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Conference Session
Engineering in High Schools
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Crismond, The City College of New York
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
AC 2008-2922: THE ROLE OF DIAGNOSTIC REASONING IN ENGINEERINGDESIGN: CASE STUDIESDavid Crismond, The City College of New York Dr. David Crismond is an Associate Professor of Science Education at the City College of New York. He received his masters degree in 1992 from MIT’s mechanical engineering department, and earned his doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1997. His career in education has included public school teaching, developing engineering design-related interactive multimedia materials at MIT, and design-oriented science curricula at TERC and Georgia Tech. He has been Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded
Conference Session
Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Brian Anderson, Kansas State University; Mina Hosni, Kansas State University
Tagged Divisions
Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
academic research in their discipline early in their college careers.2 CSI studentsparticipate in a variety of projects with research teams throughout the College of Engineering.The students worked in labs, testing facilities, and on their own to learn what academic researchis like. The CSI Program is one of six initiatives that are funded by STEP. STEP (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program) is supported by theNational Science Foundation’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)Talent Expansion Program.The modifications to the existing wind tunnel facility take the form of test section inserts, whichcan be constructed from inexpensive materials to form a wide variety of different nozzle
Conference Session
Civil Engineering Teaching Part One
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Thomas Seybert, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
academicsupport services. These offices include:‚ Academic Advising Center‚ Learning Center‚ Registrar‚ Information Technology Services‚ Personal Counseling‚ Career CounselingA few days prior to the exercise, I visit each of these offices and coordinate the details of thetreasure hunt with the staff person in charge of each area. I place a wall-hanging envelope,marked “SUR 100S Treasure Hunt.” Each envelope contains “information sheets” on each areathat describes the student services provided by the office. This past year, I simply printed thehome page of the Web site for each office on blue sheets of paper, and made them theinformation sheet. I also asked each office staff person to make available additional informationsheets that they typically provide
Conference Session
FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University; John Merrill, Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
Ohio State returned as Engineering students for Autumn 2007(compared to 92.4% for all majors and the national average of 77%, all majors). Anecdotally,faculty teaching upper level courses report that students who have completed the first-yearsequence are highly motivated, excited about engineering as a career, and better equipped toattack the challenges of upper-level courses.The first-year engineering program at The Ohio State University consists of two tracks, taken byall first-year students: a standard track and an honors track, with approximately 75% of studentsin the standard track. The standard track consists of two courses totaling six quarter-hours credit,and the honors track, three courses totaling twelve quarter-hours credit. Both
Conference Session
Curricular Developments in Energy Education
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gunnar Tamm, United States Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Seth Norberg, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
% without any decrease in effectiveness. The necessity for alternativeenergy systems is evidenced by the offering of $1 million as the top prize.[7]Energy Education at West PointThe United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point is the oldest engineering institutionin the nation, founded in 1802 as means to educate future officers in the art of military tacticsand engineering. The mission of the USMA is: “To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.” [8]There are over 4,000 undergraduate students studying
Conference Session
Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
goal of our study, it is important to note that this module is not intendedto compete with or take the place of a thorough education in engineering ethics and ethicalproblem-solving. Instead, we are presenting this method as a means to achieve ethics across theengineering curriculum, particularly in our research-based institutional context. Integratingethics discussions throughout the engineering curriculum reinforces to students that ethics andengineering are closely intertwined, and helps to prepare them for the decisions they will make intheir future careers. The success of the DISORDER module encourages us to continue offeringit in our own courses, and the feedback from faculty suggests that expanded use throughout theengineering curricula
Conference Session
New Trends in ECE Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Arun Ravindran, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Arindam Mukherjee, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
additional opportunities for minor refinements to the course.ConclusionsWith the rapid emergence of diverse computing architectures in recent years, we were motivatedto introduce to the undergraduate curriculum topics such as reconfigurable computingtraditionally taught at the graduate level. Also, with the proliferation of multicore architecturesthe skills for writing parallel software needs to be developed in our students for their success intheir future engineering careers. The new course aims to address these goals by exposingcomputer engineering seniors to a variety of topics including hardware design using VHDL,FPGA design flow and interfacing, data parallel algorithms, and high performance computingapplications. After having taught the new
Conference Session
Project-Based Service Learning
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
class to participate in one of theESW activities at the school or in the community. Such an endeavor could potentially help to Page 14.1155.9encourage more students to pursue a college career in a STEM discipline whilst buildingcommunication, leadership and mentoring capacity of college students.ConclusionThis project also has the potential to expand to other courses across the university with theinclusion of sustainability concepts. These include undergraduate laboratory courses in biology,environmental microbiology, and water resources engineering. The convenience of the ponds forsampling coupled with their importance in floodwater and water
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University
Tagged Divisions
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
thermodynamics. In addition, they complete a mid-term design project and a finaldesign project as part of a team and give an in-class oral presentation on each. This course isalso complemented by GE 199, a required zero-credit seminar course that meets once a week andfeatures a series of guest speakers to help the students understand the field of engineering.It was decided that one of the existing modules in this course (Communication System Design)should be replaced by a module on entrepreneurship. Introducing the concept this early in thecurriculum and across all engineering disciplines provided a unique opportunity to encourage allengineering students to begin to think about entrepreneurship from the beginning of theirengineering careers
Conference Session
Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
decreased output), solve the problem” • An ability to design a system with multiple constraints • An ability to technically communicate Evaluation of Outcomes The main assessment tool for quantitative evaluation included two rubrics (Appendix A) modified and designed for this particular course. The first rubric was used to score Projects 1-4; the second rubric was used to score the final project and poster presentation. The faculty review and grading of design projects reflected this rubric, and evaluated outcomes and student progression in demonstrating the abilities most important to long- term career success (note the emphasis on technical communication skills in the
Conference Session
Educational Research
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
subfactors identified through factor analysis14; each subfactor isin turn comprised of individual items. The constructs include:- Motivation, consisting of 25 items in four subfactors: Control, Challenge, Curiosity and Career.- Metacognition: consisting of 20 items in four subfactors: Planning, Self-monitoring/Self- Checking, Cognitive Strategy and Awareness.- Deep Learning, consisting of 10 items in two subfactors, Motive and Strategy.- Surface Learning, consisting of 10 items in two subfactors, Memorization and Studying.- Academic Self-Efficacy, consisting of ten individual items that do not form specific subfactors.- Leadership, consisting of 20 items with four subfactors, Motivation, Planning, Self- Assessment and
Conference Session
Design in the ECE Curriculum
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint COLE, Washington State University, Pullman; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Joe Harris, DigilentInc; Albert Fazekas, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Ioana DABACAN, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
learningexperience.The first question investigates how beneficial is the competition for students’ professionaldevelopment and future career as an engineer. Students’ comments range from: “a chance todevelop a portfolio” to “take on a project without guidance from the instructor” and learningfrom mistakes. Suggestive examples of students’ comments:“This project gave me a better approach on how a design should be implemented as I learnedfrom my mistakes.”“I found out that an initial architecture can fail if you don’t know the hardware capabilities.”The second question investigates in which area the students think that they improved theirunderstanding and engineering abilities: Hardware-digital, Hardware-analog, Software-HDL orothers. The majority of students
Conference Session
Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe / International Poster Session
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anatoliy Protasov, National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI”
Tagged Divisions
International
level of competence during professional career, because engineeringknowledge becomes old very soon. Therefore, it makes sense to develop and stimulate thecognitive interest of students, form the skills, and use necessary information independently.The third is a contradiction between the principles of knowledge unity and dividingknowledge into fundamental and special. This problem is directly connected with formingprofessional competence of the future specialists. On the one hand, students have to knowfundamental subjects perfectly in order to become proficient. On the other hand, deepeninginto fundamental knowledge shifts the accent of student preparation and reduces time forstudying special subjects which are the basis of professional
Conference Session
Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
opportunity to work in the faculty mentor’slaboratory. eight out of twenty two students were successful in securing a research opportunity ina laboratory. Students worked as researcher assistants in laboratories on a variety of projects,such as stem cells, speech recognition, and tissue regeneration. The goal was to expand theirknowledge in the research fields in their departments and train students on professionalcommunication.During the program three guest speakers were invited, experienced scientists and engineers, totalk about their career experience and the variety of opportunities for students once they aregraduated. The guests were; Dr. Charlene Crawley, a chemistry professor at VCU; Mr. TonyMoss, a mathematician at Dahlgren NSWC; and Ms
Conference Session
Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Emre Bahadir, Murray State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
Figure 3: RRPL Participation Statistics in Fall 2008Most of the SHSU students had prior RP experience although TTU-BE students had extremelylow experience in RP technologies. As can be seen from Figure 4 almost 85 percent of allstudents had NO prior RP experience. So, RRPL was an excellent learning experience for thesestudents. Figure 4: Students Former RP experienceIt was very interesting to see how students feel about their future careers after the RRPLpractices. As can be seen from the Figure 5, the majority of the survey responses was in Medium Page 14.1020.9and High ranges. This was an excellent indicator that RRPL
Conference Session
Using Classroom Technologies
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
punishing them” (Nissenbaum 1999 Para 6)11. In the online environment sincepeople may feel safer to express themselves, they may also feel safer to cheat. A research studyreported, college learners “…appeared to believe that cheating on an exam is different fromcheating to advance their career…and that college activities were not real-world” (Rawlinson &Lupton, 2007, p. 91)12. Learners who cheat in a face-to-face course, will likely cheat in an onlinecourse. Lanier (2006) stated the main form of cheating [among college students] is plagiarismand that as faculty our role is to educate them on the ethics of cheating” (p. 259)13.Instructor Responsibility and he Teacher as ModelIn the online environment the responsibility for an instructor to
Conference Session
Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
recorded each day. The success for eachstudent can thus be tracked and measured against his/her attendance in the class. Data will beavailable for the class as a whole and on the individual level.The courses have been carefully selected to give a representation of the various classinstructional modes seen by Engineering Technology students (lecture-nonmathematical, lecture-mathematical, lecture/lab, lecture/demonstration). The project is also being conducted using fourseparate instructors who have agreed to participate in the project research. The use of more thana single instructor is an attempt to enable a more representative sample of the type of instructionthat a student experiences during his/her academic career at the university. This use of
Conference Session
OMCED Topics
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University
Tagged Divisions
Ocean and Marine
high school students’ interests in pursuing science and engineering as their fields of study and careers, and to enhance the research experiences for the in-service high school teachers in science and technology areas so they can bring the knowledge and experiences back into their classrooms. Keywords: Project-based learning, K-16, Education Methods, Innovative Classroom Practice. 1. MOTIVATION Our outreach effort addresses the inadequacy of high school students in math and science literacy in the United States. According to [3], U.S. high school seniors ranked below their counterparts in 17 other countries in math and science literacy. In physics, U.S. high school seniors scored last among 16
Conference Session
Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
. This leads me to believe the students may focustheir efforts on communication throughout their careers, making them better engineers in theprocess.Many of the students did not seem to have a grasp on varying engineering principles or social issues.While not a major concern since it is a freshman class, it is nonetheless a concern. I was surprisedthat none of the answers to this question were the project’s intent to gain interest in engineering dueto the lack of engineers in society. A possible solution may be as simple as giving examples of someengineering principles and social issues in the question. Another solution may be to integrate othersocietal issues throughout the project. I would like to point out it was not surprising
Conference Session
LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Edwin Bartlett, East Orthopedics
Tagged Divisions
Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
practical application, especially the two female students who were interesting inpursuing future career in the medical field. One of the students, in response to a post-project survey,attached a statement: “My experience working on the injection trainer project was wonderful. I enjoyedevery part of the project starting with the problem solving, going through the design and finishing withthe presentations. It was a great experience to work on a provisional patent and creating somethingnobody has ever created before. This project gave me great experience in prototypical product design,and I would be glad to work on it or any project like it again.”The student learning outcome assessment results are summarized in Figure 11, where for all the
Conference Session
Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Jared Goodall, South Lake Automation
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
received his PH.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1991, M.S. and B.S. also in Electrical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur, India in 1970 and 1968 respectively. Professor Agrawal has worked recently for two years in optical networking industry in the Silicon Valley in California. Professor Agrawal is the Founder Advisor to Agni Networks Inc., San Jose, California. His expertise includes optical networking at Physical and Data link layers, optical and WDM interface, SONET and Gigabit Ethernet and analog electronic systems. He is the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in
Conference Session
Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Denise Stodola, Kettering University
Tagged Divisions
Cooperative & Experiential Education
schedule and is the only fully co-operative university in the US.8Students are divided into two sections called “A-section” and “B-section,” which rotatebetween school and co-op work terms every three months. A-section starts with a “schoolterm” and, simultaneously, B-section starts with a co-op or “work term.” Therefore, whileA-section is at school, B-section is at work, and then vice versa. The two sections are notpresent on campus at the same time and go through their academic careers as basicallytwo separate student bodies. There are four terms: Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring.Summer term begins in July, and Spring term ends in June.Once a set of learning outcomes is determined, educational activities can be designed forthe co-op work site
Conference Session
The Role of Engineering in Public Policy
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering and Public Policy
technical details of control systems using current techniques and graphical standards.”14 • In the program criteria for surveying./geomatics engineering technology criteria under objectives, “An accreditable program in surveying/geomatics engineering technology will prepare graduates with the technical skills necessary to enter careers … and are prepared to design and select appropriate measurement systems, analyze positional accuracy in conformance with appropriate standards, …”15pRecommendationsOn a more direct level the ABET criteria must be clarified in both engineering and engineeringtechnology. With more lucid criteria, standards textbooks and other learning material wouldfollow. Some principles and practice exams require familiarity
Conference Session
Novel Measurement Experiments
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Barbara Lombardi, Universidad Simón Bolívar
Tagged Divisions
Instrumentation
AC 2009-737: TESTING OF CARBON-MONOXIDE AND CARBON-DIOXIDESENSORS WITH SIMPLE APPARATUS IN AN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONLABORATORYDale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Sys-tems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer.Barbara Lombardi, Universidad Simón Bolívar Barbara Lombardi is a materials engineer with
Conference Session
New Learning Paradigms II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Marie Kendall-Brown, University of Michigan
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
career? 1.92 1.93 1.88 1.90 0.04 0.04 -0.01 -0.024. How efficient do you think most teams in ENG 100: Introduction to 1.05 1.07 1.01 1.05 0.04 0.02 -0.02 -0.04 Engineering are?5. For a team to function effectively, how important is it for the team to have a 1.14 1.13 1.06 1.15 0.08 -0.03 0.01 -0.10* diverse composition?6. For a team to function effectively, how important is it for members to take 1.49 1.57 1.48 1.55 0.01 0.02 -0.09 -0.07* different roles for
Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Curricula
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering Univeristy; Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
functional groups presentin organic compounds. Not at all Somewhat Page 14.728.7 Capable Very Capable The assessment of teaching and of class content has been performedthrough both summative and formative assessment. The class is assessedevery two weeks using the SII system of assessment. This technique requiresthe students to write down two strengths for the class, an area for improvement,and an insight for the class. Thus far, the strengths of the class as stated by thestudents in the SII exercise have been as follows: “The green spin actuallymakes chemistry slightly more interesting”, “…will be benefit in our careers”, and“Very open feeling and
Conference Session
Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
purpose is to, e.g., accommodate larger attachments than inboxes can holdon the employer's e-mail system? Suppose the employer has a policy (as some universities do)of allowing private use of the employer’s computer equipment, as long as it does not hinderofficial use? How can our students protect their accounts against break-ins? Not only does thiscase raise important privacy issues, it also touches on the issue of separation of work andpersonal life, which all of our students will face as they begin their careers.1. IntroductionWhen someone, allegedly David Kernell [1], hacked into Vice-Presidential candidate SarahPalin’s Yahoo account [2] last September 16, he highlighted a distinction that is rapidly growingin importance in today’s social
Conference Session
Instructional Innovations in AEC Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions
Architectural
(BIM) where students can explorethere designs in 3D from inception to fabrication. In order to achieve a high level ofcoordination and collaboration, the course required the skill sets from more than one instructorand instructors with varied backgrounds.Fortunately, the college has professors who have changed careers and have developed a passionfor teaching and who bring their professional design skills into the classroom. In the buildingenvelopes class, the two professors have varying exposure to buildings, but the process in whichthey delivered projects was very similar. Additionally, both see the value in communicationamongst disciplines and the need for integrated practice in a classroom setting. The class hasbecome a vehicle to prepare
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University
Tagged Divisions
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
technical concepts andpractices of their chosen field they also need to have an appreciation for managementpractices applicable to technical careers and the capability to understand financialstatements from an on-going business enterprise. In order to fulfill this desire, in ourprogram we are encouraging most students to enroll in our graduate class, “StrategicManagement of Technology and Innovation” where they will learn how to develop amarketing and technology strategy and participate in starting up and running a technologybased company through the use of a marketing simulation program entitled The WebMarketplace offered by Innovative Learning Solutions, Inc., Knoxville, TN. In additionto the simulation program, students attend lectures regarding
Conference Session
Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan Davis, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Regena Scott, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
, have had someeducation in supply chain management theory. This education may consist of a lecture on supplychain topics, and typically includes at least a small section on VMI and its benefits and pitfalls.Consider the case of a student of one of these STEM programs who envisions a career in supplychain management, warehouse management, operations, or similar. Upon graduation the studentreceives offers and accepts a position as a purchaser for a large investor-owned utility. Moveforward a few years and the student is now employed at the utility as a vice president in chargeof warehouse operations and procurement. An enterprising distributor of electricity distributionproducts asks for a meeting with our former student—who is now a generous