Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

thedepartment’s course lesson plans in the late 1980’s. Assessment of student learning aboutapplication of sustainable design principles became a specific criterion of the engineering impactstudent outcome in the department’s assessment plan in 2008.Results of student work assessment presented in the paper demonstrate that, although studentscould reflect thoughtfully on sustainability principles, they struggled to demonstrate rational,comprehensive application of these principles to the design process. The evidence suggested adifferent approach to learning sustainable design was needed. Dialogue with practitioners andindustry experts reminded the department that sustainable design is just “good engineering” thathas been present in the curriculum for

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Barbara Bogue

management and planning to succeed.The development of the AWE Project coalition, an NSF funded (HRD 01 20642) projectdesigned to develop effective assessment tools and models for WIE and similar programs (11,12). AWE comprises seven very different institutions, programs in varying states ofdevelopment, and a range of staffing and funding resources. AWE Partner Institutions are theUniversity of Missouri (Marra), Penn State (Bogue), Georgia Tech (Mimi Philobos), theUniversity of Arizona (Marie Reyes), the University of Louisville (Brenda Hart), the Universityof Texas – Austin (Tricia Berry) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Barbara Ruel). The threeyear project required that each institution and WIE director or research associate participate

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sam Geonetta

andapproved by the faculty who review a Statement of Need/Area of Inquiry each learner submitsby midterm. The Statement of Need/Area of Inquiry includes a preliminary definition of theneed, a rationale for its appropriateness as a Senior Design project, and a list of ten references.Topics need to address real problems in concrete terms. Team projects are encouraged, butdifficult to arrange because the College is a commuter campus and because so many learners arenon-traditional learners with work and family obligations. The goals of the course are that: Learners should demonstrate competency in the field of Information Technology bycompletion of planning for the capstone project that establishes the project's significance andfeasibility

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

expected at their institution in these areas is important for putting togethera strong plan leading to promotion and tenure.” Faculty interviews conducted in 1998, 1 resultedin two responses that further emphasize the need for help in defining expectations: “Keep me onthe tenure track.” and “Guidance in finding the right stops along the tenure time-line, i.e., goodcommittees, assistance with initial papers and other activities.” Sanders5 has noted that manytalented young professionals have decided not to pursue careers in higher education because ofthe increasing expectations for tenure and promotion. Akinkuoye and Odesina6 state: “Thesupervisor is in a position to observe and assist the junior faculty member to maintain the level ofmotivation

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Through Outreach

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John King; Dae-Wook Kim; Tom Stoebe

Manufacturing, Safety inManufacturing, Hazardous Materials, Manufacturing Field Trip, Total QualityManagement, Statistical Process Control, Applied Mathematics, Interpreting TechnicalDrawing, Precision Measurement, Manufacturing Planning, Shop Skills, Job Readiness,Labor in Industry, Career Exploration, Computer Applications, Manufacturing Processes,Technical English as a Second Language, and Manufacturing Internship. Thesemodularized curricula have been introduced to regional high schools and communitycolleges through a series of training workshops sponsored by the PSCME. Throughoutthe development process, these modules have been evaluated by students and local highschool and college instructors. Feedback from the students and instructor evaluations

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Ellzey; Ted Aanstoos, The University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

programs are planned forSummer 2005. Both of these will be two-course, six- credit hour programs, one held at INSAToulouse, France, and the other at University College London. This paper reports on the benefitsof the international studies program to our students and faculty, and the evolution of the programofferings to take advantage of lessons learned. Program financing is discussed as are curriculadevelopment, student recruiting and advising, and advanced instructional technologyrequirements including classroom enhancement tools and electronic portfolios. Future plans forthe program include a full spring semester abroad, extension of the summer program to LatinAmerica, and a possible joint master’s degree program. These expanded international

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh

then 46% of them transferred to four-year collegesand universities2. The transfer rate is even lower for the engineering-related programs. Thestudies show that approximately 40% of the engineering-related students went on to four-yearcolleges and universities, and the graduation completion rate is only 20% 2. With the reality ofthese data as a guide, the goals set for the Tech Scholars Learning Community Program was toincrease the number of transfer students by 20% and to institutionalize the program by the end ofthe five-year plan (2007).2. The Target Group: The Tech Scholars Learning Community targets minority students, female students andstudents who are under-prepared academically and/or need financial aid. The criteria forselection

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Dunn; John Brauer

engineering programs have recognized this paradigm shift and have begun to offer agraduate level degree taught jointly with their business schools. At the undergraduate educationlevel, fewer programs have been developed. MIT is offering an undergraduate engineeringschool-wide elective course called Management in Engineering2. Topics covered includefinancial principles, management of innovation, technical strategy, engineering project planningand control, human factors, sales and legal issues, and career planning. The University of Illinoisat Champaign is piloting an innovative program in Technology and Management which bringstogether undergraduate students from the college of engineering and commerce and businessadministration3. The students enter

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

College of Engineering &Technology began to explore the possibility of developing a partnership program with localindustry. An initial contact with the Vice President, Operations, the Hydraulics Group of ParkerHannifin, met with an enthusiastic response from the industry and provided a promisingpossibility of a successful partnership. A draft of a proposal regarding the development ofhydraulics research and education program was presented by the author at the subsequentmeeting arranged for Parker engineers and the faculty of the College. A planning committee wasformed to include multiple disciplines in the development. After some consultation with theindustry, a plan to establish a hydraulics research and education center was developed

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; David McDonald

machine control problems. The course will use new PLC laboratory equipment that has been developed by the faculty and staff laboratory engineers. The same type of PLC and operator interface that is used in RS365 will be integrated into the new thermal-fluids trainers.Laboratory Development: ProcessThe laboratory has been developed over a multi-year period using university funding along withgrants from Consumers Energy Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Thedevelopment was initiated with concept planning for the new laboratory. This planning then ledto facility changes in the laboratory, upgrading existing equipment and new equipmentdevelopment as shown in Figure 3. Concept Planning

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sherion Jackson; Andrew Jackson; Bob Wilkins

class disruptions.Planning and Preparation Approximately four weeks and again two weeks before the beginning of the GEAR-UPprogram, the three faculty participants met to define course objectives, to identify materialsneeded for the course, and to discuss the course structure, goals, discipline procedures, and finalcourse objectives. Daily lesson plans were created to guide the faculty through each day’sactivities. The lesson plans and activities were reviewed with students at the beginning of eachclass to keep students focused and on track. During these meetings, it was determined that asimplified federal government procurement process4 would be modeled wherein a product wouldbe defined, developed, built, tested, and “sold” to the

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Naomi Gomez; Jan Rinehart; Robin Autenrieth; Karen Butler-Purry; Angie Hill Price

researchers about the “reality” of research, not just the media version, in orderto gain a thorough understanding of topics such as genetic research, the Columbia experience,and alternative energy sources. The teachers then developed lesson plans for their specificcontent area that utilized an engineering/technology application or example from the NSFsponsored program.Educational discussions formed an important part of the on-campus experience as well. Venuesfor these interactions were facilitated peer discussions on the impact of culture on learning, andgroup work on how to incorporate their experience into the classroom. In addition, industry fieldtrips were provided to develop further engineering and technology awareness. In the future

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Bury; Bruce Mutter

capabilities of itsstudents, faculty, and staff. CART operations are subject to an independent audit.The Architectural Engineering Technology (ARET) baccalaureate program has been TAC-ABET accredited since 1992. Students are provided the opportunity to analyze the role ofarchitecture in the building construction industry. Course work has involved developing skills ingraphic communication, CAD proficiency, building design, and the basic engineering andanalysis of building structures. Graduates are provided with a wide range of employment andgraduate school opportunities in architectural design, construction estimating, generalcontracting, government planning agencies, and building material science.Since the inception of the ARET B.S. program, we have

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell; Kevin Dahm

performance inproject-based team settings. Faced with the complexity of trying to assess the attainment oflearning outcomes for each individual on a team based on an unclear blend of technical merit,communication, project planning, data analysis, and teaming behaviors, faculty members andstudents both fall short. It is unreasonable to expect students to achieve specific learningobjectives from a series of courses, when the faculty members themselves are unclear about whatthe learning objectives are and how to measure themAs a first effort to address the assessment of team performance in project-based researchexperiences, the faculty of the Chemical Engineering Department, as a pilot study, developed fourprimary areas of importance for assessment

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Roe

htmlnavigation. This allows the instructor to access the materials as if they were browsing onlinecontent via a fast connection. Additionally, the module includes an entire section, separate from Page 8.319.4the educational content materials, devoted to the use of the module. This section includes“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”suggestions on how to integrate the module into the classroom, educational standards,assessment tools, contact information, and lesson plans. Aside from the background informationprovided, the

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Advances II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Bernstein

attempt to excel at their course work, or will they settle for merelygraduating?It is planned to study the positive and negative effects of internships starting with theConstruction Systems students at the University of Nebraska and eventually including students inconstruction related departments across the country. A survey will elicit responses on theirhistory and opinions of their internships and their academics. The study should eventually includeexit interviews with graduating seniors. In addition, alumni should be interviewed to elicit theiropinions on the effect of their internships and their education on their careers.IntroductionThis paper was intended to discover whether student internships have a positive or negative effecton the

Conference Session

NEE Potpourri

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

find engineering positions, particularly for seasoned managers.Never the less, many former colleagues continued to search within these careers, while a fewbranched out and explored alternate professions.But one important question had to be answered. Were the skills learned and practiced as anengineering manager transferable? Engineering managers were usually proficient in planning,scheduling, organizing, exploring, controlling, mentoring, communicating, leading, budgeting,administrating and allocating scarce resources. After independent investigation it was determinedthat these skills were not only transferable but necessary in a wide variety of other fields.Opportunities existed in industry, education, government, project management and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Hadgraft; Mike Xie

, environmental and social demands of a problem; Protect safety, health, and welfare.• Problem solving and decision-making – Model engineering problems using a systems approach and appropriate assumptions; Use a range of decision making (evaluation) methodologies; Identify the criteria to be used in decision making (eg sustainability); Use a range of engineering analysis tools and software; Access information from a wide variety of sources, discern value and use; Design and conduct experiments• Technical competence (engineering analysis) – Conceptualise, plan, design, construct and manage civil infrastructure systems; Analyse and interpret field and laboratory data• Teamwork and Leadership – Operate within an engineering organisation; Manage

Conference Session

NEE Potpourri

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Houston

prerequisite coursework, 4) database development for class rosters, attendancerecords and grades, 5) coordinating your lesson plan with external schedules, and 6) coordinationwithin your lesson plan including reading assignments, homework assignments, examinations,laboratory exercises, etc.. Page 9.1296.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Intr oduction“How many students are in my class?”, “Where is the classroom?”, “What is a recitationperiod used for?”, “Where can I find a stapler?”, “What have

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Krohn

laboratoryexperiments/demonstrations, and 8 hours of facility tours.Grading for the course was based on laboratory reports, class participation, development of twoclassroom activity/lesson plans, and a class portfolio which included a daily journal of activities,impressions and reflections on lessons learned.While the primary instructors for the course came from the mechanical engineering faculty,every effort was made to keep the course at a level appropriate for the students, most of whomhad taken college algebra (sometimes several years ago!) as their highest level mathematicscourse. The class lectures were kept as informal as possible with lots of encouragement forquestions and discussions during the class.ContentA copy of the course syllabus/schedule for

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacie Swingle Nunes

until shortly before the bridge programwould have been scheduled to run. In 1993 - 94, when the annual funding for the program wasconfirmed only two weeks before the bridge program should have started the director requestedpermission from the New York State Department of Education to use the funds allocated to thesummer bridge program to fund a summer research experience for returning students instead.The advantage to this being that the program could be offered in May and June at the end of thefiscal year rather than in July and August at the beginning. In this way there would be sufficienttime to plan a quality experience once the funding was certain. Although the target audiencewould be returning students rather than entering students the

Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Coburn Stoler; Douglas Gorham

Education”excellent teachers and engineers to meet the challenges of an increasingly technologicalsociety.Approximately forty-seven institutions, from around the world, attended the Summit.During breakout group work Summit attendees developed: 1) common themes that willhave broad impact on campus reform, and 2) individual campus action plans that focusedon collaborations to improve pre-service education and engineering curricula reform. Oneclear theme that emerged from the Summit was to hold a follow-up conference thatfeatures “best practices” and successful campus collaborations.Panel Session OverviewThis panel session will showcase on-campus collaborations that enhance the level oftechnological literacy in the pre-college community and impacted

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Sean Brophy; Stacy Klein-Gardner

originally tested in thesenior high school physics course. Thirteen (N=13) students registered for this course.This course organized the instruction around a grand challenge and the three challengesdescribed earlier. A summary of the major learning activities is described in the nextsection.Learning Activity Structures. Both instructors met several times to plan out the courseand define specific learning activities and metrics that they could share. The secondinstructor was new to the course and its objectives. In the first meetings the originalinstructor explained the goals and objectives of the course and then described a number ofsuccessful learning activities used in prior years. In addition, they wanted to share similarfield trips. Therefore

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria Reyes; Jennifer Adair; Barry McNeill; Mary Anderson-Rowland

with the TCC.She had been serving on TCC’s Business and Education Committee chaired by a localindustry representative. Together they discussed the OMEP’s placement concerns. Theyconcluded that collaboration between the TCC and OMEP SBP would be mutuallybeneficial.The OMEP Director and the TCC’s Business and Education Chair called a meeting of thePresident of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, the Chairman of the Board, the VicePresident of Membership Development, and the engineering faculty advisor for MEP’sSBP. The initial meeting was called to introduce the group to the past effects of the SBPand its potential to increase the number of minority engineers in the communityworkforce.Before the meeting, the OMEP director collaborated and planned

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King

; Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIn planning this course, there were just a few considerations in the lecture sequence. The courseplans called for both Excel and MATLAB analyses of electrocardiograms, this work was to berelegated to classes after the basics of Excel and MATLAB were covered in the requiredIntroduction to Computing course mentioned above. Other portions of the class sequence thendepended on the authors’ ability to get guest speakers to cover specific areas of interest to thecourse, the remainder of the course material was then filled by the instructor who has devoted aportion of his career to EKG analysis (Skylab flights, more recently EKG studies on mice in aPharmacology

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal Armstrong; Steven Nichols

• Students with interest in working in small businessInternal GuidanceThe College organized a Task Force consisting of engineering faculty as well as externaladvisors10 to examine the question. In addressing the question of EngineeringEntrepreneurship, the Task force sought guidance from the Strategic Plans both of theCollege and of departments. These strategic plans were previously developed by faculty withthe input and guidance of "customers" of the College and the Departments.Not surprisingly, the various strategic plans (department and College) shared core elements,but each department had its own emphasis. For the purposes of this paper, the discussionwill be limited to looking at the Strategic Plan of the Department of Mechanical

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Davis

modifications were initiated in the Electrical Engineering (EE) and ComputerEngineering (CompE) senior capstone courses in Fall 1999. The improvements include a regularweekly class meeting guided by senior advisors (one EE and one CompE professor), emphasis onteam projects, and systematic and incremental writing deadlines.The Fall term is now devoted to the formation of teams and the writing of a complete designreport. A rigorous schedule of due dates allows feedback on writing as well as content. Theweekly writing assignments include requirements, specifications, multiple levels of designdiagrams, a task/effort matrix, a task timeline, and a testing plan; additional writing assignmentsinclude a statement of how ABET concerns such as health, safety

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William H. Sprinsky

differences, is usedas a layer in a GIS. Students learn the use of aerial imagery to construct coordinated DigitalTerrain Models (DTM), from which mapping can be derived for project planning andconstruction management.Our portfolio includes associate’s degrees in both Civil Engineering Technology (CT) andSurveying Technology (SUT), both ABET accredited, and a new bachelor’s program in CivilEngineering Technology with emphasis in Surveying (BCT). Photogrammetry is a requiredcourse in both the SUT and BCT degrees and can be taken as an elective in the CT program.The use of GIS is taught to students in all degrees. A more advanced course in LandUse/Information is part of the BCT program.The Photogrammetry course is in the lecture/lab format, where

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Ramers

class and had the enthusiasm, initiative, and maturity to work on a realengineering project. Over the next nine months they learned about fuel cell technology and manytechnical aspects of engineering work. They also learned about working in a businessenvironment on a marginally planned and undirected research and development project.A fuel cell is a device that produces electrical energy from an electrochemical reaction betweenexternally supplied fuels and oxidizers. Grove1 first reported a successful fuel cell in 1839.Since then, researchers have investigated different types of electrodes, electrolytes, fuels andoxidants, and reaction kinetics affecting fuel cell performance. They have discovered thatproblems in thermo-fluids, material

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Griffis

Session 1360 A Computer-Based Interactive Package for ABET Self-Study Thomas A. Costello, Carl L. Griffis, Lalit Verma University of ArkansasAbstractIn preparation for an accreditation visit in 2002, the faculty of Biological and AgriculturalEngineering at the University of Arkansas assembled an interactive package designed toprovide easy access to the needed information. The Self-Study document, including oureducational objectives, assessment plans for program outcomes, copies of all coursesyllabi, examples of student work, and examples of our feedback