Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; Carla Firetto, The Pennyslvania State University; L.J. Passmore, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2623: IMPROVED TEAM FUNCTION: STUDENT-DRIVEN TEAMRULES AND CONSEQUENCESPeter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus PETER J. SHULL is Professor of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. After a successful career in the technical field of Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE), and having worked at the prestigious Nation Institute of Standards and Technology, Dr. Shull made the decision to return to academia and began his career in education. From the first day, Dr. Shull noted an apparent lack of sound educational practice at the higher educational level. This is reflected in a statement made by Dr. Shull’s Ph.D. advisor regarding teaching”If you know the material well, you’ll be a great

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C. Ordonez, Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal do Parana; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Design in Engineering Education

Universidade Federal Fluminense (1983), master’s de- gree in metallurgical engineering from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1988) and Ph.D. in Materials Science - The University of Birmingham (1996). He is currently Associate Professor I, Fed- eral University of Itajub. published numerous articles in professional journals and papers in proceedings of international events. GUIDELINE: directed several dissertations, works of undergraduate research and technological work of completing an undergraduate, participated in several bunkers of defense completion of course work (doctoral, masters, undergraduate). He is currently general coordinator of international co- operation between French Univerisdades (ENSAM - cole

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1226: PROGRESS REPORT - THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHPERFORMANCE CAPSTONE PROJECT TEAMS AND THE SELECTIONPROCESSStephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a Lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management Pro- gram and is responsible for the undergraduate ME Capstone Design program. He received his BS, MS in ME from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive Research and Development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2377: TWEAKING PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTBill Crockford, Sam Houston State University He is a registered engineer in Texas. Work experience includes research on flexible pavement materials, design, manufacture and instrumentation of closed loop testing machines, remote sensing, aviation related positions, and a NASA/JSC Advanced Programs Office summer fellowship involving lunar base construc- tion. He holds utility patents as sole inventor. His current work is with Industrial Technology students in construction, product design and manufacturing, and electronics programs.Bruce Hamby, The Hamby Law Firm Bruce W. Hamby is a Registered Patent Attorney in the United States. He graduated from law school at

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-317: A DESIGN PROJECT FOR A MECHANICS & STATICSCOURSERobert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University Robert Marlor is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Northern Michigan University. He received a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) from Michigan Technolog- ical University in 2003. He is the faculty advisor for NMU SAE Baja team. Page 22.36.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Design Project for a Mechanics and Statics CourseIntroductionWhen teaching engineering design concepts in engineering

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Peter E. Johnson, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

, Washington, DC, The National Academies Press.5. Yalvac, B., Smith, H., Troy, J., and Hirsch, P., "Promoting Advanced Writing Skills in an Upper-Level Engineering Class," Journal of Engineering Education, April 2007.6. Manion, W. and Adams, D., "When Less is More: Integrating Technical Writing Instruction in a Large, First- Year Engineering Course," Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2005, Portland, Oregon.7. Boyd, G. and Hassett, M., "Developing Critical Writing Skills in Engineering and Technology Students," Journal of Engineering Education, October 2000, pp. 409-412.8. Sharp, J., Olds, B., Miller, R., Dyrud, M., "Four Effective Writing Strategies for Engineering Classes

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manuel Enrique Hernandez, University of Michigan; Xinran (Maria) Xiang, University of Michigan; Ye Eun Park, University of Michigan; Ivan Goenawan; Freda Yawson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Design in Engineering Education

aspecific support role in design, engineering, or product marketing strategies. The project Page 22.809.2typically lasts from 4 to 5 months and would culminate in a design exposition, where the publicare encouraged to vote on the product of their choice and teams would be evaluated and rankedbased on their sales, profits, and overall quality. Various institutions have offered IPD coursesfor interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate student teams, including the University ofMichigan1, 2, Lehigh University3, 4, and the University of Puerto Rico5.Recent changes by the accreditation board for engineering and technology (ABET) haveprompted

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nan Niu, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Kui Xie, Mississippi State University; Chris Smith, Mississippi State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

been at Mississippi State since 1989 and served for 6 years as associate dean for the Bagley College of Engineering. She is a senior member of ACM and IEEE and was recently recognized by Tau Beta Pi with the McDonald Mentoring award.Kui Xie, Mississippi State University Kui Xie is an assistant professor of Instructional Technology at Mississippi State University. He received his Ph.D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology in 2006 from University of Oklahoma. His re- search interests include instructional design, computer-supported collaborative learning, motivation and cognition engagement in distance learning.Chris Smith, PhD, PE, Mississippi State University Dr. Smith is the Richard A. Rula Chair in

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhao Chad Kong; Angie Martiza Bautista-Chavez, Rice University; Andres J Goza, Rice University; Rachel Jackson, Rice University; Kurt Kienast, Rice University; Sam Oke; Juan A Castilleja, The Boeing Company; Brent C Houchens, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

science tests6.Other programs have adopted similar approaches of creating kinesthetic learning programswithin the context of preexisting curricula. The Secondary Schools and Queensland Universityof Technology Engineering Activity Kits (SQUEAK) program was implemented in Australia toattract students of secondary schools to engineering careers. Like Project Lead the Way, theSQUEAK program designed hands-on projects to match to students’ coursework7. The VirginiaMiddle Schools Engineering Education Initiative (VMSEEI) created engineering testing kits(ETKs) to facilitate engineering instruction within science and mathematics courses and has built Page

Conference Session

Liberal Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Bakrania, “Integration of Journal Club Ideology into a Nanotechnology Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2010, Louisville, KT.11. Course website: http://users.rowan.edu/~bakrania/nano/.12. Michael F. Ashby, Paulo J. Ferreira and Daniel L. Schodek, “Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design: An Introduction for Engineers and Architects,” Elsevier, 2009.13. Ben Rogers, Sumita Pennathur and Jessee Adams, “Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems,” CRC Press, 2007.14. Technology Review, MIT Press, link: http://www.technologyreview.com/. Page 22.743.13

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Chen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Carlos Pomalaza-Raez, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Edwin Chobot, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Daniel B. Newby, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Renee Kathleen Chandler, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, The Johns Hopkins University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-439: DESIGN OF A WIRELESS SENSOR AND ACTUATOR NET-WORK FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT AT HOMEChao Chen, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne Dr. Chao Chen is a Computer Engineering Assistant Professor with the Department of Engineering at Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Geor- gia Institute of Technology in 2003 and 2005, respectively. She also holds B.E. and M.E. degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China in 1998 and 2001, respectively. Her current research interests include wireless opportunistic networks, wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, cognitive radio networks, network security, modeling and performance evaluation of

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory K Watkins, California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2022: BEST PRACTICES FOR FACULTY MENTORSHIP OF CAP-STONE DESIGN PROJECTSGregory K Watkins, California State University, Chico Gregory Watkins received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University, a Mas- ter of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is an Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing at California State University Chico. He previously taught in the Engineering Technology department at UNC Charlotte and the En- gineering Technologies Division at Central Piedmont Community College. He also has nine

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

becoming more complex. The problemsengineers encounter in the work force are ill-structured with constraints that extend beyond thereach of typical undergraduate engineering curricula, such as economic, social, political,environmental, and legal issues 1. To compound this problem, global economic competition,growing environmental concerns, and rapid technological advancement place additional demandson engineers to be more innovative in the solutions they create. There have been several reportsreleased in the last decade that call for engineers to become more skilled in communications,business, and economics, more creative and innovative, and more globally competent e.g. 2,3-6.Engineers must develop superior information literacy competencies, such

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Murray, Pittsburg State University; Randy Winzer, Pittsburg State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1098: USING THE PRINCIPLES OF MANUAL TRAINING TOPERFORM S.T.E.M. OUTREACH FOR URBAN YOUTHGreg Murray, Pittsburg State University Greg Murray is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department of Pitts- burg State University in Pittsburg, KS. He received his BSET in 1993, and his MST in 1995 from Pittsburg State University, and his MBA in 2002 from Wake Forest University. Professor Murray worked in indus- try for over 11 years in various product development, process engineering and management roles. He currently teaches subjects based in Engineering Graphics, Computer-Aided Design, Capstone, and Fluid Mechanics.Prof. Randy Winzer, Pittsburg State University Randy Winzer is an

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University; Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1350: IMPROVING THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION SKILLSOF GRADUATE STUDENTSCraig W. Somerton, Michigan State University Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. He has also taught the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, appropriate technology, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA.Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Hasker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2011-1795: UMLINT: IDENTIFYING DEFECTS IN UML DIAGRAMSRobert W. Hasker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Rob has taught at University of Wisconsin-Platteville for fifteen years where he has been a key developer of the software engineering program since its inception. He also coordinates an international master’s program in computer science. In addition to academic experience, Rob has worked on a number of projects in industry ranging from avionics to cellular billing. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Mike has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for nine years and is a professor of Software

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter L Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William F. Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah L Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Gary Teng, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Elizabeth Sharer, Francis Marion University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1535: AN OPTIMIZATION ROUTINE FOR ASSIGNING STU-DENTS TO CAPSTONE PROJECT GROUPSPeter L Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Peter L. Schmidt received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Louisville, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and his doc- torate degree in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has served as a research associate and as an instructor at Vanderbilt University. He has also worked at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana; at Precision Rubber, now part of Parker Hannifin in

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronic Systems

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2745: INNOVATIVE SENIOR PROJECT PROGRAM PARTNER-ING UNIVERSITY AND CORPORATE PARTNERSEric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronic Systems Eric P. Pearson is the Sector Director of Development Programs for the Electronic Systems Sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation. After several years as an organizational Staff Manager and the Antenna Integrated Product Team lead for major radar programs he began the development of Internship, Co-op, New Graduate Engineering rotation and Early Career Leadership Training Programs. Eric carries a pas- sion for assisting soon-to-be and recent university graduates as they develop their technical, professional and leadership skills through their early careers in

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan; Marcial Lapp, University of Michigan; Apoorva Bansal, University of Michigan; Parth Shah, University of Michigan

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2011-1932: THE PROGRAMMING PERFORMANCE PROPHECIES:PREDICTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN A FIRST-YEAR INTRO-DUCTORY PROGRAMMING COURSEJeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan Jeff Ringenberg is a Lecturer at the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. His research inter- ests include mobile learning software development, tactile programming, methods for bringing technology into the classroom, and studying the effects of social networking and collaboration on learning. He holds BSE, MSE, and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.Marcial Lapp, University of Michigan Marcial Lapp is a graduate student in the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-282: USING PORTFOLIOS TO TELL THE DESIGN BACKSTORYJosh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma Josh Tenenberg is a Professor in Computing and Software Systems at the University of Washington, Tacoma. He employs the behavioral and social sciences in analysing and designing the relationship between people and technologies. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the ACM Transactions on Computing Education. Page 22.1631.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using portfolios to tell the design backstoryThis paper is about how I have had students use portfolios in

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University ; Philip Samuel, BMGI

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-535: A COGNITION-BASED CLASSIFICATION SCHEME FORDESIGN TECHNIQUESKathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathryn W. Jablokow is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STS (Science, Tech- nology, and Society) at the Pennsylvania State University. A graduate of The Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering), Dr. Jablokow’s teaching and research interests include problem solving, invention, and creativity in science and engineering, as well as robotics and computational dynamics. In addition to her membership in ASEE, she is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of ASME; she also serves as an ABET Program Evaluator and as Chair of ASME’s Technology & Society Division

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University

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International

skills and gain a greater understanding of culturalinteractions.Brigham Young University (BYU), offers several study abroad opportunities in its engineeringprogram designed to increase students’ global competence and international engineering skills[4]. These competencies, make up the attitudes, knowledge and skills students will need tosuccessfully complete engineering projects in a global job market. However, the cost in terms oftime and money makes it difficult for large numbers of students to participate in these programs.Advances in global communication using virtual communication technologies in the last decadehave facilitated cross-cultural interactions in both a social and business setting. With recenteconomic downturns, many businesses

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Darling, Ph.D., Syracuse University

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Design in Engineering Education

: The Process of Innovating Medical Technologies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 3. Layer, John; Gwaltney, C. “International Capstone Design Projects: Evaluating Student Learning and Motivation Associated with International Humanitarian Projects.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2009. 4. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. (2007) ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. November 3, 2007. Page 22.1348.12 5. Bland, Larry. “Impact of Cross-Cultural Study Experiences on Cultural Sensitivity Development.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2010.6. Oden,M

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin M. Sevilla, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Alexander Leonessa, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2151: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STUDENT AND FACULTY EX-PECTATIONS FOR A ROBOTICS CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTKevin M Sevilla, Virginia Tech Kevin Sevilla is a Ph.D student at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education.Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech Maura Borrego is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is currently serving a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests focus on interdisciplinary faculty members and graduate students in engineering and science, with engineering education as a specific case. Dr. Borrego holds U.S. NSF CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

the customer requirements better. Premature selection of a concept oftenprecludes the selection the best alternative. Therefore an ideal selection method must encouragestudents to consider a wide variety of technologies and methods for solving the problem. Anideal selection system would prompt students to use their engineering analysis skills to createmath models to predict the performance of the different alternatives. Then the results of theiranalysis could be used to justify the selection of the “best” alternative. In addition the idealmethod must help students to define the key advantages and disadvantages of each approach withrespect to the specifications for the design. The advantages and disadvantages must also beconsidered with

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Poltavtchenko, Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, and graphical communication of ideas offuture engineers has been pointed out as early as 1955 in the Report of the Committee onEvaluation of Engineering Education2. However, while a range of approaches to teachingcommunication skills and writing to engineering undergraduates is available, the inadequacy ofacademic writing programs in preparing new engineering hires to communicate effectively in theworkplace has been widely acknowledged3,10,15,24,26,37.A concern about this lack of professional preparation of engineering graduates’ in terms ofcommunication skills has also been voiced by both U.S. companies and ABET (the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology), who argue that in addition to having superior technicalskills, today’s

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Cook, Northern Arizona University; Perry G. Wood, Northern Arizona University; Theodore A. Uyeno, Northern Arizona University

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Design in Engineering Education

ankle prostheses”, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 37, No. 10., October 2004,pp. 1467-1474.3. Monroy, J.A., Lappin, A.K., and Nishikawa, K.C., “Elastic properties of active muscle-On the rebound?”,Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, Vol. 35, No. 4, October 2007, pp. 174-179.4. Bar-Cohen, Y., Biomimetics: biologically inspired technologies, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL., 2006.5. Simon, H.A. The sciences of the artificial, 3rd ed., MIT Press, Cambridge MA. 1996.6. Dym, C.L., Agogino, A.M., Eris, O., Frey, D.D., and Leifer, L.J., “Engineering design thinking, teaching, andlearning”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, January 2005, pp. 103-120.7. Wingerd, E.D., Frog Dissection Manual, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew W. Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Design in Engineering Education

undergraduate education and high school education. All of the participants (i.e., facultyadvisors, undergraduate students, high school students, and high school teachers) gain experiencein the design of a large scale system and a better understanding of the role of various disciplinesin that process. A parallel goal is to encourage more high school students to pursue careers inSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related fields.IntroductionThe demand for STEM related careers is projected to be strong well into the second and thirddecade of the 21st century. In a story dated December 22, 2008 the Mobile Press-Register notedthat the Alabama Office of Work Force Development projected that the “state needs to turn outmore than 1,100 new

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1906: EXAMINATION OF A METHOD FOR DETERMININGWHEN TO DEVELOP TRANSFORMABLE PRODUCTS THROUGH DE-SIGN STUDIESBradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas at Austin Born in Abington Pennsylvania. Early life in rural PA. Attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to receive a B.S. in mechanical engineering. Completed a M.S.M.E. at the University of Texas at Austin. Currently performing doctoral research for a Ph.D. at the University of Texas in engineering design and methodology with a focus on sustainability and water supply systems.Kristin L. Wood, The University of Texas, AustinDaniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy DANIEL D. JENSEN Dr. Jensen received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, M.S. in Engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-649: ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF CO-OP SEQUENCE ON CAP-STONE DESIGN PERFORMANCEBridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Assistant Academic Specialist in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering DepartmentDr. Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University Page 22.242.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing the effect of co-op sequence on Capstone Design performanceIn the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department at Northeastern University, CapstoneDesign is a two semester course offered in one of two sequences. In one sequence