Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Jackson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Thomas Schulte, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nathaniel Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elaine Lewis, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

µE StudentsWe have developed a five course minor in microelectronics for non-µE science and engineeringstudents who desire exposure and experience to the exciting world of nanotechnology. Webelieve that this minor may do more to increase the number of women students with engineeringexperience at RIT by utilizing the large number already enrolled in the College of Scienceprograms, as opposed to separate recruitment strategies geared solely toward engineering. Thisprogram is designed to provide basic knowledge to students from other engineering and sciencedisciplines interested in a career in the semiconductor industry that include design, manufacture,equipment, chemicals, and software sectors. The minor consists of five courses: three core

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the results, but there was uniform praise for the students for theirefforts. There will most likely be changes to the FSAE rules and additional follow up testing.The students on this project had a truly unique experience. First, because of the equipment theywere allowed to use to complete their project and secondly, because they were able to defendtheir work in front of a group of industry experts. The faculty involved on the project were ableto combine their interest in supporting the students, yet were also able to generate a researchpaper, which is so important in the promotion and tenure process.AssessmentTo evaluate the effectiveness of this approach in preparing graduates for careers, a survey wasdeveloped and distributed to recent

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and off-campus specialists. Nonmajor graduatecredit.Who should consider it?This proposed program is designed to help students who ‚ Are not engineering majors but are interested in understanding “how things work” ‚ Are looking at directorship, management, technical marketing, sales, and related careers in an industry that continues to involve more technology ‚ Are possibly interested in public policy—decisions impacting government, education, industry, religious institutions, health care ‚ Are thinking about working in bioengineering areas but not on the technical sideThe engineering studies minor is designed to be an effective minor to supplement the student’snon-engineering degree program.Program

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

undergraduate and six graduate programs and has a student population of three hundred students. Dr. Viswanathan is an educator, researcher and administrator with more than twenty-five years of industrial and academic experience encompassing engineering and environmental consulting, research and development, and technology development. His career experience includes teaching at the University level, conducting fundamental research, and developing continuing educational courses. Page 12.893.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Engineering Technology Program in

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

creating a working prototype. They have also already madea major career decision. They are committed to doing research – usually academicallyoriented research. The folks working in industry are more receptive to entrepreneurshipthan graduate students, but they are often limited by the demands and restrictions of theirjobs.Moving forward – bring entrepreneurship into senior designOur capstone design course has also continued to evolve. As seen in Table 3, our seniorswant to learn to be entrepreneurs, and they recognize the need for business and financialskills. They are aware that the career paths of previous generations of engineers are nolonger as available and that their futures will depend on their ability to be innovative andentrepreneurial.We

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford Stover, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

• A list of primary and alternate courses which constitute a program of study in this concentration area. • A brief description of the student’s educational objectives and career plans and how these are related to the concentration area proposed. Indicate any special background or preparation that may motivate this choice.The preliminary proposal is then discussed with the student’s tech elective faculty advisor aswell as their academic advisor. If the student’s academic advisor approves of the concentrationarea, the student’s tech elective package will then be signed and returned. Page 12.1253.4The final proposal is now

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washginton State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

of the course, group work,discussions, development of professional skills, and suggestions. The differences were striking andclear. In the full CHAPL course 80% of the students felt they had learned the material compared to50% of the active, problem-based group. Similarly, 60% of student in the full CHAPL course felt theskills they gained applied to an engineering career compared to 15% in the second group. The lattergroup reported they felt lost, rushed, and unprepared whereas the student in the full CHAPL sectionrose to the challenge. “We weren’t prepared at first, but that was the point.” Those in the full CHAPLsection were confident in their knowledge and stated they were able to integrate knowledge frommultiple sources. Meanwhile those

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Forouzan Golshani, Wright State University; Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Mary Ellen Bargerhuff, Wright State University; John Flach, Wright State University; Jeffrey Vernooy, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

disks, Braille, and image enhancement.Career and Vocational Support Services: assistance with career planning and development;opportunities for work site experiences, interviewing skills, requesting reasonable, on-the-jobaccommodations; assistance with career counseling and raised awareness about meeting thedemands of a chosen occupation.Culture of Acceptance: The barrier-free architecture and accessible academic programs haveenabled WSU to attract a large number of students, staff and faculty with disabilities, totaling anacademic community of well over 1000 individuals. In exit polls of graduating students, manystudents without disabilities comment that one of the most important lessons they learned oncampus was to understand and accept

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ganapathy Narayanan, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

’ arechanged in each of the five basic functions to see how the simple functions changes in shape. Ingeneral, it is known that an engineering technology student will use these functions 80% of timein his professional career. So, his understanding of these functions and its x-y plots will helpclarify his understanding of derivatives and integrals of these functions.The input commands for computing the five basic functional values for given values of ‘a’ and‘b’ at ‘x’ are seen in MATLAB Command Window, as shown in Figure 1. The MATLABfunctional (f1, f2, f31, f32, f33, f4, f5) values output are shown in Figure 2. One can change thevalues of parameters 'a', 'b' and 'n' in these functions as well as for the variable 'x' value. Figure 1: MATLAB

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Egoitz Sierra Uria, The University of the Basque Country; Mikel Garmendia Mujika, The University of the Basque Country

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

, Egoitz, 2005)1.The ability to mentally visualize and manipulate objects and situations is an essentialneed in many jobs and careers. It is estimated that at least 84 majors consider thespatial visualization a fundamental need (Smith, 1964) and in technical jobs, such as thedifferent types of engineering, the abilities to visualize are especially important (Maier,1994)2.The third reason that justifies this study is that educators need to continually analyze andinvestigate their own teaching to be more effective educators (Fernando Hernandez,1992) 3.Previous analysis and current situationThe visualization of parts in the multiview projections system, in other words, theinterpretation of views of an object represented by its technical drawing, is

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology; Michael O'Hair, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-205: ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND THE 75TH ANNIVERSARYRETROSPECTIVE OF ABETLawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology Lawrence J. Wolf is a professor of the Oregon Institute of Technology and a distinguished service professor of the Oregon University System. After experience in the army and the aircraft, petroleum, and chemical industries, he began his academic career in 1964 as the founding head of the MET program at the St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. As a research fellow he completed his doctorate in engineering at Washington University and then became an associate professor at the University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia from 1972 to

Conference Session

The Impact of Engineering Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Mechanics and Women in engineering. Her research interests include STEM programming, career development and assessment. Page 13.501.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering Classroom Environments: Examining Differences by Gender and DepartmentsAbstractThis paper reports on one year of data from a study of classroom learning environments in threeengineering departments, which differ in size, discipline and pedagogical methodology, at a largeeastern university. This study uses a quasi-experimental design to confirm or deny what iscommonly cited in engineering education literature

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

4 2 4 Engineering Career Interest 8 7 11 2 5 Math Performance 12 12 4 6 Physics Performance 3 11 11 3 7 Participant In Similar Programs 13 15 OUTSTANDING VERY GOOD MARGINAL AVERAGE

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

Tagged Divisions

International

13.1087.3becoming more and more necessary the services of this professional. Very soon it will become apromising scientific and technical area, which matches the needs of the present society.The complexity of societies is a motivation for the social engineering students who can see in itas a challenging career [1]. Another aspect that needs to be mentioned is the necessity to design aprogram that fits the educational engineering laws requested by Education Ministry of theCountry to be a recognized or accredited program. There are some rules that must be followedsuch as minimum curriculum, labs, library, professors, and technicians and so on, despite the factthat it has to be still a 5 years program for under graduation level plus 2/3 years Master and 3

Conference Session

FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Cory Miller, Wright State University; Thomas L. Bazzoli, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

THOMAS L. BAZZOLI is Assistant Dean for Fiscal Affairs and Research. He holds the MS in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. During his Air Force career he directed diverse research programs in modeling and testing of system performance, compositional mapping of submicron materials and machine translation of text. He was instrumental in establishing the college’s freshman program. Page 12.764.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Freshman Engineering Student Responses to a Pre-College Perception SurveyAbstractEngineering

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheree Watson, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

pre-entry academic preparation ofAmerican Indian students who want to study engineering, (2) Help shape theengineering, engineering technology, and computer science workforce byincreasing the number of American Indian students graduating from the Collegeof Engineering, and (3) Improve access to quality engineering and technology torural and underserved populations by returning highly educated professionals tothese communities. Objectives relating to these goals include increasingawareness of career opportunities in engineering and increasing awareness of thecontribution that engineering makes to quality of life.We have developed many different ways to reach our goals and objectives,including a new approach we piloted spring 2006: a service

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Lance Kenney, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of International Studies and Overseas ProgramsThe Office of International Studies and Overseas Programs (OIS) at Villanova University is just Page 12.1327.2over 15 years old. The primary charge of OIS is to oversee all aspects of education abroad,facilitate student exchange, manage international summer programs, and act as a campusresource for all things international. OIS has grown from having just a director and full-timesecretary in 2000 to five full-time staff in 2006. Student participation rates in study abroad havedoubled in five years, and a third of the class of 2006 had studied abroad as part of theiracademic career (with a quarter

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

provided by the National Science Foundationunder grant REC-0643048.Bibliography1. Martin, C.D., & Pearson, W., 2005, Broadening Participation through a Comprehensive, Integrated System: Final Report on an NSF Workshop "Pathways to STEM Careers: Preparing the STEM Workforce for the 21st Century", National Science Foundation2. Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering, 2004, Broadening Participation in America's Science and Engineering Workforce: Executive Summary, Committee on Equal Opportunities in Page 12.271.9 Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation3. Policy

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Nathan Vizzi, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Ryan McDevitt, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

ofinstalling wind measurement systems and wind turbines based upon the feedback of surveys sentto the zoning officers of over 80 municipalities that lie in the richest wind resource areas of theState. The result of the work has raised the students’ awareness about how public policy affectstheir careers and the engineering projects that they attempt to perform. The interplay betweenpublic policy and project-based learning is dramatized by these types of clinic experiences wherestudents attempt to solve the real world’s problems in real time.BackgroundEnergy and fuel prices are rising exponentially and societal consumption habits are everincreasing the demand for power. Consumer purchasing power, now more than ever, seems tobe dramatically affecting the

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Sterk, Virginia Tech; Tim Thacker, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth Tranter, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

introductory power electronics class, and more importantly the programgave the student confidence that they could pursue a graduate degree and influenced many of thestudents to pursue a career or graduate degree in power electronics.Due to the fact that the lecture portion is unique portion to the CPES REU experience, severalquestions in the survey were directed at assessing the effectiveness of the lecture portion of theREU program. A generalization can be made from the responses that the lecture portion of theprogram helped the participants understand their research quicker. It was also indicated thatwithout the lecture, much time and effort would have to be spent between the student and mentorlearning and teaching the fundamentals.Having the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy; Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. She also teaches courses in engineering and orbital mechanics. Page 12.509.1 Lynnane George earned her commission in the Air Force from ROTC at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1988 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and MSME from Ga Tech in 1989. She began her Air Force career in the Defense Satellite Communication Program Office at© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Los Angeles AFB, California where she served in the Mechanical Engineering Branch. She was then selected for a one-year Education with Industry program with the Aerospace Corporation

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Emanuel, Bradley University; H. Dan Kerns, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

improvement. Examples of some final presentations that have resulted fromthis approach are included.BackgroundAn ability to communicate effectively is ABET criteria (g.) for all programs accredited byABET-EAC1. Managers rated the “ability to communicate ideas and plans effectively in front ofan audience” as the most important career skill2. Recognizing the importance of good oralcommunication skills and actually putting good oral communication skills into practice are notsynonymous. How often have you watched a presentation given by a professional engineer thatconsisted of words copied from a written report? The speaker may have included a graph or achart, but most of the presentation consisted of words that you could read in the report.Furthermore

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University; John Raczek, University of Maryland; Bruce Jarrell, University of Maryland-School of Medicine; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

discover about ‘real world’ applications related to the contentthey have learned. This part of the curriculum includes career information and video ofpracticing engineers highlighting their work.In addition to the curriculum development effort, professional development and in-servicetraining with the curriculum are being provided for teachers prior to module use in theclassroom. During the 2006-2007 academic year, several Maryland high schools covering abroad range of demographics will be testing the curriculum and providing data to the study. Inthis presentation, we will provide an overview of the two new curriculum modules and presentresults of student learning, interest and attitudes. Finally, we will discuss the results of therelated

Conference Session

IP and Supporting Student Startups

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Shepard, Engenius Solutions

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

development organization, at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.This paper provides an update to a paper written in 2004 titled Engenius Solutions: ChangingHow Undergraduate Engineers Think by Batta, Andrew, et al.Traditional engineering education + EntrepreneurshipThe mixing of engineering education with entrepreneurship and new product development hasbroadened the career pathways and knowledge base for many students. The growth ofconferences focused solely on entrepreneurship in engineering and engineering+businesseducation provide an indication of the importance many engineering and business leaders areplacing on this integration. The Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education (REE)[http://ree.stanford.edu/] and the National Collegiate Inventors

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Pamela McCauley-Bell, University of Central Florida; Edward Hampton, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

, Engineering Leadership, and Ergonomics.Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida Dr. Crumpton-Young is an accomplished academician who has excelled in the areas of teaching, research, and service to the engineering community. Currently, Dr. Crumpton-Young is PI of the NSF Engineering Education sponsored grant for Departmental Reform. Dr. Crumpton-Young’s research record includes hundreds of technical publications and presentations. Her research endeavors have received external support from NSF, ONR, NASA, DOE and private industries, such as UPS, IBM, Caterpillar, Intel, LA-Z-Boy, Lockheed Martin, Garan Manufacturing, and Southwest Airlines. She was also an NSF CAREER award

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gul Kremer, Pennsylvania State University; Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

” activities encourage the development of curiosity, proficiency and manualdexterity, three desirable traits of an engineer.14 Dissection gives the students early exposure tofully operational and functional products and processes. Introducing these experiences early inthe students’ academic careers has been shown to increase motivation and retention.17 Inaddition, dissection can be used to provide an awareness of the design process.9Dissection activities are used in engineering education to fulfill one of two needs: to exposestudents to and give them a better understanding of physical artifacts or to inspire students in Page 11.428.4engineering (see

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raluca Rosca, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

) felt that people with advancedMATLAB experience that are enrolled in this class should be offered the option of a project ormore complex programs. Students commented favorably on the integration of MATLABprograms in PowerPoint presentation, as well as on the rapid feedback provided by thediscussion of the homework problems in class.From the nine students answering the open-ended question regarding the strengths of thecourse (EML 4920), 6 students commented positively on MATLAB. One senior level studentwent on to say “MATLAB is a crucial tool in the future of any engineer. Providing studentswith a basis of its features and workings early in their college career is imperative.”Other Students’ Opinions on MATLAB Teaching and Miscellaneous

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Maccariella, Urban Engineers, Inc. / Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

coverage of instruction. There are estimates that as many as 40% offaculty members nationwide are adjuncts.In addition, Sputo5 points out that in light of shrinking budgets, it is a fact of life that manycolleges and universities must rely on adjunct faculty to carry a portion of the teachingresponsibilities. Often, the use of adjunct faculty is seen as a stopgap measure, until a moresuitable tenure-track faculty can be hired.However, adjuncts can serve a very useful function by diversifying the faculty and providing adifferent perspective on the profession. Gappa and Leslie6 suggest that adjuncts may bedescribed by four categories: career enders, aspiring academics, freelancers, and specialists.Adjunct engineering faculty most often fall into the

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Sabina Jeschke, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Christian Thomsen, Technische Universitat Berlin; Marc Wilke, Technische Universitat Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

) who are not completely sure about what area of natural sciences is most appealing tothem, often causing them to “default” to courses like Biology and Chemistry. Furthermore, thesestudents tend to pursue a career in teaching, not as a researcher, later on.The structure of these studies with its multidisciplinary contents derived from Mathematics,Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Computer Sciences, are furthermore especially directedtowards the preferences of women. One potential problem of these courses may arise from thestrong experimental component of the studies. Due to their socialization, women oftenunderestimate their abilities7 and do not possess the same degree of experience inexperimentation as men. As mentioned above, experiment and

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Bilbeisi, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

students are typically visual learners, drawnto this profession because of a desire to design and bring order to a visual field of information.Most begin this career path, however, with very little knowledge of current architecture andarchitectural engineering practice. Though teaching via a case study method has been utilized formany years in the medical and legal fields, its application as an educational process for thearchitectural field demonstrates increasing merit. In the highly visual “Introduction toArchitecture” course, students are stimulated to understand how actual architects and engineershave grappled with the various graphic conventions, fundamental ordering systems, visualprinciples, and design processes as they relate to the