Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

working with RapidWorks/ SolidWorks were expected to create a back plate for themodel in the SolidWorks. Each team was given separate instructions of how to use theequipment and software. A detailed manual for E-Scan, SLIM and LeiosMesh was alreadyavailable. However, though there is a manual available for NextEngine scanner, no writteninstruction for using RapidWorks software exists. A short list of instructions specifically orientedto complete this project was being developed at that time which has not yet been field tested.This fact was reflected in negative feedback from students at the end of the semester who had touse the NextEngine/RapidWorks system. One of the students in the class was trained in thissystem at the beginning of the semester

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge; Brad Deschenes

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Biomedical

detailing all of the work that they hadaccomplished during the semester. Each group was required to address the overall project andhow their particular subsystem fit into it. Drawings, schematics, and computer code for allhardware and software were included. As with the presentations, grades were given on a groupbasis.Student grades were individualized using attendance and peer evaluation. Attendance wasrequired and any absences negatively affected grades. Students were expected to be in classparticipating and contributing to the project. Lack of participation was reflected in the peerevaluations given at the end of the semester. Students had the opportunity to assess thecontributions of every other student, not just members of their own group. For

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

material in given amount of lecture timeinstructor is illegiblethe less I understand or use the contentexperience and other people's opinionif the content did not reflect testif the material is useful but downplayed by the instructorif I feel the whole class leaves every day under ‘what did we learn?’if instructor cancels class and not in office during the office hoursinstructor not available for outside helpif I feel like the teacher hates teaching the classsecond guessing leads to loss of confidence in instructorinstructor can't answer student questionsmy grade is not the best Page 14.516.11when the teacher makes no senselectures are not

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dazhi Yang, Purdue University; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Aidsa Santiago Roman

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. For example, Part I had8341 words and 11 figures while The Nature of Science had 7342 words and 17 figures. For allthree different modules, there were open-ended reflection questions inserted after each mainsection of instruction in order to facilitate students’ deep understanding of the trainingmaterials.20ResultsAdaption of the schema training modulesResults of the case study indicated that the materials, which were originally used to train middleschool students and undergraduate psychology students in learning science concepts, were welladapted for undergraduate engineering students. Specifically, all four participants (n=4)considered the reading level of the modules is appropriate for undergraduate engineeringstudents, the content is

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Devang Patel, Lamar University; Santosh Khonde, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

nature and endangering human and non-human species, while offering thehighest material standard of living and rate of consumption ever known.Some believe that, “Education is critical for promoting sustainable development and improvingthe capacity of people to address environmental and developmental issues.”4 It is argued thatSustainable Development is now absolutely central to the practice of Civil Engineering and thisneeds to be reflected in the education and training of civil engineers.2 The essence of education,formal or informal, primary or tertiary, is to explore the edges of possibility and probability Page 14.812.2needed to transform and

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University; Sharon Bird, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

that the committee reconvenes after the search is over to reflect on the processand the successes and failures of the search. For that reason, all the inefficiencies and errors aswell as successes are lost but in the memory of the committee members – who may or may notuse them to improve the next search. With regard to the searches discussed here, more thanonce it was stated, “How could the search process be considered faulty? We got a great newfaculty member”. This faulty logic does not acknowledge the opportunities lost.Minimizing the impact of cognitive errors and the factors that contribute to them:A number of excellent web-based resources exist for improving the recruitment process that aresummarized on the national ADVANCE Portal.12

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge delosRios-Hurtado, Texas Tech; David Wyrick, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

proceed with the study during the spring semester of 2009.When we combined the strongly agree and somewhat-agree responses in the survey, we realizedthat the student’s entrepreneurial spirit across campus is alive. Students understand that there aremany opportunities to create new businesses in their majors. Also, it reflects that they areconstantly thinking about the creation of new products and business opportunities.Implications for Future ResearchSince very little research has been done that explores interdisciplinary GTEC, we encourageprofessors, and students from different colleges to start analyzing what has been done at theirdepartments and what is taking place concerning entrepreneurship. Further research involvingall the colleges at TTU

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; Charles Snead, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

IPARCreativity Index has been shown to change from a number typical for engineering students to anumber more characteristic of practicing architects.24The creative process has been defined as a progression through four stages: 1) identifying a need(problem definition), 2) investigation of that need (testing, preparation, analysis), 3) anarticulation of a solution (modifying, synthesis), and 4) a validation of the idea or solution(communicating, evaluation).25 This attempt to define a procedure for the creative processmakes this seemingly strange process more familiar to students.25 When documenting historicalcreative discoveries and inventions to gain insight into the nature of creativity, reflection isconsidered to serve as a catalyst for creativity

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Millennium Development Goals set forth by the UN.7It is widely recognized that more than engineering and health care initiatives are needed toimprove the living conditions in Benin. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals setforth inter-related goals that address the foundation of a society’s needs.7 While these goals gowell beyond what one simple program can address. The goals do prescribe important connectionsin international development, in the hopes that development can be sustainable.Over a period of three years, a service learning-based project was developed to address some ofthe needs in Benin, while simultaneously meeting the needs of academic programs for studyabroad opportunities.Upon further reflection and discussion between

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Page 14.862.5were distributed and chalking messages on sidewalks was used, particularly during orientationand other special events. This tactical analysis, reflected in the flowchart above, aided reflectionon previous marketing practices and provided insight into the patron groups that were previouslythe primary audiences of marketing projects.Another round of research followed that profiled the patrons that were effectively being servedthrough previous marketing practices and those patrons that were being missed. The primarypatron groups, also known as target markets, represent a variety of groups from around theColleges of Engineering and Technology, as well as across Purdue University and throughout thestate of Indiana. Due to the diversity

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

especially suited to this approach. As Kenneth Winston, faculty member at Harvard’sKennedy School of Government, suggests, “. . . students are forced to reflect as much on theenvironment of decision making as is the logic of the environment.”2 By doing so, they candevelop critical thinking and ethical decision-making skills. Because small cases are so limited,instructors can spend more time focusing on these skill sets.Cases also provide media for ethical problem identification and concrete instances for moraldeliberation. As Harris, Pritchard, and Rabins explain, “Through cases, we learn to recognizethe presence of ethical problems and to develop analytical skills necessary to resolving them.”3Finally, small cases may be more relevant to our

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Reserve University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

examples, most applications of theory are omitted. One reason that those examples arewell known is that they admit analytic solution: they typically represent simplified solutions thatgenerally fail to fully reflect the reality. In most situations, analytic solutions simply do not exist, andone cannot proceed without the assistance of a computer. Although some textbooks have sectionsdiscussing numerical methods, many of them contain just the theory of numerical methods, and one isrequired to posses programming skill for practice; this part is hence generally neglected. Essentially allexperiments in physics measure numbers, so any formulation must eventually be reducible to numbers.Under a conventional curriculum, a student’s ability to calculate

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Constance Harris, Purdue University; Lindsey Tracy, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 14.1088.4literature and a general lack of more detailed research into the conceptions and attitudes ofstudents towards environmental and ecological issues, especially how both relate to engineeringcareers.Threshold Concepts and attitudesConceptual change is among the conceptions oflearning that have recently been most closelyembraced by the educational psychology andlearning sciences communities6. Humansnaturally build simplified and intuitive theories toexplain their surroundings. The cognitive processof adapting and restructuring these theories basedon experience and reflection is referred to asconceptual change. Most research indicates thatconceptual change arises from interactionbetween experience and current conceptionsduring higher

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and another part during the second phase. The intention here was that students wouldhave time in between the phases to reflect upon information presented. The Motivated Strategiesfor Learning Questionnaire 25served as the filler activity.Participants in this study were students enrolled in Statics and the intervention was administeredjust prior to the midterm exam. Participation in the study was one of several activities for whichthe students could receive extra credit in the statics class. The intervention and all instrumentswere delivered through the course web site and students could complete the activities at any timeduring each phase. The web-based system randomly assigned students to one of the fourexperimental groups.Table 1. Summary

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

Collection

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

Page 14.1350.7distribution. The same limitations of available lighting equipment information pertain to otherconditions of Flynn’s room that may affect the viewing experience; room dimensions, furniture,and finishes. Secondly, since the simulation was viewed on computer monitors in two-dimensions, other variance factors may be introduced such as ambient lighting and luminanceconditions in the viewing environment, possible veiling reflections from the monitors, andcalibration settings in the equipment. In addition, Flynn’s group of research participantsgenerated subjective data more than 30 years prior to the later participants in the lightingsimulation. As well, the two groups of participants are distinct from each other and of

Conference Session

Energy Curriculum Advancements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Zietlow, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

courses in heat transfer and optimization as well as air conditioning and refrigerationdesign courses. However, any textbook problem can be adapted to accommodate the deductivestrategy by removing the specified inputs for the problem. Page 11.389.2Literature ReviewThe McMaster Problem Solving Program (Woods, et. al., 4/97)1 found the most effective way toteach problem solving skills to students is to use a workshop approach. The key components tothe workshop are an introduction, pre-test, application, and immediate feedback. Students arethen asked to reflect on what they learned in a journal. In the McMaster program they had fourdifferent

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Friesen, University of Manitoba; Myron (Ron) Britton, University of Manitoba

us know what differences you’ve assessment of participants in Canadian noticed between engineering in Canada engineering roles. and engineering in your home country; (3) Discuss how cross-cultural issues play out in your workplace; (4) Reflect on your major learnings and gains from this co-op term.Work term reports - Document Canadian engineering Six to ten pages of content written by Reports due within two

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Baikun Li, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Jin Li, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Amy Pruden, Colorado State University; Peter Stroot, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Engineering applications. With the assistance of the instructor, students are selectingone article from the peer reviewed literature for an oral presentation in class. To facilitatelearning, each article presentation is followed by a group discussion and students are required tomaintain a journal of their thoughts and reflections on the articles.3. Targeting a broader base of Engineering majors: At CSU, the course materials originallydeveloped at UC have been significantly expanded to target a broader base of Engineeringdisciplines. While all Engineering majors have been welcomed to enroll in the course, it hasbeen specifically advertised to Civil, Environmental, Chemical, and Biomedical Engineeringmajors. The intention is to modify the nature of the

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven O'Hara, Oklahoma State University; Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Page 11.622.8 sunshine in the US.5.3 List of Design VariablesTo assure a rigorous analysis of the performance of daylighting systems, all variables that mayaffect their performance should be taken into account. These variables are listed below14. Thesevariables relate to the site, design of space, and design of windows. a. Building location, i.e., apparent sun movement and intensity of sunlight. b. Sky conditions and their percentage annual occurrence. c. Ground reflection. d. Space orientation, i.e., South, North, East, and West. e. Exterior obstruction, i.e., nearby structures and/or neighboring buildings. f. Size of openings, i.e., windows and/or skylights. g. Placement of openings. h. Detailed design of openings

Conference Session

Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Cleary, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

physically observe thetypes of failures in reinforced concrete that were being studied in the course. The testing was toprovide hands-on experience with the failures to supplement the reading and lecture material.This provided an opportunity for alternative patterns of teaching and learning. The physicaltesting is especially valuable in providing opportunities for visual vs. verbal, inductive vs.deductive, and active vs. reflective learning – patterns that may be less emphasized in atraditional lecture format9, 10.Specific goals include: • Students are able to classify service and failure load behavior in reinforced concrete beams based on observed and recorded data • Students are able to collect and analyze of laboratory data

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

Collection

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

. 0431947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] United Nations Development Programme. 2003. Millennium Development Goals: A Compact Among Nations to End Human Poverty. Human Development Report, 2003. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. See also http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/.[2] Bartlett, A. A. “Reflections on sustainability, population growth and the environment”, Renewable Resources Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4, 1998, pp. 6-22. Page 11.566.9[3

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 11.781.7In ME 332, 451, 461, 412, 371, and 481, all rough drafts are read and suggestions are made onways to improve the communication of the text. These rough drafts go back to the students forrewrites and are graded by the teaching assistants. The grades reflect both facets: the technicaland the communication.It is also felt that it is important to empower students to make decisions on their own concerningtheir own writing. One way of doing this is to continually provide them with the means to checkwhat they have done and use as much of their own talent to modify text before it is handed inrough draft and in final from. One of the ways of doing this is in using checklists. One of thesechecklists follows. It focuses on a particular

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Scales, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

engineering established a manual training program as a part of an existingengineering program (Personal Communications with Karen Zuga, September 2, 2005). Other programs followed atland-grant universities across the United States. These programs later came know as industrial arts education andcurrently, technology education. Considering this, technology education had some of the first leaders in what hasled to the current rationale for pre-engineering education. In a document titled “Curriculum to Reflect Technologywritten in 1947 by William Warren, one of the first leaders in technology education, called for engineeringeducation and training in the local public high schools. Later, two technology education leaders by the names ofOlson and DeVore in

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Real-World Case Studies & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alberta Lipson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rafael Bras, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kip Hodges, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the auspices of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric andPlanetary Sciences. The subject is also known as “Mission 20xx,” in which the “xx” changesevery year to reflect the year in which the students are expected to graduate. (So, for example,this year’s class was called “Mission 2009.”) This class has been taught since the fall of 2000,before Terrascope existed; in fact, it was the success of this class that led to the creation ofTerrascope, which was initially conceived as a way of broadening and deepening the experienceof students who had taken Mission. Unlike other aspects of Terrascope, the subject is open to all Page 11.1245.3MIT freshmen

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Brian Dansberry, University of Cincinnati; Louis Trent, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

International

he discusses the difference between conceptual outcomesand outcome measures: “Because they reflect the desired aims and objectives of the educationalprogram, outcome measures are inevitably value based. The very act of choosing to assesscertain outcomes rather than others clearly requires us to make value judgments. In thisconnection, it is important to distinguish between the value statement – a verbal description ofsome future condition or state of affairs that is considered desirable or important (e.g.,competence in critical thinking) – and the actual measure selected to represent that outcome. Theformer might be referred to as the conceptual outcome; the latter as the outcome measure. Thetask in developing an appropriate outcome measure

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

theoretical aspects of the topics while on focusingmore attention to the implications in design, analysis and applications. It is desirable thatthe students can experiment in a university lab with the measurement and control ofindustrial systems and investigate the technological aspects of these systems. The resultsof the experiments in the laboratory are expected to reflect the trends in that specificindustry sector. To make a positive, continual, and lasting contribution to I&M education,upon completion of the project, WSU and FH will:• Establish a cost-effective and cooperative/distributed I&M laboratory on both the WSUand FH campuses to provide hands-on experiential education to a diverse-studentpopulation.• The I&M (WSU-DET+FH

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

June Marshall, St. Joseph's College; John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

in the course and which reflect the amount and nature of theinformation that must be learned will go a long way to promoting academic success.Question #7 - Learning Strategies: What types of learning strategies do my studentsneed? Will they need to collaborate with others in small or large groups? Will studentsneed to listen, maintain their attention for long periods of time, or take extensive notes?Application of the Theory:Students often need to be shown how to learn in class, how to work effectively in a group,how to engage in a discussion or debate, how to take notes, or even how to ask questions.Do not simply assume students know how to learn in your class.Doyle concludes that after asking these seven questions, you will find yourself

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Qualters, Northeastern University; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Thomas Cullinane, Northeastern University; Ann McDonald, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

students to experience the ramification of materials processing decisions, i.e.,technological solutions on the triple bottom line through an educational format designed toappeal to the generation labeled as millennial.The decision to use a game methodology reflected, in part, a response to the current educationalconcerns around the millennial generation of students and their impact on higher education2. Thedifferences in learning styles of the millennial student are already having an impact on learningand teaching in higher education3-5. Given the technological context in which children are raisedin the U.S., the standard lecture and textbook homework assignments may not be the best methodfor teaching and communicating new ideas. It is our belief

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Dom Acciani, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Chenguang Diao, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Divergent inquiry by contrast “often seems to conflict with theprinciples and values that are at the core of the predominantly deterministic, engineering science Page 11.359.3approach.”10 These observations are reflected in the outcome of the fall 2003 and 2004 offeringsof the Sophomore Engineering Clinic, which are described in the next section.The Hoistinator ProjectIn the fall 2003 and fall 2004 semesters, the semester-long project was a crane design projectcalled the Hoistinator.11 This section describes the project itself and discusses outcomes fromthese first two offerings of the project.The student teams were provided with a substructure and

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Susan Murray, University of Missouri-Rolla; David Spurlock, University of Missouri-Rolla (ENG)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

thing inexchange for another. Subjects were asked as to the leader’s communication of what everyoneneeds to do to complete assignments, his or her making agreements about what is expected fromeveryone, and their specification as to what are expected levels of performance – the questionsdid not address a tangible award that was supplied by the leader in exchange for followerperformance. These behaviors reflect the aspect of contingent reward that speaks to theclarification of roles and task requirements. The reward aspect of this exchange is probablyexpressed more so by the professor of a particular course. Jarvenpaa and Leidner, in their studyof global virtual teams, and using student subjects, specifically mentioned that having the projecton