Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aly Tawfik, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

projected to students’ satisfaction.In addition, the two measures are different from one another. This means that if the two measureswere to be compared to one another, with the objective of following a time-series sort of a trend,this will be of no practical meaning. The authors would have liked to investigate the trend ofstudents’ satisfaction throughout the semester, the same way the test scores were investigatedearlier. However, this is not possible with the available data. The authors have communicatedthis concern to the Department of Engineering Education, and new evaluations forms arecurrently being developed for this semester. Hence, the mentioned trend analysis will be possiblein future similar publications.Comparing students’ satisfaction

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas; Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

devices are wrapped by EiAinterpreters, one software interface is enough to control them all.RFID Laboratory DevelopmentUntil at least a small portion of EiA is implemented and tested, it stays only a theory. We thuslydecide to test our concept in an application that is useful to the engineering world because we aremore likely to obtain support. In fact, we found interested students who want to work with us aswell as obtained funding from the NSF CCLI program. Our chosen project is developing alaboratory learning environment and the selected technology is RFID. RFID TechnologyRadio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a data collection technology that utilizes a wireless

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University in the summer of 2007. She was an NSF-GE Foundation RAMP-UP graduate fellow during the 2006-2007 academic year.Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State UniversityElizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth Parry received her B.S. in Engineering Management-Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1983. After working for IBM for 10 years, Mrs. Parry left to raise her children and start a science education business. Since 1999, she has directed two major grant programs for the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the engineering project director for RAMP-UP

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2003 GSW

Authors

Pauline Melgoza

Improving Access to Electronic Resources for Classroom Instruction Pauline Melgoza Texas A&M University Libraries Texas A&M University AbstractAs engineering faculty assign projects and homework, they can facilitate access for their studentsto electronic resources such as on-line books, journals, proceedings, etc. In many instancesinstructors can now include links in their on-line syllabi, web-based teaching tools, or coursereserves to current, critical, and creditable research resources. An academic library is a teachingsupport tool that is often overlooked by teaching

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2008 GSW

Authors

Mohammed E. Haque; Pallab Dasgupta

hasbeen on establishing the role of a CVE to allow an exploration of design context in a manner that isnot possible when using typical architectural visualization software. The advantages of working in areal time environment where early design iterations can be tested from multiple points of view, andthe value of using sound to evoke occupancy and materiality, allow students to understandarchitecture as place for the framing of events over time.With the rapid development and implementing of new visualization by the Gaming industry manyprevious versions of game engine and game related libraries are available for free or almost no cost.Game engines can be used to give our clients a tour of the project rather than making them merespectators of a

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Ross, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

glance at the professionals outside of engineering who do make good use of portfolios isuseful. These groups include such professional groups as Educators/Teachers, Consultants,Artists (and related areas), Entrepreneurs, Writers, and Communicators. In addition, numerousbusinesses have found that a portfolio of past projects for future clients is a useful contribution tocredibility. A web search on “portfolios” is useful as is a review of most Education departments,which usually require a teaching portfolio as part of the process of “teaching teachers.”Several warnings are relevant for professional portfolios – and these warnings are based onactual examples. A professional portfolio is NOT a scrapbook. The same level ofprofessionalism and best

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, the Department of Labor projects Information Technology(IT) job growth will exceed IT degree production for the current decade3.Current recruitment and retention efforts in STEM fields, particularly engineering andtechnology, must be examined with regard to their effectiveness on specific student populationsso that successful strategies can be expanded and replicated. A number of strategies have beenemployed to recruit and retain females and minorities in engineering and technology degreeprograms including innovative classroom pedagogies aimed at making course content andcurricula more attractive to students, summer bridge programs, mentoring programs, tutoringprograms, and scholarships. An examination of the current body of engineering

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, Navy; John Fishell, STEP

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ScientificInvestigation.STEP 3 Conference (November 1 and 2, 2002):The conference was expanded to a two day format allowing for up to 4,000 3rd to 8th gradestudents and their teachers to attend. The science show and expo remained a staple. Costs andtransportation for students and teachers and their schools were, and continue to be, borne bySTEP. The luncheon remained focused on partnering and support efforts. The luncheon keynote(and 3rd STEP Awardee) was Arnold Schwarzenegger. STEP financial support and communityinterest and support expanded greatly. The first teacher education segment was provided on aSaturday morning to train teachers in science and math and to provide tools and projects forteachers to take back to their classrooms. Continuing education units were

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University; Michael Gyamerah, Prairie View A&M University; Irvin Osborne-Lee, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

2 2 1 1 -Finally, in 2006, the department was awarded the NSF Targeted Infusion Project to establish abioengineering concentration within the department. This grant provided the last integral piece inproviding the department of funding it needed in order to move forward. One component of thegrant focused on purchase of laboratory equipment and re-design of undergraduate chemicalengineering lab 1.Curriculum DevelopmentThe current Chemical Engineering curriculum is designed to prepare engineers who are wellqualified to design and operate chemical processes. The undergraduate baccalaureate degreerequires that students complete 138 hours, of which 20 hours of chemistry and 42 hours ofchemical engineering specific courses

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

synthetic fuels. The course isdesigned to inform and prepare students who could enter energy fields as engineers. ColoradoSchool of Mines is responsible for preparing the curriculum at the lecture level and for trainingthe college staff through a summer workshop to offer the courses. We are also available duringthe academic year as content consultants as well as visitors to present special topics to thecollege students. The process of curriculum development has resulted in challenges as well assuccesses. This paper will describe the overall IEED project and, specifically, the Overview ofEnergy Resources course, discuss the assessment of both the teachers and the studentsparticipating in the course, and will detail the challenges and successes of

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

goal is tointroduce students to the Engineering Method, this is accomplished by focusing on six courseobjectives: self-regulation, communication, working cooperatively and collaboratively, problemsolving, modeling, and quality. The “Modeling” section initiates students in the process ofengineering modeling, using several software including spreadsheets. “Concepts” introducestudents to the engineering design process, problem-solving techniques, working in teams,engineering as a profession, and planning for success that students then apply in “Laboratory” ontwo actual design projects. The “Concepts” section uses quizzes given in nearly every session toascertain whether students have understood the material in their pre-class reading

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Michael Bosse, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

. Program also has a two credit freshman class in vector geometry.Table 2 indicates that for three credit calculus sequence programs: ≠ Are no more likely to have either statistics or linear algebra as standalone courses. ≠ 40% compared to 60% above require statistics and it is consistently a three credit course. ≠ Do not appear to be more likely to have a Calculus IV requirement (two programs here compared to one program above). ≠ Stand alone differential equations courses are uniformly three credits.The next section examines the question of specific content details for engineering mathematicscourses.Mathematics ContentWhen the authors started this research project, we expected to find a comprehensive body ofliterature

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, Clemson University; Shirley Yu, University of Houston; Denise Grant, Clemson University; Hibah Salem, Univesity of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

funding for RET sites andsupplements, limited rigorous research has been conducted to determine the effects of suchfunding on teacher participants and subsequent student learning. Our work examines the impactof a Research Experiences for Teachers site conducted at a large university in a major U.S. city.The work consists of two phases: (1) investigation of the impact of the program on teacherparticipants’ perception of the field and efficacy to teach engineering and (2) impact of RET-developed teaching modules on students’ perceptions of the engineering field and motivation tostudy engineering. Results from the first phase of this ongoing project are reported in this paper;future publications will document the second phase of the

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Richards, Purdue University; John Denton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

field if they so wish.There has been considerable interest expressed in just such a project being put into action at apublic university in the southeast United States This paper strives to present a methodology bymeans of which a minor in sustainability will potentially be offered. Page 14.396.2MethodologyIntroducing a minor in sustainability at the university level is a very different matter thanintroducing a course in the same topic. A minor emphasizes some degree of specialization in thesubject matter. Similarly, given the myriad employment opportunities that are likely to open upin the near future, minor needs to prepare students to take

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Anne Glorioso, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Diana Wheeler, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

, whoresponded to the suggested edits. Initially we thought to run all final drafts by the entirereference staff, but after doing this once found that it was very time consuming, and not worth Page 14.349.4the effort. Staff on both teams who created the competencies found, for the most part, that it waseasier than expected, and very worthwhile. Many staff felt that they learned valuable newreference tools and that our customer service would improve as a result of these competencies.One of the biggest challenges we faced was distinguishing the fine line between the differentlevels of competencies. Another challenge was the large scope of the project

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University

Model for Engineering Mathematics Education, and has also led an NSF supported research project to develop the nation's first undergraduate curriculum in bioinformatics.David Reynolds, Wright State University David B. Reynolds is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering at Wright State University. He is a Co-PI on WSU's National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education, and has also conducted NSF supported research to develop human factors engineering undergraduate design projects for persons with disabilities.Richard Mercer, Wright State University Richard E. Mercer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

, the body of knowledge required for an individual to be allowedto take the engineering licensing examination, which on passing allows the individual to be inresponsible charge of engineering projects, is usually defined by laws and regulations of eachstate. In California, the shortest path taken by most individuals is one where the individualgraduates from an ABET accredited undergraduate program; passes the Engineer in Training(EIT) examination and works under the supervision of a licensed engineer for two years (oneyear if the individual has a Masters degree in relevant field).In order to better prepare the student to enter the practice of engineering, and thus give thestudent an immediate level of comfort with the real world environment

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Sheetrock only has its capacity for one event – nail slip. (56%) 5. Related the building code to actual behavior (43%) 6. Load flow of double top plate (32%) 7. Racking action. (25%) 8. Everyone should do this experiment, even rough framers (12%) 9. Anchor bolts play an important role – uplift (12%) 10. Getting hit in the foot with a hammer hurts, wear proper foot ware (no Vans)Additional LearningIn addition to gaining insight on the capacity and behavior of a shear wall, the students gaindirect experience in the basics of rough carpentry. It is always a benefit to know how somethingis constructed. The benefit allows an engineer to better detail a project for constructability. Nomatter how extensive the analysis of the project may be

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Raelyn Rediske, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steve Ackerman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

specific learning toolsemployed in service to this skill are formative and summative evaluation components of an informaleducation product. Through working in groups, students design and implement an informal scienceeducation project, an interactive tabletop exhibit. This interactive exhibit is implemented in an annualcampus wide public science day, Science Expeditions.For the interactive culminating project, the 2008 students focused on formative and summative evaluationof the idea and design of their interactive table-top exhibit, or informal education product. Students hadtwo separate opportunities to redesign and improve their informal education product based on their owndata collection, so the iterative link between evaluation and redesign

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Marilyn Fowler, Austin Children's Museum; Christina Soontornvat, Austin Children's Museum; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unit (NXT brick) thathas four inputs and three outputs. Outputs for the NXT brick are motors and lamps (lights).Inputs for the NXT brick are light, sound, rotation, distance, touch and other custom sensors.The robots are built from LEGO Technic components and other craft materials. Programs tocontrol the robots are written on computers with the NXT software and then transferred to therobots. An example of an NXT robotics project is shown in Figure 1. Page 14.488.2 Figure 1: LEGO NXT Robotics Example In the robotics program the students explore concepts about automated devices withactive learning principles. The

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nurdan Beyenal, Washington State University; Cara Poor, Washington State University; Paul Golter, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

to the traditional lecturemethod.IntroductionAccording to the learning cone [1] shown in Fig. 1, students retain knowledge better byseeing than by only reading or hearing. Having that as a motivation, Van Wie andcoworkers [2] have developed portable desktop learning modules (DLMs) for chemicalengineering and have implemented nontraditional learning pedagogies: namely,cooperative, hands-on, active and problem-based learning. Cooperative learning has beenimplemented by forming small groups of students to work on worksheets, quizzes,homework and projects. Hands-on learning involves groups of students observingtheoretical principles in action with the DLM hardware. Active learning is promoted bygroup exercises in the form of worksheets which

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Jason Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; John Wood, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

to improve engineering education. techniques to enhance creativity in the design process and also techniques to improve engineering education.John Wood, United States Air Force Academy DR. JOHN J. WOOD is an Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University and is a retired Air Force officer. The current focus of Dr. Wood’s research includes the pioneering development of micro air vehicle systems using innovative conceptual design techniques for current technology implementations, as well as futuristic projections, applied in the framework of a senior capstone design course. Other

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bahr, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

visiting high schools topresent a one hour seminar about MSE to building a small impact tester for the local sciencecenter (the “Breakinator”) for children in grades 3-5 to explore the difference between brittle andductile materials. After carrying out activities for high school and grade school students, theWSU MA chapter decided to focus on developing an outreach program to middle schools inWashington; the choice of focusing on middle school has been shown to be an effective point inoutreach4. It should be noted that these were not mandatory service learning projects, butvoluntary activities driven by undergraduate and graduate student interest

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard L. Marcellus; Jr., John Felver; Joy Pauschke

academic skills, career, and professional development. Several of these activities are scheduled eachmonth in order to offer students a choice of activities and times to fit into their schedules. The College providesbus service for industrial tours and trade shows.Table 2 - Academic Residential Program Academic-Related Activities Informal Activities Guest Speakers Skills Seminars Field Trips/Tours Team Projects Fall kick-off party Dean Study skills National laboratories Design competition Lunches/dinners Department Chairs Team building Fermi ● Academic Bowl Faculty Time management Argonne ● Lab tours

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Major Robert R. Schulz; Colonel Kip P. Nygren

Session 1265 Breguet's Formulas for Aircraft Range & Endurance An Application of Integral Calculus Colonel Kip P. Nygren, Major Robert R. Schulz United States Military AcademyIntroduction At the United States Military Academy, faculty attempt to expose cadets to highly integrated learningscenarios. In an effort to reinforce that the world is not compartmentalized similar to the academicenvironment, the Department of Mathematical Sciences conducts sessions known as Interactive LivelyApplications Projects (ILAPs). In

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip J. Cornwell

, the easier it is to form generalizations and toapply the concepts to a wide variety of problems. The lecture is one of the primary vehicles for informationtransmission in higher education today and is used by educators to help students in their journey through thelearning hierarchy. However, for most students the basic lecture, when used exclusively, is not the mosteffective technique to facilitate optimum student learning and to help students understand complex and subtleinterrelationships. For this reason, lectures must be supplemented with the textbook, homework, projects, groupwork, etc. Recently there has been a school of thought that emphasizes cooperative learning to the point ofeliminating lectures completely. I believe that this is a

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Youlu Zheng; Xiaoan Hou

automated periodical device status polling, event (or problem) notification,hierarchical discovery of all the nodes in a wide area network, and many others. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Page 1.450.5 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings This project was supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation via the Instrumentation andLaboratory Improvement (ILI) program. A Computer Graphics and Visualization Lab with clustered IBMRS/6000 workstations was established in 1993 with a grant from the program with matching fund from theUniversity of Montana. The

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Coowar; Rosida Coowar

awareness of socio-economic, environmental and other issues associated with engineering projects, and(d) an ability to work in a team.The subject consists of the following components: a lecture series a site visit a debriefing session writing and submission of a report, and a simulation exerciseThe subject centers on a visit to a major engineering installation which, initially, could be a hydro-electricpower station. This would provide the students with an insight into the complexities of not only electricalengineering but also of such major disciplines as civil and mechanical engineering. Later, depending on theorientation of the departmental staff, and the availability of suitable sites, other

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

L. Christopher Komo; John W. Sheffield; E. Keith Stanek; Burns E. Hegler

of high-efficiency equipment in an industrial setting. This demand reduction isdealt with on a separate basis from the energy savings attributed to these high-efficiency devices. A summaryof the loads surveyed will be presented to give the reader an idea of the scope of this project. A computerprogram has been written to aid in the calculation process which is described and sample results demonstrated. Energy efficient equipment and techniques have been used since the original “energy crisis” of the 1970s.Some replacement equipment includes high-efficiency motors, cogged V-belts, high-efficiency lighting,electronic ballasts, and other energy conservation measures. In some instances, industries have beenencouraged to use energy