Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Jenna Faulkner, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Douglas Howe, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the guided-inquiry worksheet, and moredetails on the experimental apparatus. Page 15.161.12Figure 8 Combined L(h) data for the straight-walled and step-walled tanks with medium-size drain holes. Page 15.161.13Figure 9 Effect of hole size on the L(h) data for the step-walled tank.Acknowledgement This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE0633754. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

should reflect a distinct STEMcharacteristic. In addition, it should be attenuated for appropriate grade level delivery.Finally, this content must meet identified science or mathematics standards to which theteacher must report (6).The sTEm Resource for the Task As an organized effort to develop and collect a specific format of STEM curriculum content, FLATE has initiated a “sTEm at Work” website that will post FLATE created STEM curriculum content as well as host STEM curriculum content developed by any STEM interested engineering faculty and graduate students. Not withstanding the blatant

Conference Session

Technology-Enhanced Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmuid McCarthy, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

. Technologyeducation cannot afford to become complacent; it needs to remain focused onmaintaining a modern syllabus that reflects the technological world, with the need fora sustainable model of CPD that promotes the progression of technological literacyand competency.Bibliography1. OFSTED-UK, Education for a technolgically advanced nation. 2008: London. p. 51.2. Irish-Academy-of-Engineering, E.-I., Engineering a Knowledge Island 2020. 2005, Irish Academy of Engineering: Dublin. p. 66.3. Condon, N., McNaboe, J., Trends in Education / Training outputs, in Monitoring Irelands Skill Supply. 2008, Expert group on future skills needs Dublin. p. 85.4. McGuinness, S., An Evaluation of the Implementation of Technology in the Junior Cycle

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Althea Arnold, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Construction

first year has lead tocontinued interest from the construction community to be part of this program.IntroductionCapstone design courses are recognized as an important part of the Engineering curriculum.1 TheUniversity of North Texas Construction Engineering Technology program is a new program thathas recently graduated its first undergraduate class. Due to the small class size and newness ofthe program, it was necessary to determine an effective and economical way of meeting thestudents various needs in a capstone course. Larger universities divide their capstone classes intosections reflecting the student specialties, i.e. residential, commercial and heavy highwayconstruction. With the first graduating class at 16 students and the second to be

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

with analyses in narrative form that locate the researcher’spoint of view within the analysis [43-47]. Including the author in the text always risks reducinganalysis to autobiography, introducing mere “narcissism,” as social anthropologist Judith Okelyput it in an early reflection on the issue. The reason for this is of course the danger of shifting thefocus in the account from the object of study to the author. Yet perhaps most scholars todaywould agree with Okely’s contention that “[s]elf-adoration is quite different from self-awarenessand critical scrutiny of the self” and that including the author as a “positioned subject” in the textcan add much to it [48]. Exactly what including the author in the analysis adds or subtracts depends upon

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University; Michael Harris, Kettering University; William Riffe, Kettering University; Massoud Tavakoli, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

financial risk) regarding their attitudes toward entrepreneurship. As a baseline, one survey has been given to first year students (n=111) and one to seniorstudents (n=89). Since we exposed none of these students to faculty innovations resulting fromthe workshop, we expected very little difference in their scores – and this is exactly what weobserved. As we survey more students, we expect first year scores will remain constant while thegap between the two groups will increase, reflecting the impact of the faculty innovations duringthe tenure of the student at the university. Figure 1 depicts this hypothesized relationship: E-Ship Attribute Senior s

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Terrence Davidovits, A123 Systems; Eric Schacht, The Ohio State Univeristy; Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

electrical team members and partially the controls or software teammembers. In the EcoCAR ESS design the ESS was set as a subsystem, which includedmechanical packaging design, electrical wiring design, and controls management and faultdiagnosis. This collaboration helps to create a cohesive and unified design.Lessons LearnedWith many new processes one comes away with ideas of how to improve things for the next timeand this is no different. From the organizer perspective, it is important to reflect on the systemlevel design principles employed in all other areas of the competition and place them into contextin this new frontier of collegiate automotive design. It was realized during the past year that

Conference Session

Labs, Demos and Software in Mechanics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley Burchett

2.471 3.471 3.235Various approaches tomodeling dynamical systems 3.176 2.688 3.765 3.471Comparisons betweenpredicted response of amathematical model and theresponse of a physicalsystem.AcknowledgementsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant No.DUE-0310445. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References 1. Manual for Model 210/210a Rectilinear Control System, Educational Control Products, Bell Canyon, CA, 1999. http

Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Judith Miller; Paula Quinn; Jill Rulfs; John Orr

others.Summary and ConclusionsAt the half-way point of the project, the investigators are confident in the validity of thisapproach to addressing the need to include engineering and technology in the elementary schoolclassroom. Significant impacts have already been made on over 500 elementary students,teachers, and WPI graduate and undergraduate students. The authors hope that the insightsprovided in this paper will help others in conceiving and implementing similar programs in otherschool systems.AcknowledgementThe support of the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0231773 is gratefullyacknowledged. All of the opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

Engineering Education” Session 1793use to complete the project. For the DESIGN stage, the fourth graders each sketched theirairplane and airport and then built their towers, terminal and airplanes. The students were givenquestions, such as “Did you change your original design?” and “If you changed your design,what problems did you have that made you change your design?” to help them CHECK theirdesigns. Then they were directed to list any changes they would like to make if they were tomake another similar project. In the SHARE stage, the students were asked to prepare a threeminute presentation of their design concept and how their final product reflects

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

-lighting can be a complicated undertaking. The penetration of direct sunlightinto learning spaces is usually not desirable, for a number of reasons including the burden thatthe extra heat from direct sunlight can put on cooling loads and, of course, the glare that directsun can cause. Controlling glare is especially important in spaces where computers are used,since reflected glare can bounce off computer screens into the eyes of the user. Some of the Page 10.412.6strategies commonly employed for maximizing daylight while minimizing glare are the use of Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

-lighting can be a complicated undertaking. The penetration of direct sunlightinto learning spaces is usually not desirable, for a number of reasons including the burden thatthe extra heat from direct sunlight can put on cooling loads and, of course, the glare that directsun can cause. Controlling glare is especially important in spaces where computers are used,since reflected glare can bounce off computer screens into the eyes of the user. Some of the Page 10.731.6strategies commonly employed for maximizing daylight while minimizing glare are the use of Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernard Amadei; R. Scott Summers; Angela Bielefeldt

school in Jalapa, Nicaragua (Fall 2002); provide treatment to achieve safe potable waterfor San Pablo, Belize (Fall 2001). Prof. Bielefeldt received a grant from the CU ServiceLearning Program in 2004 to expand SL in this course. Of particular importance is having thestudents reflect on their experiences11,12 . Future plans include expand ing the multi-disciplinarynature of the course, such as including students majoring in Environmental Studies and Business.Currently, the students in the course are undergraduate civil (CVEN) and environmentalengineers (EVEN; a cross-departmental degree), and recently added (for the first time in Fall2003) CVEN graduate students.Other capstone courses such as CVEN 4423 Water Resources Design and

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Williamson; Carol Considine; Paul Kauffmann; Tarek Abdel-Salam

analysis with decisions related analysis and decision by to organization success. individual entrepreneur or leader. Qualitative focus Exhibit 1 Matrix of Case Study Analysis and DecisionsA major advantage of case studies is that they can be developed to build understanding and skillsin a single quadrant of Exhibit 1 or overlap several quadrants to reflect the complexity of realworld business issues. This flexibility of case studies coupled with the richness of decisions andissues that can be related to engineering economics and

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tze-Chi Hsu; N. Yu

importance of international cooperation is well recognized, most of the activities are conductedprivately and do not completely reflect the statistics provided by the government. One of the reasons is theprogression of the Internet, which enables cooperation across the border more easily. Consequently, the need to seeksupport from funding agencies is diminishing. Another reason might be the inflexibility of the mechanism, whichlimits the suitability for those who apply for it. Nevertheless, the role of government should always be to try toallocate suitable resources and provide various programs to facilitate international cooperation. On the other hand,the scholars as well as researchers should utilize those programs effectively to bring these

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Dick

(unsigned char ucView[], unsigned char ucSpeed[], unsigned char ucDirection[]);/* ucThink.c * (c) 2003 g.m.dick * * input parameters: ucView - vector containing the reflection intensity seen by * each eye. range: 0-254. subscript identifies the * eye: 0=right|1=left|2=center * output parameters: ucSpeed - vector to receive the commanded speed for each foot * range: 1-100. subscript identifies the foot: Page 10.1091.7 * 0=right|1=left * ucDirection - vector to receive the commanded direction for

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gillian Saunders-Smits

their own views and comments to thequestionnaire. A total of nine persons did so. Three of those suggested that the term managementcompetencies was too vague and should really be elaborated upon. Summarizing it wassuggested that management skills should be divided into 2 parts to avoid it becoming an empty“buzz”- word: - People management skills (coaching, performing of performance reviews, negotiating) - Operational management skills (decision making, financial responsibilities)Although it was suggested to use the term organizational skills, it was felt that organizationalskills would not quite reflect the business (financial responsibility, decision making) side of theintended competencies. Therefore it has been changed to operational

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Tougaw

questions ranged from a low of 4.32 on objective #2 to a high of 4.82 on objective #1, accurately reflecting the instructor’s perception of the difficulty of those topics. Students were also asked two additional specific questions on the 2004 course evaluation. The question “Did the in-class projects improve your learning?” resulted in a PI of 4.38, while the question “Did the take-home exams improve learning?” resulted in a PI of 4.73. Student responses to open-ended questions such as “What aspects of this course were most beneficial to you?” and “What do you suggest to improve this course?” revealed that students recognized the multiple learning opportunities for each topic (reading, ICP, homework, take-home exam, and final exam). Students were

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Orono; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire

and accountability. Journal of Engineering Education 2002;91(2):211-21.[6] Splitt FG. The challenge to change: On realizing the new paradigm for engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education 2003;92(2):181-7.[7] Adams RS, Turns J, Atman CJ. Educating effective engineering designers: The role of reflective practice. Design Studies 2003;24(3):275-94.[8] Pomalaza-Raez C, Groff BH. Retention 101: Where robots go...Students follow. Journal of Engineering Education 2003;92(1):85-90.[9] Tay FEH, Gu J. A methodology for evolutionary product design. Engineering with Computers 2003;19(2- 3):160-73.[10] Fink FK, "Integration of engineering practice into curriculum - 25 years of experience with problem based learning," in

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0220500. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Page 10.678.7Foundation. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences[1] Henes, R., Bland, M.M., Darby, J., McDonald, K., January, 1995 "Improving the Academic Environment forWomen Engineering Students through Faculty Workshops", The Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Clair Nixon

of seven weeks of interviews, a presentation of the results wasmade to Boeing representatives in St. Louis. The focus of the presentation was two-part,namely, identification of key business competencies for the new engineers and a modelfor a new employee orientation program. Both Boeing representatives and the otherBoeing Welliver Fellows provided a critique of the presentation. The results belowinclude their comments and reflections. Page 10.284.2Results As expected, there was a diversity of opinion concerning the most valuablebusiness competencies to enhance the potential for success among new engineers. In fact,there were fifteen

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Administering a peerevaluation tool is essential since much of the course grade will depend on the groupproject. CATME45, 46 is an easy-to-use online tool that collects and analyzes self and peerevaluations of team members’ contributions. Ideally some type of peer evaluationinstrument is administered with each major deliverable, and team members receivefeedback on their individual performance compared to the group average. Any lowperforming students should be identified by the instructor, and the team should meet withthe instructor to discuss the issue so that it can be addressed early. Instructors might alsoconsider a mechanism that reflects in individual contribution; for example, students couldbe required to keep a design notebook47 or submit their

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

years. Over that time the complexity ofthe projects has increased as the faculty and curriculum have been refined. As part of that processthe faculty have accumulated a wealth of knowledge about projects in general. Every project hasproblems, but some more than others. There are many lessoned to be learned by the failures. The Page 15.84.3work in this paper reflects the wealth of knowledge from project experiences. To state the obvi-ous, designers count on experience to make good decisions. This experience is obtained by mak-ing decisions and seeing the outcomes. Good outcomes reinforce the correctness of decisions,errors provide ‘opportunities

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

criterion is met. The implementation does not provide any safety hazards due to the design and process parameters chosen. At the end of the project, the students are required to perform a self/peer evaluation and project reflection. The questions asked and some of the student feedbacks are listed below: 1. What did you learn from this project experience? ≠ I understand that communication and organization are the keys to a successful team project. ≠ I understand that keeping control of project timelines are important. ≠ I learned that everyone in a project do not contribute equally. ≠ I now understand that “divide and conquer” is an important strategy in engineering projects. 2. How will you

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jason Buchanan, Southern Illinois Universaity, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

are a harmonic current source. An independent current sourcewith a constant value represents the 3rd harmonic current injections. Dependent current sourcesrepresent the remaining harmonic injections. The dependent sources use the regressionequations shown in Figure 4 to relate terminal voltage to the 5th, 7th, and 9th harmonic currents.The constants in the relationship reflect scaling to produce peak current values. Page 15.296.7 C = (2.9µF)NL I9(VL,NL

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

, Page 15.978.8and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0632686. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. References[1] A. C. Luther, Design Interactive Multimedia. New York: Bantam, 1992.[2] C. Chen, HyperSource on Multimedia/Hypermedia Technologies. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1989.[3] E. Hansen, “The role of interactive video technology in higher education: Case study and proposed framework,” American Library Association, pp. 13–21, Sept 1990.[4] D. Myers, “Interactive video: A chance to plug the literary leak,” Industry Week, no. 239, pp. 15–18, April 1990.[5] H

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, USF

not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.Bibliography1. Young, Jeffrey R. “Homework? What Homework?”, The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 6, 2002.2. Lloyd F., “What, Why, How of Homework”, Session 1275, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 18-21, 2000.3. Cartledge, Carolyn M., and Sasser, John E., “The Effect of Homework Assignment on the Mathematics Achievement of College Students in Freshman Algebra”, Research Report, 1982, Available at Page 15.427.10 http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Ford, Western Carolina University; Robert Anderson, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

experiences must draw together diverse elements of the curriculum and develop student competence in focusing both technical and nontechnical skills in solving problems. g. Cooperative Education Cooperative education credit used to satisfy prescribed elements of these criteria must include an appropriate academic component evaluated by the program faculty.”A common core Engineering Technology program at Western Carolina University must includeall of these elements. A checklist could be developed to ensure that a new curriculum core willbe in compliance with the ABET standard.Trends in Bachelor Degree ET ProgramsAs is reflected in the ABET standards discussed previously, adjustments

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 15.354.9Reference[1] Low, Lesley Ann, Paula R. L. Heron, Brian C. Fabien, Per G. Reinhall, Development and Assessment of Tutorials for Introductory Engineering Dynamics, Proceedings of 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, June 2004[2] Minogue, J., M.G. Jones, B. Broadwell and T. Oppewall, The impact of haptic augmentation on middle school student’s conceptions of the animal cells, Virtual Reality, Vol. 10, Num 3-4, 2006[3] Itkowitz B., Handley J., Zhu W., OpenHaptics: Add 3D Navigation and Haptics to Graphics Application

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the institution’s premises. It has also been clear that the costs ofmarketing cohort programs have been less than the open enrollment programs. The reason: oncea program is accepted by an institution, it tends to continue and does not have to be “re-sold”year after year. Finally, the institution is able to track progress and get more involved in a cohortprogram by its very nature. Since all students are from the same institution, its needs can be moreaccurately reflected in the choice of courses, and they can be assured that all students haveexperienced the same subject matter delivery. There are perceived disadvantages that have been raised by some, from time to time. One hasto do with cost and price, and some have argued that all courses