Conference Session

Remote Sensing and Telemetry

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Berg; Manuel Blanco; Fabio Urbani

transfer protocol (FTP), to the maindatabase server at the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB). The server will permanentlystore all data from all stations. The data will be checked for coherence before storage. Eachschool may inquire the UTB database for any data for any purpose.Each school will be encouraged to publish its own data or weather projects on the Internet.Science and mathematics faculty at each school will be presented with access to lesson plans andsupport to use the weather station as a major adjunct in teaching science, math, and technologyconcepts and practice.The School Weather StationsThe main purpose of the weather stations that will be located at all BISD schools is to gatherinformation relative to a number of physical

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

industry partner as contributing authors. Typically thecase study source material has been collected and reviewed prior to this point, and thedevelopment team has been introduced. They have had time for preliminary discussionsregarding the broad educational goals and promotional benefits to all stakeholders.The case developer then develops a case plan document. The purpose of the case plan is toprovide an outline of the case study in order to obtain provisional approval. Obtainingagreement at this stage reduces the risk of investing work in developing a full case and then notbeing able to obtain approvals from the stakeholders at a later time. Figure 1 – WCDE Case Development Process (CDP)The case plan includes the following

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Vallone

measurement program but the course hassince diverged from this approach and now follows the measurement strategy outlined inPractical Software Measurement (McGarry, et.al. 2002). Practical Software Measurement(PSM) is an excellent framework for creating measurement and data collection plans andimplementations. In contrast to the one-size fits all approach of the TSPi, the PSM guidespractitioners to be selective about the data collected / measures tracked and to tailor themeasurement plan to the specific project risks and objectives.Interpersonal experiences and lessons are integral to the course and DeMarco & Lister’sPeopleware is a natural companion to the more technical texts. The authors cover topics such astrust, teams, quality, hiring and

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Lauffer; Frank Duda; Peter Idowu

schoolsand two universities, and identified a significant number of impediments to the advancementof science education. Follow-up visits and dialogues with Makerere University faculty leadto exploration of strategies for addressing the challenges, as well as initiation of a number ofaction plans. This paper discusses the challenges identified and the action plans proposed tobring about improvements in the current situation.Index Terms – International collaboration, partnership, Uganda, science education.1. Introduction1.1 Prior initiatives and results The demand for education in Uganda surged through the 1990s 1. Education isviewed by parents as the most probable avenue for empowerment and advancement. It hasbeen the source of great burden

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Wilson; Mark Cambron

COURSE REVIEW IN THE ASSESMENT PROCESS Mark E. Cambron and Stacy Wilson Department of Engineering Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101AbstractA joint program in Electrical Engineering has been created with Western Kentucky University(WKU) and the University of Louisville (UofL). The program resides at WKU with UofLfaculty delivering 16-24 hours into the curriculum through distance learning methods. The focusof the new EE program is a project-based curriculum. WKU’s Electrical Engineering Programhas developed an assessment plan to insure a systematic pursuit of improvement. A

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hsiao-Shen Tsao; Belle Wei

trip experience as transformative, and many of them changedtheir study and career plans after the trip. Each of the 25 students presented the lessonshe or she learned from the study tour to an enthusiastic crowd of over 100 engineeringstudents. Such increases students’ awareness of global issues and we expect to havemany more students interested in the GTI study tour of 2005.1. IntroductionAs the debate on the costs and benefits of offshore outsourcing rages on, manytechnology companies in Silicon Valley have already established extensive globaloperations. Furthering the globalization trend are compelling economic considerationssuch as low costs, availability of a large talent pool, and potential markets of regionsoutside the U.S. It is a fact

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Potter; Brian Knight; Antoine Ataya

: leadership, strategic planning, customer and marketfocus, information, analysis and knowledge management, human resource focus, processmanagement, and business results.Congress established the award program in 1987 to recognize U.S. organizations for theirachievements in quality and performance and to raise awareness about the importance of qualityand performance excellence as a competitive edge. A report, Building on Baldrige: AmericanQuality for the 21st Century, by the private Council on Competitiveness, said, “More than anyother program, the Baldrige Quality Award is responsible for making quality a national priorityand disseminating best practices across the United States”For 16 years, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria have been used

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

be an effectiveproject manager: Page 10.1148.1 • Know how to write a project proposal. • Know how to prepare a project plan. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education • Know how to prepare a project schedule • Know how to establish a project budget. • Know what it takes to be an effective team leader and/or member. • Be able to solve PERT/CPM network problems and determine the critical path, early start, late start, slack times, etc., using Microsoft Project software. • Be

Conference Session

Issues of Building Diversity

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Isadore Davis; Eugene DeLoatch; Sherra Kerns; Carla Purdy; Lueny Morell

Doctrine by the Johnson and Nixon administrationsestablished the vision and mechanisms for under-represented ethnic groups and white women todemand through the courts, executive and legislative branches of government progressiveinclusive policies and practices. That is, businesses, corporations, school districts, colleges anduniversities were required to develop and implement Affirmative Action plans that consideredpast discrimination in their history. This need for inclusive diversity plans, policies, andpractices was paramount for America to move forward on race and gender issues.Numerous court cases have since reaffirmed the practices of Affirmative Action and the need fordiversity in the United States.Clearly, higher education has been one of

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Enke; Susan Murray

communities will also benefit.There are many definitions and forms of distance education. Students can receivematerial as text, graphics, audio, video, or combinations of these. Faculty may receivefeedback ranging from none to real time streaming video connections. Traditional on-campus students may or may not be present. It is imperative to understand the variousfactors that will influence the learning experience of the students in this hybridenvironment so that faculty can customize their teaching and lesson plans. This paper isfirst in a series of papers that will discuss on-going research activities in the EngineeringManagement department at University of Missouri – Rolla aimed at understanding anddeveloping novel methods for hybrid classrooms

Conference Session

Design Projects in Manufacturing

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson; Scott Almen; Russel Biekert; Norbert Richter; Al Post

the professors themselves, but also the students. Team teaching that brings diverse disciplinary perspectives to the study of a topic helps students gain an appreciation of the essential connectedness of all knowledge3.In traditional practice, university education is based on individual accomplishment with narrowtextbook problems. Understanding and application of typical industrial problems, in context, isoften neither examined nor rewarded. Ann Bailey calls for rethinking of higher educationmethods and goals to empower students to “deliver the goods” under parameters reflectingindustrial scenarios where due dates are key elements in the success of business4. In Planning aProfessional Curriculum, Fisher and Levene5 state: If

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marie Dahleh

Session Sustainability of an Outcome Based Assessment Process: Analysis of the Resource Impact Marie Dillon Dahleh Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106AbstractAll ABET accredited programs are developing assessment plans, which are used to determine ifa program is successfully achieving the program outcomes. These outcomes must include butare not limited to Criterion 3 (a)-(k) of EC 2000. The assessment plans must balance the desire tomeasure all of the outcomes all of the time and the limited resources available. Most

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Baum; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

planning for the initiative, and theoperating program is co-managed by the engineering and business schools. The program wasdesigned to attract undergraduate students with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, to create a senseof community and cooperation among these like-minded students, to impact the way that theythink about their careers and destinies and to prepare them to start businesses.Academic year 2001-2002 is the second year that the program has been operating. In the firstyear, 65 students were admitted, and in the second year the number grew to 108 students . It isnot envisioned that the program will involve a larger number of students, but rather that theadmission requirements will continue to be raised so that only students with an

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Dennis

transport the program to other institutions.The ETW, held at the University of Arkansas in the summer of 2000, was intended to be acompanion to the workshop presented at the Military Academy. The Arkansas versionrepresented the first occurrence of this workshop, in any of its variations, at a location other thanWest Point. This venue was a calculated experiment taken by ASCE with the intent ofincreasing the availability of the workshop to more participants. In the process of planning andexecuting the Arkansas workshop a number of lessons were learned and are presented here. Thefocus is on variations in content and structure between the two workshops and the logisticsrequired to conduct a weeklong workshop that is faculty and facility intensive. The

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux

Session 2608 Implementing Change: A Model for Closing the Continuous Improvement Loop the First Time and Every Time Heidi Diefes-Dux, Kamyar Haghighi Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAbstractThis paper will highlight the process the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering(ABE) is using to implement change and prepare for long-term assessment of its programs.Emphasis will be placed on continuous education of and open communication with the faculty,data collection, analysis, and interpretation, and assessment plan/process improvement.II

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Timothy M. Cameron, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

University Dr Jacqueline El-Sayed is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University and the Richard L. Terrel Professor of Excellence in Teaching. She is the founding chairperson of the Planning and Assessment Council appointed by the provost and president. This university wide, shared governance council facilitates the strategic planning and assessment for the campus. In addition she is a commissioner for the State of Michigan in the area of commercial vehicle safety. She is married and has three children.Timothy M. Cameron, Miami University Page 22.805.1 c American

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Creativity, Self-regulated Learning, and Motiva- tion through Cyberinfrastructure-enabled Problem/Project-based Learning”, American Education Science Review, vol. 1, no. 1, February, 2010 Wei Zheng, Jianjun Ying, Gordon Skelton, Huiru Shih, Tzusheng Pei and Evelyn Leggette, ”Strategies in Science and Engineering Studies”, Journal of Information Systems Technology and Planning, vol. 2, issue 3, winter 2009. N. Meghanathan, S. Sharma and G. W. Skelton, ”Use of Mobile Sinks to Disseminate Data in Wireless Sensor Networks,” International Journal of Information Processing, vol. 2, no. 2, April/ May 2008. Marc Bitner, Gordon Skelton, ”Low Cost, Highly Effective Parallel Computing Achieved Through a Beowulf Cluster

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Thomas B. Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Beach Dr. Thomas B. Hilburn is a Professor Emeritus of Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronauti- cal University. He has also worked on software engineering research and education projects with the FAA, General Electric, Harris Corp, the MITRE Corporation, DOD, FIPSE, the SEI and the NSF. His current interests include software processes, object-oriented design, formal specification techniques, and curriculum development. He is an IEEE Certified Software Developer, SEI-Certified PSP Developer, and currently chairs the Curriculum Committee of the IEEE-CS Educational Activities Board and Planning Committee of the IEEE-CS Professional Activities Board.Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

, and a stronger emphasis oncommunication skills. To guide the program’s implementation and evaluation, a comprehensiveassessment plan was developed to ensure that sufficient tools and methods were in place toproperly evaluate the impact of the program. The program is now in its third year, and this plancontinues to be instrumental in evaluating the program’s effectiveness. This paper presents anoverview of the plan, including its tools, methods, and outcomes.1.0 IntroductionIn the Autumn Quarter, 1998, The Ohio State University College of Engineering implemented apilot program for freshman Engineering students with the express purpose of engaging students inan interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasized hands-on laboratory projects

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Batson

comprehensive education in the philosophy of Total Quality, the preventive process- oriented methodologies of Quality Engineering, and the planning, control, and improvement techniques--both classical (statistical process control--SPC, acceptance sampling, statistical design of experiments--DOE, regression, reliability and maintainability) and modern (Taguchi Methods, Quality Function Deployment, failure modes and effects analysis--FMEA, Total Productive Maintenance, etc.).& Prepare individuals for early and mid-career transition into quality program leadership positions in their organizations.& Prepare B.S.-level engineers, regardless of undergraduate majors, for entry-level jobs as quality engineers.Prerequisites were

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Cline, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

undertaken by Cline4 to determine the key competencies needed by constructionproject managers, it was found that effective project managers must possess fundamentalconstruction management skills, project administration skills, business writing andcommunication skills, and soft skills, such as negotiation, leadership, and teamwork.Specifically it was found that the five most important skills were: 1. Leadership 2. Construction Management 3. Professional and Ethical Judgement Page 22.535.2 4. Contracts 5. Plan Reading -%-Construction EducationA great body of research exists that has attempted to

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert M. Henry

text and graphic) embedded in the drawings tohelp students develop an understanding of the notation, symbols and terminology associated withengineering drawings. Thus Civil SEVE has it own unique set of attributes.Another is to add the material related to the reading and interpretation of engineeringconstruction drawings to existing courses. Civil SEVE eliminates many problems associated withpresenting drawing information to students by using sets of full-scale engineering drawings. Theinformation conveyed by paper drawings is static and maneuvering through multiple drawings toview related plans, sections and details is awkward. It is easy for a student to lose sight of theconcepts being discussed when he or she is having a difficult time

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Rossler

effort described in this paper wasa first attempt to create those experiences in a senior-level course, Production Systems Design.The paper begins with a brief description of the course and its objectives. Next, the learningcontext is described, followed by the general framework used for each design experience.Individual design experiences are then described. The paper concludes with lessons learned andfuture improvements planned.Production Systems Design and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringThe course, Production Systems Design, is a four credit hour course (two design credits) thatfocuses on planning the overall production process and designing the workplace in a discrete partproduction environment. Given a scenario that describes an

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Lewis, North Carolina State University; Michael Leming, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

economic factors, safety, reliability,aesthetics, sustainability, ethics and social impacts. The construction process can also includethe design of temporary engineered systems and components.CE 469 seeks to provide a transition-to-practice experience preparing the student to be asuccessful practicing engineer. CE 469 emphasizes management-level decision making andlearning to "think like the boss – think like the client." Development of alternatives, riskassessment, evaluation of opportunities and potential problems, cost control, professionaldocumentation, and an analysis of cash flow are required. The students develop an appreciationfor identifying critical, "make-or-break" aspects of planning and bidding a project in a timeconstrained

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University; Hui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

requirements, (b) planningsite design and page layout, (c) understanding Adobe Dreamweaver interface, (d)adding content, (e) organizing content, and (f) evaluating and maintaining a site.The results indicated that there were significant differences between students ofthe Information Communications Department and those of other departments inthe domain of web communication. Four competency indicators of planning sitedesign and page layout, understanding Adobe Dreamweaver interface, addingcontent, and organizing content were detected, and the findings were that the ICDepartment students outperformed the others. The students’ background variableson the influence of web communication competency were analyzed and resultsindicated that background variables

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Cornell University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-2224: AN ASSESSMENT OF LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THREEON-CAMPUS K-12 ENRICHMENT PROGRAMSFleur Gooden, Virginia Tech Fleur Gooden earned a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a M.S. degree in Management Information Systems from the University of the West Indies, Mona. She is currently completing her Ph.D. In Planning, Governance and Globalization at Virginia Tech while working for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) in the College of Engineering. Her research efforts are focused on reducing crime through the implementation of activities targeting at-risk youth.Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Pierson; Michael Robinson; Betsy Dulin

, and environmental engineering. Activities were designed to promote the importanceof problem-solving and team-building skills.This paper will describe specific activities of the Academy and discuss lessons learned inorganizing and conducting the first ever Exploring Engineering: Academy of Excellence. Thepaper will also discuss student reactions to the Academy and plans for the 2002 event.I. IntroductionDespite the increasing influence of engineering and technology in our lives, interest in pursuingan undergraduate engineering degree has been on the decline since the mid-1980s.1,2Furthermore, when compared to their proportion in the general population, women and minoritygroups continue to be significantly underrepresented in the engineering

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Ledlie Klosky; Allen Estes

plan for a specific construction project. A QualityControl plan is a series of tests (usually following prescribed ASTM standards) thatverify that the materials and methods are satisfactory and that the project will meet therequired specifications. These tests require a comprehensive background in experimentalprocedure, conduct of physical measurements, documentation of strengths anddeficiencies, critical analysis of data, and data interpretation as demonstrated byconclusions. Selecting the appropriate tests and their frequency is designing anexperiment – probably the most realistic example of how a civil engineer designsexperiments in the real world of professional practice.Background. The Construction Management course (CE490) provides in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Lourdes A. Medina; Ivan J. Baiges-Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

paper describes a recently awarded project comprising the design andimplementation of a Sustainability Engineering (SE) Minor at UPRM. We propose a posterpresentation to discuss our SE Minor plan and collect data about people’s perceptions ofsustainability in engineering.1. IntroductionAddressing "Sustainability" is an overarching challenge for the 21st century, requiring engineersto play a critical role. In the US, undergraduate degree programs that directly attend tosustainability are of two types: (1) interdisciplinary programs that do not grant engineering degreesand (2) environmental engineering programs that are vital but do not entirely address the holisticnotion of sustainability. However, based on our reading of "Strengthening

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Tahmid Latif, Wentworth Institute of Technology

through appropriate planning of learning and lab modules, suitable for the beginner aswell as the advanced student. The course is meant to lay a foundation of knowledge and interestin robotics among enthusiastic engineering students of relevant disciplines.keywords: undergraduate course, introductory course, kinematics, mobile robots, robotics,robotic arm manipulators, sensorsIntroductionRobotics is an interdisciplinary field that revolves around the use, principles, operation, anddesign of robots. Once considered a sub-field of core engineering disciplines, robotics itself hasemerged as an independent field in high demand. Robots, drawing their roots from automatons,have evolved into tools that have the capability of performing tasks often