Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Ken Van Treuren

. Two lessons are planned for each topic, including one lessonshowing pictures of the history of the component with current technology and future trends. Theadditional lesson develops the design methodology and shows design considerations for thecomponents. After studying these topics it would be a natural extension of the class to look atthe performance of an actual gas turbine engine.Several options exist to give the students a laboratory experience with gas turbines. The simplestoption, and perhaps the most costly, would be the purchase of a commercial gas turbine testsystem. These can be purchased from companies such as Turbine Technologies, LTD2 ,Armfield, Inc.3 , and G. Cussons, LTD4 . Prices range from $30,000 to well over $100,000

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2008 GSW

Authors

William Jordan

local communitywants to have. An example of community involvement in building the bridge isshown in the photo below. Figure 3—Building a bridge over the Sand River in Western Kenya12 Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico—Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationAnother example of involving the local community is in the projects we plan to doin 2009. In early January 2008 the author visited with several groups in Rwanda.We identified several projects where the local people have already requested ourhelp. One example of this is the Sonshine School near Ruhengeri, Rwanda.This is an excellent school that was

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Zhengmao Ye; Habib P. Mohamadian

, EAEC, PFL), and with sole authorships in IEEE Transactions and SAE Transactions as well.HABIB P. MOHAMADIANDr. Mohamadian currently serves as the Professor and Dean of College of Engineering at Southern University andA & M College. The Dean oversees the College's strategic planning, program development, academic affairs,government/industry relations, and research initiatives. Dr. Mohamadian’s research interests include diverse areas ofMechanical Engineering. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

James B. Farison; Zhuocheng Yang

the ABETwebsite. Nonetheless, this record should be helpful in ASEE planning for future years. Source of ASEE PEV Assignments Needed Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Experience Experience Institutions with a program requiring an ASEE PEV 13 12 listed for accreditation visits on ABET website Institutions with multiple ASEE programs requiring +1 another ASEE PEV Institutions with a single accredited program (each +2 +3 requiring an additional ASEE PEV) Institutions requesting an initial accreditation visit +3 +1 requiring an ASEE PEV Institutions requesting an

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Nripendra Sarker; Cajetan M Akujuobi

career?Program Objective 3: Produce graduates who can successfully obtain admissions to obtain admissions to pursue graduate degrees Questions Answers Yes o 3.1 Do you have graduate degrees (MS or PhD)? 3.2 Else do you have graduate admission but did not complete yet? 3.3 Else do you have plan for graduate studies in near future?Program Objective 4: Produce graduates who will understand and maintain professional ethics and the need to safeguard the public environment and the natural resources of the nation

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Kendrick Aung; Ryan Underdown P.E.

resulted in many exciting question and answer session in each talk.The last lesson to be learned is the importance of early preparation for the camp. The instructorsand lead director of the camp started meeting in early February to start the preparation of thecamp schedule, study materials, hands-on activities, and recruitment of support staffs. Thedirector of the camp began the recruitment process in March and completed in early May. Thecollection of resources, booking of campus buildings and dining options, and other recreationalactivities such as tours had been planned in advance as early as March. These early preparationsensured the successful camp in our experience. Evaluation and Success StoriesThe evaluation of

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aiman Kuzmar, Pennsylvania State University-Fayette; Abedalbasit Abedalhafiz, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Hashemite University,; Taima Alhiyari, Al-Balqaa Applied University

Tagged Divisions

International

course. 2. Listing such motivations based on their importance to the engineering students. 3. Identifying the most important and the least important motivations. 4. Exploring the correlation between students’ gender and the above motivations. 5. Exploring the correlation between the above motivations and the students based on their corresponding year.The goals of this study include: 1. Understanding these motivations within a framework that can be used as a reference 2. Furnishing information needed for strategic planning for the PE 603100 Sports and Health course itself in order to better serve students in general and engineering

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franklin King, North Carolina A&T State University; Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Our objectives are to increase the number of seniors that take the FE exam and toincrease the pass-rate of our graduates. NCEES2 reports that 55% of engineeringgraduates take the FE exam. We suspect, however, the percentage of chemicalengineering graduates taking the FE is much lower. Our goals are to get over half of ourgraduates to take the exam and for them to perform above the national average. Abouthalf of our graduates have taken or plan to take the exam during the two-year period. Forthe April 2007 exam, our pass rate was less than 100%. On average, our graduates scoredwithin 3 points of the FE passing score, which was estimated by the authors’ to be 133points out of 240 points. For the October 2007 exam, our pass rate was 100%, but

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Richard Rothaupt, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Linards Stradins, University of Wisconsin-Stout

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

roboticdesign challenge along with a related research project. Students gain valuable experience havingfun designing and building a LEGO robot, but they also research a current and relevantengineering problem and present that to a panel of judges during a sporting event stylecompetition. University of Wisconsin-Stout currently hosts a regional tournament in the state ofWisconsin and is putting plans in place to be the primary host of the State FLL tournament.Another example would be the Science, Technology, and Engineering Preview Summer Campfor Girls (STEP for Girls).3 This seventh grade (girls are entering seventh grade) experience

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, a famous AfricanAmerican electrical engineer who in 1882 made the electric light bulb marketable bycreating a more efficient filament that would not burn out. The program director, Dr. Barbara Christie, plans a Career Day during SECOP.The guest speakers work for engineering -based organizations and all are AfricanAmerican and Latino leaders in mechanical, civil and electrical engineering fields.Several field trips to different science and engineering-based companies exposed studentsto different career opportunities. In the past several years the field trips have includedvisiting Disney’s Imagineering, Northrop Grumman Space Park, Collision Dynamics, andBallona Wetlands. “SECOP has definitely influenced my feelings on studying

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

permit them to exercise control overthe components of their skills test. For instance, if a skill is not taught in their class, theinstructor will be able to exclude that skill from their version of the assessment tool. The overalllength of the assessment tool will be controllable as the instructor will be able to select thenumber of skills probed (the current plan is to develop questions for the top 24 skills shown inTable 1). PROBLEM #9 Shown below are 3 free-body diagrams for (1) the upper handle/jaw, (2) lower jaw, and (3) the lower handle of these pliers. Take a moment to study these FBD’s. FBD (1) FBD (2) FBD (3) The force applied to the handles of these pliers is 150 N, as shown

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, the Industrial Engineering program at SDSM&T adopted atransformative approach that focuses on developmentally appropriate integrative threadsthroughout the undergraduate curriculum. Curricular elements of the threads includetechnology enabled learning, service learning, business plans, and enterprise teamprojects. Curricular elements are placed within the curriculum to provide both anintegrative thread between the major components as well as a developmental thread forimproving complex thinking skills. The primary role of the technology enabled supportmodules is to provide the foundational scaffolding necessary to develop more complexreasoning while simultaneously attempting to address alternative learning styles. Todevelop this more fully

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Newberry, Baylor University; William Lawson, Texas Tech University; Kathy Austin, Texas Tech University; Greta Gorsuch, Texas Tech University; Thomas Darwin, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

have encountered some form of professional ethics instruction at the undergraduate levelbecause of current ABET requirements. But for graduate students coming from undergraduateinstitutions in other countries, we can neither be sure that they have received any professionalethics instruction at the undergraduate level, nor that they are familiar with the particularconceptions of the engineering profession and of professional ethics in this country.This is not of great concern for those graduate students who return to their countries of origin topursue their careers. But 45% of the approximately 140,000 engineering graduate students in theU.S. are international students, and up to two thirds of those have plans to stay in the UnitedStates to

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Stetten, University of Pittsburgh; David Weiser, Respironics; Timothy Cooper, University of Pittsburgh; Samantha Horvath, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

stored by any wordprocessor or spreadsheet under any operating system. Powered from the USB port, the BLIPprovides +/ – 5V, eliminating the need for bench-top power supplies, which are particularlyprone to failure in the teaching laboratory.Freed from laboratory equipment, students may complete some assignments in their dorm rooms,in addition to the laboratory. Currently in our fourth year and after use by more than 200students, we can report excellent results, with many students stating satisfaction in constructingand owning their own mini-laboratory. After the current semester (Spring 2008), we plan tomake PittKits and the accompanying on-line resources available to other schools, and we hope toenlist the broader community into its further

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

International

provide valuable perspectives in a properly Page 13.249.5facilitated discussion. U.S. students attending this program would also have theopportunity to ask questions to further enhance their understanding.Facilitated Discussions: In a case study taken from a paper 17, students are asked tocompare two distinct types of the innovative processes: the development of the Apple’siPod, and Intel’s plan to provide inexpensive computers to rural India. Obviously,Apple’s iPod targeted an entirely different market from the one Intel was seeking toattract. Both cases were discussed in light of people, place, product, price, promotion andprocess

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

leading the discussion. The goal is to providecontinuity between lectures and to provide anecdotal comments that reinforce what the primaryinstructor is discussing. These types of teaching collaborations require not only continualattendance in class, but regular coordination meetings outside of class. In most instances, lecturepreparation requires more effort, because one is preparing not only the lecture, but solicitinginput from the other teammate. For example, when leading a lecture the topic is prepared one totwo days early so the other instructor knows the content and a short meeting is planned to discusspoints they feel relevant to the topic and ways in which the supporting instructor can contribute.In this way the students realize the

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Akiko Kato, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

mathematics for mathematicians, engineers and natural scientists - at the TU Berlin in 2001, as a research assistant at SFB609 in Dresden from 2002-2004, and is now part of the Team of the MuLF (Center for Multimedia in Education and Research) at the TU Berlin). In the past three years, Olivier Pfeiffer focused on the organization and coordination of the involved teams and contributed to several other eLTR related projects. He is also involved in the planning and application of future eLTR projects at the Berlin University of Technology and the local coordinator at the TU Berlin of the EMECW3 project. His research interest focuses on the development of interactive mathematical objects

Conference Session

The Use of Computers in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Leslie Sena, Bethune Cookman College; Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; David Bethelmy, Bethune Cookman College

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

gradually from concrete thinking with the use of visual aids and hands-onexperiments to mathematical modeling and abstract thinking through its sequence of questions.Beginning modules at the lower level may be more concrete than beginning modules at a higherlevel that may start at a higher level of abstraction. Authors will contribute computationalexpertise to introduce applications through textual-graphic representations. The authors believethat the combination of mathematical rigor and visual intuitiveness will facilitate students’comprehension of complicated problems and retention of the underlying mathematical concepts.Sample module lesson planModule 1: Given below is a teacher’s lesson plan for a sample module at the algebra levelfollowing an

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

classroom at Northeastern. Reginald also served as President of the ASEE student chapter at the University of Michigan from 2005-2007. His current research is focused on the self-assembly of colloidal crystal structures for various applications. Upon finishing his degree, Reginald plans to return to industry before pursuing a position at the university level. Page 13.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Communicating in an Electronic Environment: Effective Teaching using Electronic Applications for Office HoursAs technologically-competent students enter college, the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex Kanu, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 13.804.10 Figure 6. Flame resistance test of the neat Nylon 66 Figure 7. Flame resistance test of the Nylon 66 – Clay Nanocomposite (PCN)ConclusionThe approach used to introduce polymer-clay nanocomposites to students of the manufacturingengineering technology program at Ball State Univeristy seems to be effective because itencouraged the students to combine classroom information with materials from refereed journalsin an attempt to have a good understanding of novel materials such as PCNs. The appreciationof the nature these materials were further reinforced by the experiments done to elucidate theirunique properties. Another outcome of these research projects was the skills gained in planning,organizing

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Okechi Egekwu, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

event-driven applications thatreact intelligently to accurate real-time information.4Most enterprise management systems (Enterprise Resource Planning, Inventory Systems, andSupply-Chain Management Modules) are all process-driven. They are not agile and always reactlate after an event has occurred. A shift to an event-driven enterprise management system wouldmean that business applications would only run when an event triggers it instead of eitherrunning all the time or at specified intervals. It will be challenging and cost prohibitive for theindividual user (company) of RFID systems to develop the robust RFID network components ofthe type that have been described above. The encouraging development is that individual systemsdevelopers and

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

achieves this goal by creating exceptional and memorable interactive events throughout the Chicago land area ranging from Interactive Summer Outings and Amazing Races to Deep Skills Team Building Events. No matter what the occasion, WCF accommodates your every need by matching and customizing its programs to fit your unique mission and objectives while providing you with a hassle-free planning experience. Windy City Fieldhouse creates, organizes and leads your group on an exciting and creative “ Mission Impossible” Scavenger Hunt and/or Amazing Race taking place at locations such as downtown Chicago, Lincoln Park, Navy Pier, suburban resorts, museums or amusement parks. Groups first

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Asher Madjar, Temple University; William Miller; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Thefinite elements are actually complete rings in the circumferential direction, and the nodal pointsat which they are connected are circular lines in plan view. Because of axisymmetry, the three-dimensional problem reduces to a two-dimensional case similar to a plane strain problem.Tensile stresses and strains were taken to be positive, and compressive stresses and strainsnegative. For each element the four nodal points were numbered in the clockwise direction. Eachnode has two degrees of freedom.Displacement FunctionsThe two displacement components in a solid continuum varied as complicated functions ofposition. A number of approaches, including power series and Fourier series expansions, have

Conference Session

New Tools and Techniques for Information Literacy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

recorded directlyinto the grade book.At first, the author planned to incorporate a quiz into the video itself. Camtasia software allowsquestions to be inserted into a video which can even be reported directly into a BlackBoardcourse’s grade book. However, four videos would mean four tests, each of which would have tobe connected to each BlackBoard course’s grade book. It was determined to separate the testfrom the videos. The solution was simply to create a test directly in BlackBoard’s test manager.The test was then exported and sent to each faculty member. While some professors are usingthe test as part of their grade for the class, others are using it simply as a tool to see if thestudents have watched the video.Measuring the EffectivenessIn

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Patricia Hogan, Suffolk University; Walter H. Johnson, Suffolk University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

thing at a time. Design challenges help studentsdevelop skills in planning, construction, and testing”. As research indicates, the practice ofdesign projects generated engagement and excitement among students which is not alwayspresent in science classrooms. Several research initiatives showed the positive impact of designbased learning on student’s enthusiasm about the science content. 15, 9, 24Based on the research about learning science concepts through engineering design approaches,we think that engaging students in engineering projects that present them with real life problemsshould provide students with a rich learning environment for application of textbook scienceknowledge.MethodsTo determine how the work on this wireless sensor

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Benson, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

questionscould anticipate student troubles, align the content with student interests and connect the studentswith the material. The development of the progressive reading log still faces several challenges and thereare a number of areas for improvement. The first being a direct assessment of both the local andlong-term influence of the reading log on student learning. To address this, a coordinated effortwith other sections, taught by different faculty, is planned so that pre- and post-assignmentquestionnaires can be distributed to probe student understanding of concepts and evaluate studenttextbook use. Another focus area for the development of the reading log is the transition to theself-constructed reading logs. Within the reading log format

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Seybert, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

general program questions require the studentsto understand general education courses versus major requirement courses, number of drop-credits allowed, specific program graduation requirements, the appropriate sequence of coursesin mathematics and physics, and other program related issues. The students become familiar withthe university web sites that provide information to help them plan and complete their educationaccording to university requirements. After some teamwork, a class discussion is used toclarifying why certain courses should be scheduled over others, or why one student’s schedulewill differ from another even when enrolled in the same major with the same semester standing.In the individual exercise, each team member is required to

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Janowski, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Melinda Lalor, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Hassan Moore, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2008-2167: A NEW LOOK AT UPPER-LEVEL MATHEMATICS NEEDS INENGINEERING COURSES AT UABGregg Janowski, University of Alabama at BirminghamMelinda Lalor, University of Alabama at BirminghamHassan Moore, University of Alabama at Birmingham Page 13.72.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 NEW LOOK AT UPPER-LEVEL MATHEMATICS NEEDS IN ENGINEERING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMAbstractA four semester-hour course is being designed to follow Calculus II, with the intention ofreplacing Calculus III and Differential Equations in the engineering curricula at the University ofAlabama at Birmingham. As part of the planning

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Raman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Da Silva Luiz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Masoud Agah, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Allen MacKenzie, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christopher Maxey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

practices in later core circuits/electronics and computerengineering lab courses; the main focus here is to give the students an introductory hands-onexperience with sensors, circuits and electronics.Once the groups have built up their circuit and established data communications with theirlaptop, they perform a simple experiment measuring the digital output from the on-boardADC for a range of light and dark conditions presented to the photosensor. In their post-labanalysis, the groups are required to convert this digital information back to an analogresistance value for each of the recorded data points. Accurate sensor calibration was notintroduced in the current version of this lab, but is planned to be introduced in future iterationof the course

Conference Session

FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University; John Merrill, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

friction, the energy losses invertical loops, and the approximate angle at which the ball will start sliding as well as rolling.This last is important because sliding friction is much higher than rolling friction. They then usethese results plus an estimate of air resistance to estimate the speed of the ball at key points intheir initial coaster design using an Excel spreadsheet. This initial model is used to look fordesign problems, such as not having enough speed to reach the top of a vertical loop, flying offthe track at a bump, or having excessively high speeds in a horizontal turn. Students must comeup with a plan to revise their coaster design to fix these issues before they are allowed to build.The design spreadsheet only includes estimates