Applying a Structured Development Process to an Entrepreneurial-Based Capstone Design Course Clark Shaver, Crayton Caldwell, and Jim Lookadoo Pittsburg State UniversityAbstractIn the fall of 2010 the capstone course in the Electronics Engineering Technology program atPittsburg State University was renovated. The basic premise of the course, an entrepreneurialbackdrop, did not drastically change, though the focus was sharpened. The framework of thecourse was altered in order to improve student performance in the course. The renovationincluded the implementation of a structured product development process. Particularly, thestructured process utilized is a
A Look Back – The First Four Years of the MST/MSU Cooperative Engineering Program Robert I. Egbert Cooperative Engineering Program Missouri State University Douglas R. Carroll Cooperative Engineering Program Missouri University of Science & Technology AbstractOn August 21, 2006, the Governor of the state of Missouri, along with the Curators of theUniversity of Missouri, the Chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology(Missouri S&T), and the President of
Design of an Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna for use in a Bi-Static Linear Array Sarah Hatfield, Daniel Schultz, Kristen M. Donnell, Mohammad Tayeb Ghasr Applied Microwave Nondestructive Testing Laboratory Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Missouri University of Science and Technology Abstract This paper presents the design of an antipodal Vivaldi antenna as a building block for a bi-static one-dimensional (linear) antenna array. The array will provide suitable range, cross-range, and depth resolution for a variety of applications in nondestructive evaluation. The design, simulation, and prototyping of the antenna are the main focus
Using student-produced videos to enhance learning engagement in a Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Course Douglas K. Ludlow Department of Chemical Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology ABSTRACT The traditional term research project report and presentation in the first chemicalengineering thermodynamics course has been replaced with an assignment in which studentsproduce short “YouTube” type videos that describe and demonstrate some underlying principlesfrom thermodynamics. The students participate in this active learning project which allows themto further
A Comparison of Student Performance in an Online, Hybrid, and Traditionally Delivered Numerical Methods Course Michael Reynolds, PhD Associate Professor and Head, Engineering University of Arkansas - Fort SmithAbstractNumerical Methods is a course dealing with solving engineering problems using approximatemathematical techniques. It has been taught by this author 13 times in the past nine years atthe University of Arkansas - Fort Smith campus. Six of those times the course was taught in atraditional lecture based format. Four times it was taught in a hybrid format where the classwould meet once per week while having most of the content
Illustrating Environmental Complexities Using a Course on Environmental Effects of Civil Aviation Patrick H. Oosthuizen Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON Canada K7L3N6AbstractReducing the environmental impact of civil aircraft involves a number of problems that require acareful balancing of a number of often-conflicting considerations. The field is therefore one thatcan be used to expose engineering students to complex real-world environmental problems thatinvolve making difficult decisions in arriving at an acceptable solution. In this paper such acourse that is intended to introduce students from all engineering
James A. Mandel and Samuel P. Clemence Dubai Contracting Company Syracuse University Internship Program Erin Zeqja Rachael Ashton Syracuse University Author Note:Erin Zeqja, Syracuse University Student, Civil Engineering 2012Rachael Ashton, Syracuse University Student, Civil Engineering 2012Abstract Dubai Contracting Company (DCC), in collaboration with the Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (CIE) at Syracuse University, offers a unique real-world experiencefor up to six (6) CIE students preferably in their Junior or Senior year of study to participate in amulti-week summer internship program in
AC 2012-4382: FACTORS THAT AFFECT STUDENT FRUSTRATION LEVELIN INTRODUCTORY LABORATORY EXPERIENCESDr. Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown CollegeDr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College Page 25.629.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Factors that affect student frustration level in introductory laboratory experiencesAbstractLaboratory-based courses have long been an integral part of undergraduate curricula in bothengineering and basic sciences, and much research has been devoted to gauging and improvingtheir effectiveness1,2. However, particularly in introductory courses with students
AC 2012-3585: IMPROVING ENGINEERING RECRUITMENTProf. Dale Anthony Carnegie, Victoria University, Wellington Dale Carnegie is the Head of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. He founded and directs the Mechatronics Research Group. He has degrees in applied mathematics, theoretical physics, electronics, and computer ecience. His current areas of expertise include mechatronics, sensors, embedded control systems, and engineering education.Mr. Craig A. Watterson, Victoria University, Wellington School of Engineering and Computer Science Page 25.745.1
AC 2012-5324: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY’S PERSPECTIVE ONCONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND ITS CULTURAL ASPECTSProf. Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University Whitney A. Lutey, C.P.C., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., where she teaches construction practice, construction estimating, and construction scheduling from the professional practice point of view. Lutey earned her bachelor’s of science in construction engineering technology, and minor in industrial and management engineering, Montana State University, 1996, and a master’s of construction engineering management from Montana State University in 1997. Primary research included incentive programs
AC 2012-3841: DATA ACQUISITION AS IMPLEMENTED IN THE MOD-ERN UNDERGRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM.Dr. Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland Timothy Doughty received his Ph. D. from Purdue University. An Assistant Professor at the University of Portland, he researches nonlinear modeling and system identification in application to crack detection and vibration suppression associated with Parkinsonian tremor. He currently serves on the Model Identi- fication and Intelligent Systems Technical Committee and as Associate Editor for the Dynamic Systems and Controls Division of ASME and is a Faculty Scholar for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories.Dr. Steven O’Halloran, University of Portland Steven
AC 2012-4611: THERMODYNAMIC MODELING OF 18TH CENTURYSTEAM ENGINESDr. Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy Matthew A. Carr is a Permanent Military Professor of mechanical engineering and Nuclear Submarine Officer.Jim Cowart, U.S. Naval Academy Jim Cowart has a Ph.D. from MIT, 2000. Page 25.1357.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Thermodynamic Modeling of a Newcomen Steam EngineabstractThe steam engine developed by Thomas Newcomen was the first successful reciprocating engineand celebrates its 300th anniversary this year. Newcomen’s first engine was built in 1712 andmore
AC 2012-3199: SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION AND TEST: AN UNDER-GRADUATE COURSE IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRACTICEDr. Michael Swartwout, Saint Louis University Michael Swartwout is an Assistant Professor in aerospace and mechanical engineering at Parks College, Saint Louis University. He earned his Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University. As a graduate student, he led the development of the student-built satellite, Sapphire, which was launched in 2001. Starting at Washington University in St. Louis and continuing at Parks, Swartwout has been in- volved in four student missions on the space shuttle and numerous balloon-launched student experiments, as well as flights on NASA’s Microgravity University. His
literacyskills in the curriculum, the development of relevant performance indicators, and steps taken tocollect and analyze this assessment data are presented. Analysis of student performance to datebased on assessment rubrics is also presented.Introduction According to the Final Report of the American Library Association Presidential Committeeon Information Literacy1, Information Literacy (IL) is defined as “an individual’s ability to knowwhen there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, synthesize, evaluate, andeffectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand.” IL knowledge and skill havebeen identified as critical components to gathering and using information. For the past decade,librarians have aggregated
AC 2012-4915: VALIDITY OF THE METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISH-ING BASELINE WATER QUALITY FOR URANIUMMrs. Marisa Hamilton, Riviera Kaufer High SchoolDr. Lee Clapp, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Lee Clapp is an Associate Professor in environmental engineering.Prof. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Mohamed Abdelrahman received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and engineering physics from Cairo University, Egypt in 1988 and 1992, respectively. He received an M.S. and a Ph.D. in measurement and control and nuclear engineering from Idaho State University in 1994 and 1996, re- spectively. He is currently the Associate Dean of Engineering at Texas A&M University, Kingsville
. Page 25.752.9The FE learning modules are currently linked to one of six commercial FE codes (SolidWorks®Simulation, SolidWorks® Flow Simulation, MSC.Nastran, Comsol, ANSYS® ANSOFT, orAdvantEdge™) all commonly used in industry.Assessment FoundationsHelpful steps to assessments for the FE learning modules are: (a) gathering studentdemographics (i.e., academic major, educational level, grade point average, expected gradeearned in current course, reason for taking course, plans after graduation, age, ethnicity, andgender); (b) gathering Felder-Soloman learning styles and MBTI personality type (this analysis,along with learning objectives, can be reviewed and fed back into improving the modules); and(c) collecting all data and linking these data to
AC 2012-3083: MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO LEARN PROGRAMMINGUSING GAME ASSIGNMENTSDr. Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University Rajeev Agrawal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronics, Computer, and Information Technology at North Carolina A&T State University.Dr. Zachary Kurmas, Grand Valley State University Zachary Kurmas is an Associate Professor at Grand Valley State University. He teaches primarily CS 1, CS 2, and computer architecture.Dr. Venkat N. Gudivada, Marshall University Venkat N. Gudivada is a professor of computer science at Marshall University, Huntington, W.V. He re- ceived his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. His current
, Research, Training, Education, and Remediation for Teamwork,” American Society for Engineering Education 2010 Annual Conference. Layton, R.A., M.L. Loughry, M.W. Ohland, and G.D. Ricco, “Design and Validation of a Web-Based System for Assigning Members to Teams Using Instructor-Specified Criteria,” Advances in Engineering Education, 2(1), Spring 2010, pp. 1-28. Zhang, B., and M.W. Ohland, “How to Assign Individualized Scores on a Group Project: an Empirical Evaluation,” Applied Measurement in Education, 22(3), 2009. Meyers, K., S. Silliman, M. Ohland, “Comparison of Two Peer Evaluation Instruments for Project Teams,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008
AC 2012-2985: EMPLOYING A PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENTMETHODOLOGY TO DEFINE AND DIFFERENTIATE UNIVERSITY-WIDEROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIESDr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mitchell Springer is an Associate Professor in technology leadership and innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Stud- ies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Ind. He possesses more than 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: software en- gineering, systems engineering, program management, and human resources. He sits on many
AC 2012-5144: ENHANCING THE EXPERIENCE IN A FIRST-YEAR EN-GINEERING COURSE THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF GRAPH-ICAL PROGRAMMING AND DATA ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGYDr. Gregory Warren Bucks, Ohio Northern University Gregory Bucks graduated with his Ph.D. in 2010 from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.S.E.E. from the Pennsylvania State University and his M.S.E.C.E. from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has been heavily involved with the EPICS program, as well as working with the First-year Engineering program. He is currently a visiting Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering and computer science department at Ohio Northern University.Dr. William C. Oakes
AC 2012-5519: EPISTEMOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE EN-GINEERING DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN THE U.S. INSTITUTIONS: ACOMPARISON OF MULTIPLE MEASUREMENT METHODSJiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jiabin Zhu is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She ob- tained a B.S. in physics from East China Normal University, a M.S. in optics from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and a second M.S. in biomedical engineering from Purdue University. Her primary re- search interests relate to the cognitive development of engineering graduate students, global engineering, professional development, and mentoring of engineering graduate students. She is a student member of American Society
AC 2012-3797: EVALUATING IDEATION USING THE PUBLICATIONSPOPULAR SCIENCE, POPULAR MECHANICS, AND MAKE IN COOR-DINATION WITH A NEW PATENT SEARCH TOOL AND THE 6-3-5 METHODDr. Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy Dan Jensen is a professor of engineering mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he has been since 1997. He received his B.S. (mechanical engineering), M.S. (applied mechanics), and Ph.D. (aerospace engineering science) from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has worked for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and MSC Software Corp. His research includes design of Micro Air Vehicles, development of innovative de- sign methodologies
AC 2012-3605: HMI DESIGN: AN ANALYSIS OF A GOOD DISPLAY FORSEAMLESS INTEGRATION BETWEEN USER UNDERSTANDING ANDAUTOMATIC CONTROLSProf. Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet Akram Hossain is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Director of the Center for Packaging Machinery Industry at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Ind. He worked eight years in industry at various capacities. He is working with Purdue University Calumet for the past 24 years. He consults for industry on process control, packaging machinery system control, and related disciplines. He is a Senior Member of IEEE. He served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at vari- ous capacities. He served as chair of
AC 2012-3499: IMPROVING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND OUTCOMESIN FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSES AT A HIGHLY DIVERSE,MULTICULTURAL URBAN UNIVERSITYDr. Katherine S. Zerda, University of Houston Kathy Zerda is the Director of the Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES), the multicul- tural learning community for undergraduates at the Cullen College of Engineering. She also directs the UH Women in Engineering program. Zerda is an Instructional and Research Assistant Professor for the college and serves as the Faculty Advisor for the student chapters of the Society of Women Engineers and the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists. Before joining the University of Hous- ton, Zerda worked as an
AC 2012-3517: IN SEARCH OF MEANING AND IDENTITY: AN AUTOETHNOG-RAPHY OF A GRADUATE STUDENT NAVIGATING THE FIELD OF EN-GINEERING EDUCATIONRichard J. Aleong, Queen’s University Richard Aleong is a master’s of applied science candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. His research interests are in engineering design, qualitative research methodology, and teaching and learning in higher education. Page 25.756.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 In Search of Meaning and Identity: An Autoethnography of a
AC 2012-3027: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY SYMBI GK-12 PROGRAM: ACASE STUDY OF THE RESIDENT ENGINEER’S EFFECTS ON EIGHTHGRADERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGMr. Peter R. Hondred, Iowa State UniversityDr. Karri M. Haen, Iowa State University Karri Haen is the NSF-CBiRC educational programs evaluator at Iowa State University’s Research Insti- tute for Studies in Education (RISE). Her current education research interests include determining how philosophy of science issues impact science pedagogy and comparative analysis of science teacher pro- fessional development strategies. Haen has been a Knaphus Fellow Lecturer in the ISU Biology program and began working with CBiRC and RISE after completing her Ph.D. in
AC 2012-3077: ONE OR MANY? ASSESSING DIFFERENT DELIVERYTIMING FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES RELEVANT TO ASSIGN-MENTS DURING THE SEMESTER. A WORK-IN-PROGRESSProf. Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amy Van Epps, M.S.L.S., M.Eng., is an Associate Professor of library science and Engineering Librarian and Coordinator of Instruction at the Siegesmund Engineering Library, Purdue University. Her research interests include information literacy, effective teaching, and integration methods for information literacy into the curriculum and ethical writing skills of engineering students.Ms. Megan R. Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Megan Sapp Nelson is Associate Professor of library sciences at Purdue
AC 2012-5552: DEVELOPING A STATE-OF-ART SUPPLY CHAIN TEST-BED FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT SOUTH-ERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, EDWARDSVILLEDonte Harris, Southern Illinois university EdwardsvilleDr. Sohyung Cho, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Sohyung Cho is Associate Professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering.Dr. H. Felix Lee, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville H. Felix Lee is a professor and Program Director of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at South- ern Illinois University, Edwardsville. He holds a Ph.D. in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan. His area of interest is in 3D modeling and applications, CAD/CAM/CAE, manufacturing system
AC 2012-4452: DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL FRAMEWORK FOR ON-LINE DELIVERY OF NON-CREDIT ENGINEERING SHORT COURSESTO GLOBAL AEROSPACE PROFESSIONALSDr. Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas Soma Chakrabarti is the Director of Center for Engineering and Interdisciplinary Professional Education at the University of Kansas Continuing Education. In this capacity, she is responsible for providing lead- ership and direction for future growth of Aerospace Short Course program, online engineering technology short courses, interdisciplinary bioengineering short courses, and engineering conferences. Prior to her present appointment, she served as the Director of Aerospace Short Course program within the same unit; developed both
AC 2012-4743: BECOMING AN ENGINEER: ASSESSING THE IMPACTOF A SHORT WORKSHOP ON INCOMING ENGINEERING STUDENTS’UNDERSTANDING OF ENGINEERING DESIGNMs. Gail Hohner, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Gail Hohner is Managing Director, Multidisciplinary Design Program, College of Engineering, Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna R. Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan in Engineering Education, earning her doctorate from Purdue University’s Engineering Education program in 2008. Her research fo- cuses on the investigation and application of complex professional skills, specifically design ideation, innovation practices, and creative processes