Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Matthews; Perry Heedley

allowother team members and advisors to review the conclusions reached. This presentation shouldinclude a summary of all the required specifications for the circuit block and a comparison of thearchitectures considered. An explanation is given of which architecture was chosen and why.The results of any simulations that confirm the choice of architecture should be included to Page 10.159.3support the conclusions reached. An overview of the circuit planned for design should be Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Norton

, and math applications that are utilized throughout their undergraduate experience.They learn about the various computing platforms on campus, learn to use the University’selectronic messaging system, and are introduced to C++ programming.The Introduction to Engineering course is modeled after the College’s Engineering 100 course,which is required for all engineering students. Students are presented with an engineeringproblem, then plan a strategy, gather information, analyze data, and produce a formalpresentation of their team solution. The course places a heavy emphasis on technicalcommunication skills and teamwork skills and teaches students basic project planningtechniques. This paper focuses on a detailed description of one version of

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Garcia-Saenz

discounted at arisk-rate, and inflation must be handled consistently. The rule to measure the future of a projectis simple too: “An investment is worth if it has a positive NPV, and if the investment has anegative NPV, it should be rejected.” 1 These rules have many times killed projects before theyare even born.In order to understand better this topic, lets say BDS Corporation is planning to buy land for$120,000 to develop a condominium. The intention of the company is to build seven (7)apartments type A or 11 apartments type B. Current value of apartment A is $ 97,000 and type Bis 105,000 and the cost are 80,000 and 95,000 respectively. Could the company build the projectthis year?Because the project will be build this year, time T = 0. Table No

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Philips; John Hochstein; William Janna

to convey a specific fluid; sizing and selecting a pump; selecting a heat exchanger; predictingsystem performance; and writing a report about the design of the system.When the tasks are identified, a completion date is selected for each one. By the end of the fifthweek of the semester, for instance, a pipe material and size will be selected. The tasks and targetcompletion dates are summarized in the form of a task planning sheet, an example of which is inTable 2. Also included on the task planner is the name/initials of the individual responsible forcompleting the task.Each group member keeps and maintains a notebook or diary of all tasks completed for the project.The diary contains any and all details of the work done by that particular

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Philips; John Hochstein; William Janna

to convey a specific fluid; sizing and selecting a pump; selecting a heat exchanger; predictingsystem performance; and writing a report about the design of the system.When the tasks are identified, a completion date is selected for each one. By the end of the fifthweek of the semester, for instance, a pipe material and size will be selected. The tasks and targetcompletion dates are summarized in the form of a task planning sheet, an example of which is inTable 2. Also included on the task planner is the name/initials of the individual responsible forcompleting the task.Each group member keeps and maintains a notebook or diary of all tasks completed for the project.The diary contains any and all details of the work done by that particular

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ettema; James Stoner; Forrest Holly; Wilfrid Nixon

require 128 semester hours. • There shall be a set of common core courses that enables students to enroll in engineering with an undeclared major and to change majors without loss of credit through the end of the third semester. • To ensure education beyond technology, provide flexibility for students to develop thematic options, and complement the technical content of the curriculum, all programs shall have a pool of 36 semester hours of elective courses. The student’s portfolio and plan of study guide the selection of appropriate electives. The electives are used to fulfill two College Page 8.45.2

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Forsman; Kathryn Holliday-Darr; Michael Lobaugh

is divided into sections detailing how process education teaching techniques wereimplemented into different level graphics classes. Each section will detail the course, how thecourse was taught in the past, the active learning activities introduced, the results of thesechanges and plans for future semesters. Suggestions for anyone considering similar changes aredetailed at the end of this paper. Process Education in Computer Graphics – METBD 110Background:Introduction to Graphics and Solids Modeling (METBD 110) is a first semester freshmen classfor all students enrolled in the PLET and MET programs in both the associate and bachelorsprograms offered at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. This class is a three-credit

Conference Session

Retention of Minority Students

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Claire Lynne McCullough

events for the Summer LeadershipAcademy, including presentation of award certificates, exhibition of the web pages which theteams designed describing their summer activities, a “brain-bowl” quiz, and a competition testingthe bridges which the girls had built. Also included was a luncheon, and presentation of eachgirl with a $300 stipend for participation. The second method used to raise parental awarenesswas the hosting of two family “E-Days” at the Museum. The girls, their parents, and theSECME RISE teachers were all invited to half-day sessions, including hands-on designs, femaleengineers as guest speakers, career planning information, and discussions of how to bestencourage the girls’ interest in science, mathematics, and technology.In

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

suppose. The whole course is directed at making Page 8.133.4 you think differently, that is how I feel it.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education John, 1st year studentOther cultural norms, such as the pervasiveness of mathematics as an efficient, effective means ofcommunication throughout engineering education were tacitly understood although neverarticulated in strategic plans. Students and staff appeared to

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay K. Martin; Jay Martin; Dayle K. Haglund; Jennifer Kushner

Foundation Coalition indeveloping novel undergraduate curricula. Consequently, the Department Chair was approachedand asked if he would endorse a plan similar to what we describe here. The Department Chairsupported the idea of working on curriculum evolution. He took the idea to the Dean of theCollege for his approval. With the approval of the department chair and the support of the Dean,the process was on its way. Page 8.394.5Our efforts started with the faculty at a “beginning of the academic year” department gathering. “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Cramer; Nancy Ciezki; Hussain Bahia

University of WisconsinTeaching Academy. Once the direction was established, the first steps were to videotape thetesting procedures as conducted by experienced graduate students and convert the videotapesinto a digital format to be placed on a web site. This was done during the first semester after theproject started and was clearly disappointing. The lack of expertise in taping, the lack of a plan toconvert the audio and visual components into a digital format, and the complexity of integratingthe materials on a web site resulted in unsatisfactory progress for the project. The initial teamdiscovered the challenges involved in developing the required materials and the need for aprofessional team.With support from the University of Wisconsin College

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

. Manufacturing Education Plan: Phase I Report. “Industry Identifies Competency Gaps Among Newly Hired Engineering graduates. Published by the Society of Manufacturing engineers and the SME Education Foundation3. Integrating the Product Realization Process (PRP) into the Undergraduate Curriculum . The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, December 1995.4. Curriculum Integrated Product and Process Development - Patrick F. Cunniff, David C. Holloway, James W. Dally, Peter A. Minderman, Jr. , Jane f. Fines and Thomas M. Regan. A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, college Park, MD 20742-3011.5. BCAG Summer intern Training Program – Selected Airplane Design Exercises – The Boeing Company.6. Basic Tools for Problem

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Jana B. Milford, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Minorities in Engineering

BOLD/GoldShirt studentsin Andrews Hall. These mentors have collaborated with other student leaders in the hall as wellas BOLD team leaders to introduce new culturally diverse activities. The cultural relevance ofthe artwork in of Andrews Hall became an issue on the radar to address. Student mentorsselected artwork for study lounges and common areas which reflect the cultures of students whoreside there. Other activities, such as a Mardi Gras celebration, are planned for the springsemester. These enhancements to the appearance of and activities in Andrews Hall will create amore welcoming environment for diverse students and an opportunity to share diverse cultureswith all students in Andrews Hall.Peer Mentoring ProgramA new peer mentoring

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Global Programs

beginwith a summary of our comprehensive evaluation and research plan, followed by an overview ofapplicant and participant demographics. We then discuss the two different approaches used toarrange research placements in China, including some benefits and drawbacks for each. The nextseries of sections focus on program evaluation, starting with overall program evaluation based onparticipant feedback, and ratings and evaluations of the participants by their host supervisors. Wethen turn to evaluation results for the major program components, including the orientation and Page 22.950.4re-entry programs. In the final sections of the paper we discuss

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel James Boland, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Michael V. Schaefer, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Carmen M. Langel; Taryn Michelle Tigges, University of Iowa; Fabienne Bertrand, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Marian Muste, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Zachary David Hingst; Timothy James Middlemis-Brown, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, The University of Iowa

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International

Planning, University of Iowa, 2010 Page 22.1007.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Learning to Live with Floods: Pedagogical Advantages of a Thematic Short Course Centered on International ExposureAbstractThe increasingly global nature of all fields of engineering has created new pressures on educatorsto provide valuable international experience to their respective engineering students. The rigorsof the highly demanding engineering curriculum that prevent enrollment in study abroadprograms have been circumvented by the application of a short-term model that

Conference Session

Lessons for New Engineering Educators

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amani Salim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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New Engineering Educators

to their grading performance on actual students’ solution. Samples of past TA feedback on students’ solutions was added to the PD slides to provided discussion points on what not to write for feedback while providing examples from expert feedback.5. Analysis of TAs solutions. During post-training, the PR provided an analysis of TA training assessments in comparison to experts’. In the analysis, each TA is ranked with where they stood in applying the MEA Rubric in comparison to their peers.B. Preparation ExperienceThe PR used the following model to prepare TA training: plan, rehearse and refine. The trainingpreparation tries to emulate the actual experience of faculty when preparing for actualclassrooms instructions. The PR

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William P. Manion, University of Maine; Judith A. Hakola, University of Maine

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Civil Engineering

multiple buildings, including a community center; an improved traffic pattern; a water management plan. Our objectives include achieving LEED certification and a 50-year life expectancy. 4. To design a multipurpose athletic complex at Old Town High School, including an artificial turf field, a 400m track, 2500+ overall seating for spectators, a double-sided press box and an addition to the current parking lot. We used commercial prefabricated grandstands that met our specifications but designed all other elements of the project. 5. To design replacement pedestrian footbridge for the existing Peterbilt Bridge in Township 3 Indian Purchase near Millinocket, Maine. The project included researching applicable

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware; Beth (Becky) Kano Kinney, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

use the web-based peer evaluation system in the future.Future WorkThere are a number of new features planned for spring semester 2012. Some of these were theresult of direct requests from faculty, while others are motivated by technical considerations.Others are simply features that had always been planned, but could not be completed in time forthe initial release. Among requested feature upgrades, the two most significant are the ability todisable self-evaluation on a project-by-project basis and the ability to randomly generate groupsfrom a course roster. In addition to a handful of bug fixes, a mobile version of the student viewwill enable students to evaluate their peers more easily using a smart phone.From a technical perspective, the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Reichlmayr, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael J. Lutz, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

individualteam member. There exist at the personal level core software engineering competencies that needto be cultivated to allow an individual to fulfill their potential as an effective team contributor.Students in a course introducing team based software engineering typically possess adequateintroductory programming skills, but often lack other competencies required to execute asoftware project successfully. Students have rarely been introduced to concepts beyondprogramming, such as estimation and planning, continuous integration, detailed design,debugging and unit testing. Part of being a software engineer is the knowledge of multipleprogramming languages and tools; without such knowledge it is impossible to make intelligentengineering

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa; Melissa Chapman Haynes, Professional Data Analysts; Soko S. Starobin, Iowa State University; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Tom Schenk Jr., Northwestern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

glass) into binsto mimic sorting of recyclable materials. The marbles are sorted based on their opacity, which isdetermined by shining a light on the marble and determining the amount of ohms received by asensor on the other side. Students utilize software to adjust the sensitivity of the sensor, which is Page 25.107.3crucial for performance. 2 PLTW’s curriculum contains detailed daily lesson plans and is disseminated throughrigorous professional development courses. All PLTW teachers must attend a two week summertraining institute for each

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Electrical and Computer

Page 25.117.3students took their respective discipline-specific senior-level required courses, in addition to therobotics courses. A number of students took both robotics courses to fulfill their capstone designrequirements and transferred the course credits for their graduation degree plan engineeringdesign requirements to comply with the ABET accreditation condition. The robotics curriculumwas initially offered as developmental courses but was also proposed to the universitycurriculum committee for permanent course opportunities under the robotics name in the futuresemesters.The robotics curriculum students were asked to establish a campus-wide robotics club. Thestudents organized the related paperwork and logistical efforts, resulting in an

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamra Williams Ogletree, University of West Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Georgia Institute of Technology Meltem Alemdar is a Research Scientist in Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at Georgia Institute of Technology. Alemdar has experience evaluating programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations, she has used a vari- ety of evaluation methods, ranging from multi-level evaluation plan designed to assess program impact to methods such as program monitoring designed to facilitate program improvement. Her leadership evaluation work includes serving as a lead evaluator on NASA’s electronic professional

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Foltz, Iowa State University; Amanpreet Kaur, Iowa State University; William Henry Tushaus, Iowa State University; Christopher Sears Mikelson, Iowa State University; Brian Vincent Skalak; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

tosequestering stations or pump it in to deep geological formations [11]. There are also many taxincentive programs for both companies and individuals as established in the Energy Provisionsof the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 including residential energy propertycredits, plug-in vehicle credits, and new clean renewable energy bonds.One state that has really stepped up in global warming policy is California. Their GlobalWarming Solutions Act outlines a plan to reduce their state wide greenhouse gases and transitionto a sustainable, clean energy economy. Their strategies and goals include achieving a statewiderenewable energy mix of 33% by 2020, establish targets for transportation-related greenhousegas emissions for regions throughout

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

for faculty and graduate students. She also serves as the college’s as- sessment and evaluation specialist, currently planning and implementing evaluation for several programs,Richard A. Revia, Montana State University Page 25.1351.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Use of a Project Circuit in the Teaching of a Basic Electric Circuits CourseAbstractTo better motivate the study of basic electric circuit analysis and to encourage a deep learningapproach among the sophomore electrical engineering students taking the course

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Design in Engineering Education

or customers. Manyengineering firms as well as engineering educators use the IDEO design process as a model fortheir own success in creating, innovating, and or course designing.Curriculum Design ProcessIn order to design or even re-design a curriculum there are many aspects that must be looked out.What level of instruction is this curriculum (i.e. Elementary, Secondary, High Education, etc)?What are the standards the course must abide by? How in depth should the curriculum be written(i.e. lesson plans, instructor notes, student materials)? What material should be included in thecourse? How should interactive components be woven into the curriculum? What affect does thepedagogy associated with the curriculum have on the students? These are

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

objectives sought by K-16educators. It includes a collection of learning experiences to engage students in earth science,physical science, and engineering design through the context of earthquake engineering.Learning resources include presentations (lectures and conference), research posters, researchpublications, videos, simulations, software for download, classroom lesson plans, and recordedwebinars. In addition, several online classes are available for students at the undergraduate orgraduate level[7].Engagement Through a Course Management SystemTo offer online courses and certification without needing to implement an entire secure contentmanagement system (CMS) from scratch, NEEShub developers integrated the free open sourceMoodle CMS software

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Barry J. Brinkman, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University

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Community Engagement Division

, details of how scholars are coachedthrough the design process are discussed, as are future plans for the design effort.2 Seminar ActivitiesThe activities of the scholarship are conducted through a zero-credit required seminar, “ThePersonal and Professional Development Seminar.” The design process methodology and relatedactivities are included in the seminar sessions. The seminars seek to accomplish several goalsincluding: promoting a sense of camaraderie among all scholarship recipients, providing amulti-disciplinary experience to all participants, and offering a strong service component.In the SEECS seminars, freshmen students are mentored by senior students in conceptual design.These students are presented with an identified need and

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University; Josephine Sears Rodriguez, Western New England University; Ralph Morelli, Trinity College

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

engineering portion of the survey. SE1 I can list the high-level phases that comprise a software project in a real-world environment. SE2 I am comfortable that I could participate in the planning and development of a real-world software project. SE3 I can list the steps in the software process we used in HFOSS project. SE4 I can use a software process to develop an HFOSS project. SE5 I am sure that I can actively participate in an HFOSS community to develop a software project. SE6 I have gained some confidence in collaborating with professionals from a variety of locations and cultures. SE7 I can describe the impact of project complexity on the approaches used to develop software. SE8 I can describe the impact of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Narayanan Komerath

facultymembers, that some expectation of long-term recognition must have existed at that time.However, several changes in Administration and Institute Strategic Plans, membership in several“high-level” Committees, NSF proposals and lunches with disappointed junior faculty colleagueslater, the truth remains that ignoring the credit criterion is still the right way to stay motivated.Spending time with undergraduates is seldom recognized in Reappoinment, Promotion, Tenureetc., and the best one can hope is that it is not held against oneself. It is still essential to haveenough “Papers in Top-Tier Journals”, “Laudatory Letters from Top People in The Field”, andenough research funding, to be left alone to do what one believes to be really important

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine

approaches. Because of many institutional and administrative barriers, introducingnew courses and recruiting students to enroll in these courses however has not been easy.The objectives of three new courses developed and taught by the author in the past year are: Students learn teaming, communication, and lateral thinking skills as well as the creative problem solving process applied to invention and creating a new business. Students learn the practical aspects of the patenting and licensing process, how to protect and market their ideas, and how to develop a business plan. They learn how to access and use web-based and other resources for starting their enterprise and evaluate entrepreneurial ideas. The student-centered teaching occurs