Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta; John A. Nychka, University of Alberta; Roger Graves, University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

genres and challenges present themselves. 2. Problem-based learning groups would be a good match for Engineering disciplines because of the inherent focus on problem-solving. 3. Guided peer response can shoulder some of the burden of responding to graduate student writing, especially if more senior students can be recruited to join the groups.Bibliography1. K. B. LeFevre (1987). Invention as a Social Act. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP.2. S. Miller (1984). “Genre as Social Action.” Quarterly Journal of Speech 70, 151–167.3. M. Carter (2007). Ways of knowing, doing, and writing in the disciplines. College Composition and Communication 58, 385-418.4. B. Kamler and P. Thomson (2006). Helping Doctoral Students

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Elizabeth A. Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

AC 2011-94: USING SOCIAL NETWORKING GAME TO TEACH OPER-ATIONS RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALCONCEPTSIvan G. Guardiola, Missouri S&TSusan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology Susan L. Murray is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Murray received her B.S. and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. Her M.S. is also in industrial engineering from the University of Texas-Arlington. She is a professional engineer in Texas. Her research and teaching inter- ests include human systems integration, productivity improvement, human performance, safety, project

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization

Tagged Divisions

International

OrganizationAbstractThe discussions after the Bologna Process in Europe is about to graduate a global engineer, i.e.,an engineer who thinks globally and acts locally. The engineer's training is long; it is not easy toface the demand for Institutions well-equipped labs, etc. The number of students who chooseengineering as a career decreases every year, and it is a phenomenon that occurs in the westernworld. So, add to the table the need to motivate students who will leave the K12 to pursuecareers in technology has been a huge challenge. Another aspect that must be discussed is aboutthe engineering professor who has to deal with very different students than s/he was. About thatthere is already an organization that for 39 years has been preparing, certifying

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston; Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara L. Stewart, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

be given careful consideration in designing and assessingonline courses.Bibliography1. Allen IE, Seaman J. Staying the course - online education in the United States, 2008. Needham, MA: Sloan Consortium, 2008.2. Picciano AG, Seaman J. K-12 online learning - a 2008 follow-up of the survey of U.S. school district administrators. Needham, MA: Sloan Consortium, 2009.3. Howell S, Baker K. Good (best) practices for electronically offered degree and certificate programs: A 10- year retrospect. Distance Learning. 2006;3(1):41-7.4. Goodson CE, Stewart B, Miertschin SL, Faulkenberry L. Comprehensive program assessment: the whys and wherefores. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; John Krupczak, Hope College; James F. Young, Rice University, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

,        and capabilities. Like literacy in other areas, the goal of technological literacy is to providepeople with tools to participate intelligently and thoughtfully in the world around them. Post-Secondary Technological Literacy Classes and Curriculum Compiling information about technological literacy classes (TLCs) for liberal arts majorsat fifteen institutions was intended to provide resources to faculty interested in developingcourses3. The paper briefly traced the history of TLCs through 1959 through the 1990’s anddeveloped a working definition of technological literacy of The ability to understand, intelligently discuss and appropriately use concepts, procedures and terminology fundamental to work of (and typically

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Samson, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, 2002.4 Barak, M., A. Lipson, and S. Lerman," Wireless Laptops as Means For Promoting Active Learning In Large Lecture Halls", Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 38, No. 3, 2006, pp. 245-263.5 Bonwell, C.C., and J.A. Eison, "Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom", A SHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports, Washington DC, 1991, pp. 121.6 Prince, M.," Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research", J. Engineering Education Vol. 93, No. 3, 2004, pp. 223-231.7 Addison, S., A. Wright, and R. Milner," Using Clickers to Improve Student Engagement and Performance in an Introductory Biochemistry Class", Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Vol. 37, No. 2, 2009, pp. 84

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Rivale, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jayne Aiken, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sweta Adhikary, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Lynch S. Equity and Science Education Reform. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum; 2000.5. SpencerStuart. Leading CEOs: A Statistical Snapshot of S&P 500 Leaders2008.6. NAE, ed Raising public awareness of engineering: National Academy Press; 2002. Davis LA, Gibbin RD, eds.7. NAE. Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press; 2008.8. Zarske M, Yowell J, Sullivan J, Knight D, Wiant D. The TEAMS Program: A study of grades 3-12 engineering continuum. Paper presented at: American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition2007; Honolulu, HI.9. Mead M, Métraux R. Image of the scientist among high-school

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Shields P.E., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Krishna Prasad Kisi, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

many of thestudents talked to students presently enrolled in the program about the program as students whodidn’t make such inquiries. Less than a quarter of the students talked to a program teacher priorto enrolling in it. Fifty-nine percent of the students listened to a recruiter’s presentation on theCATA program while they were in middle school. Table 2. Students’ actions prior to enrollment in a CATA engineering program. Yes No Action (%) (%) Talk to any student(s) presently enrolled in a CATA

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick L. Smyth, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Brian A. Nosek, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

., Lindsey, S. & Schooler, T. A model of dual attitudes. Psychological Review 107, 101-126 (2000).9. Kunda, Z., Davies, P., Adams, B. & Spencer, S. The dynamic time course of stereotype activation: Activation, dissipation, and resurrection. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 82, 283-299 (2002).10. Nosek, B., Banaji, M. & Greenwald, A. Math = male, me = female, therefore math not equal me. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 83, 44-59 (2002).11. Nosek, B. & Smyth, F. Implicit social cognitions predict sex differences in math interest, participation, and performance. (2011).12. White, M.J. & White, G.B. Implicit and Explicit Occupational Gender Stereotypes. Sex Roles 55, 259-266 (2006).13

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Hurtado, S., & Carter, D.F. (1997). Effects of college transition and perceptions of the campus racial climate on Latino college students’ sense of belonging. Sociology of Education, 70(4), 324-345.4 Flowers, L. A. (2004-2005). Retaining African-American students in higher education: An integrative review. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 6(1), 3-35.5 Braxton, J. M., Sullivan, A. S., & Johnson, R. M. (1997). Appraising Tinto’s theory of college student departure. In J. C. Smart (Ed.), Higher education: Handbook of theory and research (Vol. 12). New York: Agathon Press.6 Pascarella, E. T., &

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1145: COLLABORATING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEGLOBAL WORKPLACEIsabel Simes de Carvalho, ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal Isabel S. Carvalho received a Licenciatura in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Lis- bon. She received her M.S. and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon in 1990 and 1996, respectively. Following a year in the aeronautics industry in France (aero engine manufacturer) she is, since 1999, an Associate Professor at the Military Institute and also lectures at the Mechanical Engineering Department at ISEL. Research interests include energy production and efficiency and active and collaborative and blended (online) teaching and learning in

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

Tagged Divisions

International

production of heat, and electricity production. Biomass Energy Systems: Introduction of biomass fuels, such as wood, corps, manure and some garbage, biomass-powered microplants, application of biomass in the U. S. and the developing world. Transportation Energy Technologies: Biofuels. Machines: Microturbines and induction generators. Energy Storage: Lead-acid batteries, ultracapacitors, flywheels, superconducting magnetic storage systems, pumped hydroelectric energy storage, and energy storage as an economic resource. Comparative Studies: Alternate energies of the United States with respect to the developing world.Teaching ScheduleThe teaching schedule for the 15 weeks delivery is as

Conference Session

Manufacturing Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

& Sons, Inc., New Jersey.[2] Pham, D. T. and Gault R. S. (1998), A Comparison of Rapid Prototyping Technologies. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacturer. Vol. 38, pp. 1257-1287.[3] Kochan, D. C., Kai, C. C., and Zhaohui, D. (1999), Rapid Prototyping Issues in the 21st Century. Computers in Industry, Vol. 39, pp. 3-10.[4] Stratasys, Inc. uPrint Personal 3D Printer. (2010) Retrieved from http://uprint.dimensionprinting.com/ppc/?adver=google&type=cpc&camp=google_Printing_3D_Printer&gcli d=CODW0cvzlqMCFQ4TswodbzgntA[5] Palmisano, John. (2010). 3D Printers Go Mainstream. Retrieved from http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/consumer-electronics/gadgets/3d-printers-go-mainstream

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Doepker

is allocated during nearly every lab period to allow teams to conduct teammeetings. The instructor(s) are available during these class meetings to answer bothtechnical and procedural questions. These team meetings are used for design decisionsand team scheduling. The intent is to help students to organize the team function but notintended to be the only time the team meets.After the conceptual designs are generated a decision analysis is performed. The team Page 4.330.3meets with the instructor who will act as a supervisor or mentor on the project. At thistime it will be determined if the project is possible and if there is enough substance

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Nanette Veilleux

class, would be to ask the student toperform basic derivatives such as d[ 2 cos x] /dx. Presumably, a similar example has beencovered in class as well as in the text and homework. The student is only required to rememberthis fact and reproduce it faithfully. ApplicationA student achieves a deeper understanding when s/he is able to assemble the facts learned inclass and apply them to a new, unfamiliar problem. These questions would probably be similarin difficulty to routine homework exercises, and require a deeper level of assimilation of thematerial that simply recalling what has already been demonstrated. In an introductory computerscience course, a student might be able to answer more difficult

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Robert Wyatt; Emir Jose Macari

of stress invariants. The stress invariantformulation used in this program is an extension of the Cambridge formulation for independentthree-dimensional components (true triaxial formulation): v p = 1/3 trace( σ ) v q = [3/2 trace( s 2)]1/2 θ = 1/3 cos-1(χ)where: v σ = [σ1, σ2, σ3] v v s = σ - p δ

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Bryden

students for presentation has several positive aspects. Primary among these is investing the professor’s time working directly with Page 4.469.6 student(s) instead of investing it in lecture preparations. If managed well, this technique is time neutral. It does not save time, but it does not add time either. To ensure success, the professor must meet with the student(s) before the presentation to ensure that the problem solution is understood and afterwards to critique and grade the student’s effort. If the student is not ready, the class should not be presented with the wrong solution. The presentation should be rescheduled

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan K. Karplus

Figure 4. Elastic 33 Cut Bands Load - Deflection Plot Comparison Series 7 and 8 Loop A, Series 5 and 6 Loop B Series 3 and 4 Loop C, Upload and Download Loop D Page 4.470.13 Group 33 Stress Strain Plots 600.00 500.00 400.00 upload dow nloadStr e s s -- p s i

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah E. Irvine; Teresa L. Hein

student learninggains that result from instruction that includes the use of computer-based technologies.Once the current study is completed, learning style data will be linked to student performance onthe various strategies used to assess student understanding. For example, the laboratory activityinvolves a hands-on approach. We would like to be able to determine whether students whohave a tactile learning style preference perform better when given the opportunity to perform thelaboratory activity as opposed to traditional teaching strategies. Thus, we plan to use the datacollected to help us determine the role(s) that learning style may play in terms of studentunderstanding of the collision process after exposure to the interactive laboratory

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Penny L. Hirsch; J. Edward Colgate; David M. Kelso; C. Yarnoff; Barbara L. Shwom; J. Anderson

give appearance of use catchy phrases being fun use images of students having fun Figure 1. Objectives tree from Engineering First web site proposal. EDC WQ 98 M. Powers, S. VanSwam, T. Worsnopp, and W. Wu.(Engineering First is Northwestern’s new first year engineering curriculum. The team’sproject was to design a web site that provided course information and other services to students and faculty in the program.) Page 4.548.5 Attribute

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorraine Holub; G.V. Loganathan; Craig Moore; Bill Greenberg

EmergingScholars Program (ESP) includes all of the aforementioned components as part of the calculuscurriculum.The Emerging Scholars Program (ESP)Although the concept of Supplemental Instruction as an enhancer of student success dates backover 90 years to John Dewey, the model for the current Emerging Scholars Programs (ESP) inthe Mathematics Department of Virginia Tech dates from Uri Treisman’s collaborativeworkshops with underachieving minorities at Berkeley in the 1980’s. The value of suchprograms at Berkeley, Texas, California-Davis, Wisconsin, and (since fall 1996) Virginia Techin increasing the rate of student success in such traditionally difficult courses as freshmancalculus has been widely documented. The goals of the Virginia Tech ESP project

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecil Beeson; William Gay

Industrial Engineering Technology. When these programs were initiated,little effort had been made to determine the need for the programs.II. The next stepThe exponential increase in the number of computer systems of the 1980’s and 1990’s suggestedthe need for computer hardware maintenance technicians. The tendency toward networking ofcomputers, be it intranet or the Internet, also required a support technician with the softwareskills necessary for maintaining, updating and modifying a computer network. That personwould also need skills in multimedia software and hardware. A global need for engineeringtechnologists with this training was apparent

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald E. Yoder; D. Raj Raman

.Bieniawski, Z. T., “Curriculum Design by Engineering Design Principles”, Proceedings, 1995 Annual Conference,ASEE, 1995, pp. 1780-1784.Byrd, J. S. and J. L. Hudgins, “Teaming in the Design Laboratory”, Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 59, no.10, 1995, pp. 335-341.Carr, R., H. Thomas, T. S. Venkataraman, A. L. Smith, M. A. Gealt, R. Quinn, and M. Tanyel, “Mathematical and Page 2.345.10Scientific Foundations for an Integrative Engineering Curriculum”, Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 59, no.10, 1995, pp. 137-146.Frank, A. A. “SAE Design Competitions: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly for the Super Mileage Competition

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara McComb; Robert Kiesow; Eric Mulkay; Douglas Boyd; James D. Jones; William Oakes

• Seek startup funds from your school or college. Department Heads and Deans are typically willing to give one-time funds for different things.BibliographyBerger, E. J., Diefes, H. A., Hamaker, K. H., Jones, J. D., McComb, S. A., Mulkay, E. L., and Oakes, W. C., “ASEEStudent Chapters: An Engineering Pipeline for Higher Education” ” Submitted for publication in the Journal ofEngineering Education. June 1997.Hamaker, K., Bunker, B., Oakes, W., Brazel, C., Kaya, A., Shahin, A., Banerjee, B., Takeuchi, Y., Wahl, T., andJones, J. D., “ASEE Student Chapters: An Engineering Pipeline for Higher Education” ASEE/IEEE Frontiers inEducation Conference, 1993. (Where)McComb, S. A.., Blevins, L., “Demystifying Academic Careers for Graduate

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Liggett; David A. Caughey

to solve such systemsof nonlinear equations, one usually resorts to simple iterative schemes in which one makes aninitial estimate for the pipe diameter, then computes the Reynolds number according to 4 Q Re d , (4.3) S dQThe Moody Chart (or, equivalently, Eq. (4.2)) can then be used to compute the correspondingfriction factor f , and a new approximation for the pipe diameter can be computed from the headloss by solving the equation 8 L Q2 hf f 5

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Jeffrey Butler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

:  Final ‘testing’ of bottle openers was  conducted on bottles of sodaBibliography1. Lamancusa, John S., Jorgensen, Jens E, and Zayas-Castro, Jose L.: "The Learning Factory - A New Approachto Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum." Journal of Engineering Education,Vol. 86, No. 2, pg. 103, April 1997.2. Malicky, D., Kohl, J., Huang, M., “Integrating a Machine Shop Class Into the Mechanical EngineeringCurriculum: Experiential and Inductive Learning,” Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, Jun 24-27.3. National Association of Manufacturers: 2005 Skills Gap Report- A Survey of the American ManufacturingWorkforce: http://www.nam.org/~/media/Files

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Mora, New Mexico Tech; Ricardo Negron, WPAFB; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

history of computers, binary math, flowcharts, BASIC programming,microcontrollers, and robotics. By the third day, students will build a Parallax, Inc. Boe-Bot® tomaneuver three obstacle courses as part of a robotics competition event.Fig. 6. Students Programming Their Robots For the Final Obstacle Course at the 2009 ISERobotics CompetitionThe SPACE Flight (high-school students) – SPACE Flight is designed to give students theexperience of real-world R&D. Students work in teams to develop their topic, plan the approach,conduct research and compile their results under the guidance of teacher sponsor and volunteerscientists and engineers (S&Es) from AFRL and other technology based organizations such asSandia National Laboratory, and defense

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America.4) Ensure 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.5) Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.President Obama wants to make the U. S. a leader on climate change and energy. Thedisconnect comes when one looks at what it will take to achieve these goals outlined above.Today’s economic direction points to these goals as being overly optimistic. To achieve thesegoals will take massive amounts of capital and national resolve at a time when the economicstimulus seems to be focused on Wall Street and the banking industry, health care reform, andthe military

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Miller, University of Maryland; Bob Kackley, University of Maryland, College Park; Nevenka Zdravkovska, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

goes beyond that by saying that“… libraries should think creatively when drafting new positions. An innovative position thatdirectly relates to recruitment …..[will] impress university administrator[s]”.7 Also, librariesneed to be monitoring initiatives such as the legislators’ consideration of how public universities Page 15.116.4should be giving back to the community in a tangible way.8Much of this paper will give attention to diverse groups such as women and minorities inrecruitment. Women are still a pronounced minority in engineering classes, even with recentyears’ increases in their enrollment. See for example, Franzway et al. (2009).9

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, 2008. All of the academicprograms within the college are now either recommending or requiring the course for theirstudents. Currently two large sections (i.e. 70 students/section) are offered each semester andadditional sections are projected for the future. Many of the elements of the course could beadopted directly as embedded indicators for ABET assessment tools. The level of the outcomespecified in the new class in the areas of leadership, professional and ethical responsibility, andteamwork meets the level suggested in ASCE’s BOK2. When coupled with the total collegeincentives, the level of the leadership outcome surpasses BOK2’s requirements.The topics of this course naturally lead to a great deal of student discussion. The typical