Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David Elton, Auburn University; Gary Welling, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Pitts, Auburn University; Daniel Butler, Auburn University

(introversion vs. extraversion), perceiving mental process (sensing vs. intuition), judging mental process (thinking vs. feeling), and outside world orientation (judging vs. perceiving) resulting in 16 personality types.Kolb Learning Based on quadrants of 2 dimensions of perception (sensing/feeling vs.Cycle thinking) and 2 dimensions of processing (doing vs. watching).Felder and Based on 5 dimensions of learning: perception (sensory vs. intuitive),Silverman’s Index input (visual vs. auditory), organization (inductive vs. deductive),of Learning Styles processing (active vs. reflective), and understanding (sequential vs. global).Herrmann Brain

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CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Rod Hassett, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

for the learningexperience. As is the case in the real world, project teams need to consider engineering and non-engineering issues within the scope of their work. As the project is developed from beginning toend, students should be exposed to many non engineering issues to reflect real life situations.These issues include: legal, financial, political, environmental, social, scheduling, constructionphasing, future expansion, and many others. The key point is this: real world projects are notjust about engineering design.Appropriate projects should present multiple design challenges for the team, especially related toinvestigating and presenting options or alternatives to the client. For example, the project designmay generate multiple layouts

Conference Session

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

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

way engineers willwork will reflect an ongoing evolution that began to gain momentum a decade ago.”1The problems that engineers are called upon to solve and the composition of teams will likelyhave a strong international character. Engineers will be called upon to work on internationalprojects, such as those relating to environmental crises. In a 2008 National Science Foundationsummit on why engineers need to be educated as global citizens, several “urgent” globalproblems were listed that need engineers with global training. These problems included thepopulation of space, global climate change, sustainable development of the under-developedregions of the world, terrorism, and outsourcing of manufacturing jobs.4,5In order to work on challenges

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicky Wolmarans, University of Cape Town, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE); Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

together, with recognition of themultidisciplinarity of many problems. S2: it obviously needs to stand, and the, the structure needs to hold, that is the key, but it needs to, the impact it has is how people are going to see it and how people are going to interact with your structure, and that is going to be what reflects the success of your structure.But a sense of how to balance conflicting requirements is missing. In fact satisfying the needsof people is often seen to compromise “good science”: S6: that water is clean but - it is clean but it smells - they have to add some chemical to help it smell nice but as engineers they know that it is clean, it doesn't have to smell nice, it can look green but it is

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Besser, University of Saint Thomas; AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas

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Design in Engineering Education

: Mechanical Engineering." Web. 13 June 2009..[35] McCormick School of Engineering. “A Compass for the Future: The State of McCormick 2009.” Web. 31August 2009. .[36] Stanford University. "Product Design and Joint Program in Design at Stanford University." Web. 13 June2009. .[37] Lande, Micah, and Larry Leifer. “Introducing a "Ways of Thinking" Framework for Student EngineersLearning to do Design”. Proc. of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.2009. Session #3525.[38] Green, Graham, and Paul Kennedy. "Redefining Engineering Education: The Reflective Practice of ProductDesign Engineering." International Journal of Engineering Education 17 (2001): 3-9

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Moghbelli, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics; Haitham Abu_Rub, Texas A&M University at Qatar, ECE Department

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

of installation causes loss of significant part of solar radiation energybecause of the permanent reflection. The angle between light and the collector surface, and alsothe time length of the solar day, sun appearance time on the top of the solar collector, is shorterthan duration of normal day especially in the summer. Figure 6 shows the effect of the lightangle on the generated current on a sample solar cell. Fig.6: Solar cell current variation due to variation of the sun light radiation angel on the surface of the solar cell [2]3.5 Using Moveable photovoltaic arrays to Increase EnergyIn contrast with the fixed PV array, the solar collector (or PV-array) which follows the

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanghun Choi, Purdue University; Maryam Saeedifard, Purdue University; Rohit Shenoy, MathWorks

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Fig. 8: A fabricated three-phase dc-ac inverter.Student Evaluation and AssessmentTo insure that the objectives of the project were reached, the students’ learning experience andthe instructional approach in the proposed laboratory were closely monitored based on pre-laboratory assignments, in-laboratory performances, and the end-of-semester student evaluationscores. The collected data was analyzed to reflect (i) the quality and effectiveness of thelaboratory assignments in familiarizing the students with experimentation, (ii) the effectivenessof the industrial grade tools in the laboratory in upgrading the students perspectives, as comparedwith other undergraduate courses they have taken, and (iii) the students level of confidence,internal

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Justice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Baillie, University of Western Australia

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Engineering Ethics

twentieth century. While they are considered by governments, and some locals, to benecessary for economic growth there are others - directly impacted by altered hydrology andecology, and also by resettlement - who are less sure about the benefits of progress. Factors thatinfluence the process of assessing the social and environmental impacts of engineering decisionsare in focus here, including international agreements on water supply, and examples drawnbetween the challenges of international agreements versus national agreements.c) Education/Engineering - Educational theory facilitates conceptual discussion for the newmillennium about developing professional engineers who seek social justice through engagementin critical thinking and reflective

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

make recommendations for further work.Structure of the SubjectConceptually, the subject can be broken into three sections, each 3 or 4 weeks long. The firstfocuses on giving students success with some simple design projects and introducing a few keycomponents. The only items of test equipment used are a triple-output power supply and a digitalmulti-meter (DMM). The second section goes into more depth in both theory (e.g., AC instead ofDC, capacitors) and tools (the function generator and oscilloscope are introduced). The finalsection of the subject is the final project.The pace is kept fast, and we try to maximize the time spent building circuits while allowingenough time for reflection and discussion. We now present the material covered each

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Technology (IIT) in a capstone designcourse and within the framework of an IPRO (interprofessional projects program). Page 22.96.2 2011 ASEE Annual ConferenceTeamwork, innovation, and complex problem-solving skills make successfulprofessionals - and reflect the overall performance of their organizations. Since 1995, theIPRO team project course at IIT has been teaching students how to excel in theworkplace by providing them the practical tools that can make a difference in theirprofessional and personal lives.The IPRO program joins together students from various academic disciplines to work asa team to tackle a real-world problem

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

they have learned to analyzing a new structure. Although this assignment could be given ashomework, since so many things can go wrong during the development and analysis of a newFEA model, it is best if the students have immediate access to assistance while working on it.After performing the numerical analysis, the students have now successfully studied the sametwo structures using three different approaches – experimentation, hand calculations, andnumerical simulation. To complete the experience, each team writes a report where theycompare and contrast the results of the three methods and discuss the strengths and weaknessesof each. In addition, they reflect on their own feelings about each approach and how they can beused together to offset

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Eden B. King, George Mason University; Mikki Hebl, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

program. • 71% reported the mentor program "mostly" or "totally" met their goals • 78% reported they will participate next year • 50% reported they are part of another mentor programWhen asked, “As a result of my participation in the Triad Mentor program, I feel…”,participants' responses (indicated on a 5 point Likert scale, with 1 being “not true” and 5 being“very true.”) reflect that the program goals were being met. We anticipated that participantswould believe their success matters to the university and their school because the mentors wereoutside their departments, but found that mentees felt that their success mattered not only in theuniversity and school but also in their own departments. This suggests that the Triad Mentor

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Pakkala, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

forces, roll and pitch angles, and suspension travels. The multiple plots reflect varying stiffness parameter values.These data can be analyzed by comparing the peak values or standard deviations of the differentgraphs. It can be seen that the normal force peaks increase with increasing suspension stiffnessand the suspension travel decreases. The analyses may be performed at different velocities tovary the road input frequencies to ensure correlation to generally accepted valid results.The maximum suspension travel and the maximum forces may be determined for a simulatedimpact of the vehicle after a jump. This is executed by an initial condition for the velocity of thesprung and unsprung masses. This simulation starts at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

grants DUE-0618589.The opinions, findings, and conclusions do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation or the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.References[1] Almstrum, V. L., Henderson, P. B., Harvey, V., Heeren, C., Marion, W., Riedesel, C., Soh, L.-K. & Tew, A. E. (2006). Concept inventories in computer science for the topic discrete mathematics. ITiCSE '06: Proceedings of the 11th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ACM press, 163-167.[2] Allen, K. (2006). The Statistics Concept Inventory: Development and analysis of a cognitive assessment instrument in statistics. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Oklahoma.[3] Allen, M. J. & Yen, W

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

as well, so that the spread in the class grade distribution became quitelarge. As the above assignment started (after Drop Day, which comes past the middle of thesemester), there were many questions asked in class about the prospects for supersonic flight.One feature of the final reports is that even the students who did not pay much attention to theassignment, actually did some exploration and rationalization regarding hydrogen-fueledsupersonic airliners. The best assignments reflected superlative independent thinking andexploration, (“superlative” is not defined as “agreeing with instructor!”). Before going into theirown approach they sought and found relevant references from the literature and actually readthrough them to a good level of

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

’ feedback and reflection on the pre-test and initial knowledge and skills.2. Review and Explain the concepts needed for problem- Preparing students andLecture Session solving. The lecture is based on the pre-test keeping them motivated results and students’ feedback.3. Laboratory Session Assemble and measure one-spring-beam Engaging students in under loading to experimentally determine hands-on activity system behavior and compare results with estimated analytical values.4. Preparatory Students work on simple problems similar to Scaffolding and

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Borup, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

was equal to the mean weight assigned by each of theother groups was equal was tested using the twosample t test at the 95% confidence intervalNo differences were found when comparing weights of the values as assigned by the consultantsand educators. This suggests that educators and consultants values are very similar. It wasfound that between 2 and 4 of the 15 values were determined to have mean weights that are notequal in each of the other comparisons. It is interesting to note that educators’ values aregenerally reflected by the students’ values. The two exceptions to this are the values of “ease ofoperation” and “dependability of the process

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Keri Lynn Wolfe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lauren Elizabeth Sawarynski

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

literature.25-26 These criteria include having no more than twolines for the sentence assertion headlines, supporting those headlines with relevantgraphics, and having as few words as possible for the bodies of the slides. As shown inTable 2, the average number of words per slide was 19.3, and every slide in the assertion-evidence set had a relevant graphic. Appendix B presents the assertion-evidence slides.Not reflected in this collection is that some of the slides included simple animationswhich took the form of presentation of additional details of graphics on nine of the tenslides (the animations followed the choice of “Appear,” which the assertion-evidenceliterature recommends). In developing the topic-subtopic slides, we followed the

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Leonard, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Merrill, Roch Inst of Tech; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

more infusion time. Opportunities for students to try alternate approaches to problem solving with a fresh start each time. Lets students experience growth. Enhances opportunities for diversity. 6. The ‘Why? / How? / Prove it!’ concept is more hard-wired into the student. 7. Gives the student more time to ‘pick themselves up and try again’. This offers reiteration and reflection before moving onto the next phase. 8. There are more distinct gradable moments and more refinement in the detail.(Having had personal experience with a traditional senior capstone project both as a studentand an industrial representative for several projects, the author can say without a doubt that thedeficiencies stated in the above sections are real

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Jack Patzer, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

beliefs. Transitional responses reflect a view that, unlike teacher-centered responses, includes students. These responses demonstrate an affective response towardstudents, as opposed to emerging and reform-based responses, where the student is viewed ashaving a critical voice in classroom decisions and construction of knowledge (Roehrig & Kruse,2005). Table 1 represents the number of times each instructor had a response that was coded ineach of the five categories. The top row for each instructor represents responses from the firstinterview or survey and the bottom row represents responses from the second interview - oneyear later. For this paper, shifts in beliefs have been defined as at least three questions codesmoving in the same

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katie Corner, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amber Shoals, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cindy Cabrales, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

. In recent years, the retention rate for women has declined and dropped below the rateat which the College retains men. An analysis of graduation rates in other colleges at theuniversity did not reflect the same pattern, indicating this pattern is specific to the college ofengineering. 62% 60% 58% 56.6% 56% Percent Retention 54.0% 54% Female 52

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Definitions 0.2 Counting Definitions 0.2 Counting 0 0.0 Distributions Expectations Distributions Expectations Figure 1. Probability and Statistics Concept Inventory Results (2003, 2008) Figure 1 shows results from a campus inventory given in the second semester of aprobability and statistics sequence. Enrollment in the course is predominantly industrialengineering majors. Figure 1 reflects limited understanding of fundamental concepts but thisperformance is neither new nor limited to probability and statistics. There is a significant andgrowing body of research that

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

own. Second, we have shared part of the engineering oral presentationrubric we created based on executive input. The full version will be shared at the conference.The resulting tool has high face validity: it clearly reflects real world oral communication. Thetool also has high content validity: it is drawn from engineers already very successful incommunicating in the workplace. Third, we have described the supplemental teachingguidelines that define the rubric items in more detail and provide information on how to helpstudents improve their oral presentation skills. Many engineering faculty would like to includepresentation skills in their courses. Often they and their teaching assistants recognize the neededskills without necessarily

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters; Lauren Miller, NASA Headquarters

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

generation.NASA APPEL “Seven Axioms of Good Engineering (SAGE)” course:NASA has learned tragically from its own past that engineering accomplishments require morethan good technical skills. They require a strong dose of engineering wisdom, as well. Suchwisdom is gained by appreciating historical achievements and understanding past mistakes. Asthe Scottish author, Samuel Smiles once wrote: “We learn wisdom from failure much more thanfrom success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably hewho never made a mistake never made a discovery.”1The Seven Axioms of Good Engineering course takes a reflective look at numerous case studies,both from within NASA and the outside world, to discover where the root causes of most

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rene Reitsma, Oregon State University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Baeza-Yates, R., Ribeiro-Neto, B. (1999) Modern Information Retrieval. ACM Press, Addison Wesley, Harlow, UK.2. Blumenthal, D. (2003) Evaluation Approaches for a K-12 Digital Library Collection. WGBH Educational Foundation. Boston. MA. Available: http://eduimpact.comm.nsdl.org/evalworkshop/blumenthal.doc. Accessed 12/03/2008.3. Breen, C. (2008) Review: NetTrekker. MacWorld.com. Available: http://www.macworld.com/article/134787/2008/08/nettrekker.html. Accessed: 12/03/2008.4. Cunningham, C.M., Hester, K. (2007) Engineering is Elementary: An Engineering and Technology Curriculum for Children. Proceedings, ASEE

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pacella, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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First-Year Programs

inexpensively and efficiently build something toaccomplish a set objective given a series of problem constraints. The design project alsorequires students to evaluate and reflect on not only their own work, but the work of theircolleagues in the class as well. The skills of synthesis and evaluation later becomecrucial as students progress through their years as upperclassmen and enter the researchor industrial fields. My own experience in undergraduate research and advancedengineering courses, particularly the senior design course, has clearly demonstrated this. The design project also fosters the development of communication skills in youngengineers. By working in diverse design groups of 4-6 students as part of a discussionsection of ~30

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

- Perspectives from Both Sides of the Assessment Trench, Proceedings ofthe 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI.6 Mayes, T. S. & Bennett, J. K. (2005). ABET Best Practices: Results from Interviews with 27 Peer Institutions,Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.7 King, F. G. & Shamsuddin, I. (2003). Imbedding Assessment and Achievement of Course Learning Objectives withPeriodic Reflection, Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Session 3613.8 Page 15.1280.13 Rogers, G. (2008). Faculty Workshop on Assessing Program Outcomes, Louisville, KY.9

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Doyle, Penn State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

assessmentscollected by the university produced very high scores for the class and instructors and high praisein the comments section. Students are certainly empowered by this process which puts them on asimilar footing with their professors and has them contribute successfully to publicly held wikis.A related use of Google Apps has found similar student responsiveness.36AcknowledgementThe work was supported by the National Science Foundation under award: NUE- 0836669. PIMark Horn, Professor of Engineering Science at Penn State. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Wadha, Vivek, “Integrating Ethics

Conference Session

Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peilin Fu, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

; may interfere occasionally Language or her sentences are with awkward reflects attempt to solid but meaning. (problematic practiced or articulate may lack Problems sentence refined main points, development with writing

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Baker, University of Kentucky; Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; Keith Rouch, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

concatenated into a single video recording using theediting features available in Camtasia Studio.Two of the examples recorded were classical problems found in most textbooks. One was thedevelopment of the Rayleigh pitot-tube relation and its use to determine the test section velocityin a supersonic wind tunnel. The second was the regular reflection of an oblique shock wavefrom a wall.The other two problems supplemented the examples found in the textbook used for this course.The solution for one dimensional flow with friction and a normal shock wave was presented forone of the problems. This illustrated the solution of a problem with multiple compressible flowfeatures. The other example problem considered was the solution of a normal shock wave for