Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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NSF Grantees

misconceptions and errors. c. Individual Student Tablet PC use for Real-Time Assessment. This model requires each student to have access to Tablet PC use during lectures to allow real-time formative assessment of individual student learning. This is an enhanced version of the Personal Response System (PRS),10 which only allows multiple-choice or short-answer questions. With a Tablet PC, individual student responses may also be submitted as sketches, and numerical solutions with multiple steps. d. Fully Interactive Learning Network. For this instructional method, in addition to real- time assessment as in the previous model described above, various levels of two-way interactions between the instructor and individual

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

?The decision to develop a CAD/CAM option within an existing program in ManufacturingEngineering Technology was based on the following factors:• The need to improve the quality of the IT-CAD/CAM program and opportunities for graduates: A focus on CAD/CAM has been present for over a decade in WWU’s ET department under the Industrial Technology umbrella. However, this program has never been accredited. Requirements by the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board and the University have made accreditation a priority to bring program curriculums into conformance with the standards set by their professions. Given the make-up of the ET department’s faculty (mostly graduates from ABET engineering programs) and the fact that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; John H. Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College

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NSF Grantees

career. At the same time, the METS Centerstarted hosting Transfer Orientation Days with a program and tour for visiting potential transferstudents. The CCs also advertised the transfer scholarships and the METS Center to theirstudents.1-5A time came when the local CCs wanted to go their own direction with more emphasis onrecruitment, so ASU was able to obtain an Exploratory METS grant (#0836050) to explore thefeasibility of a four-year research institution partnering with three non-metropolitan communitycolleges (Arizona Western College, Central Arizona Co llege, and Cochise College) to encouragemore students to engineering and to assist them with their transfer to earn a Bachelor of Sciencein Engineering degree or a Bachelor of Science in

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

Collection

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

AC 2011-2497: INTEGRATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES WITH EN-GINEERING DESIGN COURSESCaleb DeValve, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Caleb DeValve is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is currently a GAANN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) Fellow sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. His research interests focus on composite materials; specifically nanocomposites and flow processes during composite fabrication, relevant to technologies such as heli- copter rotor and wind turbine blade fabrication and material enhancement.Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Richard M. Goff is an Associate Professor and Assistant

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, St. Catherine University; Lori R. Maxfield, Saint Catherine University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

or non-existent.This paper presents 1) how a basic introduction to engineering course designedfor general education and potential engineering majors was deliberately improvedusing the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) to align with eight ABET ProgramOutcomes found in Criterion 3; 2) how PCM was also used to carefully structurethe curriculum to meet the needs of multiple learners (general education students,pre-engineering students, elementary education students); 3) how we structuredthe learning activities and assignments to assess student competence, confidenceand comfort (“the 3C’s”) with engineering, and 4) how the team teaching modelthat includes an engineering and education faculty member provides enhancedopportunities to use innovative

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Liang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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NSF Grantees

scanning electronmicroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, to carryout the experimental design. Sophomores from across engineering and science boundaries are expected to participate in thecourse, working in multidisciplinary teams wherever possible. Working in teams withmentoring from the faculty, students will gain an exposure and appreciation of importantnanotechnology tools. Discussion and communication of research results (oral and written) willbe emphasized. Participation will improve specific skills needed to succeed in a career innanobiotechnology. In addition, students in our class will be actively engaged in thementoring of the next generation of engineers, by participating in Introduce a

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

in engineering educationresearch on underrepresentation. We find it important to remind the engineering educationresearch community of the theoretical and methodological limitations of homogenous reliance onone metaphor to guide research studies. This paper critically explores the discourse of “pipeline”as an aim to (re)introduce to engineering education researchers both the method of discourseanalysis as well as alternative metaphorical frameworks. We use empirical data collected forADVANCE Purdue’s Academic Career Pathways study using oral history and participatoryresearch methods to explore the consequences of pipeline metaphor’s predominance. These dataare the academic stories of STEM faculty and help us explore: 1) what theoretical

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

twenty undergraduates, a not-for-profit communitypartner – for example, a community service agency, a museum or school, or a governmentagency and a faculty, staff or industry advisor. A pool of graduate teaching assistants from sevendepartments provides technical guidance and administrative assistance.Each EPICS team is vertically-integrated, consisting of a mix of first-year students, sophomores,juniors, and seniors and are multidisciplinary drawing from across engineering and the entirecampus. Last year, over 60 majors participated. Teams operate for several years, from initialproject definition through final deployment and support. Once the initial project(s) is completedand deployed, new projects are identified by the team and its project

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University; Doran K. Wilde, Brigham Young University

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Electrical and Computer

worked 12 years in industry doing microprocessor design. In 1990, he began graduate studies at Oregon State University, where he received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science in 1993 and 1995, respectively. In 1995, he joined the faculty in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University where he is currently serving as an associate professor. Dr. Wilde has taught a wide range of computer and electrical engineering courses and has been involved in new computer engineering course development. He has been actively engaged in research in the fields of computer arithmetic, application specific systems and architectures, and autonomous vehicles. Dr. Wilde is a senior member of

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

skills set as primary outcomes. Human values, socialaspects of engineering design, and engineering ethics are also discussed within the context of thecourse projects. STEPS is a student’s first exposure to engineering design, occurring in theSophomore year for most. The specific course of this study, STEPS 251 PGEG, is a project-based design course for sophomore level students studying Petroleum Engineering andPetroleum Geosciences. Its purpose is to provide students with an experiential overview of thepetroleum industry through the planning of exploration and development of a local concessionarea. The course is team taught, with 1 Geosciences, 1 Petroleum Engineering, and 1Communication faculty all serving as facilitators and providing input at

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 22.776.12various. They ranged from students, particularly those from the working classes, whovalued courses in communications and speech training to those who pursued the arts forthe sake of becoming a more balanced human being. That said a curriculum by itselfcannot cause a person to become liberally educated. Whether or not they do is a functionof many things of which the person is the centre. What can be done, as with any learning,is to provide an environment in which such learning can take place. So how was theenvironment of the CATs perceived?The environmentIf schools influence the institution of destination of their students the CATs were at adisadvantage. Headmasters, careers masters, and science teachers perceived the CATs tobe

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

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ASEE Global Programs

colleges and universities weresuccessful in this endeavor.Globalization is not a passing phenomenon, it is here to stay. Colleges and universitiesthroughout the world need to recognize the importance of globalization and the interdependenceand interconnectedness among the world’s population. Therefore, it is important to identify,develop, and provide opportunities for international collaboration and interaction among studentsand faculty throughout the world and to focus on developing global competence as an importantoutcome for engineering graduates. Page 22.748.2Introduction and BackgroundThis paper begins with a brief explanation of how

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Two Year College Division

instruction. She is a member of ASEE, ASME, and IEEE.Tracy D Blake, Utah State University Tracy Blake, a lecturer in the Engineering and Technology Dept. at Utah State University, instructs engineering courses at the Tooele regional campus. His industry experience covers a variety of fields including component and system level design. He has several years of teaching experience in electrical engineering at Arizona and Utah State Universities. His current position involves assisting in the building of an educational program that will allow students to take engineering courses at locations remote to the main campus.Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University Dr. Wade Goodridge, Principal Lecturer in the Department of

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Melanie C. Page, Oklahoma State University; Julie Thomas, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1489: EARLY ENGINEERING INTERESTS AND ATTITUDES:CAN WE IDENTIFY THEM?Karen A High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main technical research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Mak- ing. Her engineering education activities include enhancing mathematics, communication skills, critical thinking and creativity in engineering students and teaching science and engineering to education

Conference Session

ETD Design II: Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to Calculate; Second we teach them how to use theircalculations to Analyze; and Third we teach them how to Design. Having only three levels iseasier to remember and use in creating course curriculum.Engineering Technology program classes in the freshman and sophomore years often emphasizethe Calculate aspect as the students are still building their foundation of knowledge and tools.Senior level courses should be emphasizing the aspect of Design and decision making to preparethem for this final level before they graduate. In the middle is an often overlooked aspect thatbridges the gap between Calculate and Design and that is Analysis. If students can becomeeffective in analyzing an existing design they will improve their own design skills

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Durkin, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

EducationAbstractSmall businesses face extremely difficult times in the current economic climate. They are facedwith international price competition, yet are unable to afford the very resources needed to helpthem become more competitive. At the same time, Engineering Technology education focuseson practical engineering methods, but has few opportunities to offer students practical casestudies in which to apply their training. This is an opportunity to match these needs, and perhapsexpand the potential employment base for our students.This paper explores the development of hands-on, project-centered learning opportunities byapplying engineering technology coursework to specific small business productivity and designproblems. A case study illustrates why these

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

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

student services (academic ad- ministration, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety and reliability of hydraulic structures, and he has participated as an expert in three different capacities regarding reviews of levee performance in Hurri- cane Katrina. He is a three-time recipient of his college’s Withrow Award for Teaching Excellence, a recipient of the Chi Epsilon Regional Teaching Award, and a recipient