Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; John E. Weaver, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Luis Falliner, The University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

newopportunities for expansion.Recent research findings on the best practices for industry-university collaboration8 seem tovalidate our relational model and points out the need to enhance our model by examining the setof best practices against our model basic premises.There are some questions in our minds about the sustainability of the model if we keep growingat the rate we have been growing over the last 3 years; can we keep sending our students to asemester long (summer) practice when the numbers are 40 or more per semester? Should we capour enrollment if our working principles are threatened? How many companies and industries arereally willing to commit to a sizeable investment to get engineering students into a practice basedcurriculum? Should there

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Ida O'Connor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Linda Young, MSOE School of Nursing; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical

out, though, students in the nursing andengineering departments have been taught to process and accomplish responsibilities incontradictory styles. By no means does this indicate towards a superior method of understanding,but temporary struggles do rise out of the polarity between the linear consideration of theengineering mind and the wide eyed picture of the nursing mentality. In truth, part of thedifference stems from the contrast in motivating factors between the groups. The engineers findeasy participation and motivation but have more problems finding significant projects for all thestudents; whereas, the nursing students have abundant project opportunities but are seeminglymissing copious student contribution. By being aware and

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicky Wolmarans, University of Cape Town, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE); Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)

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First-Year Programs

studying medicine but had not been accepted and hadchosen engineering under pressure from her family. Her alienation came from her fear of Page 22.1724.9Mathematics and Physics and commitment to an alternative career: At first it was really difficult because I had to change my whole mind set from seeing myself from becoming a doctor to possibly becoming an engineer. And then I've always been intimidated by maths and physics and now had to start a degree that based so much on it so it was really scary.Despite this personal alienation, the experience of the course had the consequence of a clearidea of what becoming a

Conference Session

First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan L. Hart, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

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Civil Engineering

Everyday Life – Due December 17thAs you walk through campus and go through your daily routine, think about the involvement ofinfrastructure on your daily life. From the roadways you take to get here, the buildings you take classesin, to how you get water out of the tap civil engineering impacts almost every aspect of your life. Most ofthe time we take this infrastructure for granted until it inconveniences us like road construction causingtraffic flow problems, the sidewalk being closed to fix water lines, or a natural disaster causingwidespread destruction of buildings, cars, roadways, etc.Infrastructure is designed by a civil engineer with an immediate goal in mind; i.e. the client needs a 500car, three level parking garage and this is the spot

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

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Women in Engineering

?  What are the key features of MEP and WIE offices?  To what extent do institutional/contextual factors affect the representation of women? At institutions with relatively high numbers of women of color, how are these student services structured? Does institutional type impact these organizations and outcomes related to women of color in engineering? (E.g., private/public, research-intensive or bachelor’s granting, engineering specialty and minority, etc.)  What role can scholarship programs that target minority engineering students play in leveling the field for women of color in engineering? How can such programs keep in mind the double-bind for women of color within colleges of engineering?The

Conference Session

Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc.; Charbel Philippe Saleh, Altair Engineering Inc.; Prakash C. Shrivastava, Oakland University; Lori Lin Crose, Oakland University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-1388: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY/ALTAIR ENGINEERING TECH-NICAL BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CORPORATE INTERNSHIP PRO-GRAMDavid W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc. Dr. David Schmueser is the Business Development Manager of University Programs in the United States for Altair Engineering, with primary responsibility for identifying and implementing Altair’s advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies for curriculum and research applications. With more than 30 years of experience in engineering research, project technical management, and en- gineering instruction, Schmueser’s strategic role at Altair focuses on the development and execution of Altair’s university marketing and sales plan, fellowship program

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter W. Schilling, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Frederick Clayton Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-631: PRACTICAL INTERPRETATION OF STUDENT EVALUA-TIONS FOR STARTING PROFESSORSWalter W Schilling, Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schilling is an assistant professor in the Software Engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, WI. He received his BSEE from Ohio Northern University and his MSES and PhD from the University of Toledo. He worked in the automotive industry as an embedded software engineer for several years prior to returning for doctoral work. He has spent time at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH and consulted for multiple embedded systems companies in the Midwest. In addition to one US Patent, Schilling has numerous publications in refereed

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna K. S., St.Joseph's College, Bangalore, Department of English; Amithraj Amavasai

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

dealingwith real world technological issues.For the past 20 years the principal author has taught a course, ―The Environment,‖ to non-engineering and non-science majors as a science core requirement. In Fall 2007 a section of thiscourse was taught using the traditional lecture method. In the other sections of the course,methods for improving the technological literacy of these students were developed. Four bestpractices were selected from these methods and taught to an experimental group in summer2010. The best practices are: (1) learning from three hands on and minds on labs, (2) use ofcharts and equations, (3) making students familiar with the top 20 bench mark numbers used inthe industry, and (4) acquiring knowledge about the commercial

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-975: ENGINEERING FOR AMERICAN COMMUNITIES: EN-GAGING ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY ALTRU-ISTIC ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTSMalinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder MALINDA SCHAEFER ZARSKE is a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder in engi- neering education. Her research interests include engineering student learning, diversity and recruitment. Her current research is centered on the impacts of project-based service-learning on student identity, recruitment, and retention in engineering. She is a Co-Director of the Engineering for American Commu- nities student organization, on the development team as well as a content editor for the TeachEngineer- ing.org digital

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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AJ Almaguer, University of California, Berkeley; Roy Tangsombatvisit, University of California, Berkeley; Matthew Ford, University of California, Berkeley; Susan Yushan Chen, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Engineers and Mentors; Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Neil Ray, University of California, Berkeley

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

opportunities for outreach or did not find a right match with theorganizations that provided such opportunities; (2) outreach was considered insignificantcompared to their coursework. There was a general attitude that outreach was not “technicalenough” for engineers and the benefits of community service were not apparent enough tostudents; (3) it was hard to train mentors that were capable of teaching science and engineeringconcepts to a younger audience.We believe that community service builds strong, empathetic leaders. With this in mind, wetackled this design problem like engineers would and specified the user needs of students likeourselves, our k-12 mentees, and the university—our primary stakeholders. After manybrainstorming sessions, we

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council

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International

. The results arevery humble however this can not discourage the initiatives. It is important to keep searching forways to enhance social awareness in the students of engineering programs.2. The Role of Engineering EducationDespite the efforts of so many sectors of society the present status of education in every level inwestern world is not yet as good as it should be. Education plays an important role in thedevelopment of peoples worldwide. It is the key to combat ignorance and consequently thepoverty. Science and technology alone can not help. It is fundamental the growth investment ineducation for all01.Education must promote the natural ability of the mind to set and to solve problems and by inter-relation to stimulate the full usage of

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick W. Pace, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Brian K Skibba, Air Force Research Laboratory

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1110: STUDYING IDEATION IN ENGINEERING DESIGNPatrick W Pace, The University of Texas at AustinKristin L. Wood, The University of Texas, AustinJohn J Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy Dr. John J. Wood is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy. Dr. Wood completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State Uni- versity in the design and empirical analysis of compliant systems. He received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Wright State University and his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1984. Dr. Wood joined the faculty at the United States Air Force Academy in 1994 while serving on active duty in the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Spenko, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamal S. Yagoobi, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

implementation of a creative idea; 2. addresses a need in a novel way; Page 22.908.3 3. brings inherent value to the problem; and 4. is often discounted by “knowledgeable” people.2.2 Identifying the Skill Sets Necessary for Innovative ThinkingThe workshop participants recognized that there are several key skills that may lead to innovativethinking. Most notably, a student should be open-minded, not afraid of rejection, curious, andpassionate. Furthermore, there is a clear role for the “renaissance” engineer who possesses a widebreadth of knowledge but lacks depth. These characteristics are not inherent in all students;however, educators can

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric C. Dierks, University of Texas, Austin; Jason M. Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Kendra Crider, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1000: ENERGY HARVESTING FOR ENGINEERING EDUCA-TORSEric C Dierks, The University of Texas at Austin Mr. Dierks is currently a Master’s student at The University of Texas at Austin working on powering structural health monitoring systems through energy harvesting and scavenging. He also earned a BSME from the same university in 2008. Following this he worked for the Institute for Advanced Technology in Austin modeling, simulating, optimizing, and testing battery-inductor pulsed power supplies for electro- magnetic rail guns for the US Army and Navy. There, he also briefly served as a reviewer for Carnegie Mellon’s autonomous platform demonstrator robotic program.Jason M Weaver, The University of Texas at

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Maj Jonathan Bodenhamer, U.S. Military Academy, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; James J O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-450: UNDERSTANDING YOUR STUDENTS’ NONVERBAL COM-MUNICATION: A PRIMER FOR THE NEW ENGINEERING EDUCATORBrock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy Dr. Barry is an assistant professor and course director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engi- neering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He predominately teaches in the area of engineer- ing mechanics. His current areas of research include professional ethics, economic factors influencing engineering education, identity development, and non-verbal communication. Dr. Barry is a licensed professional engineer with multiple years of consulting experience.MAJ Jonathan Bodenhamer, United States Military Academy, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineer-ing

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Weightman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

team-related skills so crucial to success in thisincreasingly interconnected world [1].Daniel Pink, in his influential book, A Whole New Mind [2], uses a left/right brain metaphor toargue that it is no longer enough for our economic survival to be left brain dominant (e.g., linear,logical thinkers). Rather, in order to thrive in today’s increasingly globalized economy, bothindividuals and companies must also strive to be more creative, emotionally intelligent,empathic, and intuitive. Using both sides of the brain in a balanced way is essential to thedevelopment of the well-rounded engineers and designers that our society will need for futureprosperity.Similarly, the engineering quality revolution mantra from 25 years ago, “increase quality

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Richard J. Stock, Cooper Union

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1915: ALTERNATIVE LAB REPORTS - ENGINEERING EFFEC-TIVE COMMUNICATIONDaniel Lepek, The Cooper Union Daniel Lepek is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advance- ment of Science and Art. He received his Ph.D. from New Jersey Institute of Technology and B.E. from The Cooper Union. Since joining The Cooper Union in 2009, he has taught more than half the courses in the chemical engineering curriculum. Currently, he teaches the undergraduate laboratory course se- quence and the graduate transport phenomena sequence. Recently, he has developed and introduced new elective courses on particle technology and pharmaceutical engineering. His research interests include particle

Conference Session

Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Engineering Ethics

number of other problems with traditionalengineering education for HE. One of these problems is the existence of pervasive valuehierarchies in the minds of engineers, such as valuing: 1) science over design, 2) high-tech over low-tech solutions, and 3) engineering over non-engineering (e.g., humanities and social sciences) work.Another problem given in [4] is the pervasive use of the engineering problem solving method,which begins by presenting the students with the necessary information to solve the problem andthen having them: 1) extract the relevant technical information, 2) create idealized abstractions (e.g., free-body diagrams), 3) make simplifying assumptions so the problems can be solved more efficiently, 4

Conference Session

Ethics in different disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

students graduating from engineering programsmust have an understanding of how ethics work in the real world and how ethical problems canaffect an engineer’s entire professional career. This course will focus on the ethics of engineeringpractice. As part of the course students will be expected to consider the effects of their actions(and failure to act) including the economic, environmental, political, societal, health and safetyconsequences of their work, while also keeping in mind the manufacturability and sustainabilityof their structures and products.This course was originally developed in the context of a curriculum design course. It was createdwith the intention of further development using the results of a program of rigorous research

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Joseph McCoy Mydosh, Western Michigan University; Jason Michael Shane

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Engineering Technology

., Ross, D. A. and Weber, W. J., "Environmental Sustainability Education at the University of Michigan: Collaboration with Industry to Provide Experiential Learning Opportunities", Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, paper AC2003-156. 6. Bhamra, T. and Lofthouse, V., Design for Sustainability, 1st edition, Ashgate Publishers, Inc., 2007. 7. Grasso, D., "Engineering, the Environment and Sustainability - Mind Expanding and Necessary", Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, paper AC2003-251. 8. Rosentrater, K., and Kongar, E., "Not Just Informative, But Necessary: Infusing Green and Sustainable Topics Into Engineering and Technology Curricula

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephanie Lynn Daza, University of Texas at Arlington; Vu V. Pham, University of Texas, Arlington

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Minorities in Engineering

to accomplish this, barriers that hinder females, minorities and people with disabilities Page 22.1149.2from earning engineering degrees must be identified and ultimately overcome.Research shows that prevailing perceptions of engineers and engineering continue to excludeunderrepresented groups. For example, students and teachers often perceive engineers andscientists in narrow ways—such as ―intelligent Caucasian men who are socially inept and absent-minded‖ and who work in isolated settings.2 In order to examine factors that are perceived asbarriers, our study explores the perceptions, attitudes and beliefs held by three groups ofparticipants

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Marc J. Sanborn, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

engineeringeducation.IntroductionConsider for a moment what steps you would use in the performance of engineering researchwithin your discipline of expertise. Perhaps such things as a clearly formulated hypothesis, astrong grounding in the related literature, a defined methodology, and a concern for validity andreliability come to mind as expectations within your field of practice. A minimum level ofscholarship is expected in the performance of research in all engineering disciplines. Anindividual undertaking serious research would not attempt to publish a technical manuscript in ajournal or present findings at a conference without meeting the rigorous expectations asestablished by the academic community. Then why is it that these commonly understoodrigorous standards are so

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

our thinking. Instead of permitting engineering educationto lag technology and society, “Should the engineering profession anticipate needed advancesand prepare for a future where it will provide more benefit to humankind?”[3]So the question becomes, how do we train engineers to be more entrepreneurially minded?What is an Entrepreneurially Minded Engineer? Page 22.244.2According to Dawn Tabat, Chief Operating Officer of Generac Power Systems (and a group ofthe company‟s engineering executives), Entrepreneurially Minded Engineers (EMEs) “act like aproduct manager within their engineering discipline”. In other words, “EMEs are not justworking on

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

Neuroscience, 8, 1704-1711.[24] Bundy, A., Byrd, L., Luger, G., Mellish, C., & Palmer, M. (1979). Solving mechanics problems using meta-level inference. The 6th Conference of the International Joint Conference for Artificial Intelligence. Tokyo, Japan.[25] Gray, G. L., Costanzo, F., & Plesha, M. E. (2005). Problem solving in statics and dynamics: A proposal for astructured approach. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, Portland, OR.[26] Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.) (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience,and school (Expanded Edition). Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press.[27] VanLehn, K., Siler, S., Murray, C., Yamauchi, T. C., &

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

Effects of Selected Core Components of the ―Legacy Cycle‖ and HPL Model. in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2007. Honolulu, HI.16. Cordray, D.S., et al., The value of the VaNTH Engineering Research Center: Assessing and evaluating the effects of educational innovations on large educational research projects in bioengineering. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, 2003. 22: p. 47–54.17. National Research Council, How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. 1999, Washington, DC: National Academy Press.18. Schwartz, D.L., et al., Toward the development of flexibly adaptive instructional designs, in Instructional design theories and models, C.M. Reigelut, Editor. 1999, Erlbaum: Hillsdale

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Andrew P. Nichols, Marshall University; Wael A. Zatar, Marshall University

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International

AC 2011-301: COMPARISON OF PREFERRED LEARNING STYLES FORINTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSIsaac W. Wait, Marshall University Isaac W. Wait is an assistant professor of engineering in the College of Information Technology and Engineering at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Wait teaches and conducts research in the areas of water resources and environmental engineering. Dr. Wait joined Marshall in 2009 after teaching for four years at the American University of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates.Andrew P Nichols, Marshall UniversityWael A. Zatar, Marshall University

Conference Session

Engineering Mathematical Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar

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Mathematics

inspired the focus of her research and academic work: how we learnthe psychology of writing and creating. She has presented on this topic in professional meetings and academic venues. From 2005-2010 she collaborated with Dr. John Schmeelk on a five-year series of studies that revolutionized the teach- ing of Contemporary Mathematics at VCUQatar. Results from these studies have been presented in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, as well as at previous annual meetings of ASEE. Page 22.86.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF USING WRITING AS A CRITICAL

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2011-496: RESIDENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES CASESTUDIES OF RETURN ON INVESTMENTLouis Reifschneider, Illinois State University Associate Professor Registered Professional Engineer Research interests include product design, net- shape manufacturing, and sustainable technology. Page 22.1245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Residential Renewable Energy Sources Case Studies of Return on InvestmentRenewable energy is a popular topic today because of concern over rising energy costs. Federaltax credits for renewable energy

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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International

these develop the abilities of students totraverse similar though processes in evaluating work environments.ConclusionSpiral Dynamics as a social relational model offers many unique, trans-cultural insightsinto engineering workplace cultures, and needs to be explored as a way of preparing thenext generation of global engineers. It also provides a springboard for mindfulness and Page 22.1639.10rational development of empathy, perhaps the most important emotional technique for theindividual traversing the complex global workplace.1. Beck, Don, and Cowan, Chris Spiral Dynamics, Blackwell Publishers, Cambridge, MA, 19962. Beck, Don, http

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Naima Kaabouch, Electrical Engineering Department, University of North Dakota

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NSF Grantees

with course content in Calculus I andCalculus II. The modules will demonstrate to students how calculus is applied to solve realworld engineering problems. It is important, as educators, to realize that ―the mind is not avessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled‖--Plutarch. So, while engineering students may not beinterested in math, they are intrigued by the application of math to problem solving in the field.In this context, emphasizing the importance of calculus to engineers will encourage deeperstudent learning.Second, the project fosters student persistence in engineering by developing a mentorship Page 22.1651.2program that will aid