Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

upcoming2007-08 2 41 Science/Engineering freshmen) College of Computer, Mathematics & Physical Sciences08/08/08 1 30 pre-freshman Workshop07/16/01 College Bound Program 1 122002-07 ESTEEM Program 3 332008-09 Gear Up Camp Step – Career planning 2 4410/29/09 Home-Schooled Students 1 112/14/04 International Baccalaureate

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

3.00reactive powers in AC circuits5. Determine time constants and analyze transient response 2.88 3.51 2.34 3.32of RL and RC circuits.6. State the resonance conditions of an RLC circuit and 2.64 2.80 2.63 2.80calculate resonant frequency7. State the basic operation of diodes, transistors, power 2.08 2.00 3.19 2.96supplies, and amplifiers8. Apply the concepts of Wheatstone bridge and transducers NA 3.15 NA 2.759. Learn to function effectively in laboratory groups 3.24 3.00 2.5 3.2010. Plan and conduct experiments in a disciplinary manner, 3.56 3.23

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

to struggle with the program, although progress is still possible inthe on-campus version used in 2009. The on-campus version appears to be very helpful inkeeping students with math ACT scores of 25 and 26 focused on the program, thereby increasingtheir likelihood of success.This project is to be continued over at least the next few years and additional data will begathered on factors impacting the success of the students. The data presented here provided abasis for developing and modifying the program, and future modifications will continue to bemade as the program develops. For example, one planned modification for the 2010 program isto use student mentors, who will be employed to not only help with the engineering projectsportion of the

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting; Joseph Hartman, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

phase is increasingly more expensive, and each is dependent on the success of the Page 15.607.3previous phase.As summarized in Figure 1, the testing and approval process is expected to take ten years. If allgoes according to plan, the drug would have 10 years of exclusive marketing rights, beginningwith FDA approval. In Phase I testing, the drug would be given to 20 – 80 healthy people todetermine human safety. The testing is expected to cost $8 million (in year 2) and take two yearsto complete, with an estimated 70% chance of success. In Phase II testing, the drug would begiven to 100 – 300 people to determine the efficacy for treating

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Divertidos can be incorporated to P-12 science classroomswithout modifying the existing curriculum at the different types and modalities offered at theselevels in Mexico. Our program is fostering that students learn science and engineering DOINGscience and engineering.Results to date indicate the importance of placing teachers in the role of “students” and allowingthem to experience hands-on and minds-on inquiry-based activities as well as grapple withdesigning their own lesson plans in a peer group setting where they can brainstorm and receivefeedback. Therefore annually we hold on-campus one-week summer workshops in order to helpP-12 school teachers incorporate the developed experiments, ETKs and pedagogical practices5.To further promote the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Research University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Iteach such course was what programming language I should adopt. One constrain was theavailable programming language licenses at that institution. Usually I opted forFORTRAN, and a computer algebra system if available. My decision was mostlymotivated by its intrinsic array, its mathematical library and the available free source Page 15.46.5codes which turned out to very useful for the algorithms I had planned to illustrate andthe for the projects included in this course. I also use C/C++ for selected projects, helpingto show the interoperability of two programming languages.A distinctive aspect of our approach is that the physics drives the course

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Darko Korain, Desert Research Institute

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

so as to become skilled in designing and component layout of such systems.Thereby, the interactive applets show real time simulations for several basic topologies with theflexibility to change the input system parameters and observe the real output waveformscorrespondingly7-10.1.1 Brief Description of the Renewable Energy CourseThis course covers the principles of energy conversion in the distinct areas of wind, solar PV, aswell as fuel cell power generation, system planning and design. It also covers the modeling,analysis, and control of major components of the AEDG system shown in Figure 1. This courseis different from other renewable energy courses recently developed at other universities2, 3, inthat it is more broad based and covers the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

attributes of global competence.We believe the virtual teaming approach has the following potential advantages:≠ The proposed format—virtual international design teams—scales relatively well. Students already take design courses. Faculty already teach such courses. Students would not be required to travel, although some may wish to travel at the beginning or end of the project. We are interested to learn if this format might be an efficient way to teach global skills.≠ The process is similar to the process being adopted by industry. As tools for collaboration become more sophisticated, companies are conducting design and manufacturing process planning via Internet-based web tools. The authors recently experienced this first hand

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University

serves as the college’s assessment and evaluation expert, currently planning and implementing evaluation for several externally funded programs, including the Designing Our Community Program (originally funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation), the Enhancing Access to Computer Science and Engineering program (funded by NSF), the Service in Engineering for Reservations Via Education program (funded by the U.S. Department of Education), and the Teaching Engineering Applications in Math an Science Program (funded by Toyota Foundation). For the MSU American Indian Research Opportunities program, Plumb evaluates two NIH-sponsored programs and an NSF-sponsored program, all of

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Rowland, Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineerint at United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

exchangedamaged balsa wood for a new sheet; however, this is not an option in the second design in orderto reinforce the planning and specificity required for completion of the detailed design phase.Robustness is emphasized to focus students on construction techniques and considerations so thatthey are more experienced and familiar with what works and what doesn’t better preparing themfor their second design attempt. Page 15.677.3Glider Flight Test and Competition The first design attempt ends with a competition that measures the performance of eachstudent’s glider by measuring its maximum straight line distance perpendicular to a launch pointfrom

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Peggy Taylor, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Howard Tenenbaum, La Jolla High School, San Diego Unified School District; Seth Hodges, St. Michael Indian School, St. Michaels, AZ

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

most interesting]. ≠ Making the cells. Now I can discuss with students in both Chemistry and AP Environmental Science how the cells are made and how they work. I felt that they [solar cells] were a “black box” of sorts before taking the course.Teachers were also asked to be specific about what they had adapted or planned to adapt to usein their courses. Three of the teachers had been able to use some content from the solar cellscourse: ≠ Energy and electron movement. Understanding how solar cells are made. Use of solar cells. ≠ I have a pre-engineering unit for my 9th grade physical science class. Materials from the solar cell course will be added in order to provide more information on what engineers do

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

results willbe presented and analyzed, the focus of the paper will be the lessons learned through the firstyear experience from both the student and faculty perspectives. Overall, the students’ feedbackon CPBL has been very positive. Most students considered the in-class projects the mostvaluable and helpful parts in their learning. Through the in-class projects, they not only gainedbetter understanding of the course material and the design process, but also developed strongerinterest in engineering careers. Nevertheless, the assessment findings also indicated a fewchallenges to be addressed. In this paper, we will describe how to continuously improve theimplementation of CPBL, how to adjust the teaching strategy and plans to revise in-class

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

enhance their lives as they search forrelevance in the activities they choose and the classes that they take. A challenge to educators isto increase the relevance of engineering core courses without spending an enormous amount oftime planning changes to enhance student engagement. As educators, we are aware of topics inthe core courses that are difficult for our students to learn, yet necessary for their development asengineers. Teaching styles that work with millennial students involve an instructor acting asfacilitator of learning. Providing directed active engagement within the educational environmentfrom the start of their experience will greatly assist the learning process of these students.The modules described in this paper were created to

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

experience. They also encounter the V&V step in the SimCafe modules used in theother three courses listed in Table 1. We plan to incorporate the latest V&V thinking into thetutorials and introduce students to related standards from ASME2 and AIAA1. Thisconcomitantly will address the ABET requirement that students be exposed to engineeringstandards. In the process, V&V can be given a more prominent and consistent role in thecurriculum. Page 15.1065.10SimCafe TemplatesWe are developing templates on SimCafe which educators can use to author new web-basedsoftware tutorials that follow the structure discussed above. In the templates, each high

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David Elton, Auburn University; Gary Welling, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Pitts, Auburn University; Daniel Butler, Auburn University

Based on 4 quadrants of thinking preferences generally characterized as:Dominance i) mathematical, technical, logical, ii) organizational, planned,Instrument conservative, iii) interpersonal, emotional, spiritual, and iv) imaginative, conceptual, artisticDunn and Dunn Multidimensional stimuli groups encompassing environmental,Learning Styles emotional, sociological, physiological, and psychological areas and 21Model subcategories or elements that are ranked according to influence on individuals’ learning.Gardner’s Theory of Based on 7 intelligences including: verbal/linguistic

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan Morgan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Century 4. The last sections present the findings of the instructors‟experiences with the course.Previous WorkOverall lessons from past capstone coursesPrevious work examining the learning in engineering capstone courses has focused on team-based learning, problem-based learning, and impacts of the learning environment. Yost andLane (2007) argue that effective team-based learning in capstone courses require that teams beheterogeneous and have shared goals, meaningful activities, timely internal feedback, andexternal comparisons and feedback 5. Thus, for faculty to facilitate an effective team-basedlearning experience, they must be very deliberate in the planning of team projects, milestones,activities, and feedback methods and timing.Quinn et al

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen F. Gygi, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

, how useful, what learned • Cheat sheet • Practice and demonstrate communication skills • ID area to improve, or goals • What about academic portfolio? Co-op Group 2 • Give a clear idea of what you have done and how to tell people about it (rehearsal) • Recap what done and organize it • Learn more from the experience (not just a boring meeting); goal is to take experience forward • Extra reflection…what really got out of it…..Insight 2: Articulating What it Means to be an EngineerOne of the first activities in the workshop is to have students introduce themselves and brieflydescribe their career plans. Many did not have a clear idea of what profession they were headedfor. Writing

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

— a performance-enhancing first year for highly motivated but under-prepared students — are encouraged or, insome cases, required to use the SSC.18In the 2010-2011 academic year we are encouraging the formation of more collaborative studygroups in the SSC, by designating times for calculus sessions that are facilitated by specifictutors. In this manner, we can support, with the presence of a known tutor, the numerous studentswho want to meet others who are working on the same problems as they are.We also plan to offer facilitated, collaborative, workgroups for Calculus 3 and DifferentialEquations, while also adding to the number of facilitated workgroups for Calculus 1 and 2 thatdo exist. These types of workgroups can also play a significant

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

scripts for theassembly of the setups were discovered, but they have been fixed since. However, once theassembly of the experimental setups was completed, the remainder of the experimentalprocedure was carried out very smoothly. Nevertheless, the students felt an average of 70%satisfaction regarding the reliability of the setups.A more detailed assessment study of the learning effectiveness of the game-based virtualenvironment is planned for the Spring 2011 semester. If this more in-depth assessment generatessimilarly encouraging results, then further extensions of this pilot implementation of the virtuallaboratory environment to the design of other gear train types will be considered in the future.4. ConclusionsThis paper examined the potential

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Kelly, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

asimportantly, the two instructors left the course energized as a result of the collaboration and thefeedback from the students.There were several areas of improvement that were identified either from the post-class studentsurveys or from observations by the instructors. All of the students, especially the businessstudents were interested in getting more exposure to biotechnology science and engineeringtopics. For the next course offering, the following changes are planned for the course: - Adding a few emerging technical topics such as genetic engineering, personalized medicine and cell-based therapies as at least one additional technical lecture - Posting pre-class notes/reading material earlier (i.e. several days before

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

degree programs or leaving theuniversity (and perhaps higher education altogether). The prerequisite skills exam implementedin solid mechanics appears to offer such an indicator. The author plans to continueimplementing the exam in future semesters and monitor student outcomes during the final Page 22.88.11exams.Prerequisite skills exam learning materialsThe author is happy to provide any educator with the learning materials described earlier in thispaper. The four documents include the (1) list of skills, (2) practice exam, (3) final solutions,and (4) worked solutions to the practice exam, and are the same documents provided to all

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Eden B. King, George Mason University; Mikki Hebl, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

(1.95 inNatural Sciences; 2.08 in Engineering, 1.8 in Humanities, and 1.68 in Social Sciences). Womenalso reported higher quality mentoring than men across all the schools.Expansion of MentoringThe Provost has placed faculty mentoring as a high priority at Rice University. As such, thedepartment chairs and deans are developing a plan concordant with their faculty and perceivedneeds to meet this clear mandate for mentoring — and this priority is being reinforced both fromthe highest levels of the institution and from the faculty. In response to the Provost’s request formentoring, the ADVANCE Program developed a Department Grants Program in summer 2009.ADVANCE and the University leveraged resources to fund six grants totaling $23,400.Although the

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Warren R. Hull, Louisiana State University; David Bowles, Louisiana State University; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Stephen O. Sears, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

graduatelevel. We propose to capitalize upon this diversity by building team-oriented Capstoneassignments that require students to seek opinions and guidance from these graduate studentsregarding completing projects in their home countries. Teams will then report their learnedexperiences to the class in a communication method already well established in our Capstonecourses. Of course, development of the assignments and the logistics of involving internationalgraduate students must be well planned to succeed.As mentioned previously, our alumni survey was intended to help guide our efforts in itspreliminary stages; however, as we undertake the development of assignments, we will alsoconduct a more detailed alumni survey. The design of this survey is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

administered at different types of institutions and differentdepartments across the United States. Since we have shown that the DLCI is a reliable and valid estimator of students’ conceptualunderstanding in digital logic, there are many new directions for research and development.There are two main categories of future research: pedagogy studies and assessment tooldevelopment. We plan to conduct a large scale pedagogical study where we will use the results from theDLCI to compare the effectiveness of different teaching methods. We will look for statisticallysignificant differences in performance between institutions on the DLCI as a whole, onconceptual subtests, and individual items. We will then collect artifacts of instruction (syllabi

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

production comes down, LH2 becomes an evermore attractive option. As planned there, the concept exploration results from last year havebecome the starting point for this year’s course assignments. The gaps in learning seen last yearare being addressed this year.The new paper for 2011 extends prior work through a second cycle of iteration, bringing in theexperiences of developing a paper for professional peer review, presenting to visiting technicalexperts from industry, and hopefully, presenting to the airline industry in 2011. It also discussesthe experience from a current experiment to close the iterative cycle of improvement: refiningthe undergraduate high speed aerodynamics course, incorporating the lessons and capabilitieslearned from the

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Borup, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

be conflicts in thevalues systems used in the design process when two or more of these groups are involved in thedecision making process, as they always are. These conflicts should be acknowledged andaccounted for using proper decision making techniques.IntroductionThe choice between alternative facility plans in wastewater treatment plant design can be a verycomplex decision. In this situation a choice must be made between several acceptablealternatives based on many different criteria. In addition, typically several different groups areinvolved in the decision making process including consulting engineers, facility owners, andgovernmental regulators

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

interconnections between engineering, technology and other areas ofsociety and culture. These four categories are proposed as templates or models that other facultycan use in developing and planning a course. These four models were found to be consistentwith the recommendations made by the National Academy of Engineering and the InternationalTechnology Education Association regarding standards for technological literacy. It is intendedto develop an online database of course materials organized around the proposed framework. Anadditional feature to be included is classification of material based on cognitive level of Bloom’staxonomy. The current status of the development of the online system is described.BackgroundThe goal of the work reported here is the

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Ayhan Zora, Deere & Company

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, mechanical integration and modifications, electricalintegration and wiring, design, measurements and instrumentation, welding and aluminumcasting etc. There is currently a hiring process to improve and extend the project due tograduation of senior students. Due to budget considerations students involved in this projectworked either voluntary or enrolling an independent study course. Student feedbacks are verypositive. Especially graduating students commented that why they were not given such extensiveprojects for especially student cannot get internship opportunity. It is planned to offer extensiveprojects on the campus for students who are willing to do internship on campus in near future.Students involved in the project experienced structured

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Hennington, Mississippi State University

single semester offerings of the unit operationscourses in the CHE department, enrollment in the heat transfer operations andmass transfer operations courses during Spring 2010 is higher, standing atapproximately 60 in each course.In addition to the module development and activities planned as part of the CCLIproject, one additional activity was undertaken during the Fall 2009 semester. Inthe freshman seminar offered to chemical engineers, an introduction to processintensification was provided, after limited discussion of the unit operationsapproach to chemical engineering education. The developed Powerpointpresentation will be made available to chemical engineering educators interestedin adapting it to their programs. Additionally, a survey of

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Jack Patzer, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

develop MEAs in “fundamental” courses, particularly statics anddynamics, we plan to develop shorter MEAS that can be completed in one or two lecture periods.One in development deals with developing sporting equipment for people with mobilityimpairments, while a second involves designing a rotating chair for children with developmentaldisabilities.Ron Miller – Colorado School of Mines. I have piloted two MEAs in chemical engineeringcore courses at the Colorado School of Mines. “Wetsuit” requires that senior-level studentgroups in a transport phenomena course develop a mathematical model for a wetsuit company toestimate the time a user can stay in the water using a wetsuit made of a specified type andthickness of material. This will allow the