2010 Midwest Section Proceedings Archive (PDFs)

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
September 22-24, 2010

Conference Program

Session 101: Group Based Learning

Presiding: Michael Reynolds, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

• Using In-Class Teamwork Learning Modules in Digital Systems to Improve Conceptual Understanding, Kevin R. Lewelling, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
• A Laboratory Format for Improved Student Participation, Robert Egbert, Missouri State University
• Utilizing Pair Programming Techniques in a Web Development Course, Troy Harding, Kansas State University at Salina
• Practical Aspects of Teaching via the Group-Based Learning Environment, Robert M. OíConnell, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Missouri & Gavin Duffy, Ted Burke, and David Dorran, School of Electrical Engineering Systems, Dublin Institute of Technology

Session 102: Capstone Design Courses

Presiding: Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

• Incorporating Creativity into a Capstone Engineering Design Course, Keith L. Hohn, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University
• Benchmarking the Innovations Capstone Course at Oklahoma State University: Lessons learned and changes made, Angel Riggs, Kirby Smith, Cindy Blackwell, Paul Weckler, Dan Tilley, Rodney Holcomb, Shelly Sitton, and Ron Delahoussaye, Oklahoma State University
• The 2010 Haiti earthquake: Real-time disaster inquiry in the classroom, Keith E. Hedges, Drury University
• The Engineer as Leader: Course Design, Don Malzahn, Lawrence Whitman, Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University & Julie-Ellen Acosta, The Boeing Company

Session 103: New Technology & Engineering Ethics

Presiding: Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

• Biotechnology and Bioethics in Engineering Education, R. Asmatulu 1, W.S. Khan 1, E. Asmatulu 2, and M. Ceylan 1, (1=Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2=Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering), Wichita State University
• Nanoscale Trends, Opportunities and Emerging Markets, Christopher C. Ibeh, Pittsburg State University
• Nanotechnology and Nanoethics in Engineering Education, R. Asmatulu 1, E. Asmatulu 2, and B. Zhang 1, (1=Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2=Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering), Wichita State University
• Responsible Conduct of Research in Engineering: Addressing the America COMPETES Act, Sara E. Wilson, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas

Plenary Session:Sustainable(Green) Aviation-Challenges and Opportunties

Presiding:Mark Ewing, University of Kansas

Presentation by Professor Ramesh Agarwal, Washington University, St. Louis MO

ASEE plenary Lecture-23 September 2010-Lawrence, Kansas

Session 201

Presiding: Thomas Mulinazzi, University of Kansas

• Choosing the Right Parametric Modeling Software for your ET Program, Greg Murray and Tim Thomas, Pittsburg State University

Session 202: Program Evaluation

Presiding: Raju Dandu, Kansas State University-Salina

• UAESP: A New and Improved Program for Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities, Bryan W. Hill 1, Carol S. Gattis 2, Christa N. Hestekin 1, Nick Tschepikow 3, George S. Denny 4, and Edgar C. Clausen 1, (1=College of Engineering, 2=Honors College, 3=Northwest Arkansas Education Renewal Zone 1, 4=College of Education and Health Professions), University of Arkansas
• Faculty Composition and Doctorates Awarded: An Analysis and Comparison of the Colleges of Engineering at ADVANCE Institutions and their Non-ADVANCE Peers (2001-2009), Shauna A. Morimoto, Anna M. Zajicek, Valerie H. Hunt, Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
• Evaluating Student Learning Across the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum, Sara E. Wilson, Peter W. Tenpas, Ronald L. Dougherty, Christopher D. Depcik, Kenneth Fischer, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas

Session 203: Technology in the Classroom

Presiding: James Rowland, University of Kansas

• Improving the Presentation of Technical Material in Video Talks using Post Production, Andy Gill, University of Kansas
• Efficacy of a Final Lab Practicum and Lab Reports for Assessment in a Fundamentals Electric Circuits Laboratory, Edward Greco, Jim Reasoner, Daniel Bullock, Carlos Castillo, Patricia Buford, Gill Richards, Arkansas Technical University
• Fun with Convolution and Linear Time-Invariant Systems, Erik Perrins, Department of Electrical and Computer Science, University of Kansas

Session 301: ABET Issues and Study Abroad

Presiding: Sara Wilson, University of Kansas

• Seeking ABET Accreditation of Manufacturing and Mechanical Maintenance Technology Programs at Yanbu Industrial College, Dr. Yaser Abdulaziz Hadi, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Yanbu Industrial College
• Planning for the ABET Program Outcomes in Life-Long Learning and Contemporary Issues, Michael Detamore and Paul Willhite, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas
• Work in ProgressóGlobal Engineering Collaborative Undergraduate Engineering Program between the USA and China, Lisa Anneberg, Lawrence Technological University, and Suyun Luo, Shanghai University of Engineering Science

Session 302: Instructional Methods

Presiding: Carl Greco, Arkansas Technical University

• Evaluating Engineering Problem Solving Skills of First-Year Engineering Students, Heath Schluterman, Ph.D., Kellie Schneider, C. Richard Cassady, Ph.D., University of Arkansas
• Are Students ENTITLED to High Grades?, Thomas Mulinazzi and Steven Schrock, University of Kansas
• Student-Centered Learning for the Confirmed Lecturer, Robert M. OíConnell, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Missouri

Session 401: University-Industry Partnerships

Presiding: Tom Roberts, Kansas State University

• Industry Participation in the Interdisciplinary Team Design  Project Course of a Master of Architectural Engineering Program, Lauren M. Ronsse, Lily M. Wang, Clarence E. Waters, Architectural Engineering Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Development of an Engineering Sales Program with Industry, Dr. Dave Sly, Dan Bumblauskas, Dr. Frank Peters, Iowa State University
• Industry-University Partnership Case Study, C. Baukal, J. Colannino, W. Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC & J. Matsson, Oral Roberts University
• The Perils of Cooperative Engineering Programs, Douglas R. Carroll, Missouri University of Science and Technology
• ASEE Student Membersí Needs Analysis: Implications for the ASEE Student Constituent Committee, Ann T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida, Daniel Bumblauskas, Iowa State University, & Matthew Verleger, Purdue University

Session 402: Course Presentation Issues

Presiding: Christi Patton Luks, University of Tulsa

• Teaching Deflections of Beams: Advantages of Method of Model Formulas versus Method of Integration, Ing-Chang Jong, William T. Springer, Rick J. Couvillion, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
• Determining the Net Positive Suction Head of a Magnetic Drive Pump, Allen A. Busick, Melissa L. Cooley, Alexander M. Lopez, Aaron J. Steuart, W. Roy Penney, and Edgar C. Clausen, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas
• Using the Engineering Index in Reference Collaboration at a Multi-Campus University, Dona Steffens Davidson, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa & Kevin P. Drees, Oklahoma State University-Stillwater
• Need Assessment for Graduate Teaching Assistant Training: Identifying Important But Under-Prepared Roles, YoonJung Cho,  Sohum Sohoni, & Donald P. French, Oklahoma State University
• Development and Assessment of a Multiple-Choice Quiz for a Bending Stress Quiz, Josh Coffman and Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Daniel J. Jensen, United States Air Force Academy, Ashland O. Brown and Jiancheng Liu, The University of the Pacific, Kristen Kaufman, The University of Texas at Austin, & Christina White, Columbia University

ABET Workshop

Presented by:

Carl Locke, University of Kansas
Jim Lookadoo, Pittsburg State University

Powerpoint presentations:

What is ABET
What is ABET Harmonization