Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Sanjay Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Dinesh Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

of regularlecture classes and takes its name from the fact that lectures are not merely filmed but the videosare scripted, filmed and produced in a manner that makes the student feel that he or she isactively engaging with the presenter.Building on the success of the quasi interactive videos for first year lecture classes and in aneffort to overcome many of the problems associated with laboratory instruction, the authors setout to undertake a pilot project to see if quasi interactive video could also be introduced to aidstudent learning in the traditionally challenging area of laboratory teaching.This paper outlines the pilot approach taken and the rationale for lab video production. It alsoexplains the lab structure and the video production

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

international experience. These include, but are not limited to: o Enrollment in classes or study abroad. Here students take classes delivered by faculty of other /overseas institutions delivered at their campus. o International study tours lead by faculty from the students’ home institution. o International content/activities infused into existing courses delivered at the student’s home institutions. o International internships or cooperative learning experiences (credit or non-credit) in business or industry. Page 11.438.6 o Research project activity, undergraduate or graduate, conducted at an overseas

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Gordon Brinton, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Harley Hartman, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Scott Neuhard, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Resmy Abraham, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Eric Boyer, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

were already familiarwith. Students proposed visualization projects in areas of their interest and incorporated theknowledge gained from the articles which they reviewed.2. Visualization applied in various power system topics In the power system analysis course a series of information visualization tasks wereassigned to students who were challenged to develop visual cognition systems that would aidthem and their fellow students in better understanding and retaining core concepts of thecourse material. For the purpose of the visualization projects, information visualization isdefined as the use of visual aides, such as computer graphics, to organize and display data insuch a way that facilitates successful decision-making and analysis

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Heather Cooper, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

more application-focused engineering and technologycourses appears to be much more limited. Documentation of its application in engineeringcourses indicates that JiTT can be effective when students are expected to both learn conceptsand put the concepts into practice5. Published literature did not reveal adoption of JiTT for anyengineering technology courses before 2005, but its success in engineering courses led theauthors to believe implementation of JiTT in a mechanical engineering technology (MET) coursecould benefit student learning.At Purdue University, the upper division MET courses are typically applications-oriented.Students complete at least four MET elective courses, and all have an open-ended projectrequirement. The projects afford

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chenghung Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dror Kodman, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

person shooters”, where the user controls themovements and actions of a computer character and the visual display mimics the perspective ofwhat the in-game character would see with his/her own eyes.Some non-entertainment applications of game engines are immersive first person environmentalexploration, social interactions or tactical simulations involving multiple users as well as creatinganimated 3-D movies. The “Unreal” engine for example has been used in the CaveUT project atthe University of Pittsburgh, which aims at designing an affordable open space virtual realityexperience.6 A main computer hosts the “Unreal” game with two other client computers inspectator mode functioning as cameras attached to the user controlled avatar.a Modifications

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lashun King, Tennessee State University; Thomas Byl, U.S. Geological Survey; Roger Painter, Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

coupling the RTD and biodegradation rate. Students apply this final formula in ahazardous waste management course. The students have studied groundwater remediationtechniques and are tasked in a final class project to conduct a pilot study to determine ifbiodegradation of contamination at the Ft. Campbell site is significant. This project requiresstudents to perform a tracer study on the bench-scale karst system and then use thebiodegradation rate data from a separate study to predict the extent of biodegradation in thebench scale system. Then a field study is done with a conservative tracer to establish residence-time distribution in the karst aquifer (photo 3). Last, the students use their model to determinethe amount of biodegradation that

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilkat Soysal, Frostburg State University; Oguz Soysal, Frostburg State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

. A modernsociety cannot function properly if anyone of these components is missing. Figure 1shows the interactions between mathematics, sciences, engineering, and society. Thediagram illustrates the role of engineering as a bridge between basic sciences and societyusing the four basic components. This approach does not distinguish between engineeringdisciplines and highlights the interdisciplinary character of most technologicalapplications.Most of freshman students are somehow familiar with the scientific approach thanks tohigh school science courses and science fair projects. However, the concept of Page 11.651.5engineering design and differences

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

olu Fasesan, Texas Tech University; Segun Ogunsanya, Texas Tech University; Lloyd Heinze, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Extender Slurry Duration (Hours) 12 24 Compressive Strength 100 250 (Psi) Tail Slurry Duration (Hours) 12 72 Compressive Strength 500 1200 (Psi) API Free Water 6 (ml/2hrs)Operational ConstraintsThese are slurry design criteria imposed to optimize the cost and quality of the cement slurry inthe field. Slurry viscosity, thickening time, and free water are the three major operationalconstraints employed in this project. I. Slurry Viscosity: Correlates to the pumpability of the

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard Fasse, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

) which is used at RIT. The online activities were based on the objectives andoverall design of the course. Also, students actively participated in assigned activities online andshared their experiences online throughout the whole winter quarter.For the “Plastics Processing Technology” Blended Learning Pilot, I proposed canceling theWednesday sessions (although not the first and last sessions) and substituting several onlineactivities for these time periods throughout the quarter. The online activities were dividedamong small groups consisting of three students who would work together to complete theassigned online tasks, such as problem solving, projects, and discussions. The online discussionswere related to topics in the chapters of the

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Asa, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

. Page 11.553.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engineering Education of Minorities: An OverviewAbstractThe population of the United States is becoming increasingly ethnically diverse. The growingnumber of minorities in the United States population presents both challenges and opportunitiesto institutions of higher education across the federation. Minorities (Blacks, Hispanics, Americanand Indians/Alaskan Natives) are projected to constitute 52% of the college-age (18-24 years)population of the United States by year 2050; up from 34% in 1999. Even though the proportionof minorities in the population of the United States is increasing, they have not been assuccessful in obtaining engineering degrees and diplomas

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Roxane Neal, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

the results of this process.Results of January 2006 evaluationIn any product design project, it is imperative to receive quality feedback from the targetaudience. Such feedback can help guide the product refinement process, leading to resources thatare valuable and effective to their users. In December 2005, we completed a working prototypeof five story pages, a home page, a story index page, a keyword index page, and an “About Us”page. To gain needed feedback, we invited eight engineering education experts—fourinstructional consultants and four researchers in the engineering education discipline—to reviewthe site and offer feedback on three areas: (1) the general concept for the site, specifically the useof stories; (2) the credibility and

Conference Session

Women & New Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

are required of all students in the college including computer usage, written communication,oral communication, analytical skills applied to content area, project management, continuedlearning, and team functioning. The items in Section 3 relate to competencies within specificprograms. All items were either refined from previous baseline items or newly developed by theACI with input from program faculty. Early administrations of the survey indicated that a Likertscale did not produce adequate discrimination in response, so the committee researched otherscales. The response scale used was adapted from a classroom checklist proposed by Angelo andCross.13 The students rate their acquisition of a stated skill or concept area as A Advanced levelof

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Villeneuve, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

accept the tuningconstants. Today’s single loop controllers have many features and proper configurationis time consuming for the students and doesn’t enhance student learning. Since there aremany different models of controllers and various other types of systems, it wasdetermined that it would be more efficient to have the instructor set the tuning parametersfor the students. The students are required to determine the appropriate tuning constantsand provide them to the instructor.Future ModificationsThe use of readily available equipment permits further expansion of the project. Severalmagnetic flow meters have been procured which can be used to perform predictivetuning. Further, the water in the vessel can also be controlled for temperature

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

climate of reduced resources and support infrastructure,where will students find their answers? Advising by faculty advisors is a catch as catch canproposition and is notorious for its uneven level of quality. Beyond the simple question ofexpertise, there is the problem of actually finding an advisor when needed.Our solution to this problem is an electronically available resource that’s accessible 24 hoursa day (assuming no network server failures, of course). Electronic learning has been an objectof steadily growing interest [1], [2], [3], [11], [12], and the present project falls within thisgeneral area - an expandable program that enables learning to progress at the user’s paceand convenience.The concern over education of this sort isn’t

Conference Session

Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Rezak

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

, affordable, reliable electric energy for their customers and the 20% of the economy thatthey support.Cost Accurate cost and schedule projections will be necessary in order for utilities to undertakenuclear power plant construction projects in the future. This should be a realistic expectancy,since the federal licensing process has been reformed. These reforms will allow the NRC licensing process to continue to provide effectiveregulation of construction and operation of plants; and will preclude the uncertainties utilitiesfaced on construction projects in the 1970s and ‘80s. Congress has also enacted legislation thatcalls for NRC issuance of a single license prior to construction to provide for both constructionand operation of plants

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Rabbani Muhammad, Florida A&M University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Salman A. Siddiqui, Florida A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Engineers Society. He is licensed to practice architecture in Washington D.C., Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Muhammad has won the following awards: the Florida A&M University’s Division of Engineering Technology Teacher of the Year Award for the years 1993, 1994 and 2000; theZeta Educational Thespian Association Design Award; and the 1st Place Kopper Corporation Design Completion Design Award. His research travels have taken him to Mexico, Senegal, Edmonton, Canada, Lagos, Nigeria, and London and several other places. Muhammad has completed projects in planning and approval stage, renovation, new housing, international large scale, preservation, religious, hotel, food preparation, medical facility

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division - Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert J Butera, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

.[11] However,that plan remains at a very early stage of development.The need for assessmentMany scholars are interested in investigating the effectiveness of ethics and RCRtraining.[12-13] Some of the assessment efforts have been supported by the Council ofGraduate Schools’ (CGS) Project for Scholarly Integrity.[14] Along these lines, there isa profound research opportunity at our institution; yet, it is one that remains largelyunfulfilled. The ongoing implementation challenges relating to developing an academicpolicy, which covers all new doctoral students, and resource limitations have not allowedfor a formal assessment of our RCR program at the present time.ConclusionThis paper describes initial stages of an RCR plan that covers doctoral

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Clobes, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

part of this exercise)“prompts students to develop higher-order cognitive skills.”6 While we have no control group forthis particular intervention, we find no evidence that this or any other element of a single-semester written assignment alters cognitive skill.Eight months after the end of the writing project we conducted an assessment of informationrecall to determine if the type of paper written by the student influenced their long-term retentionof information. Five questions were selected from among those posed on exams during thesemester that were related in topic to the papers students wrote – that is, questions having to dowith the cytoskeleton, molecular motors, and nitric oxide. Five additional questions wererandomly selected that

Conference Session

The Use of Games and Unique Textbooks in Mathematics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California; Zinan Xing, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Information Sciences Institute, leading many NSF (National Science Foundation) projects on social dialogue, pedagogical technologies, and intelligent interfaces. At USC, she initiated research on on-line discussion board and assessment of threaded discussions, leading to synergistic work among knowledge base experts, educational psychol- ogists, NLP researchers, and educators. She developed a novel workflow portal that supports efficient assessment of online discussion activities. In order to develop a research community for improving col- laborative learning and communication in education, she created two workshops on Intelligent Support for Learning in Groups. She is currently editing an IJAIED journal special issue on

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Energy Review Panel of the Ohio Board of Regents, and is on the Advisory Board of the Midwest Renewable Energy Training Network. Page 23.279.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Center for Energy Education LaboratoryIntroductionSinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, designed and constructed a Center for EnergyEducation Laboratory to support its Energy Management Degree and Energy TechnologyCertificate programs. As a renewable energy program is included in the Energy ManagementDegree, energy efficiency and renewable energy equipment, instrumentation and projects

Conference Session

"How Do We Compare?" - Students, Case Studies, and Learning Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christi P Patton Luks, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

project. Two midterm exams were given as well as a comprehensive finalexam.The second section was based on my adaptation of the PBL techniques that I had read about andhad tried before. I conducted several mini-lectures throughout the session, but these wereinterspersed between experiments and problem-solving sessions. The lectures covered theoryafter they had actively discovered the need for the theory. The lectures, largely, began with adiscussion of what difficulties they had encountered in their last segment of work and what ideasthey had for fixing them. We then, as a group, propelled the process further with any necessarytheory, then split up again to continue solving the same problem or moved on to a new problem.I consider this approach to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pyoyoon Hong P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-ended problems address considerably the student outcomes on an ability torecognize, formulate and solve civil engineering problems and an ability to engage in lifelonglearning. (Sobek and Jain, 2004) To stimulate creative thinking through open-ended problemsolving skills and to verify and fortify the structural knowledge acquired through graphics andcalculations, students are to work with 3-dimensional real objects in a small group environment.As shown in Figure 5-1, small-scale models, commercial construction toys, and structural termprojects are utilized in this stage. The real 3-dimensional structural behavior appreciated duringtheir project provides the students with ample opportunities to test their comprehension modeland to confirm their

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Dakota Farquhar-Caddell, School of Education

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

different uses of tablet technology, led by the faculty member,make an impact on students’ innovative thinking skills. The methodology being used for this project will avoid a media comparison study10; weare not comparing the use of instructional technology versus the lack of instructional technology.Studies that resort to media comparisons have consistently shown no significant differencebetween groups11. Our research is meant to explore how active and engaging learning strategies,primarily those that use slate enabled technology and its related features, impacts students’innovative thinking skills in large lecture courses and in doing so address a gap in the literature.Previous studies have already identified active and engaging learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; James Nelson, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

-level, project-based electrical engineering courses and researches how kids learn engineering through informal engineering education activities.James Nelson, Arizona State University James Nelson is an undergraduate student in the Department of Engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University. Page 23.368.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Defining Makers Making: Emergent Practice and Emergent MeaningsIntroductionMakers are an emerging community of self-described DIY-enthusiasts, tinkerers

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University; Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

providevery large offers may attract outstanding students who may have otherwise attended otherinstitutions, but changing which institutions the students attend may not increase the number ofunderrepresented students in the profession. In addition, the scholarship awards need to becomplemented with academic support programs so that students persist to graduation.In this paper, these ideas will be illustrated using results from a National Science Foundation(NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) projectthat targets students from underrepresented groups who have financial need, but do not qualifyfor university-level scholarships. The project provides scholarships of full in-state tuitionsupport for up to four

Conference Session

Programs in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V Green, University of Maryland, College Park; Alyssa E. Cohen Sherman, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

applied, hands-on analysis based on analyses, workshops, and projects. The four steps usedto design the course include: (1) defining the topics and deliverables, (2) establishing theschedule and budget for student teams, (3) determining a strategy and timeline for team selectionand advancement, and (4) developing a format for customer validation and business modeldevelopment.Topics and deliverablesThe first step to designing the course was to define the topics and deliverables. In order to definethe topics and deliverables we performed a university and private sector assessment of Page 23.386.2innovative courses and training programs in this area

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caridad Cruz López, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla.; Aída Hernández Hernández, Universidad Politécnica de Tlaxcala; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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International

project funded by the Campeche State Council for Scienceand Technology (Consejo Estatal de Investigación Científica y Desarrollo Tecnológico deCampeche). Its goal is to promote an early approach to engineering and science among thestudent population at the upper elementary, middle and high school levels of the State ofCampeche by creating high quality learning environments that promote interactiveclassrooms and contribute to a better understanding of science and mathematics whilepromoting careers in science, engineering and technology12.In general, Mexican teachers and students have an incomplete understanding of engineers andengineering as a profession1, 2, 12. Images shape the way individuals view the world13, thus,eliciting and understanding

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung Hyuk Park, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

control as well as aspects of interaction with humans and the surrounding environment, has resulted in over 130 peer-reviewed publications in a number of projects – from scientific rover navigation in glacier environments to assistive robots for the home. To date, her unique accomplishments have been highlighted through a number of awards and articles, includ- ing highlights in USA Today, Upscale, and TIME Magazine, as well as being named a MIT Technology Review top young innovator of 2003, recognized as NSBE Educator of the Year in 2009, and receiving the Georgia-Tech Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award in 2013. From 1993-2005, Dr. Howard was at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of

Conference Session

Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Gerald C Nelson, Mississippi State University; Abby Thompson, Mississippi State University ; John Louis Gazzini, Nimbus Mobile LLC; Read Sprabery, Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

accomplish the formation of an entrepreneurial culture at Mississippi State Uni- versity. Nelson is also the director of the Entrepreneurship Program in the College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. He implemented the Entrepreneurship program at MSU in March 2001 to establish relations and invite entrepreneurial leaders and experts to Seminar Series. He mentors students involved in the program, plans and executes Project Teams, and markets the program to students. He advises the Entrepreneurship Club and the Engineering Toastmasters Club. From July 1999 to March 2001, Nelson was the chief operating officer at Deka Medical Inc. in Columbus, Miss. In this role, he was responsible for manufacturing operations

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Gregory Bassett

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, engineering design methodologies encourageconsideration of a variety of alternative arrangements for subfunctions as well as the particularcomponents employed to achieve functional requirements. This type of work requires anunderstanding of the relation between abstract function and physical structure as well as thecorrespondence between the total system and individual elements. The existence of multipleconcepts for a particular design solution implies that the engineering designer has an abstract orgeneral function in mind which is projected into specific implementations. It can be seen thatabstract thought characterizes this process from understanding the problem through developmentof a particular solution.Similar Thinking but Differing in