Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Monica Terrell Leach, North Carolina State University; Steven L. White, North Carolina State University ; Philip Albert Moses, North Carolina State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-497: ENGINEERING STUDENT SUCCESS: AN INTERVENTIONCOURSEDianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University Dr. C. Dianne Raubenheimer is Director of Assessment in the College or Engineering and Adjunct As- sistant Professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at NC State University. Within the College of Engineering she serves as the coordinator of ABET and other accreditation processes, acts as a resource/consultant to faculty in the different programs, develops and implements assessment plans, and serves as the primary educational assessment/data analyst adviser on the Dean’s staff. A particular interest is in helping faculty to develop and implement classroom-based assessment and action

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 and University Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Kathy Ann Zook, Adams 50 School District; Megan Yoder, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; David Burghardt, Hofstra University; David Crismond, City College of the City University of New York; Christopher Malanga; Timothy James Johnson, S. F. Austin High School, Houston ISD; Brent C Houchens, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

populations. Participating teachers attend a ten day,six hour per day summer workshop, that is offered simultaneous to the graduate student summersession, and this workshop addresses the applications of mathematics and science to engineering.Joint sessions are held during the summer session among graduate students and teachers,allowing for collaboration and brainstorming on lesson plans that will be implemented during theacademic year. The bond between the graduate students and the teachers begins to developduring the summer and is strengthened throughout the academic year. These workshops aretaught in collaboration with expert district teachers, university faculty, and engineers andscientists from a local national laboratory. Each workshop further

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

the student schedules. The students are taught learning skillsthrough the “Guaranteed 4.0 Plan” developed by Donna O. Johnson. 19 The Plan is the onlyguaranteed learning system in existence. Johnson offers any student that she trains $100 whichshe will pay if the student follows the Plan 100% and does not received straight A’s. Ms.Johnson has yet to pay out any money. The most difficult part of the plan may be to get at least8 hours of sleep each night. The Academic Success Class helps the students to do wellacademically, as well as broaden their general knowledge about engineering, including resumes,internships, research, networking, portfolios, career planning, graduate school, industry (throughindustry speakers with graduate degrees), and

Conference Session

Assessing Students and Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Scozzari, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Jennifer Astwood, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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New Engineering Educators

flexibility needed tosucceed in a sustainable economy.Learners will demonstrate their knowledge through a project incorporating a sustainable designand development solution.Learners will participate in a study abroad component, travelling to Sweden and Denmark.Learners will apply new learning from international experience to projects upon return to U.S.Why Scandinavia Was SelectedSustainability and long-term thinking were key concepts in Scandinavia long beforesustainability became a buzz word for environmentalists and politicians around the world.Denmark is well known for its commitment to areas such as alternative energy, energyconservation, public transportation, urban planning, and ecologically and socially sustainablearchitectural design. Few

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob D. Joseph, The College of William and Mary; Jessica Taylor, College of William and Mary, STEM Education Alliance; Gail B. Hardinge, College of William and Mary, STEM Education Alliance; Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Virginia Demonstration Project— A Summative AssessmentIntroductionThe Virginia Demonstration Project (VDP) is a middle-school-focused, educational outreachprogram that is designed to increase the interest of middle-school students in STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Math) careers. This is accomplished by exposing the students toreal-life, problem-based challenges, solved in a cooperative learning environment and stimulatedby lesson plans collaboratively implemented by their classroom teacher and visiting Navyscientists and engineers (S&Es). It makes science and math connections between the classroomand real life, supplies

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy V. Ernst, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering design model,academic effectiveness, progressions of student learning, progressions of student attitudes, andimplementation fidelity were gauged. The research plan called for specific investigatation ofstudent learning in design, engineering, and science; student attitudes toward STEM content; andteacher implementation and effectiveness.Research QuestionsAs eluded to in the outline of the project framework, the overarching research question proposedand researched through this pilot study was: Does an integrated pedagogical approach thatincludes extensive teacher professional development, cross-curricular grade level teacherplanning, a student afterschool program, and ongoing programmatic alignment promote studentlearning, student

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

. • Provide better customer service to the passengers by providing better flight information displays with accurate information. • Develop management reports to track real time cost of enplaned passengers either by airline or by total for the airport. • Develop a runway utilization report by type of aircraft that uses the runway and frequency of use to better plan maintenance and predict the maintenance expenses.3.3. Technical Solution. In response to the LIT RFP and considering the identified limitationsand potential avenues for improvement of LIT airport operations, the solution proposed by thesystems engineering capstone design team is an automated system, called Automated AirportInformation Management System (AAIMS

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Wayne Santarelli, California State University, Fresno; S. Shelley, U.S. Air Force; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Mark K. Smith, California State University, Long Beach, College of Continuing and Professional Education

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Two Year College Division

2009 the university had to make a decision to phase out the program due toa number of factors principal among them being the need to focus their allocation of resourceswhere they were most needed [2].The economic conditions in California have had an unprecedented impact on the state universitysystem over the last two years. The system has had to implement furloughs, layoffs, student feeincreases [3], enrollment limitations, and a planned system wide enrollment reduction [4]. It isdoubtful that the system will recover to a pre-downturn posture and the most recent state budgetnews is not encouraging. The most recent budget proposal from the Governor provides an 18%budget reduction for the California State University System [5]. New programs must

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Pelleg, Drexel University; David Urias, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Ph.D., Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

SchoolDistrict. The graduate fellows then spent ten hours a week teaching with their partnered teacherin the classroom. The fellows applied their expertise in engineering to develop lesson plans thatuse engineering as a contextual vehicle to teach math and science. Over the course of ourprogram, the GK-12 fellows have developed more than 250 engineering based modules that areavailable for public access. Our GK-12 project aimed to benefit the GK-12 fellows, the GK-12teachers, and the middle school students. In total, our program directly impacted twenty onefellows, twenty teachers, and over 1500 students. The student population was composed ofprimarily minority and low-income students. We have previously reported on the impact ourprogram had on the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

or other catastrophes related to public health and safety.The testing is how the students' project will be used by the Chicago Fire Department.This model includes streets, buildings and other detailed information that will help theChicago Fire Department in planning interventions, considering various scenarios andcase studies.The model has been built in phases, with the overall design incorporating a sophisticated,computer-driven illumination scheme built within the model base, thus allowing themodel to be able to display animated scenarios of virtually any depth and focus, by meansof time-varying color and brightness. CAD Computer-generated images and laser-cuttingmethods have been the primary methods of design and construction for the

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

accomplish an on-time graduation plan as schedules aresomewhat inflexible and fewer class sections are being offered every semester. Many studentsare forced into a fifth year of undergraduate studies in order to complete their programrequirements. Looking for an alternative solution to this problem, a ―credit for experience‖internship pilot program was developed. The thought behind to program is to create a partnershipbetween universities and corporate partners whereby working together a program will allowstudents to complete a required senior design project in conjunction with internships or co-ops atthe company’s location; allowing students to use company resources towards their project andgain valuable industry experience during the process.An

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ertunga C. Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Systems Engineering

software vendor and for Tefen USA, a systems design and industrial engineering consulting firm. Dr. Ozelkan holds a Ph.D. degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona. He teaches courses on supply chain management, lean systems, decision analysis, and systems design and optimization. His current research interests are the modeling of supply chains and production planning systems, and their applications in different industries. Page 22.916.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Sustainability into Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Theresa Vitolo, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Barry J. Brinkman, Gannon University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Objective 3: Provide a program of academic and student service support that achieves a 90% year-to-year retention rate for SEECS scholars. Objective 4: Provide scholars with academic and professional development that prepares Page 22.1274.3 them for graduate school and/or employment in a STEM field.The sections which follow present original plans for meeting the goals and objectives, discusshow the plans were implemented, indicate any modifications to the original plans, and outlinework which remains to be completed.2 Recruitment of FreshmanThe first cohort of scholars was targeted for the 2009 -2010 academic year. It was

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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College Industry Partnerships

, we discovered that industry was asking for more focused leadershipdevelopment of their technical professionals. This resulted in the creation of a three-partleadership course in our Master of Science in Technology Management degree program.The course series was called Leveraging Leadership for a Lifetime (LLL). The three segmentsof the course are labeled LLL-I (Focus on Self), LLL-II (Focus on Team & OrganizationalChange), and LLL-III (Focus on Global Impact & Professional Responsibility). These parts, oneeach at the beginning, middle and end of the degree program, were designed to assess thestudents‟ initial leadership capacities and then engage the student in more self-awarenessassessment, planning and creating a learning and

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

(approved by course instructor).• Prepare a book review (1200 words MAX).• Present your findings in an informal setting to your classmates.Grade Plan and Project Milestone: Deliverables are graded events that are required no later than thedates specified. Submit to mycourses dropbox by noon on the date due. PART II Due Date POINTS Book Selection MEMO Friday, week 2 5 Submission 1: Heading, Introduction, and Background Friday, week 4 25 Submission 2: Summary + Incorporate Revised Past Friday, week 6 25 Submission(s) Submission 3: Evaluation + Incorporate Revised Past Friday, week

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa I. Zelaya, Clemson University; Melissa Dorlette-Paul, Clemson University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Carey W. Castle, Greenville Technical College

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Engineering Technology

% nationwide. Indeed, labor statistics seems to bear this out;South Carolina job growth for 2007 was at its highest rate in six years, up 2.3 percent to morethan 1.95 million. Capital investment in South Carolina grew by 35 percent during the same yearto more than $4 billion, representing more than 15,000 new jobs. Clearly the technical educationcommunity in South Carolina must meet this growing demand by ensuring that it produces a welltrained and qualified technical workforce. Indeed, despite the economic downturn, SouthCarolina’s business environment has proven to be particularly robust. BMW in Spartanburg hasannounced expansion plans; Proterra, a new electric bus company has recently moved toGreenville; the ZF Group announced the construction of a

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

between 1 and 5 hours studying per week; followed closely by those whospent between 6-10 hours a week studying and preparing for class (30.6%). In terms of the academic advising/counseling services, the majority of the students agreedsomewhat or agreed strongly to consulting with an academic advisor regarding transfer (67.5%),talked with an academic advisor about courses to take, requirements, and educational plans(67.5%), discussed plans with an academic advisor for transferring to a 4-year college oruniversity (66.9%), believed that information received during the transfer process as beinghelpful (62.5%), and consulted with an academic advisor who identified courses needed to meetthe general education/major requirements of a 4-year college

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

one can conclude that the movement of • Come up with a statementFaraday’s law) the magnet through a coil creates a flow concluding your observations. of electrical charges through the LED (simple statement of Faraday’s law). • Discuss why the situation of Experiment #1 would not lead to a • Since the LED lights only with theExperiment #2 very practical “flashlight”. magnet moves through the coil,Let’s Do Some • Come up with a plan of how to constant motion is

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

the Innovation Ecosystem. 2. Identify university stakeholders and administrative support for innovation activities. 3. Establish a strategic plan for uniting the University Innovation Ecosystem that capitalizes on our uniqueness of liberal arts and professional programs.. This includes desired outcomes and identified resources needed to achieve them. 4. Develop an interdisciplinary course offering for Spring 2011 called “Impact! Exploring Innovation across Disciplines”.The workshop has resulted in the engagement of faculty, students and administratorsfrom domains of understanding across engineering, management, arts, humanities,sciences and social sciences through the formation of BIG (Bucknell Innovation Group).The

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

of engineering education, in general, and those of the Middle East in particular. He is presently a geotechnical consultant in Ames, Iowa. Page 22.312.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Case-Based Instruction: Lessons LearnedAbstractThis paper describes the steps taken in planning, developing, and executing a case study/ casehistory course in geotechnical/ foundation engineering at an international university. The papersheds light on: how a “workable” format for the course was arrived at; the organization of thecourse; and the results of evaluating the

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake C. Wade, University of Texas, Arlington and Kennedale High School, Kennedale ISD; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

utilize computer simulations inconjunction with hands-on laboratory experimentation to stimulate their understanding ofengineering concepts. Through a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored Research Experiences forTeachers (RET) program at the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA), several high schoolteachers worked with engineering faculty on research problems related to hazard mitigation. Theproject used for the work presented here was entitled “Air Dispersion Modeling: Planning forAirborne Terrorism Releases in Dallas/Fort Worth.” The RET participants used AERMOD, adispersion modeling software based upon Gaussian dispersion principles, to predict the ambientconcentrations of chlorine gas that would result if released from sites near

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl F. Zorowski, North Carolina State University

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International

effectively in a world ofdiverse culture, language and aspirations. Examples include a variety of variable durationinternational study, design, research and exchange programs as well as curriculum revisions thatprovide greater cultural, language and international practice exposure1-11. In 2007 North Carolina State University conducted a Study Abroad program withZhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. Its purpose was to begin the development of arelationship to promote student exchange and faculty interaction. The plan for this six-weekprogram was to have NCSU students (1) enroll in six hours of credit that would be taught byaccompanying faculty and (2) engage in tours, cultural events, industry visits and social activitieswith Chinese

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University; Chyna Kristin Vaughn

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Systems Engineering

Selection tool to Traffic Congestion in Metro Atlanta: A Case StudyAbstractTraffic and congestion is a problem in most major U.S. cities. The difference between traffic inAtlanta compared to New York or Los Angeles is the lack of proper planning and budget to meetthe transportation demands of a continuously growing city. Over the past few decades,population and traffic congestion in Metro Atlanta has continuously been on the rise. Theproblem has been exacerbated with a dwindling budget to support current and futuretransportation projects and initiatives. The Georgia Department of Transportation must becomeopen to additional ways to resolve this problem. This paper reviews the past, current and futuretransportation

Conference Session

Global Education in Construction Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Grau, University of Alabama; Edward Back, University of Alabama; Guillermo Mejia, University of Alabama and Universidad Industrial de Santander

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Construction

bias in the sample that couldaffect the findings of this study.Three modules defined the training intervention. The modules were separately instructedat different locations in a four months period and covered, in this order, the followingtopics: front end planning, project execution methods, and project completion and teamdynamics. Table 1 details the instructed material. Each module was taught by a differentprofessor from The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering atthe University of Alabama.Table 1. Material of instruction Topic Area Introduction Understanding Objectives Feasibility Phase Front End Planning

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

engineering and renewable energy. We plan to formalize theinternational design collaboration as an integral part of the exchange experience by engagingvisiting students in specifically arranged design projects, which require close interaction betweenstudents from both countries. This paper reports the experience learned in the initial design andimplementation of these projects and our recommendation to fully integrate the design projectinto the curriculum of the exchange program.1. IntroductionIn this increasingly globalized market, it is critical for educational institutions to prepareengineering students with international experience beyond traditional technical knowledge andengineering skills. It has been suggested in a recent article1 that global

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; William A. Stapleton, Texas State University

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Manufacturing

programs. The program-specific portions of the criteria guidancethat were consulted are indicated in Table 16.Table 1 – ABET Criteria for Manufacturing Engineering CurriculumMaterials and manufacturing processes: understanding the behavior and properties of materialsas they are altered and influenced by processing in manufacturing.Process, assembly and product engineering: understanding the design of products and theequipment, tooling and environment necessary for their manufacture.Manufacturing competitiveness: understanding the creation of competitive advantage throughmanufacturing planning, strategy and control.Manufacturing systems design: understanding the analysis, synthesis and control ofmanufacturing operations using statistical and

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui-Hui Wang, University of Minnesota; Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Mi Sun Park, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

byMuseum of Science - Boston, which focuses on elementary student learning, feature lessons andlearning activities by a simple five step engineering design cycle: ask, imagine, plan, create, andimprove20. Throughout the STEM integration professional development program, the teachers Page 22.1469.4were introduced to multiple models of the engineering design process. We introduced the EiEdesign process as well as adapted the engineering design cycle from the Power of the Wind: Howcan we think like an engineer21 by the University of Illinois. This engineering design cycle hadeight steps: (1) what is the challenge? (2) How have others solved this?, (3

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher M. Greene, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott J. Anson P.E. P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

interest of the university and it students. Previous studentshave worked diligently on maintaining the robotic equipment. However, the students did nothave a focus of cleaning the work space or developing a static work area for future students. Inthe summer of 2009, it was determined by one of the co-authors of this effort that a clearlydefined plan had to be initiated to improve the overall condition of the robotics laboratory. In thesummer students are not using the laboratory for coursework so there was an opportunity. Partof the continuous improvement process included actually upgrading the laboratory space,equipment, and curriculum (in the form of updating the experiments the students would beperforming). In essence, the physical laboratory

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

activities for capstone design course. Activity Time FrameProblem statement and initial research Late August – Early-SeptemberRequirements Elicitation SeptemberRequirements Inspection Late September – Early OctoberInitial Design and planning OctoberPrototyping and initial implementation November – Mid-DecemberDesign review Mid-DecemberProduct Implementation January – Mid-AprilWrap-up AprilFinal presentation Late AprilFollowing this timeline, students generate a large number of

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineeringdesign process. Three subsequent lessons help students to learn more about the focal field ofengineering, engage children in science and engineering experiments that can inform theirdesigns, and culminate in pupils applying the engineering design process to solve the samechallenge as the story’s protagonist. Unit materials include teacher lesson plans, backgroundinformation, student worksheets, and assessments. The EiE project has reached over 1.7 millionstudents and 22,000 teachers in all 50 states to date. (Visit www.mos.org/EiE for moreinformation about the EiE curriculum.)From its inception, a number of principles guided the development of EiE. Core among thesewas that the curriculum interest and engage all students, particularly those who