Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

(problem solving) 3. Construct and effectively communicate a customer-appropriate value proposition (customer awareness) 4. Persist through and learn from failure to learn what is needed to succeed (persistence) 5. Effectively manage projects and apply the commercialization process within respective disciplines (project management) 6. Demonstrate voluntary social responsibility (social responsibility) 7. Relate personal liberties and free enterprise to entrepreneurship (free enterprise)In 2013 (while planning for the new first year engineering course was underway), these studentoutcomes were modified and is best represented in graphic form as shown in the appendix. Useof these student outcomes can be viewed as

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura M. Patterson, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

ofnegotiating relationships with a wide variety of organization representatives. This collaborationhas been done through the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus’s CommunityService Learning Program and their representatives. This department is available on theOkanagan campus whose mandate it is to liaise between the faculty and the organizations so thatit is a rewarding experience for all involved. This service has made running a project withmultiple and varied not-for-profit organizations possible.The third consideration is planning. In order to ensure that a larger-scale project runs assmoothly as possible, much planning needs to happen ahead of time to ensure the multipleworking parts of the project operate as seamlessly as possible

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University, Band and Orchestra Department; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

and music. Suggestions include forming more cohesive partnerships with faculty Page 24.302.7 in the College of Engineering. An innovative activity in their introductory first- year class included a design project in which they created musical instruments. Such an activity, coupled with debriefs in the seminar, might introduce students to career opportunities in the fields of music and engineering. Future plans may include student visits to an instrument design plant in the northern part of the state. • Objective 3: Creating and understanding of the campuses’ history- Only a few students mentioned this

Conference Session

Simulations and Project Based Learning I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed H. Elsawy, Tennessee Technological University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to conducting engineeringresearch. The REU participants each formulated their own research question, developedhypotheses, and planned the required steps to obtain the data needed answer their question. Thestudents took a public path of question development through the use of hand-written postersin the meeting space. Peers, as well as the technical mentors, reviewed the posters throughoutthe first week and made suggestions via post-it notes to refine the students’ research question andtheir research plans. By the end of the first week, the students had become the PI of their ownresearch program. The TTU faculty mentors, graduate students, R&D engineers, and industrymentors then became facilitators to the student PIs. Rigorous weekly

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Motahareh Tina Alaei, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michael Ryan Lynch

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

planning,lighting, and cable sizing. Each aspect of the design met local and national codes and regulations.The substation was designed to house the required 13,800-volt switchgear, in addition to thecorresponding power transformers and variable frequency drives. The physical design of thebuilding included the foundation, roof truss specifications, and wall and roof type. Dimensionswere selected based upon the equipment layout and accessibility of equipment to personnel, inaccordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. Inaddition to meeting OSHA standards, the design also met Minnesota Building Code, AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) specifications, and the International Building Code. TheHVAC and

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

Georgia.Additionally, the authors are in process of writing grant proposals for scholarships andinternships for students enrolled in the minor program. We are also planning to partner with anumber of universities that offer graduate programs in nuclear engineering to provide ourstudents a pathway to graduate studies in nuclear engineering with possible financial supportsfrom the host universities. The establishment of scholarship, internship, and graduate studyopportunities for students taking the minor creates a value system that significantly helps withstudent recruitment to the minor program and that is critical to its future survival andsustainability.ChallengesThere are many challenges to establish a minor program in nuclear science and engineering

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Jeffrey N. Shelton, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

observation. Current progress included accomplishments, distributionof work among team members, and current status of the project. Deltas included changes toprocess, implementation plan, and missing information. Project teams were free to ask questionsof other teams following presentations. Page 24.708.8Excerpts from a sample progress report are shown in Figure 4. Student names have beenobscured. In this example, students took some liberties with the provided template but alsocustomized the visual appearance to suit their team identity and design. Figure 4. Excerpted slides from a sample progress report.Individual accountability

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Xu, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

LEGOProblem Laboratory Requirement analysisSpecification Entrepreneurial Project Planning; Cost analysis; Inventory Thinking control Deliverables Request for Proposal(RFP); project timeline Programming (flowchart and pseudo code) Lecture Programming (algorithms) Propose solutionsWeek-3: Laboratory Build prototypeDesign Entrepreneurial Time Management

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

themachieve a more in-depth understanding of the material (rather than just memorizing information).Since teaching requires a basic understanding of the material and a plan for conveying thismaterial, teachers often learn by (a) reviewing: working with the material while preparing toteach another, and (b) reformulating: organizing the content in a meaningful way that associatesthe material with what the student already knows. Research suggests that learning by teachingalso helps improve communication skills and that it provides the students with an opportunity toexperience realistic social interactions while applying their content knowledge in an appropriatelearning environment5, 10.Description of the Systems Physiology LaboratoryThe Systems

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of Cincinnati; Maureen G. Schomaker, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

(HEI), and combine this learning withsome time spent in a workplace relevant to their program of study and career aims”5.Historically Freund’s description of what the student shall learn from a cooperativeeducation experience follows: …the cooperative student shall learn how science is actually applied in his profession and in industry; the student shall learn how engineering designs and plans are executed; the student shall become familiar with machines, structures and equipment by use and observation and with and with their construction, capacities, limitations, standards, power, maintenance, cost useful life, operating methods and practices.7For the purposes of this paper

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerardo J. Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Jaime Rene Huerta

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

fromstrongly disagree, disagree, agree, and strongly agree. As indicated in the following graphs, thecompleted surveys show the impressive results, demonstrating positive responses wherein“strongly agree” and “agree” totaled in the 90th percentile. This feedback has played a major rolefor planning future programs. The complete results are shown in the following graphs: Student Parent1. I have learned a lot of during this GEAR UP eventStrongly Disagree 0% 0%Disagree 0% 0%Agree 25

Conference Session

Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University; Heli Shah, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

accurate plans, elevations, anddetails and can generate appropriate three-dimensional drawings [2]. The use of digital media toconceive of design ideas and representation has increased tremendously and its success isattributed to speed, accuracy and resulting perfection [3].An important and integral part of the generation/ creation of a three-dimensional model is therendering process that the model undergoes. According to Schillaci, “to render is to represent”.Representation has always been used to communicate to the masses but in the present dayrendering has become a very important component of winning architectural commissions and asuccessful rendering should be able to catch the viewers’ attention amongst all the other images[4] . Modern

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Michael Brennan

Tagged Divisions

Materials

shown in column three. Rubric Question Rubric Proficiency Levels (Abbreviated) Scale on Rubric Based on Instructor’s Assessment 4-1 scale (4 as mastery) Instructor’s Assessment Identifying -addressed all objectives 4Functional Objectives -key goals match design plan -some analysis appear to be missingEngineering Analysis -the analyses that are described appear to be 3 and Methodology correct

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

student timecommitment was limited.The scale of the project described in this paper is markedly bigger than that reported onpreviously.7 The project deliverable was an entire water tower apparatus and the student timecommitment was much greater.Faculty felt that an active learning component was important to keep in the current project. Anactive learning component is directly linked to ABET EAC8 Student Outcome (i), “a recognitionof the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.” The CU-Boulder /CMU MEPartnership Program performance criteria for this outcome are: 1) Plan, organize and assess learning: Achievable goals are developed individually. Work planning techniques are used to achieve results. Time management techniques

Conference Session

CAD Assessments, Trends and Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srikanth B Pidugu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Mamdouh M. Bakr, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Swaminadham Midturi, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; George P Tebbetts, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

-ETAC oral, and graphical communication … criterion (f) Assessment Scores/ Performance: Excellent 0-1 , Good1-2, Average2-3, Below Average3-4, Failing4-5 *New indirect assessment method started beginning from spring 2009 The final and important phase of assessing Student Outcomes is to identify the generaland specific concerns and issues in student learning (outcomes), and to suggest appropriaterecommendations to correct the concerns, where needed. These corrective actions and plans areindicated for each criterion and for the selected course as shown in table 6 for student outcome f

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Kenneth F Bloemer, University of Dayton; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Tourino, North Carolina State University; Martin W. King, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #7475Engineering Librarians as Partners of Faculty in Teaching Scholarly Inquiryto Undergraduate Students through Curriculum Integration: The BiotextilesProduct Development Course BlogMr. Greg Tourino, North Carolina State University Greg Tourino is the associate director of Centennial Campus Research Services at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina where he shares responsibility for planning, delivering, and manag- ing library services to the large and growing number of faculty and students in the Colleges of Engineering and Textiles on Centennial Campus.Prof. Martin W. King, North Carolina

Conference Session

Crossing the Discipline Divide!

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Dunlap; M.L. Meier

Session xxxx Integrating the Financial Aspects of Laboratory Procedures into Electron Microscopy Courses at a Community College and Materials Science Courses at a University Mike Meier and Mike Dunlap Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of California, Davis Davis, CAAbstractBasic financial issues related to the cost of performing standard laboratory procedures andmaterials analyses have been incorporated into two courses in an attempt to teach students howto plan an

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Watkins; Ambrose Barry; Nan Byars

. Instruction: Lectures and handouts cannot compete with the allure of the interactive computer screen. Faculty are well-advised not to try to compete, but to work with this apparent enthusiasm for the computer in planning instructional activities.Observations for Specific ApplicationsIn addition to the general lessons learned above, issues arose with specific software that weresomewhat unexpected. What follows is a summary of those findings. Calculators: It was interesting to note that more students overestimated their proficiency with graphing calculators than in any other area. A disappointing observation is that many students

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Stewart; Carole Goodson; Susan Miertschin; Luces Faulkenberry

Houston (UH) was formed, representing faculty in diverse programareas, to do college-wide assessment planning and implementation. A component of assessmentplanning was to consider issues related to SSTE, both from the perspective of what is containedin the literature about such instruments and with respect to results within the college. In order toaccomplish this goal, the ACI committee reviewed reported research results regarding teachingevaluations and analyzed our own instrument, process and results. This paper examines thisinformation, particularly what the literature tells us, the results of our own teaching evaluationimplementation, and how SSTE results can be used.What do Student Surveys of Teaching Effectiveness Measure?Because of ease of

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Boehm; Brackley Frayer; Joe Aldridge

courses like Introduction to Engineering Design. The concern in the selection of thesecourses is that they not have a list of prerequisites that will significantly increase the student’srequirements and thus prolong the time needed to complete the degree.Plans for the futureAs was noted earlier, the plan is to develop this program into a full major at UNLV. Weanticipate this will take two years after the minor is operating smoothly. Development of a newmajor requires that many more details be worked out than are needed for the development of aminor. Instituting a new major at our school requires Regents approval. Included in thisapproval process are data showing the need for the major, support by practitioners, and estimatesof the major’s impact

Conference Session

Building New Communities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberley R. Breaux; Heidi Loshbaugh; Ruth Streveler

from ethnic minorities. We invited these students to informational sessions,which included pizza, soda, candy, and APS basics. Interested and eligible students signedinformed consent documents and completed questionnaires, which we used in placing them intoeither the Study group, Ethnographic group, or Control/Comparison group (Appendix 1).Participants in the Study and Ethnographic groups receive $175 per academic year; those in theControl/Comparison group received $25.After these sessions, we still lacked enough females to complete our sampling plan and had hadno African-American attendees. Of the six incoming first-year African-American students, fivewere in majors eligible to participate in APS. We scheduled two more recruiting sessions

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris; Judy Birchman; Mary Sadowski

. Sometimes they begin in the middle. They have a tendency to be more impulsive andless planned.More male faculty in the study preferred a sequential ordering style. This is a logical andtraditional approach to organizing information. A plan is the blueprint of the process. Becausethey tend to organize information in a linear fashion –– step-by-step, the ordering style of thefemale faculty and the students who are random learners, appears haphazard to them.As concrete sequential learners, the male professors preferred not to change their plan andordered objective. Because they are not people-oriented, they focus on the outcome rather thanthe process, and therefore are product-oriented.Because the majority of the female professors and the majority of

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ana Kennedy; David Ollis

theirreading, speaking, and writing skills in Spanish. In particular, we survey how the lab component contributes to achievement offour of the six student learning objectives, namely that students will: 1. Learn vocabulary commonly used in engineering and technology context, 2. Develop the ability to comprehend and use Spanish in settings invariably encountered in our technological society 3. Interact in a more formal setting such as the presentation of a technological/culture project to class and guests, and 4. Explain in the target language the workings of a technological device. We conclude with lessons learned and plans for a final version

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad

at least one of theconcentration areas must be completed in order for a student to graduate from the program. Thecurrent curriculum for students electing to concentrate on Transportation includes three requiredcourses: Elementary Surveying, Civil Computations (computer applications of surveying), andTransportation. In addition, students focusing on transportation are expected to take two morecourses offered to students as technical electives: Highway Surveying and Design and PavementDesign and Management. A CET graduate with concentration in the area of transportation islikely to be involved in one or more of the five major areas: planning, design (geometric andpavement), construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation facilities

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

. M. Gerla, P. Kuehn, and A. Lazar., New York: Springer-Verlag. (1990). 5. D. A. Menasce, & A.F. Alemeida, Capacity planning for web services: Metrics, models, and methods Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. (2002). 6. D.J. Lilja, Measuring Computer Performance: A practitioner's guide Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (2000). 7. V.Paxton,.& S. Floyd, Wide area traffic: The failure of Poisson modeling. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 3(3): 226-244. (1995). 8. Cobern, W.W. Contextual constructivism: The impact of culture on the learning and teaching of science. In Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Lake Geneva, WI: NARCT. (19910. 9. J

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanislaw Maj; Anuradha Sutharshan; D Veal

processes. But even in the technicalarea, key activities are different than those of the developers [17]. To succeed in thisaspect of the enterprise architect's role, one must understand not only theorganization's business strategy and the rationale behind it but also the company ordivision's business practices, planning cycles, and decision making processes.Architects also need to understand business context of organization: competitors, theirproducts, strategies and product generation processes [17]. Architectures almostalways have many and diverse stakeholders, and will ultimately be used by manydevelopers. Often they are used across divisions and by developers in othercompanies. Actual users of enterprise architecture are development teams

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

http://www.mentornet.net/Community/Resources/Readings/m1.aspx Bernice Resnick Sandier (Accessed on December 2004)10) E-Mentoring: A Longitudinal Approach to Mentoring Relationships for Women Pursuing Technical Careers, Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Paula G. Leventman, Journal of Engineering Education, July 2000Biographical InformationADNAN JAVED: He is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering,University of Florida. His research focuses on Highway Pavement Material and PavSpec with theoverall knowledge of Public Works Planning and Management. He is currently working as aCivil/Transportation Engineer for Boyle Engineering Corporation

Conference Session

Advice for Dual-Career Couples

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk Schulz; Noel Schulz

events, such as the annual ASEE meeting or ABET visits, requireboth of us to be out of town. By planning ahead we can either ask a family member to visit towatch the boys or have an in-house babysitter for these trips (more details on this below).Tip #3: Time Versus MoneyOften as undergraduate and graduate students, family budgets are tight meaning that couples domany things themselves, such as housecleaning, house maintenance, tax preparation and mealpreparation. Then the couple takes on the challenge of tenure-track positions and tries to balanceall these do-it-yourself home activities with the new job and all its requirements. There are notenough hours in the day to do both. One thing to consider is how much your time is worth.What is your

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Wollin; Ronald Bennett; Melanie Steinborn; Al Dombrowski

relationship between teacher and student tothe classroom.Graduate students typically have ten years experience before entering ourprograms. These students are highly motivated to continue their formaleducation. Most have full-time jobs, families and other civic duties, so they havehigh expectations of the graduate courses. They work in many industries thatcover many fields. Most have a formal engineering education, but many arepracticing in other business areas such as manufacturing, information systems,finance, strategic planning and mergers. With these backgrounds, they bring awealth of broad experience to the classroom.To provide value to this experienced, motivated, talented group of graduatestudents, our programs are structured to engage the