Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Cirucci; Joseph Santoro; John Coulter; Herman Nied; David Angstadt; Charles Smith

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2560professional 4 . Some states, such as Massachusetts 5 go as far as to require engineering educationas part of the K-12 curriculum.Regardless of the methods used, efforts should be made to follow up on progress made. Poole, et 5al describe an assessment plan that was developed for a fledgling outreach program todetermine of it was accomplishing its goals as well as to guide future program development. Itcan certainly be expected that a number of studies will be

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nikolai Dechev; William Cleghorn

clearer illustration of the relativemotions of the hob and gear. There is not sufficient time to show all animations during the lectures. Some are providedthrough the course website. However, because of the large size of many of these files, it isimpracticable for students to download all of them over the web. Instead, there are plans to compileall animations onto a CD-ROM, and have them available for student use on an individual basis. One of the advantages of using a computer animation is that components can be either added ormade translucent to reveal their position relative to other components of the device. For instance,Figure 4 shows a disc clutch. Starting with two shafts from the engine and to the transmission shownin Figure 2(a

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hannah Collins; Byron Newberry; Ira Lockwood

fluctuations in the array’s supply current.While plans exist to eliminate this noise in future arrays using filtering, during this proof-of-concept phase the noise was mathematically handled using averaging (smoothing) of the results.Figure 6: A sample test of the prototype array. This chart shows the raw sensor voltagedata collected during movement of the target in a “heart” shape within the working planeof the array. The high frequency oscillations are believed to be linked to noise in thesupply current to the array elements.Using the “Distance Method” to triangulate the target position, the original “heart” figure wasapproximately recreated as shown in Figure 7. Note that the sensed image is distorted from theoriginal image. The most likely reason

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

, 9-177-0787 Understanding the statement of Cash Flows , Harvard Business School Publishing,9-193-0278 Statement of Cash Flows: Three Examples, Harvard Business School Publishing, 9-193-1039 Solving the Puzzle of Cash Flow Statements, Harvard Business School Publishing,BH 013DENNIS J. KULONDA is Associate Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida. His researchand teaching is focused in Engineering Management. He has extensive experience in the development andmanagement of industrial engineering projects in operational and financial planning and is developing a thirdedition of Capital Investment Analysis for Engineering and Management with Professors Canada, Sullivan andWhite

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman

of learning objectives. In addition unique learningobjectives are associated with each model. The common objectives include: • Engineering students must demonstrate understanding of the challenges involved in pursuing engineering projects in developing countries (including technical, social, economic and political considerations). • Students must work in a multidisciplinary team to identify solutions to one or more complex problems involving water resources in a developing country. One learning objective unique to the classroom experience is: • Students must comprehend and incorporate non-technical considerations in their development of a project plan for a water resource project in a developing country. Learning objectives

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi

Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationsetup. The feedback from our graduates showed that they found these courses useful inindustry. These courses also helped them enhance their career options and enabled them toenter the work-force of the optical communication industry. Future plans includeupdating the labs and introduce equipment in the area of optical amplifiers, opticalnetworking and switching.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank NSF and SUNY Institute of Technology for supportingthe optical networking lab under the ILS program. Special thanks are due to Dr. NaseemIshaq, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology Department at theSUNY institute of Technology, for reviewing the article and giving

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphene Koch

AdultEducation and Human Resource Development, a book co-authored by Malcolm, Knowles,Elwood Holton III, and Richard Swanson was released in its fifth edition. This 17-chapter bookcovers all of the core principles of adult learning, practices, perspectives and planning guides. Itcontains 612 references. The four basic assumptions by Knowles is that as individuals mature: a. They move from a dependant personality towards one of increasing self- directedness, b. They accumulate an experience that becomes a broad base that they can relate to new learning. c. They are learning because of social roles (career) not because of biological development or academic pressure. d

Conference Session

Current Environmental Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cynthia Veit; Chris Swan

2000, St. Louis.Swan, C., Kirshen, P., and Durant, J. “Environmental Engineering Education and Community Service: A Synergistic Partnership”, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002, Montreal. Louis.CHRISTOPHER W. SWANDr. Swan is the Chair and an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) departmentat Tufts University. His current interests are the use of service learning as pedagogy, reuse of recovered orrecyclable materials, and environmental site remediation.CYNTHIA VEITMs. Veit is currently a graduate student seeking a dual degree from the CEE department and the Urban andEnvironmental Policy and Planning department at Tufts University. She has spent two years in a small town inPoland doing

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Donald Elger

different definitions of common terms such as problem solving, engineering science courses and engineering analysis. In general, faculty members seem to want a great deal of contextual information before making a judgment. Perhaps we did not give the faculty members enough details.3. Threat Three—Details of the Survey Design. There are a variety of details that influence validity. Some of these details that we address in future studies are social desirability, the overall pattern of the questions (ours are highly patterned), and lack of a response choice to indicate that the respondent is unsure of an answer.Design of the Next Generation Survey The present survey is a pilot study--future iterations are planned. To improve

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry Welch

senior year. The results of this study will be presented alongwith conclusions on how this metric can be appropriately used in an assessment plan.IntroductionThe current MSOE Computer Engineering (CompE) and Software Engineering (SE) ABETassessment plans calls for faculty to have the students assess the degree to which they feel theymeet the course objectives and how well the course has facilitated this. This longitudinal studywas conceived to determine the usefulness of this assessment rubric and to make proposals for itsfuture use.Starting in the Spring term of 2000 it was decided by the joint CompE/SE curriculum committeeto begin tracking the results of the course objective assessment with individual studentperformance. This required that

Conference Session

Motivating students to achieve

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk Schulz; Noel Schulz

during your probationary period. While it is fine to work together, exercise judgment on how much you should do with your spouse or partner• Create a separate identity for yourself. Do not accept messages, phone calls, or offer opinions for your spouse. When dealing with this issue with office staff, make sure to communicate with them in private how you would like this handled with you and your partner.SummaryIt is possible for dual career academic couples to both have successful careers. However besidesthe normal professional challenges, dual career couples often need additional planning as well ascontinuous communications about their individual goals within the couple environment to makeit work. In hiring the keys for couples

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sageev Pneena; Kathy Bernard; Carol Romanowski

Page 8.974.5 extensive, intensive, and demanding TC instruction and feedback they require to perform well“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” as practicing engineers.Engineers no longer function in isolation. To put their findings and ideas into practice and tomake the substantial contributions for which they are hired, engineers need more than technicalknowledge. They must be able to share that knowledge concisely and meaningfully.3. The Challenge and Goal: Integrate Technical Communication Instruction and Practice into the Engineering CurriculumAt UB, we are now planning several steps to broaden our TC

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Smith; Angela Quick

Quick to be themagnet school’s director. Mrs. Angela Quick (co-author) was the director of another magnethigh school and had pioneered the research-oriented magnet school curriculum culminating inthat presented herein.Beyond initial consultation, Georgia Tech provides access to many of its resources with theprimary contribution being mentors and facilities for the magnet school students’ researchprojects. The high school classes visits Georgia Tech at least once annually as a group toparticipate in college classes and attend various campus events. For example, all magnetfreshmen attend at least one collage introductory biology and chemistry class.RecruitingWith plans to have about 40 students in each of the four high school grades following the

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracey Evers; Gilbert Casterlow; Eric Cheek

for statistical analysis, data collection and measuring. 2. Got fresh ideas for creating lesson plans. 3. Assignments were challenging new and interactive. 4. Learned how to use the TI-83 calculator and how to incorporate its use into lesson plansBibliographyCommittee for Economic Development, “Connecting Students to a Changing World: A TechnologyStrategy for Improving Mathematics and Science Foundation”, Washington D.C.: Committee forEconomic Development 1995Erwin, B., “K-12 Education and Systems Engineering: A New Perspective”, Proceeding of the 2001American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Abuquerque NM, June 2001, Session1280 CD-ROMBiographyTRACY A. EVERSTracey is in the last

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Yang

engineering technologists and technicians to help the region grow and prosper. Itwishes to continue to serve the people of Missouri in this way. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET) is the profession in which theunderstanding of abroad range of technologies is necessary to apply and controlmanufacturing processes. It includes methods of production of industrial commoditiesand consumer products. The manufacturing professional must be able to plan, design andimplement the facilities, tools, machines, and the sequence of operations for producinghigh quality products at competitive prices. Manufacturing Engineering Technology is a highly interdisciplinary field,requiring elements from other areas of engineering technology, along with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lei Huang, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 25.552.5A. Project ActivitiesThis project is implemented following a phased plan. In the first stage, we pilot tested onlineremote labs by incorporating previous research outcomes-the scheduler web server scheme(Figure 1). We revamped the teaching materials for a core engineering course ELET4623 MixedSignal (II) and its associated lab session ELET4621 Mixed Signal (II) lab. LabVIEW-based DSPhardware learning modules were developed and applied in teaching activities. Student performedthree experiments on the Speedy-33 DSP hardware for impulse response, convolution integration,and frequency response. One experiment is conducted online to remotely operate the DSP boardlocated in another building (as shown in Figure 4a and 4b). The feedback

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University; Blythe Marlow Vogt, Kansas State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

be compared to those of other cohorts using data thathas been compiled with NSF support for the last ten years. This database was constructed toprovide the ability to analyze retention and graduation rates by freshman cohorts at theuniversity, college, and academic program levels.SummaryThis project is leveraging the training and skill sets of the returning veterans toward fulfilling aworkforce need in the area of power engineering. The goals are to provide the academic andnon-academic support structures to allow the veterans to be successful in completing their degreerequirements. After initial activities within the power area, researchers plan to expand theprogram into other areas of engineering.AcknowledgementsThis work is partially

Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University; Shaobo Huang, Utah State University - Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

research methods by addressing the following question: How does highschool student engineering design thinking compare to that of experts in terms of engineeringdesign performance and knowledge?Fifty-nine participants from four states were asked to think out loud in a three hour designchallenge which was video and audio recorded. Verbal protocol analysis was conducted as thestudents engaged in the engineering design process. The area of focus for this paper is timeallocations across essential elements of the design process. This research may help to uncoverthe elusive cognitive thought processes employed by students as they practice engineering designthinking and will inform curriculum developers and teachers planning classroom strategies

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Gaffar Barakat Gailani, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students doing their ownresearch. The department has applied for more grants and was recently awarded a manufacturinggrant from the department of labor in collaboration with the continuation education departmentat the college. This influx of funds from the different awards received is helping the departmentbuild better design and fabrication facilities. Undergraduate research represents the most critical,logical step in the department’s long-term plan to transform itself to a model in education. It willmake graduated students more relevant to current industry needs and will create curriculum andlearning experiences for students that would enhance their theoretical and hands-on skills.AcknowledgmentThe work is funded by a grant from NASA CIPAIR

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown P.E., University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Vladimir A. Labay, Gonzaga University; Ismail I. Orabi, University of New Haven; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf; Alexis Pham, University of the Pacific; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Taylor, University of the Pacific

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and counseling psychology from the University of the Pacific.Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin Krystian Zimowski is currently a Graduate Student at the University of Texas, Austin, studying wind energy harvesting. He plans to graduate in May with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering with a focus in design and manufacturing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University.Kristin Taylor, University of the Pacific Kristin Taylor is currently in the process of completing her master’s of engineering science in mechanical engineering at University of the Pacific, where she is also working as a Graduate Assistant. She has also completed her bachelor’s of

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

participation showed significant positive effects on all 11 outcome measures: academicperformance (GPA, writing skills, critical thinking skills), values (commitment to activism andto promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership (leadership activities, self-ratedleadership ability, interpersonal skills), choice of a service career, and plans to participate inservice after college. The study further found that performing service as part of a course (servicelearning) significantly adds to the benefits associated with community service for all outcomesexcept interpersonal skills, self efficacy and leadership and benefits associated with course-basedservice were strongest for the academic outcomes, especially writing skills. Overall

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

existingEngineering Graphics course have been made as lessons learned.1. IntroductionAs part of the professional development portion of the NSF – ENGAGE grant, the KetteringUniversity ENGAGE team attended the ENGAGE conference in February 2010. A Plan ofAttack in spatial visualization was developed. It includes five phases starting from Springsemester 2010. Currently at Kettering University, “Technical Graphical Communications(MECH-100)” is a core course for Mechanical Engineering (ME) students at freshman level. It isan elective course for students in other programs such as Industrial and ManufacturingEngineering (IME), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECS), etc.According to the studies by Sorby [1, 2], well-developed spatial skills have been shown to

Conference Session

Outreach Activities and Introductory Materials Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Materials

implementing such a program are discussed, as well as the successes, challenges, andlessons learned during the first year of Materials Camp at UAB, along with plans for the futureof the program.Advertising and Application ProcessThe decision to hold a Materials Camp in 2011 was made relatively late, and efforts to promotethe camp did not begin until after the spring semester ended. A webpage with information aboutthe camp was added to the department website the second week of May, and several days later anemail was sent to science and math teachers at local high schools announcing the camp andincluding a printable promotional flier with a link to the website. A notice was also run severaltimes in the bi-weekly electronic newsletter distributed to all

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

specialized stabilized 3-phase power supply.Future activities planned for summer and fall 2012 will concentrate on integration of SELmicroprocessor-based relays with lab subsystems and deployment of synchrophasor technology. Page 25.956.8Educational importance and student feedbackDuring the course of the work on the senior design projects using joint Smart Grid laboratory,students reflected on their educational experience:  This project offers a deep understanding of how the micro-grid works, by providing educational knowledge through a theoretical approach, as well as hands on approach working with the equipment directly.  This

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Kuczenski, University of Notre Dame; Joshua Enszer, University of Notre Dame; Mark McCready, University of Notre Dame; Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

thestudents, their advisors, and ultimately the department. A major goal for this section of thesurvey was to communicate which courses a student plans to take in the upcoming semester. Foreach course, they are asked to prepare short term goals and relate these goals to their longer termcareer ambitions. For the younger students, (sophomores at present) a drop down list of example Page 15.1116.4short term goals for the core courses is available to help them create their own short term goals.We hope that as the students gain experience in making course goals, they will not need to beprompted in this manner. The survey also asks them if they are

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

solve examples in class. Depending on the problem, the handout was carefully planned. The problem statement and reference was typed in along with the figure from the textbook. In the lecture the problem was first introduced and the solution briefly discussed before the handouts were distributed. This provided an opportunity for the author and

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert DeHaan, Emory University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Institute of Technology, a STEM intensive public university, received an NSFInnovation through Institutional Integration (I3) grant to fund its Tech to Teaching proposal thathad two goals: 1. To create an infrastructure on the campus that encourages and enables students to effectively pursue careers in K-12 or college teaching; and 2. To develop and implement programming that ensures these students succeed in their initial years in these career paths.One component of the assessment plan for this project was to track the “culture” on campus as itpertains to teaching careers – that is to gain an understanding of the perceptions of the faculty,advisors, and administrators of career paths that are centered around education; and to

Conference Session

e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

frequency is reduced,eventually to zero. Of course, given the expertise that went into the planning andstructure of each course, absent incompetent delivery, the reception should be good.This was mostly the case but it didn’t always turn out quite that way. The participantsliked the courses but they had many constructive suggestions. There followed a longlist of suggestions for improvements. The changes were duly made but next time therewas another (different) list of suggestions. Although there has been some spiraldevelopment, most changes have been new. As a result, the evolution of some courseshas followed a Darwinian process where the participants’ needs to enhance their jobperformance became the dominant factor in course change. It completely

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program was offered for college credit the participants were required todevelop and submit a series of four lesson plans implementing inquiry-based approaches usingthe manipulatives to teach a concept related to each of the four STEM content areas. Theselessons could have been adapted or adopted from extant lesson plans or developed as originalwork. The BrickLab® manipulatives are part of an educational product that also includes grade-level curriculum books from PCS Edventures!Data CollectionThe goal of our data collection was to gather evidence of how well we prepared our summerinstitute participants to teach using inquiry, evidence of lasting impact, and indicators of anypotential gaps in our professional development program and support. To

Conference Session

Research in Graphics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Sadowski, Purdue University; Patrick Connolly, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

compiled. A Delphi survey is currently planned to help us achieveconsensus on this issue. We are asking the participants to help determine if any of these namesshould replace the Engineering Design Graphics as the Division name, or if there are names thathave not yet been suggested. The Delphi technique is conducted through a series of rounds whichgive participants feedback from the previous round and allow them to reevaluate their responses.This Delphi will be conducted electronically with all survey instruments and responses made viathe web. The objective of this Delphi is to gather consensus about the possible names, not todetermine the best name. A vote of the EDGD membership would be required for a namechange. Everyone who is on the EDGD