AC 2010-2260: USE OF AN AUDIENCE RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUSSUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTWilliam Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is currently an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Saint Francis College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Will's research is the biophysical basis of cell movement and muscle contraction. He is also keenly interested in promoting research-based undergraduate education
AC 2010-2282: A PRACTICAL BLADE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE FOR AWIND TURBINE DESIGN PROJECT IN A RENEWABLE ENERGYENGINEERING COURSEMario Gomes, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Page 15.74.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A practical blade manufacturing technique for a wind-turbine design project in a renewable energy engineering course1 AbstractA blade design project for a horizontal-axis wind-turbine was developed for a renewableenergy course. The objective of the project was to design a set of blades for a turbine rotorto extract the maximum amount of power from a given 12 m/s wind speed while beingconstrained to a
AC 2010-2286: USING A MICROCODED DATA PATH TO INTRODUCE THEDATA PATH AND CONTROLLER PARADIGMJonathan Hill, University of Hartford Jonathan Hill is an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. PhD and MSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Inst. in Worcester MA, and previously a project engineer at Digital Corp. He instructs graduate and undergraduate computer engineering computer courses, directs graduate research, and performs research involving embedded microprocessor based systems. His specific projects involve digital communications, signal processing, and intelligent instrumentation
AC 2010-2290: PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT INENGINEERING AND SCIENCE EDUCATION: LESSONS LEARNED IN YEARONEAugusto Macalalag , Stevens Institute of TechnologyDebra Brockway, Stevens Institute of TechnologyMercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of TechnologyElisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 15.941.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Partnership to Improve Student Achievement in Engineering and Science Education: Lessons Learned in Year OneAbstractThrough a state-sponsored Math-Science Partnership (MSP) program, 57 grade 3-5 teachers insix urban districts in N.J. received professional development, classroom support
AC 2010-2377: CENTER FOR LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY – A MODEL FORINTEGRATION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH, OUTREACH AND WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENTRupa Iyer, University of Houston Page 15.268.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Center for Life Sciences Technology – A Model for Integration of Education, Research, Outreach and Workforce DevelopmentAbstractThe biotechnology industry that originated in the 1970’s has since mushroomed from $8 billionin revenues in 1992 to $50.7 billion and is one of the most research intensive industries in theworld. While biotechnology originated based largely on recombinant DNA techniques,tremendous research in biotechnology has
AC 2010-1823: TWO TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVELY PRESENTINGINFORMATION IN THE CLASSROOM WITH MULTIPLE TABLET PCSJames Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom. Page 15.1283.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Two Techniques for Effectively
AC 2010-1835: DESCRIBING THE PATHWAYS OF STUDENTS CONTINUING INAND LEAVING ENGINEERINGGeorge Ricco, Purdue University George D. Ricco is a doctoral student in Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. He previously received an MS in Earth and Planetary Sciences studying geospatial imaging and an MS in Physics studying concentration in FT-IR studies in heavy water, both from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He has a BSE in Engineering Physics with a concentration in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.Ida Ngambeki, Purdue University is a doctoral student at Purdue’s School of Engineering Education. She received her B.S. from Smith College in 2007
AC 2011-2806: NSF ATE CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CONSORTIUM FORENGINEERING ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION (CRE-ATE) RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTERKathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons Kathleen Alfano is the Director and principal investigator of the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) CREATE Regional Center of Excellence and has led the ten college consortium CREATE (California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological Edu- cation) since its development in 1996-1997. She served as a Program Director and co-lead for the ATE Program at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, VA in 2007-2008 and previously as Dean of Academic Computing and Professional Programs and
AC 2011-1068: SIMULATED MOVING BED REACTORS - AN INSTRUC-TIONAL MODULE FOR INCORPORATION OF PROCESS INTENSIFI-CATION CONCEPTS INTO THE SENIOR REACTOR DESIGN COURSERebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University Dr. Rebecca K. Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at MSU. She received her B.S.ChE, M.S.ChE and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She received the 1996 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A John Grisham Master Teacher at MSU, she is an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She has also been recognized at MSU with the 2001
AC 2011-673: WORK IN PROGRESS: RECRUITING COMPUTING STU-DENTS THROUGH IN-COMMAND CS-0: AN INTRODUCTION TO COM-PUTING THROUGH MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENTMiguel Alonso Jr., Miami Dade College Dr. Miguel Alonso Jr. has been a faculty member in the Department of Engineering and Engineering Technology at the Miami Dade College School of Computer and Engineering Technologies since August of 2007. He is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering and prior to his appointment at MDC, Dr. Alonso worked as a Researcher at the Digital Signal Processing Lab at Florida International Uni- versity, a Software Engineer in Algorithm Research and Development for Beckman Coulter, Inc., and as a the lead Computer Engineer at CPS
AC 2011-1176: USING ACTIVE LEARNING IN TEACHING ELECTRO-MAGNETICSMadeleine Andrawis, South Dakota State University Dr. Madeleine Andrawis is Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at South Dakota State University (SDSU) since January 1992. She has also been the Coordinator of the Teaching Learning Center at SDSU from July 2002 till May 2010. Dr. Andrawis earned her Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in December 1991, and her M.S. from SDSU in 1983. Over the years, Dr. Andrawis has published and gave many presentations in the areas of electrical engineering, teaching effectiveness, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, the use of instructional
AC 2011-1715: 3RD GRADERS EXPERIENCE ON USING AN AUTODI-DACTIC PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL PER-SPECTIVEAikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette Having acquired a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Advanced Digital Com- munication in the Aristotle University in Greece, and after having worked as an educator both in formal and informal settings for 10 years now, I have, since January 2008, started the PhD Program in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. My research interests are : Developmental Engineering; Engineering in PreK-3; Early Engineering Curriculum Development; Use of Art to enhance Engineering Design; Educational Software; Educational
AC 2011-2557: TEAMING IN AN ENGINEERING PROGRAMMING COURSECordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette Cordelia M. Brown is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt Univer- sity, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, and retention and recruitment issues in engineering education.Dr. Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University
AC 2011-1098: USING THE PRINCIPLES OF MANUAL TRAINING TOPERFORM S.T.E.M. OUTREACH FOR URBAN YOUTHGreg Murray, Pittsburg State University Greg Murray is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department of Pitts- burg State University in Pittsburg, KS. He received his BSET in 1993, and his MST in 1995 from Pittsburg State University, and his MBA in 2002 from Wake Forest University. Professor Murray worked in indus- try for over 11 years in various product development, process engineering and management roles. He currently teaches subjects based in Engineering Graphics, Computer-Aided Design, Capstone, and Fluid Mechanics.Prof. Randy Winzer, Pittsburg State University Randy Winzer is an
AC 2011-140: ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FOR NON-ENGINERINGAND NON-SCIENCE MAJORSRobert M. Brooks, Temple University Dr. Robert M. Brooks is an associate professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Temple University. He is a registered professional engineer in PA and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His research interests are Civil Engineering Materials, Transportation Engineering, and Engineering Education.Jyothsna K S, Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore Secured a gold Medal for the highest aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature Course at St.Joseph’s College (Autonomous). Working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for
AC 2011-2139: GAUGING WORKPLACE READINESS: INFORMATIONBEHAVIOR AND PREPAREDNESS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS INCOOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMSJon N. Jeffryes and Meghan Lafferty, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Page 22.736.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Gauging Workplace Readiness: Information Behavior and Preparedness of Engineering Students in Cooperative Education ProgramsAbstractIn Spring 2010 we surveyed undergraduate students majoring in computer science or civil,electrical, or mechanical engineering participating in the cooperative education program
AC 2011-1148: CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANS-FER STUDENTS THAT SUCCESSFULLY MATRICULATE AND GRAD-UATE IN ENGINEERINGSteven K. Mickelson , Iowa State University Steven Mickelson is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, the Di- rector of the Center for Learning and Teaching, and the Co-director o Learning Communities at Iowa State University.Marcia R Laugerman, Iowa State University Marcia Laugerman is a researcher for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and a licensed professional industrial engineer. She has twenty years of faculty experience teaching engineering, busi- ness and statistics courses and is a current Ph D candidate
AC 2011-2447: CLOSING THE DESIGN LOOP IN FRESHMAN ENGI-NEERINGThomas E. Doyle, McMaster University Dr. Doyle is an Assistant Professor at McMaster University. His teaching interests include McMaster’s freshman program including the cornerstone design course. Dr. Doyle is a leading member of the faculty team, enriching and transforming McMaster’s curriculum to meet emerging challenges of the profession. His research interests include biomedical signal processing, human-computer interfacing (HCI), brain computer interfacing (BCI), machine learning, and simulation for education. Dr. Doyle earned his PhD at the University of Western Ontario. He is a Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario and a member of
AC 2011-2155: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTEGRATION OF CON-CEPTUAL LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE CORE CHEMICAL ENGI-NEERING CURRICULUMMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He cur- rently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels.David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky
AC 2011-559: COMPUTER DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING IN QUAL-ITY INSPECTION- REVERSE ENGINEERING APPROACHAkbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Akbar Eslami is a professor and Engineering Technology coordinator in the Department of Tech- nology at Elizabeth City State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University. His research interests are in computer aided manufacturing and design, Finite Ele- ment Analysis, and automation. Page 22.362.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Computer Digital Image Processing in
AC 2011-2385: DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING STEM CURRICULUMWITH THE INTENT OF PROMOTING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYScott BartholomewGeoff Wright, Brigham Young UniversityRon Terry, Brigham Young University Ron is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His scholar- ship centers on pedagogy, student learning, and engineering ethics and has presented/published numerous articles in engineering education. Page 22.455.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Developing and Assessing STEM Curriculum With the
AC 2011-1161: DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE INDI-VIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES: A UNIQUE DESIGN EXPERIENCENina Robson, Texas A&M University Page 22.462.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Developing Technologies that Enable Individuals with Disabilities: A Unique Design ExperienceAbstractPeople with disabilities encounter a significant number of barriers and challenges, including lack ofemployment opportunities and access to adequate facilities. Today, over 60% of people withdisabilities do not have jobs. Lack of awareness about the challenges faced by persons
AC 2010-579: PRISM: A SIMPLE SIMULATION FOR INTRODUCTION OFASSEMBLY LANGUAGE AND COMPUTER ARCHITECTUREBrian Peterson, United States Air Force AcademyAnne Clark, USAF Academy, CO Page 15.980.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 PRISM: A Simple Simulation for Introduction of Assembly Language and Computer ArchitectureAbstractOne of the enduring problems in introducing computer architecture and assemblylanguage to students is most systems are so complex that the students quickly lose sightof how the subsystems interrelate. To effectively teach how a system processes andexecutes instructions, most students must program in assembly language and
AC 2010-640: MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCTION VISUALIZATIONSWITH EXAMPLES: SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR GRADUATE COURSEMohammed Haque, Texas A&M University MOHAMMED E. HAQUE, Ph.D., P.E. Dr. Mohammed E. Haque is a professor of Construction Science at Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas. He has over twenty years of professional experience in analysis, design, and investigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and private sectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and members of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering and
AC 2010-670: PROJECTED WORDS PER MINUTE: A WINDOW INTO THEPOTENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTATION SLIDESMichael Alley, Pennsylvania State University Michael Alley is an associate professor of engineering communication at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of The Craft of Scientific Presentations (Springer, 2003) and gives many professional workshops on presentations to engineers and scientists in the United States and Europe.Joanna Garner, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dr. Joanna K Garner is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Penn State University, Berks College. Her research interests focus on the application of cognitive psychological principles to the
AC 2010-725: AN INVESTIGATION OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS' ATTITUDESTOWARD CALCULUS IN TAIWANChih Hsien Huang, MingChi University of Technology Page 15.168.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Investigation of Engineering Students' Attitudes toward Calculus in TaiwanAbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate engineering students in Taiwan to (1) assess theirattitudes toward calculus, (2) determine the difference in attitudes scores between males andfemales and (3) assess the relationship between students, attitudes toward calculus and theircalculus achievement. Attitude was measured in cognitive, affective, and
AC 2010-726: A MODULE FOR TEACHING BATCH OPERATIONSRichard Turton, West Virginia University Richard Turton received his B.S. degree from the University of Nottingham and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Oregon State University. His research interests are include particle technology and modeling of alternative energy processes. Dick is a co-author of the text Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes (3rd ed.), published by Prentice Hall in 2009.Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University Joseph A. Shaeiwitz received his B.S. degree from the University of Delaware and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Carnegie Mellon University. His professional interests are in design, design
AC 2010-784: THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE KEYBOARD:IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL INK IN THE ENGINEERING, HUMANITIES,MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE CLASSROOMSJulia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyM. Hossein Hariri, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyShannon Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 15.1249.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard: Implementing Digital Ink in the Engineering, Humanities, Mathematics, and Science ClassroomsAbstractThe use of digital ink devices in the engineering, mathematics, and science
AC 2010-881: TEACHING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT USING THE MOUSEFACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1185.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Process Improvement using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related
AC 2010-904: DEVELOPING A GLOBAL REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT TOOL FORTHE TEACHING ENHANCEMENT OF ENGINEERING GRADUATE TEACHINGASSISTANTSMonica Cox, Purdue University Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects