Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Cummings; John McMasters

across the enterprise • provide mentoring, training and networking opportunities for those at all experience levels • create a sense of community - instill pride and enhance morale • bring into the company new ideas, methods and knowledge from the wider technical community (academe, etc.) • develop clear, vivid visions (roadmaps) of key technologies - present and future - and the context within which they are applied (to aid recruiting, technology planning, etc.)These goals hold incredible potential for making the technical side of the company vital andexciting, giving younger engineers and scientists a viable career path for success and promotionwithout having to go into the

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gassert; Deepti Suri

. We plan to develop some assessment techniques in the near future.6. ChallengesAs mentioned earlier, we believe that significant improvements have been made as thecollaborative experience between the BE and SE students has evolved and matured. We believethat such an experience is unique both to the students in both programs and provides them with acritical understanding of how things may be in the “real-world”. Yet, some major challengesremain. Some of them are:• Disparate Expectations: SE students take a 4 credit course during this collaborative experience where as the BE students take only a 1 credit senior design course. The time

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider

parties. The web site address is http://blue.utb.edu/bceil.It is also important to notice that another methodology in integrating BCEIL into theCS/CIS curriculum has been through senior projects. Senior projects have beenintroduced into the degree plan three years ago and have been a great factor in integrating Page 10.800.4knowledge from many different courses into a capstone project. BCEIL has givenstudents a great deal of freedom in choosing realistic projects that accentuate their “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Zhang; John Chen; Bernard Pietrucha

with a solid idea, they can start early and spend more time to test drive and improve.For those need extra time to finalize, they can put more machining time toward the end. Bydoing this, we can also spread the usage of the machining tools more evenly. There are tenteams, but only 3 milling machines and a handful of hand tools. The waiting will beintolerable if all the students are competing for the machine time.The second tool to control the schedule is to employ the progress report. At the beginning ofthe semester, we asked the students to divide their work into several manageable parts. Theyneed to make plans, stick to them, and submit a progress report each week to document their

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gene Harding

curriculum.Jitter in the EET CurriculumIn-depth jitter analysis is much too complex to cover all at once in an undergraduate curriculum.The basics, however, are suitable for first and second year students. It makes sense to introducebasic topics in the first two years, then ramp up to more technically challenging subjects in thethird and/or fourth years of an EET program. Moreover, the early topics are worthwhile for allstudents, not just those planning to specialize in the digital arena. For instance, RF systemdesigners must contend with phase jitter in transmitted/received signals. By including jitterbasics in the underclassman portion of the curriculum, all EET students would be exposed tothose concepts. More advanced topics could be reserved for junior

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Cathcart; Shanti Bhushan; Sandun Fernando

/bme-definition.shtml in “NIH WorkingDefinition of Biomedical Engineering” web publication. (2002).Opara L.U. Outlook for agricultural engineering education and research and prospects fordeveloping countries Outlook on Agriculture, 1 May 2004, vol. 33, iss. 2, pp. 101-111(11) IPPublishing Ltd. (2004).Purdue. https://engineering.purdue.edu/FrE/ESCAPE/fields/agricultural/defn.html in “TheEngineering Specific Career Planning and Problem-Solving Environment, Purdue University,Freshman Engineering” accessed on 27th May, 2004. (2004).Singh, G. Agricultural Engineering Education in India. Agricultural Engineering: the CIGRJournal of Scientific Research and Development. Vol. II. October (2000).Singh, G. and Gajendra Singh. Agricultural Engineering

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cote

, contemporary issues, and the impact of engineering and/or technical solutions within a global perspective. {2} (i-k)The TAC of ABET TC2K criteria require that “Each program must utilize multiple assessmentmeasures in a process that provides documented results to demonstrate that the programobjectives and outcomes are being met.” Additionally, the criteria state, “Each program mustdemonstrate that the results of the assessment of program objectives and outcomes are beingused to improve and further develop the program in accordance with a documented process.”[2]PET program faculty then prepared an assessment plan, which described where and how each ofthese outcomes would be assessed within the PET curriculum.Program assessment using the Co

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Harris; M. Bramhall; Ian Robinson; David Hick

university:‘…as a group we never received any answers to our specific questions, and were required toanswer them ourselves. We therefore lost potentially valuable feedback on our project…’‘ …..The concept of our group and discussions being linked to the other university initiallyappeared constructive in terms of valuable feedback……..however I felt the feedback during thevideo conferencing could have been more direct and tailored to our product…’Evaluation – Tutor viewsThe ‘teamwork and leadership course’ requires a great deal of careful and detailed planning. Thetime taken in this preparation cannot be underestimated. One of the other major issues is that ofhow students are assessed during the residential course. With 50 students it was necessary

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min Jou, National Taiwan Normal University; Yu-Shiang Wu, China Institute of Technology; Han-Wei Zhang, National Taiwan University; Ming-Jenn Wu, National Taiwan Normal University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

sensor nodes and visualizing Page 14.487.8the measurement results. The data of selected sensors are collected and sent to the Web GUI atfixed time intervals. Fig. 9 Architecture of the wireless sensor network systemConclusionsIn this paper, we proposed web-based environments to support self-directed learning of MEMStechnology at a distance. By means of such an environment, students can explore the essence ofMEMS technology, selection of process parameters, and process planning. A wireless sensornetwork is used to collect students’ motion and machine operation conditions. The VRimmersive visual environment provides an

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Jablonowski, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

compromise performance in subsequentintervals. The same issue arises when modeling a drilling campaign, that is, explicit specificationof inter-well dependence.The challenges in implementing an analysis with dependence originate in data collection andestimating relationships, and deciding how to systematically incorporate these assumptions intothe analysis. The data requirements are significant, relationships must be estimated, andassumptions must be specified for how new information will be incorporated into subsequentwell plans. Researchers are actively investigating methods for incorporating statisticaldependence into probabilistic modeling.2Learning CurvesFor the purposes of this discussion, it is helpful to distinguish between the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

guest speakerswho can help students understand the application of what they are learning in theprofession. Depending on the focus of the course, this could include both “traditional”speakers who directly address topics related to process design and operation, as well asengineering graduates who have had non-traditional careers (medicine, law, pharmacy,business, teaching, or entrepreneurship). Financial planning, business and electronicetiquette, and professional dress are issues which students will soon face. Alumni panelson “Making the Transition from Student to Employee”, “Changing Jobs”, and “GraduateSchool” can be a very effective way to address these issues

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Education in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Lau, Universidad del Turabo; Sastry Kuruganty, Universidad del Turabo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the differential equations that describe thebehavior of synchronous machines.Transient stability is very rich in technical and mathematical content. As such it is a challengingtopic for students to grasp and for instructors to present. This paper uses spreadsheets toimplement the step-by-step procedure that is typical in a transient stability study. Unlikecommercially available power system software, spreadsheets expose the solution steps withclarity without obscuring the inner workings of the numerical methods employed.1. IntroductionStability is a major concern in the planning and operation of power systems. Networkdisturbances such as a short circuit in a transmission line, sudden loss of generation, or the lossof a large load may cause

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; Marc Devries, University of Technology, Delft; Ammeret Rossouw, University of Technology, Delft

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

thisunderstanding implies that they have developed a realistic image of engineering and technology.We need to be explicit about what we mean by engineering and technology. Engineering is aboutcreating the human-made world, the artifacts and processes that never existed before. This is incontrast to science, the study of the natural world. Most often engineers do not literally constructthe artifacts; instead they provide plans and directions for how the artifacts are to be constructed.Both small artifacts (like a hand calculator) and large ones (like a bridge) are part of the realm ofengineering. Engineers also design processes. The processes may be those used to createchemicals and drugs, to direct how components are put together on an assembly line, or to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

surveys, questionnaires before, in the middleand after the implementation of the project are conducted to assess the effectiveness and outcomes ofthis project. Samples of the warm-up questions, the implementation and assessment plan of thePETL are described in the paper. In the end, a summary concludes that the proposed method showseffective in the teaching and learning of digital electronics course at IPFW.Keywords: Active Learning, Multimedia Delivery, WebCT, JiTT.1. IntroductionIn a traditional classroom, students are passive listeners most of the time. They come to theclassroom unprepared and just listen to the instructor and take notes. This classroom environmentlacks interactions between faculty and students, and between students themselves

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the following web site: http://www2.onu.edu/~jestell/cheeseburgerAdditional resources available at this site include the lesson plans related to this video.ConclusionsThe majority of students did get the message that the instructors were trying to demonstrate withthe “Cheeseburger, Fries, and a Coke” video: presentation is just as important as content.Students also indicated that they found the video to be both effective and entertaining, and thatthe video held its own in these areas against a more polished video that was also presented to theclass. Through use of the OME presentations, there is also evidence that the message of the videowas retained, as the presentations made by the 2009 cohort (who saw the video

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

undergraduate education ready to be practicing representatives of theirprofession. Therefore, undergraduate engineering must provide that professional socialization,whether or not students plan to pursue advanced engineering degrees.The existing professional socialization literature clearly demonstrates that becoming aprofessional is more than the mastery of technical competence or expert knowledge.1, 12, 13 Tothe extent that professional socialization is a process of preparing the neophyte to go out into theworld to earn a living, it involves the cultivation of “practical skill” as well as the nurturing of a“professional identity.” 14, 12, 15 Learning “practical skill” translates into hands-on understandingof the challenges faced in working with

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Karen Guo, Teachers College/Columbia University; Devayani Tirthali, Teachers College/Columbia University; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

hours of intensive PD during the two week summer institute followed bymonthly classroom support visits (coaching, modeling, curriculum alignment, and planning), andthree full-day workshops during the 2008-2009 school year. A treatment group of 737 studentsreceived instructions from teachers who were in the program. In September 2008, a comparisongroup of 35 teachers with 684 students was selected and matched against the treatment groupbased on schools’ geographic location, demographics, grade level, and subjects taught by theteacher.Our research questions for the second year of the program were: (1) Does the professionaldevelopment enhance the teachers’ content knowledge in targeted science and engineeringtopics? (2) Does the PD result in

Conference Session

Research in Graphics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

dimensions to make components fit in Page 15.254.9 the assembly. Students are encouraged to meet and discuss the interfaces of their components with their classmates and the instructor to help create “smart” models.̇ The Challenge of Collaboration: Large assembly models increase the problem of data management and version control. This is particularly challenging when the modeling activity is performed collaboratively by a team. As with the above point, it is felt that this is an important experience to expose technologists to modeling in the real world. Students are instructed to create a modeling plan on paper that includes an

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Ford, Western Carolina University; Robert Anderson, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

124 semester hours or 186 quarter hours of credit. Associate degree programs must consist of a minimum of 64 semester hours or 96 quarter hours of credit. b. Communications: The communications content must develop the ability of graduates to: i. plan, organize, prepare, and deliver effective technical reports in written, oral, and other formats appropriate to the discipline and goals of the program, ii. incorporate communications skills throughout the technical content of the program, iii. utilize the appropriate technical literature and use it as a principal means of staying current in their chosen technology, and iv. utilize the interpersonal skills required

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the idea ofconstructing alternative architectures. This broadens our horizons in a quite explicit way. Thisperspective brings us to possible solutions that might otherwise have been overlooked or simplynot considered.Crossover. This approach involves taking a solution from one domain and applying it in anappropriate manner in another domain. In this way we gain leverage and increased productivity.This may be applied to the design issue, for example, through the application of software reuse.In short, the design alternatives include at least one approach involving large amounts of reuse. Ifappropriately planned and supported, software reuse suggests the possibility of huge cost andschedule benefits.Question Conventional Wisdom. The suggested

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mauro

the Robot MazesThe robot Mazes were constructed from 2" plywood and painted black in case later use was made of therobot’s infra-red sensors for navigating through the maze. The plan, if this method were to be employed,would be to place white IR reflective strips on the floor, perhaps with one strip indicating the need for aright turn, and two strips the need for a left. However, in this, the first semester of experience with theserobots, only timing loops and/or bumper sensing were used for navigation through the mazes. Inconstructing the maze the center partition was made removable so that it was a simple matter to convertbetween maze #1 and maze #2 (Figure 5).Figure 5a. Maze #1 - All Right Turns. Figure 5b. Maze #2 - Two Right

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

adjacent space (open plan design), the model becomes bigger (or much bigger) in size and harder to build and to handle. 4. When students use a glass type that may modify the light distribution inside the space modeled, a sample of that glass type should be used. This is especially important with the use of Plexigls, or any other diffusing glass type.6. ConclusionImplementation of the laboratory-oriented testing as a design-assisting tool for daylightingsystems (in buildings) is a successful example of evidence-based design. Testing physicalmodels under the appropriate design sky condition in a fully-controlled laboratory setting assuresthe accuracy of the results; since this method takes into account all of the design

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Brett Borup, Brigham Young University; Jessica Hanson, Brigham Young University; Gabriel Smith, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

be difficult to engage students at such different levels ofacademic experience all in the same class, but these data seem to show that this is not a largeconcern. These data do show there is room for improvement, however.The requirement to write papers, cited above, was implemented at the beginning of 2009 after anexamination of the department’s assessment plan. The first semester this requirement wasapplied, students required to write these papers gave the course an overall rating of 4.3,significantly lower than other students. When the individual student evaluation questions wereexamined to try to understand this, it was noted that these students believed only 30% of their

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Marshall Molen, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

focus on outreach, website design, communication plans, and financial issues. Thepresentations are evaluated by panels of judges who are experts in their respective fields. Theimportance of effective communication skills was not initially recognized by some teammembers who found their overall score reduced despite having a vehicle that had superiorperformance. f. Anticipate failure modesSafe practices are emphasized throughout the competition not only in terms of the students’individual safety but the performance of the vehicle as well. Students are required to anticipatepotential fault scenarios resulting from issues such as the presence of high voltage, potential firehazards pertaining to the high voltage batteries, structural faults

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

see its role Page 15.915.4in encouraging the faculty member – a somewhat more positive interpretation. The membersbeing evaluated understand the necessity of the Process perhaps without a broader viewinvolving growth.Question 2 – How is the University Affected?The CAO believes the University becomes a “better educational facility” as a result, and thatfaculty members will “be ever-mindful of their primary responsibilities.” Also, the Processencourages faculty to “examine what they are currently doing and to plan for future behavior.”The responses are philosophical and relate to a broad improvement in the faculty benefitting theUniversity.The

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

novel and sophisticated games, exploiting the capabilities of the device. ≠ The second time we used the Zunes, the students were mixed in their impressions. Some students like the Zune, while others were not happy with it. Those who did not like it complained of small screen size and some problems in getting the networking to work reliability.Next semester, fall 2010, we plan to transition to the Zune HD. That device has a larger screen, 3Dgraphics, accelerometers and multitouch capabilities. We expect that the students’ criticisms of thecurrent Zune will be ameliorated with the new hardware.We offer two additional anecdotal observations about the Zune: ≠ In both class offerings, a number of students bought own Zunes for

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

activities and challenges in the previous academic year andaccording to the agenda the participants discuss new topics. Finally, the timetable for the nextsemester is presented and all participants can consult each other about changes and updates.The internal lecturers meet as a group every week and reflects respectively discusses theimpact of changes in the time schedule and curriculum as often as possible. Page 15.967.8Figure 8: Distribution of the internal and external lecturers by semesterSharing the resources – human and machines – of the test beds also requires careful andprecise planning. Students, teachers, engineers and project customers use

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; David Knight, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

information, how do we package that within the school is a tricky issue.A second faculty member from MIT shared this sentiment, arguing that students should beexposed to fields outside the limits of engineering.An ASU professor described a multidisciplinary team functioning like a corporation taking aproblem from production through implementation: And I would love to even see a situation where people from the business school are incorporated. So really get a multidisciplinary team so it’s kind of like a small corporation, where you’re going from a business plan to the implementation, the marketing, all of that stuff. And that’s really something that I think could be very unique and could really teach our engineering students how to

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

instructor. Tolocate required components sometimes takes students’ lab time and is usually not consideredwhen deadline of lab submission arrives. To reduce safety concerns, develop componentorganization, prevent time wasting to locate the parts and include time to locate components,faculty and students developed a novel plan to use workbenches, lab components and testingdevices/equipment more efficiently. In addition to fundamental laboratory safety measures andcomponent management, unique lab management demonstrations are explained by reorganizingthe lab to meet the criteria of the proposed arrangements. Students and faculty in the programcan thus save time and reduce safety concerns by novel administration and organization in thelab environment

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Sarah Lockwood, University of Calgary; Jane Leung, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Canada conference, Feb 18 – 20, Calgary.18. Eggermont, M. & Khurshid, M. “Root Causes of Homelessness in Canada: Consciousness-building workshop” Growing home: housing and homelessness in Canada conference, Feb 18 – 20, Calgary.19. Eggermont, M & Lockwood, S. “ Communicating Design: 750 First Year Engineering Students, A Writer-in-Residence and An Artist-in-Residence” Design ‘09 Symposium, Berlin, Germany, Feb 15 – 17, 2009.20. Exhibition: Affordable housing in response to Calgary's 10-yr plan to End Homelessness (May 14 -18), Calgary City Hall West Atrium, Calgary.Article: Amy Dowd "Doing More With Less Land", Schulich Engineer, Spring 2009, pp. 16-23