Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Rahul Marathe, Iowa State University; Pavlo Antonenko, Iowa State University; Piyamart Kumsaikaew, Iowa State University; Dale Niederhauser, Iowa State University; Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

average, greater separationbetween the signal and noise means ( A′ = 0.994) than other teams; their average B′′ value of-0.014 indicated a bias towards the yes response (meaning that, on average, they picked a highernumber of resources as relevant, even though some of them were irrelevant). On the other hand,teams selecting outsourcing cost as the most critical parameter had on average slightly smallerseparation than the previous group ( A′ = 0.992) and a slightly larger bias towards yes signals( B′′ = -0.125). The eight teams that selected labor costs as the most critical parameter had thelowest Hit and False Alarm rates compared to the previous two groups, resulting in a slightlysmaller separability ( A′ = 0.991) and a net bias towards the no

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francisco Gamboa Valderrama, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Bianey Ruiz, University of Tachira; Dilia Alcalde, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

classroom.Engineering faculty have found that using group work in their courses they achieve two mainobjectives: a) Students performance is better in comparison when students work individually;and b) students have the opportunity to face group work experience allowing them to learn howto work in group.However, faculty is often faced with problems when they assess group performance because it isdifficult to do assessments that reflect the actual performance of each member through the groupexperience without loosing the positive effect of working with groups. Usually assessment isreduced to an average of the group performance and to one evaluation at the end of the task.These types of assessments do not address and may even cause social loafing and/or inequity

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianxin Tang, Alfred University

//Phase_lead controller using the IIR structure//Coefficients a's and b's from MATLAB#include "phase_lead.cof" //Controller coefficient fileshort dly[stages][1] = {0}; //delay samples per stageinterrupt void c_int11() //ISR{ int i, input; int un, yn;input = input_sample(); //input signalfor (i = 0; i < stages; i++) { un=input-((b[i][0]*dly[i][0])>>15) - ((b[i][1]*dly[i][1])>>15); yn=((a[i][0]*un)>>15)+((a[i][1]*dly[i][0])>>15)+((a[i][2]*dly[i][1])>>15); dly[i][1] = dly[i][0]; //update delays dly[i][0] = un; //update delays input = yn; //intermediate output } output_sample(yn); //output final result for time n return

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Krizek, Northwestern University; Ahmad Hadavi, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

asmanagerial skills. The Master of Project Management (MPM) program at NorthwesternUniversity has been established in response to this specific need in the construction industry.The program’s multidisciplinary approach combines essential components of civil engineeringdesign with concepts of business management and behavioral science to develop technicallyqualified individuals for responsible management roles in the design, construction, and operationof major engineering projects. The particular features that make this program particularlyresponsive to this need are (a) it is taught almost exclusively by a faculty of more than 20 high-level practitioners, (b) the student body is truly global to enhance the multicultural aspects of thecurrent market

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niall Seery, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick; Thomas Waldmann, University of Limerick

, as Bruner arguesthere is a serious lack of emphasis on the process between the stimulus (S) and the Page 12.203.11behaviour (B) in the behaviourist paradigm 17.On examination of the research data, it is evident that the experimental group engaged ina more effective learning experience and demonstrated significantly higher performanceson the acquisition of knowledge, transformation, and manipulation of information, andapplication and demonstration of understanding.References 1. Pink, Daniel. (2005) A whole new mind: How to thrive in the new conceptual age, New York, River head Books. 2. Biggs, J. (2003). Teaching for Quality

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute; Wilbur Dale, Virginia Military Institute; Isaac Putnam, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

contacts, a thin layer of aluminum is deposited over the entirewafer surface (as well as inside the contact windows) through physical vapor deposition. Thealuminum contacts are then defined using a final photolithography process in which all of thealuminum is removed expect for the contact pads over the contact windows. The devices arethen ready for testing.TestingFrom the beginning it was expected that testing these devices would present the greatestchallenge. Testing required us to overcome three major challenges: create a low noiseenvironment, create the strong B-field required to generate the Hall Voltage, and increase thecurrent flow through the Hall Effect device

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; Deepak Gupta, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Mechanical, Material, Cost Material Properties Load Selection Module Materials Database Module Select the type of loading (and input the This module has the values for the value) from the following list: following parameters: A. Single point load A. Young’s modulus • Center load B. Yield strength

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Liang Zhu, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

mechanical engineering program outcomes – what students are expected to know andbe able to do by the time of graduation. Old criteria simply required students to complete coursesin specific areas, new criteria requires departments to identify specific outcomes related to theprogram. It was critical at this step to identify outcomes that could be both measurable andassessable. After much discussion, faculty chose to approve the outcomes identified by ABET asa-k and mechanical engineering outcomes l-o.ABET Outcomes Our Mechanical Engineering graduates will have: (a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) An ability to design a

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodor Freiheit, University of Calgary; Julian Wood, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Page 12.196.9ExampleThe following example illustrates the project assignment algorithm. Four projects are created bythe instructor, with a desire to have project groups of at least three, but no more than fourstudents. There are 12 students enrolled in the class. Each student will rank three projectpreferences, representing a total of 36 rankings, so the instructor sets the project cut-off limit to10 for each project. Individual students, labeled a, b, c, etc., have ranked their preferences, asshow in Figure 5. The algorithm then calculates the popularity of the projects, shown in thefigure.In step 1, the algorithm rank orders the projects according their popularity, as shown. In step 2,the algorithm randomly assigns students to each project

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher C. Ibeh; Monika Bubacz; Andrey Beyle; Stefano Bietto; Stan Scoville; Dilip Paul; Charles Blatchley

addition to other mechanical functions such as: i. support of thewalls of honeycombs as an elastic foundation and increasing their critical buckling load,and (ii). formation of quasi-monolithic layers on the walls of honeycombs, andFigure III: Schematic Structure Honeycomb Wall: (a) Stabilized Wall of ConventionalHoneycomb; (b). CNCMM Modified Honeycomb Wall[1][2];1= Impregnated AramidPaper; 2 = Excess of Polymer; 3 = Additional Layer from Nano-filled Polymer; E =Distribution of Young’s Modulus; D = Bending Stiffness; σ = Strength through the WallThickness of Honeycombs.conversion of the walls’ structure to a sandwich-like structure with increase in bendingstiffness and resistance to buckling of the walls. Modeling of the elastic supporting

Conference Session

Teaching Topics in Aircraft Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy, St. Louis University; H. Mallikarjuna, St. Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

some students have very good grasp of these principles,majority of the class have trouble in application of these concepts. The computation oftransfer functions in analytical form requires the knowledge of partial fractions andLaplace Transforms. Manual computation of transfer functions is rather laborious foreven some simple systems. MATLAB software can be easily used for this purpose and itis efficient in applying Laplace Transform in order to find the transfer function.Rules for Modeling 1. Degrees of Freedom: (a) Every degree of freedom [Xi] is associated with a mass [Mi]; (b) A degree of freedom without a real mass is associated with a virtual mass of zero magnitude (or zero-mass). 2. Stiffness Matrix: (a) Diagonal elements

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Jake Lauer, Smith College; Katie Silva, Smith College; Netty Nina, Smith College

4 7 0 0.07 Table 1: Features of AI drawings and essays produced by 7th grade students at JFK Middle School, Northampton, MA. Page 12.267.6 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)Gender of Artist: (a) Female; (b) Male; (c) Male; (d) Male; (e) Female; (f) Female; (g) Female Figure 2: Illustrations of AI produced by 7th grade students at JFK Middle School, Northampton, MA

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chesney, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

thatperception to make the story meaningful to the audience, our students.Using the earlier shaver story, it does not matter whether it was my brother-in-law, mother, child,or I who was learning the new skill. It does not matter whether the skill being learned wasshaving or painting a picture. The major lesson being communicated is that acquiring new skillstakes some risk.Remembering “The present is only a moment and the past is one long story. Those who don’t tell stories and don’t hear stories live only for the moment, and that isn’t enough.” I. B. Singer2 “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” Chinese proverbThe first

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Griffith, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2007-447: VERILOG HDL CONTROLLED ROBOT FOR TEACHINGCOMPLEX SYSTEMS DESIGNAustin Griffith, University of Wyoming Austin Griffith completed the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2004 and the Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2006 at the University of Wyoming. He is a member of IEEE and Tau Beta Pi -- the Engineering Honor Society. He is project engineer with Plasma Cam of Colorado City, Colorado.Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming Steven F. Barrett received the BS Electronic Engineering Technology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from The University

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna Vernaza, Gannon University; Mahesh Aggarwal, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the program outcomes2. Table 2 presents the relationshipbetween the seven mechanical engineering courses selected for this study and the programoutcomes.Table 1 Mechanical Engineering Program Outcomes ABET Criteria a. Apply knowledge of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering b. Ability to design and conduct experiments; Analyze and interpret data c. Design system, component, or process to meet needs d. Function on multidisciplinary teams e. Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems f. Understand professional and ethical responsibility g. Ability to communicate effectively h. Broad education necessary to understand impact of engineering solutions i

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

well did the members of your team cooperate? b. How much conflict did you experience within the team? c. How much did you learn from the members of your team? d. How evenly was the work distributed within your team? e. How well did your team plan ahead? f. How creative was your team? g. Would you have preferred to conduct the course project individually rather than in teams? Why? Why not? h. Do you think a team project or an individual project would be more beneficial in developing your knowledge and skills? Why? Why not

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Kirk Schulz, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

professional development. During this meeting have each student give a several minute update or one page summary of his/her accomplishments the last week or two weeks. Discuss issues, barriers and needs.2) Consider providing regular feedback to the graduate students on their performance compared to their potential and other graduate students. Give them some ideas of things they are doing well and things they need to improve on. This could be done every semester. This is also an avenue to document the poor performance of graduate students so you can fire them if they Page 12.1615.6 continue to perform below expectations. Appendix B

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

an ad hoc basis. Instructors coordinate among themselves. • Similar to current program. B. College capstone • All engineering and computer science students enroll in the same capstone course (ENGR 4xx). • Course is team taught, with each program represented. • Projects are a mix of single and multi-disciplinary; students assigned according to project needs. C. Junior-level design • College-wide design course that prerequisites into program course capstone courses

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saroj Biswas, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

have evolved considerably over the years from handwriting onblackboard to the use of Tablet PC. One can categorize the various approaches of classroompresentation as: a) Blackboard, b) Transparency, c) Whiteboard, d) Digitized Whiteboard, and e)Tablet PC.Lord and Perry [5] summarized various options that instructors typically use in a classroomsetting along with their advantages and disadvantages. Traditional method of writing on theblackboard is still favored by many instructors since it is easy to keep pace with students’learning, as well as to ‘walk’ the students through the complex mathematical derivation that istypical in many engineering courses. The final paradigm in classroom presentation is the use ofTablet PC, which provides the

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahman Motlagh, University of Central Florida; Michele Shahir-Motlagh, Harcourt School Publishers; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

every student’s assigned task, andalso to read team leaders weekly evaluation of their project status. In this site all students havethe right to read, write, and post their part of work so all team members can review and provide Page 12.414.4feedback. Course Evaluation FormCourse Course A GradesNumber Instructor B GradesCourse First Time C GradesName Instructor

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Thomas Gally, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

theoretical, computational, and experimental methods(Objective IV B) and allows students to be more laboratory and computer proficient while usingmodern equipment and current computer methods (Outcome 8). In addition, the students utilizeappropriate design software (Objective I B), better understand the importance of teamwork(Objective III B), and are introduced to design processes (Outcome 6).The execution of this course requires the instructor to provide both CAD instruction and lessonson proper methodology related to aerospace design. The varying methods used during the firstsemester that the course was offered are recounted in the following section.Contrasts in Teaching MethodsAs a 3 credit hour course per semester, there are 42 class meeting

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ganapathy Narayanan, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

any teaching difficulties of the applied mathematics subject in certain areas.The eight categories of select MATLAB commands are: a) Function Commands; b) Plot Commands; c) Symbolic Differentiation Command; d) Symbolic Integration Command and its applications; e) Taylor Series Command; f) Laplace Transform Commands. g) Ordinary Differential Equation Solver Command; h) Partial Differential Equation Solver Command.In this paper, only a few MATLAB output figures are shown. Other similar output figures canbe obtained easily by the reader or by the student, by typing in the MATLAB commands and itsexamples on a computer.Function CommandsThe following basic types of functions are suggested to be studied, in detail, using MATLAB

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seifollah Nasrazadani, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

12.1361.6available data in both courses was limited to course enrollment. Table 3 lists students’ writtencomments. Table 2. Grade Comparison for the Two Styles of Teaching Heat Transfer Semester A B C D F Fall 2005* 2 (14.3%) 4 (28.6%) 5 (35.6%) 3 (21.4%) 0 (without industrial partnership Fall 2006** (with 2 (18.2%) 5 (45.5%) 1 (9%) 3 (27.2%) 0 industrial partnership) Number of students in the course = 9.**Number of students in the course = 11. Table 3: Students’ Written Responses________________________________________________________________________What teaching strategies used by the professor helped

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2007-341: DESIGN OF AN INTRODUCTORY MATLAB COURSE FORFRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTSDarryl Morrell, Arizona State University Page 12.458.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Design of an Introductory MATLAB Course for Freshman Engineering Students1 IntroductionThis paper describes the design and implementation of a one credit-hour MATLAB course forfreshman engineering students in the new multi-disciplinary engineering program at Arizona StateUniversity at the Polytechnic campus. The course was initially offered in the Spring 2006 semester;based on the spring experience, the course was significantly redesigned for the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-2804: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP AND TRANSFORMATIONALCHANGEBarbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology Page 12.680.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Entrepreneurial Leadership: A Balancing Act in Engineering and ScienceAbstractBuilding on previous work, “Entrepreneurial Leadership, Gender and Teams,” multipleparticipants representative of private, public and academic settings were interviewed to uncoverthe unique features of the entrepreneurial leader in the engineering and science context. Onecentral question organized the current work. If the entrepreneur gets everyone excited and theleader

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

head increases heating the pressure at the inlet to FC the pump and prevents Bottoms product cavitation. (b) Cold (20C) liquid Orifice meterFigure 4. The need for a high enough pressure at Figure 5. Orifice flow sensor.the pump inlet to ensure that

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Br. Henry Chaya

Distance Learning with Limited Bandwidth Br. Henry Chaya FSC, Manhattan CollegeAbstractThis paper discusses an asynchronous distance-learning course offered by faculty at Manhattan College inNew York to Bethlehem University, an Arab university in the West Bank. The course is ComputerArchitecture, a junior-level course in Bethlehem's Computer and Information Systems program. Themotivation for offering the course through distance is that it is extremely difficult to get qualified facultyto physically go to the Arab West Bank.The paper will discuss how we overcame the technical limitations of extremely limited bandwidth. It willalso present the author's experiences in working with the Arab

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, diversity/international issues, environmental issues/sustainability, medicine and bioengineering. • Personal Development – stress management and other wellness issues.Demographics of StudentsThe demographics of the two engineering entrepreneurship sections are given as follows:Section A: 23 students (one student is under 18 and therefore did not participate in assessment), 16 male and 7 female All engineering majors One of the first sections of Engineering 1111 to fill up (class enrollment usually is limited to 21 students) Four students were in a PTLW program in High SchoolSection B: 24 students, 19 male and 5 female All engineering majors Section opened up during the

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University; John Norris, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2007-939: ASSIGNING CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO CAPSTONECOURSE TEAMSVincent Drnevich, Purdue University Vincent P. Drnevich, P.E. is a professor of civil engineering at Purdue University since 1991. He was Head of the School of Civil Engineering from 1991 to 2000. Prior to that, he was on the faculty at the University of Kentucky. He served as Chair of the Civil Engineering Division of ASEE. He is Fellow and Life Member in the American Society of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of ASTM International, and active in the National Society of Professional Engineers.John Norris, Purdue University John B. Norris is a Doctoral Candidate at Purdue University's Krannert Graduate School of

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Patrick H. Oosthuizen

a combination of high windspeed at higher altitudes and a mountainous terrain. Such conditions did exist at the time of theaccident but it was felt that insufficient knowledge about the characteristics of such rotors existedto be able to decide conclusively that they were a major factor in the incident.Among the recommendations issued by NTSB as a result of their investigation of this incidentwere the following: 1. Require the aircraft manufacture Boeing to develop a maintenance test procedure that could be used by B-737 operators to verify the proper operation of the main rudder hydraulic power control unit servo valve. 2. Require Boeing to develop a preflight check procedure that could be used to verify, as far as