate also include the determination of most appropriate methodand sequence of construction operations for a particular project. They must be able to predict andmonitor the construction operations in terms of labor, materials, equipment, and technicaldifficulties, and finally timely execution of all project items. They are responsible for dealingwith scores of

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

aboutcustomer requirements definition, engineering specifications, project planning, conceptgeneration and selection, risk assessment, problem decomposition, engineering analysis,design for manufacture, prototype development, experimental methods, and testing.Faculty members take on multiple roles of coach, consultant, referee, advisor, manager,and ultimate assessor. The use of traditional lecture is minimal. Impromptu and informalpresentations by or to students are a more frequent occurrence.The multidisciplinary aspects of a project present themselves as a natural occurrence ofthe design process. Most, if not all, real design projects are inherently multidisciplinary.Working with sponsors, faculty will configure teams based upon the

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Elzey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Page 11.1212.2diverse group, and actively motivate students to the study and practice of engineering, therebyimproving retention.The introduction to engineering offered to students in the School of Engineering and AppliedScience at the University of Virginia (affectionately known as ENGR 162) has traditionallycomprised three projects, each requiring roughly a third of the (Fall) semester: these included a paperdesign study, a technical problem, typically requiring some optimization, and a design-build-testactivityi. The principal drawbacks of this course plan is that the time available for each project is tooshort to allow consideration of realistic problems (or of real problems in a realistic way) and that theprojects had little relation to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Ron Foster, University of Arkansas; Greg Salamo, University of Arkansas

curricula by major professor and cohort group manager • Formal planning of research with Microsoft Project, including monthly reporting • Peer mentoring on research planning in student-led weekly group meetings • Research progress summary reports by semester • Resume and curriculum plan updates by semester • Summer short courses on narrow topics using industrial style scheduling • Research presentations on current hot issues using industrial format reporting • Solicitation-style candidacy exam process, with open written source access • Creativity and team building through industrial-style one to two day seminars • Formal summer classes in Ethics, and Proposal Writing and Management • Formal fall/spring

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Connell, East Carolina University; David Batie, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

teaching. There is a need for flexibility, adaptability andpreparation for unexpected situations not common in the traditional classroom space.Online instruction has to connect with the student even though the student and faculty arenot physically present in the same place. Faculty must be prepared to change theirapproach if the connections are not made or broken, as in the case of technology failureor passive student behavior. Faculty should have a contingency plan with ready madealternative methods of communication and instruction in the event of failure. Thisapproach requires additional time and should be factored when planning to teach anonline course (Young, 2003). Cell phones, chat rooms, emailed PowerPointpresentations, voice over IP

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

addition, Klem and Connell12 identify time students spend on work, intensity ofconcentration and effort, tendency to stay on task, and propensity to initiate action when given anopportunity as indicators of academic engagement.Self-regulated learning literature identifies key indicators of self-regulated learning strategies.These are organization, concentrating, participating, identifying and using available resources toenhance achievement. All four indicators of self-regulated learning strategies are examined inthis study. Since calculus course work involves completing assigned problems, students enrolledin the class are expected to plan and work on the problems outside the classroom. However,students do face various distractions while in college

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Farver, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

asked to fill out a brief questionnaire. To recruit freshman and transferwomen to the program, a representative spoke in each of the “Introduction to Engineering”classes for each department in the College of Engineering to inform them about the program andits benefits. An e-mail was also distributed to the women enrolled in these classes where they toowere asked to fill out a questionnaire if they were interested in the program. We are planning tooffer two more mentoring events through fall semester with more events to follow in springsemester. For next year, our goals are to recruit mentors throughout summer, contact incomingwomen in engineering students early by mail and e-mail, pair up students before the school yearstarts and have the first

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

coefficients in the context of the problem. Identify the asymptotes and intercepts graphically and algebraically. • 2.10 Use systems of two or more equations or inequalities to model and solve problems; justify results. Solve using tables, graphs, matrix operations, and algebraic properties.2.3 Interviews of teachersCurrent teachers of algebra II were interviewed to assess how teachers address the specificchosen objectives and what external influences affect that teaching. The questions asked were: • Describe the resources that you use when planning units and lessons in Algebra II • To what extent is the content and methods for teaching Algebra II guided by your textbook (school planning team, end of

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; James Kamman, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Mohammed Elsamawal, Western Michigan University; Michael Desjardins, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineeringtechnology majors – received the hydraulic bicycle design as their senior project.The project team then began the typical process of defining the project, researching necessarybackground information, articulating a plan to solve the problem, writing an official proposal,undertaking the appropriate tasks, testing, evaluating, refining, and finally, reporting findings andmaking recommendations7,8. Along the way, this industry-sponsored team, working under thespecific needs of the competition, encountered and ultimately worked through a number ofconstraints and expectations most of their classmates did not experience.Design ObjectivesThe main objective of the hydraulic bicycle project was innovative design of a safe one personbicycle that will use a

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Fang; David Pines, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Albanycommercial area, there are challenges in developing effective traffic control plans for relievingcongestions on Albany Avenue. Therefore, the primary goal of the project is to study the existingtraffic conditions and generate new signal timings to improve traffic flow and safety in the areaas well as evaluate the impacts of the proposed improvements. An additional goal of this study isto select an appropriate analysis framework, including comparing the simulation programs thatcan potentially be used in such a study. As shown in Figure 3, a significant portion of AlbanyAvenue including nine signalized and unsignalized intersections is selected as study area for theanalysis.4. Learning Experience through Simulation and Project The project is

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

team projects. Thisteam project experience is culminated in the interdisciplinary capstone course, SeniorProject, XXX-490, where teams of students complete a project with industry. How eachof these courses teach and apply teamwork, leadership training, and team projects aredescribed below.First Year CoursesTwo courses taken by students in their first year involve working in teams. SET-100,First Year Seminar, is required by all students in the first semester of their first year.Besides team dynamics, topics such as academic policies, academic planning, registrationprocedures, and counseling and career placement services are discussed. Professionalethics, critical thinking and communications, and are also discussed.Following an introduction to

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Miller, University of Oklahoma; Yunjun Xu, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

space-craft. We have been using the SLS mission scenario as a framework for a number ofclasses in several departments including the aerospace and mechanical engineeringdepartments.In this paper we will discuss, within the framework of the SLS project, the arrange-ment of projects within courses; give examples of the types of experiments andprojects we are doing in these classes; and present current assessment results andfuture plans for assessment; plans for making SLS a coordinated multi-year themethrough the curriculum; and the current state of the SLS mission.The Sooner Lunar Schooner MissionThe Sooner Lunar Schooner is a multi-disciplinary ongoing project at the Universityof Oklahoma to plan, design, prototype, cost and (when funds become

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Jessica Niemi, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Meagan Vaughan, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Simple inductors7. The 555-band (a team project to present a tune to the rest of the class)8. An R-C transient and op-amp9. Investigation of a NAND gate10. Use of a transistor11. Building a thermometer using a transistorWithin this context, the Hydro-circuits lab was introduced this year.A typical laboratory session is illustrated in Figure 1. Page 12.51.3 Figure 1: Typical “fun lab” in sessionThis year the plan was to introduce the hydro-circuits lab at the third session. Delays in theacquisition of parts delayed it to the sixth session. Two sections of Circuits I were taught thissemester, so that there were

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; James Johnson, Indiana University; H. Oner Yurtseven, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, strategic planning, industry relations, research, and fundraising activities. With Pat Fox, he conducts annual ASEE-sponsored salary surveys on engineering and technology faculty compensation. Dean Yurtseven has been active in ASEE for many years, regularly attending and participating in conferences and events. Page 12.299.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Attracting, Retaining, and Engaging Faculty: Trends in Engineering and TechnologyAbstract Finding, keeping, and motivating engineering and technology faculty is of paramountconcern as U.S

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

excellent talent pool for traditional graduate engineering programs, as well as non-traditional graduate programs planned for the near future at our university, such as the graduateprograms of the ERC-supported Bioengineering Department and/or Joint School of Nanoscienceand Nanoengineering. The content organization of the paper is as follows: (a) Nanotechnology-I:Development of an interdisciplinary nanotechnology theory-cum-laboratory course, (b)Nanotechnology-II: Development of an semester-long hands-on research-based course, (c)Nanotechnology modules in existing undergraduate courses, (d) REU activities, and (e) Specialopportunity for an NUE student to visit an international laboratory.A . N A N O T E C H N O L O G Y - I : DEVELOPMENT OF AN

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

technique engages all students and is very effective. In the end, the teams were required to develop a poster. Implementation: • Form Cooperative (Home) Groups Give each member one part of the assignment. • Break into Expert Groups All Home Group members leave the Home Group and form an Expert Group consisting of all the members in the class with the same part of the assignment. The goal of the Expert Group is: • Learn and become an expert on their part of the assignment. • Plan how to teach the material to the other

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division - Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert J Butera, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

instruction is notconsidered adequate as the sole means of instruction” and that “Acceptable programsgenerally involve at least eight contact hours”.[2] It is also important to note thatmembers of the research team are “highly encouraged” by NIH to be involved ineducating their trainees about RCR.NSF’s RCR policy was officially released in 2009 and required of institutions that theydevelop a training plan for students and postdoctoral researchers who are funded bygrants submitted or due on or after January 4, 2010.[3] At this point in time, NSF’spolicy does not specifically stipulate the format that the training should take, the amountof contact hours required, or the topic areas that should be covered. Although NSF hasgiven broad latitude to

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-michael Hardin P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

for the design project, and bonus points were to be awarded for thehovercraft that could glide the furthest. While rough designs exist on the internet for hovercraft,the design teams quickly realize that “the devil is in the details” and a cleverly designed sealingmethod for the skirt can make the difference between designs that work and almost identicallooking designs that don‟t. Throughout the process of design and construction, faculty membersconversed with the teams, asking them to explain their designs, and, in the case where somethingdidn‟t work as planned, helping the students to strategize about how to find the problems withtheir designs. Through this project, students gained experience in an open-ended engineeringdesign problem, as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh; Jon Pearlman; Christian D Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Birdy Reynolds, University of Pittsburgh; Shelly Renee Brown MEd, The Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center; University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

relationship and proximity to UPMC, one of the largest healthcarenetworks in the US, allows us to utilize their services for any additional research and/orassessment needs.Product innovation course Participants complete a course on product innovation that includes design, development,and evaluation of technologies in addition to the processes of bringing these products to market.The course covers the steps in the establishment of a technology venture using the hands-onequivalent of a laboratory course. Teacher teams provide technical enhancements to new orexisting product/service ideas and construct business plans to form a proposed startup business.Activities include identifying user needs from real clients, developing concepts, evaluating

Conference Session

K-5 Teacher Transformation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

determineif the two cohorts answered differently in each engineering design process concept. Yate’scorrection for continuity was used to compensate for the overestimate of the chi-square value. Ifany of the cells had a count of less than 5, a Fisher’s exact test was used instead of Chi-square.Effect size was calculated where appropriate.Table 1. Assessment rubrics Design Ask Imagine Plan Create Test Improve Time Document Concept Present in Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N response? Page 23.503.5Table 2. Description and examples of

Conference Session

Capstone Projects, Design Projects, and Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Gregory Wight P.E., Norwich University; Peter Kjeer, Harvard University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Generator System Electrical Mechanical Civil Generator Turbine I Structure Monitor Turbine II Transmission Figure 1. Top-level organizational structure for the generator project.Electrical teamThe generator design was based largely on a straightforward permanent magnet generator (PMG)plan that is designed to be built with basic tools that are likely to be found in communities indeveloping countries. The plans are available on line from Hugh Piggott,2 as well as through theoriginal sponsoring organization Practical Action

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Floyd, Oregon Institute of Technology; Hoejin Kim, OIT; David E. Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

navigation, global localization, and path planning areintroduced. After area mapping is completed by using RFID Tags, the robot analyses the scenesearching for abandoned or missing objects, RFID tags provide information about thesurrounding region or instructions for the robot to perform a certain task. The proposed approachassumes that RFID tags are distributed throughout the environment, along with visual landmarks.As soon as a tag is sensed, the bearing of the tag relative to the robot is estimated. Bearing Page 23.94.3information is then used to trigger a rotational movement of an onboard camera, so that it isoriented toward the visual landmark

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Poster Session & Unit Operations Lab Bazaar

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Clark, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Appendix where the make, model, and cost of each of the main components is presented.In this poster we discuss the design and implementation of the various experiments afforded bythe apparatus, our experience with the gas pressure drop experiment in unit operations lab, andour plans to use the equipment in other courses. Page 23.126.2Figure1. Schematic diagram of air flow apparatus.Experiments and Example ResultsFriction factor and pressure drop in a pipeIn agreement with Luyben and Tuzla1, we had observed that our students lacked practicalunderstanding of gas flows. We included a gas pressure drop experiment similar to the one theydeveloped at

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Max Anderson

8.340.6opinions of the engineering profession. These results will be compared to students’ attitudes andopinions at the end of the semester, and will help us analyze how well the ICEE met its objectivesand how it fared as compared to the GE102 sections. Thus, the results from this portion of thesurvey do not allow us to assess the ICEE course, but are included in this annual report for thesake of completeness.Perhaps the most interesting result from this survey is that 96% of all respondents felt that theywere able to obtain an engineering degree from UWP and 93% planned on continuing theirstudies in engineering. This is an interesting result because historically about half of first semesterstudents enrolled in engineering at UWP persist in engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Max Anderson

8.339.6opinions of the engineering profession. These results will be compared to students’ attitudes andopinions at the end of the semester, and will help us analyze how well the ICEE met its objectivesand how it fared as compared to the GE102 sections. Thus, the results from this portion of thesurvey do not allow us to assess the ICEE course, but are included in this annual report for thesake of completeness.Perhaps the most interesting result from this survey is that 96% of all respondents felt that theywere able to obtain an engineering degree from UWP and 93% planned on continuing theirstudies in engineering. This is an interesting result because historically about half of first semesterstudents enrolled in engineering at UWP persist in engineering

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chow Michael; Barry Farbrother

about communicationand working with others in a team situation beyond what we do in a typical classroom setting. After working in thisprogram I would highly recommend that anyone who has the chance to take this opportunity. Student #3, Jason Bandy: Senior – Electrical EngineeringI have gained valuable experience through working for MAP EiR program while pursuing my undergraduate degree.I am currently also participating in ONU’s Senior Design. I feel that I have developed project planning skills andinformation gathering skills while working for MAP. Project planning and information gathering skills are crucial to mySenior Design experience and any other engineering projects in the future. Mike Chow, the director of

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Maria Kreppel; Max Rabiee

. Learning objectivesacross academic programs focus students and faculty alike on the development of appropriateresearch plans, on technical work plans including budget and scheduling dimensions, on thedevelopment of drawings and analytical procedures, and on test plans logically related to theirresearch questions and design problems.2In addition to this ongoing, developmental evaluation, capstone project review occurs through anumber of oral presentations for internal and external, academic and industrial audiences. Writtenfeedback from these evaluators may be shared immediately with students and faculty advisors andused to strengthen the project’s outcomes. A valuable result of these assessments is the evolutionof new roles in the learning process

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

seen in high-level conception learners include (a) planned timefor reflection on their learning, (b) nurturing of skills for transferring knowledge and analyticalapproaches to situations beyond the learning context and to the real world, and (c) informal peerdiscussions around wider issues connecting with the learning material. This leaves one toconclude that power engineering courses should intentionally build in time for reflection,exposure, and discussion. Regular and multiple minimally weighted examinations, laboratorywork, and simulations may help students better organize and reflect on materials learned.Regularly planned and targeted field trips or purposeful internships would offer exposure andmeaningful vital connections to the real