Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Sherman, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

teachingbackground. Throughout his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he held teaching assistantships in the departments of mechanical engineering, electricalengineering, and mathematics. His primary duties were highly interactive, and includedlecturing, supervising and guiding students in laboratory settings, and guiding discussionsessions. Courses he was either solely or jointly responsible for included pre-calculus algebra,vibrations, acoustics, electrical communications, and instrumentation. During his tenure as afaculty in mechanical engineering at Purdue University, he taught a variety of courses in thesystems, instrumentation and controls division. He also developed and taught two cross-listedgraduate courses. One

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Andrea Bill, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

structure and requirementsof this class as taught in 30 universities across the United States during the spring 2009 term.The first or introductory course in transportation engineering is a required class in 25 (83%) ofthe civil engineering programs represented in the review of syllabi. A laboratory component (i.e.associated with one credit hour) was included in 6 (20%) of the courses; in 23 (77%) of theprograms, this course is 3 credit hours without an explicit lab component. In 27 (90%) of thecourses, the class appears to be focused predominantly on the highway mode of travel.Interestingly, among the 30 course offering reviewed, 9 different textbooks are used, and noparticular textbook is used in more than 9 (30%) of the offerings. A review of

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie A. Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

students design, implement and defend a network runningreal world services against a team of “hackers” on the ISEAGE Internet testbed. This testbed isnon-portable and requires the college students to remotely connect into the environment to setupand configure their servers and services for approximately one month prior to the competition.Then, the students and their faculty member(s) travel to Ames to compete for two days defendingtheir network from attacks. The CCCDC was created to challenge the community collegestudents to solidify concepts learned in their classroom and laboratory exercises, as well as keepthem interested and engaged in their chosen career track.10 The fourth annual CCCDC was heldDecember 3 & 4, 2010. While a blizzard

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Jason Allen Toth; Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

terminology,generator basics, electrical substation functioning, transmission anddistribution systems, and different forms of electrical consumption.Lesson 7 is the ‘Electrical Consumption Laboratory’ which uses thephysical model shown in Figure 3. This model contains the typicalelectrical components found in an average American household.Instrumentation provides real time measurement of voltage andcurrent and different electrical loads like hair dryer, miter saw,lights, and air conditioners are connected to the system. Circuits aredeliberately overloaded to demonstrate the functioning of circuitbreakers. A short extension cord with the neutral and ground cross- Page

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin McCarthy, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

methods.The virtual enterprise was named ‘Team Detectors Limited’ and manifested as a web site on acommercial ISP’s web server. It contained four simulated departments: Design Office;Planning Office; Quality Assurance Laboratory; and Administration. Communicationsbetween the virtual enterprise and students was to be carried out in such a way as to mimic asclosely as possible the way that communications are carried out in the workplace. That is, bya mixture of e-mails, e-memoranda, paper documents and data on web site pages.The realia created to add corroborative detail included: ≠ A brief history of the company and its products. ≠ A complete inventory of the capital equipment available to Team Detectors Limited. This

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-1942: A FUNCTIONAL K-12 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FORTEACHING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYSteve Macho, Buffalo State College Steve Macho completed a BS at St Cloud State University, and M.A. & Ed.D. in Technology Education at West Virginia University. Steve is a Minnesota farm boy who has been involved in technology his entire life. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for at Buffalo State College. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and plans to present another paper there in 2010

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

. Carrying out laboratory experiments and generating experimental data, visiting aproject site, and using pencil and paper to produce a schematic, are gradually fading away. Thesetraditional tools were instrumental in developing an engineering common sense. It is argued herethat generating data from physical models is potentially a great learning tool, particularly whenthe model is built by the students. Building a model, testing a model, generating physical datafrom the model, and analyzing said data, help students alternate between inductive andconductive processes, thus broadening their design vision and their understanding of theexperimental approach to engineering design. There is potentially a real need to research theways to teach engineering

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-2063: A FUNCTIONAL K-12 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FORTEACHING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYSteve Macho, Buffalo State College Steve Macho completed a BS at St Cloud State University, and M.A. & Ed.D. in Technology Education at West Virginia University. Steve is a Minnesota farm boy who has been involved in technology his entire life. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for at Buffalo State College. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and plans to present another paper there in 2010

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, similar to practices they would encounter in engineering industry. The learningobjectives of this course are process-oriented; the professor examines the process the studentshave followed and how they got to their end point. The professor believes that the process of thedesign is even more important than whether or not the final product works. In this particularproject, the professor encourages students to break down a problem, test it incrementally, andeventually put it back together once these individual components are functional.The course allows for frequent engagement with students in a studio session that promotesdiscussion of the progression of their work. Laboratory time is used to introduce students to thetask of system debugging, which

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina White, Columbia University; Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Kristin Wood, George Washington University; Andy Szmerekovsky, US Air Force Academy; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

factors, management) were distributed as evenly as possible, considering other factors such as student desire, and the project’s unique requirements. Each team had at least one management major (USAFA) and usually one or more other students from other technical degree programs.At USAFA, design teams worked on a variety of projects ranging from the Society ofAutomotive Engineers Formula Car Intercollegiate Competition to various smaller projectssponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL). Team sizes ranged from 12 (for theformula team) to 6 (for the smallest AFRL team). Half of these groups served as a “control”group, only using 6-3-5 for concept generation. These three teams included the SAE

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

). Issues discussed include gender, context with Bloom’s taxonomy of learning and Gardner’s multiple modes of learning. Students typically design several lesson plans that include STEM components, possibly in cross- Page 15.1194.6 curricular modes with non-STEM content.Upper level T&E courses are also taken routinely by MST students, primarily by technologyspecialization majors. These courses include Architecture & Civil Engineering, MechanicalSystems Design, Mechanics & Materials Laboratory, Facilities Design, ManufacturingSystems, Prototyping and Environmental/Biotechnology Systems.In New Jersey, MST majors can also qualify for

Conference Session

Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education / Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2010-2414: THE ENGINEERING PROFESSOR OF 2020: THE FORGOTTENVARIABLELueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Lueny Morell, M.S., P.E., is Program Manager in the Strategy and Innovation Office staff of Hewlett Packard Laboratories (HPL) in Palo Alto, California. She is responsible for facilitating external research collaborations for HPL and lead initiatives focused on R&D talent development, collaborating with external partners (government entities and other corporate labs) to pursue strategies and initiatives of benefit to the research community. In the past, she was in charge of developing engineering/science curriculum innovation initiatives worldwide in support of HPL research and technology

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET, Inc.; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

joined the ABET headquarters staff as Educational Research and Assessment Manager in the Professional Services Department. In this role,Williams manages ABET’s educational offerings on a global scale and leads technical education research projects. Prior to joining ABET,Williams held two positions at Baton Rouge Community College: Science Laboratory Manager and Adjunct Faculty in the Mathematics Department. In addition, Williams works closely with the National Science Foundation’s Next Generation Composites Crest Center at Southern University. In this role, she supports the center’s mission to increase the awareness of engineering education to underrepresented minority groups on both the secondary and post-secondary

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Lucia Howard

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

- rience for Undergraduates Program. Since 2006, this program has sent 106 young U.S. engineering and physics students to Japan for research, language, and cultural study. She also manages the reciprocal NanoREIS: Research Experiences for International Students at Rice University which provides oppor- Page 21.15.1 tunities for students from the laboratories of our Japanese collaborators to come to Rice for short-term research internships. Since 2008, 60 Japanese students have come to Rice for research through this pro- gram. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ruth Rodriguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

, laboratory practices, modeling andsimulation practices, worksheets/spreadsheets) has been developed for the DE course. Its mainaxis is concerned with the modeling of biological, physical or chemical phenomena.Recent research has shown the need to change the way to teach DE, from the “traditional” way,which emphasizes analytical methods, to an integrative mode, which uses graphical andnumerical methods. This integrative mode should enable students to identify and recognize a DEin its different representations; and thus, improve the learning of DEs as mathematical objects.The student should not only learn how to use techniques to solve DEs but also learn theapplication of the DE as a tool to model several problems. This is also strengthened through

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Kwanju Kim, Hongik University; Manuel Löwer, RWTH Aachen University; Pradosh K. Ray, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

is affiliated with the ikt and holds teaching positions in ”Collaborative Engineering”, ”Principles and Processes of Lightweight Design” and ”Structural and Systematic Engineering Design”. His research group focusses on PLM and Systematic Innovation.Dr. Pradosh K. Ray, Tuskegee University Pradosh Ray is Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering Department at Tuskegee University, Al- abama. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering at IIT, Kharagpur and his MS and PhD in Nuclear Engineering at London and Penn State, respectively. He has four years industry experience and thirty seven years in academia. His current interests are in course, curriculum, and laboratory development

Conference Session

Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Shumway, Brigham Young University; SClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization Lab; Geoff Wright; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

laboratory for MACILE master teachers. Design planning started in 2009 with the collaboration of faculty and students from the Construction Management Program at BYU. Operations are expected to start in 2011. • Teacher Development Institute (TDI). TDI will train effective master MACILE educators. It will offer professional development for in-service teachers and new graduate to improve quality in the classrooms. A summer program started in 2008. The year- around program is expected to begin in 2011. • Scholarship Program. The main goal of this program is to encourage academic excellence and reduce drop out due to financial hardship. It increases opportunities for qualified students to attend well

Conference Session

Graduate Aerospace Systems Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lagace; Earll Murman

lifecycle aspects of aircraft design, have general relevancefor those considering or involved in the development of such offerings.Broadly speaking, aircraft system design could be said to rest upon two bodies of knowledge(BOK) – engineering sciences and engineering practice. The first relies on knowledge emergingfrom physics, chemistry, mathematics, and other sciences while the second relies on knowledgeemerging from actual aircraft system programs. One can access the BOK in the first categorythrough laboratory experimentation, numerical techniques, and analysis. Although industrialinput is important for focusing on critical issues, by and large academics can become proficientin most of the engineering science disciplines without significant

Conference Session

Topics of Interest-Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Barbara; Shripad Revankar

. Technical evaluation of UT-3 thermochemical hydrogen production process for an industrial scale plant. Int J Hydrogen Energy, 1997;22(1):49-56.22. Brown LC, Besenbruch GE, Schultz KR, Showalter SK, Marshall AC, Pickard PS, Funk JF. High Efficiency Generation Of Hydrogen Fuels Using Thermochemical Cycles And Nuclear Power. AIChE 2002 Spring National Meeting, Topical TH - Nuclear Engineering, Session THa01 139 New Orleans, LA, March 11-15, 2002.23. Nifenecker H, David S, Loiseaux JM, Giorni A. Hybrid Nuclear Reactors. Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 1999:43(1):683-827.24. Southworth F. Very-High-Temperature Reactor. Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. http://energy.inel.gov/gen

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wei Lin; G. Padmanabhan

activities included measurements of the water quality parameters using theCalculator Based Laboratory monitors (CBL) with different probes, and using alum, sand Page 10.55.8and activated carbon for water purification. The material for each parameter or treatment “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”method was prepared as stand-alone unit. Teachers had choices to work with theirstudents on their selection of the parameters and water samples. The measurements canbe qualitative, comparing the parameters for

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter; Trevor Harding; Cynthia Finelli

. “Cheating in academic institutions: A decade of research.” Ethics and Behavior. 11(3): 219-232. 2001.12 Beck, L., and I. Ajzen. “Predicting dishonest actions using the Theory of Planned Behavior.” Journal of Research in Personality. 25(3):285-301. 1991.Biographical InformationDR. TREVOR S. HARDING is Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at KetteringUniversity. Dr. Harding is Director of the Biomedical Materials Research and the Environmental Scanning ElectronMicroscopy Laboratories at Kettering University. He currently serves on the ERM Division Board of Directors aswell as the Advisory Board for the Kettering University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.DR. DONALD D. CARPENTER is Assistant Professor of

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

AHAMAD FARHOUD

part of a team is essential in any technological field. Therefore, in thetechnology program at The University of Toledo, each major course has a laboratory attached toit. Students in these courses gain the experience of working with a team to achieve the labobjectives. That experience proved to be a valuable asset when it came to accomplishing theCapstone project. Students were required to function as a team in a proficient manner in order toexecute each and every aspect of this project. This allowed them to share ideas and skills and toexamine each others strengths and weaknesses as well as the importance of delegatingresponsibility accordingly. Students shared responsibility for everything from establishing theparameters of the project

Conference Session

Diversity: Women & Minorities in ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan Begolly; Jennifer Gilley

science and engineering for bothboys and girls26. In two studies specific to engineering technology, Flowers notes that technologyeducation in high school evolved from industrial arts and frequently takes place in dirty “shop”classrooms that are highly socialized to be “male” spaces14,19. In addition, technology educationstudents frequently make things like gun racks and drag racers that are clearly male-stereotypical. More attention to professional laboratory space and gender-free assignments mightimprove the entry of girls into the engineering technology pipeline through technology educationin middle or high school, as well as broadening the popular definition of technology. Zywno et al note that “engineering is perceived as a

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eck Doerry

partner university. An important side benefit in this age of dwindlingeducational resources is that students will have access to the full array of specialized electivetopics, laboratory equipment and practical experiences available at any partner university.From a practical perspective, the Global Engineering College (GEC) model consists of four keyelements that interact in complementary fashion to provide a wide range of internationalexperience and training opportunities: Curriculum Internationalization. International perspectives can be integrated into existing engineering course curricula by replacing generic, context-free assignments and projects with “scenario-based” challenges, in which the same pedagogic exercises are situated

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Higby; Brandon Rogers; Joseph Ekstrom

implementations. Mail server software is configured on identical hardware wherepossible and tested for reactions to various simulated load conditions. For each configuration,throughput characteristics are measured and presented so that objective comparisons can bemade.IntroductionIn 2003, Brigham Young University’s School of Technology began building a laboratory forhardware and software testing and performance analysis. The lab contains 20 workstationcomputers, a few high-speed machines and switches, and one Itanium 64-bit computer. Thepurpose of this lab is to provide students and faculty with a means to perform research that canbe used to characterize the performance of a system. This experimental environment is ideal forcreating and performing

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Vavreck; Rebecca Strzelec

for Engineering Educationcampus is one of four campuses of Penn State to offer a BS in EMET, and at Altoona, theprogram emphasizes manufacturing and automation.1 The students gain skills in a wide varietyof technologies and have available state-of-the-art laboratories, including CAD, controls, andautomation. A machine shop and projects area are also available. The projects area is used forannual student design competitions, including SAE Mini Baja and the ASME Student DesignContest and for student projects as part of the EMET capstone design course.One of the most useful tools students have to help with the development of their capstone designprojects or student design competitions is the fused deposition modeling (FDM) system. TheFDM allows

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Hofle; Ken Bosworth

school’s computer laboratory, capable of multimediapresentations, and giving each participant a workstation to use if necessary.The topics comprising the sessions, as they occurred in chronological order during the workshop,were: 1. The looming problem: a shortage of scientists and engineers. 2. What is engineering, and how is it different from science? 3. The engineering design process. 4. Calculations, significant figures, and scientific notation. 5. Collecting and reporting data. Accuracy vs. precision. Sources of error. 6. Physical units and dimensions. How can these guide you in solving a problem? 7. Estimation problems, and reasonableness/validity checks. Visualizing the magnitude of a result of a computation or

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer; Robert Houghtalen; James Hanson

and willing support from mentors and theinstitute. Ready and willing support includes advance preparation and planning by the facultymentor. A plan for working with the student in a way that is fruitful for the faculty and studentmust be developed in advance. The importance of this effort on the part of the only party (thefaculty mentor) who can truly do this planning cannot be overstated. With respect to institutesupport, NSF expects the students to have access to appropriate facilities. Appropriate facilitieswill include access to literature, suitable equipment, and technical expertise. Since most REUstudent work will not be PhD-level work, suitable equipment may consist merely of a desktopcomputer, software and basic laboratory space. Thus

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ward; Tonya Emerson

and egg-bungee and catapults in the second course. Courseobjectives include the development of skills in written and oral communication, teaming, projectplanning, idea generation, determining appropriate problem specifications, basicexperimentation, and performance prediction. The two six-unit courses replace separate first-year engineering, computer graphics, and physics courses seen in typical engineeringcurriculums and integrates them into the described two course active-learning series. Thecourses also include homework laboratories where students perform simple experiments toreinforce fundamental scientific ideas. Finally, sophomore through senior students act asfacilitators for first-year teams to assist them in their transition to

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Mincer; David McDaniel; Laurence Caretto

students have one class meeting in a computer laboratory for a hands-ondemonstration. Following this initial introduction, students are free to use the toolbox in theirhomework solutions, but they have to use tables for examinations. The use of tables is requiredbecause not all students have access to a laptop computer, which would be required to run thetoolbox.* The requirement to learn tables for examinations limits the students’ use of the toolboxduring the semester.The main application of the thermodynamic toolbox at CSUN has been for design projects.These projects are intended to provide students the experience of determining parameters in aprocess with several components. One problem that has been used in this regard is shown inFigure 9