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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eric Diep, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Biomedical

datacollection systems, when used for pediatric applications, carry on some problems such asadhering markers onto delicate skin of infants, high computer hardware requirements, parentalconcern, and high costs (up-front and maintenance).The main objectives of this project are to develop a low-cost biomechanics data collectionsystem suitable for pediatric biomechanics research. The entire system consists of three parts:video recording, markerless mocap, and electromyography (EMG) data collection. Threestudents and one faculty mentor from the Iron Range Engineering, an engineering program at theMinnesota State University- Mankato, developed the idea and completed the project for thePediatric Neuromotor Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., The University of Texas at El Paso; Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Joseph A Ramos, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Systems Engineering

humanitarian endeavors. He founded and currently serves as CEO and President of LIMBS International (LIMBS.org) a non-profit entity which develops low-cost pros- thetic devices for under-developed areas of the world. Gonzalez has worked with students in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Latin and South America on various international engineering research and hu- manitarian projects. He also has been awarded the American Society of Engineering Educators Teaching Award and the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Award as a Texas Piper Professor of 2008. He also serves as an engineering program evaluator for ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology).Ms. Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas, El PasoDr. Peter Golding

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Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eng Keng Soh, Engineering Design and Innovation Centre, National University of Singapore; Ameek Kaur, National University of Singapore; Ming Po Tham, National UNiversity of SIngapore; Desmond Y.R. Chong, National University of Singapore

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

including the multi-disciplinary project team members, the industry partners, the Users and external vendors. In the EDIC, he teaches and supervises undergraduate engineering students who engage in multidisciplinary projects. Eng Keng has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Nanyang Tech- nological University, and a Master of Science (Management of Technology) from National University of Singapore.Ms. Ameek Kaur, National University of Singapore Ameek Kaur is an Instructor in the Engineering Design and Innovation Centre (EDIC) of National Uni- versity of Singapore. Her current work involves training and facilitating the multidisciplinary engineering teams through their innovation projects. Prior to this, she has

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Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne A Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; J.Kevin Taylor; David W. Hey, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #7433Adapted Physical Activity Design Projects: A Collaboration Between Kinesi-ology and EngineeringDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Dr Self has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. Prior to that, he worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education activities include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly A Warren, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Geotechnical Engineering Concepts Most civil engineering programs require an introductory geotechnical engineering coursethat has a required laboratory component. Geotechnical Engineering involves fundamentalconcepts associated with soil mechanics, which are difficult for undergraduates to grasp usingconventional lecture methods. While engineering students are capable of ‘utilizing’ equations tosolve geotechnical problems, they have a difficult time ‘comprehending’ the equations,fundamental concepts, and the engineering application. The ability to reach higher levels ofcomprehension is contingent on mastery of the foundation material. It is important that facultyuse diverse teaching methods and encourage students to elevate their level of

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Akhilesh Tyagi, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

Transmission, Access and Optical Systems.Prof. Akhilesh Tyagi, Iowa State University Akhilesh Tyagi is an associate professor of computer engineering at Iowa State University. He has also been with Computer Science department at Iowa State University, Laboratory for Computer Science at MIT, Computer Science department at UNC-Chapel Hill. He teaches classes in embedded systems and computer architecture. He received his PhD in Computer Science from University of Washington in 1988. Page 23.694.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Implementation and Results of a Revised ABET

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Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Community Engagement Division

attitudes and perceived learningopportunities (research question 3).Description of Study Abroad Experience The study abroad course was developed in conjunction with the institution’s Engineerswithout Borders chapter. Students participating in the experience completed a total of four credithours – three hours for an interdisciplinary course entitled Engineering for DevelopmentWorkers, and one hour for a structural or geotechnical engineering laboratory course. Prior to thetrip, participants attended a seminar series which included four half-day sessions led by subject-matter experts from other academic departments, including Development Patterns in LatinAmerica, The Ethics of Assistance, Technical Challenges in Development, and Social

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Theodore Paul Dani; Ankita Sahu; Nathan Marshall LeBlanc

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Computers in Education

Education, 2013 Work In Progress: Quick-Return Mechanism RevisitedAbstractIn this paper, the teaching and learning experiences of the author with two summer interns at oneof the educational institutions in India is presented. These are the senior mechanical engineeringstudents from two different engineering colleges in India who spent nearly two months at theinstitute where the author spent a 3-month sabbatical as a visiting faculty. Although these twostudents took the “Theory of Machines” course at their college, a complete understanding ofkinematic and dynamic analyses of mechanisms such as a quick-return linkage seemed to be notrealized well by them. In addition to the students from India, there are other mechanicalengineering

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Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE); Carmen A Bovalino III, Rochester Institute of Technology, Student; Michael B Jones, RIT; Derrick Brazil, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael R Caldwell, Graduate Student Rochester Institute of Technology; sajin george, RIT

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Engineering Technology

technology where he currently is a tenured track assistant professor. His research interests are analog and digital integrated circuit implementation of communications systems, and System-on-a-Chip methodologies.Dr. Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE) Adriana Becker-G´omez was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She received the B.S.E.E. degree from Uni- versidad Iberoamericana, Mexico. She obtained the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. In 1992 she was a Lecturer and a Teaching Assistant at Universidad Iberoamericana. In 1990 she worked as a Research and Development

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK); Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Eusebio Cuellar Torres, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Tamara Denise Guillen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, computer architecture, electric drives, and power electronics. He also conducts research on engineering education concepts and STEM outreach camps. Dr. Yilmaz is a member of the Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society, IEEE and ASEE.Prof. Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Nuri Yilmazer received the B.S. in electrical and electronics engineering from Cukurova University at Adana, Turkey in 1996, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Uni- versity of Florida and Syracuse University in 2000 and 2006, respectively. He worked as a post-doctoral research associate in the Computational Electromagnetics Laboratory at Syracuse University from 2006 to 2007. He is

Conference Session

Programs in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee, supervisor of the LTU Thermo-Fluids Laboratory, coordinator of the Certificate/Minor in Aeronautical Engineering, chair of the First Year Engineering experience, and faculty advisor of the LTU SAE Aero Design Team.Dr. Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University Page 23.266.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Campus-wide Course Modification Program to Implement Active & Collaborative Learning and Problem-based Learning to Address the Entrepreneurial MindsetAbstractWhile active and

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iSTEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University; Crystal Tricia Chukwurah, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as an adjoint professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering, Teaching & Learning, and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University where she partners with other universities in NSF-funded research to develop the Engineering Design Process Portfolio Scoring Rubric . She ran an NSF-funded programs such as Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) for nine years. She served as the Associate Dean for Outreach in the Vanderbilt School of Engineering from 2007-2010. She established the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) engineering pathway from K-12 with Race to the Top funding in 2010-2011 and is working with the state of Tennessee on potential adoption plans for the new Next Generation Science

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

the course but is picking upthe material and teaching it well. He also embraces the need to teach both A-B andSiemens and has joined in supporting the overall plan.This is also a time to look forward and potentially add to the laboratory experiences. Asmoney is made available, future labs will be explored with the Festo lab equipment. Thisis a commitment to enhance the present lab experience while continuing to advance thestudents’ experiences. If one is to dream, continue that dream to a brighter future.Summary:The courses are in a good state of development at present. While the instructor may haveconsidered waiting for the course content to stabilize, the concepts were new enough andimportant enough to begin a dialog with colleagues such as

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua M Frey, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Community Engagement Division

assigned in the place of two weeks of laboratory in a Strength ofMaterials course. Students were in groups of 4-5 and were given four weeks to design andconstruct an interactive demonstration of an engineering concept, which was then presented onemorning at a local Middle School.The specific aims of the outreach project described in the project statement (Appendix A) were: 1. to excite middle school students about science and engineering and break down misconceptions about engineers, and 2. to instill in undergraduate engineering students the need for science outreach while giving them an opportunity to creatively teach course content.The learning outcomes were expressed as the following:: • identify a concept related to

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"Best" of BED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Clobes, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

formatappropriate for journal submission, engage in anonymous graded peer review, and subsequentlyrevise their papers for a final score. Writing review articles is, however, primarily an exercise inaccumulating and organizing knowledge.Often a different approach is taken with graduate students, where the goal is to emphasizeanalysis and synthesis rather than knowledge. For example, the analysis of raw experimental datahas been used as a case-based approach to enforcing higher-order cognitive skills 3. Thisapproach may not be appropriate, however, for many undergraduate classes. Further, thisapproach was not designed to teach the basics of researching the technical literature, writing in atechnical style, or of engaging in peer review; these are often

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #8110Integration of Environmental Sustainability with Capstone ExperienceDr. Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed is a pioneer and technical leader in vehicle integration, vehicle development process, and optimization. Through his research, teaching, and practice he made numerous original con- tributions to advance the state of the art in automotive development, performance, vehicle development process, lean, and integrated design and manufacturing. Currently, Dr. El-Sayed is a professor of Mechan- ical Engineering and director of the Vehicle Durability and Integration Laboratory at

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Supporting Diversity in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chung Hyuk Park, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

control as well as aspects of interaction with humans and the surrounding environment, has resulted in over 130 peer-reviewed publications in a number of projects – from scientific rover navigation in glacier environments to assistive robots for the home. To date, her unique accomplishments have been highlighted through a number of awards and articles, includ- ing highlights in USA Today, Upscale, and TIME Magazine, as well as being named a MIT Technology Review top young innovator of 2003, recognized as NSBE Educator of the Year in 2009, and receiving the Georgia-Tech Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award in 2013. From 1993-2005, Dr. Howard was at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of

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Building BIM into Construction Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University; Sunitha Jain, Hill International ; James G Sullivan, University of Florida

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Construction

Paper ID #7858Strategy to incorporate BIM curriculum in Planning and Scheduling classesDr. Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University Marcel Maghiar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University teaches Construction Manage- ment courses at junior and senior level in the department. His research experience includes development of computer syntaxes to unequivocally describe construction activities and development of a consistent methodology to explicitly classify and quantify construction methods (emerging taxonomy of construc- tion methods). Marcel’s main expertise is in computer modeling of construction

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Product Development and Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

: Steering Committee: consisting of the three ETID program directors. Working committee: consisting of three ETID faculty members, one from each ETID program. Page 23.661.5 Faculty advisors: consisting of faculty members with expertise and interests that match particular projects. Student assistant: consisting of students from College of Engineering who are paid to work on PID Initiative projects. Instructors and students: consisting of instructors and students in relevant ETID courses. Parts of PID Initiative projects that are appropriate for certain ETID courses will be developed into laboratory

Conference Session

Involving Undergraduates in Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Usama El Shamy P.E., Southern Methodist University; Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

., Miller, G. R., and Ogurinde, A. (2002). “Live modeling of 1-D wave propagation inlayered soil media,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 9(4), pp. 248–258.Balamuralithara, B. and Woods, P.C. (2008). “Virtual Laboratories in Engineering Education:The Simulation Lab and Remote Lab," Computer Applications in Engineering Education 17, pp.108-118.Budhu, M. (2002). “Virtual laboratories for engineering education,” Proceedings of InternationalConference on Engineering Education (CD-ROM), Manchester, U.K., International Network forEngineering Education and Research (INEER), Arlington, Virginia, April 14-18.Caicedo, B. (2000). “Geotechnical centrifuge applications to foundation engineering teaching,”Proceeding 1st International Conference on

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New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akshay Milind Pendharkar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Vrishank Raghav, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #8129The LowCost Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Project: An exercise in learningacross disciplinesDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology This is a student-led paper guided by Professor Komerath. Dr. Komerath is a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and director of the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed, plus 3 US Patents, and has guided 15 PhDs , 50+ MS and over 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former Chair of the Aerospace Division.Akshay Milind Pendharkar, Georgia

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten S. Hochstedt, Penn State University ; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University; Richard John Schuhmann, Gordon–MIT Engineering Leadership Program

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

, Centre County Chapter Board of Directors, President’s Club, Nittany Lion Club, ASEE, ASME, AIAA, AKC, GRCA. He has been honored with a LMC/KAPL Leadership Award, GE Phillippe Award, PSEAS Outstanding service award, Jaycee International Senatorship, and an ESM Centennial Fellowship. Mike Erdman and his wife, Donna, operate Nicker Barker Farm where they raise Golden Retrievers.Dr. Richard John Schuhmann, Gordon–MIT Engineering Leadership Program Dr. Rick Schuhmann is a senior lecturer/Short Subject program manager in the Gordon–MIT Engineer- ing Leadership Program and teaches and supervises research in civil and environmental engineering. Dr. Schuhmann joined MIT in September 2012 after fifteen years at Penn State

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John J Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Ella R. Sargent, University of the Pacific

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Mechanical Engineering. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1982, and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1985 and his Ph.D. in 1989, both from Purdue University. He teaches mechanical engineering design and geometry modeling for design. Dr. Crawford’s research interests span topics in computer-aided mechanical design and design theory and methodology. Dr. Crawford is co-founder of the DTEACh program, a ”Design Technology” program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to educate teachers of high school engineering.Dr. Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy Dr. Dan Jensen is a professor of engineering mechanics at the U.S. Air

Conference Session

iSTEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #7327Creating a STEM School Using Engineering ConnectionsDr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in Electrical Engi- neering in 1985 from Virginia Tech. She received her Ph D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. Dr. Bottomley worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff in Transmission Systems from 1985 to 1987, during which time she worked in ISDN standards, including representing Bell Labs on an ANSI standards committee for physical layer ISDN

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin Montfort, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

this deformed shape to stress distributions.These findings have implications for teaching MoM. In most textbooks and courses,relationships between external and internal loads and stresses are examined, and thenstrain and deformation are investigated. For example, the equations (sigma is normalstress) sigma = p/a, sigma = m*c/I, etc…, focus on the relationship between normal stressand internal load. However, our research suggests that students have a strong interest inand are able to observe and understand deformation much more than stress. Observeddeformations may be able to be quickly interpreted to strains by students. If this was thecase then this course could potentially be improved substantially by focusing on therelationship between

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Jingbo Han, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Wasonga Otieno, Associate Professor

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #7854Design and Simulation of a Sun Tracking Solar Power SystemDr. Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University Dr. Liping Guo received his B.E. in Automatic Control from the Beijing Institute of Technology at Beijing, China in 1997. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Auburn University in 2001 and 2006, respectively. She is currently an assistant professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the Technology Department at the Northern Illinois University. Her research and teaching interests are in the areas of power electronics, renewable energy, embedded

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Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus F Freyne P.E., Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

civilengineering course and meets several ABET outcomes.Documentaries as Educational ToolsOld curriculums must be updated with more dynamic and flexible teaching styles toaccommodate the way students want to learn.1 A documentary project is a potentially usefuleducational tool that can complement traditional coursework such as textbook problem sets. Themain contribution to student achievement is improvement of communication skills.The absence of much literature on student documentaries is evidence of the novelty of thisexercise. Previously, at two universities, undergraduates in geotechnical laboratory coursesmade documentaries of experimental procedures, and the activity was found to enhance studentenjoyment and engagement. These documentaries, each a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

funded (DUE 0717536) study examines the use ofinquiry-based teaching to promote misconception repair in four critical areas inheat transfer (rate of heat transfer vs. amount of energy transferred, confusionbetween temperature and energy, confusion between how something “feels” andits temperature, and confusion about radiation) and five critical areas inthermodynamics (Entropy, Equilibrium and Steady State, and Internal Energyand Enthalpy). Significant work demonstrates that students often enter theclassroom with tightly held misconceptions about the physical world that are noteffectively addressed through traditional lecture-style teaching. This work hastwo primary parts: the development and testing of a concept inventories toreliably assess

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State Univeristy; Kelvin Daratha, Graduate Student at Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #5923Mental Models of Students and Practitioners in the Development of an Au-thentic Assessment Instrument for Traffic Signal EngineeringDr. David S Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. David Hurwitz is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University and he serves as the point of contact for the Driving and Bicycling Research Laboratory. He is interested in the integration of user behavior in the design and operation of transporta- tion systems. He teaches classes at the graduate and undergraduate level in highway engineering, traffic operations and

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Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Richards, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Libraries

engineering textbooks without further research.With regards to electronic mediums in general, some studies using psychology e-textbookssuggest that e-textbooks do not impact student learning relative to printed textbooks (Shepperd etal., 2008, Taylor, 2011). Daniel and Woody (2013) recently investigated students’ use andperformance on a variety of print and electronic formats in both laboratory and at homeconditions. They randomly assigned students to use a chapter of an introductory psychologytextbook in one of five formats: print textbook, printed text pages, printed manuscript inMicrosoft Word, electronic pdf, or electronic textbook. The results from the study indicated thatthe various formats had no significant impact on student learning