Conference Session

Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Burlington County College

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Two Year College Division

industry partners. The project subsequently identified towhat extent, and how, each skill is contained as a student-gained competency within thecurriculum.In order to identify and understand the skills required by employers, they must be engaged andinvolved. Often this entails an educational institution creating a forum where an employerrepresentative can experience the institution’s commitment and communicate their knowledge ofrequired skills.The NSF project mentioned previously identified critical technical and non-technical skills aswell, and further created linkages between courses, programs, and careers. The project, originallybegun in 2008, consisted of a one-day planning conference with manufacturing representativesto learn their views

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Andrew J. Kornecki, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Bogdan Denny Czejdo, Fayetteville State University; Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nary Subramanian, University of Texas, Tyler; Dawid Trawczynski, Advanced Micro Devices

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #10526Curriculum Development for Embedded Systems SecurityDr. Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University Janusz Zalewski, Ph.D., is a professor of computer science and software engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Prior to an academic appointment, he worked for various nuclear research institutions, including the Data Acquisition Group of Superconducting Super Collider and Computer Safety and Re- liability Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He also worked on projects and consulted for a number of private companies, including Lockheed Martin, Harris, and Boeing. Zalewski served as a

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University; Fazeel Khan, Miami University

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Materials

in various applications. This is preceded by a detailed accountof the mathematical basis of the various rheological models and a consideration of theirrespective limitations. A dedicated website has been created for this project. Measures to ensureease of use and broad utilization include packaging of the interactive Matlab programs in theform of downloadable apps. Furthermore, the provision of downloadable experimental data filesalso broadens the scope of future analysis and presents the potential for lecture-only courses tofeature a lab based activity to engage students in greater depth. This format enables the learningmodules as well as the developed simulation apps, which are also available at the Mathworkswebsite, to be used by external

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain; Taner Eskil; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

introductory computing and introductorymechanical engineering students.The paper outlines this pairwise linkage model, the goals of this project, the framework forevaluating the linkage and the types of data we collected as part of the evaluation effort. Resultsfrom the initial study confirmed that problem-based teamwork enhanced student attitudestowards MATLAB. We also describe how results here will enable us to reach our long-termgoal of curricular integration.IntroductionUndergraduate education in engineering has been generally successful over the last fifty years asmeasured by the most important metric: a well-educated and productive cadre of effectiveengineers in the engineering professions. However, critics have rightly pointed out

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

, that require use of the cumulative knowledge they have acquired in lowerlevel courses. If the project is large enough, they are assigned a group project. The SensorAssembly design project was assigned to one student during spring semester of 2000. Thestudent has finished the mechanical design and the construction of the sensor assembly. Initially aDC generator was used as a sensor and very limited testing of the sensor was done on the bench.The author did the rest of the work during the fall semester of 20011. During the fall semester of2004, a new data acquisition system was installed; a new optical sensor was purchased for thesame project to improve the accuracy and the range of relative power measurements.Measurement of Relative Cylinder

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ben Rogers

majors material, lab, & knowledge synthesis projects OR Figure 2: The five-lectures of core content are applied to three main audiences: the public, college freshman and college seniors/graduate students. The synthesis course content reinforces and builds upon material introduced to the students as freshman. While graduate students have more stringent requirements, the core content themes are consistent. Presentations to the general public can consist of either the first freshman lecture or a one- hour overview version of all five freshman blocks. See Section 3.1 for block content details.2.1 Creation of a Nanotechnology MinorThe

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

detailed, including plant development,improvement and modernization of its systems, and data acquisition and control systems(DACS) programming. Individual student research projects that contributed to thecontinued evolution of the facility are described, and the usefulness of maintaining such afacility as a training tool in dealing with legacy systems is discussed. Through fivedistinct iterations of programming environments and hardware exchanges, some integralcomponents have remained untouched through years of refinement, due to their robustinitial design and continued reliable service. Recognition of system limitations andcapabilities is essential to successful upgrade of systems such as these. Theimplementation of a user-friendly interface for

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering III

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Nicholson

continue to survive and remaina vibrant and significant portion of the economy, providing jobs as well as necessaryservices. Historically the construction industry has selected the least expensive initial Page 9.773.1cost alternative to get a project built. Designs have traditionally been undertaken tominimize the initial investment required of developers or owners. With a growingawareness of the negative environmental impacts of the design and constructionindustries, these industries have begun to re-orient themselves onto paths where fewerraw materials are being used and the selection and specification of materials to be usedhas begun to take into

Conference Session

Learning & Teaching Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emilia Hodge; Chang-Yu Wu; Anne Donnelly

projects. The full model and the lessons learned will be described.IntroductionEvaluation of engineering education programs and products is critical to ensure quality andenhance the dissemination of these materials. The National Science Foundation has taken aleadership role in ensuring adequate program evaluation by making it an integral element of Page 9.67.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”proposals and by publishing several evaluation guides.1,2 Education program and productevaluation is a

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Ansari

with no insulation,resulting in considerable thermal discomfort to occupants several months in a year. Tomeet the objectives of “climate responsive building design & construction”, an initiativeat Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology (MJCET), entitled Centre forEnvironment Studies & Socioresponsive Engineering, has conceived and developed thedesign of “The Natural House”. This has been set up as an undergraduate R&D project,supervised by two faculty members (the two authors of this paper). It is expected thatfollowing the R&D phase the students – a group of twenty-three mechanical engineeringjuniors, including eight female students, will construct a small “Natural House”.The House is being designed for maximum

Conference Session

A Focus on Industry Partnership

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tara Gallus; Phil Laplante; Peter Wiesner

8.1279.2implementing strategies, strengthened quality assurance, and ability to take risks with“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”backing of the community. Long term value for developing organizational capabilitiesinclude: ability to execute a strategic plan, authority with clients, increased retention oftalent, capacity for knowledge- development projects, forum for “benchmarking” againstrest of industry, knowledge-based alliances, emergence of unplanned capabilities,capacity to develop new strategic options, ability to foresee technological developments,ability to take advantage of emerging market opportunities.Most of the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Amey; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher

and has conducted three program evaluations under EC2000. He also provided college-level, department-level and program-level coordination of activities as MSU sought continued accreditation of its engineering programs during the 1998-99 accreditation cycle under EC2000 8. He has published papers recently on incorporating design in engineering courses 9, 10 , and reforming engineering service courses 11-12 . For the past four years he has served as a PI on the GE Fund Project entitled Reforming the Early Undergraduate Engineering Learning Experience 14.· James S. Fairweather is a Professor of Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education at MSU. He has more than 15 years experience evaluating engineering education programs

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 2

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kemeny

Society for Engineering Educationimportant organizations is ARMA, the American Rock Mechanics Association 5. Thisorganization reaches out to the various industries, academic disciplines, government agencies,and international organizations involved in rock engineering, and also hosts an annual rockmechanics symposium. We are starting to work closely with ARMA in building and promotinginterest in the rock engineering digital library. The rock engineering digital library will be opento all individuals to contribute information. In the spirit of the proposed work, these individualsshould be interested in working with us to repackage the material to all of the 5 targeted audiencegroups.3.2 The geotechnical engineering collectionDr. Budhu, the project

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul R. Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

. There were approximately ninety students enrolled in the ME programat the initiation of its third year.II. Problem DefinitionThe task of designing an innovative non-duplicative curricula for mechanical engineering isboth a challenge and an opportunity to utilize the engineering design experience. This task wasviewed as a multi-year project with a goal; to produce a competitive engineering program. Page 5.571.2As in the case of new product development, it was essential to answer typical questions such as:a) What should be the key features; b) How to establish specifications; c) How to establishresource allocations; d) How to describe it; e) Who are

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julia Williams

others. Thus,when we guide engineering students as they develop character, conscience, and socialresponsibility, we recognize the fact that these qualities will play out in the use and/or abuse oftechnology in our society. Engineering programs, therefore, do more than graduate responsiblecitizens; they graduate responsible citizens who determine the future of technology.Given the nature of the engineer’s role in society, I would argue that the current solutions to theproblem—increasing the level of ethics instruction and/or increasing the number of servicelearning projects students complete in the engineering curriculum—ignore the central role ofcommunication in the success or failure of the engineer to address society’s needs, to both speakand

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

feedback; b) triangulation of multiple outcome and process measures; and c) progressiveapplication of multiple experimental methodologies. The model was applied in the form of twoexperiments that took place during the early stages of an on-going project that includes thedevelopment of multimedia modules for Basic Engineering Mechanics of Materials classes. Themodel’s themes and components are presented, followed by a discussion of the exampleexperimental methodology, results, and consequent recommendations.I. INTRODUCTIONA. NeedA great deal of time, money, and effort have gone into the development of learning technologiesof all sorts in Engineering Education courseware over the years, and the pace has increasedexponentially in the last decade

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Baxter

vectors in creating solid models and thereby provides students reinforcement oftheir linear algebra knowledge. The students normally take EG&CAD during theirfreshman year and then have the opportunity to use solid modeling in their sophomoreand senior design projects as well as some special topic electives. In addition, severalother courses are now using solid models as a way to demonstrate fundamentalprinciples[1]. With an increasing dependence on solid modeling skills required, it isimperative that the course content in EG&CAD be effectively delivered and absorbed.Traditionally, when evaluating students in EG&CAD, the emphasis has been threefold:the creation of parts and assemblies in given orientations, the documentation of the

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Hasker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2011-1795: UMLINT: IDENTIFYING DEFECTS IN UML DIAGRAMSRobert W. Hasker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Rob has taught at University of Wisconsin-Platteville for fifteen years where he has been a key developer of the software engineering program since its inception. He also coordinates an international master’s program in computer science. In addition to academic experience, Rob has worked on a number of projects in industry ranging from avionics to cellular billing. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Mike has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for nine years and is a professor of Software

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard E Fairley, Software and Systems Engineering Associates

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Systems Engineering

techniques used by software engineers • Software engineering techniques used by systems engineers • The intangible and malleable nature of software • The four essential properties of software • The three additional factors • Risk management of software projects • Software development processesFor purposes of exposition, we distinguish software engineering from softwareconstruction. Software engineers are concerned with analysis and design, allocationof requirements, component integration, verification and validation, re-engineeringof existing systems, and life cycle sustainment of software. Programmers, whomay also be capable software engineers, construct software (i.e. engage in detaileddesign

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, Utica, New York and Mohawk Valley Community College; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

Goodell award for research creativity at SUNYIT and engineering professionalism by Mohawk Valley Engineering Executive Committee, and forging closer relations with the IEEE Mohawk Valley section. Dr. Qazi is a senior member of IEEE and a member of American Society of Engineering Education. Mr. Robert C. Decker is a Professor in the Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY. He holds a Masters of Science in Electrical Engi- neering from Syracuse University. Mr. Decker’s past and present academic activities include participation in a number of NSF-ATE projects in highly automated manufacturing technology, nanotechnology, and alternative energy

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Tech; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jennifer E. Michaels, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas B. Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

CCLI project, seeks to improve undergraduate learning by developing small-scale, portableexperiments for inclusion into a wide selection of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)lecture-based courses. Since these courses currently do not have labs associated with them, theseexperiments add a hands-on active learning component to the courses. The labs developed aspart of this project include ones for digital logic, circuits, signals and systems, control systems,power generation, random processes, and electromagnetics. The labs are described in this paperalong with the web support. Best practices and assessment methods are also discussed.IntroductionDistributed laboratories contain portable experiments that can be done in various locations

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

seek to develop new design educators and provide ongoing supportfor current faculty. Such understanding could help support existing capstone design facultymembers’ growth in expertise, create relevant professional development resources, andencourage new faculty members/university departments to implement capstone design courses. Itcan also provide course coordinators with strategies for engaging project and industry advisorsand for positioning the role of practice-oriented courses across the curriculum.However, little if any work to date explores faculty motivation with respect to design education.To address this gap, this paper analyzes secondary interviews conducted with capstone designfaculty; the interviews focus specifically on teaching

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry E. Mullins P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

10 Maintain Access 23-Feb 11 Covering Tracks 25-Feb Exam 2-Mar Final Project 4-Mar Final Project 9-Mar Final Project 11-Mar Final Project2.3.3 Assessment ToolsThe following tools are used to assess student performance. As shown in Table 3, one in-class,individual-effort exam is given toward the end of the quarter and covers all course material; theexam accounts for 30% of the grade. Given our students typically work in teams aftergraduation, all other assessment tools require the students to

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica Jovanovic, Trine University; Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University; M. Brian Thomas P.E., Trine University; R. Thomas Trusty II, Trine University

Tagged Divisions

International

internship in aircraft manufacturing company Aernnova Aerospace, Spain, where she worked in assembly of aircraft wings. Jovanovic subsequently continued to work towards her doctorate at Purdue Univer- sity, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology in Aug. 2006, as a Graduate Research Assistant in Product Lifecycle Management Centre of Excellence Laboratory. As a graduate student, she was in- volved in the following projects: Boeing PLM Certificate Program, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation Project: Product Lifecycle Management Curriculum Modules, National Science Foundation project: Midwest Coalition for Comprehensive Design Education, and Department of Labor- funded project: Development of

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Cullen note the need to incorporate more self-learning into thecurriculum 8. As part of an industry sponsored product lifecycle management course, Chang andMiller focus on problem solving, project management, communication, and teamwork 9. Earnestnotes that the efficacy of the educational program is dependent on curriculum development andhighlights the need to have clarity among stakeholders who include: curriculum developers,students, teachers, administrators, and industry 10. Gadalla also notes the need of curriculumdevelopers to consult industry 11. Kuo also recognizes the importance of relevance to industryand notes the need for continuous improvement in curricula 12. Again returning to the frameworkof Gannod et al., a curriculum can be

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering

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Design in Engineering Education

processing, control, design tools, manufacturing applications; and design and development of energy harvesting systems. Crawford is co-founder of the DTEACh program, a Design Technology program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to educate teachers of high school engineering.Ms. Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering Page 25.118.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Cheryl Farmer is the founding Program Manager and Project Director of UTeachEngineering. Fundedthrough a five-year, $12.5 million Math and Science Partnership grant

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

undergraduatestudents. There are a number of other active learning methods that could effectively be used insystems engineering classes. Some techniques successfully used by the author are described indetail as follows. Page 25.1229.3Project Based TeachingIn the author’s experience, students have always indicated that they learnt more from doingprojects in undergraduate systems analysis and design class than anything else. Project basedlearning begins with an assignment to carry out one or more tasks that lead to the production of afinal product. The final product could be a design, a model, a device or a computer simulation.The work done on the project is

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Upchurch; Judith Sims-Knight

acognitive apprenticeship 17 view. Under such a model the mentor, perhaps the instructor,provides needed feedback and critiques to help the student assess their state of learning and todevelop understandings about the nature of their knowledge and skill. Hence, the portfolioshould provide a forum for student-teacher interaction. In such a forum, the interaction iscaptured and recorded too for it has educational value. We, as others, have explored the use ofportfolios in supporting our classes. Our earlier efforts 15,18,19 used a web-space secured byusername and password. Students posted their work electronically. The work posted wastypically web-based forms requiring short-answer or narrative responses to instructor-providedprompts. For each project

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Mack; James Wood

Session 1648 Problem-Based Learning and Interdisciplinary Instruction James C. Wood, Ph.D., Lynn G. Mack Tri-County Technical College/Piedmont Technical CollegeAbstractThis paper describes the development and implementation of a problem-based learning approachfor interdisciplinary instruction in introductory courses for engineering technology majors.Required general education courses in mathematics, physics, and communication have beenintegrated with introductory engineering technology courses. This project was undertaken toimprove the retention of students in engineering technology curricula and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer; Eric Kent McKell; David S. Kelley

of the beginninggraphics curriculum. As CAD technologies evolve they affect the Engineering Graphicscurriculum. Many instructors and institutions are introducing solid modeling within thebeginning graphics curriculum. Anyone that took an engineering graphics course beforethe middle 1980’s remembers the traditional approach to graphics. Topics covered at aminimum usually consisted of geometric construction, lettering, multiview projection,and dimensioning. Are these topics still important today? Almost anyone with experi-ence in the graphics industry and with experience teaching engineering graphics can pre-sent a logical argument for or against the topics listed above. With the increased use ofCAD in the graphics curriculum, what