Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shivram Sankar; Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

Teaching Science Concepts using LITEE Case Studies Shiva K. Sankar, Northwestern University Chetan S. Sankar, Department of Management P.K. Raju, Department of Mechanical Engineering Auburn UniversityProject Goals The NSF, in its Shaping the Future document (NSF, 1996), declared that improvedscience, mathematics, engineering, and technology education is central to shaping America'sfuture. They expect that it will be increasingly necessary that citizens have a substantialunderstanding of the methods and content of science and technology and some understanding oftheir potential and limitations, as well as their

Conference Session

Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

action of your circuit2. What are the limitations of the circuit you designed Figure 4. Application Example for the CycleExamination of Figure 2 will show that a student begins the cycle by wiring a circuit or using apre-wired one to explore the fundamentals of logic. Using two switches, the student fills out thestate of the output in response to changed states of the input – these are documented in the table.Figure 3 shows the dialog that follows. The instructor at this point would engage the student(s)in a discussion on what just transpired and guide them through the relevant theory – truth tables,normally open and normally closed contacts, and the setting of bits, in this case. With thisknowledge gained in

Conference Session

Assessment & Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Harper; Frederick Meyers; John Demel; Frank Croft

community, faculty are working to include as much instructionas possible in limited time. They are trying new approaches and this test can provide them witha method for measuring results. This can be particularly important when there are not enoughsections of a class to have both pilot and control groups. As we refine the test it will be madeavailable to faculty teaching similar curricula at other institutions.Compare with FCI for PhysicsNationally normed tests can have a profound effect on the educational state of a discipline. Asan example, consider the case in physics. In the early 90’s, the Force Concept Inventory (FCI)was developed and published.5 Soon physics instructors at a variety of institutions, from two-year colleges to elite

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Artigue; Mark Anklam; David Miller; Dan Coronell; Atanas Serbezov; Sharon Sauer; Alfred Carlson

Session 2213 Improving Student Learning in the ChE Laboratory David C. Miller,* Mark Anklam, Ronald S. Artigue, Alfred Carlson, Daniel G. Coronell, Sharon G. Sauer, and Atanas Serbezov Department of Chemical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstract: The unit operations lab brings together a significant number of educational goals forthe students: experiencing a broad range of equipment and instrumentation, enhancing teamingskills, learning to analyze experimental data, and developing written and oral communicationskills. To help improve the

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Sanders; John Favata; David Kukulka; David Barker

Session 3249 Implementation of the Computer Science, Engineering Technology, and Mathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) Program at Buffalo State College David J. Kukulka, David S. Barker, John Favata and Robin Sanders State University of New York College at Buffalo, Mechanical Engineering Technology Program, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222The CSEMS program at Buffalo State College (BSC) is funded by a grant from theNational Science Foundation (NSF). This program provides scholarships andcareer/educational opportunities for academically talented students that are financiallyneedy in the

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Price

engineering andbiomedical engineering are competing with older engineering disciplines for the same anddecreasing supply of students 2.Since the 1970’s there has been a reactive to proactive shift for many universities and colleges tomarket their individual programs and educational offerings. Increased competition anddemographic changes in student population have placed considerable pressure on many Page 9.642.2institutions to adopt “customer driven” strategies to compete more effectively in the educational “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

South Cone such as the enterprisesof the region can protect themselves from others outside. The enterprises of the Bloc canassociate to each other to improve the quality of goods and services and get lower prices and sohave a larger consumer market. These are among others the immediate good consequences ofthis commercial integration. This is an economic bloc closer to the European Union; it is aneconomical – commercial project that is also political. The union process was conceived anddeveloped considering gradual changes so that they do not provoke crises or difficulties for noneof the four Countries.Mercosul has a history that dates back to the 50’s; many endeavors of integration took place andthe first two ones were the ABC – Argentina

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patsy Brackin; Clark Merkel

included in theperformance grade equation to enforce limits on such items as Unassembled volume Setup time Initial cube over-height Initial bottle over-heightThe exact performance formula to determine the performance of the design was notprovided to the students until later in the design process because we wished to encouragean unlimited and unrestrained exploration process of idea generation. This designperformance criteria given to the teams during the fourth week of the quarter was Score = 30 a + 35 d + 25 W + C + S − P D wwhere:a = 1 if the cube movement is at least 12 inches in the horizontal direction 0 if the cube movement is less than 12 inchesd

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alex See

steady condition after about 25 s in time. Figure 5.2.6 Open circuit voltage profile of the series connected solar panels versus tracking time. The sampling interval is 0.5 sec. The tracking system appears to maintain steady condition after about 25s. Page 9.657.14 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 5.2.7 A single channel data acquisition block diagram for open circuit voltage measurement6.0 Student response to practical hands-on

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Barron; Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Robert Pangborn; Thomas Litzinger

. Page 9.499.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Table 2. ANOVA Results – Breakdown by Grad School vs. Employed Question P-Value (Prep) P-Value (Imp) Higher Group A Make Oral Presentations 0.833 0.024 Grad School I Write Clearly 0.844 0.251 S Listen to Others 0.450 0.008 Employed T Deal with Conflicts 0.403 0.000

Conference Session

Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Wolverton; Janet Wolverton

engineering.7,8,9,12 The two-stage modelovercomes the shortfalls of the two methods most commonly used while incorporating thepositive aspects of each.The two-stage model consists of a general ethics foundation course followed by practicalapplication through ethics across the curriculum. The foundation course is taught by thePhilosophy (or equivalent) Department and focuses on application as well as theory. Theoutcome of the course is to provide a foundation in ethical theory along with the decision makingtools to apply the theory to specific situations. This is accomplished by identifying moralproblems and the stakeholders involved, analyzing the problems, and resolving problems in thecontext of the theories learned. This course “equip[s] students

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Asper; Bijan Sepahpour

motivation to bring afuture project to a successful completion. The goals of the team must be set as early as possible.This will enable the team to identify the potential need for the addition of a member(s) early inthe process. The role of the advisor of the team is examined. His/her role in the initial inceptionof the team is both critical and instrumental. The team must function in such a way that eachmember will benefit from all other members. Project management activities of the advisor mustgradually be taken over by at least one of the members who have been selected/recruited basedupon their management skills. The advisor must make certain that all members bring good groupmanagement skills to the project, and any deficiencies in these skills

Conference Session

Remote Sensing and Telemetry

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mihaela Albu; Keith Holbert

accomplished in a “web-ring”. Each institution provides specificexperiment(s), for which laboratory equipment is shared together with experimental data andprotocols. The bandwidth and number of users from each institution is “paid” in proportion totheir contribution in terms of equipment and accessibility time. This is very good for overseascooperation since the time differential favors extended use during periods when the homeinstitution students are otherwise asleep. The diversity of electrical engineering topics taughtand practically performed can be extended in this way.4. ApplicationIn this section an experiment designed for students enrolled in electrical engineering is presented.The particular hardware employed here is organized around a

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert LaFarge; Chaouki Abdallah

and is expected to be 21.2 million by 2010with a strong growth among minority groups. 6 While the white college age population willexperience growth until 2010, it is projected to decline afterwards. The minority population, Page 8.1123.2however, will continue to rise. This trend presents quite a challenge to the U.S. educational Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationsystem if it is to educate these students who are traditionally underrepresented in Science andEngineering (S&E

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Murphy; G. Lineberry

pursuing initial accreditation for a new program underABET EC 2000 criteria.I. Program Origin The engineering manpower needs of Kentucky had largely been provided for many yearsby the University of Kentucky College of Engineering (Lexington). As the state’s land-grantinstitution, it produced its first engineering graduates in the 1880’s. The University of Louisvilleestablished its engineering school in 1924, and became part of the state university system in 1970.These two schools offered the only accredited engineering programs in Kentucky in the early1990’s. Both of these institutions are over 200 miles east of the heavily industrialized JacksonPurchase region of Western Kentucky. Many of the industrial plant managers in this area

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Bartus; Snehamay Khasnabis

possible time frame.A brief theoretical foundation of the four techniques is presented below. The followingsymbols are used in the discussion.I = Initial Cost ($) Page 8.1106.2K = Annual Operation and Maintenance Cost ($) Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationn = Project Life (years)S = Salvage Value ($)i = interest rate used (%, annual)EUAC = Equivalent Uniform Annual Cost ($/year)EUAB = Equivalent Uniform Annual Benefit ($/year)(C/E) = Cost Effectiveness Index(B/C) = Benefit Cost RatioIRR

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hanna Lee; Sven Bilen; Robert Pangborn

team is an E-Team, which is sponsored by the NCIIA. E-teams work on later-stage development of an idea and a plan for its commercialization. They mayinclude engineering students as well as students from business and other majors, and each teammust have a faculty advisor. E-Teams may form as part of a course or on the independentinitiative of students, faculty, or other representatives of member institutions.17Volunteers Student design projects generally contain a large cast of volunteers, which are perhapsbest harnessed via active involvement by the faculty advisor(s) or industry/government mentors.This group includes students who work on a project without receiving academic credit or

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Yvon Kermarrec; Ian R. Simpson

Languagesb) Economics and The Industry of Telecommunicationsc) A mandatory internship abroadd) Dual degree programs with non-French partners.a) Foreign LanguagesOn choosing to come and study at ENST Bretagne, every student at ENST Bretagne knowsthat (s)he will have to study two Foreign Languages up to « Level 4 », on a scale in whichLevel 1 = Beginner’s Level and Level 5 = Bilingualism. Page 5.467.2Just as the syllabus contains mandatory modules in Signal-Processing, Computer Science andNetworks, so two Foreign Languages must be studied and a high level attained. The award ofthe college Diplôme/degree has frequently been deferred because

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Vavreck

/13/02 Statistics 23 Install M. Fox 6/18/02 6/12/02 6/20/02 Software 46 Test Airfoil S. Howell 6/20/02 6/26/02 Figure 2: Open Task Reportperiods (a reporting period is the time between status meetings). The meeting participantsdiscuss the status of each of these tasks, and notes are taken by the project manager to track theproject and provide alerts about potential problem areas.Advanced Project ManagementA more advanced project management area which is implemented in the project is the use ofTheory of Constraints (TOC) project management techniques.2 7 TOC is an approach tomanagement which acknowledges

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Saterbak

; Page 7.786.3sections are offered Monday/Wednesday/Friday (M/W/F) and Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education(T/T/S). Class times on M/W and T/T are 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. On F and S, students need to be inthe lab less than 1 hr (usually to feed and/or passage cells).In BIOE 342, students learn and master sterile technique. They develop their ability to visuallyassess cell morphology and confluency. Students learn how to maintain cells in culture and areresponsible for maintaining cells throughout the course. Students conduct a range ofexperiments, including viability

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bonnie McCormick; Jessica Matson; David Elizandro

linked directly to program outcomes andobjectives of the degree program(s) affected by the changes. In addition to broaderresponsibilities, the Strategic Planning Committee assists the Curriculum Committee todetermine how the School’s strategic objectives and outcomes are influenced by curriculum Page 7.135.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationand/or course changes being considered by the Curriculum Committee. The remainder of thissection describes School efforts during the fall 2001

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon Dixon

and its potential contributions to design excellence areexamined. The concepts of “favorite”, “best in class”, “quintessential” and “designexcellence” are compared and defined. Questions about whether we live in a “claptrap”world are considered.Topics such as “S-Curve” analysis, closed versus open systems and technology pushversus market pull are blended with critiques of DFM/A and QFD to attempt methods ofunderstanding product development methodologies. Ethics in design forms an essentialfinal point of discussion.This paper outlines the course and illustrates its unique nature. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergrad Eng Ed

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannette Neal

Technology (Web-Net Tech) Certificate Program beingdeveloped as part of the project, distinctive features of the program, innovative teaching/learningstrategies being incorporated into the program, and first year accomplishments and results.The Web-Net Tech Program is being developed by Erie Community College in collaborationwith the University at Buffalo, guided and supported by education-industry partners. This NSFproject (Jeanette Neal, PI; Peter Scott, Co-PI) is designed to assist industry to meet its needs for awell-trained Information Technology (IT) workforce and prepare student s for professionalcareers in IT, focusing on the high-demand area of web-network technology. We define web-network technology to be the design, deployment and

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Brose, Hamburg University of Technology; Christian H. Kautz, Hamburg University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

at the top. The four dots denote vertically aligned, equally spaced points along the member. other forces Assuming the other forces stay the same, what load(s) could replace the 60 Nm 60 Nm couple and maintain equilibrium? 2m Mark all possible answers. other other other other other other forces forces forces forces forces forces 10 N 30 N

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Priti N. Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Suzanne G. Brainard, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

inclass suggest that other dynamics such as culture and family upbringing 24 may mitigate theirobservations of bias. This study begins to address the issues of climate in engineering forwomen of all races and ethnicities. Examination of other dimensions of diversity, particularlyclass and culture, may provide further insight into the mechanisms that enable women of certainracial/ethnic groups to persist despite being in an environment that singles them out for theirunderrepresented status.Bibliography1 Malcolm, S. M. (1976). The double bind: The price of being a minority woman in science. Washington, DC: Page 22.953.10 American

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University; Joseph Flieger, Northern Arizona University; Eddie Hillenbrand

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NSF Grantees

Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Quarterly. 2009th ed.Government Printing Office; 2009.3. Kalwarski T, Mosher D, Paskin J, Rosato D. 50 Best Jobs In America. Money. 2006;35(5).4. Best Jobs in America. Money. 2010;39(11).5. Zweben S. Computing Degree and Enrollment Trends. 2010.6. Denning PJ. The field of programmers myth. Commun. ACM. 2004;47(7):15–20.7. Margolis J, Fisher A. Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing. MIT Press; 2003.8. Felleisen M, Findler RB, Flatt M, Krishnamurthi S. The DrScheme project: an overview.SIGPLAN Not. 1998;33:17–23.9. Allen E, Cartwright R, Stoler B. DrJava: a lightweight pedagogic environment for Java. In:ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. SIGCSE '02. New York, NY, USA: ACM; 2002:137–141.10. Barnes DJ

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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NSF Grantees

, findings, conclusions, orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References1. Feisel, L.D. and A.J. Rosa, The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education, 2005. 94(1): p. 121-130.2. Richard L. Clark, J., et al., Work in Progress - Transitioning Lab-in-a-Box (LiaB) to the Community College Setting in 39th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. 2009: San Antonio, T. Page 22.1630.123. Millard, D., Workshop - Improving Student Engagement and Intuition with the Mobile Studio

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Lynn Sears; Jeffrey L. Beynon, Flour Bluff ISD; Raul C. Rivas, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Patrick L. Mills, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-1106529, Research Experience for Teachers in Manufacturing forCompetitiveness in the United States (RETainUS). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Chang V., Burr B., and Holtzapple, M. T. (1997). Lime pretreatment of switchgrass. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 63–65, 3–19.2. Chang V., Nagwani M., Holtzapple M. T. (1998). Lime pretreatment of crop residues bagasse and wheat straw. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 74, 135–159.3. Cheng, Y.-S., Zheng, Y., Yu, C. W., Dooley, T. M., Jenkins, B. M., & VanderGheynst, J. S. (2010). Evaluation of

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, the impact is not as crucial. These numbers point out that bothrecruitment and retention are critical activities to ensuring that we increase the number ofengineering graduates.There are well-known largely untapped resources for more engineers: women, underrepresentedminorities, and community college transfers. In response to the need for more engineers, the IraA. Fulton Schools of Engineering has three National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEMacademic scholarship programs for engineering and computer science students: one for lowerdivision students (#0807134), one for upper division transfer students (#0728965) (primarilyfrom local community colleges (CCs)), and one for upper division non-transfer students(#1060226), as well as graduate

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry E. Mullins P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. McAfee, Operation Aurora, http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/operation_aurora.html, last accessed 6 January 2011.3. Bill to require private sector reporting of cyber attacks, http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=150&sid=2123868, last accessed 6 January 2011.4. BBC News, Cyber attacks and terrorism head threats facing UK, BBC News, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk- 11562969, last accessed 6 January 2011.5. J. Bliss, U.S. Nuclear Plants Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks, Analysts Say, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-17/u-s-nuclear-plants-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks-analysts- say.html, last accessed 6 January 2011.6. S. Gorman and S. Fidler, Cyber Attacks Test Pentagon, Allies and Foes, http