Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Keith Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

their curricula in the last five years. Both universities have developed,piloted, and institutionalized two new infrastructure-themed courses. As a result of ourindependent (to date) efforts, we have generated a wide variety of teaching materials for the fourcourses. Importantly, the transformation of our curricula has involved more than adding newcourses; as a result of having all department faculty involved in the planning andimplementation, our institutions have experienced a “trickle down” effect, in which newinfrastructure-themed material has been added to nearly every course and entire coursesequences have been modified. As a result, important topics such as resilience, infrastructureprotection, environmental impacts, and sustainability

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Gurau P.E., Kent State University, Tuscarawas

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Technology Department with a major inmechanical or electrical engineering technology.The objectives of the Engineering Technology Project class are: i. To introduce the students to CNC programming including programing G-code for milling and turning operations; ii. To introduce the students to industrial robotics and robot programming; iii. To understand the fundamentals of fuel cells, fuel cell components, materials and manufacturing processes used in the fuel cell industry; iv. To be knowledgeable with the computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) process; v. To acquire experience in project planning, team work, design and creative thinking; vi. To learn how

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

focuses on: Fairness Equity Functioning to incentivize maximum participation from the most applicable talent Considering the compromising realities of normalizing a model  Improvement #7 – in response to reducing the ProSTAR overhead through ProSTAR personnel teaching, ProSTAR agreed to negotiate with participating departments to transfer teaching incentive to off-set overhead expenses within an academic year.On submission of the above seven improvement initiatives, ProSTAR was asked to respond tothree additional questions below, which was submitted in a 13 page response.  Create a plan which maps current and future overhead (personnel) growth to a rational model

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Cross, Carnegie Mellon University; Emily Hamner, Carnegie Mellon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, we plan to strengthenteacher preparation through our work with the districts and emphasize the use of Arts & Bots asa talent identification and cultivation tool. As part of this emphasis, we will be expanding on theexisting Arts & Bots kit and materials with new components which will be specifically designedfor the cultivation of student talents.One such component we are developing is an expanded resource library of enrichment activitiesfor teachers implementing Arts & Bots. This library is specifically aimed at providing teacherswith activities with which they can tailor their Arts & Bots activities for the talents and interestsof students in their classes. For instance, we are creating an online tutorial targeted at

Conference Session

FPD 3: Retention

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sally J. Steadman, University of South Alabama; Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama; Tom G. Thomas, University of South Alabama; Kuang-Ting Hsiao, University of South Alabama

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First-Year Programs

an aesthetic component by decorating their robots. Again, in the first year,two groups collaborated to teach their robots to “sing” a duet in two-part harmony, which wasnot a design requirement, but the group members found the exercise to be an interestingchallenge. These groups consisted of two pairs of twins, which were separated into differentgroups.Group strategies for meeting design specifications have been strikingly different. Some groupsprefer to just start putting parts together and writing code, refining as they go, and other groupsdo significant planning before beginning to build any hardware. The interesting thing is thatboth approaches are generally successful.After the first day, it is difficult to get the students to leave at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Roy Brown, Eastern New Mexico University; Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

about half of the eleven criteria apply to technical mastery: all others cover “softskills” (i.e., creativity, communication, teamwork, problem-solving, life-long learning,and appreciation for diversity). 2In addition suggested List of Professional Skills for Engineering/Engineering TechnologyEducation 2  effective oral communication and presentation skills  effective written communication  creativity and/or creative problem solving  interpersonal skills  ability to work effectively on a team  time management and planning  conflict resolution  ethical decision-making  the importance of continuing self-education  an appreciation for diversity,  an understanding of the profession’s place in a larger

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Steckel, St. Vrain Valley School District; Patty Ann Quinones, St. Vrain Valley School District; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

individuals as they are embarking ontheir careers.STEM interest, efficacy, and identity are all expected to be increased via exposure to hands-on,team-based technical design projects supported by the Innovation Center (IC). Although theinitial center is up-and-running, plans have been made for a larger 40,000 square foot stand-alonefacility to further develop the next generation of innovators. The IC will support K-12 studentsas innovative risk-takers who are internally motivated to strike out on their own as their careersunfold. This effort will be disseminated as a a starting road-map for school districts that have adesire to expand K-12 engineering out of the classroom and into the community.Table 1: STEM Academy Attitude Survey Results, Fall 2013

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Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Berndt Spittka P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Seamus F. Freyne, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

, however, so I’ll pass around a sign-up sheet. Today there’s a benefit to sitting in the front row – you get to choose first! Technique: You decide what will be most effective. You must speak, but you can decide whether or not to use slides (and if so, how many). You can perform a skit or a monologue, you can dress up, you can do a demo…whatever you think will aid in getting your message across in 180 seconds. I only ask two things – 1.) if you use slides, please send them to me the night prior so I can incorporate them into our class presentation, and 2.) if you plan to use fire or other potentially dangerous demonstrations, let me know so we can make a plan for safety. Team: This is an individual assignment, but I highly encourage you to

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University

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Manufacturing

us! Want to see more sources.Manufacturing Knowledge Base: Itemized codes are easy-to find. I am not searching anymore. Everything is easily in front of you. This is a comfort. Want to see all these in an online accessible system.ConclusionsIn Summer 2013, three new energy related tools have been developed. They are Desire2LearnRenewable Energy System, Canvas Renewable Energy System, and Manufacturing KnowledgeBase Catalog for the Energy Assessment. They were beta-tested in Fall 2013 and positivefeedbacks have been received from the students, instructors and industrial practitioners. Moreelements will be added in Spring 2014. Future plans of the three projects are to implement inmore educational and industrial

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Bruce R. Van Dyke, Quincy College

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Biomedical

of online and hands-on learning ensures integration oftheoretical knowledge and practical skills, and enhances students’ understanding of workplaceperformance. Our future plans include thorough testing to evaluate the effectiveness of the virtuallabs as teaching tools, and comparing the impact on student learning from hybrid labs versus thesole use of hands-on labs or virtual labs.References: 1. Lee, M. E. (1999), Distance Learning as "Learning by Doing". Educational Technology & Society 2 (3), from http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_3_99/mary_e_lee.html 2. National Research Council Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice. (1999). How people learn: Bridging research and practice. Washington, DC: National

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin M Fitzgerald, Museum of Science; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Advancing Technological Literacy and Skills(ATLAS) of Elementary Educators indicated that a key place to influence preservice engineeringeducation is in education students’ required science courses. To this end, the BEST grant workswith both education and science faculty. Teams of science and education faculty participate in anannual summer professional development workshop focused on engineering and technologycontent and related pedagogy. They then develop plans for course modules that integrateengineering concepts and activities, implement their modified courses that fall semester, andassess student impact. During the midyear meeting in January faculty present their labs andactivities to colleagues, receive feedback, and brainstorm successful

Conference Session

"How Do We Compare?" - Students, Case Studies, and Learning Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A Enszer, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Mariajose Castellanos, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

either included or excluded. While the majority of students seem to have higherscores when their own self-evaluation is included in the computation of this score, the statisticalsignificance of this observation is more modest, on the level of α=0.2.We did not implement any measure to determine student preferences for the two types ofevaluation systems. Both the point division and CATME systems are being implemented again inthe Spring 2013 semester and plans for a student attitude survey are ongoing. Page 23.32.8References[1] Michaelsen, L. K., A. B. Knight, and L. D. Fink (eds.), Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of SmallGroups in

Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John McMasters

their six weeks of shadowing assignments. The second Page 10.265.6 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ASEE 2005, American Society for Engineering Education.report required is each Fellow’s individual plan for future efforts on his or her campus based onlessons learned during the entire Program.After ten years of operation, the Program has generally been considered a success in meeting its(limited) objectives. From its inception, it was hoped that programs similar in concept and intentto the WFSF would be emulated by other companies throughout the

Conference Session

Transitioning to an Academic Career

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Dunn

be used wasgiven to me. I took random plan sheets and wove a story around these individual sheets suchthat students needed to respond to letters and memos that resolved my inquiries. I usually cameup with the exercises used for this lab on a weekly basis as was needed. Students were allowedto work as teams and I corrected each exercise for content and grammar.Classroom evaluationsSince I had no notes left behind to work with, I needed to utilize the textbook supplementalanswer materials. However, I soon found out that the answers in the teaching supplements werenot always correct and I had to “back paddle” on a few assignments. I developed my own testsand found that short answer questions were preferred by many rather than true/false and

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Tester; Jerry Hatfield

programmable microprocessor [3]. Integration of the SV203C with the LEGO RCX controllerpromised to be an excellent way to provide an expanded, dual processor controller with a muchwider range of input/output capabilities. Experience with the LEGO system clearly demonstratedthe benefits of its robust packaging and plug-and-play interconnections; this same philosophywould guide the design and packaging of our expanded controller.This paper describes the development of the LegoPlus dual processor controller, its capabilitiesand design features, and its planned incorporation into our design course.Motivation for ChangeThe structure of our LEGO based design course provides a rich technical environment for active

Conference Session

Teaching Experiences in OME

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Bower; Timothy Mays

Page 10.744.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education• Matt Halter, Public Works Director, provided extensive guidelines concerning subdivision regulations, zoning requirements, guidelines for plans and specifications, and permitting procedures• Tina Hadden, Chief of Regulatory Permits for the Charleston District: discussed the Clean Water Act 92-500, wetland mitigation, endangered species, NEPA (National Environmental Protection Agency), Coastal Zone Management Act, and navigable streams Figure 1. Walt Martin presents information about 992 acre tract of land to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Falkowski

actually wants and how to order thepresentation for impact is very important. An example of this is in the University of Dayton’sManufacturing Design class. The final project is presenting a manufacturing plan for a specificproduct to a fictitious manager. Not only is the technical content taught and graded, but also theability to sell the idea to a manager. Cost, safety, and ergonomics among other items notdeveloped in the technical aspect are introduced and evaluated. This includes what to include inthe presentation and what order to present it in. Not everything required in a technical report is Page 10.275.3 Proceedings of the 2005

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kellen Maicher; Patrick Connolly

versions of the application has been both encouraging andinformative. The authors anticipate that continued testing and development of the application willprovide a novel and effective educational aid.This paper discusses the technology and methodology used to create the tutorial and drawingapplication, as well as foundational and pedagogical aspects of graphics instruction andcomputer-based educational technology. The results of on-going quantitative and qualitativeassessment are also reviewed, along with plans for future development.IntroductionOne of the major challenges that students in the engineering and technology fields often face isthe inability to visualize and function in virtual three-dimensional space. The successfulapplication of 3D

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mativo; Arif Sirinterlikci

an NSF (National ScienceFoundation) proposal based on the same approach utilizing animatronics for a grades 7-12project4. It is a weekend program complemented by a summer capstone experience. Even thoughthe program was not funded, it allowed authors to develop a better course plan to be reflectedupon two levels, college and secondary education. Since then the authors has gained recognitionand partners leading to funding of two small projects by Ohio Northern University and a majorsummer program for gifted and talented secondary school students by Ohio Department ofEducation. A three-day summer camp was also designed and successfully executed withparticipation of four local middle school students from the gifted and talented program

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Burleson; Theodore Djaferis; Paul Dobosh; Orin Hoffman

grapple with“system issues” involving modularity, handling complexity, multi-layer integration aswell as many practical issues such as robustness, debugging, system planning, and facinguncertainty or gaps in component and system knowledge. Thus, in the second version ofthe course taught in the fall of 2004, we attempted to isolate strategies that wouldexplicitly integrate a systems perspective into the course, enabling students to moreeffectively navigate the design process as well as future engineering work by thinkingabout system issues from the beginning. Page 10.948.2“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Teaching Experiences in OME

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Dullanty

Ports Authority utilized a national marine engineeringfirm and a local geotechnical firm to analyze the strength of the existing crane beams for the fulllength of the wharf. This analysis was based upon a visual examination of the crane rail beams,existing drawings, and existing geotechnical data. The results of this analysis provided asummary of the allowable and ultimate strength capacities of the various lengths of the crane railbeams.After completion of the crane purchasing and relocation plans, the only crane operational changeto the North Charleston Terminal was to operate two of the “middle aged” cranes from anotherlocation on a section of the 2400-ft wharf located from station 1500-ft to station 2000-ft. Thissection of the wharf was

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Koontz

generated by the oscilloscope and display histograms of the received signal and noise. Ihave obtained one unit of this add-on and plan to use it for a demonstration.The simulation software provides a kind of virtual hands-on experience. OptiSystem allowsstudents (and practitioners) to model and simulate optical systems that would be prohibitivelyexpensive to acquire in hardware. OptiSystem uses sophisticated mathematical models of fiberand opto-electronic components. In spite of its sophistication, however, OptiSystem is easy tolearn and use, especially by students who are already familiar with electrical system simulatorssuch as PSpice. It offers the same (or very similar) interface to create a system model, setcomponent parameters and run the

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark French

such as gear-shift selection points and power transmitted to meet demands of the straightway and cornering shall be examined.Although nothing on gears and shifting was done, future plans include an in-depth studyof the gearbox. Specifically, we will cover selection of gears to match track geometryand related parameters.8. Understand basic elements of race vehicle suspension system including tires, shocks, and springs, in both static and dynamic applications. Emphasis shall be placed on static distribution of forces on each wheel in order to satisfy the dynamics of a vehicle in motion.Significant course time was allotted to basic concepts in vehicle dynamics and suspensioncomponents. These were reinforced with a lab activity in which

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Thomson; Donald Orlich; Richard Zollars

12teachers during the summer. At the same time that the teachers were being recruited so too were the engineeringfaculty who would serve as the mentors for the teachers. Unlike our prior program for which nofocus was planned, this program seeks to use biologically related engineering topics as its focus.This topic is both current as well as being of interest to the K-12 students. A number of facultywho had worked with the teachers I our prior program have research interests in this area and sowere contacted to serve as mentors again. In addition, some of our newer faculty, withappropriate research interests, we also asked to join. In all six faculty were recruited with eachfaculty member being expected to mentor two teachers. The first

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Innovations in CE Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Rojeski; Cindy Waters

may not be tested on the same material.Emphasis is placed on Calculus I, II, III, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics,Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Electrical Circuits, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Page 10.1082.2Engineering Economics, and Chemistry. In order to assure compliance with the testing “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”component of the plan there is a zero credit class added during Spring semester as a place-holders for the end-of-year test (EOY

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Setoodehnia; Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai; Akbar Eslami

projects for the industry.IndicatorsCo-op, internship, and work-based learning are very valuable in the curriculum and have somecommon quality indicator that can be used between educational institutions and industry forstudents’ learning. The seven elements of quality in work-based learning experiences are asfollows [5]:1-Technical competence-based on both industry and academic standards to provide the bestlearning environment for students.2-Breadth-the wide range of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and characteristic of the industry orbusiness such as planning, management, finance, technology, technical skills, labor issues,community issues, health and safety, personnel habits, etc.3-Personal and social competence such as: developing team building

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Denton; Sarah Leach

. (2002). Integrating teaching, research and service to develop scholarly publications. of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.10. Hundley, S.P., Reiman, M., Fox, P.L. and Yurtseven, O. (2004). Charting our course: Strategic planning approaches in Engineering and Technology. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.11. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition. (2001). American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.12. Manuscript requirements. (1999). Journal of Engineering Technology, 16(1), page 33.13. Buchanan, W. (1996). A survey of creative endeavor criteria for promotion and tenure of ET faculty. Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 13, #1, Spring 1996, pp. 30

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Will; Wesley Stone

presented several times each semester to all six sections. • Each faculty member delivers one or two lectures for the large group session, including topics such as sustainability, hazard analysis, project planning, testing and verification, engineering ethics, patents, entrepreneurship, and professional licensure. • Weekly advisor meetings (WAMs) are held with all six faculty in attendance to address administrative and creative issues.The exemplary materials developed as resources for each instructor include electronic copies ofthe following: • Course syllabus, schedule, and grading format • A handout detailing each assignment on the proposed schedule • Example assignments, as appropriate • Suggested grade sheets

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Will Kim; Jeffrey Tisa; Peter Jansson

acquiring watt-hour readingsFuture Plans The immediate aspiration of this project is to be able to gather power quality data at RowanUniversity. It will be a great help to the administration in learning how, when, and where energycan be saved. Another innovative project on sustainability education from the Rowan UniversityEngineering Clinics8-9 is being presented at this 2004 ASEE Conference. That paper10 speaks ofrecommendations made to the University's Energy Review Panel to monitor several buildings oncampus that are presently not metered use an exorbitant amount of energy that could surely besaved if the locations that waste energy can be discovered. The initial prototype meters will besuitable to monitor for approximately one month

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch

post their curriculum plans. Concurrently,the regional site was looking for ways to include college professors on the site. CBIAsubsequently revised its Web site to reflect the National Science Foundation ATE grantand the teachers’ activities. The curriculum projects were summarized and then directlylinked to the formal curriculum Web site run by the state. Another fortuitous partnership developed between a renowned software companiesthat enabled 100 teachers to be trained on 3-D pre-engineering software. Partnershipfor Innovative Learning (PTC), a leading software company that has supplied softwareto NASA and Raytheon, offered two-day trainings on their Pro-D/ DESKTOP softwarefor 100 teachers, in addition to 300 seats of the software