Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frank Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

plan a strategy for developing anddelivering the instruction. The instructional designer develops learning objectives, assessmentmeasures, exercises, and content, in addition to specifying instructional content, processes, andresources. The creation of the learning materials is completed in the Development phase. Thiswill include instructional plans and lesson materials, all media used in the instruction, and allsupporting documentation.The Implementation phase refers to the effective and efficient delivery of the instruction and theachievement of the learning objectives. During the Evaluation phase, the effectiveness of thematerials is reviewed to determine the adequacy of the instruction. The Evaluation, which maybe summative or formative

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Development Seminars Seminar Title 1. A Model Instructional Strategy7 2. Principles of Effective teaching6 3. Introduction to Learning Styles Page 14.694.8 4. Planning a Class - Learning Objectives8 5. Planning a Class – Board Notes 6. Teaching Technology – Whiteboard9 7. Teaching Techniques – Questioning10 8. Homework and GradingOne of the most eye-opening seminars was seminar 8 – Homework and

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn Brown, East Carolina University; Heather Ries, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

existence. Over thecourse of several meetings in the spring of 2007, it was decided that the students should takethree courses in calculus (3 hours each), a course combining differential equations and linearalgebra (4 hours), and one course in statistics (3 hours). Many of the faculty members that hadoriginally met were now on the EMC and decided to pursue designing a new three coursesequence of calculus classes to replace the traditional Calculus I and II classes that theengineering students were currently taking. The plan was for these new courses to emphasizeengineering applications and to be three credit hours each instead of the previous four. Therewas an existing course in the math department in differential equations and linear algebra that

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

assessment data collected during aparticular term. This is developed based on a meeting of the instructor with all facultygenerally involved in teaching this course. The report among the other details containsthe identified deficiencies of the concepts and the difficulties faced by the students andthe planned actions for continuous improvement. For example, offering help sessions, or Page 14.475.5including recitation period to the course credits (for example, 3 hours of lecture instead of4 hours, with 1 or 2 hours of mandatory recitation periods to solve problems). Thesummary report also serves as an evaluation and assessment tool for ABET purposes

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lingguang Song, University of Houston; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Junshan Liu, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

An introductory video of the sample project and asphalt Truck travel-route animation operation Figure 2. Presentation of project data.As mentioned previously, another important aspect of presenting a case study is to encouragestudent involvement. In this application, that means involving students and allowing them playwith the data for productivity analysis and project planning. As soon as the data are gathered,many exercises can be performed, including productivity monitoring and improvement,cycle-time analysis, driver behavior analysis, and look-ahead scheduling. Figure 3 shows ananalysis of truck cycle time and productivity analysis and a

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

the College of Technology atPurdue University is in the process of developing a new curriculum in the areas of highperformance computing and cyberinfrastructure. This effort, which is a collaborative effort thatincludes faculty from across the College of Technology as well as researchers and faculty fromPurdue University Discovery Park, and Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, is working tointegrate research and development efforts in the area of cyberinfrastructure and highperformance computing that are taking place across campus, which are focused on developinginformation technology solutions to address significant problems in science and engineering.As part of this effort, two years ago the College initiated plans to develop a research

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

President of ASEE. His teaching and research focus on space mission planning and spacecraft design. He is co-author of Statics and Dynamics textbooks with Dr. Anthony Bedford. Page 14.741.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 INSIDE THE NASA/ TEXAS SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM DESIGN CHALLENGE PROGRAM: Motivating Students Through the Design ProcessIntroduction:A paper entitled The NASA/Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge Program: ASystems Engineering Educational Program 1 was presented at the 2008 ASEE meeting inPittsburgh, which provided a general overview of Texas Space Grant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University

academia is a center of innovation, creativity, andenergetic activities8. An overview of the implementation of this teaching method, a descriptionof the exercises, perceptions of stakeholders, plans for learning-style-specific assessment, andsuggestions for successful adoption of similar efforts are provided in this paper.Project DescriptionThe project included use of advanced video technology for inter-university and university-industry collaboration; use of video technology for both teaching and learning in a laboratorysetting; and incorporation of professional collaboration and active discourse in classroomsettings. These teaching methods were applied to undergraduate level Geotechnical EngineeringLaboratory course at California Polytechnic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Vakilzadian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dietmar Moeller, University of Hamburg

basic research.Currently, M&S programs offered in the U.S. include graduate level programs at a number ofuniversities, such as Old Dominium, Arizona State, Florida, California State Chico, andAlabama at Huntsville [1,2]. Arizona State and Old Dominium universities have embarkedon establishing such a program at the undergraduate level. However, at present there is noestablished M&S program in the U.S. at the undergraduate level in electrical engineering.Thus, to stimulate educational innovations through M&S, to develop M&S-based programs,and to provide plans for embedding M&S in the electrical engineering curriculum, we need toaddress the qualification criteria for the graduates, the responsibilities they will hold, and

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry W. Samples; Colonel Kip P. Nygren

. Page 1.86.6 ,.’ .- . . - ?$iiiij 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..llly’:~ T h e rmo Course Critique Results 4 1. My Instructor Communicates Effectively 2. My Instructor was enthusiastic and energetic when presenting course material 3, My Instructor encouraged students to be responsible for their own learning 4. My Instructor had a structure or plan for every lessons learning activities 6. My Instructor was concerned with my learning 7. My Instructor stimulated my thinking 8. My Instructor showed my ways in which the course was applicable to my fiture 9. My Instructor helped

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Betsy M. Aller

topids relevance or usefulness. Feeling uncertain of their information makes them deeply uncomfortable,unable to produce good results or take with them satisfaction and confidence from the learning experience. So I gradually changed the way the presentation seminar was run. I now ask students to choose a topicthey already know and care about: cross-country skiing, breeding hamsters, planning camping trips to IsleRoyale, presenting chemical experiments to local school children, etc. I also stopped making students rate eachother’s speeches and ask instead that they offer positive comments and suggestions for improvement. I changedthe course requirements to one individual and one group speech. And we now practice--ungraded--other

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara McComb; Linda Blevins

Young investigator awards Engineering technology education Suggestions for preparing a five year research and teaching plan Innovative classroom techniques Integrated curriculaCONCLUSIONSIn conclusion, a graduate seminar series has been conducted as part of the activities of the first student chapterof ASEE formed at Purdue University. The series deals with getting the right job, keeping a job, and developinga personal educational philosophy. The attendance, averaging over 100 graduate students per seminar, isevidence of the success of the series. The sustained interest in these programs is the incentive the studentchapter needs to continue developing quality seminars in the future

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bowman; Elaine M. Cooney

the emphasis on meeting industry needs with this new curriculum, input frommanufacturing fms was sought from the outset. During the initial planning stages, a survey was createdto find out what type of training they were looking for in potential employees. What level of degree(Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, etc.) was appropriate for most of their employees? What topics shouldbe covered in this degree? Participants were asked to rank material as “essential”, “desirable”, or “notneeded” from a list of topics. Selections included topics from mathematics, physics, computers,humanities, general manufacturing, general electronics, and electronics assembly. This survey wasdistributed and results obtained from a variety of electronics

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Leevones Dubose; Jean Newman; Cecil Ramage; Burke Johnson; Brenda Litchfield; Edmund Tsang

instruction and hands-on learning in middle-school classrooms. Course content andimplementation plan are described in the paper, and results of student and teacher assessment will bepresented at the conference.INTRODUCTION The faculty of the Mechanical Engineering (ME) Department at the University of South Alabama(USA) began, in Fall 1993, an evaluation of the undergraduate program to meet the challenge of engineeringeducation for the 21st Century. Restructuring of the mechanical engineering curriculum at USA is alsoprompted by the changing ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) requirements fordesign. Under the current criteria, design is defined as "an experience that must grow with the student'sdevelopment," and "the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. John W. Nazemetz; Dr. John B. Solie; Dr. David R. Thompson

with eleven work stations (5’x2.5’tables), eleven sets of common hand tools, and a complement of light machines. The machines includebandsaws(2), sanders(2), drill presses(2), a table saw, a scroll saw, and a lathe. In addition to the common handtools, a set of lab supplied materials (balsa, wire, solder, etc.), spare parts, measuring tools, specialty saws,hammers, and other common handtools are also maintained in the lab. These labs are open from 6:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.; students may also work in lab during any of the scheduled lab periods (22 hours/week) during thedesign testing and fabrication portions of the course.Semester Plan The semester plan integrates the lecture and lab materials in three segments. The segmentintroduces the student to

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Hailey; G. Garrison; E. Parkinson

for a graduateengineering management distance learning program. Market opportunity for distance learning k addressed,since this k perhaps one of the primary reasons for having distance learning. And as one might expect, theeconomic aspects are also of primary consideration when strategically planning a distance learning program. Strategic Vision and How to Get There: In General What k the business of the organization? -- what are we trying to do? -- where k our organizationheaded? -- what are we trying to become? These are considered the foremost direction-setting questions forsenior organization leaders, administrators, managers and stakeholders. In fact, these can be considered theprimary questions of

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., P.E., Peter A. Keen

. Written Communication (Communicating ideas and information through documents.) 3. Oral Communication (Communicating ideas and information through verbal presentations.) 4. Technical Proficiency (Ability to understand and utilize learned technical skills.) 5. Listening (Attending to and interpreting verbal messages from others.) 6. Creative Thinking ( Generating new ideas.) 7. Decision Making (Prioritizing goals, selecting alternatives and considering risks.) 8. Problem Solving (Recognizing problems and devising and implementing plans to solve them. ) 9. Knowing How-to-Learn (Acquire and applies new knowledge and skills.) 10. Responsibility and Self-Management (Exerts high levels of effort, strives to

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Barbara Chaparro, Wichita State University; Veronica Hinkle, Wichita State University; Colin Davidson, Spirit Aerosystems; Chris Wilkinson, Spirit Aerosystems

Tagged Divisions

International

describes the motivation for the Spirit Global Design Challenge, itslinkage to ABET outcomes, defines global learning and how it integrates into the Engineer of2020 program, and provides pilot implementation lessons learned and the initial assessment ofstudents’ global perceptions (pre and post global design experience). The paper then concludeswith plans for the next implementation. I. Introduction and MotivationIndustry has made clear the need to graduate engineers with more than just technical skills. Akey component for today’s graduate is the ability to thrive in a globally collaborative workplace.Engineers must work with global colleagues in both face-to-face and computer mediatedenvironments. Efforts to assess virtual team projects have

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Young, University of Wyoming; April Heaney, University of Wyoming; James Kladianos, Wyoming Department of Transportation

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-629: ASSESSING WRITING IN A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNEXPERIENCE COURSERhonda Young, University of Wyoming Rhonda Young is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Young received her doctorate in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington in 2002. Prior to a career in academics she worked for 11 years as a consultant in the transportation field. Her research interests are in transportation planning and intelligent transportation systems. Dr. Young teaches a wide variety of courses in the transportation field including the Comprehensive Design Experience course.April Heaney, University of Wyoming April Heaney

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhushan Trivedi; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

Tagged Divisions

International

Beginning to Apply IUCEE Effective Teaching Strategies in India: An Experience in a Master of Computer Applications ProgramAbstractThe Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) initiative is focused onpreparing the next generation of engineering faculty in India and the United States, anddramatically increasing the number of collaborations in research and teaching to better prepareengineers for the global economy. After two years of planning in India and the US involvingalmost 200 academic and business leaders from both countries, and raising close to US$1M, thefirst Faculty Leadership Institute was offered on the Infosys Technologies’ Global EducationCenter in Mysore, India for a six week period during the

Conference Session

Sustainable Education and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Beardsley, Central Washington University; Stephen Morton, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

this goal, universities are leading the way in determining practical ways toreduce the GHG effects, and along the way are training future professionals who may implementthese changes in industry and society.The ACUPCC commitment consists of three basic parts: 1) Develop an action plan to bring the campus to climate neutrality, 2) Immediately initiate two or more actions toward that goal while developing the plan, 3) Make the action plan, GHG inventory document, and progress reports publicly available, including reporting to the American Association for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)2.In order to mark the progress toward campus climate-neutrality it is crucial to develop andregularly update the GHG

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Anderson, United States Air Force Academy; Matthew Snyder, United States Air Force Academy; Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

machine shop lessons were taughtby one of the lab technicians, an expert machinist, while the Excel lessons were taught by afaculty member with a special affinity for it.The course content was developed systematically by creating course objectives (table 1) from theprogram outcomes; individual lesson plans were then developed to meet the course objectives.This process highlighted some outcomes that could be addressed more deliberately in ourengineering programs. Specifically engineering ethics, technical communication and computerproblem solving were identified as subjects that, although ubiquitous in our program, are notoften singled out as specific topics of study, or as essential skills to be honed. Therefore, wemade it a top priority to

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University; Jianhua wang, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

International

, they accepted his condition.What the Companies Do: What Skills Are Needed?For the purposes of this study, we will assume that the initial design is complete (eitherby the OEM Design Responsible Engineer (DRE) or in conjunction with the Tier OneDRE) as per the AIAG Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) criteria to includepart print with special characteristics, design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA),potential process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA) yielding at a minimum, apre-production control plan.18 A short production run to comply with Production PartApproval Process (PPAP) has been completed and the system is ready to run at rate.Quality will be monitored as per the production control plan. Furthermore, using

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2009-365: CREATING AN ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department of Technology at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 14.380.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Creating an Active Learning EnvironmentThe participants populating our schools are becoming more diverse. They are

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Michael Boyles, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeffrey Rogers, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Keith Goreham, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jatmika Suryabrata, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia; Yulyta Kodrat, Indonesian Institute of the Arts

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

literature,students are able to combine the subjective experience with the objective data calculation tosupport their experience.(See Appendices A and B for the full extent of Lab questions utilized in the classroom).5.0 LimitationsEven though similar results were obtained in the previous 2-D lighting simulation researchrelated to Flynn’s original work, there were limitations that we plan to address in the future. Oneis that over the more than 30 years since Flynn’s experiments, data on the specific lightingproducts and lamps used are no longer available. Therefore approximations were included in thesimulation research that may influence the general room appearance as well as luminance

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Sukwon Kim, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Bob Wilkins, Texas A&M University, Commerce

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

of freshmanengineering students who performed poorly on their first Calculus exam. The first step was forthese students to meet with a College of Engineering academic advisor and develop an ActionPlan. The Action Plan was a road map of what these students needed to do between the first andsecond meetings with the advisor that detailed how the identified and discussed reasons for poorperformance on the first Calculus exam would be addressed. The second step was for thesestudents to follow-up on the Action Plan. The third step was for these students to have theirsecond meeting with the academic advisor. The final step was to collect data after the secondCalculus exam and assess any actions required. This could involve the establishment of

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul King, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

scheduled for two hours. The course hasbeen taught by the author five times since 2000, a second section has been taughtby another faculty member four times in the same interval. It is the purpose of the remainder of this paper to describe the normallecture content, lab visits, optional exercises, and homework such that the coursemay be emulated elsewhere with a minimum of effort. The course web site mayalso be used as a reference.1Normally scheduled lectures A portion of the first class is usefully used in allowing the students tointroduce each other, discussing home towns, majors planned, unique events, andtheir reasons for taking this module. The remainder of the first class, andtypically the entire next class is then used to give

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

? Do we need different equipment or instrumentation facilities ? Do we need experts from Industry or commercial establishments ? 3. Conduct an extensive background search that focuses on salient features of the main project and address the key issues that may arise as the project unfolds. Always have a “PLAN B”. Be prepared to handle contingencies. You may be very diligent in your design, planning and implementation. Regardless, things may go wrong. (Example : Bridge Building Service Learning Project ---- Heavy Rains ! Students just could not work ! They could not pour mixed cement concrete !) 4. Develop a Decision Analysis Matrix that can justify the actions taken during the

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado-Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

International

communities. These include water provisioning and purification,sanitation, power production, shelter, site planning, infrastructure, foodproduction and distribution, and communication, among many others. Suchproblems are not usually addressed in engineering curricula in the United States,however. Thus, our engineers are not educated to address the needs of the mostdestitute people on our planet, many of them living in industrialized countries.This is unfortunate, because an estimated 20% of the world’s population lacksclean water, 40% lacks adequate sanitation, and 20% lacks adequate housing.Furthermore, engineers will be critical to addressing the complex problemsassociated with refugees, displaced populations, and the large-scale movementof

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

as are feasible within the constraints of the institution. These skills coupledwith technical information create for the student an atmosphere of interest within whichcommunication skills can easily be incorporated and emphasized. Careful planning andcoordination can provide needed instruction in the communication skills within the department.These ideas are developed in a structured plan that incorporates communication instruction andevaluation into all engineering classes offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering.The plan shows the development of communication skill awareness in the freshmen year throughthe senior design experience.There will always be a need for communication skill awareness. Students seem to forget theimportant