Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Canfield, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

study indicatesthat educational efforts focused on active faculty engagement and self-reflection are needed toeffect the change in faculty conceptions of teaching and movement towards student-centeredpedagogical practices geared towards student intellectual development and conceptual change.Moreover, faculty teaching conceptions must be made explicit to facilitate a thoughtful,constructive dialogue regarding engineering education reform. It may be useful for faculty tocome together and share best practices to encourage a culture of common pedagogicalinnovation. In addition, faculty may benefit from experience in team-teaching, which may Page

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E James Nelson, Brigham Young University; Gus Williams, Brigham Young University; Paul Richards, Brigham Young University; Grant Schultz, Brigham Young University; Travis Wight, Brigham Young University; Jeff Armstrong, Armstrong Forensic

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

state licensure board member was: “Considering the engineering course work in a current [BS] degree and the additional technology available, it may be time to require additional college courses for a practicing engineer. I support making a bachelors degree a five year degree (150 hour) rather than making a bachelors degree nothing more than a technology degree (i.e. one by which the holder can not become licensed).”Many of the survey respondents strongly supported additional academic training for engineers,but opposed making that training mandatory. These comments reflect the thought that ourprofession is very broad, and depending on the type of practice, mandatory academic trainingmay not always be the best way to

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas; Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Page 14.209.7 Table 3: Industrial Statistics students learning styles Reflective Intuitive Verbal Global 11 0 0 0 0 11 9 0 0 0 0 9 7 1 1 0 2 7 5 2 0 2 0 5 3 2 3 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 -1 2 0 1 4 -1 -3

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

technological/engineering concepts and terms, such as systems, constraints, and trade-offs. ≠ To be familiar with the nature and limitations of the design process in a technological system. ≠ To know some of the ways technology shapes human history and people shape technology. ≠ To know that all technologies entail risks, some that can be anticipated and some that cannot. ≠ To appreciate that the development and use of technology involve trade-offs and a balance of costs and benefits. Page 14.1286.3 ≠ To understand that technology reflects the values and culture of society

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

efficiency of time to add perspective.The “Effective Time” may include items such as: teaching, grant and proposal writing, journaland paper writing, discussions with peers, discussions with graduate students, basic research, Page 14.835.3meetings with research teams and research colleagues, and service requirements. Any of thesecan turn into “Wasted Time” without agendas or clear goals and time limits on topics ofdiscussion. “Effective Time” can include time to de-stress, time for reflection, personal time,preparation of lists and agenda items, time to respond to questions about teaching or research,preparation of presentations, networking, and

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Chajes, University of Delaware; Glen Loller, University of Delaware; Frank Conforti, Bentley Systems; Scott Lofgren, Bentley Systems; Laura Meier, Bentley Systems

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students are learning technology skills prized by future employers. BentleyLEARN also tracks students’ progress individually and generates a learning transcript forstudents reflecting what they complete.By the end of the semester, even though the students had attended only six lab lectures, theywere able to complete a full semester’s worth of material by utilizing the concept of blendedlearning. The tracking and evaluation of student progress was facilitated by the use of Bentley’son-line tracking and transcript generation system. Compared to the previous year, whenOnDemand eLearning was not utilized, the improvement in student learning and progress wassignificant. Due to the success of this novel instructional technology, it is being considered

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

activities. Aftertenure, faculty members set their goal on a new prize – full professor. This has its own set ofactivities that can take up 50 to 60 hours a week or more. Faculty are often so busy putting outshort-term professional fires that they lack time or energy for long term activities, strategicplanning, advanced goal setting or reflection. Sometimes along the way faculty start to feelburned out and need a change to help them regain their enthusiasm for their chosen career.A sabbatical provides an excellent opportunity for a faculty member to re-evaluate theirprofessional and personal goals around their career. This paper will provide overview of onefaculty member’s experience with an international sabbatical. The first part will discuss

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Edward Bigos, Springfield Technical Community College; Ted Sussmann, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

beconnected to this network for educational purposes.III. SensorNetThe actual physical data-network (industry standard Cisco integrated services routers and variousinterface modules) that support the project’s diverse, distributed sensor systems will be locatedprimarily on the sixth floor of Putnam Hall (a major academic building on the SpringfieldTechnical Community College (STCC) campus consisting of classrooms, laboratories, lecturehalls, and home to the School of Engineering Technologies’ Electronics Group). To make theteaching network reflect real world conditions it will be set up to emulate a wide area network(WAN) with the capacity to provide connectivity to many other types of “area networks” andhence facilitate the operations necessary to

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Olawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; Oladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; E.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; O.O. Akinwunmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experiments.III. Basis for Developing ADLabThe digital electronics aspect of the present electronic and electrical engineering curriculumat Obafemi Awolowo University has been deficient for some time. The curriculum has notbeen reviewed in close to a decade and it does not reflect the rapid changes that have beenwitnessed in high chip-count digital electronic in the last two decades. Specifically, although Page 14.163.4the design of application specific ICs are treated under the microelectronics aspect of thecurriculum, programmable logic devices are not (figure 2 shows the spectrum of digitalelectronic devices). In the laboratory however, there are

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Andrew Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Thomas Blasingame, Texas A&M University; Christi Madsen, Texas A&M University; Cesar Malave, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of 163 high schoolstudents participated, with 46 coming from the targeted schools. The participants included 109(67%) males and 54 (33%) females. The ethnicity breakdown included 16 (10%) AfricanAmericans, and 32 (20%) Hispanics. While not reflecting the demographics of the Texas highschool population, this breakdown is more diverse than the 2007 COE enrollment numbers.The camp agenda included tours/demonstrations with each of the engineering departments, andteam design projects. For the design projects, the participants were divided into teams of 4 or 5and assigned to 1 of 3 design projects. The projects included: design and assessment of a solarcar, a laser communication system, and industrial fabrication optimization modeling. The

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

the ability to interactivelymodify and correct their work. This feature was not used in our graduate course deliveries. Allactivities are recorded by Centra and available for student downloading and viewing. Page 14.427.5The instructor can view a list of all attendees on the Centra screen at all times during the event.Attendance time is logged and stored for later viewing via the Centra reporting mechanism.Delivery ExperiencesSpring 2006A graduate course, special topics in control systems focusing on chaos, was delivered to a groupof six students residing overseas at Ferdowsi University. The course structure format wasdesigned to reflect the

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Tara Gomez, California Institute of Technology; Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Pamela Aschbacher, California Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

involved in the XXX, partnershipsatisfaction, and perceived impact on teachers, scientists and students. The findingsbelow reflect survey data from 14 of 18 teachers and 19 of 21 volunteers whoparticipated in the XXX program during the 2007-08 academic year. Surveys including5-point Likert scale items and open-ended questions were administered in spring of 2008.The results are summarized below, incorporating both teachers’ and volunteers’perspectives. Table 3 lists Teacher and Volunteer mean ratings for key items.Partnership Data and GoalsMost volunteers visited their teacher-partner’s classroom at least 10 times (although itranged from a few to over 15 times), spending 1-3 hours in the class and 1-2 hours inpreparation for each visit. Thus

Conference Session

Engineering and Technology for Everyone

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Ryan M. Gerdes, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

theirbackgrounds it is possible to satisfy their particular curiosities while informing them of the Page 14.684.5relevance of technology in not only their own field but society in general. One way to identifyinterest and track responses is to have students submit material and ideas and then share it withthe class. This type of input tends to evolve the more they learn about a particular subject, whichallows the class to chart and follow student ideas. In addition to providing information on theirown interests, students need to reflect and share their critiques of the covered subjects. This canbe achieved by using commonly available software, with

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Hussein M. Yaghi

computers were used in the school in teaching computer skills. The questionnaires were completed by the research team through interviewing the concerned individuals in each school. Results and Discussion The collected information includes: computer hardware and peripherals in use, educational software in use, the qualifications of the personnel involved in computer education programs, and how computers are used in the in the schools. c omputer Ha dwa e We found th~t 20~ or 57% of the schools were using computers among the 358 schools of the sample. They were using 3,507 computers with a mean of 17 computers per school. If we reflect that on all schools

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott A. Stefanov; Pamela J. Neal; George W. P. York; Daniel J. Pack

come in contact with each wall) and certainly less interesting from a design point of view. A systemof IR sensors would provide the robot with wall proximity information without requiring the robot to comein contact with walls.A single infrared sensor subsystem consists of an IR EMITTER Wallemitter, detector and associated amplifiers. A blockdiagram is shown in Fig 6. In the presence of an Amplifier and Current toobstruction, such as a maze wall, some of the emitted Voltageenergy will be reflected off a wall and enter the Converter

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

S.v. Babu; S.M. Ross; I.I. Suni; D.H. Rasmussen

display/calculation of the rate of oxidation of silicon to grow a SiO2 film and a diffusion calculation. This is followed by a section that describes the differences between amorphous and crystalline films,containing 3-D representations of different crystal planes and surfaces which are nested inside the text. Usingrealistic molecular dynamic calculations, animations of attachment and reflection of individual atoms from filmsurfaces are shown. These were created using codes developed by one of the PIs and a Windows-based graphicspackage. We are currently exploring different options to make this experience more interactive for the user. These multimedia segments were then stored on the Clarkson university local area network(LAN

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John C. Reis

performance was observed when students were told that the test would occur "soon"and when they knew exactly the date of the tests. Further, class attendance was higher for the section havingno advanced warning. Bahrick2, Conway et al.3, and Bahrick and Hall4 reported mixed results connecting course grade andlong-term retention. Conway et al.5 and Bahrick6 reviewed these differences and suggested that coursegrades may not reflect long-term retention because grading methods can reflect different types of learningthrough the course. They reported that performance on course work was more strongly correlated with long-term retention than was final examination scores. It is noted however, that the types of courses evaluated inthose studies typically

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Gad Engler

. During the past decade, the total acquisitions budget of Louisiana State University Libraries hasremained essentially fixed. Ever-rising subscription costs have forced repeated rounds of serials reviews andsubsequent cancellations. Faculty have been provided with lists of serials in their area on which they markedtheir selections. Decisions have tended to reflect departmental views of what a good collection should include.As the number of subscriptions dropped, faculty frustration has risen. Unless additional monies are madeavailable, it is clear that the traditional ideal must be replaced with a focus on the actual needs of the user and 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan B. Millar; Steve Kosciuk; John C. Wright; Debra Penberthy

-prepared for introductory courses in science majors. 3. I am confident that this student’s performance on this oral exam reflects hislher true competence. 4. Taking into account all the criteria formulated in my oral exam preparation exercise, this student demonstrated overall competence. The open-ended question asked the assessor to describe the factors that reflected on the student’soverall competence. The assessors also indicated the order in which students were interviewed. -.Faculty “Summary Questionnaire” After interviewing all of their students, each faculty member completed the Summary Questionnaire,which requested them to rank the students in two ways and asked open-ended questions about

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra L. Bishop; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre

responses were immediately excluded fi-om theprocess, where candid and reflective essays usually resulted in initial interviews. During the interviews, we looked forsubstantive students who had examined and understood their experiences on campus, whether positive or negative, andwere able to reflect on them in a positive manner. They could identi~ actions that they should have or did take, thatcould have or did help them in their academic and their personal lives. Second, we looked for students who hadappreciation of differences. These differences could be: academic - recognizing that book smarts aren’t everything,ethnic - obvious but necessary, and individually - some students work well in chaos while others need strictorganization and structure

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Luis G. Occeña

integration of the concepts. Even the student reports reflect a greater emphasis onthe integration of the module into the system. A laboratory guide for the students was developed to reflect thenew modular approach.OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT The new modular laboratory is known as the Modular Laboratory for System Integration & Control(MLSIC). It is currently housed in a 12' x 16' foot room, but is scheduled to move to a new room this summer inconjunction with the relocation of the Department of Industrial Engineering to new facilities. The newequipment acquired under this project include:` Data collection probe sets consisting of data acquisition probes such as timers, counters, thermocouples,transducers, tachometers, pressure and logic probes

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William W. Predebon; Peck Cho; Diana George; Linda M. Ott; Philip Sweany

discussed include: how to be a successful and happyfaculty member, the Michigan Technological University (MTU) student body, total student development,university learning centers, and preparing for the first day. The orientation is followed by weekly seminarsthroughout the year. The weekly seminars, particularly in the fall, discuss just in time topics such as preparingfor quizzes and exams, dealing with marginal student performance, student evaluations, classroom assessment,grading, active vs. passive learning, reflective teaching, etc. The orientation is directed at new faculty, i.e.,faculty at the university for three years or less. The weekly seminar series includes more experienced teachersas well. The goal is to encourage an exchange of ideas

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucian P. Fabiano

are then introduced to project management as an approach which uses two key concepts: 1. Single Point of Integrative Responsibility: This concept views the project as having one person (i.e the project manager) who is the single point of responsibility for achieving all of the goals and objectives defined for a project. 2. Integrated Planning and Control: This concept requires that all projects be planned and controlled to reflect the requirements of all functional disciplines associated the project life cycle phases. The above concepts are mutually supportive and lead to several important characteristics of

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Merl Baker

; Hammer’s early concepts ofreengineering may better reflect today’s concept of reinvention [5]. Reinvention is unquestionably dramatic and radicaland challenges the fundamental process; it requires a bold and complex restructuring for a solution and/or major processsubstitutions. Most corporations which have embraced the reengineering concept have studied the option of radicalrestructuring as proposed in Hammer’s 1990 title, but most often accept and implement the less-radical modificationsrequiml to achieve significant gradual improvements and substitutions in the macro process [5,10,11]. David A. Garvin, through a roundtable discussion, approached reengineering by leveraging the processes forstrategic advantage [5]. Reengineming

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael H. Gregg; Dr. Deidre Hirschfeld; Dr. Bevlee Watford

10,000 women will earnengineering degrees this year, whereas over 50,000 men will attain this academic level.2 Despite thefact that women are over 50% of the population of the United States, engineering school enrollmentsdo not reflect this gender dominance, and the engineering profession remains a predominantly whitemale bastion. Gender equity progress has been made in the 100+ years since Kate Gleason entered CornellUniversity, and Elmina Wilson earned her civil engineering degree from Iowa State University.3Societal changes and associated legal and infrastructure changes have opened more and bettertechnical opportunities to women. The percentage of women engineers enrolled as first year studentsdoubled from 9 percent in 1975 to 18 percent

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Bryan Pfaffenberger; Susan Carlson-Skalak; John P. O'Connell; Timothy P. Scott; Mark A. Shields

they could communi- examined the varied careers that one can pursue cate with a variety of audiences: fellow within engineering, and devoted some thought to technical experts, technicians, users, corporate choosing a major that matches what they have "bean-counters," technical managers, and non- learned about themselves. technical executives. Professional Development in TCC 101: • Small Group Dynamics Students were first Experiences asked to work in groups without guidance, and then to reflect on what went right--and whatTo foster these

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha E. Sloan

graduates ofcomputer engineering programs were sufficiently numerous that they began to be reportedseparately in Engineering Education. There were about 1000 computer engineering graduates ayear in the early 1970's--at first only about 1/3 at the BS level and the rest postgraduates. Notuntil 1973-74 did the number of BS degrees in computer engineering narrowly pass the numberof MS degrees, and not until 1976-77 did the number of BS computer engineering degrees--at1280 above 1000 for the first time--exceed the combined total of MS and Ph.D. The earlyemphasis on graduate degrees is not surprising. It reflects the tendency to introduce new Page

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Lenox; Stephen J. Ressler; Robert J. O'Neill; C. Conley

faculty, add to its attractiveness as a “case-study” for computer Page 2.109.2integration. Beginning in 1992, several papers were published and/or presented on developmentsin computer use within the civil engineering program.1 - 1 1 Even though these papers havedifferent authors, they reflect a common philosophy embodied in the following five principles: Principle # 1. The computer is the engineer’s tool -- not an engineer’s surrogate. Principle # 2. Engineers must be skeptical of computer-generated results and must independently verify and validate solutions. Principle # 3. Engineering faculty should

Conference Session

Integrating Design in Electrical Engineering Curriculum (1232)

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Ahlgren, Trinity College

notfeasible in the available time when attempted using standard chips, and the emphasis in the firstcourse can be shifted away from wiring and troubleshooting toward system-level design.This paper describes the course and laboratory, presents design projects undertaken in Fall, 1996,and reflects on the results.INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER ENGINEERING COURSEThe goal of the first course in computer engineering at Trinity College, ENGR221L--DigitalCircuits And Systems, is to develop a working knowledge of digital devices and systems in thecontext of computer-aided design. The course covers number systems and codes; BooleanAlgebra and combinational logic; flip-flops, registers and counters; finite state machines;memory devices and systems; programmable logic

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Omer, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

problemsand solution algorithms. This project comes as a response to the urgent need for newer, moreefficient educational tools to reform the outlook of power engineering education. Thevisualization tool aids students in quickly obtaining a detailed understanding of the power systemanalysis problems when used as a supplement to traditional lecture approaches. Therefore itallows for introduction of other demanding topics within the limited time of an undergraduatecurriculum. In addition, the software visualization tool enables students to spend more time onpower system analysis topics outside the classroom, which have been shown to result in effectivelearning and development of reflective thinking skills.An earlier version of the visualization tool