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Frontiers in Engineering Management
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University
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Engineering Management
AC 2010-1394: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORINGMETHODS UTILIZED BY MANUFACTURERS TO BECOME MORECOMPETITIVEWilliam Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and
Conference Session
Frontiers in Engineering Management
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Management
included in theengineering and engineering technology curriculum. The findings indicate that American toolshops are using innovative technologies, updating machinery, and instituting new strategies. Thetool shops making this transition are the adaptors creating new competitive advantages byrevising their strategies to reflect competitive changes, offering products fitting into uniqueniches, supplying specialized customer services, and providing rapid delivery. The results fromthis study have been incorporated into engineering and engineering technology courses to betterprepare graduates for careers in engineering management for manufacturing based industries.IntroductionForeign competition has had an extremely negative impact on American
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Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna Riley, Smith College
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
(2001) discussed the role of the NNI as abroker in coordinating research and development in nanotechnology together with public hopesand fears. They also commented that the NNI should embrace the goal of building capacity forpublic dialogue. Roco and Bainbridge also addressed the need for honesty when genuine risksare identified.Education and human development. Nanotechnology and its social, cultural scientific andtechnological consequences create an opportunity to integrate education across science,technology, social sciences and humanities (Roco and Bainbridge 2005) 7 . The end-result maybe informed, educated publics emerging from our high schools and colleges, able to shape thedirection of nanotechnology in beneficial ways (Roco and
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Innovations in First Year Programs
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville
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First-Year Programs
AC 2010-1278: INTRODUCING CRITICAL THINKING TO FRESHMANENGINEERING STUDENTSJames Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include cyber security
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
AC 2010-956: “IT’S SO EASY A CAVEMAN CAN DO IT:” TEACHINGINTRODUCTORY MATERIAL SCIENCE FOR INCREASED STUDENTENGAGEMENT.Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State UniversityStephen Krause, Arizona State UniversityJacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University Page 15.1390.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010“It’s so Easy a Caveman Can Do It:” Teaching Introductory Material Science for Increased Student Engagement.Education advocates and experts have a plethora of experiences and evidentiary researchverifying the importance of student engagement in the education process. The millennial studentis an expert at finding new tools and media resources to
Conference Session
Frontiers in Engineering Management
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Management
occurring in the manufacturing andproduction sector. These exercises provided an immediate avenue for the direct application of thetopics under consideration. Page 15.493.11Case studies were also developed to put the student into a real-world situation where they have touse what they have learned to resolve the problem or issue. In each case, the students are to applytheir knowledge of improvement programs to the assigned projects and case studies; thenanalyze their effectiveness, suggest improvements, and implement them. Additional case studieswere developed from the study's findings and used as an integral part of the lecture anddiscussion sections
Conference Session
Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Jim Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Missy Wooley, Ruston High School; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
be able to integrate technical knowledge into real-worldsituations3. Many pre-engineering outreach/recruitment programs are centered on hands-onprojects, which is one of the most important characteristics of our programs. However, while77% of K12 engineering programs in the United States focus on students, only 46% focus on theteachers4. All of the K12 programs that are a part of our Integrated STEM Education ResearchCenter (ISERC) target both high school students and teachers. While engaging high schoolstudents in relevant and interesting engineering design projects has had an immediate impact onincreasing STEM enrollments at our university, we believe long-term impact is more likely toresult from the interactions and relationships
Conference Session
Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology
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International
An engineer is someone who usesmath and science to mess with the world by designing and making things that other folks canuse(pause)..And once you mess with the world, you’re responsible for the mess you made .This view had little to do with the engineering curriculum and education, but rather withignorance concerning the final destination of engineering graduates. Skobrook20 examinedstudents’ views of engineering prior enrolling in the course at University of Hull, and foundthat students’ preconceptions of engineering and engineering studies were at odds withreality. This is not surprising since studies21 in Britain showed that most sixth form studentshad little or a wrong perception of engineering as a career option. Peter Durchholz 22 in
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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
Education, 2010 Special Session: Assessing Students’ Learning Outcomes during a Complex and Real-world Problem-based Service Learning (PBSL) Project in a Sophomore Engineering Design CourseAbstractAuthentic and real-world problem solving is an integral part of the engineering profession. Yet,current research indicates that engineering education is primarily focused on well-defined andwell-structured problems, which do not provide students the real-world relevance, context, norexperience in solving the types of problems required in the engineering profession. The additionof problem-based learning (PBL) methodologies to the engineering curriculum providesengineering programs the opportunity to introduce students to a variety
Conference Session
Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
practicing engineers, to applyindustrial-strength simulation software to obtain useful and reliable solutions to practicalengineering problems, an important skill for the modern engineering workforce. At the sametime, simulation offers the opportunity to enhance learning through an interactive, visual mediumand build excitement among students about engineering.2. Pedagogical ApproachA university-industry workshop, ISTEC 2008, on the Integration of Simulation Technology intothe Engineering Curriculum was organized in July 2008. The purpose of the workshop was tobuild a community of educators and practitioners collaborating on the deployment of simulation
Conference Session
Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eric Hamilton, United States Air Force Academy; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
definitions orinterpretations, modeling emphasizes connected knowledge forms, adaptation of large ideasto new contexts, just-in-time learning, and complex reasoning in collaborativearrangements. An orientation around models and modeling is often referred to as a Models andModeling Perspective (MMP) (http://modelsandmodeling.net).Emphasis on modeling has a well-established history in the computer-supported collaborativelearning literature [9-12]. In science education, various curriculum projects [13] exemplify thistrend with the development of replacement modules across multiple areas of the high schoolcurriculum. Multiple new modeling oriented pedagogical frameworks have arisen from increasedattention towards enabling learners toexperience science
Conference Session
Technology-Enhanced Learning
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Diarmuid McCarthy, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick
Tagged Divisions
Continuing Professional Development
, representing an overall decline of 13% since 2000 3. Thebreakdown of these SET courses paints a bleaker picture with a more worryingdecline in acceptance to engineering and computing programmes. The rise inconstruction courses due the success of the building boom helps to mask the seriousdecline in the uptake of STEM courses. This has lead to a 10 % decline inEngineering and Technology graduates between 2005 and 2006 3. Page 15.273.4 Figure 3History of Technology educationTechnology was introduced into the second-level curriculum at Junior Cycle (12-15yrs – pre leaving Certificate) as a standalone subject in 1989 to equip
Conference Session
Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Charlie Setterfield, Sinclair Community College; Eric Dunn, Sinclair Community College; Russell Marcks, Sinclair Community College
Tagged Divisions
Architectural
-disciplinary capstoneapproach was developed: ≠ Multiple discipline capstone ≠ Heightened collaboration ≠ Increased use of technology ≠ More complete building code complianceAs a result, a new capstone curriculum was developed to more closely simulate the industrytrend toward integrated project delivery. Spring 2009 was the first implementation of this newstrategy.G. Integrated Project Design/DeliveryIn an effort to prepare both students and faculty for the challenge of moving to a morecompletely Integrated Project Design/Delivery (IPD) model of capstone course, funding wassecured by the department chair to bring in an expert lecturer in IPD. While serving as aprofessor of architecture, this instructor has developed a broad background in
Conference Session
Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Gary Riggins, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions
International
AC 2010-2064: A WORKSHOP FOR INDIAN ENGINEERING FACULTY UNDERTHE INDO-US COLLABORATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONVinod Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod K Lohani is an associate professor in the Engineering Education Department (EngE) and an adjunct faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a PhD in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His research interests are in the areas of knowledge modeling, water and energy sustainability, engineering learning modules for freshmen, and international collaboration. He led a major curriculum reform project (2004-09), funded under the department-level reform program of the NSF, at Virginia Tech. A spiral curriculum
Conference Session
Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jill Nelson, California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions
Architectural
previous efforts included:CM 431 Integrated Project Services: This three unit lab-based course provides an overview ofproject delivery methods with an emphasis on trends in integrated services project delivery. CMand ARCH students used a real project to integrate planning, design and construction efforts toachieve maximum project quality and value. The course enrolls up to 50 students.ARCE 460 Collaborative Design Laboratory: The course offered to ARCH and ARCEstudents investigated the collaborative nature of the design process as it relates to the structuralengineer and architect. This course enrolled up to 16 students.EDES 406 Sustainable Environments / EDES 408 Implementing Sustainable PrinciplesThe sequence covers two quarters and represents a
Conference Session
Including Engineering Economy in All Curricula
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Leland Blank, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Economy
technology be used to infuse engineering economics into curricula and courses? ≠ How can engineering economy topics be integrated into existing courses in any BS-level engineering curriculum? ≠ When is a separate course in engineering economy justified?The panel is comprised of individuals with varied backgrounds and different engineeringdisciplines, who come to the discussion with significantly different views of the need andformat of engineering economics in engineering curricula. The panel members include:Dr. Dave Holger ABET, President 2009-2010 Iowa State University: Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Dean, Graduate College
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Exemplary Outreach Programs
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
technologies they see in everyday life yetthey may not have contact with adults who have the expertise to entertain their questions or theirlearning styles may be in conflict with traditional curriculum formats. For these children, anoutreach program can offer exposure to engineering skills such as analysis, development,building and testing through hands-on activities.1 The benefit of using undergraduates to developand implement engineering exhibits that addresses all facets of learning is that childrenexperience engineering in an interactive environment that is accessible regardless of learningstyle. Moreover, exposure to young, diverse role models reinforces the notion that engineering isa career path that is accessible to people regardless of
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lisa Schneider, Cornell University; Maria Terrell, Cornell University Math Dept.
university to enhance engineering students’ abilities to transfer and apply mathematicsto solve problems in engineering contexts. A recent curriculum innovation resulting from theseefforts involves the integration of collaborative, applied, problem-solving workshops into thefirst-semester engineering mathematics course. This paper will summarize the project team'swork to develop two instruments - one to gauge students’ abilities in using mathematics inengineering contexts; and the other to gauge students' self-efficacy perceptions related tostudying engineering and to learning and applying mathematics – that can be used to assess theeffects of this innovation and others like it. The paper will report on the processes being used todevelop and adapt
Conference Session
Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anthony Joseph, Pace University; Mabel Payne, Consultant
Tagged Divisions
Cooperative & Experiential Education
purpose of integrating theory with practice, students derivedmany other advantages3, 4, 12, 14, 15, 18, 25, 33, 37 from participating in cooperative educationprograms, which may be optional in some of the academic institutions where they are offered.Some of these advantages include the development of social skills, engagement in teamwork,improvement of communication skills, enhancement and greater clarity of future career goals,salary advantage, and the development of practical skills.An Interpretation of Work Based Learning in the Context of InterdisciplinarityA curriculum inclusive of a cooperative education strategy could be interpreted as aninterdisciplinary program5, 26, 31 where the work place learning experience is conceptually viewedas
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jonathan Hicks, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University
aid data, and he continues to explore these subjects. He is also interested in engineering education culture as well as leadership and policy issues in engineering education.Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University Rocío C. Chavela is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S and a M.S. in chemical engineering from Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico. Her research interests involve faculty development, curriculum Page 15.554.1 development, and engineering education research communities. She is an Engineering Education
Conference Session
Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
AC 2010-1283: IN-SITU ETHICS: THE ETHICAL SENSIBILITY THATENGINEERS BRING TO THEIR WORKTraci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, MadisonSandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, MadisonKevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, MadisonChristine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, MadisonThomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison Page 15.709.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 In-Situ Ethics: The Ethical Sensibility That Engineers Bring To Their Daily WorkEngineering educators often acknowledge that engineering ethics should be integral toundergraduate skills curriculums. In fact, the body of work regarding teaching
Conference Session
Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
,engineering as an integrative method for teaching STEM is well suited as a focus for inquiry-based teaching. The integration may also have been a manifestation of the creativity andknowledge of the teachers, the nature of the elementary curriculum, and the way in which themanipulatives promote multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning. Since the summerinstitute was hosted by the College of Engineering, the reason for the engineering focus mayhave rested simply on this aspect. In any case, determining the underlying reason for theteachers’ lesson content choices is an interesting possible future research question.The size of the student groups that the teachers used in their observed lessons was dominated bystudents working individually
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Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin Sutterer, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
Page 15.1212.324 – Professional & Ethics as outcomes that may be challenging for programs to fully implement.The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of how the civil engineering curriculum atRose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) compares with the BOK2 outcomes associatedwith the baccalaureate degree.Institutional ProfileRose-Hulman is an undergraduate-focused engineering college offering baccalaureate degrees inengineering, math, science and economics. RHIT also offers Master’s degrees in mostdepartments. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, RHIT was founded in 1874 and has a populationof approximately 1,900 students, the majority of whom are seeking baccalaureate degrees inengineering and are traditional post-secondary learners
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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Diana Fiumefreddo, Smith College
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
and sharing curricula for their own classrooms.The workshop was designed as a learner-centered program to promote deep and meaningfullearning within the chosen Technology/Engineering curriculum strands with the followingsignificant core beliefs as a foundation: ≠ SPS teachers are experts in their classrooms ≠ The experiences and challenges of SPS teachers are valuable and important and must be validated and appreciated ≠ Workshop instructors have expertise in the subject matter, but do not have knowledge of the challenges of an SPS middle school classroom ≠ The workshop was a collaboration, not a top-down teaching experience ≠ Learning how teachers learn and teach is a
Conference Session
Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kyle Simmons, University of Utah; Susan Sample, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Arizona; her research interests include narrative theory in health communication.April Kedrowicz, University of Utah Dr. April A. Kedrowicz is the Director of the CLEAR (Communication, Leadership, Ethics, And Research) Program at the University of Utah, a collaboration between the College of Humanities and College of Engineering. The program was developed in 2003 through a grant from the Hewlett Foundation, with the goal of integrating communication (speaking and writing), teamwork, and ethics into the curriculum of every department in the College of Engineering. Dr. Kedrowicz’s work with Engineering began during her tenure as a
Conference Session
Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware; Thomas Brumm, Iowa State University; Steven Mickelson, Iowa State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
(DLE)10 for all majors, defined as “discovery-based and experiential learning that involvesinstructional experiences out-of-class and beyond typical curriculum courses” under the Page 15.299.8supervision of a faculty member. BREG 365 will include professional preparation for theDiscovery Learning Experience (DLE) – either undergraduate research or an internship in the ETprogram. Students will be encouraged to develop versions of their ePortfolios that can bereleased to potential internship sponsors or employers.Table 2. Revised ET Program: Courses in the New Seminar Series: New Courses and Catalog Descriptions
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Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Patrick Mills, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Anuradha Nagaraj, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Srivenu Seelam, Texas A& M University-kingsville; Ali Pilehvari, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Page 15.411.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of a Web-Based Self-Teaching and Assessment Module for Chemical Engineering Microchemical SystemsAbstractThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has supported an undergraduate curriculum reformproject in chemical engineering with an overall objective of developing a web-based educationalresource for teaching and learning. One aspect involves the development of InterlinkedCurriculum Components (ICC’s). These are web-based learning sites that aim to strengthenstudent knowledge in the fundamental
Conference Session
Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shannon O'Brien, Manhattan College; J.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
dissecting problems in this manner,through cognition of underlying principles and patterns used in working towards a solution.To this end, two student populations with similar GPAs were assessed over consecutive years.The first group (Group 1) participated in the standard curriculum, while the second group (Group2) participated in the standard curriculum with the addition of the Reverse Engineeringassignment. This assignment was executed between the second and third exams of the semester.To establish the “pretreatment” condition, scores from the second exam were compared betweenboth groups. Statistical hypothesis testing indicate that there is no significant difference betweenthem (i.e. Group #1 mean = 78.32, while Group #2 mean = 81.94). In
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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
microcontroller course has a broad rangeof sophomore-level prerequisites, it can serve as an integration point of these prerequisites andshow students how these prerequisites are inter-related so that students will hopefully organizetheir previous compartmentalized knowledge into a coherent structure. This course alsoimproves the progression of the students’ laboratory experiences. In particular, theprogramming, instrumentation, component, and circuit experiments of their sophomore andfreshmen years are now followed by the system- and design-oriented experiments. We also hopethat, by engaging students from distinctive backgrounds, students will communicate with eachother and appreciate the diversity and merits of each other’s disciplines.IV
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Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gerald Mora, New Mexico Tech; Ricardo Negron, WPAFB; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
U.S. students in their knowledge of and theirparticipation in STEM as an area of critical concern to national security. Basic science andmathematics competence, gained in grades K-12, form the foundation of an educated, capable,technical future work force for DoD. The objective of NDEP is to support the education anddevelopment of such a future workforce by establishing a DoD-wide program to invigorate thescience and mathematics curriculum, to enhance teaching skills of science and mathematicsteachers to deliver the curriculum, and to increase the level of awareness, interest and activeparticipation of students in STEM activities, projects, and academics. The overall strategy is tohave DoD scientists and engineers partner with educational