Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

(either during the summer or through a school-sponsored for-credit program) or co-op positions. Students should also be prepared to obtain amaster’s degree and their professional engineer’s license if they would like to advance in thefield.Structural EngineeringTwo recent surveys of structural engineering professionals provide a glimpse at the profession inits current state. The first is a 2009 survey by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) and theCouncil of American Structural Engineers (CASE) Joint Committee on Building InformationModeling (BIM) in cooperation with the Structural Engineers Association of Texas (SEAoT) andfocused on the demographics of the Structural Engineering profession.25,000 SEI members were emailed the survey with

Conference Session

Special Session: Moving Towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Critical Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas Dean McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy K. Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

US Dept. of Education, including the AWAKEN Project (funded by NSF-EEP), which examines learning, instruction, teacher beliefs and engineering practices in order to foster a more diverse and more able pool of engineering students and practitioners, and the Tangibility for the Teaching, Learning, and Communicating of Mathematics Project (NSF-REESE), which explores the role of materiality and action in representing mathematical concepts in engineering and geometry. Dr. Nathan is on the editorial board for several journals, including The Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-Peer).Amy C. Prevost, UW-Madison Ms. Prevost is a doctoral student in Education Leadership and Policy Analysis at the

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Victoria Forssen, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

inIT. Showcasing opportunities in IT or other STEM-related fields may peak students’interest and participation in computing.5,6,7,8,9,10A challenge to these efforts is measuring and quantitatively capturing the impact of theseefforts on students’ perceptions of STEM fields. Some researchers have sought tomeasure changes in students’ attitudes toward IT or CS using descriptive methods.6,9Although descriptive statistics are useful for describing changes among a given set ofparticipants, they have limited use in terms of generalizing to a broader population. Otherresearchers have developed their own instruments to measure changes in attitude towardIT or CS.4,11,12,13 These instruments often lack the evidence necessary to support thevalidity of

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

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Computing & Information Technology

equipment lies idle during most of itsusable lifetime 8,9,10.Only a remote laboratory facility can provide cost effective and unlimited access toexperiments and maximize the utilization of available resources. Moreover, this will allowinter-laboratory collaboration among universities and research centers by providing researchand student groups access to a wide collection of expensive experimental resources atgeographically distant locations.One of the major limitations of the existing Internet accessible distance-learning courses istheir failure to deliver the laboratory-related courses 7. While simulation and multimediaprovide a good learning experience, for effective and complete learning, especially in STEMprograms, a mixture of theoretical and

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Judith Ellen Sheine, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gary LeMarr McGavin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Department of Architecture

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Civil Engineering

difficult to capture and to communicate on paper. It brings class energy and excitement that most teachers can sense when the students seem to leap in front of the teacher and are exploring on their own and relying on the teacher only to help them navigate through unfamiliar territory. The following images are intended to provide some insight into the studio environment. After-class Collaboration Cooperation Teamwork CreativityConclusionThe AE studio format for interdisciplinary education of architectural and engineering studentshas been recognized by participating design professionals, academic colleagues and university

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

author, it is critical to enable students to realize that“a small number of people working together” are not a team unless they have sharedresponsibility for outcomes. Larsen and LaFasto 10 report that there are three major pitfallsresponsible for ineffective team performance: (1) lack of a unified commitment; (2) lack ofexternal support and recognition; and (3) lack of collaboration among team members. Whileanecdotal, the author’s experience is that student teams are frequently ineffective because of alack of a unified commitment and collaboration among team members. Students must come tothe realization, on their own, that they, as team members, must share the responsibility for theoutcomes. As the instructor you must lead a discussion session

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

alumnus of Harvard’s Graduate School of De- sign and recipient of Harvard’s prestigious Rice Prize for the Integration of Architecture and Engineering, John is currently directing interdisciplinary research in sustainable engineering for both the Department of Defense and Department of Energy.Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology Eirik Hole has since 2004 held the position of Lecturer in Systems Engineering & Engineering Man- agement in the School of Systems & Enterprise at Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to this he held systems engineering positions in a number of companies, primarily in the automotive and aerospace fields, in Norway and Germany. He obtained a masters degree in Aerospace

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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lourdes gazca, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Enrique Palou, American University, Puebla, Mexico

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2011-1541: ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOWPEOPLE LEARN FRAMEWORK THROUGH DIRECT CLASSROOM OB-SERVATION IN SELECTED FOOD ENGINEERING COURSESlourdes gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico Lourdes Gazca is Science, Engineering, and Technology Education Ph.D. Student at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. She teaches mathematics and statistics related courses. Her research inter- ests include faculty development, active and cooperative learning, and creating effective learning environ- ments.Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor

Conference Session

Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jan Cowan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Craig Greene, College of the North Atlantic; Modibo Boubacar Traore, Purdue University, School of Engineering and Technology; Wanda L. Worley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Tarawut Boonlua, Mahasarakham University

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Architectural

in general and only a small number of students routinely answer questions.When I spoke with the architecture professor about this, he responded that this is how things arein Thailand. The causes of the Thai students‟ lack of participation is authentic and naturalclassroom settings have been explored. Among several reasons for this occurrence, one that hasgained attention is the important role of the teacher in the Thai education system. According toReeve, Bolt & Cai25, a significant role is played by teachers in inspiring and motivating studentsto learn, and for creating opportunities that enhance the motivation of the learners. It is importantfor teachers to discover “what motivates their students.”The Thai students presented two

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Orellana, Washington State University; Fabiola Quiroa, Washington State University; Ala' Ibrahim Abu-Lail; Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2011-2286: A STEP TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WETCELLULAR BIOENGINEERING LABORATORYJosue Orellana, Washington State University Josue Orellana is currently in his Junior year of his B.S. in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Bio- engineering and Microelectronics at WSU. He has been involved in undergraduate research for two years. His research interests also include Bioelectronics and Sensing Technologies. josue.orellana@email.wsu.eduFabiola Quiroa, Washington State University Fabiola Quiroa obtained an Associates of Science Degree from North Seattle Community College in 2009. She is currently in her Junior year in Chemical Engineering at WSU and is expected to graduate in 2012. She is a member of the

Conference Session

Professional Development from a Distance

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah L. Helman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan J. Kershner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Diana Wheeler, MA-LIS, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy L. Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven M. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

and discovering new informationdefine a template for real learning21. For the past two or three decades, librarians have sought toposition information literacy training for students where it will provide them the best leverageboth in terms of their inquiry process, and their ability to improve the quality of their research Page 22.817.4papers and projects. To be effective, this inquiry-based approach requires cooperative effortbetween faculty member and librarian.Research has shown that establishing successful partnerships with faculty to foster informationliteracy introduces its own challenges. McGuinness presents a detailed study of the

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura R. Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christina Matta, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Technical Communication Program

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Scientific Teaching for six years before joining the Technical Communication Program. Page 22.579.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering Communication Across the Disciplines: Using Online Video Modules to Standardize Instruction and ExpectationsAbstractThis paper explores the challenges of identifying faculty expectations for engineeringcommunication skills, reinforcing those skills consistently across the curriculum, and assessinglearning outcomes in undergraduate students through a series of online communication modulesdesigned for mid- and upper-level engineering

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith F. Donnelly, Three Rivers Community-Technical College; Fenna D. Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

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Two Year College Division

threaded discussions and online chats. Over the three 5-weeksessions, participants are given greater autonomy and more responsibility to self-direct their ownlearning. This gradual transition from highly structured to open-ended is designed to emulate theway in which instructors will use Challenges with their own students. To facilitate collaborativeproblem solving among participants, each team was assigned a separate problem-solving “wiki”at www.pbworks.com to emulate the Problem Solving Toolbox feature of the STEM PBLChallenges. Between online class sessions, participants were encouraged to collaborate with theiralliance partners to explore how best to incorporate the PBL Challenges into their own classroom

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

after attending graduate school for one quarter: I am currently attending a large university where research is huge. The project I am working on is interdisciplinary and multiple departments are working together. They however have the project that they were trained to work on. Plus this puts less pressure on faculty from other departments to provide their time to students that they have little to no investment in. I do like interdisciplinary projects. Most if not all engineering jobs require some interdisciplinary cooperation. Working in this kind of setting is good preparation for the real world.To his comments, we add that when doing an interdisciplinary project, communication is thekey. Our suggestion is

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

team workand esprit de corps among students as they served on several construction teams dedicated to Page 22.1241.8collectively constructing a specific feature of a home; Student Assessment of Habitat Program 5 4 3 2 1 0 ! Increased Student Engagement Improved Student Cooperation Figure 2: Participant Feedback for Areas of Interest Concerning Habitat for Humanity Integration into ETCE 1222, “Construction Materials.” (Note: Scores indicate the statistical mean for all student responses

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

responsible citizenship and an understanding of ethicalchoices inherent in human development.The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering is ranked 12th among engineering programsfor master’s-level institutions in the 2009 edition of "America’s Best Colleges" by U.S. News &World Report. Close ties with Silicon Valley industry provide access to scholarships, internships,research projects, and employment for engineering students. Page 22.255.2SJSU ranks comparatively low against similar universities in terms of six-year graduation rates.The first-year retention rate is 81% and the six-year graduation rate is 46.4% which is lower thancomparable CSU

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; John H. Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College

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NSF Grantees

Students From Non-Metropolitan Community CollegesAbstractIn Fall 2009, a National Science Foundation (NSF) STEP grant award (# 0856834) was made tosupport a collaboration between a Research I University and five rural (non- metropolitan)community colleges (CC). The grant followed a smaller NSF grant (# 0836050) whichsupported the exploration of a four-year school working with three rural CCs.This paper will first look at the enrollments of transfer students in engineering and computerscience at the university for the past seven years. Large increases have occurred in the past twoyears. An analysis of the smaller transfer enrollment increases from the five non- metropolitancommunity colleges will then be discussed.This paper will

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Igel, Polytechnic Insititute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Examples of using robotics to teach STEM concepts abound in literature and cover theentire education spectrum from elementary to graduate school.4-6 Unfortunately, theextracurricular nature of robotics contests has not made the use of robotics more central to K-12science and math education. Moreover, the potential for explicitly exploring science and mathprinciples using robotics-based activities remains largely untapped in K-12 schools.7 Manyrobotics-focused K-12 programs are organized as outreach efforts for students’ educationalenrichment and necessitate on-site support of teachers through college-level engineeringstudents5 or volunteer engineering professionals,8 thereby making it difficult to sustain and scale-up projects. Therefore

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy C. Bradshaw, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Patricia Lea Hardre, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

innovation, and because Ahmedabad, Gujarat in specific is theleading powerhouse of technology and infrastructure-building within India. Ahmedabad is the fastestgrowing city in India and the third fastest growing city in the world.For the second iteration of the workshop, thirty participants were carefully chosen from among thesenior engineering education faculty of nine universities within the state of Gujarat. This version ofthe workshop was sponsored by Gujarat Technological University in cooperation with the authors’home university in the south central United States. For the second version, we retained the two goalsfrom the first version and also added a third goal:C. Evaluate Experiential Learning and (Meta)Competencies. We explored issues and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Pendley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph Homer Saleh, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

can empowerstudents to later advocate for safety considerations, especially when unlegislated, in theirorganization’s behavior and decision-making.3.2 Process-centric arguments: multidisciplinary awareness, collaboration, and safetycultureWhy teach engineering students about accident causation and system safety? Beyond theargument of the usefulness of specific lessons learned and technical content noted in the previoussubsection, teaching this subject can make an important process-centric contribution by “equip[ping] graduates with a broader perspective on their disciplines, in order to be able to look beyond the technical issues and integrate multidisciplinary safety considerations into their decision-making [later in their

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis S. Nadelson, Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Joshua Pfiester, Boise State University; Mark A. Emmet, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

; Instruction and Graduate Research Assistant. His relevant research interests include understanding the obstacles STEM teachers face in collaboration and disseminating best instructional practices. He completed a M.A. in Elementary Science Education from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a B.S. in Natural Resources Management from Rutgers University.Mark A. Emmet, Boise State University Mark A, Emmet is currently the Associate Research Project Coordinator for Idaho SySTEMic Solution, a project funded by the United States Department of Education and administered jointly by the Colleges of Engineering and Education at Boise State University. Mr. Emmet has worked previously as the Profes- sional Development Coordinator

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Kane, University of New Hampshire and Cypress Semiconductor; Thadeus Paul Kochanski, Vital Electronics Institute; Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire

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Electrical and Computer

education and research in ComputerEngineering.Current statusProjects currently underdevelopment for 2011 include:IIDEA – compatible capacity building workshops [ref IFEES IIDEA] in: Europe; Kazakhstan(Kazakhstan National University, East Kazakhstan Technical University); India (under the auspices ofthe Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education with cooperation and support of the Mission10X); China; US (Merrimack Valley “sandbox”)Curriculum development with World Bank, South Asia RegionConclusion and Looking Forward:In this paper, we have presented a program for motivating, teaching and disseminating a VitalElectronics-based Computer Engineering and Science curriculum for global audiences. Using thechallenges and opportunities associated with

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

expressing ideas in the language (e.g. tocatch up with, down the river). Without these phrases the language might be grammatical, butnonetheless, not natural. Many of these are particular to a given discipline.Additional objectives shared with students support the process of understanding particularaspects of reading, writing and speaking like an engineer are listed below. By the end of the course, the student will have…  read skeptically;  sustained and supported arguments with evidence;  embraced the value of research to explore new ideas through reading and writing;  identified and used rhetoric of argumentation and interrogation in different disciplines, for different purposes, and for