Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

no statistical differences in their interest in an engineering career, their knowledge ofscience and engineering fields, their plans to major in science or engineering in college, orwhether their interest in science is related to becoming a doctor or other health professional.Similar trends were also seen in the 2004-5 program.Energy Systems (2006-7) In the 2006-7 program series(6), the overarching design project was to construct an energysystem that would harness renewable energy, store, transport, convert, and utilize the energy toilluminate a small light bulb. Students could choose between using the following renewableenergy sources: solar, wind, or water. This design challenge encouraged students to useknowledge of potential and

Conference Session

Engineering and Mathematics Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Athanasios Tsalatsanis, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

; modeling analysis and control of discrete event dynamic systems.Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida Prof. Ali Yalcin received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick New Jersey in 1995, 1997 and 2000. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department, and an Associate Faculty member of the Center for Urban Transportation Research His research interests include modeling, analysis and control of discrete event systems, production planning and control, industrial information systems, data analysis and knowledge discovery, and

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, or write.(4) Analysis: Instruction using the following are applicable to this level-analyze, appraise, calcu-late, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, ex-periment, question, or test. (5) Synthesis: Instruction using the following are applicable to thislevel-arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage,organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, and write. (6) Evaluation: Instruction using the follow-ing are applicable to this level-appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate,judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, or evaluate. However

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen; Nurdan Yurt; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, Developappropriate scoring examples, Test the resulting rubric, Revise the rubric.Portions of the CTL rubric describe a common problem solving method. Identify theproblem, make assumptions, pursue a solution methodology and evaluate your solution.Taking these four categories leaves us with a rubric that can measure critical thinking inthe context of problem solving. A pair of graduate students came up with examples ofwhat might be typical for each score in for a chemical engineering problem. This rubric,see Appendix 2, was then used to rate group presentations on the design project thestudents did, and later brief individual papers. The brief papers were one to two pages onthe following question: Imagine you are planning on adding a swimming pool and

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rogelio Cardona, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Ted Cruz, University of Puerto Rico; Noraica Davila, University of Puerto Rico; Omar Ferrer, University of Puerto Rico; Alexander Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Ramon Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Willie Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Mendez, University of Puerto Rico; Damian Torres, University of Puerto Rico; José Vega, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

14.385.6greater good for society, and would be implementable in the capstone designcourse. It was later given structure via an Undergraduate Research Course, titled“Idea Incubator”. Within the first meetings of this initiative, guidelines were setthat were to be observed at all times, and were intended to allow the student tofeel like a true scholar.The Unofficial Guidelines on Creative ThinkingThe first guideline was: Relax. Ironically, this was a serious implication. Allactivity in the classroom was allowed; from using cell phones to laptops, fromeating to taking a nap (a team favorite), as researchers, we were all allowed to dowhatever we felt like doing, all within the context of what our plans aimed for.The second guideline was: No one, under any

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineeringcourses are not based on one curriculum but are composed of many disciplinary subjectswhich form, hopefully, a network of epistemic elements constructed to unify professionalknowledge. In reality, professional engineering courses can be often seen as a collection ofsubjects in search of a unifying objective.Grunert19 distinguishes curricula in terms of style of delivery rather than knowledge contexts.He identifies 5 principle curriculum planning models outlined in table 1. Content-led,Rational and Assessment-led models largely represent a linear view of knowledge. Though,in style, the PBL curriculum model, like the Rational and Assessment-led models, isoutwardly outcome driven, nevertheless like the Fuzzy model it can also construct the non

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Heffner, Lehigh University; Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University; Steve Martin, Iowa State University; Kathleen Richardson, Clemson University; Eric Skaar, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Page 14.890.4engineering as well.2. Course OrganizationThe two cooperative MITT courses were intended to be second-level courses in glass on anadvanced senior or elementary graduate level. They were organized to first review the materialwhich would be covered in an introductory glass course. The review segment was covered in thefirst week of the semester. The remaining segments of the courses covered material new to thestudents and were taught by experts in their respective fields. Each segment emphasized aparticular technique for structural characterization for the first course or an associated propertyof glass for the second course, using examples of the correlation between structure and propertiesof glass.In the planning discussions among

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila C. Palmer; Pamela M. Norris

intern responsibilities would prevent this from occurring.• Several participants suggested that the program should be made available to a larger number of doctoral students. This has been partially addressed in that the School of Mechanical Engineering now requires all Ph.D. students to take a Teaching Practicum course for two quarters. This course requires the student to select a faculty mentor who helps them prepare two or three lectures. The mentor then attends the class lectures and offers constructive criticism. The student also assists their mentor with course planning and a small amount of grading. This course is designed to be a teaching apprenticeship.• The requirement that participants in the program interact with

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Tsung-chieh Tsay; Richard E. Larew; Fabian C. Hadipriono

: .construction engineers to have a more scientific background and to be qualified in a shorter time. With suchrapid technological advances currently characterizing the construction industry, adequate classroomsubstitutions for field experience are increasingly necessary. As an example, in an earlier course term project of courses, such as the Construction Methods andEquipment, students assume the role of a construction engineer responsible for a construction project, such asa deep foundation construction for a high-rise building; a cofferdam installation for a bridge foundation; anderection of a concrete or steel building/bridge. Students selecting the erection of a bridge construction projectare given the plan drawings and specifications of the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Vipin Kumar; Miguel Torres; Jens Jorgensen; John Lamancusa

Page 1.298.3 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings2.2 Course Development The course (and the other new courses developed by MEEP) was developed by an innovative, fourpart process designed to take maximum advantage of the strengths and diversity of each school.1) Planning - coordinators from each school agree on overall course objectives and content and how that course fits into the balance of the curriculum2) Piloting - one school takes the lead role in developing the course specifics and offering it on a trial basis3) Publication - The piloting school makes all course materials available in electronic format for use by other schools in the partnership.4) Deployment - The remaining schools

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Professor Michael J. Rabins; Jr., Professor C. Edwin Harris; Jeremy E. Hanzlik

presentation. “Numerical Problems for Gilbane Gold” provides numerical problems as a companion to the GilbaneGold video. Z-Corp, a fictitious company, is discharging lead and other heavy metals as a by-product ofcomputer chip manufacturing. The company anticipates a major expansion which will increase total leadoutput. To remain in compliance with local ordinances, the company plans to dilute the more concentrateddischarge with water. As the story unfolds, David Jackson, a young environmental engineer, realizes that thediluted lead will be absorbed by the city’s sewage sludge and ultimately end up on farmers’ fields as fertilizer.This places quite a burden on David, and in the end, he becomes a whistleblower which will likely lead todisastrous

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Randy L. Haupt; Gregory J. Toussaint; Daniel J. Pack

. Page 1.417.10 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Figure 7: Plot of two variable function versus fitness. Fitness is encoded in color with lighter colors representing higher fitness. We plan to improve the graphical user interface and the underlying genetic algorithm program toenhance its value as a teaching tool and to improve its effectiveness for research. One of the firstimprovements will be to optimize the MATLAB code for efficiency and speed. We can always move to a morepowerful computational platform, but we would like the program to be as efficient and elegant as possible. A simple improvement would be to add a significant amount of error

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zulfa Zakaria, IIUM

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

(take bold character) TB JM TB TB + N + TM (take bold character) TB N TB TB + TM (take bold character) TB TM TD A1 = TD (answer for topic A1 which is stated on the last column in Appendix) Page 14.112.8Page 14.112.9Page 14.112.10Page 14.112.11Page 14.112.12Page 14.112.134.2. Challenges to the validity of the studyThe survey conducted here faces possible challenges that may arise when it is compared to otherexperiments and case studies [25], even if it was planned with an adequate consciousness of suchchallenges

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Devang Patel, Lamar University; Santosh Khonde, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

design emerged through theapplication of criteria to sustainability during emergency management efforts. The three criteriafor sustainability: equity in the present and future, economy and ecology, were used to assessweather-related emergency management activities typically conducted as a contingency beforean emergency, the reaction during the emergency and recovery activities conducted after theevent. Planning sustainable communities is a concept that is growing in importance in today’sworld. Sustainable communities are disaster resistant and vice versa. Sustainable communitydevelopment and disaster resistant communities are natural partners, and therefore bridges mustbe built between them to help optimize the goals of each. By the nature of

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Clemson University; Philip Sadler, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Gerhard Sonnert, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Sinceintroductory college English students were surveyed, the project is able to examine themotivations and experiences of a spectrum of students, ranging from those who wanted tobecome engineers to those who had different career plans. Students at 34 randomly selectedcolleges/universities across the United States completed 6860 surveys (4801 freshmen). Overall,51% of the sample was female. This study compares the importance that freshman femaleengineers (n=87) placed on various career-related outcomes with corresponding results forfreshman female non-engineers (n=2236), and for freshman male engineers (n=486).InstrumentThe data used in this study was drawn from the PRiSE (Persistence Research in Science &Engineering) Project, which focuses on

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; Charles Snead, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

brainstorming, formalizing a construction plan,drawing schematic representations of the instrument/lamp, generating a parts/tool list, andimplementation of the design. This project addressed the need for promoting creative thought inengineering undergraduate students for enhanced product design. Attention was given to theartistic component, a view often neglected. There were 43 total students in the class and theywere arranged into seven groups. The music department donated the instruments that included a:saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, piccolo, trumpet, mellophone, and trombone. The students weretasked to design and build a lamp from these instruments and the team budgets averaged $60 pergroup. The laboratory activity and completed lamp designs will be

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

(3), 188-198. doi: 10.1016/j.iilr.2008.06.0046. Jeffries, S. (2000). The librarian as networker: Setting the standard for higher education. In R. Raspa, & D. Ward (Eds.). The collaborative imperative: Librarians and faculty working together in the information universe (pp. 114-129). Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.7. Stoddart, R. A.; Bryant, T. W.; Baker, A. L.; Lee, A.; Spencer, B. (2006). PERSPECTIVES ON…Going boldly beyond the reference desk: Practical advice and learning plans for new reference librarians performing liaison work. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 32(4), 419-427. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2006.03.0098. Beck, D. M., & Callison, R. (2006). Becoming a science librarian: Accident

Conference Session

OMCED Topics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Simpson, United States Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

apply their knowledge of ship structures andto practice design, the student design teams are tasked to design and build a barge from sheetaluminum with the goal to carry 120 pounds of weight. The weight is restricted to a 9 inch by 12inch hopper to create a more or less concentrated load. The students must carefully plan the useof their limited material just as any ship builder does, and they must also apply their knowledgeof ship hydrostatics and stability. The barges are tested in a tank of water and the studentsreceive credit for the amount of weight they are able to carry without structural failure, sinking,or capsizing. For the past two years, corresponding to their senior project to design anicebreaker, the students have also been tasked

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Reserve University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Mathematica can be used, by instructors and by students, to helpstudents make these connections and to use them once they are made. Benefits that accrue to upper-classstudents able to make effective use of a computer algebra systems provide a further rationale forintroducing student use of these systems into our courses for those who plan to major in physics or othertechnical fields.1. IntroductionPhysics is guided by simple principles, but for many topics the physics tends to be obscured in theprofusion of mathematics. As interactive software for computer algebra, such as Maple, MathCAD,Mathematica or MATLAB can assist educators and students to overcome the obstacle of mathematicaldifficulties or to improve the lecture presentations via power

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge; James Flynn, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

currently facewhen teaching analog communications theory and explains the need for demonstrations in thecourse. Section III gives an overview of SDR and the features that make it an ideal platform forclassroom demonstrations in communications and signal processing. Section IV describes theparticular SDR platform (hardware and software) that was used by the authors. Section Vpresents the demonstrations created. Section VI describes the results of using thesedemonstrations in a classroom and section VII presents conclusions and plans for future work inthis area.II. BackgroundCourses on communications theory rely heavily on mathematical models. The abstract nature ofthe mathematical treatment of modulation/demodulation can be difficult for students

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury; Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

Tagged Divisions

International

presentation and attractive posterThe associated learning outcomes from the project aimed to equip students with the skillsnecessary to: ≠ Contribute an original and practical solution to a Natural Resources Engineering problem; ≠ Apply creative, adaptive and effective solutions to defined engineering problems; ≠ Plan effectively and execute work, individually and as a team, within defined programme and budget restraints; ≠ Obtain insight into developing and managing effective research; ≠ Consult and liaise with various stakeholders involved in the engineering task; ≠ Communicate effectively in written and oral presentations; ≠ Appreciate and communicate the implications of engineering projects

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuba Bayraktar, Hampton University; Keith Williamson, East Carolina University; Ilhan Bayraktar, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Implementing some concepts such as global warming asindependent modules might help students to concentrate more on the formation andconsequences of global warming. Page 11.351.86. Plans for Expanding the Energy Program The first implementation of the energy program is quite encouraging. Especially hands-on activities in the demonstration session stimulated interest of children to the subject. The nextstep of the program will focus on energy efficiency. Lesson plans and modules on energyefficiency will augment the current energy program described in this paper. It is expected thatenergy efficiency modules will help children to start developing

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Animesh Patcha, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

program rules andguidelines, they may be able to complete a customized degree using credits from severaluniversities. Such access to variety and particular topics of interest can be of particular benefit tostudents interested in updating skills and broadening their knowledge base. Page 11.958.2In this paper, we will highlight up some of the emerging technologies for delivering distancelearning mechanisms and also outline a plan to implement them in the Virginia Tech distancelearning program.II. Delivery Mechanisms for Distance LearningDistance teaching and learning commonly referred to as distance education has experiencedrapid change in the

Conference Session

Computer ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Honchell, Purdue University; Gregory Palmier, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ease of gathering basic data. The use of thescript command under the Linux platform is used consistently to allow users to recordand import data easily into an analysis program (e.g. Microsoft Excel). The ability togather data easily was a focus in this project considering the time allotted and studentknowledge required for the experiments to be completed.Experiments one through four were designed for students to become acquainted with thecomputer and operating systems before being able to analyze the operation. Experimentsfive through eight were designed to understand the importance and purpose of computerperformance analysis. Table1 shows the semester long laboratory experiment plan withduration

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Maria Jackson Hittle, UNCF SP; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA; Robert Singleterry, NASA; Victor Obot, Texas Southern University; Premkumar Saganti, Prairie View A&M University; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jianping Yue, Essex County College; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Kenneth Fernandez; Pamela Denkins

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

freshmen [10]. Many of them Page 11.949.7will continue their education at four-year universities and become future engineers and scientists.NASA has recognized the importance of community college students and included them inNASA’s education pipeline [11]. NASA’s mission is “to understand and protect our planet, toexplore the universe and search for life, to inspire the next generation of explorers …as onlyNASA can.” We should inspire students at all levels of education to be interested in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), so that they will carry on NASA’s missionin the future.The research project was well planned and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

- Level 3 Independently analyzes, selects, uses, and evaluates various approaches to tice. develop solutions. Level 2 Given a problem statement, students are able to identify the necessary tools Level 4 Applies methods and frameworks of problem solving adapting them to a wide (e.g., computer software, and workshop or studio hardware), and characterize variety of situations and transferring group processes into effective perfor- a plan, that together will produce a technical solution. mance in collaborative problem solving. Level 3 With direction

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Bower, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Page 11.1394.2read and modify, if needed, any exported global variables and data structures. The ability toread the kernel’s global data makes them ideal for student projects that examine global datastructures to more closely observe the behavior of the operating system. These projects typicallyonly read the data, so the stability of the system is maintained.With the introduction of the bachelor degree in Computer Systems Technology, Kansas StateUniversity at Salina offered an operating systems class for the first time in the fall 2004semester. From the initial planning of the class, the laboratory programming projects were aprimary concern. It was felt that programming projects using real operating systems would beperceived as more relevant

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyndee Gruden, University of Toledo; Defne Apul, University of Toledo; Maria Diaz, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

undergraduate students were resistant to active learning techniques,particularly in-class collaborative learning which required full participation of students. Sincethese students commonly experience lecture-style formats, apprehension developed whichdiminished the efficacy of the activities. In this research, this type of active learning was onlyincorporated for the lessons related to precipitative softening (e.g., for one class period). It isanticipated that student response and learning outcomes would improve markedly if thesetechniques were employed over a longer period of time. Felder and Brent suggest that studentresistance may be encountered initially, but that perseverance will eliminate these problems5.Caution and careful planning should be

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy Harrison, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Arthur Sacks, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

affairs, removing outdated legacy courses that have been componentsof the Program for decades, and replacing these with rigorous technically-focused investigationsof the inherently intertwined nature of modern engineering practice and public policy.This paper documents the process of curricular reform at a mid-way point in our activities:through a series of faculty workshops and committee meetings CSM faculty and staff havecreated a new curricular framework which will be reviewed by a panel of leading experts frompublic affairs programs nationally. Pending the outcome of this review we plan to initiate thedevelopment of individual course offerings, and organize faculty development workshopsfocused on Socratic pedagogies and mentoring techniques

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Semke, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; James Albrecht, Imation Corp.; Jason Moses, Imation Corp.; Peter Ridl, Imation Corp.

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Software: Custom programming versus software package usage, embedded systems programming, graphical user interface development, etc. Point of Contact: System Integration & Test: Integration of subsystems and Name multilevel verification plan. Title University/Company Address Telephone, Fax, E-Mail