Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Gregory Stuart Rogers; Preston Jay Mendoza, National University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

teamcollaboration. 3.6. Data Entry and QueriesOnce the schema SQL script was executed, error free, within the MySQL workbenchenvironment, test data was entered. The original queries were taken from the Access databaseand altered (both in their commands and semantics) to fit the newly created schema residing inthe MySQL environment. Ultimately, the results of the queries populate the reports generated inthe web-based User Interface (UI) application or “front-end” for the database user to completethe task. The intent was to retain the original capability of the Access database (i.e. keep all thequeries for report generation) but use an open source SQL schema and a web-based applicationfor user presentation. In addition it was planned that any user based

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann P. McMahon Ph.D., Ann P. McMahon, LLC

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

educators from Washington University, the Saint Louis Science Center, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Saint Louis Zoo in providing curriculum, professional development, kit materials, an interactive website, and a visiting science laboratory/classroom to schools throughout the St. Louis area. She serves on the national faculty of the National Science Resources Center’s Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) strategic planning institutes. She was a 2008 and 2009 fellow in the Psychodynamic Research Training Program at Yale University’s Anna Freud Child Study Center. McMahon has a distinctive ability to translate cutting edge concepts from various disciplines in science, engineering, and education in an

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

50%responding departments answered yes. Of 40% Percent Respondingthe two departments who responded no, 30%one plans to implement a capstone coursewithin one to two years. The other has no 20%plans to implement. 10

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; James R. Lewis, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

MainStoryboard.storyboard to plan Calculator layout. 3. Create a label and appropriate buttons for digits (0-9) entered as well as for four Page 25.985.13 operations (+, -, *, /) and Enter button. We need an Enter button because a RPN calculator puts all of its operands on a stack and then operates on them. Enter is used to push a number onto the operand stack. For example 3 Enter 4 Enter * results in 12 4. Control-click-drag from the label you created in the View window to the UILabel IBOutlet property display. 5. Control-click-drag from each button in the View window to the appropriate IBAction method. For each digit button, you

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

”. In2009, British Columbia adopted Wood First Initiative: Wood First Act (2009 LegislativeSession: 1st Session, 39th Parliament, 2009)[5]. This initiative requires that wood is consideredas the primary building material in all new publicly-funded buildings in accordance withapplicable building codes. This first step in Canada’s fascilitation of the wood use action plan isalso spilling into the United States. The Northwest states are debating similar initiatives and theState of Oregon attempted, although unsuccessfully, to adopt similar legislature in 2011.In February of 2008, the Wood Products Council (WPC), a cooperative venture of the majorwood associations in North America in partnership with research organizations and governmentagencies

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Avinash Varma Gadiraju; Chester D. Kolodziej, Freedom Field Renewable Energy, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Composite Industries, RockWind LLC, Atometrics Micro- Machining, Wanxiang Energy, and Materials Modification, Inc. His recent peer-review experience in- cludes committees for the 21st Century Jobs Fund for the State of Michigan, the National Science Foun- dation, the Development Capital Network (Phase II), and the Fast Pitch Business Plans for the State of Illinois. He serves on the Board of Directors of three NFPs focused on renewable energy and efficiency technologies, and is a recent graduate of the NREL Golden Colorado’s EnergyExec program. He also consults for the regional economic development agency regarding CleanTech opportunities. Recently he was a speaker at the International Bio Energy Conference in Lidkoping

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

isused to check whether factors correspond to general learning objectives as we defined themearlier in the development process. We are currently planning to add item response analysis toour list of tools for analyzing the suitability of assessment items 20 .If all goes well, approximately half of the candidate items will be dropped, leaving four reliablescales with Cronbach’s alpha >.8—one scale for each of the general learning objectives. If not,further development is required, or else a decision to reduce the number of learning objectivesthat will be assessed.Further directions for explorationAddressing students’ learning of engineering, technology, and science concepts is only part ofthe goals of our curriculum. We also expect that

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Richard Dippery, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Assessment ReportOne of the ideas for assessment followed by the authors was to generate a term by term summaryreport of the assessment data collected during each particular term. This is developed based on ameeting of the instructor with all faculty generally involved in teaching this course. The reportamong the other details reviews and documents the identified deficiencies of the concepts andthe difficulties faced by the students and the planned actions for recommendations andcontinuous improvement. For example, offering help sessions, or including recitation period to Page 15.1166.5the course credits (for example, 3 hours of lecture instead

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the problem. Students are asked togenerate ideas and a detailed project plan. The midterm report addresses alternative ways toachieve the objective, and students are asked to define the criteria they will use to evaluate theiralternatives. The final report exhibits a single product concept and includes a summary of themarket, technical feasibility, and analysis of the challenges to development, manufacture, anddelivery of product. Projects in this course ranged from the development of devices such as anathletic mouth guard that works with braces or a pelvic exam simulator for medical training, tothe creation of tools such as a computerized, user-directed posture correcting system. In the firststudy, the BME course contained nine groups of

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

acceptance to the program, students are invited to participate in the following menu ofoptions: EGR 100, Advising, Transfer Planning and grad Planner, Social network, Peer MentorInteraction, APP ad Transfer Recruitment Events, VEISHA Transfer Event, Engineering CareerFair, Connections with PWISE, Scholarships (ETEC & E2020).Research questions Page 15.553.3 1) What are the community college and university experiences of engineering transfer students? 2) What are the transfer and university adjustment experiences of engineering transfer students? 3) What advice would current community college transfer students in Engineering

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Wey Chen, Southern Taiwan University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

cognitive levels: Lexical and Syntactic, Semantic, Schematic, and Conceptual 15. The Lexical and Syntactic levels are self-explanatory. Syntax refers to mistakes in spelling, punctuation, and the order of words in a program. Syntax errors are frequently identified by the compiler, but the error messages may not give the students the information needed to fix the code. The Semantic level (as adapted to the programming domain) deals with the semantics of individual statements. The Schematic level, through the use of programming plans, allows multiple statements to be grouped into semantically meaningful knowledge units. The Conceptual level deals with definable functions within the problem domain of the

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

in a short paper of not more than five pages.3.1.6. Design Project Design project is the corner stone of this class. This is where the students apply all the learned principles and acquire the knowledge of components and subsystems available from the various vendors in the industry. The student is required to prepare the design of a solar energy system in the neighborhood area, select components and devise the plan for execution. A written report and power-point presentation are required at the end of this course. The design projects in the summer 2009 are listed below: 1. Solar cooking involving conduction /convection /radiation or combination (three projects) 2. Solar energy from

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu-Wei Huang, National Changhua University of Education; Jieh-Shian Young, National Changhua University of Education; Chih-Hung Wu, Chienkuo Technology University; Hsing-Jung Li, National Chung Cheng University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

requirement, (2) a plan for their procedure, and (3) diagramsof system architecture. Students are encouraged to discuss to each other, and the teamsactively discuss the procedure in use. Based on the course design, students are asked tocomplete their own OBD implementation step by step. The students are expected tounderstand the practical aspect of an OBD, and have comprehensive exercises on OBDimplementation based on embedded system. This paper presents the course and hands-onOBD implementation designs, and the teaching experiences and student responses.LEARNING THEORYIn the process of experiments development, we reviewed the recent literature of engineeringeducation about laboratory courses. We found that some universities have stand-alonecourses

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University; Bruce Harding, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

.” Curriculumcriteria are divided into several subject areas including communications, mathematics, physicaland natural science, social sciences and humanities, technical content, and cooperative education.The criteria for communications mentions the preparation of technical reports and the use oftechnical literature. These abilities are related to information literacy: a. Plan, organize, prepare, and deliver effective technical reports in written, oral, and other formats appropriate to the discipline and goals of the program. b. Utilize the appropriate technical literature and use it as a principal means of staying current in their chosen technology.In the case study, most types and forms of technical literature are used in the case study

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto; Michael G. Helander, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

-university engineering programshas changed course from wishful thinking to serious planning, thanks to the rapid advancementof web-based education, usually labeled as eLearning.The notion of eLearning as an evolution of Computer-Based Training (CBT) was initiallypromoted by the corporate world2. The academia, however, quickly recognized the potential ofeLearning as a complementary means of content delivery, and hence began to integrate it into thetraditional curricula, heuristically3 and systematically4. Whereas corporations have divergedfrom the original notion into eCollaboration as a tool for increasing project efficiency andimproving employee productivity, universities continued focusing on the content-delivery andadministration aspects of

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

15.896.3During the classes preceding the travel, students studied reading material and the course met foran hour and a half every other week for lectures followed by in-class discussions. During the 7meetings the following topics were covered: Week 1 – Syllabus, course goals, establish teams, assign literature reviews, logistics and immunizations, personal travel after the course, and planning for fundraising. Week 3 – Lecture on history of Guatemala – plantations and land tenure, civil war. Week 5 – Lecture on people, language and culture. Week 7 – Lecture on geology, climate, fuel sources, and deforestation. Week 9 – Lecture on public health related to housing conditions. Week 11 – Lecture on construction

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and 4).These same results are not seen in other courses taught by the author (Figure 5). In adepartment full of outstanding teachers effectively using the ExCEEd Teaching Model,could it be the “just in time learning” that is making the difference? MENG 3306 Multi-Year Assessment College/Dept Level Scale (1-5) 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 B1. My instructor served as professional role model. B2. Instructor demonstrated depth of knowledge. B3. My instructor demonstrated enthusiasm. B4. My instructor had a structure or plan. B5

Conference Session

International Developments & Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Whalley; Harriet Svec; Harvey Svec; Teresa Hall

. Day 8: Travel to Quarry Bank Mill via rail system: walking tours of the water powered cotton milling facilities, the Apprentice House where child laborers were kept, and museum tours with commentary on the labor rebellion. Day 9-10: Return trip to Brookings.The group of students and faculty traveled well together for the duration of the trip (seeFigures 2 and 3). During the first couple of days, the students did not venture out afterreturning to the hotel – fatigue may have been a factor as we were walking 5-10 miles eachday. After meeting peers at MMU on Day 4, the students began exploring more on their ownduring the evening. On Day 7, a remarkable change in the students was observed. The daywas originally planned to be an

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Deborah Sharer; David Murphy; Stephen Kuyath

, as well asseveral observations made by instructors, indicate that significant improvements could be madefor next year.As the camps were being planned, the project director asked several faculty to develop a full dayof activities for the campers. The project director suggested that each day contain sometheoretical information as well as several hands-on activities. The faculty developers did a greatjob, as evidenced by the results of the questionnaires, but lectured too long on several days.Because we want the campers to enjoy the week, next year the lectures will be shortened andspaced better throughout the day. However, we feel that it is vitally important that relevantmaterial be presented to expose students to some of the rigors involved

Conference Session

Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Skylar Stewart; Linda Ramsey; Julie DuBois; Jorge Roldan; David Mills

, from 21 in1999 to 20.9 in 2004 2,3,4. In the last few years several state-sponsored programs have beenestablished to prepare students for the ACT. For example, the LA GEAR UP Program (fundedby the U.S. Department of Education) aids teachers in the analysis of student performance onstandardized tests developed by the American College Testing Program, such as the ACT,Explore, and Plan tests (administered in the 12th, 10th, and 8th grades respectively) to determinehow they can help their students better prepare for these tests. With so much focus being placedon these types of high-stakes standardized tests, it is clear that providing novel, interactivemethods for preparing students is necessary.The Louisiana Tech GK-12 ACT Prep CourseSupported by

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmet Zeytinci; Philip Brach

” φ = 8” Wall Drop Inlet Sidewalk PLAN Elev. of Flood Water SECTION Top of sidewalk 4” overflow 8” drain pipes 24” storm sewer Schematic drawing of overflow

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Inglert; Kathleen Ossman

concept that counts, and even rudimentary drawing techniquescan convey the narrative flow of a given production.” 5 The premise of the problem was that a Page 10.693.2group of students had won a reality show contest to accompany a contemporary rock band, TheWrens, to London. The Wrens were planning to shoot a music video highlighting the history and Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationtechnology of St. Paul’s Cathedral within the cathedral itself. The students’ problem was tocreate a set of

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Edginton Bigelow, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

biomechanical engineering covered the same topics as the much broader anddiverse field of biomedical engineering. Throughout the course, students learned and becameinterested in the field themselves, with several suddenly planning to go on to graduate school tospecialize in biomechanical engineering.At the start of the semester, students were given the service learning outreach assignment. Theassignment first laid out the problem: “There is a general lack of awareness of engineeringcareers, especially those non-traditional types of engineering – such as biomechanicalengineering.” The service-learning assignment to address this problem required each student toparticipate in engineering outreach by teaching someone else, under the age of 18, about the

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

engineers should demonstrate proficiencies in …… materials and processes: understanding the behavior and properties of materials as they are altered and influenced by processing in manufacture;… process, assembly and product engineering: understanding the design of products and the equipment, tooling and environment necessary for their manufacture;… manufacturing competitiveness: understanding the creation of competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy and control; Page 15.92.9… manufacturing systems design: understanding the analysis , synthesis and control of manufacturing operations using statistical and calculus

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

2002 Workshop.[7] The C2002 proceedingsbecame the first volume in the landmark series, Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century,that eventually included an international compendium of manufacturing engineering educationmodels, proceedings of two international conferences and the first edition of the ManufacturingEducation Plan, that was to drive the agenda for the Manufacturing Engineering EducationFoundation for the next decade.[7,8,9,10,11] Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Technology Engineering Associate Bachelor Bachelor

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Camille George, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

sunny.Without being able to plan some flexibility into the schedule this project would have beena large gamble as it is weather dependent. That being said, it was rewarding to see thateven late in the afternoon in November enough solar radiation is available to boil waterusing a solar cooker.In the future, students would benefit by being able to test their design multiple times so asto iteratively improve their design. This could be facilitated by improving their access tothe materials outside of lab and by scheduling more days of testing. Alternatively, theproject could be simplified by perhaps removing the user manual and Solid Worksportions to allow greater focus on the design and testing.From the assessments used it seems that the structure of the

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

literature that point to the lack of understanding of theuser, or an understanding of the way in which the product would be used, that contributed to itsfailure8,9,10. ”Without effective user involvement in all stages of planning and design theorganization is simply storing up problems for the future. When the problems emerge post-implementation they are likely to be serious and more intractable because system changesbecome more expensive as the design progresses and ‘hardens.’”8 Effectively teaching human-centered design can pose challenges within the undergraduate curriculum as it requires access tousers and stakeholders. Service-learning, a growing pedagogy within engineering, offers manysynergistic opportunities to create a human-centered design

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

monitorthese numbers.Independent surveys:Three independent sets of survey data have been collected that serve as abaseline set and will continue to provide evidence of impact in the future. A member of theADVANCE PI team is also the Associate Director of the Office of Institutional Research, whichgreatly facilitates the tracking and reporting of indicator data. The first data set is an ISUgenerated survey on University life – assessing a 2005 strategic plan goal of ‘Making ISU agreat place to learn and work.”19 This survey was administered in 2007 and 2009. This survey islimited in scope, but specifically seeks to determine to what extent faculty are satisfied with thework environment at ISU. The second data set is the AAUDE (Association of

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Wey Chen, Southern Taiwan University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

messages may not give the students the information needed to fix the code. The Semantic level (as adapted to the programming domain) deals with the semantics of individual statements. The Schematic level, through the use of programming plans, allows multiple statements to be grouped into semantically meaningful knowledge units. The Conceptual level deals with definable functions within the problem domain of the Page 15.112.4 application being programmed.A Combined ModelThe van Hiele model asserts that the learner moves sequentially through five levels ofunderstanding. The Cognitive Theory finds a more natural way to

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

it16. Second, as noted by Tilli and Trevelyan there are few longitudinal studies of engineeringgraduates17. They are conducting one such study. In their study they plan to look at the work ofengineering graduates who went into other fields and what they say about that work. But,because they are in the early stages, they do not yet have published details on those findings. Aspart of their study, they reviewed other longitudinal studies that have been done of engineeringgraduates; none of these other studies looked at how individuals that are not engineers are usingtheir engineering background. Therefore, with this understanding of engineering thinking and work, we endeavor to fillthis gap in the literature and look at what non