Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Strife, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

=4263. Blummer, B. A., & Kritskaya, O. (2009). Best practices for creating an online tutorial: A literature review.Journal of Web Librarianship, 3(3), 199-216. doi:10.1080/193229009030507993. Ganster, L. A., & Walsh, T. R. (2008). Enhancing library instruction to undergraduates: Incorporating onlinetutorials into the curriculum. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 15(3), 314-333.doi:10.1080/106913108022582324. Kearns, K., & Hybl, T. T. (2005). A collaboration between faculty and librarians to develop and assess a scienceliteracy laboratory module. Science & Technology Libraries, 25(4), 39-56. doi:10.1300/J122v25n04•045. Maness, J. (2006). Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and its implications for libraries. Webology, 3(2), article

Conference Session

Leadership and Strategic Planning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Keynton, University of Louisville; James Fiet, University of Louisville; Pankaj Patel, Ball State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

enlightening and enjoyed theinteraction and exchange of ideas between the instructors and attendees. The engineers gainedbetter insight into the issues that need to be addressed in taking an idea from the laboratory to acommercial enterprise through examining case studies and group-interactive projects. Thebusiness instructors gained a greater appreciation for the fact that researchers from the businessschool think very differently from the Medical and Engineering Schools. A survey wasconducted to obtain feedback and a number of suggestions were made to strengthen the program, Page 15.336.4some of which will be implemented in future series. A

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisela Gomes, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; Janete Bolite Frant, Universidade Bandeirante; Arthur Powell, Rutgers University

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Mathematics

, Brazilian government concerned with the teaching for engineeringsponsored a project named PRODENGE – Program for Engineering Development. Thisprogram that aimed to support engineering programs at universities and the basic subjectssuch as Physics, Chemistry, Computing and Mathematics promoted the restructuring andmodernizing of teaching and research in Engineering (Longo, Rocha and Loureiro2). Itwas a partnership of the Coordination for Improving University Education Staff(CAPES), the Secretariat of University Education (SESU) and the National Council ofScientific and Technological Development (CNPq). The results of this effort, accordingto Longo3, should be measured not only by products generated by laboratories,educational material available

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Fitzpatrick, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the Microdevices Laboratory at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Eli Fromm, Drexel University Dr. Eli Fromm is the Roy A. Brothers University Professor and Director of the Center for Educational Research in the College of Engineering of Drexel University. He has held a number of academic leadership positions and included among them are Vice President for Educational Research, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, and interim Dean of Engineering at Drexel. He has also held positions with the General Electric and DuPont companies, has been a staff member of the Science Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Congressional Fellow, a Program Director at NSF, and a Visiting

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

/w7241e/w7241e06.htm#TopOfPage. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.[9] Philibert, Cédric. "The Present and Future use of Solar Thermal Energy as a Primary Source of Energy" (PDF). International Energy Agency. [10] Muhs, Jeff. "Design and Analysis of Hybrid Solar Lighting and Full-Spectrum Solar EnergySystems" (PDF). Oak Ridge National Laboratory.[11] "Solar Energy Technologies and Applications". Canadian Renewable Energy[12] "Energy Consumption Characteristics of Commercial Building HVAC Systems Volume III: EnergySavings Potential" (PDF). United States Department of Energy. 2-2.http://www.doas-radiant.psu.edu/DOE_report.pdf.[13] "Household Water Treatment Options in Developing Countries: Solar Disinfection (SODIS)" (PDF). Centers for Disease

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

Unified Robotics courses are offered in 7-week terms with 4 hours oflecture and 2 hours of laboratory session per week. Further in concept with the long history ofthe WPI Plan [16], these courses emphasize project based-learning, hands-on assignments, andstudents’ commitment to learning outside the classroom.Capstone Design ExperienceThe RBE capstone senior design experience serves as the binding agent for the theory andpractice learned in our core RBE courses and should demonstrate application of the skills,methods, and knowledge gained in the program to the solution of a problem that typicallyinvolves the design and manufacture of a robotic system. Further, our recent experience withrobotics capstone projects indicates that student learning is

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Instructor helped me understand importance B6. Instructor used well articulated learning obj. B7. My instructor communicated effectively. B8. Laboratories contributed to my learning. B9. Instructor demonstrated positive expectations. B10. My instructor used visual images. B11. Instructor gave timely/accurate feedback. B12. Instructor was available outside classroom. B13. Grading practices are fair/reflect performance. B14. The Exam's were fair and relevant. 072S 082S 092SFigure 2 Multi-Year Assessment Department Level Pedagogy QuestionsThe results presented so far have been based on

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Computers in Education

theonline group (16.0%). The Circuits course is the first course in Electrical Engineering (EE), andis therefore more important to EE majors than to students majoring in other fields of engineering.It can also be inferred that the perceived importance of the Circuits course to EE majors may beone of the reasons why fewer of them take the class online. Another advantage of the on-campusgroup is the number of students who were concurrently taking the laboratory class for Circuits.A majority (83.3%) of on-campus students were taking the Circuits lecture and laboratorycourses simultaneously while only 12% of the online students were enrolled in the laboratoryclass. The laboratory class gives students opportunities to apply and experimentally

Conference Session

Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ryan; Nhut Ho; Shelley Bartenstein

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Courses to Improve Student Performance and Retention at a Minority Institution”, presented at the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference 6. www.csun.edu/me 7. J. Estell and J. Hurtig, “Using Rubrics for the Assessment of Senior Design Projects”, presented at the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference 8. E. Cooney, “Laboratory Report Grading Rubrics: What High School Teachers are Doing”, presented at the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference 9. R. Kellogg, J. Mann, and A. Dieterich, “Developing and Using Rubrics to Evaluate Subjective Engineering Laboratory and Design Reports”, presented at the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference 10. M. Schuurman, L. Pauley, and D. Gouran, “Assessment of Students’ Oral Communication Skills: Do Students and

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University; Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University

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Computers in Education

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 question numberFigure 5: Comparison of exam questions involving topics with and without demonstrations forcurrent and previous semesters. Questions 1, 2, 4 and 5 involve topics related to the tools andquestion 3 does not.References [1] A.M. Ibrahim, “Economical integration of virtual laboratories in eet curricula”, in Pro- ceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. ASEE, 2001. [2] D.J. Olinger and J.C. Hermanson, “Integrated thermal-fluid experiments in wpi’s discovery classroom”, Journal of Engineering Education, 2002. [3] W.C Crone, A.B. Ellis, A.C. Payne, K.W. Lux, A.K

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Howell, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

this course appeals to non-STEM students. This courseemphasizes hands-on activities so that students have an experiential approach. The combinationof lectures, demonstrations, and short laboratory activities is designed to give the students amore in-depth understanding of the material. Since much of the class is focused on electricaland electronic technologies, the students should be able, after the completion of Engr 5, to applytheir knowledge to other technologies and technological situations in real life. Completeinformation and a detailed syllabus are available on the course website athttp://www.engr.sjsu.edu/thowell/E5.htm.Each unit has class activities, labs, and/or homework sets that require students to usequantitative and analytical

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

others. Consultant and advisor on dam safety to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1986-2001). Chief of Federal Dam Safety Program (on 1-year leave from University of Tennessee), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Washington, D.C., 1980. Consultant and Advisor on Dam Safety to Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Washington, D.C., 1977-79. Hydrologist consultant (GS-12)to U.S. Geological Survey, Knoxville, Tennessee Branch, 1973-76. Sanitary Engineer (GS-11), U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque, N.M., Summers 1962-63. Civil Engineer (GS-11), Engineering Division of

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Vaccari, Stevens Institute of Technology; Siva Thangam, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, Page 15.78.3 irrespective of how it was acquired - in laboratory through experiments, by 2 generalisation of practical experience through measurement, by study of archival materials, or theoretically. This new information should contribute to the development of knowledge as well as to practices, and should be statistically or otherwise objectively documented. The new information should also be compared to the state of knowledge at the input, i.e. the period during which work on the dissertation was begun. It is recommended that the results of the dissertation be at least partly published or otherwise

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Nelson, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

laboratory or it can be a metaphorical site such as a looselyconnected group of Internet blogs. To begin, social environments have three requisitecomponents: place, actors, and activities.2 However, the complex question already identifies bothactors and activities. In considering the question of “How do engineering education researchersresearch gender?” we asked a question that had “engineering education researchers” as the actorsand “research gender” as the activities. The social environment we choose to answer this Page 15.1343.3question must include both engineering education researchers and people researching gender.However, a researcher has many

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

AC 2010-858: NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN: A REPORT ON THE EXPERIENCESIN BOEING’S WELLIVER FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu. Page 15.912.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin McGarvey, Rowan University; Michael Panko, Rowan University; Michael Kerbaugh, Rowan University; Gabriel Posluszny, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Anthony Cavalier, Rowan University

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International

engineeringmeasurements as a common thread. The second semester focuses on the reverse engineering of acommercial product or process. Sophomore Clinic I combines a 1-credit multidisciplinaryengineering laboratory with a 3-credit college composition and rhetoric requirement and is co-taught by engineering, composition, and rhetoric faculty. The 3-hour laboratory for the course isa semester-long multidisciplinary design project, with an emphasis on parametric design.Sophomore Clinic II follows the same structure as Sophomore Clinic I, with public speakingtaking the place of the composition portion as the 3 credits of required technicalcommunications4,5,6. Students enrolled in the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic work in teams tocarry out independent, open-ended

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

Networks Laboratory at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Hosseini has published over 120 papers in reviewed journals and conference proceedings, has received funding from NSF and industry, has graduated nine PhD and over 60 MS students.Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Ethan V. Munson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he is also the Director of the Multimedia Software Laboratory. He received the M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1994) in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Munson is a recipient of an NSF CAREER award, as well as four

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

isin a laboratory or project based setting. The bulk of circuit design should be left to the electronicssystem designers not technicians. If EET programs continue to place theoretical focus on thecomponents, one loses the big picture of the systems that they are part of. Today, electroniccomponents are arranged into basic building blocks and connected together to create morecomplex systems that eventually are marketed as products. These electronics systems areeventually headed towards architectures of digital cores and/or processing centers surrounded byinterface circuitry (i.e. ADC and DAC, voltage and power level converters and drivers, etc). Thisbeing the case, the product’s system functionality is what needs to be emphasized. A basic

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Green, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA). Dr. Green serves as the Editor for the ASEE Entrepreneurship Division and as an evaluator for annual conference submissions. Prior to Mtech, Dr. Green provided business development and product management to WaveCrest Laboratories (acquired by Magna International, NYSE: MGA), an innovative start-up in next-generation electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and drive systems. At Cyveillance (acquired by QinetiQ, LSE: QQ.L), Dr. Green served in operations, client service, and product development roles for this software start-up and world leader in cyber intelligence and intelligence-led security. He provided brand intelligence, fraud

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

theparents and children sat in quiet apprehension until we started the welcome ceremony. Only 21out of 25 students arrived; this would require us to call “alternate” students that would arriveTuesday morning. In total, 23 students attended the SVCC; thirteen boys and nine girls. Threestudents were African-American and nineteen were Hispanic. The average age of the SVCCparticipant was fifteen years old.Once the parents left, we led the students to the engineering computer labs to start their week ofcomputer lessons. We used the Engr 10: Introduction to Engineering laboratories for thisproject. In 2007-2008, the College invested over $300K in updating the Engr 10 laboratories.The Engr 10 labs consist of two adjacent rooms with computer workstations on

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Kirk Love, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Technology:The Rochester Institute of Technology has started a Woman in Technology (WIT) program in2003 to help retain female Engineering Technology students with the goal of increasing thenumber of female graduates of their Technology programs20. Their program consisted of foursupportive activities for the first three years: 1. “Study groups facilitated by adjunct faculty 2. Peer tutoring by juniors and seniors 3. Purchase of academic laboratory kits for the first and second year students 4. Support for students attendance at the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) national conference.”20Since 2003, retention of their first-year women students has increased from 84% to 96%. In2007, they developed a new program that consists of a

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

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Educational Research and Methods

the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University.Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian Self is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2006, he taught for seven years at the United States Air Force Academy and worked for four years in the Air Force Research Laboratories. Research interests include active learning and engineering education, spatial disorientation, rehabilitation engineering, sports biomechanics, and aerospace physiology. He worked on a team that developed the Dynamics Concept Inventory and is currently

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; christopher conley, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Cornell University (1980, 1983). He has served as a Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, a Senior Research Associate at Cornell University, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. In his 15 years on the USMA faculty he has taught a variety of courses in the civil and mechanical engineering programs, and has collaborated on research with Army laboratory personnel at ERDC, ARL and ARDEC.Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy Scott Hamilton is an active duty Army officer and Assistant Professor and Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the US

Conference Session

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

-based educational tools have been developed (15-22) for specific areas, such asprocess control, laboratory experimentation, thermodynamics, and process design. To obtainrealistic solutions for multiphysics problems in two or three spatial dimensions, one must usemore advanced approaches for solving coupled systems, which are usually based on the finiteelement method. This requires a good understanding of the basic theory behind the method, asolid knowledge of linear algebra, and a host of other supporting techniques that are related todiscretization, mesh generation, nonlinear equation solvers, numerical stability, to name a few,along with computer science skills for implementation. These skills are often beyond the scopeof the typical

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pacella, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

correlations than my class did.Tuning a Design during Prototype Construction and Evaluation: This past semester’s project also differed from previous projects in that manygroups chose to spend much greater amounts of time in an available laboratory testing thevarious phases of their designs. Because the design criteria specified a very narrowacceptable temperature drop range many groups spent as much time as possible tuningtheir designs to achieve a desired result. As I was supervising many groups while theywere using the available laboratory, I observed a dramatic increase in their ability to uselaboratory equipment (pumps, spargers, power supplies, etc.) As this is the observed caseI would greatly recommend giving freshman engineers more

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering freshmen, particularly with prior programming experiments(about 50 % of freshmen in our program), did not appreciate the drag and drop programmingapproach adopted in Alice for learning fundamentals of object- oriented programming.Furthermore, students did not perceive direct engineering applications of Alice in futureengineering courses. Hence, Alice was replaced with LabVIEW beginning in 2007 in the courseLabVIEW ProgrammingLabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench) is a visualprogramming language from the National Instruments. This software uses a dataflowprogramming model in which the output of each computation node is calculated when all theinputs are determined for that node. The calculations take place

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Long, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

technology education focuses on applied science and engineering and application of theory in real-world problems. Courses are aimed at preparing graduates for practice in a specific field of the technological spectrum. Courses are laboratory based and have a high component of practical practice and practical application. Hands-on experience is stressed in an educational environment targeted at producing “job ready’ graduates. As a degree program in Software Engineering Technology, the developed curriculum offerslaboratory based courses in hardware construction and design and software construction anddesign. Class sizes are targeted at 20 students. Laboratories are taught by the professors givinglectures. All students

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; John Christ; Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux

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Educational Research and Methods

Research Laboratories. Research interests include active learning and engineering education, spatial disorientation, rehabilitation engineering, sports biomechanics, and aerospace physiology. He worked on a team that developed the Dynamics Concept Inventory and is currently collaborating on a grant to develop and assess Model Eliciting Activities in engineering. Brian is the 2008-2010 ASEE Zone IV Chair and serves as Cal Poly’s ASEE Campus Representative.Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Ronald L. Miller is professor of chemical engineering and Director of the Center for Engineering Education at the Colorado School of Mines where he has taught chemical engineering and

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Walters; Keisha Walters

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

attack.Field Trip to Mississippi State UniversityThe Mississippi Governor’s School is held at the Mississippi University for Women, a primarilyliberal arts institution located in Columbus, MS. As part of the course, all of the students weretaken on a one-day field trip to Mississippi State University, located approximately 20 milesaway in Starkville, MS. The students were given guided tours of three research facilities. Thefirst was the Aerospace Engineering wind tunnel laboratory. The tour included both a subsonicand supersonic wind tunnel. The students were shown a demonstration of drag in the subsonictunnel, including a demonstration of the effects of dimples on the drag for a sphere, a topic thatwas later discussed in more detail during the

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Camarda, NYU; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Olivier de Weck, MIT; Jeannette Yen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jack Matson, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

butwere interspersed with hands-on-learning activities to build on lessons taught by more traditionallectures. Guest lectures, laboratory experiments and fun exercises were also included to helpstimulate creativity and build team esprit de corps. A pre-class questionnaire was created andadministered to ascertain the self-perceived creativity quotient of the students and to alsodetermine the various levels of experience and discipline expertise. This was used to pre-determine teams and, thus, ensure diversity as well as to equally distribute key skills necessary toaddress the course problem/challenge. The faculty team decided on an “ice breaker” that wasrelated to the actual problem. The students were introduced to each other during