Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Scot Douglass

the“not really there” students, do we feel or think we have taught? The question--“Has the teacher taught if the student hasn’t learned?”--demands its owninterrogation. What does it mean that a student has learned? This is an especially complexquestion when teaching humanities to engineers. One could argue that an English major haslearned if they know all the plot lines, characters, interpretive possibilities, historical allusionsand dates of composition of all the plays by Shakespeare. These facts could be seen as equallyfundamental to his career trajectory as learning the basic equations of algebra or calculus is to theengineer. Perhaps, but our desires as liberal educators of engineers transcend the transfer ofhumanistic content

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to discriminate on the basis of race or gender, disability,or sexual orientation. There would be far fewer glass ceilings if the law were enforced”.4 Thistype of rhetoric is aimed at removing the “good old boys’ way of doing it”4 and creatingcompetition among all the disparate groups. Wolfinger, Mason and Goulden (2008) suggest that Page 15.1281.3women in academia are hindered by the dual role of child rearing and career, which partiallyexplains the lack of promotion within academia, but this only represents one possible rationaleand these underlying inequities need further research.25The issues facing higher-level administrators in

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Sinnreich-Levi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; David Silverstein, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

skill.Being able to describe my technical work effectively affects my career 54% 13% 43% 83% -- 4%advancement.It is the responsibility of engineers to communicate technical concepts to 58% 32% 2% 50% 1% 4%people who do not have technical backgrounds or education. Page 15.703.7The surveys also had direct, formative, open-ended questions.In the pre-survey: • List three skills that you want to develop in the current WCC Workshop.In the post-survey: • Name the three things that

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Delmer Nicholson, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

design and probably some software. Senior Design has poster presentations and the Tech Expo also, so we will have to know how to do that. I didn’t have much experience in software in Page 15.320.13 embedded systems so that part of the course did not build on anything I have seen before. We will be writing software at some point in our careers, I think.”ConclusionThis junior level course relies heavily on knowledge and skills previously learned in both theanalog and digital electronic sequences at the University of Cincinnati. Only a modest amount ofmechanical construction

Conference Session

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

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Christina White, Columbia University; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

innovation process to non-engineers. While there is always room for improvement and evolution, the structure ofthe course provides a starting point for others to use in implementing similar courses. Inparticular, the course rubric in Appendix A lists the major concepts in the class and howthey were evaluated. The signature courses at UT-Austin have allowed students todevelop a closer relationship with faculty early in their academic careers, have exposedthem to topics outside their majors, and have encouraged them to become scholars fromthe day they step foot on campus, fostering a community of self-learners. This courseprovides a framework for integrating instruction in writing and communication skillswith teaching engineering and innovation

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Holly Stretz, Tennessee Technological University; Angela McCulley, White County High School; Bridget Pugh, Monterey High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. At the time of writing this paper the legacy cycles have not yet beenfully implemented.The following comments were obtained from the second teacher as informal assessment andthoughts about her RET experience: 1. “Implementation of this legacy cycle in the classroom is expected to have a profound impact on the student perspective of careers in science and engineering. I teach at a small, rural school in Putnam County with a total enrollment of 350 students grades 9-12. Page 15.240.9 Opportunities for furthering education after high school are limited for these students as most of them come from low SES families and

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Thomas, University of South Alabama; Michael Doran, University of South Alabama; James Sakalaukus, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

making inroads intosociety in roles such as mowing yards, cleaning houses, assisting the military and providingcompanionship to the elderly1-9. In addition, robots are an excellent way to introduce students atall levels of engineering and computer science education to sophisticated design and researchissues.The University of South Alabama (USA) was fortunate to obtain an NSF grant to develop, buildand test an autonomous tour guide robot, named the JagBot, after the university jaguar mascot.In addition to providing funding for a wide variety of research, the NSF is a staunch advocate ofquality education in American universities. It is increasingly evident in NSF proposalrequirements that the education and preparation of students for careers in

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College; Paulo Ribeiro, Calvin College; Robert Medema, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

different from what was traditionally seen as proper training of an engineer. Thegeneral approach to engineering education has always emphasized the benefits of a broadeducation and its advantages throughout the career of the engineer compared to a narrowengineering education that trains students for entry-level tasks or highly specialized engineeringwork. The adaptability of a broadly educated engineer will help her respond to system-levelchallenges and rapidly evolving technology and thus will set her apart in the 21st century.One of the best ways to enhance a broad engineering education is to complement it withcontextual knowledge which is associated with a liberal arts curriculum. Courses taken in non-technical disciplines help students

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Oranuj Janrathitikarn, Pennnsylvania State University; Lyle Long, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Page 15.535.2new course in software engineering was developed and first offered in Spring 2007 at thePennsylvania State University. Students in the aerospace major are required to take the softwareengineering course or an electrical circuits course.Undergraduate engineering students must have mastery in engineering theory and concepts.Employers tell us that it is equally important for aerospace engineers to have teamwork skills andthe ability to communicate systematically with electrical, computer, software and systemsengineers to be successful in the workforce. In order to prepare students for a career in theaerospace industry, it is important for the students to experience and understand real worldchallenges and problems. Pedagogically

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

& Measurements” and offered mostly toMechanical (MET) and Electrical (EET) Engineering Technology students, in addition to others Page 15.517.2who can take it as an elective course in their major of studies. Therefore students taking thiscourse have a wide range of capabilities, varied preparation, and different levels of motivationthat entail a more complex teaching strategy than a traditional course would normally require.Moreover, retention rate may severely be affected if struggling students were not adequatelymotivated to continue their pursuit of an engineering career. With this in mind, faculty teachingthis course decided to make

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Networks Laboratory at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Hosseini has published over 120 papers in reviewed journals and conference proceedings, has received funding from NSF and industry, has graduated nine PhD and over 60 MS students.Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Ethan V. Munson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he is also the Director of the Multimedia Software Laboratory. He received the M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1994) in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Munson is a recipient of an NSF CAREER award, as well as four

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Glasgow, Kansas State University; David Soldan, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

(Award Number 0837352). The authors are gratefulfor this support.Literature Cited Page 15.1018.121. Grose, T. K. “The Mechanics of a Career,” ASEE Prism, 14:25 (2005).2. Zaslow, J. “Plugged In, but Tuned Out: Getting Kids to Connect to the Non-Virtual World,” WallStreet Journal, October 6 (2005).3. Mc Dermott, L. C. and P. S. Shaffer. “Research as a Guide for Curriculum Development: An Examplefrom Introductory Electricity, Part 1,” American Journal of Physics, 60:994 (1992).4. Finkelstein, N. D. “Context in the Context of Physics and Learning,” nfinkels@ucsd.edu (2001).5. Wankat, P. and F. Oreovicz. “Gaming the Curriculum,” ASEE Prism, 15:48 (2005).6

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tianyi Li, Northwestern University; Walter E. Thain Jr., Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 15.925.10Bibliography1. OPNET web site. http://www.opnet.com/ (Last accessed January 2010).2. Boson Software LLC. NetSim Network Simulator. http://www.boson.com/AboutNetSim.html (Last accessed January 2010).3. SemSim. Router Simulator Features. http://www.semsim.com/ccna-router-simulator-features.html (Last accessed January 2010).4. RouterSim. http://www.routersim.com/default.aspx (Last accessed January 2010).5. Cisco Systems, Inc. IT Certifications and Career Paths. http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/learning_career_certifications_and_learning_paths_home.html (Last accessed January 2010).6. Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco Packet Tracer Data Sheet. http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aloundeth Oupraxay, National University, San Diego, USA; Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego, USA; Patrick Olson, National University, San Diego, USA

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Montana. He has been the CIO at Menlo College in the bay area where he developed, directed, and implemented enterprise-wide IP Telephony in 2000 (which included Gigabit ethernet, cabling, etc.) He has held faculty positions in MIS at the University of Nevada and Cal Poly, Pomona. He started his career in the data center at Hughes Aircraft Company in the 80s. Page 15.180.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Android Based Mobile Order Management SystemAbstractCurrently, some businesses’ employees engaging in outside sales use

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

getthe chance to learn about engineering4.Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) is a Mexican private institution of higherlearning committed to first-class teaching, public service, research and learning in a wide rangeof academic disciplines including economics, business administration, the physical and socialsciences, engineering, humanities, and the arts. UDLAP places a high priority on reaching out toits local community. Such outreach fosters service opportunities so P-12 students can discoverscience, engineering, and technology careers. Service is a fundamental aspect of being aprofessional and thus fundamental to our students’ education.UDLAP’s Alimentos Divertidos4 is an inquiry-based science and engineering program for P-12students

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

first-year students at CU near the beginning of their secondsemester in spring 2009, only 11% of the EVEN majors indicated that their understanding ofengineering as a career was “very clear” before they enrolled; 7% were “not at all clear”; theaverage rating was 3.2 on a scale of 1 to 5 (very clear). The primary sub-discipline areas ofinterest among first year EVEN students at CU has changed significantly over the past 4 yearsthat we have collected this data. In 2006, 34% of the students were interested in air and 34% inwater; in 2009 this shifted to 37% interest in energy, 23% water, 14% remediation, and only 5%air. To retain students in environmental engineering, it may be helpful to highlight the interfaceof their interest areas with the

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2010-390: THE NATURAL STRUCTURE OF ALGEBRA AND CALCULUSAndrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics Throughout his career, Dr. Grossfield combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics. He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an M.S. degree in mathematics part time while designing circuitry full time in the aerospace/avionics industry. As a Graduate Associate, pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Arizona, he was uniquely positioned as both a calculus teacher and as a student taking courses in applied mathematics. He prepared and attended lectures, concurrently, which developed his acute sensitivity to differences

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University

engineers who willultimately design the microprocessors, the compilation software, or the underlying physicalhardware for the computer system. For students who will pursue careers that require an intimateknowledge of the detailed operation of a microprocessor to be successful, their undergraduateeducation contains a large void due to the trend toward abstraction.A logic analyzer is an instrument that gives visibility to many real-time digital signals. This typeof measurement information gives students visibility into the detailed operation of amicroprocessor. This level of visibility is something most undergraduate electrical and computerengineering students are not exposed to in their education. Laboratory experiments based on thistype of test

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Myers, Ohio University; Ben Stuart, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

entrance that could not be accommodated.Most students responded that they were intrigued by the course topic and felt an understandingof, and ability to contribute to, policy writing was a valuable tool for their respective careers. As per University calendar, the class met on Monday and Thursday evenings for twohours. With a ten-week quarter system and one observed holiday, this provided 19 classsessions. Slight modifications to the course content and outcomes were made based onevaluation of the student’s level of response and degree of questioning during the first severalclass meetings. It was decided that covering fewer outcomes at a pace that offered greaterprobability of mastery was preferred to rushing through material for the sake of

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Jablonski Erin, Bucknell University; Buffinton Keith, Bucknell University; Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

International

," whichcounted as a free elective or an engineering elective, depending on department, and fulfills the“global and societal perspectives” course requirement within the Engineering College. 3 Theprogram dates (e.g., mid-May to early-June) are selected so that the program begins shortly afterfinal examinations and ends in time for students to return home for summer internships. Allengineering students who have completed their sophomore year by the time of departure areeligible to apply.A study abroad experience helps prepare engineering students to meet the changing demands ofthe profession and better prepare them for a career in the global economy. 4 To that end, theactivities of the program are designed to stimulate the students’ awareness and thinking

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

results willbe presented and analyzed, the focus of the paper will be the lessons learned through the firstyear experience from both the student and faculty perspectives. Overall, the students’ feedbackon CPBL has been very positive. Most students considered the in-class projects the mostvaluable and helpful parts in their learning. Through the in-class projects, they not only gainedbetter understanding of the course material and the design process, but also developed strongerinterest in engineering careers. Nevertheless, the assessment findings also indicated a fewchallenges to be addressed. In this paper, we will describe how to continuously improve theimplementation of CPBL, how to adjust the teaching strategy and plans to revise in-class

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

the world.Level 3: Selects from different scenarios for the future and appropriately adapts them to match current technical, social, economic and political concernsLevel 4: Has formed their own model for the probable future of our society and makes life and career decisions informed by this model.In our initial assessment, students were asked to submit a portfolio of evidence thatdemonstrated that they had achieved an appropriate level of development in theperspective outcome. Most were judged by the faculty to be demonstrating either level 2or level 3. Of immediate interest here is a comparison of where the student went to findevidence with our hypothesis about where and how they would develop perspective in thecourse

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

classes.These linkages may also promote a better understanding of the value of the content to their futurecourses, graduate school, or career jobs. Concept-in-context worksheets apply the principle ofcontextualizing concepts into team-based activities by prompting students to pick a correctresponse from a selection of contextualized choices of a particular example or phenomenon. Forexample, four different items may have four different possibilities for: 1)most importantproperty, 2) type of atomic bonding; 3) processing and fabrication method; and 4) lifetime failuremechanism. Students work in teams to reason through the selection process. This allows forthem to activate, discuss, and construct pieces of their prior knowledge to form a complete

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan Morgan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

2008 and spring 2009) and one semester after (fall 2009) the course format change.One of the first questions asked students to rate the statement “This course has increased myinterest in Civil Engineering.” Figure 1 shows the responses, where the grey bars are the“before” case and the black bars are the “after” case. These findings indicate a strong shifttowards self-reported student interest in their major and future career. Page 15.159.9 8Page 15.159.10Page 15.159.11Page 15.159.12Page

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Patrick D Ulrich, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Chad D Vecitis; Jason Dyett, Harvard University, DRCLAS; Monica F A Porto, USP

Tagged Topics

Student Development

collaborations. To help meet these goals, Harvard and USP participants were fullyintegrated in the classroom, on field visits, in hotels, and throughout their social interactions.Participants were encouraged to experience the culture of the destination cities during the freetime and organized group outings. Additionally, students were given information about potentialfunding opportunities for international internships and were encouraged to talk with facultymembers about their academic and career goals.Course planning and pre-departure preparationsIn order to plan an effective course that encompassed these comprehensive goals, a long-termcollaborative effort by a dedicated team of faculty and staff members from the three sponsoringinstitutions was

Conference Session

EM Program Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Viola, School of Engineering, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

spend about 30% of their classroom hours on leadership coursework. This is higherthan many other engineering management programs where leadership is often offered as anelective (Cornell and Stanford) or is taught in seminar format without credit (Duke) or not at all(Northwestern). Dartmouth has a required Professional Skills Course that targets career self-assessment, ethics, interpersonal and communication skills. MIT’s System Design andManagement program requires a course in the Human Side of Technology, which focuses on Page 22.3.6skills such as negotiating, cross-cultural communication and teamwork and students are alsooffered a number of

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric J. Alley, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2160: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO DEMONSTRATING HARD-WARE/SOFTWARE TRADEOFFS IN AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGNJeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Jeanne Christman is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Technology Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her expertise is in the area of Embedded Systems Desgin and System on a Chip. She is also actively involved in recruitment and retention of females in engineering technology.Eric J Alley, Rochester Institute of Technology Eric Alley is a 2011 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Computer Engi- neering Technology. His RIT career includes working as a teaching assistant for many core curriculum

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Kelly, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

participate in collaborative research that has resulted in severalundergraduate researchers contributing to publications in journals. This new interdisciplinarycourse, The Global Pharmaceutical Industry, was developed to be an important addition to theexisting three technical courses in biochemical engineering at Villanova. The courses togetherwill interest engineering students that are motivated to learn biotechnology and pursue careers inthe pharmaceutical industry. The engineering students taking these courses will receive a well-rounded and thorough foundation for entering the pharmaceutical industry. These students arepositioned then to make positive impacts on the industry in their entry-level jobs and beyond.For the business students, this new

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

non-EE students who wish to learn more about electronics without having to digest extensive theory and math. • Gets students building circuits from the start, with little theoretical introduction. • Lets students experience early in their careers the non-idealities of real-world engineering, and demonstrates the utility of simple rule-of-thumb design. • Appears to have students complete the subject with a positive impression of engineering as a field of study. • Can be readily taught by a graduate student or an advanced undergraduate, enabling large numbers of students to take the subject without taxing a limited (and over-worked) faculty and staff.Its weaknesses include that it: • Is somewhat more