Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; John R. Baker, University of Kentucky

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Graduate Studies

received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engi- neering from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. After obtaining his B.S., he spent three years working in the Plastics Division of Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. He entered his current position in July 2000. Page 23.566.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Experience with Mentoring and Directing Graduate Student Research at a Distance in a Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstractThe advising of graduate student research projects from a distance requires both planning andflexibility from both the

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason St. John, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Raymond A Hansen, Purdue University; Natasha N. Nikolaidis, Purdue University; Robert M Trinkle, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

Stavanger—is afaculty-initiated partnership during an international conference. Initial exchange began with avisiting scholar from Norway, followed by significant funding from the Norwegian government tosupport the partnership.The formal collaboration began with a two day intensive “kick-off workshop” at the University ofStavanger, where all faculty participants met face-to-face to discuss the short and long-termgoals of the partnership. This highly successful meeting enabled the faculty partners to buildworking relationships, create an action plan, and establish goals and timelines. Over the courseof the workshop, several challenges were identified, including mismatches in academic calendars,differences in the structure of graduate advising and

Conference Session

Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, senior students only, who were able to draw on previous knowledgeand experience to support them while learning the new material. The focus of the class on Page 23.569.6applications was also appropriate for the hybrid format, allowing the instructor to devotethe face-to-faceclass time to experimental work rather than lecture. For future offeringsthe instructor plans to provide students with additional materials posted to Blackboard,and administer the quizzes and final exam through Blackboard rather than utilizing timeduring the face-to-facesessions. The only challenge for wider adoption of the blendedformat in the Mechanical Engineering program at Baker

Conference Session

Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC; Bethany S. Jones, CQAIE

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International

their plan to become engage in international accreditation. In 2011 the Center’sboard of directors agreed that IRTE’s operations should be folded into NCATE as of July2012, with each active IRTE member given a plan for leveraging its current status with IRTEinto eventual candidacy for accreditation with NCATE, TEAC or CAEP.4. Issues in foreign evaluationsWhile the authors of this paper are strong supporters of the international agendas of USaccreditors of professional programs, these activities also raise operational challenges andsuggest ethical dilemmas.Agency capacityAccreditation bodies in the US are non-profit and non-governmental, and as such rely heavilyupon volunteers as evaluators and reviewers. It often takes years for a given

Conference Session

...by Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pat Ko, University of Texas, Austin; Stephanie Baker Peacock, The University of Texas - Austin; Taylor Martin, Utah State University; Jennifer Rudolph; Noel Hector Ramos, Department of Defense Dependent Schools

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering; Design, above all else, is what makes engineering different from science. (Innovation)7. Design begins with the figuring out what is needed and ends with a product or system in the hands of a user. (N/A)8. Design is mainly putting ideas together rather than breaking down big ideas into small pieces, which is central to engineering science. (N/A)9. … design is a form of communication that tries to plan and shape human experience. Designers take ideas and information from the arts and sciences to conceive, plan, and build things that are useful to people. (Innovation)10. Design is as much a matter of finding problems as it is of solving them. (Innovation)11. In design it is often

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Sean COffey COffey; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

International

villagers preserve forest by using peanut shell as cooking fuel,assess their need of fresh water, and evaluate the road conditions.Through this trip, the teams achieved the planned goal to help the people in need by usingtheir engineering background. Meanwhile, they also learned a lot: 1. Engineering truly can affect people’s lives even in a remote region. 2. The best technology is not necessary the state-of-art technology, but the one suitable for the settings and meet the needs. 3. The engineering solution is subject to the working constraints, especially the local infrastructure. 4. Available budget is often the top priority to make or break a project, especially an engineering project. 5. To make a project

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

withspecial skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics," and that "the STEM gap willincrease significantly in the future." Many universities across the US strive to produce sufficientengineering graduates. Therefore, recruitment and retention of students to STEM fields,particularly engineering, is a major priority. A second, more specific goal is to improverecruitment and retention of underrepresented groups including women and ethnic minorities inengineering. Women and ethnic minorities are significantly underrepresented in engineering.Successful implementation of the plans to enhance the commitment of students to the field of Page

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca L. Damron, Oklahoma State University; Sohum A Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; YoonJung Cho, Oklahoma State University; Kerri S Kearney, Oklahoma State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of reflective questions for the course project focused on the learning done inteams and the team process: Lab 5 Reflection 1: How has your group worked together toward developing a complete understanding of your subsystem? How did individual team members contribute to this understanding? Lab 5 Reflection 2: Did your group have any “false starts” or begin down a path only to have to turn back when conducting research for your program? Describe in detail what happened. For example, what specific decision led you to the “false start”? If not, why do you think your team was able to progress so smoothly? Give a specific example. Lab 5 Reflection 3: In the process of learning about your subsystem and planning your program, what problems did your

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Dulaski, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

background is typically provided, andthe students have an opportunity to ask questions. Several municipal representatives may attendthis meeting - in addition to the primary contact (e.g., town administrator), several interestedmunicipal stakeholders (e.g., police chief, fire chief, planning director) attend as well. Thecollection of personnel provides unique insight for the students. Table 1 Community Meeting Schedule for Northeastern University Transportation Capstone over a 14 Week Semester Presentation Type Jan March April Formal Informal (week 3 of the (week 7 of the (week 12 of

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Reeves, National University; Bhaskar Sinha, National University; Mohammad N Amin, National University; Arthur Strum Davis

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Labs using hardware are equallygood, maybe even better, but that takes more time for the students to implement and debug. Ithink Multisim is the best choice.”Conclusions and Future WorkAssessment data from electric circuits classes of on-line, non-traditional, applied engineeringstudents show a 10-30% increase in students’ satisfaction with their learning, the teacher, coursecontent, and technology when remote laboratory experiments using ELVIS equipment was used.Assessment data from digital circuit design classes in computer engineering using Multisimshow a 28-48% increase in these areas. Further horizontal integration of these remotelaboratories in other Applied Engineering classes is planned, with additional vertical integrationwithin the

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Anthony Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

The students detail all of the background history surrounding the electronic project on which they plan to work. Costing and Scheduling The students provide a detailed development plan that lists all of the costs involved in developing the project, as well as deadlines throughout the projects development. Project Development* The "Project Development" section is common to all of the four phases included in the PBDS. Engineering Calculations Phase After being qualified for funding for the project, the students complete

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

) acknowledge theimportance of music in society, (3) participate in service projects within the department, (4)connect to successful STEM alumni, (5) explore opportunities for participation in music-relatedstudent leadership positions, and (6) utilize the study tables provided by the departmental serviceorganizations in which many STEM students are members. Future work related to this modelalong with plans for engaging diverse students is presented along with suggestions for replicatingthis model on other campuses.IntroductionAccording to the U.S. Department of Labor, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM)-related occupations make up 15 of the 20 fastest growing occupations.1 Among theseinclude fields such as information technology

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Objectives (PEO 3). The gap for each team is then Page 23.785.4determined and planned environmental sustainability activities are designed and monitored to theend of the term.At the end of the course, using the same criteria, targets, and rubrics the final assessments forenvironmental sustainability performance is conducted. These assessments are performed usingdirect methods, based on the final project report of each team.Environmental Topics Integration Assessment and ResultsTo help in assessing the achievement of the outcomes and objectives a Performance Indexrelating to environmental sustainability performance is developed for every team in the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

––kids who’d give their eye teeth to be whereyou are right now? Page 23.794.7 Max then left, fully expecting Bryan to dump the used coolant. As Bryan stares at thedrum, he ponders his options. What options do you think he has? What do you think he shoulddo? First identify the responsibilities of Bryan, Max, and Bryan’s employer. (Scenario byMichael Pritchard)Scenario #2: Conflict of Interest Beth I. Beam is a civil engineer at the federal General Services Administration (GSA). Inthe next month, GSA plans to let an engineering design contract for a new federal building to oneof three firms, whichever appears to be most capable of

Conference Session

Using graphics in the rest of the engineering courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S Zhang, New York City College of Technology of CUNY; GAFFAR BARAKAT GAILANI, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Accelerator, Page 23.810.6 ability to create a four-bar linkage that serves as a steering system, ability to take into consideration many factors related to design and use them for overall planning, and ability to organize and work in teams.Formative assessment such as interactive class discussion, exit survey, and oral presentationwere used. The following table showed some of the survey results. RC Car Design Project – Q & A Worksheet Instructions: The answers to the questions below are intended as starting point for discussion and will not be graded

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

standards in an implicit way [6].Providing PPDs during problem solving process enables a direct comparison andencourages students to focus on generating a general plan or sequence of principleapplications that can be followed in order to solve the problem. Compare-and-contraststrategy highlights similarities and differences between two diagrams. Successfulapplications of this strategy include training students in writing [22] and reading [23]. It canhelp students cognitively perform the act of classification, distinguish between types ofideas, and facilitate the formation and attainment of conceptual and metacognitiveknowledge [24]. It can also support students making connections by “identifying andlearning key concepts and networks of information

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, Television, and Film at the University of ______ come and guest lecture to the graduate students about the basics of filmmaking. This hour-long seminar may have helped increase the quality of the video, although it is also possible that the student improved based upon the written feedback they received. During the next semester, the author plans to schedule the

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Hooper Sanders, East Carolina University; Mark Angolia, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

200 hours per year of industrial training and consulting for topics including forecasting, inventory management, production planning, project management, and supply chain management. His research interests are in improving supply chain efficiency through the application of technology and best practices for warehousing, logistics, and inventory management. He holds a B.S. and Master of Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Indiana State University. He also holds professional certifications of CPIM and CSCP from APICS, The Association for Operations Management, and a PMP from the Project Management Institute

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Time Mang. Stress Mang. Visual Personal Academic Management Academic Plan of Advising Study

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Thomas William Richardson, Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence; Himangshu Shekhar Das, Jackson State University; Donald L Hendon

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

envisionedto protect the coastal communities in Chambers and Brazoria Counties. An eminent team ofpartners was formed by TAMUG to carry the concept evaluation to the next level and to openlyinvolve stakeholders in the effort. Partners and collaborators include engineers from TheNetherlands, Delft Technical University, Texas A&M University, TAMUG, economics experts,planning experts, municipal, county and state governments, Army Corps of Engineers GalvestonDistrict, the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the Jackson StateUniversity Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence (sponsored by the Department of HomelandSecurity).This project involved participation of four graduate students in evaluation of a continuousseawall at an elevation of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Bill Williams, Setubal Polytechnic Institute; Jose Manuel Nunes Oliveira, Universidade de Aveiro; Gavin Duffy, University of Limerick; Dermot Brabazon P.E., Dublin City University

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International

Portugal have teamed with researchers at the University of Western Australiafunded by the Portuguese FCT to study engineers in the workplace.In Ireland, Dr. Kevin Kelly of Trinity College Dublin collaborated on a European-wideproject that looked at engineering recruitment, retention, and progression. In the fall of 2013,Dublin Institute of Technology established a research group specifically aimed at promotingEER across the college of Engineering and the Built Environment; leaders plan to convertthis research group into an established center on campus in the near future. Several Irishfaculty have also developed strong collaborations across the European Union for conductingEER work; however, there have been few instances of national collaboration

Conference Session

Innovative Projects in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Penn State - Berks

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

that operatealternately for redundancy and to provide for scheduled maintenance on the non-operating boilerand pump. The output of the two pumps is combined to feed one continuous hot water loop thatcirculates throughout the building. In the winter, the water temperature set point is about 180°F(82°C) while in the summer it is about 130°F (54°C). The students planned to attach the TEG toa small pipe that is tapped into the main circulation loop.The small pipe that would serve as the heat source was found to be a standard 3/8 inch insidediameter “black pipe.” The team used their combined limited CAD experience to design a fixturethat could be clamped onto a 3/8 inch pipe. The heat sink (cold side) design from the previousyears was slightly

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid R. Parsaei PE, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Divisions

International

implementation of this program. Number of activities in this visionhave been implemented during the past 5-6 years and have shown significant success whileothers are still in their first phases of testing.IntroductionThe State of Qatar, surrounded by Persian Gulf water and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia byland, is one of the fastest growing nations in the world. The country’s vision in transformingits carbon based economy into a knowledge based economy has made this nation an icon inthe Middle East. The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and CommunityDevelopment, a non-profit organization, which was founded in 1995, is the primary drivingforce behind Qatar’s 2030 Vision that plans to provide the skills and education necessary tomove the State of

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Yu, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

-survey. The survey results suggested that in general the studentsfound it convenient and easy to record their speech using Google Voice; they also agreed thatusing real-life data offered realistic tests of the theory, and that the automatic transcriptionsystem allowed them to investigate the performance of a real-life speech recognition system. Inclosing, the conclusions and future plans are presented. Page 24.104.2IntroductionIn recent years, speech and audio processing has received significant attention [1][2][3] in theengineering education society, while little has been proposed regarding topics related to speechquality and intelligibility

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

left something out of the equation. We have failed to askthe students what they think and what they see as important in their own working lives. Thispaper starts to delve into the issue of student opinions and the wealth of information that studentscan offer to help us provide better materials for them to be successful in the world of work.The first element in the equation looks at a means to give students something to research in theirfirst co-ops and internships – the work report. Details of what the student must find on the jobthat will help him or her formulate a plan for their future will be provided. The work reportforms the basis for carrying on a conversation with students on what they find useful in theworkplace. It also allows the

Conference Session

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Huynh, University of South Carolina; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Jason W Gantt, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering Planning and Design, Vol. 1. Wiley, NewYork, 1975.Appendix 1: Solar Power EFFECT – Decision WorksheetA highway rest-stop between Battle Mountain, NV and Winnemucca, NV is being upgraded toinclude restroom facilities and vending machines. Because of its remote location, electricity isnot available from ‘the grid’, and solar power is being explored as an alternative.Driving Question: How much will it cost to install a solar power system at the renovated rest-stop?Supporting Questions  Draw a sketch depicting the system as it operates at the highway rest stop. Label the system components.  List the factors that will determine the size of system components  What information would you need to gather in order to provide a

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh V Shende, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

that the author originally planned to askthem in their individual test. The author planned for the next slightly higher level conceptexercise, which is elaborated below.Concept group test 2 (moderate)If the following grid (Figure 3b) is available to solve unsteady state one-dimensional laminarflow equation, can you write discretized algebraic equivalent? If intervals of ‘y’ and ‘t’ andkinematic viscosity are known, can you find out velocities at points (2,2) and (3,3)? How manyequations that you will need to calculate velocity at point (2,2) if only V0= 3 ft/s is known at theentrance, y=0?Summary of student groups response:As this was open book test, it was relatively easy for all the groups to provide the followingequation

Conference Session

Teaching - Best Practices

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University; Julie C Baker Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 23.383.5during the school year and between the formal workshops.Professional Learning Community (PLC): Three levels of professional learning communitieswere initiated to ensure teacher-participants have maximum levels of support throughout andbeyond the project. First, at least 2 teachers from different STEM content areas represent eachschool. This is the first level of support; each individual teacher-team interacts and collaboratesface-to-face on a daily basis. Second, each school is paired with a partner school in a nearbydistrict to create a more intimate, yet larger level of collaboration. These paired groups include 4-6 teachers and plan meetings with each other outside of the larger PD workshop and academyschedule. The school pairs

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bourn, Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

approach suggestedby Polya in How to Solve It8. Polya boils problem solving down to four simple steps thatprovide an algorithm to approaching any type of complex problem. These are: 1) understand theproblem; 2) devise a plan; 3) carry out the plan; and 4) look back and evaluate your results andprocess. The emphasis on evaluating progress against goal is helpful, in particular, for lessexperienced students when dealing with larger-scale problems. However, students still haveissues with evaluating the correctness, or reasonableness of their answers, often because theyhave not developed the often estimation- based skills necessary to support the development ofmathematical intuition, which would guide their judgment. Consequently, we knew we needed

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University; Thomas A. Wall, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael O. Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). She also completed a teaching certificate and was actively involved with the Center for the En- hancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Georgia Tech. Her academic interests focus on two primary areas of sustainable transportation: (1) community-based design and planning and (2) strategic planning and policy development. Dr. Barrella is also interested in investigating how to best integrate these research interests into classroom and project experiences for her students.Mr. Thomas A. Wall, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Michael O. Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Michael Rodgers is a research professor in the Georgia