Conference Session

Documenting Success

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Bern; Brian Steward; Amy Kaleita-Forbes; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

months in meetings with faculty and compiling the results of those meetings, alongwith some unrelated duties.Eight out of 15 teaching faculty participated in these one-on-one consultations. The responsesfrom these eight were universally positive. They appreciated the assistance of someone to guidethem through the process and help them probe deeper into what they were trying to accomplishin their course(s). For some, it was the first time they truly reflected on how their individualcourse related directly to the program outcomes. Also, having a consultant that was essentiallyan “outsider” to the engineering education process was of great value – she could ask questionsthat someone supposedly familiar with the process would not consider

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

levels inproblem solving and critical thinking increase with the course content and this is reflected by thechange in color in the diagram that lists the sequence. Semester 1 CIS010 Math Placement Test First Year CIS101 CIS110 Semester 2

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the case studies more Retain the field trip to Valley Forge ParkSome of the topics did not fit well into the selected over-arching examples, consequently, theexamples will be broadened to better accommodate the course material as reflected in Table 5.LaboratoriesThe student responses once again were generally in agreement with the author’s observations onthe effectiveness of the laboratories and the evaluated student work did show some improvement.The laboratories on sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks, rock identification, andseismograms were useful. The additional laboratories on mineralogy (Hardness; Streak, Color,and Luster; Cleavage, Fracture, and Parting; and Crystal Form and Tenacity) required too muchclass time and did not

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamila Cola, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Margaret Tarver, Tri-Cities High School; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

22-42%of its members to enroll at four-year universities as science and engineering majors. Althoughmost of the NSBE Jr. participants reported which university or college they attended and theirchosen major, no information was received for 17% of the NSBE membership from 2004-2009.The NSBE Jr. members without information on their intended major or college were discarded inthis study, so the data reflects the NSBE Jr. students who provided information on their intendedmajor and university. 35 30 Other 25 Engineering 20

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Math coursestend to have problems with “Given” and “Find” in them. Practical Engineering Technologyproblems are typically “word” type problems that more closely reflect real world applications and Page 15.1006.3situations. Realistically, there is no difference in the math skills required to solve such problems,but the student’s ability to recognize what is given and what is asked for seems to be lacking.Early training in being able to recognize what is given and what is needed in a story problem willwell suit the students in later years. The second area of concern is that students seem to havedifficulty analyzing problems and recognizing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College

DUE 0536307 and 0536229. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the college anduniversities with which the authors are affiliated.References1 https://www.sgma.com/press/5_-The-American-Sports-Scene%3A-An-Analysis-of-Sports-Participation-in-the-U.S. (accessed Jan. 2010)2 http://www.prism-magazine.org/dec02/ballgame.cfm (accessed May 2005)3 Rowan School of Engineering – A Blueprint for Progress, Rowan College, 1995.4 R.D. Mehta (1985) "Aerodynamics of Sports Balls," Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 17, pp. 151-895 Almond, C. The New England Journal of Medicine, V 352: pp 1550-1556

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, U of Texas at Brownsville; Katherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

field. The two projectspresented in this paper, and the current pool of projects created, show the great impact such Page 15.1379.9projects can have on one’s life. While still in its infancy, CCS-WC-SP can grow to become agreat way to recruit, retain, and graduate female students in a way that reflects the true face ofAmerica, at least at a local level.Future WorkEnhancements for the Collaborative Computer Science Women-centric Senior Projects (CCS-WC-SP) are under way. The vision is to have a two-semester cycle, one for each semester, toreplenish the current set of projects used. The projects will come from not only the university’sacademic

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; Guangwei Zhu, Purdue; Cheng-Kok Koh, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

reflect the view of the sponsor.Guangwei Zhu, Purdue Guangwei Zhu received Bachelor's degree in Automation at Tsinghua University, Beijing. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate and teaching assistant in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He received Magoon's Award in Teaching Excellence in Spring 2009. His research interests include control theory, applied mathematics and object orient design and programming.Cheng-Kok Koh, Purdue University Cheng-Kok Koh received the B.S. degree with first class honors and the M.S. degree, both in computer science, from the National University of Singapore in 1992 and 1996, respectively. He received the Ph. D. degree in computer science from

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Punch, Michigan State University; Richard Enbody, Michigan State University; Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

particular,we are looking for a better motivator to attract students who are struggling and help them in away that they feel more directly addresses their problems.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under award0757020 (DUE). Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation (NSF).Bibliography[1] T. J. Cortina. An introduction to computer science for non-majors using principles of computation. In SIGCSE’07: Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education, pages 218–222, New

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Easley, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Nicholas Beard, Louisiana Tech University; Glenn Fardsalehi, Louisiana Tech University; Nathan Wallace, Louisiana Tech University; Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

promote the sustainability our curriculum, we implemented a student-runhelp desk. The data collected over the past three quarters clearly show that the help deskprovides a significant amount of assistance for our students and significantly contributes to thesustainability of our project-based freshman engineering program.Acknowledgement and DisclaimerPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0618288. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Nelson, J. and Napper, S., “Ramping

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Slifka, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

providinginformation for decision making available, why shouldn’t our students be exposed to thistechnique?A project is presented as a real work assignment. Acting as the department head, a rapidprototype part is presented to the students. The manner in which it is presented is consistent withindustry procedures [3].As the students get an opportunity to examine a rapid prototyped part, no other information isoffered to them. As they have had an opportunity to learn about product specifications and thesequence of steps required to bring a concept to fruition, they must develop the questions thatwill allow them to evaluate the processes and steps required to deliver this part on the establishedschedule.Allowing time for the students to reflect on the part and

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; William Helton, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Chris VanArsdale, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, students, andindustry prioritize hands-on ability relative to other desirable traits. Surveys were given toindustrial representatives, faculty, and students asking them to rate hands-on ability among eightother traits. Analysis found that hands-on ability ranked third. Understanding the importance ofhands-on ability would better allow engineering curricula to reflect its prioritization. Hands-onability also has gender associations. Better understanding how industry views this could allowcurriculum to prepare its students to meet this obstacle. It would also allow academia to realizethe gender association and address it within the institution. These changes could allow betterengineering experiences for female engineers as well as

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Riddell, Baker College Of Flint; Anca Sala, Baker College Of Flint

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 15.133.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Alternative Energy, an Introduction for EngineersAbstractThe purpose of this course is to give undergraduate engineering students opportunity to exploremultiple types of alternative energy sources and reflect on the implications of the implementationof a particular energy source. Lifecycle planning, engineering and management of particularforms of alternative energy sources such as wind turbines, photovoltaic, geothermal along withmany lesser known sources were researched by the students. The format of the course wasstructured such that each student had a unique topic area to research and present to the class thebasics of a given energy source along with current

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B.K. Hodge, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

presents the real and nominal cost per gallon of motor gasolinefrom 1978 to 2008. In real dollars gasoline was $2.25/gallon in 1980, a price not reached againuntil 2004. As of the springl of 2010 , gasoline is just over $2.50/gallon, reflecting the rapidincrease since 2004. Indeed, only after 2000 has the rate of increase of the price of gasoline Page 15.527.10exceeded that of inflation. The argument could be made that in 1998, the inflation-adjusted priceof gasoline was cheaper than it had ever been! During the prosperous years, relative to inflation,gasoline prices declined. No wonder that conservation, higher gas mileage vehicles, andalternative

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

exercise in whicheach team member prepared feedback for each of the other individuals on the team, delivered thefeedback, and wrote a personal development plan so that the students could conduct peer andself-assessment of their teaming skills and practice. Each quarter the students received feedbackon their effectiveness in a group. The students were also instructed on the ideas of Social Styles4and how perceptions of personality can impact team function.3) Develop, analyze and maintain an engineering project scheduleStudents were required to create Gantt charts detailing their project schedules. The Gantt chartswere updated periodically to reflect the true state of the project. In addition, teams conductedweekly meetings with their faculty

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Jim Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Missy Wooley, Ruston High School; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, National Science Foundation (NSF) under Page 15.247.11Award Number 0622462, and Department of Education (DoE) under Award NumberU215K090140. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA, NSF, or DoE.References:[1] National Science Board. Science and Engineering Indicators. http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind08/. 2008.[2] National Science Board. The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing America‟s Potential. http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/documents /2003/nsb0369/nsb0369.pdf . 2003.[3] Redish, Edward F. and K. Smith. “Looking Beyond

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Robert C Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

and permits analysis of any size sample in air. Nano Plot Nanolithography Software enables creation of lithographic patterns on sample surface by AFM. We have also ordered additional 10-micron Clip mount Z-scanner for operation in Liquids and STM Scanner Option consisting of the actual xyz scanner, a preamplifier, necessary cabling, and a stage Page 15.752.7 file, table top vibration isolation platform and different type of cantilevers and microlevers with Gold reflective coating.Interdisciplinary Survey Minor in NanotechnologyTo capture the interest across disciplines an interdisciplinary survey minor in nanotechnologyhas

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Richardson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

certain amount of post graduate experience will have gained a perspective that allowsthem to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of that program.” 6Variations in Surveys UsedBarron, Pangborn, Lee, Litzinger and Wise, from Penn State University, describe the evaluationof survey data collected from almost 1,300 Penn State engineering alumni in the paper titled“Educational Objectives and Expectations for Post-Graduation Achievement.”7 They describe asurvey that is administrated every two years, always to recent graduates two to three years aftergraduation. Although they have been doing this for over fifteen years, they modified theirprocess because of ABET. “The new expectations regarding formative assessment forengineering program accreditation

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Christal Wade, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

sector as an environmental consultant prior to being employed by the Center in 2004. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0903286. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University Dr. Ernest earned a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1985 and in 1986 respectively, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1991. He has over 18 years of professional experience in

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provided more project-based learning than other courses.” ) were bothrelated to the hands-on project-based instruction in the classroom. It is also interesting to notethat the survey data reflects a somewhat neutral trend for interest in STEM disciplines. However,student comments suggest that the curriculum has influenced many students in their careerdirection. This includes some students that have a greater appreciation of STEM topics eventhough they are not planning to pursue a STEM degree.Table 1 – Results of student survey Page 15.959.8 strongly somewhat somewhat strongly

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams

replacingthe text of the Appendix sections with their own text.Examples from the Style GuideThe examples below are taken from the general guidelines for writing laboratory reports. • Written communications should reflect a professional approach to technical content and style. Avoid colloquial expressions; for example, “The prototype operational amplifier had much greater gain-bandwidth product and slew rate than an LM741” is acceptable; “Compared to a 741, this circuit was a screamer” is not. • The engineering laboratory report should be readable by a person who is technically trained but not necessarily familiar with the experiment. That person should be able to replicate the experiment after

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rex Fisher

, doinglittle or nothing extra to enhance everyone’s experience. When someone had only skimmed theassigned section in the text and simply lectured, even read to the class aloud from the book, itwas reflected in their peer and instructor evaluations. It was evident that most students, however,felt some pressure from their classmates to do more than the minimum. It would have beeninteresting to know why two of them reported that they were less motivated than in othercourses. Page 9.847.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Blust

that wasassembled for this project is shown in Figure 1.0. FIGURE 1.0 ASSEMBLED WAGONThe simulations were conducted at Sinclair Community College. Each student received a projectdocument for review the week before the initial simulation. The documents were titled, “Wagons–R-Us Simulation #1 Material Movement, Job Assignments and Priority Rules”. Some of thestudents participated in the initial simulation conducted by the instructor, while others tookmeasurements of the layout. The remainder of the students observed and took notes. The initialsimulation was designed to reflect the worst case scenario

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Myat Hla; Samuel Lakeou

new gainunder AC condition will reflect the following: -R C AV = (3) reTherefore, the use of a bypass capacitor will significantly increase the gain since the value ofre is relatively small, as we will show in the experimental results section. Since the purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the realization of the remote lab fora typical electronic experiment, detailed theoretical aspects behind the experiment, includingformula derivation of different equations have been omitted. If interested, more informationregarding this can be found in any electronic textbook. (The authors recommend thetextbook 7 adopted at the University of District of Columbia.)III. Experimental Set Up The

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

of the project. All thesubmissions were tabulated and compared to the instructor’s. The summary of thatcomparison is shown in Table 1.The artifacts are ordered from “best” (in the instructor’s judgment) to “poor” in Table 1as indicated by the numbers from 104 to 32 in the second column that can be referred tothe rating system described in Figure 2. Note that these grades are completely subjective,and only reflect the testing (figure of merit) to the extent that the evaluator chooses. The104 grade was awarded for one team’s extraordinary success in achieving the goals of theproject (routinely depositing all ten ping pong ball in 1.2 second intervals utilizing onlygravity) and its use of special fabrication techniques. The third column is the

Conference Session

Library Instruction Forum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Derby; Bruce Reid

retrieval must be continually reflective of the technological advances. Many of theresources for geographic information that libraries utilize do not meet today’s needs for currencyand accuracy, but changes are being made. For example, print materials are being supplementedand often replaced by computer generated formats. Proprietary databases and specializedsoftware now provide information that libraries must possess to satisfy the needs of our studentsand faculty that demand rapid and accurate decision responses. The library must adapt to the Page 9.1113.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahbub Uddin

are required to take 33 hours of courses in the areas of Liberal Arts,Humanities and Social Sciences to satisfy university’s common curriculum requirement. The CommonCurriculum reflects Trinity’s commitment to the liberal arts and sciences and is meant to establish foreach Trinity student a basis for understanding the varied domains of human knowledge and experience.The Common Curriculum also includes skills necessary for active, critical and creative participation inthe academic life of the University. Paramount among those skills are the abilities to think creativelyand critically, and to express such thinking effectively both orally and in writing. The CommonCurriculum includes six fundamental understandings: Understanding the Intellectual

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Johnson

information technology).8. The ability to pass this knowledge on to California public school students. The published CCTC ITE Standards5 reflects an understanding of a more modern andrelevant course of study for the ITE subject matter credential. Recognizing this change, it isimportant for universities to provide the new credential for our teacher candidates. It is veryimportant that the College of Engineering take up the challenge of engaging in the essentialprocess of teacher education, encouraging industry in offering scholarships and internships forcandidates in this program, and beginning an active outreach program to recruit future teacherswho will not only understand technology but also be enthusiastic about teaching it

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

resolves previous concerns. By the same token, it might raise entirely newones. In other words, this paper begins to examine the ethical implications of systems thinkingin organizational settings.Thinking well and ethicsSimon Blackburn, a philosopher, writes that what he does is conceptual engineering. He studiesthe structure of thoughts.3 Systems thinking requires its own conceptual engineering. The goal Page 9.1260.1would be to reflect on the structure of thoughts and ideas contained in systems thinking. Seen inProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Steif

simplified finite element programcan advance primary learning in the subject in pedagogically sound ways.Relevant Lessons from Research on LearningIt is widely recognized now that while students learn to solve traditional physicsproblems (by manipulating the correct memorized equations), their explanations ofobservable phenomena still reflect naïve concepts of physics. Experience with the Force Page 9.1358.1Concept Inventory (FCI), for example, which asks simple questions interpreting Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for