Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Tourino, North Carolina State University; Martin W. King, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

textile products. He completed his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering at l’Universit´e de Technologie de Compi`egne in France and for 28 years has been a full-time faculty member at the University of Manitoba in Canada. He is widely published with book chapters and research papers in peer reviewed journals in textile and polymer science, biomedical engineering, biomaterials and medical literature. Since 2005 Dr. King has been appointed chaired professor of Medical Textiles at Donghua University in Shanghai, China. For the last 20 years he has also been a visiting professor of Biomaterials in the Department of Surgery at Laval University, Quebec City, Canada. Dr. King is a member of the Society for Biomaterials, the

Conference Session

Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ziyu Long, Purdue University; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robyn F Wilson, Purdue University; Jennifer C Batra, Purdue University ; Lindsey B. Anderson, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

informal peer mentoring network structure as there was no formal mentoringprogram in place at the department level. Zoe shared one of her peer mentoring episodes, when my tenure stuff was official, I just did an open invite at a coffee shop away from campus, so it was kind of in a protected place, and I said, “Anybody who wants to come and talk to me, you can ask me anything you want about my process and my experience,” and I gave them a copy of my stuff, and pretty much all the assistant professors showed up. It ended up being like a two-and-a-half-hour-long discussion.In addition, Zoe and a couple of other untenured faculty members engaged in peer mentoringduring their writing sessions at a local coffee shop (see Figure

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Cental Connecticut State University; Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University

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Educational Research and Methods

a wide range of engineering and real-world applications thatstudents might encounter as practicing engineers or as graduate students. Information sourceswere restricted to peer-reviewed published work such as journal articles, conference proceedings,and books. Students were directed to use the main engineering digital databases EngineeringVillage or Compendex, which provide comprehensive coverage of literature in all engineeringfields. Unsupported assertions or claims were a basis of rejection or grade reduction of theproject grade. The attainment level of the lifelong learning competency was assessed using twoperformance indicators. The first performance indicator comprised of measures of students’ability to recognize the attributes of a

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 23.227.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Assessment Based on the Principles of Discovery and MetacognitionAbstract Leading educators and scholars in the area of cognitive science agree that a newparadigm for assessment called a learning paradigm must be generated to observe, measure, anddocument the success of creative, new educational methods and practices. Educators haveunderstood the implications and

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

National Science Foundation has called for additional pathways to and through engineering programs, and returners represent one such pathway3. 2. Returners bring a different perspective to their graduate work as well as their post- graduate endeavors than their direct-pathway peers. They have experiences in a variety of contexts, which often includes previous work in academia, industry, military, or government in addition to their graduate work, which may influence their research and research outcomes18. Research and theory describe the connection of ideas from across various contexts as an important source of innovation4. 3. Returners contribute to the diversity of the university community. Diversity has

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lyndsey Alyssa Wright, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

sun to the plants, to the animals and then to people. When asked about the energy that is stored at the center of the earth, Susie indicated that this came from the sun too—during the Big Bang.  At the age of 5, Susie did not learn to read at the same rate as her peers. Her kindergarten teacher raised concerns. Science was not an emphasis of class and discussions began as to whether Susie should remain in kindergarten for another year. Her mother had her intelligence tested. Susie is gifted.  At the age of 6, Susie continued to struggle in reading and was tested for a disability. Susie is dyslexic. The early advances that Susie displayed in science were no longer apparent. Susie’s teachers argued that she

Conference Session

Environmental engineering pedagogy and innovation

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sukalyan Sengupta, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Jeffrey A Cunningham, University of South Florida; Sarina J. Ergas, University of South Florida; Ramesh K. Goel, University of Utah; Dilek Ozalp, University of South Florida; Teri Kristine Reed, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Environmental Engineering

; Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He has authored or co-authored nearly thirty pa- pers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. When not at work, he enjoys spending time with his family and watching baseball.Dr. Sarina J. Ergas, University of South Florida Dr. Ergas is a professor and graduate program coordinator in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida. She received a BS in Environmental Engineering from Humboldt State University and MS and PhD degrees from the University of California, Davis. Her re- search focuses on environmental biotechnology, including wastewater treatment and bioremediation. She was a 2007 Fulbright Fellow at the Technion Israel

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of mathematics andengineering science, accompanied by laboratory and workshop experiences. The formative yearsshould be devoted to individual learning, followed by team activities and peer group interactions,and then immersion in creativity and innovation in the workplace, e.g. research participation.Some global trends are evident in engineering education over the past two decades: Page 23.1174.31. Global adoption6,7,8,9 of the ABET2000 model of self-assessment processes as the basis for accreditation of undergraduate programs, where showing “improvement” replaces standards.2. Uncritical adoption of the US K-12 model of teaching

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Emily Binks-Cantrell, Texas A&M University; Don R Gilman PE, PMP, Texas A&M University; Mehmet Ayar, TUBITAK; Timothy Allen Robinson, Penn State University; Anthony R Kovscek, Stanford University; Reza Toossi, California State University, Long Beach; Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sukesh K Aghara, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

future energy Page 23.871.4alternatives and conservation methods.At Stanford University, around 100-170 students enroll per year in two courses on energy and itssustainability taught consecutive quarters. In the first course, an engineering problem-solvingapproach has been implemented to analyze the existing energy landscape and guide designs forfuture energy supply. Students complete a group project, write a report, present their finalprojects, and answer questions from their peers in the first course. In the second course, studentsexamine alternative energy processes, such as, renewables and nuclear energy, with the potentialfor low carbon

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, College of Engineering Pune; Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe, College of Engineering, Pune

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

consulting and verification and validation. He has headed the corporate product and technology innovations and quality and delivery innovation departments. He has designed and delivered workshops in the areas of problem solving, project management and innovation management that were received very well by the participants. Pradeep was on the apex senior management group before proceeding on to pursue his academic, research and social interests. Before Patni, he has worked at IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, SGGS College of Engineering and Crompton Greaves R & D Electronics in different research and academic positions. Pradeep Waychal has also published papers in peer reviewed journals, presented keynote invited talks in many

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla F Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology; JillL L Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, students attend weekly seminars on emerging research in engineeringfields, enrichment and academic development activities, and social events. Students concludethe program with research presentations to their peers and faculty and graduate student mentors.During the past twenty years, 502 students participated in the program. These students wereselected from a pool of 2,554 applicants. A comprehensive assessment program for SURE hasbeen developed and implemented. The assessment process is driven by the overall programobjective to provide participants a meaningful research experience and to increase the likelihoodthat participants will attend graduate school in engineering. This model identifies three cohortsfrom which data is collected. Each data

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigan State University; Megan Shannahan, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #6480Feeling Like a Grad Student: A Survey of Undergraduate Researchers’ Ex-pectations and ExperiencesDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Recruiting at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published nearly two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing

Conference Session

Manufacturing Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

importantly, they all have the same goal: to learn howto do research. Second, at “brown-bag” lunch meetings, each REU student would present abouttheir project, progress, and difficulties. Third, they were required to write a paper step-by-stepthroughout the summer, including the literature review, conducting the experiments, performingdata analysis, and writing the conclusions. Last, they were required to (1) create a poster tosummarize their work, (2) present their findings at a university-wide poster session, and (3)respond to their peers’ questions about their projects. In addition to working on a researchproject, participants would also attend workshops and field trips related to imaging technology,science and engineering research, and planning

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren A Cooper, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education

experience bydesigning and fabricating adapted tricycles.Course StructureIn spring 2011 and spring 2012, the course met two times per week for a 75-minute lecture withan additional weekly two-hour lab time. Lecture time consisted of a combination of mini-lectures, self-directed group workshop problems and videos to support the technical content.Homework was due weekly and included originally developed real world design problems. Thesemester-long project comprised 40% of each student's final course grade (in lieu of a finalexam). Each team had a dedicated peer mentor, a senior Mechanical Engineering student whohad previously taken Component Design, who helped his or her team run team meetings, preparemeeting agendas, answer design questions, and

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda Faber, The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University; Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Jeni Corn, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State University; Latricia Walker Townsend; Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 23.1094.1 to stakeholders. In addition, she assists with annual report writing and conference presentations. She has been a member of the American Society of Engineering Educators since 2011. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Student Attitudes toward STEM: The Development of Upper Elementary School and Middle/High School Student SurveysAbstractThe national economy is in need of more engineers and skilled workers in science, technology,and mathematics (STEM) fields who also possess competencies in critical-thinking,communication, and collaboration – also known as 21st century skills. In response to this need,educational organizations across the country are implementing

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Community Engagement Division

connected-capstone, along term process of developing more and more relational modes of learning was undertaken,with the goal of putting the students in a variety of roles within learning relationships, spanningfrom learner to peer coach to mentor.The decision to apply a relational approach to the DMAD community engagement experience issupported by the study of Program Planning in Service Learning by Sandmann et. al. 8 Theycharacterized traditional program planning approaches on a scale from technical rational throughrelational, and summarized the characteristics and the faculty role in each approach (see Figure3). Their study “emphasizes the key role of relationship building for program planning inservice-learning contexts” and provides some

Conference Session

Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; sina Shahbazmohamadi, University of Connecticut

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Mechanical Engineering

learning stems from Vygotskian social developmenttheory 2. Basic themes of Vygotskian theory are:  Social interactions play a fundamental role in the development of cognition.  A peer could also be a more knowledgeable other – MKO (like: teacher, coach or older adult)  Learning occurs in the zone of proximal development (the difference between what people can do alone and what they can do with assistance).Students involved in collaborative learning with the same level of knowledge will benefit by co-constructing a new understanding of an unknown material through discussion with peers 3-5 .Students with different levels of knowledge will both benefit from collaborative learning. Themore knowledgeable students get the

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

ReviewMost studies connecting music and STEM have occurred within K-12 education. In a study ontest scores of students in urban Ohio who are involved in an organized instrumental musicclasses versus students who were not involved in instrumental music classes, Kinney5 discoveredthat students involved in instrumental music classes outperformed students who were notinvolved with instrumental music classes.Middle school and high school students in band, compared to students not enrolled in band,received a greater number of academic honors6 and scored higher than their peers on classroomtests7 and on the SAT tests.8 Abril and Elpus9 constructed a study based on demographics ofparticipants in high school music ensembles throughout the United States. The

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yunchen Huang, Mississippi State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; John M. Usher P.E., Mississippi State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

-inon one or two lectures during the semester (preferably about midway and near the end of thesemester). These experiences help build the administrator’s confidence in the skills of thegraduate student, indicate if adjustments need to be made in the mentoring relationship, andprovide a second source of feedback for the student that can be shared through subsequentmeetings one-on-one with the student. This direct exposure to the graduate student’s teachingexperience will also help provide details that the administrator can use when writing futurerecommendations. Page 23.81.5Given the current experience with this mentoring system and other

Conference Session

Best Methods for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Michael Behm, East Carolina University

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New Engineering Educators

] becomesufficiently involved to contribute to it” (p. 4).1 Furthermore, most researchers would agree thatthere is no better way to clarify and organize one’s thoughts than by sharing them with othersthrough the written medium.Most important though, writing for one’s discipline contributes to the vitality of the discipline, inparticular if the writing is done well. It is only by disseminating research findings and the resultsof other creative activities that a discipline can advance.Beyond WritingAccording to Katz (1997), the sharing of new knowledge can be accomplished by a varietyformal, semiformal, and informal means, facilitated by traditional communication mediums andthe Internet.2 The informal may include face-to-face discussions, telephone

Conference Session

Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Two Year College Division

Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 23.226.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Assessment of Innovative Environments that address Intellectual CuriosityAbstract The principle behind a cognitive competence, intrapersonal competence, interpersonalcompetence, and practical competence is extremely useful while creating interesting andinnovative environments that address intellectual curiosity. Utilizing real world problems as astimulus for student learning is

Conference Session

Programs in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Seth Orsborn, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering.The philosophy for this course centered on the exploration of the similarities and differences thatdisciplines use when they approach innovation. We wanted to not only mix up the studentbackgrounds, but also increase their awareness of the innovative activities that occur acrosscampus. We intentionally place the students outside of their comfort zone repeatedly throughoutthe semester with the assignments, lectures, and activities. We also wanted to make the courseworkload challenging so that students felt a strong sense of accomplishment when finished. Thisexpectation was enhanced by requiring students to apply for enrollment by writing a brief essayabout why they wanted to enroll. Enrollment was then managed to ensure a broad mix ofstudents

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Ronald R Ulseth P. E., Iron Range Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

, analyzing ideas objectively, discerning feasible solutions, developing strategies for action, and building consensus [21] • Strategies and skills for productive negotiation [22] • Giving and receiving safe and constructive peer feedback [23-25] • Reflection and self-assessment of teamwork [10, 26-27] • Developing shared understanding of expected team interactions (roles/responsibilities, information sources, interaction patterns, communication channels, role interdependencies, and information flow). [28]Davis et al. [9] summarized the many skills and attributes of effective teams into four areas ofperformance. Each area of performance is focused on producing a type of evidence of effectiveteamwork: team

Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Qaiser H Malik, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan University

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International

learning is not only knowledgeacquisition or participation in a social community but also about knowledge creation as in thecase of project based learning. Similarly the new developments in electronic media are leading toenormous challenges for teachers in regards to the role digital devices can and should play in thelearning process. For some educators, the view is that technology should only be utilized as atool to help facilitate student understanding and mastery of the current curriculum. Whereas forother educators, technology is as fundamental to learning as reading and writing and thereforemust become an integral segment of the school curriculum. The paper also discusses new trendsand teaching methodologies to help improve the state of

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Steven R. Eisenbarth, Baylor University

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First-Year Programs

during thetime that they otherwise would spend working to support themselves through school5. The goalsof these programs are to provide students with the skills, support, encouragement, and guidancethat will allow them to develop a passion for their field, which, in turn, will allow them to makeand keep their focus on long-term career goals and short-term academic goals. In the case ofwomen and underrepresented minorities, building connections to peers, faculty, industryrepresentatives, and to the university community6 are vitally important themes in how thesestudents learn and incorporate themselves into a culture. Due to the lack of minority role modelsin engineering and computer science, women and minority students often have trouble

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego; Rachid Manseur, Oswego State University College; Thomas E. Doyle, McMaster University

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New Engineering Educators

second runof the course, student projects were grouped so that two students focused on the same topic.Although the topics were different, the intention was to facilitate student cooperation and peer- Page 23.271.3learning among all students, irrespective of project. All students were familiar with andcontributed partially to all projects. They helped their peers and followed their projects‟development. In addition, they had joint presentations in preparation for conferences and thefinal talk, open to all interested. Moreover, students sometimes had to share resources andcoordinate with their colleagues. This brought more attention to and respect

Conference Session

...by Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kendall, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

different ways of connecting LEGOTM pieces together.For the engineering design challenge portion of the lesson, students worked in pairs throughelements of the engineering design process such as planning, building, testing, and as timeallowed, revising the solution. At the end of the process, the lesson reviewed a sample seven-step EDP, synthesized from several sources15, 16: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Share, andImprove. The lesson materials given to the teachers during the professional developmentincluded a worksheet for “Draw Yourself as an Engineer” with space to draw and write, aworksheet for planning with space to draw and write, and a rubric with the six requirements forcompleting the “Build a Chair for Mr. Bear” challenge (See

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

simulations, and realization using AFM. Dr. El-Mounayri has worked as consultant for and conducted R&D for a number of lo- cal companies in the areas of CAD/CAM, CNC machining, and process development/improvement. Dr. El-Mounayri is a member of ASME, ASEE, and SME. He has published over 60 technical papers in Page 23.691.1 renowned peer-reviewed journals and technical conferences in his field and gave presentations at various national and international conferences.Dr. Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clare McInerney, Lero - the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre; Mike Hinchey, Lero-the Irish Software Engineering Reseaach Centre

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

to arise in the ICT sector with growth at 6.1%annually over the period of 2005-2010, translating into a net job creation of 11,000 over this fiveyear period.The output from undergraduate computing programmes is 754 in 2009 [9] and 959 in 2011. Thebulletin further notes that there is a particular difficulty in filling available positions in the ICTsector for software engineers and computer programmers. Our E&O programme specificallyaddresses this problem. In Ireland, there is no “computing/computer science” subject, officialcomputing curriculum or a US-like advanced placement programme at junior or senior level inhigh school. However, recently we have been commissioned by the National Centre forCurriculum and Assessment (NCCA) to write a

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; TAHAR MESSADI, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS; John Henry Kester III, University of Arkansas

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Environmental Engineering

. Page 23.943.9  Preparation of sustainability research:  Structure and write a research proposal (e.g. Honors College grant application, NSF graduate fellowship application or thesis proposal); Deliverable: Research proposal  Structure and write an undergraduate thesis (i.e., abstract, introduction and previous work, statement of problem, objectives, methods, data and data representation, discussion, references, along with methods for appropriate attribution (citation), data visualization (charts, graphs, tables, etc.); Deliverable: Thesis outline  Write a research abstract for a research conference, conference paper, or journal paper; Deliverable: Abstract suitable for submission  Prepare a research