Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1985 from Virginia Tech. She received her Ph D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. Dr. Bottomley worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff in Transmission Sys- tems from 1985 to 1987, during which time she worked in ISDN standards, including representing Bell Labs on an ANSI standards committee for physical layer ISDN standards. She received an Exceptional Contribution Award for her work during this time. After receiving her Ph D., Dr. Bottomley worked as a faculty member at Duke University and consulted with a number of companies, such as Lockheed

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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

300 407 315 294Students in Engr 10 attend two, one-hour lectures each week in which guest speakers discussvarious aspects of the engineering profession, global and environmental issues, engineeringtools, and non-technical skills such as communication skills, team skills, and engineering ethics.All students also attend a three-hour laboratory each week. In the lab, students are engaged in atleast four different projects using a team-based approach. This project links directly to theCollege’s mission: be a learning community that empowers its students to better the worldthrough innovative applications of engineering knowledge and skills. In addition to fundingcurriculum development by the faculty team, the College

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Utilize Simplify Lectures Discussion & Study Groups Audio-Visual Aids & Demonstrations Laboratory & Practice Cooperative Learning LEARNING PYRAMID Approve Assessment Assignment Select W.S.U. Continuous Rubric Improvement Procedure Summarize and Analyze Draw Significant Followed by DataConclusions the Author

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Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Stephen Oehler, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

courses can be beneficial in promoting understanding of engineeringprocesses of design and modeling and the roles of science and mathematics in engineering.These initial courses allow for students to gradually become accustomed to science andmathematics concepts in a task-oriented environment.2 In this way, projects motivate and guidethe course content rather than simply supplement the subject matter. Courses in which first-yearengineering students connect practical and technical applications with the standard curriculashow good indications of having a significant impact on student retention rates.3 Similarly,conversion of introductory engineering lecture courses into laboratory classes has had a positiveeffect in further generating student

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meg Krudysz, City College of New York; Ann Wittig P.E., City College of the City University of New York

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

mapping courses and studentactivities to student outcomes3 and then selecting examples of student work in these courses oractivities. Direct evidence includes student work such as homework, laboratory reports,examinations, quizzes, and projects. These are graded, and in some cases evaluated usingrubrics, which define and describe the important components of the work and provide a moredetailed way to measure student outcomes4. Indirect evidence includes students’ self-assessmentof their learning using instruments such as survey. The scores students receive on their work orself-report on surveys are then related to a single numerical range with a threshold value that isconsidered to demonstrate achievement of the SO. Finally, the average cohort

Conference Session

To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Mark Chrimes, Institution of Civil Engineers

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Engineering Libraries

laboratories – BuildingResearch (BRE), Road Research (now TRL) , Water Pollution Research (Now WRc). Thelatter bodies had considerably more resources than ICE. A little later the Ministry of PublicBuildings and Works, later the Property Services Agency (PSA), introduced ConstructionReferences. All of the above services developed online versions – INSPEC, BRIX, IRRD,Aqualine. BRE and PSA later briefly contributed to ICONDA. ICE briefly entered the frayagain with ICE Abstracts in the 1970s. The competition remained stiff and poor financialreturns led to its sale. It survives as International civil engineering abstracts published byEmerald.The Library also came under internal pressure within ICE. As other functions expanded itsspace was challenged. The

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

Society for Engineering Education. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education.3. Sorby, S.A., Monte, A.E., and Hein, G.L. 2001. Implementing a Common First Year Engineering Program at Michigan Tech. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education.4. MATLAB, MATrix LABoratory is a trademark of The Mathworks, Inc., Natick Massachusetts.5. Bowen, J.D. 2003. Using a Hands-On, Project-Based Approach to Introduce Civil Engineering to Freshmen. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education6. Bowen, J.D. 2003. An

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Hardware Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa N. Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jose M. Santos, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Aaron Joseph Mills, Iowa State University

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Computers in Education

, 2008. Accessed on January 21, 2009 from http://www.ceen.unomaha.edu/TekBots/SPIRIT2/Reports/. 5. Heer, R.L., Traylor, T.T., Fiez, T.S. “Enhancing the Freshman and Sophomore ECE Student Experience Using a Platform for Learning. IEEE Transactions on Education”, 46(4), November 2003. 6. Smith, A., Heer D., Traylor, T., Fiez, T.S. “A Custom Microcontroller System used as a platform for learning in ECE”, ASEE 2004 7. Liu, Y. “From Handy Board to VEX: The Evolution of a Junior-Level Robotics Laboratory Course”, ASEE 2009. 8. Berry, C. “Mobile Robotics: A Tool for Application-Based Integration of Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Concepts and Research”, ASEE 2010

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Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jimmy Bill Linn, East Carolina University; Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University; Janet Hooper Sanders, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

wasimportant to understand the social structure of science, technology, engineering and mathematicsin order to understand the need and best fit for the new BS-IET program for the Eastern NorthCarolina region. Several years back, students wanting to pursue higher education aftermatriculation had only 3 choices: 1) Choice 1 was to pursue an option from among the pure sciences, such as physics, chemistry, or biology. These majors in the present context are only appropriate for people interested in pursuing additional degrees, laboratory research, or careers in education. 2) Choice 2 involved selection from among the engineering science majors like civil engineering, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering. Engineering

Conference Session

Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Macho, Buffalo State College; Su Wang, China National Institute for Educational Research

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2011-2044: DESIGN AS A METHOD OF INSTRUCTION IN CHINASteve Macho, Buffalo State College Steve Macho is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for SUNY at Buffalo State College. He completed a BS at St Cloud State University, and M.A. & Ed.D. in Technology Education at West Virginia University. Steve is a Minnesota farm boy who has been involved in technology his entire life. He has worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and on various grants funded by the US Department of Education, NASA, and Microsoft. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and presented at the roundtable again in 2010. Dr Macho recently began to collaborate with the

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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(Ruth) Jill Urbanic, University of Windsor; Susan S. Sawyer-Beaulieu, University of Windsor

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Design in Engineering Education

] EU (European Union), 2000. “Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September”, 2000 on End-of-Life Vehicles, 9 pp.[6] Sawyer-Beaulieu, S., 2009. “Gate-to-Gate Life Cycle Inventory Assessment of North American End-of- Life Vehicle Management Processes”, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario.[7] Platts, K.W., 2004. “Developing knowledge and skills in engineers: a learning laboratory Education and Training”, Vol. 46, No .4, pp. 206-213. Page 22.483.9Appendix Table 4 Example of printed work instructions (10 pgs in length) for a parts assembly used for

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Fonseca, Brigham Young University; Steven E. Benzley, Brigham Young University; James Nelson, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-484: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTMS OPTION COUPLED WITH UNDERGRADUATE CULMINATING DE-SIGNDr. Fernando Fonseca, Brigham Young UniversitySteven E. Benzley, Brigham Young University Steven E. Benzley obtained BES and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1966 and 1967, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of California. He was a member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. Since 1980 he has been on the faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University. He has also served as Associate Dean of the BYU College of Engineering and Technology, Associate Dean of BYU Honors and General Education, and is currently the chair

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

. Laboratory techniciansupport could alleviate these problems, but surfaces another issue – resourcing interdisciplinaryprograms. Figure 3. Equipment supporting Multi-UAV Research at AFIT While the interdisciplinary teaming associated with the UAV projects improved thecollective performance of the students, there was no specific attempt to integrate the educationplans of the students. With one exception, only one AE student across three different projectstook one or more SE courses, and none of the SE students pursued deep specializations withinAE sub-disciplines. Certainly the AE students learned something about SE by working with thelarger group, but their learning in SE did not get much further than hardware integration

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

concentration of microorganisms. 2. Lowering the concentration of fluorine. 3. Raising awareness of water quality and health.The results of our laboratory work would be reported back to Aqua Clara to help themunderstand the effectiveness of their own approach. Aqua Clara was helpful in identifying somelocations for us to focus on, a well in a developing neighborhood and the water supply of a localschool for girls. Due to political implications and safety concerns in the first location, the classdecided on the second site (Figure 4). The school was in a prime location, being close to theKesses Reservoir, and it was also an opportunity to improve an existing system

Conference Session

BME Courses and Learning Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University

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Biomedical

interface of engineering, medicine and ethics, while allowing students ofdiffering majors to explore areas of BmE of interest to them.Given that so much of the course depended on instructor-class interactions, where significant un-scripted (but theme-driven) information was exchanged, the students were required to take notesin a bound laboratory notebook. A secondary goal of the notebook requirement was to encouragestudents to learn to take good notes. The quality and content of a student’s note-taking for eachlecture was graded every two or three weeks based on whether the essence of the lecture (i.e., its3 to 6 main points) and enough supporting material (like graphs) were captured such that thenotebook could serve as a later introductory

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1846: A PROJECT-BASED INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRON-ICSJames W Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. James W. Bales is the Assistant Director of the MIT Edgerton Center, a center dedicated to hands- on, project-based learning. Before joining the Edgerton Center in 1998, he spent seven years designing, building, and testing small robot submarines to explore the deep ocean as part of the MIT Sea Grant AUV Lab. Page 22.90.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Project-Based Introduction to ElectronicsAbstractWe have created a laboratory

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tammy L Haut Donahue, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

2: APPLES subscales (*The original subscale had 4 items)These subscales were used to explain any surprising details that may result whencomparing the engineering self-efficacy of minority students with that of majoritystudents.ProcedureDuring the fall 2010 semester several avenues were taken to gather a pool of students tosample. The survey was administered to classrooms across the first year engineeringprogram and upper level engineering courses across several majors within the college ofengineering. These classes include but are not limited to Calculus II, EngineeringEconomics, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Circuits & Instrumentation,Introduction to Spatial Visualization, Chemical Engineering Fundamentals,Environmental

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Candace Walkington, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Rachaya Srisurichan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Martha W. Alibali

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-315: MODAL ENGAGEMENTS IN PRECOLLEGE ENGINEER-ING: TRACKING MATH AND SCIENCE CONCEPTS ACROSS SYMBOLS,SKETCHES, SOFTWARE, SILICONE AND WOODMitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison Mitchell J. Nathan, BSEE, PhD, is professor of Educational Psychology, with affiliate appointments in Curriculum & Instruction and Psychology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and a faculty fel- low at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Center on Education and Work. Dr. Nathan studies the cognitive, embodied, and social processes involved in STEM reasoning, learn- ing and teaching, especially in mathematics and engineering classrooms and in laboratory settings, using both quantitative

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Schneider, Cornell University; Maria Terrell, Cornell University

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NSF Grantees

Applications Inventory (MAI); and the other to gaugestudents' self-efficacy perceptions related to studying engineering and to learning and applyingmathematics, the Engineering and Mathematics Perceptions Survey (EMPS). In this second yearof the project we will use the instruments to detect effects of the workshop innovation. Theproject is funded by the National Science Foundation, Directorate of Education and HumanResources, Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program, Grant # DUE-0837757.This paper reports the results of the full administration of both instruments in Fall 2010 to allfirst-year engineering students at our institution (approximately 820). Slightly less than halfenroll in the first calculus course in the engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

was established in 1992 at Wentworth Institute ofTechnology. Under EAC rules, the electromechanical engineering program had simultaneouslymet the accreditation criteria for electrical engineering and for mechanical engineering. Thegraduates of this program are true interdisciplinary engineers proficient in tacklinginterdisciplinary projects in all their electrical and mechanical complexity. In addition, thegraduates have excellent laboratory and machine shop skills. Recently1,2 a biomedical systemsengineering specialization was established in the form of a concentration within this wellestablished electromechanical engineering program.The addition of the concentration required only limited additional resources. The result is ahigh-quality

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering concepts to solve problems Engr B 3.5 Ability to design an experiment to obtain measurements or gain additional Exp knowledge about a process B 3.6 Ability to analyze and interpret engineering data Data C 3.7 Ability to design a device or process to meet a stated need Design D 3.8 Ability to function effectively in different team roles Team E 3.9 Ability to formulate and solve engineering problems PS K 3.10 Ability to use laboratory procedures and equipment Equip K 3.11 Ability to use software

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma

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College Industry Partnerships

,Adam Barker, and Jake Knapp, without whom I would never have learned so much nor had somuch fun doing so. I extend sincere thanks to the The Helen Riaboff Whiteley Center of theFriday Harbor Laboratories of the University of Washington for providing the peacefulenvironment that enabled me to complete this manuscript. And finally, I am grateful to thestudents in my Software Engineering and Interaction Design courses, whose openness andenthusiasm to learn are ever an inspiration.References Cited 1. Amabile, Theresa. How to Kill Creativity. Harvard Business Review 6(5), 1998. 2. Blumenfeld, Phyllis, Elliot Soloway, Ronald Marx, Joseph Krajcik, Mark Guzdial, and Annemarie Palinscar. Motivating Project-Based Learning: Sustaining the

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, evaluated, refined, and Page 22.959.15improved their knowledge of Robotics, and they developed effective skills for using LEGORobotics in the classroom.References1 Carbonaro. M. Rex, M. & Chambers, J. Using Lego Robotics in a Project-Based Learning Environment.2 Papert, S. (1980). Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas. NY, NewYork: Basic Books.3 Johnson, J. (2003). Children, Robotics and Education. Artif Life Robotics.,7, 16-214 Verner , I.M. & Ahlgren, D.J. (2004). Robot Contest as a Laboratory for Experiential EngineeringEducation. Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 4(2), 1-155 Nalajala, T.D. (2003

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Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caleb DeValve, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Department Head of the Department of Engi- neering Education at Virginia Tech. He is the Director of the Multi-University NSF I/UCRC Center for e-Design, the Director of the Frith Freshman Design Laboratory and the Co-Director of the Engineering First-year Program. His research areas are design and design education. Dr. Goff has won numerous University teaching awards for his innovative and interactive teaching. He is passionately committed to bringing research and industry projects into the class room as well as spreading fun and creating engage- ment in all levels of Engineering Education. Page 22.904.1

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

not necessarily true formany students. To partially address this deficiency, few instructors: 1. Draw sketches of components on the board, use textbooks and internet resources to show them the pictures and videos of components either in good condition or those that have failed during normal operations or in service. 2. Bring real components (whether failed or in good condition) as educational aids to the classroom. This is not always possible as some components may be heavy to carry. Page 22.924.6 3. Divide students in small groups and bring each group in to a laboratory that contain machinery (for example pumps

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

facilities including significant analysis, CAD, rapid prototyping,machining, and engineering laboratories. Capstone student teams take real-life design projectsfrom concept generation and modeling to a working prototype including documentation.Companies that sponsor Capstone projects provide BYU an educational grant of $20,000 whichprovides an initial budget for each team of $1,500. Approved costs that exceed the initial budgetare the responsibility of the sponsoring company. All documentation, drawings, and prototypescreated by the student teams are provided to the sponsoring company. In addition, BYU grantsall intellectual property that may be developed by the team to the sponsoring company. Thispractice is similar to what occurs in industry as

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor Mejia, California State University, Los Angeles; Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Israel Hernandez, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang; Phanit Pollavith; Adriana Trejo, Roosevelt High School; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and fault detection. In the NASA University Research Center (URC) Structures, Propulsion and ControlEngineering (SPACE) Laboratory, research is being conducted on a testbed version of theJWST.9 This fellow’s research explores using control algorithms, such as an H-infinitycontroller, to perform control of the mirror shape, adjust for disturbances, and allow for precisionpointing of the telescope at a simulated source target.4. Background Mathematical Concepts The hands-on activities and demonstrations presented in this paper reinforce some Page 22.1613.5abstract mathematical concepts covered in Algebra II and Pre-Calculus

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University; Donald P. Visco, University of Akron; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School; Ryan Thomas Pavlovsky

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of ideas – considering how to address the challenge and possible approaches 3. Multiple perspectives – obtaining input from various sources; literature, others, etc. 4. Research and revise – conducting an experiment, doing some calculations 5. Test your mettle – testing your findings by some means 6. Go public – telling others what you foundA series of three applets and associated lesson plans were developed: (1) Linear Relationships; Page 22.1655.4(2) Mass and Volume and (3) Structure Property Relationships. During the Fall of 2010, theapplets and lessons were beta tested in five individual classrooms/laboratories with 150

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, 1907–39," Social Studies of Science, vol. 19, pp. 387-420, 1989.15. K. Henderson, "Flexible Sketches and Inflexible Data Bases: Visual Communication, Conscription Devices, and Boundary Objects in Design Engineering," Science, Technology, and Human Values, vol. 16, pp. 448-473, 1991.16. K. Henderson, On Line and On Paper: Visual Representations, Visual Culture, and Computer Graphics in Design Engineering. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999.17. B. Latour and S. Woolgar, Laboratory Life. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986.18. E. Duncker, "Symbolic Communication in Multidisciplinary Cooperations," Science, Technology, and Human Values, vol. 26, pp. 349-386, 2001.19. J. Gainsburg, et al., "A “Knowledge

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

synchronousengagement between the learner and live content. A semester long course devoted to a singlereal-time dramatic event that has broad impacts in engineering. Educators may identifysignificant events as the Kansas City Hyatt walkway and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses.Although these became very valuable learning moments in engineering education, theirdiscussions or laboratory reenactments exhibit synchronicity between the instructor and thelearners and not the learners and the events. The students are learning about the eventasynchronously supported by a longer thread of scholarship performed and interpreted by severalothers. All of the relevant conclusions from academia and practice are available in the publicdomain. Therefore, the students may be