Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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First-Year Programs

results to the team leader’s self-evaluation. The result of theseassessments will be shared with future student team leaders to help them identify potentialproblem areas that may affect overall team performance while completing the course assignment.A modified version of the Multiple Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) found in Northouse’s [5]leadership text is utilized in the class to complete this evaluation.BenefitsThese types of multidisciplinary activities help infuse technology into classroom and exposestudents to relevant real-world problems being addressed by contemporary researchers.Students learned the value of planning ahead and the need to include determining site selectionand availability for design construction and testing. Students

Conference Session

Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Svetz, Syracuse University

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Architectural

“generic” office ceiling plan or theplumbing riser diagram for a “medium rise building” that is at once everywhere and thusnowhere. In HCL, to both its credit and its detriment, the same numbers almost all butdisappear into side-bars or simple rule-of-thumb tables6 yet with a purpose that I believe hasgreater promise and purpose. For the bulk of HCL’s arguments are qualitative, relational andgeometric - more or less southern exposure, greater or lesser degrees of cross ventilationpaths, etc. - in a manner that literally relies on a student’s “obvious” reading of its very notslick photographs and simple illustrations to pass along ownership of their “proof” to thereader - “Here, see for yourself!” Reflecting now on my two systems courses, there

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; William L. Hughes, Boise State University; Kotaro Sasaki, Boise State University; Teresa Cole, Boise State University, Computer Science Department; John N. Chiasson, Boise State University

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New Engineering Educators

expectations explicitly stated starting in year one, using annualevaluations and frequent feedback to help them develop desirable track records.Ongoing institutional support: As described in Section 5, the common comments that the COENfaculty members made about environmental or administrative support that they need from thedepartment, college and university for effective teaching and successful scholarly activities canbe categorized into 5Ps: personnel, place, policy, procedure and professional development. TheCOEN has initiated several action plans that would make improvements on providing support tofaculty on the areas of policy, procedure and professional development.  The COEN‟s TLC is developing more comprehensive guidelines for documenting

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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NSF Grantees

narrowed to two to allow for more in-depthwork on each one as well as a concentrated focus on critical thinking, part of the QualityEnhancement Plan required by University of Louisville’s SACS accreditation.Of importance to the committee was the inclusion of cases that did not always result in death anddestruction. Just as young people are motivated to study medicine by seeing the opportunities tosave lives, not read about the many ways they might cause loss of life; the committee felt youngengineering students might be turned off by studying only failures that result in loss of life orenvironmental destruction. As previously mentioned, a huge part of engineering is learning frommistakes and successes, and not all mistakes result in catastrophe

Conference Session

Professional Development from a Distance

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

EBB task force, and theengineering student leadership group were consulted, and there was general consensus that thiswas a positive direction in which to move. The partners then began to engage in the planningprocess, fine-tuning the guiding principles and developing near and long-term plans for thisnew support-model. It was at this point that two challenges were encountered: 1) lack of clarityabout leadership and accountability; and 2) key personnel changes at the Engineering LearningCenter and Engineering Media Services. The latter caused a slight shift in course and resultedin the decision in February of 2010 to consolidate the Engineering Learning Center, EngineeringMedia Services and the Library into what is now Wendt Commons under the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Yu, Auburn University and Tsinghua University, China; Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University

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International

AC 2011-2010: IMPROVING ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN DEVEL-OPING COUNTRIES: A STUDYJian Yu, Auburn University, USA; Tsinghua University, P.R.China Researcher, Tsinghua Center for Leadership Development and Research; Postdoctor, School of Eco- nomics & Management,Tsinghua Univ, Beijing P.R.China,100084 Visiting scholar, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama US 36849 Research Areas: Resources Integration, Strategy & Planning of Regional Economy, Chinese Type Enterprise Management Science.Chetan S Sankar, Auburn University Chetan S. Sankar is a Professor of Management at Auburn University. He has received more than two million dollars from ten National Science Foundation grants to develop exceptional instructional

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Rizzo, University of Vermont

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Council of Sections

about sustainability than their male counterparts.BibliographyASCE (2006), The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025, prepared by the ASCE Steering Committee to Plan a Summit on the Future of the Civil Engineering Profession in 2025.ASCE (2008), Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, prepared by the Body of Knowledge Committee of the Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Second Edition. From http://www.asce.org/professional/educ/bok2.cfmAshford, N. A. (2004), “Major challenges to engineering education for sustainable development: what has to change to make it creative, effective, and acceptable to

Conference Session

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Angie M. Harris, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Jasmine Alysse Pope

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First-Year Programs

priority admission as space permits. The ELLCincludes a scholarly support system of upper class students, faculty and staff. Upper classResident Advisors (RA), Peer Mentors (PM) and other successful returning students providesupport. All RAs and PMs are upper class engineering majors selected jointly by DRL and COEstaff. RAs & PMs plan and coordinate community building activities, organizational officehours, and tutoring for freshman courses at no cost to students. PMs hold help sessions for 4hours per day Sunday thru Thursday. In addition, about 30 upper-class engineering students,known as Veterans, live also at the ELLC and serve as mentors and lead focus groups to assessthe freshman students’ satisfaction with staff, programming and support

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qing Zheng, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

students engaged in the hour-long sessionto assemble and test the PCB-based circuit. This project activity has demonstrated that(a) the K-12 student is more actively engaged in the integrated project, (b) gains thesystem level appreciation of the design problem, and (c) has the confidence to completethe project. Page 22.895.2The ECE department plans to host ECE day events with STEM-based integrated projectactivities in ECE to (a) encourage K-12 students to consider careers in ECE, (b)strengthen the undergraduate enrollment in ECE, and (c) link the undergraduate ECEprogram with the K-12 STEM curriculum.This paper is organized as follows. Section 2

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet E. Burge, Miami University; Paul V. Anderson, Miami University, Ohio; Michael Carter, North Carolina State University; Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Mladen A. Vouk, North Carolina State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Participate in team meetings– includingFind bugs in specifications making a technical argument in themRead someone else’s code Participate in a scrumRead training manuals Structure a plan for a small groupRead with a purpose (different purposes Collaborate with team members (rather than appropriate for different situations) competing as can happen in academe)Foraging for information Make the team’s goals your goalsRead e-mails Communicate across cultures— work with team members from cultures that doWriting

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

forwhich they were responsible for reviewing.PresentationsThe student presentations were similar to many conference presentations I have witnessed. Eventhough the class discussed presentation etiquette prior to the presentations, the majority of thestudents exceeded the 20 minute time limit, and there were presenters who also read every slide.RecommendationsThere are Universities that require a technical writing course in their graduate engineeringcurriculum. From conversations will fellow faculty at peer institutions, the course content canvary significantly. However, a course dedicated to technical writing best addresses writing thana graduate subject matter course. Future plans include gathering faculty input regarding thetopics of such a

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State Erie, The Behrend College; Robert Michael P.E., Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Christopher Murosky; Michael A. Ragen

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Manufacturing

students to employ teamwork and communication skills not usuallyemployed during normal coursework. They had to work with other students because their toolwas ultimately going to be used during researchFuture WorkThe students plan to optimize the design once they have completed the Advanced Strength ofMaterials and Finite Element Analysis courses. Page 22.1564.5Bibliography1. Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Handbook, Desk Edition, William H. Cubberly, Ramon Bakerjian, CMfgT, SME.2. Friction stir welding and processing, R.S. Mishraa and Z.Y. Mab, Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 50, Issues 1-2, 31 August 20053. Engineering

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF); Maisha Drew, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF); Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF)

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Minorities in Engineering

NASA-JPL Page 22.1437.4using Adobe Connect technology provided by the School of Engineering at Morgan StateUniversity where students were given an introduction to the projects they would be working onover the summer. At this video conference with the NASA engineers, the CASH students weregiven their project parameters. The CASH students were also introduced to the Juno mission thatthe engineers were working on, and their future planned trip to Jupiter. The CASH participantswere able to interview and ask the engineers questions via the video conference. This feature ofthe program was particularly important because the students were given the

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators

amount of text productioncan increase along with their knowledge. Professors can talk about the similar kinds of writing thatthey do and the ways in which they handle the writing tasks. Students should also be required tobegin the process of oral presentation early in their academic careers. Professors should give theirstudents every chance available to speak of the technical knowledge that they are learning. Asinterest grows, planned seminars and workshops can be provided that will emphasize the importanceof the engineering faculty as the catalyst for improvement. Page 22.1263.4The structure of unified technical knowledge and communication

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

number of discussion messages and success of teams for the test class.Revision is an essential part of the process.  Plan for and provide fast overnight feedback on the drafts.  Schedule time for this in the week before the due date, to prevent faculty overload.  Be brief and fix only a few things in each draft, not everything. Students will also fix what they find when they re-read it.  Avoid giving feedback 30 minutes before the final deadline. It will be too late.  Avoid rewriting student’s documents even if they are nonsensical jargon gibberish. Give a little feedback, edit one sentence, and trust that it will improve in the next draft.The goal of the revision process is to get students hooked on rewriting.It is

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael T. Gibbons, American Society for Engineering Education; Elizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman L. Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering (Washington)

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Two Year College Division

target institutions, those facultymembers were asked to engage their academic deans in the project and ensure the participationof either a provost or the dean in the June 2011 debriefing meeting. In addition, faculty anddeans at the target 4-year institutions were asked about their ability to examine the transferpopulation of their undergraduates as well as the types of data they would need from communitycolleges to help students plan their transfer. Faculty and deans from all institutions were alsoasked for input on the draft surveys.The survey of the identified institutions is underway. Survey questions for the community Page 22.1158.3colleges

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Tracy D Blake, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; David Dwight Sam PhD, Utah State University

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Two Year College Division

Teaching as PedagogyTeam teaching originated as pedagogy in 1963 when William Alexander, “Father of theAmerican middle school”, proposed a concept of grouping teachers into teams to educatestudents groups as a means for junior high school reform. The perceived benefits of teamteaching, namely the creation of a supportive, inclusive environment for students and thenecessity for teaming teachers to formally engage one another in planning, integration,evaluation, and reflection, have helped promote its use across K-12 and into higher education 7.Team teaching is collaborative teaching. For all of its many benefits, teaching collaborativelyrequires much above and beyond what is required if one is teaching solo. A true co-taught courseis integration

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

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NSF Grantees

trying to expand the benefit for a broader community nation-wide. Page 22.1663.63. Evaluation: 5 The following is the survey analysis based on the student survey in ELET 3451 Robotics Labin 2010 Fall. The student feedback indicate that the remote lab helped them in the study, andenhanced their confidence in the Engineering Technology program.4. Future Plan: This paper reviewed the first year activities for a collaborative NSF sponsored researchproject to develop remote and virtual undergraduate laboratories for Engineering Technologyprogram. In

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

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NSF Grantees

from primarily deductive practiceto an Information Communication Technology (ICT) enabled inductive teaching and learningenvironment. In addition to the multi-faceted inductive transformation plan, the specificinnovations that were proposed are to develop MSE education applications for the iPod Touchthat are designed to facilitate and support collaborative learning modules which target specificstudent learning objectives which are known to be challenging for many students in MSEcourses. It is hoped that the combination of specific learning objective targets within thosemodules, completed in collaborative groups, and supported by conceptually contained data,visuals, audio, and information from the iPod Touch, will lead to improvements in

Conference Session

Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

atMSU. During the Wai Kru ceremony, Thai students demonstrate how much they value theirteachers‟ dedication to passing on knowledge to them. Page 22.1013.12The Architectural Class Experience at RMUTTWhile much has been written about the architectural teaching methodology and architecturestudents‟ attitudes in Thailand, I‟d like to write about my experiences of the active promotion ofcollaborative learning from my study abroad trip to Thailand. My role was that of a visitingstudent observer and critic in RMUTT's Urban Design Studio that featured start up modelprojects designed by 4th-year students majoring in Urban Planning and Design.The first

Conference Session

TAC/ABET Related Outcome Based Assessment Methods and Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette, College of Technology; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

times a semester,twice in the summer semester, for a total of five semesters (Fall, Spring, Summer, Fall andSpring). After 22 months all members of the initial cohort format graduated in the May 2000graduation ceremony. Because of its non-traditional approach, the state’s authorization includedthe establishing of a different fee structure than normal classes which resulted in a cost that washigher than conventional campus-based instruction.But, the program incorporated other innovations beyond its delivery system, schedule and feestructure. To be consistent with its goal of developing practical skills and knowledgeimmediately, or at least quickly, applicable to business and industry, its plan of study2, shown in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Xiufang Chen, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees

required by different learning circumstances are increasingly recognized ascritical for successful learners. Such awareness and monitoring processes are often refer to asmetacognition –“ the processes in which the individual carefully considers thoughts in problemsolving situations through the strategies of self-planning, self-monitoring, self-regulating, self-questioning, self-reflecting, and or self-reviewing” [1]. The contention of this research is thatmetacognitive awareness on the part of students can be improved through systematic and directinstructions on strategic thinking. To support that, three important metacognitive interventions,as detailed below, are carefully designed into the interactive game activities.• Road Map training

Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felicia Chong, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics) learning. Students participate in teams organized as “virtual companies” thatdevelop products or services as they engage in long-term projects with a STEM focus. HSE teamprojects are STEM-based but involve students from various backgrounds and interests. HSEteams are coached by specially-trained high school teachers called “teacher-coaches.”Teams have access to real-world expertise and mentoring from professionals in academia andindustry. HSE teams write business plans, solve real-world problems, perform testing andanalyses, build prototypes, manufacture parts, operate within budgets, and manage their projects.Each spring, HSE teams showcase their work alongside college students at

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Ali, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

activities feeding back changes as errors and incompatibilities are discovered. Iterations can be intentional (planned) to create useful information required in the designprocess, or they can be unintentional (unplanned) “resulting from new information arriving at thewrong time in the process.”13Spacecraft design is highly iterative Improving the spacecraft design process requires understanding that process. This leads tothe question of what do we know about the spacecraft design process? The design process, ingeneral, can be viewed “as a set of complex activities with discernable interrelationships.”13 Inthe case of the spacecraft, the designer has to deal with different scientific requirements andengineering disciplines

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

evaluation of student understanding through use of multiplechoice/fill in the blank questions. Performance on these evaluations will be captured using ascore that may be submitted for credit. This coming semester (Fall 2011), the module will bedeployed as a self-paced instructional unit with assessment of student performance using themyCourses platform. Plans are to provide the refined module to other educators wishing toincorporate the content into their courses. The modular format allows the content to be readilyincorporated into a variety of courses in the chemical engineering curriculum in addition tochemical reactor design, including process or plant design, advanced separations, or an electivefocused on process intensification

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

PhD Valeriy Solomonov, Lomonosov Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology (MITHT); Olga Belyaeva, Ph.D., Lomonosov Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology (MITHT); Alla Frolkova, Lomonosov Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology (MITHT)

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Chemical Engineering

presuppose deep scientific knowledge of physical and chemical laws,molecular and quantum chemistry, fine technologies, models based on types of interaction,thermodynamic, kinetic and mathematical regularities as well as on modern computertechnologies and programs.Multi-level structure of educational programs in Lomonosov Moscow State Academy of FineChemical Technology (MITHT)The multi-level education system for chemical engineers has been tested and developed for20 years since 1991 up to the present in Lomonosov Moscow State Academy of FineChemical Technology3. The former system consisted in the linear professional curriculacovering five and a half years. Such curricula were successfully realized in the former SovietUnion under conditions of a plan

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Civil Engineering

% Curriculum No (or limited) Sustainable Other priorities Resources not already full faculty engineering just exist in strategic available knowledge or a fad plan interest ResponsesFigure 2: Percent Responses from Civil and Environmental Engineering DepartmentHeads 2010 Survey Related to Barriers for Implementing Sustainable EngineeringCourses.Other barriers cited to more widespread introduction of sustainable engineering into the CEEcurriculum included the following responses: • Need for additional funding for graduate fellowships and faculty lines • One elective course in 4-year Bachelor of Science in

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Moses Joseph, Purdue University; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathleen C. Howell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David William Braun, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-2064: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: 3D STEREOSCOPIC VISUALIZA-TION AS A TOOL FOR TEACHING ASTRONOMY CONCEPTSNorman Joseph, Purdue University Graduate Student, Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue UniversityDavid M Whittinghill, Purdue University, West LafayetteKathleen C. Howell, Purdue University, West Lafayette Professor Howell is the Hsu Lo Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Purdue Uni- versity. Besides an active research program in Astrodynamics involving spacecraft mission planning and maneuver design, she teaches Orbital Mechanics and Attitude Dynamics for spacecraft applications.David William Braun, Purdue University

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Besser, University of Saint Thomas; AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas

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Design in Engineering Education

, “create curriculum and working situations for the product designers tofocus on the engineering approach and vice versa. Otherwise, the students will focus on theirnatural strengths and prior education without gaining greater insights to the other‟s realm andresponsibilities,” when planning educational opportunities. These educational opportunities areimportant because the two groups, “need to work together to foster and understanding of each Page 22.1265.5others‟ strengths and weaknesses.” This type of interaction will lead to the most likely positiveoutcome, without possibly negatively affecting the rest of the student’s educational

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Medoff, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz; Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

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Design in Engineering Education

; microcontroller) 7 Semi-autonomous Obstacle Avoidance CMPEN (software; sonar sensor interfacing)Overall, the students in both courses were asked to engage in reverse engineering,analysis, design, creative problem solving, and effective communication. Mostimportantly, students from the respective courses collaborated to solve technicalproblems and achieve design goals. The Power Wheels® car was successfully modifiedand tested by teams of students and it has been demonstrated that this strategy provides agreat deal of flexibility and usefulness as an educational tool. The students haveresponded in a very positive manner to this semester-long project and we plan to continuedevelopment and collaboration in future