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To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Mark Chrimes, Institution of Civil Engineers

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Engineering Libraries

Civil Engineers as Audio-Visual Librarian. In 1978, following the retirement of H C Richardson, the Librarian, Mike became Deputy Librarian and for the best part of a decade worked with Doreen Bayley, the Librarian, in improving services, notably retrospectively converting the Library Catalogues to one online catalogue (the first unified catalogue since 1895). This project was continued after Doreen’s retirement in 1987 with a single computerised index of all ICE publications, and the digitisation of all ICE journals the first engineering institution in the world to carry out such a project. When the ICE building was refurbished c.1990 he planned the Library accommodation. Early in his career at ICE Mike became

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Simões de Carvalho P.E., ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal; Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students develop effective written andoral communication. In the summer of 2010, Professor Moore taught a modified versionof that course in Santander, Spain. The course was offered to UT Engineering students aspart of a larger UT study abroad program that takes up to 50 biology, engineering, andbusiness students to Spain for a 6-week course of study. The program is especiallybeneficial to engineering students who are not always accommodated by study abroadprograms which often only offer liberal arts courses that do not allow engineeringstudents to progress in their programs. Engineering Communication has proved to be anexcellent course for study abroad because it allows students the opportunity to complete arequired course in their degree plan

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"Green" Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Jon M. Stevens, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

fabricationtechniques, the student’s design strategies would have had to be more restrained. The use of theCNC Router allowed the students to explore the geomorphic curved shapes. These types of cutsusing the high-density Foamular 2” rigid insulation would have been very difficult to achievewith an acceptable level of precision and quality.The design team continued to develop and refine their design proposal in order to insure thedesign of the furniture and wall panels complied with the client companies’ parameters. A finalpresentation was emailed to the company representatives. This comprised of a booth floor plan,renderings of the furniture pieces and wall panel, an itemized budget and material list, andimagery for the company website and brochures. The

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

debate during 2008 was devoted to outline energy policy, it was clear thatboth candidates have studied the energy challenges facing the nation. President Obamaproposed his New Energy for America plan and signed the American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA). The realization is that the component of energy policy mustprepare a technical workforce in the alternative energy areas. We must involve all ourefforts to ensure the outcome of ARRA to help create five million new jobs bystrategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years, to catalyze private efforts tobuild a clean energy fixture, to have more oil than we currently import from the MiddleEast and Venezuela combined with 10 years to put 1 million Plug-in-Hybrid cars with upto 150

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Hall

straight upwards.”The relative closeness of “space” means that we should be able to see some of the objects that are upthere. Of course, we can see stars and planets and the moon, but with a little planning, we can also Page 4.355.3see many of the artificial moons in low Earth orbit (300–1000 km altitude). The hobby of satellite-watching is well enough established that there are websites available to tell you when and where Table 1: Example of GSOC Satellite Visualizations Homepage Output Visible Pass Details Date: Saturday, 13 March, 1999 Satellite: ISS Observer’s

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Robert Wyatt; Emir Jose Macari

research andstudy plan into areas that they view as more practical. The problem is that a strongunderstanding of mechanical concepts is important in all aspects of geotechnical engineering. In Page 4.363.1engineering practice, design procedures often make use of mechanics-based equations that havebeen derived for use in the general case. However, real life typically presents not the generalcase but some variation thereof; a strong background in mechanics is required to know how tomodify the general equations for application to the specific conditions.Geotechnical engineering education typically includes both classroom instruction in

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernd S. W. Schroeder; Jenna Carpenter

(impossible in the first iteration as the notes [Sch] were developed after the firstyear was taught). This shift is planned in the next iteration as the proposed sequence at theend shows. In the following we describe some of the alignments that seem to better support(presently and in the future) the development of needed skills in our students.1) Functions are presented from more points-of-view than before since functions as graphical or numerical data frequently occur in the ENGR120-122 sequence parallel to the first year of mathematics. Thus students see the rule of four (verbal, symbolic, graphical and numerical presentation of topics) not just as a pedagogical principle, but see how it is necessary to translate between these presentations

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Lee; Charles Sampson; Ingrid St. Omer

California, only Thirty-seven percent of the Electrical Engineers passed the exam. That’s not good news for me, but I do not plan to be another statistic. Having attended various conferences, I feel I am a very qualified critic. It was very exciting to be amongst so many Professional Latinos. … I was able to meet many young upcoming professionals as well as already established professionals. He spoke of how he climbed his way to the top and persevered through seemingly impossible obstacles. It showed that it didn’t matter what your ethnic or financial background is; you can become whatever you want if you’re willing to work hard at

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Devault

Job was to enter the final event, theguard robots would have wandered far out of position and might not be able to find and catchCobble Job before it could exit the event. Cobble Job would not waste time with any additionalmaneuvers, but would beeline toward the exit, a distance of about eight feet.Well, according to plan, Cobble Job switched on its beacon and entered the tunnel. The guardrobots began searching. Randomly, one of the guard robots worked its way backward throughthe event gate and entered the cliff and tunnel event. This placed the guard robot at the exit ofthe long tunnel. It spun and located Cobble Job’s beacon. Full speed ahead! The guard robotmade initial contact with Cobble Job at about mid-tunnel. While in attack mode the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank J. Fronczak; John G. Webster

structure to guide them through the process. The topics that werecovered included:• Overview of the design process• Development of design specifications• Generating solutions• Intellectual property• Project planning and scheduling techniques• Giving a presentation• Types of drawings and their usesThese topics were selected for presentation to the entire class because they were considered to beof importance to all the groups, and this provided a more efficient use of time. The material wasintroduced in a timely fashion, that is, just as the students were dealing with the issues covered.For background reading on some of these topics, the students were referred to a textbook beingdeveloped by one of the instructors and made available to the students

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

L. Davis Clements; John S. Cundiff; Dennis Schulte; George Meyer

application examples from both plant and Page 4.551.2 animal systems. It is expected that this introduction will be expanded, if needed in a specific curriculum, by requiring a following course in biological chemistry.5. Planning for the $Thermodynamics for Living Systems# course is based on the expectation that it will be an introductory three-credit course taught in the sophomore year. The level of treatment of the material will be geared for second-year engineering students. Adequate examples and sample problems will be presented to fully develop the basic concepts. More detailed application of these

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Claire Hill; Gulcin Cribb; David Radcliffe

discuss issues, and generate and develop new ideas.The other discussion list is for record creators. The list provides a medium for discussion ontechnical issues, the suitability of the metadata schema and details about records.The Team meets face-to-face where possible. The executive, consisting of the ChiefInvestigator, the Project Coordinator, and Manager Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences &Engineering Library, The University of Queensland meet to plan and look at new directions on aweekly basis. The core development team meet on a monthly basis to brainstorm new services interms of their suitability and technical requirements. To review the progress of the projecttowards the end of the first year, a majority of the AVEL Team participated in a

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald E. Yoder; D. Raj Raman

systemdesign to solve the problem. In contrast to the first semester’s class, they had a narrower set oftechnologies to consider, and the depth of their analyses had to be greater. Early design meetingswere used to develop a clear plan of action (Gantt chart) for the semester. The middle part of thesemester was spent collecting data, refining the design through iteration, and taking a field trip.4 Lectures and problem sets by Dr. Zachary Henry, professor of Agricultural Engineering Page 2.345.55 Lectures and problem sets by Dr. Greg Hulbert, assistant professor of Agricultural Engineering and Food Scienceand TechnologyThe last part of the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne C. Christensen; Robert B. Roemer; Donald S. Bloswick

risk of injury,illness, death, and environmental damage by integrating decisions affecting safety, health, andthe environment in all stages of the design process. One priority of this organization is thedevelopment of safety and health related material which can be integrated into the undergraduateengineering curriculum. A symposium was held in 1996 and another is planned for 1997 to bringtogether industry, government, and academic representatives to exchange information relating tosafety, health, and environmental issues in the design process. Page 2.353.1

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexandre Cabral; Rolland Viau; Denis Bédard

unmotivated student tends to quickly abandon anactivity or do the strict minimum.The cognitive engagement consists in the student using study strategies designated by researchersas “ self-regulation strategies ” and “ learning strategies ”. The motivated student uses strategiesthat bring him to plan his learning, to evaluate himself, to manage his study time and also tomotivate himself (Zimmerman, 1986).Achievement is the ultimate consequence of motivation. Typically, a student who has goodstudying strategies and who is motivated to use them, is a student who succeeds. Achievementalso influences the student’s perceptions which are at the origin of his motivation. Therefore,achievement that is deserved (1) positively influences the perception the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert E. Magowan; Azmi Bin Ahmad; Deborah Hochstein

engineering students who plan to enter a manufacturing environmentbe provided with an opportunity to study this technique as an alternative to the traditionalunivariable approach. Application of Taguchi’s experimental design methodology early in theproduct’s design phase will facilitate the evaluation and comparison of design configurations andmaterial selection. Used in the early phases of facility design, this methodology can improve Page 2.397.1process yields and reduce variability. “The use of experimental design in these areas can resultin products that are easier to manufacture, products that have enhanced field performance andreliability, lower

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann D. Christy; Marybeth Lima

ascending order are: (1) Information: the student can define, repeat, list, name,label, memorize, recall and/or relate to the information presented. (2) Knowledge: the studentshows an understanding and comprehension of the information gained in level one, and candescribe, explain, compare/contrast, identify, discuss and/or summarize it. (3) Application andanalysis: the student solves problems by applying knowledge (level two) in new situations, andcan critically distinguish the logical components of other applications of that knowledge. (4)Wisdom: the student displays professional judgment and the ability to synthesize, organize,plan, manage, teach and/or evaluate material from the first three levels. One major goal in usingstudent portfolios was

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill

Thermodynamics applies as much to courses and productsas it does to heat engines.There are a number of different continuous improvement processes (e.g., Plan Do Check Act). Inits simplest form, the continuous improvement process is a cycle made up of the following threesteps:1. define a course,2. assess the course, and3. modify the course returning to step 2.The authors of this paper have developed, assessed, and modified four major courses during thelast five years (Introduction to Engineering Design, Intermediate Design Methods, UnderstandingEngineering Systems : Computer Modeling and Conservation Principles, Thermodynamics).This paper presents our current thinking about the continuous improvement process and providessome of the tools and techniques

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

deciding that a solution is ‘good enough’.. 9. Preference to work as individuals (no desire to work in teams). 10. Little project planning skills. 11. Little hands-on skills. 12. Overreliance on computer modelling and little understanding of field-testing.4. FUTURE ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS: GENERALISTS OR SPECIALISTS “Three things are required at a university: professional training, education of the whole manand research. For the university is simultaneously a professional school, a cultural center and aresearch institute” [4]. The trend in technical education, particularly engineering education since1960’s, has been to concentrate on engineering sciences and to eliminate the influence ofengineering practice. It becomes increasingly

Conference Session

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

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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College-Industry Partnerships

underway since 2002, and a close industry/government/educationconsortium relationship indicated that a properly planned and executed second round ofenterprise creation is warranted. Page 15.182.5 Even though the student pipeline now appears to be capable of providing students insufficient numbers to achieve the desired level of enrollment, the economic and politicalenvironment affecting the university budget precludes the opportunity for state suppliedenrollment compensation. Additionally, the assumptions made at the inception of the currentprogram regarding the type of industry/government support that was available were in

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

review (NGR) ofprograms already accredited can be determined from the ABET public website. Several othervariables that lead to the final number can only be estimated. Nonetheless, a “forecast” isimportant for the planning of ASEE’s PEV workload and therefore the anticipated number ofASEE PEVs needed each year. Further, the roster of multidisciplinary engineering programsitself is an important source of information about this set of engineering degree programs and theinstitutions that provide them.IntroductionOne of the significant distinctions of a substantial number of baccalaureate engineering programsis that they intentionally do not align naturally with the currently established major disciplineslike civil engineering, electrical engineering

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Teaching College Algebra and Using Mathematics Tutoring Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyounkyun Oh, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Sujin Kim, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

situation for thelast 3 years. In fact, the numeric data shown in Figure 1 looks somewhat overestimated and itshould stand around the 40 -50 % range when considering students’ abilities. Figure 1. SSU College Algebra Pass RatesSuch deficiency could cause many problems of academic placement, curriculum design,development of student career plans, and etc. In order to solve this issue, many colleges anduniversities have taken the initiative to suggest, develop, adopt, and apply new College Algebraprograms that best fit their learning environments. Some colleges and universities take advantageof modern technology, such as technology based teaching3,4,5, web-based homeworkprogram6,7,8,9,10, online teaching software11, and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

____________ Test matrix with Tested some of the boundary conditions system requirements Tested most of theDesign verification Minor testing and considered; test plan but testing plan was system requirements and testing not design verification included not well conceived and reported results discussed included

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Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

the first week of classes students are informed of their project assignment. On the first day of class, students are engaged in a variety of introductory team forming (i.e., building) activities. Technology Background Memo: After classes begin the first assignment for each student is to conduct background research in an area of interest related to the project. This assignment is an individual writing assignment due during the second week of classes. Statement of Work: This assignment is the first significant team milestone where students are expected to clearly and concisely communicate the project objectives, plans, and deliverables for the semester. Mid-term Concept Design Review: At this major milestone student teams are

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

. Page 15.118.3 3. Application - the ability to use learned material in new and concrete situations. 4. Analysis - the ability to break down material into its component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. 5. Synthesis - the ability to put together to form a new whole. This may involve the production of a unique communication, a plan of operation (research proposal), or a set of abstract relations (scheme for classifying information). 6. Evaluation - the ability to judge the value of material for a given purpose.ABET, the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, stipulates eleven (i.e. a-k)11outcomes for all engineering programs including (d) an

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Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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First-Year Programs

students the course objectives and how the course was structured to deliver thoseobjectives. In addition, course format and operation were more clearly explained to theincoming students, so that their expectations would be more in line with what they wouldexperience.The Donahue Institute will be conducting focus groups with this cohort of GPS students thisspring to identify the perceived impact of these courses a year later. These data will also beavailable in June.Assessment of 2009 Offerings: A similar set of assessments is planned for the most recentofferings of the GPS.ConclusionThe Great Problems Seminars were designed as an experiment to bring WPI first yearengineering students into meaningful contact with current events, societal problems

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Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

: Study Individual Our Stolen DW Time Future book Evaluation: Biofuel LCA management review Group Ethics Case Ethics: case studies, moral exemplar, student honor code vs. Ethics Study NSPE Code of Ethics Course plan to GraduationDrinking watertreatment plant Team Project: Solid Waste – LandGEM – Waste-to-Energy tour write-upGuest Speaker Guest

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Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

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Mathematics

in mathematics, firstly, as viewed by the mathematician, secondly, as needed by the engineer and, lastly, as presented to the student. He is a licensed New York State Professional Engineer and is a member of ASEE, MAA and IEEE. His email address is ai207@bfn.org. Page 15.1246.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Natural Structure of Algebra and CalculusPrefaceIn every well-planned course, only one thing is studied.In arithmetic, numbers are studied. After studying arithmetic, a student should know the variouskinds, forms, operations, properties of and relations between numbers. In the end

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Innovations in Power Education in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

performed, procedures,analysis, report writing requirements and references.II.1 The Virtual InterfacesAs the project outlined in this paper demonstrates, with suitable resources a virtual laboratorycan aid students in their preparation for carrying out the experimental work. The virtualinterface planned to be developed involves creating simulations of the machine experimentson a website. Students log in, configure parameters and then “perform” the experiment.Simulations return results consistent with the machines in the laboratory. It is envisaged thatin this way all students will be able to perform all parts of all experiments in their own time.Students will still attend “hands-on” laboratory sessions to conduct selected parts of theexperiments as

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Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

making less effort to achieve their goalsbecause they are working in a group versus individually. However, this is an important issue andwe plan to implement a student preference survey to investigate task-sharing and group sizeissues from the student’s perspective. In addition, although previous work has shown thatadvisors did not have a definite preference for group size4, we plan to investigate advisorpreference for group size in the future.Regarding Capstone advisors, based on the results of this study we would recommend 3 or moreadvisors per team whenever possible, although faculty workload and resources must beconsidered as well. Future work for this study will involve an investigation of advisor workload(i.e. number of hours spent