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Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas M. Sherman, Virginia Tech; Hyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Patricia Watson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

educationinfrastructure components such as laboratories, instructional materials, and teaching facilitieswould need to be developed and installed.Yet, there are an estimated 30,000 Technology Education teachers across the U.S. who providekey components of the infrastructure needed to implement engineering education in K-12education. These components include: time in the school curriculum; physical facilities that lendthemselves well to engineering design-based instructional activities; technical expertise; and asthis study indicates, a substantial and increasing desire to implement more engineering,mathematics, and science content and methods in their programs. It’s a scenario of opportunityand challenge. Despite the contributions Technology Educators have been

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Stickel, University of Toronto; Bruno Korst, University of Toronto

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Computer Engineering of the University of Toronto for nine years. Presently, he manages the undergraduate hardware labs group and is responsible for the operation of all labs supporting electrical engineering courses with practical compo- nents. Within Engineering Education, he has a special interest in experiment design and delivery, as well as in the improvement of laboratory settings to enhance practical learning. Page 22.608.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering with Electricity and Magnetism: A Guided-Inquiry Exercise for High-School Students to

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SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baba Abdul, Washington State University; Edgar A. O'Rear, University of Oklahoma; Gary Robert Brown, Washington State University, Office of Assessment and Innovation; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

. and postdoctoral work at the University of Ok- lahoma where he also taught as a Visiting Lecturer. He has been on the Washington State University faculty for 28 years and over the past 14 years has focused strongly on innovative pedagogy along with his technical research in biotechnology. His recent Fulbright Exchange to Nigeria set the stage for receipt of the Marian Smith Award given annually to the most innovative teacher at WSU. (509) 335-4103 (Off); (509) 335-4806 (Fax); bvanwie@che.wsu.edu.Mr. Paul B Golter, Washington State University Paul B. Golter obtained an MS from Washington State University and recently defended his PhD degree and is currently the Laboratory Supervisor in the Voiland School of School

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Lemoine, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; James K. Nelson, University of Texas, Tyler; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; James Sells, San Jacinto College, Central Campus; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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Two Year College Division

as ―very common‖ and ―fairly common‖ were selectedfor in-depth discussion and analysis, and the syllabi for those courses were requested fromcommittee members.Committee members ultimately came to consensus on two points: (1) the need to develop amechanical engineering transfer agreement that could be signed by the president or chancellor ofan institution or system that wished to participate voluntarily in the agreement, and (2) the needto revise course descriptions and develop course-level learning objectives for 17 courses (12lecture courses and 5 laboratory courses) that students should take in their freshman andsophomore years in order to be successful in and on-track for upper-division engineeringcourses. These courses, when prerequisite

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J. Kowalski, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education

. In contrast, the consecutive cohort gets an uninterrupted period of two terms to devote totheir project. The students are all on campus, so there are no barriers to meeting, and 24 houraccess to computer modeling laboratories is provided. The consecutive cohort in theory has moreaccess to faculty advisors as well.Despite the potential benefits of two consecutive terms on campus, it seems that there is somebenefit to going on co-op after the first term of Capstone. Many groups do manage to continueworking on their problems, despite the distance between group members. Groups have also beenknown to take advantage of subject matter experts at their co-op company to get information tohelp them solve their design problems. During co-op, students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marie A. Boyette, FLATE

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NSF Grantees

anengineered manufacturing, production, or processing environment. Good candidate tour targetsinclude facilities that use robotic arms. These operations can vary from automated welding andwarehousing facilities to materials and medical testing laboratories. The local soft drink bottlefilling plant is a great place for them to see an alternative form of high speed robotic operationperformed by robotic systems that don’t even come close to their preconceived image of what arobot should look like or do. The key point is to have the campers see robotics in action, thecomplexity of that action, and the impossibility of humans performing the same tasks.Robotic SystemsThe benefit of using robotics as a camp “Tool” is the degree of learning freedom that

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas E. Allen, Bucknell University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 22.287.11development of student life opportunities. Among these were the development of aresidential college and special interest housing, coffee talks and regular “hang-out” time. Figure 3: Interest in Participation in Extra-Curricular Initiatives Faculty development and strategies to engage faculty saw strong appeal andsupport as shown in Figure 4. Teaching in each other’s classes or sitting in each other’sclasses was high at 86%. There was also a strong interest in working on projects together(86%) and holding reading group meetings (86%). Other areas of strong supportincluding publishing together, proposal writing, shared “snap talks”, socials, and “openhouses” to each other’s laboratories, studios and workspaces. In

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller, Boise State University; Ross A. Perkins, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees

., Plenum Press, New York, 432-435.17. Rogers, E.M. (1995). Diffusion of Innovations, 4th ed., The Free Press, New York.18. Dormant, D. (1999). "Implementing Human Performance Technology in Organizations." Handbook of Human Performance Technology, H. Stolovitch and E. Keeps, eds., Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, San Francisco, CA, 237-259.19. Luft, J. and H. Ingham. (1955). "The Johari window, a graphic model of interpersonal awareness." Proceedings of the western training laboratory in group development Los Angeles, CA, UCLA.20. Goleman, D. (1998). Working with Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books, New York.21. Johnson, B. and L. Christensen. (2000). Educational Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, Allyn and Bacon

Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Green’s research interests include entrepreneurship education and the psychology of entrepreneurship. Prior to Mtech, he provided business development and product management to WaveCrest Laboratories (acquired by Magna Interna- tional, NYSE: MGA), an innovative start-up in next-generation electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and drive systems. At Cyveillance (acquired by QinetiQ, LSE: QQ.L), he served in operations, client service, and product development roles for this software start-up and world leader in cyber intelligence and intelligence-led security. While at Booz Allen Hamilton, he provided technical and programmatic direction to the DARPA Special Projects Office (SPO), Army Research Lab (ARL), Defense

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter L. Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gloria A. Murphy, NASA; Thomas H. Morris, Mississippi State University; Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Paul J. Van Susante, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

Group of Superconducting Super Collider and Computer Safety and Reliability Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He also worked on projects and consulted for a number of private companies, including Lockheed Martin, Harris, and Boeing. Zalewski served as a chairman of the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 5.4 on Industrial Software Quality, and of the International Federation of Automatic Con- trol Technical Committee on Safety of Computer Control Systems. His major research interests include safety-related, real-time computer systems.Gloria A. Murphy, NASA Gloria A. Murphy is currently the Project Manager of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) Space

Conference Session

International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

. Lectures andreadings are appropriate for “acquiring knowledge and becoming informed about techniques”,exercises and problem sets are “the initial tools for exploring the applications and limitations oftechniques,” but the development of philosophies, methodologies, and skills is best served by thecase method. Cases are used to extend the learning experience beyond the classroom exercisesand laboratory experiments. Shapiro states that “the case method is built around the concepts ofmetaphors and simulation.” Each case is a metaphor for a selected set of problems or issues. Intheir analysis and discussions, students are expected to simulate the information processing anddecision-making skills of managers or engineers involved in the case. Cases

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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International

universities have similar agreements withforeign universities over a broad spectrum of fields of study including engineering: The authors’home institution is one such university.Another approach is that taken by Boston University College of Engineering in cooperation withthe Technical University of Dresden3. In that program, sophomore engineering students travel toDresden for a five-and-one-half month period over which they complete 20 semester units ofcredit. There is very close cooperation between the Boston and Dresden faculties: the Dresdenengineering courses are taught in English using the same textbooks and course syllabi as used inBoston and provide equivalent laboratory experiences. Since the courses are considered BostonUniversity courses

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Yimin Zhu, Florida International University

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NSF Grantees

, No. 5, 2007, pp. 947-953[22] Feisel, L. D. and Rosa, A. J. (2005). “The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education.” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 121 – 130.[23] Jacobson, M. (2008). “A design framework for educational hypermedia systems: theory, research and learning emerging scientific conceptual perspectives.” Education Technology Research Development, Vol. 56, pp. 5 – 28.[24] Haque, M. E., Aluminiumwalla, M. Saherwala, S. (2005). “A Virtual Walkthrough on Reinforced Concrete Page 22.355.15 Construction Details.” Proc. ASEE Annual Conference

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Cindee Dresen; Kysha L. Frazier, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College

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College Industry Partnerships

is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Sticklen has lead a laboratory in knowledge-based systems focused on task specific approaches to problem solving. Over the last decade, Dr. Sticklen has pursued en- gineering education research focused on early engineering; his current research is supported by NSF/DUE and NSF/CISE.Ms. Cindee DresenKysha L. Frazier, Corporation for a Skilled WorkforceLouise Paquette, Lansing Community College Louise A. Paquette Lansing Community College Mathematics and Computer Science Department Degrees EdS in Curriculum and Instruction with a minor emphasis in Systems Science, Michigan State University, 1982 MAT in Mathematics Education with a

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Faith A. Morrison, Michigan Technological University; Maria Fernanda Tafur; Aytug Gencoglu, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

cover. She is an active men- tor of undergraduate researchers and served as co-PI on an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activities in area schools. Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams since 2003.Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University Jason Keith is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He received his B.S.ChE from the University of Akron in 1995, and his Ph.D from the University of Notre Dame in 2001. He is the 2008

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

was to build a water turbine capable of turning on three light emittingdiodes (LEDs). During the second day, students explored water quality and the process ofbioremediation. They visited an SRP Water Quality Environmental Laboratory and were given atour of the facility by two SRP scientists. Students were given background information onbioremediation and then challenged to design, build and test a water filtration device that wouldremove certain contaminants. On the third day of the internship, students had the opportunity ofsharing their lunchtime with SRP engineers. The engineers spoke with the students about what Page 22.442.3their job at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Andrea Marta Eller, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees

., Eller, A., and Baker, D. (2010). Uncovering and Addressing Some Common Types of Misconceptions in Introductory Materials Science and Engineering Courses. Journal of Materials Education, 32(5- 6), 255-272.12. Kelly, J., Graham, A., Eller, A, Baker, D., Tasooji, A., and Krause, S. (2010). Supporting student learning, attitude, and retention through critical class reflections. 2010 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.13. Redish, E. F., Saul, J. M., & Steinberg, R. N. (1997). On the effectiveness of active-engagement microcomputer-based laboratories, American Journal of Physics, 65, 45-54.14. Crouch, C. H., & Mazur, E. (2001). Peer instruction: Ten years of experience and results. American Journal of Physics, 69, 970-977.15

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

procedure has been developed. The model hasbeen experimentally verified with a 1-hp laboratory prototype IPFC-IMD system and is found tobe fairly accurate. A comparison between the non-IPFC and IPFC-based system is made for thefriction-type load. The non-IPFC system is preferable in terms of the system efficiency;however, the IPFC-based system is highly preferable for the minimum input harmonics andmaximum PF. The IPFC-IMD system may not be quite as attractive due to additional cost, eventhough there are operational advantages with a stiff dc bus voltage for a possible flux-weakening.These results may enhance course materials for any motor drives courses.Bibliography[1] Ned Mohan, “Electric Drives an Integrative Approach,” MNPERE, 2003.[2] Agilent

Conference Session

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Roesch Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Engineering Professional Development

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First-Year Programs

assignment asked each student to keep a log for four days of how they spenttheir time, including their use of social media, and display the results in a pie chart that could beshared with the class. To prepare for playing and evaluating educational games, they read,“Digital Game-Based Learning: It’s Not Just the Digital Natives Who Are Restless (13), whichclaimed game based learning is effective and engaging because games involve analyticalthinking, risk taking, and progressive challenges involving choice. Students were then asked togo to the Tiltfactor, (15) a collaborative laboratory that makes screen based computer games, andplay their game Layoff. The game Layoff attempts to comment on the current state of the USfinancial crisis by asking

Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Sherman, Iowa State University

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Mathematics

teachingbackground. Throughout his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he held teaching assistantships in the departments of mechanical engineering, electricalengineering, and mathematics. His primary duties were highly interactive, and includedlecturing, supervising and guiding students in laboratory settings, and guiding discussionsessions. Courses he was either solely or jointly responsible for included pre-calculus algebra,vibrations, acoustics, electrical communications, and instrumentation. During his tenure as afaculty in mechanical engineering at Purdue University, he taught a variety of courses in thesystems, instrumentation and controls division. He also developed and taught two cross-listedgraduate courses. One

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Andrea Bill, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

structure and requirementsof this class as taught in 30 universities across the United States during the spring 2009 term.The first or introductory course in transportation engineering is a required class in 25 (83%) ofthe civil engineering programs represented in the review of syllabi. A laboratory component (i.e.associated with one credit hour) was included in 6 (20%) of the courses; in 23 (77%) of theprograms, this course is 3 credit hours without an explicit lab component. In 27 (90%) of thecourses, the class appears to be focused predominantly on the highway mode of travel.Interestingly, among the 30 course offering reviewed, 9 different textbooks are used, and noparticular textbook is used in more than 9 (30%) of the offerings. A review of

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie A. Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

students design, implement and defend a network runningreal world services against a team of “hackers” on the ISEAGE Internet testbed. This testbed isnon-portable and requires the college students to remotely connect into the environment to setupand configure their servers and services for approximately one month prior to the competition.Then, the students and their faculty member(s) travel to Ames to compete for two days defendingtheir network from attacks. The CCCDC was created to challenge the community collegestudents to solidify concepts learned in their classroom and laboratory exercises, as well as keepthem interested and engaged in their chosen career track.10 The fourth annual CCCDC was heldDecember 3 & 4, 2010. While a blizzard

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Jason Allen Toth; Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

terminology,generator basics, electrical substation functioning, transmission anddistribution systems, and different forms of electrical consumption.Lesson 7 is the ‘Electrical Consumption Laboratory’ which uses thephysical model shown in Figure 3. This model contains the typicalelectrical components found in an average American household.Instrumentation provides real time measurement of voltage andcurrent and different electrical loads like hair dryer, miter saw,lights, and air conditioners are connected to the system. Circuits aredeliberately overloaded to demonstrate the functioning of circuitbreakers. A short extension cord with the neutral and ground cross- Page

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Crockford P.E., Sam Houston State University; Bruce Hamby, The Hamby Law Firm

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Betty J. Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

society.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and isknown as a pre-eminent institution of research, teaching, and learning in the sciences andtechnology. As an institution founded to impart applied knowledge, MIT implements educationfrom a laboratory approach, stressing hands-on experimentation. This approach is congruentwith the Institute‟s motto, Mens et Manus – “Mind and Hand.” The mission of MIT is to advanceknowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that willbest serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. MIT is dedicated to providing its studentswith an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery withthe support and

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

role of liberal education in universities!” [8, p 102]. Withoutconsideration of equivalent qualifications about half the population were similar to thoseentering universities so the issue of the value that dip.tech students placed on liberalstudies was of some significance.The value of liberal studiesThere was plenty of evidence, then as there is now, that students of technological studieshave more formal contact time in lectures and laboratories than students following otherdisciplines [27]. It might be expected, therefore, that the addition of subjects distant fromthe main disciplines would lead to an unfavourable reaction to their inclusion.However, investigations of liberal study programmes by Peers and Madgwick [28] andAndrews and Mares

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

to highlight successes within the department. Chairs are to rethink performance rewards18. c. The College-wide Spring Forum focused on teaching effectiveness. d. The College of Engineering Professor of the Year Award will highlight the integration of teaching and research.The COEN will also continue to work on making positive changes in the personnel and placecategories, which require long-term plans and a considerable amount of funding. Progress hasbeen made since the administration of this survey in acquiring new funding for generalengineering instructor, professional advisor, and GA positions. Renovations are underway toenhance existing research and teaching laboratories, and space requests and plans

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

every student in the group, or by randomly selecting a group member (or members) to be tested and thus proxy for the group. • Sharing known skills- Students who possess certain knowledge or skills (examples: computer skills, laboratory skills, data reduction skills, presentation skills) should be willing to pass it on, and/or share it with their group members. • Collaborative Skills- Groups cannot function effectively if members do not have (be willing to learn) or use some needed social skills. These skills include leadership, decision making, trust building, and conflict management. • Monitoring Progress- Groups need to discuss amongst themselves whether they are

Conference Session

Professional Development from a Distance

Collection

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

team of educational and learning technology professionals (e.g. GeorgiaTech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and the Stanford Centerfor Teaching and Learning (CTL)). Some, like CETL, were more formal organizations within theinstitution, while others, like the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL)and the MIT Teaching and Learning Laboratory (TLL), were similar to research centers. Theresearch model couples dedicated staff with representatives from other departments withinthe institution, drawing from the faculty, the library, and academic computing. Both modelsprovided good examples of staffing structures and service profiles.The “learning commons” model that brings together academic support

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Engineering (ENGAGE)

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Ana Maria Dison, University of Texas, Austin; Yosef S. Allam, The Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University; Wally Peters, University of South Carolina, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina; Guangming Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Mechanical Engineering; James A. Leach, University of Louisville

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Women in Engineering

Page 22.819.7The Ohio State University, made plans in Spring 2010 to begin offering a course to developspatial visualization skills for incoming freshmen (ENG 180) scoring at or below 20 out of 30questions on the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test – Rotations (PSVT:R). The course offeredwas a voluntary one-credit course. Based on preliminary work, The Ohio State University plansto continue, improve upon and expand this effort.Background and PlanningThe standard track of the First-Year Engineering Program offers a Fundamentals of Engineeringcourse series (ENG 181 and 183), required of beginning engineering students. This coursestresses hands-on laboratories, team-building, project management, graphical communications,computer-aided design