Conference Session

CAD Assessments, Trends and Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Chirag Patel; David Joseph Tortoriello; Justin Baldacci, ASME Northeastern chapter; Jeffrey Speroni

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Engineering Design Graphics

Undergraduate Student Administered SolidWorks ModuleIntroductionThe overall course goals of most first-year engineering design courses are to introducestudents to a design process through hands-on learning activities, to gain experience ingraphical communication using software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks or Pro Engineer,and to inspire and instill an appreciation for the engineering profession, its ethics, andpractices. At Northeastern University where experiential education is at the forefront oflearning there is a common first-year curriculum for all majors in engineering. Thiscommon first year makes it difficult to provide the student with all the tools needed fortheir first cooperative educational experience (co-op). Students enter

Conference Session

Statics & Strength of Materials - A nice couple

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Douglas, University of Wisconsin Colleges; Mark H Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

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Mechanics

Materials CourseAbstractOnline education has expanded quickly in recent years and offering an engineering curriculumonline has been limited by the ability to replicate lab experiments that are integral to somecourses. Some approaches to lab experiments in distance education or online courses have beenattempted including recording video of lab experiments or creating simulations of laboratoryexperiments that run virtually via the internet. This paper outlines the development of a set ofinexpensive, transportable lab experiments for students in a Mechanics of Materials courseoffered via distance education. The set of labs were developed to allow for hands-on learningwith a kit of supplies and a list of experiments that students could perform at home

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Renée S DeGraaf M.A., Lansing Community College; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College; Ruth Heckman, Lansing Community College; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

specific approaches to problem solving. Over the last decade, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education research focused on early engineering with an emphasis on hybrid course design and problem-based learning; his current research is supported by NSF/DUE and NSF/CISE.Dr. Daina Briedis, Michigan State University Dr. Diana Briedis is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University and Assistant Dean for Student Advancement and Program Assessment in the College of Engineering. Dr. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She is a co-PI on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Madina Yermagambetova, Al-Farabi KazNU; Peter John Schwalbenberg

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 An Experiment to Introduce pH-responsive Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery: Mechanical TestingAbstractIn a continuing effort to introduce drug delivery-related experiments for the chemicalengineering curriculum, we are developing an experiment to introduce students to pH responsivehydrogels. These hydrogels have been extensively investigated for controlled drug delivery. Byresponding to the pH environment in the body, which changes depending on location andmetabolic state, a pH-sensitive drug dosage form is able to modulate drug delivery patterns tomeet physiologic requirements and minimize side effects. In a previous experiment for students,hydrogels were

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Madina Yermagambetova, Al-Farabi KazNU; Zhanna Zhatkanbaeva, Al-Farabi KazNU

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 23.168.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 An Experiment to Introduce Temperature-Responsive Hydrogels   for Biomedical Applications: Polymer Synthesis      ABSTRACT  As part of an ongoing effort to introduce concepts of drug delivery into the chemical engineeringcore curriculum, we are developing an experiment to introduce engineering students totemperature-responsive polymers for controlled release applications. Stimulus responsivepolymers experience an abrupt change in physical or chemical characteristics in response to asmall external change in environment. Temperature is the most commonly exploited stimulus inresponsive polymer systems, and polymers that

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #7380First-Year Engineering Students’ Learning of Nanotechnology through anOpen-Ended ProjectKelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette Kelsey Rodgers is currently a graduate student at Purdue University in the School of Engineering Educa- tion. She is part of the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) research team. She conducts research within the First-Year Engineering Program to help understand what and how students are learning about nanotechnology.Prof. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico PE, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

initiatives in southwest Virginia.Mr. Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia TechDr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia TechDr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Dr. Marie C. Paretti is an associate professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication and teamwork in engineering, design education, and engineering identity. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is co-PI. Her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, the effects of curriculum on design cognition, the effects of differing design pedagogies on

Conference Session

Teaching - Best Practices

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

-sigma. This has hadrepercussion in the academic curriculum as well. More manufacturing engineering andmanufacturing technology programs alike have courses in lean manufacturing and six-sigmaquality management as a result. However, the actual impact of these efforts can be realized onlywhen an academic unit’s “product” (students) can deliver it at the workplace. In order to build apositive student learning in the 21st century world, one needs to follow different and moreinnovative and active learning approach in the classroom. This paper presents a conceptualframework of student learning lifecycle during a semester long course. The paper uses twodistinct case examples to demonstrate the proposed framework for enhancing the studentlearning in a

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

plan is presented forintegrating teamwork development into an engineering program to prepare graduates forsubsequent development of high performing teams in the professional workplace. A case isdiscussed to illustrate how team development is achieved in a project-based curriculum setting.IntroductionThe great engineering challenges of the twenty-first century are complex and multidisciplinary innature [1]. Engineers engaged in addressing problems of societal concern that have economicimpact will necessarily be members of multidisciplinary teams that bring diverse expertise andperspectives to the problem solving process. In general, a team is “a small number of people withcomplementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, set of

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario W. Gomes, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Design in Engineering Education

limited.Open-ended design and analysis project. In a third-year course, students learn the design processand apply it to a design problem that is carefully chosen to require the application of all coreengineering science courses required for graduation. This course was recently removed as arequirement from the undergraduate curriculum. This was a design on paper only.As part of a major curriculum revision, RIT has developed a freshman course that exposesstudents to the full design cycle, from problem definition through to prototype testing. Thecourse integrates topics from the introductory courses in CAD, machine shop lab, and designprocess, using a hands-on, open-ended design project as the context for the material covered inthe class. The project

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

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Design in Engineering Education

)  Professional Tools (teaching and implementing design tools)  Professional Ethics (evaluating and practicing appropriate professional behavior)Each component has defined attributes and goals, a structure for implementation across thefour years of the curriculum, and coordinated assessment activities monitoring studentoutcomes. This structure helps to coordinate the efforts of the WKU ME faculty members,and assure student success in developing these skills, recognizing that desired studentprofessional outcomes are only completed through multiple courses and faculty members.The result is that professional experiences can be integrated throughout the curriculum,rather than delivered in an isolated or inconsistent way.The overall structure of the

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

knowledge, nor using themethods and tools learned throughout their courses in the engineering curriculum into thecapstone experience. To help students through this process, the mapping was created as ascaffold that students could refer to at each step in each phase of the design process to help buildthe connections necessary to integrate knowledge. An example portion correlating to theplanning and information gathering phase of the design process is provided in Figure 4. Figure 4: Engineering design tools portion of the engineering design process guide.The complete engineering design guide is provided as the last two pages of this paper. Whenprovided to students and faculty, the guide is printed front to back on a single sheet of paper as

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E James Nelson, Brigham Young University; Tatevik Christensen; Fernando S Fonseca, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

professional skillsin the curriculum, the CE Department at Brigham Young University (BYU) has revamped itscapstone class to provide experience in communication, project management, mentoring,leadership, and teamwork through real-world, hands-on projects. This evolving programengages graduate students as mentors and facilitators of industry sponsored projects.Undergraduate student teams have the opportunity to practice important collaboration skillswhile completing their design project independently as an on-campus internship.Since the program was first piloted in 2010, fifteen different agencies and companies havesponsored more than thirty projects. This article describes the evolution of this innovativecapstone experience and outlines the current

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge E Bohorquez, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen

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Biomedical

student suggested in the survey using a blended methodology with theintroduction of few lectures that can deal with topics, like patient safety, difficult to approach ina problem based only approach. The presentation of realistic problems creates an environmentthat allows the integration of many disparate concepts and gives students a deeper understandingof engineering principles. The authors verified firsthand many of the proposed key elements [2]that overcome the difficulties associated with cooperative learning. Strategies like: 1) allowingeach student to perceive themselves as a part of a team and to feel that his/her personal success islinked the success of the team; 2) to have clearly defined individual accountability; 3) to createan

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stewart Parnell Prince, California State University Northridge; Yassaman Tarazkar, California State University, Northridge

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Design in Engineering Education

methodology.Because of the time needed to complete articulation, students currently in the support programwho are ME students did not receive the necessary design component in certain classes taken atjunior colleges. In order to make up for this deficiency, a summer-long design clinic was heldfor those students, and provided the necessary information required for complete integration intothe ME design stem.This paper discusses the design experience. More specifically: Under the supervision of thesupport program advisor, a group of students was given the task of designing and manufacturingan intake manifold for an internal combustion engine. The students followed the standard designprotocol of conceptual, preliminary, and critical design and presented their

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Using MATLAB,” Proceedings, 1999 Frontiers in Education Conf., Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.12. Wood, W. H., (2004), “Decision-Based Design: A Vehicle for Curriculum Integration,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.20.no.3, pp. 433-439.13. Linder, B.M.,(1999), “Understanding Estimation and its Relation to Engineering Education,” Doctoral Dissertation, M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass.14. < http://www.abet.org>, Accessed December 20, 2005.15. Box, G.E.P., and Liu, P.T.Y. (1999

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Design Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Design in Engineering Education

paper is to share the author’s experience over the past 12 years of integratingrelevant theories and practices concerning authentic development of team skills and teammember skills in a year-long team-based capstone design experience. An integrative learningapproach to team skills is described that includes: grading and performance reviews that rewardparticipation in building team skills, team formation and ongoing support based on cognitivediversity and collaborative skills, peer coaching based on areas of specialization, andconsideration of team and individual tasks when structuring deliverables (including reports andpresentations).IntroductionThere are many excellent articles and texts on the topics of team-based learning1

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kathryn Thompson, Technical University of Denmark; Line H Clemmensen, Technical University of Denmark; Harvey Rosas, Valparaiso University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #6423Statistical Outlier Detection for Jury Based Grading SystemsProf. Mary Kathryn Thompson, Technical University of Denmark Mary Kathryn Thompson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. Her research interests include the development, improvement, and integration of formal design theories and methodologies; assessment in project-based engineering design courses; and numerical modeling of micro scale surface phenomena. From 2008 - 2011, Prof. Thompson was the Director of the KAIST Freshman Design Program, which earned her both the KAIST Grand

Conference Session

Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

Capstone design program including companion design courses has beendeveloped1,2 that has become an integral and important component of the MechanicalEngineering (ME) curriculum. Attention continues to be focused upon the formation of studentteams and the selection process in the hopes of developing High Performance student teams3,4and successful project outcomes5. Successful student teams should include enthusiastic,motivated and engaged students as they must address the project over the academic year of theFall, Winter and Spring quarters. The student team should also include satisfactory skills,technical or academic expertise as well as mutual accountability for each project.Our Capstone design program has established Industry and Research

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

obtaining a rich learning experience.4 Many engineering educators are embracing Page 23.382.2alternative instructional strategies like PBSL in an attempt to respond to major shifts in the 1engineering profession and practice. Today’s world is a global market and a place of rapidtechnological change. Newly graduated engineers often find themselves working in teams withpeople very different from themselves, where they must be ready to engage in moreentrepreneurship and integrative thinking.1, 5-6One example of incorporating PBSL into engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley

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Design in Engineering Education

what’s possible. As children design and create,they also learn new concepts.” Wellington16 also states that play does not need to be distinctfrom learning. In fact, learning is oftentimes most successful when it’s fun and involves play.Salen and Zimmerman17 assert that play can be meaningful, and meanings are created by theplayer’s actions. Meaningful play, they explain, emerges through the relationship betweenplayer actions and system outcomes, in which the player and system influence each other. Salenand Zimmerman17 also differentiate meaningful play as having actions and outcomes that arediscernable and integrated into the larger context of the game. In design, the designer’s actionscreate a product, which is then tested in an environment

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Buelin-Biesecker, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Design in Engineering Education

completed her Ed.D. in Technology Education in Spring, 2012 at North Carolina State University. Her primary research interests involve ways of fostering and assessing creativity and problem solving in technology education. Jennifer’s work is informed by her past experiences working as a technical theatre teacher and in visual art.Dr. Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University Dr. Wiebe is a Professor in the Department of STEM Education at NC State University and Senior Research Fellow at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. A focus of his research and outreach work has been the integration of multimedia and multimodal teaching and learning approaches in STEM instruction. He has also worked on research

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

abbreviations and icons specific to engineering and design processes, andreflects interaction behaviors in the relationships between students, groups, and teachers. Thislanguage can then be taught to students and teachers to test its efficacy in supportingdocumentation, reflection, and assessment.IntroductionEngineering standards are being adopted in public education to expose K-12 students toengineering thinking and concepts at earlier ages1, 2, hoping to impact STEM interest and long-term career decisions. Design is an integral theme and skill in engineering3, thus making designthinking important in engineering education and K-12 STEM courses. “Design thinking is anapproach toward learning that encompasses active problem solving by engaging with

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Anders Wahlquist, US Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood P.E., Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Kyle Fitle, U.S. Air Force Academy; David Carte, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

qualitative andquantitative assessment results. Page 23.1327.2IntroductionThe capstone design course offered at many universities provides engineering students with theopportunity to apply lessons learned throughout their education. These courses are an importantmethod used to prepare future engineers and help to fulfill many of the requirements specified byABET. Specifically these courses meet ABET criteria 5 which states “Students must be preparedfor engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based onthe knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriateengineering standards and

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristina Elizabeth Krause, The Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching - University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT), University of Washington

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Design in Engineering Education

, research methods, and adult and higher education theory and pedagogy courses for over 25 years. He has been involved in instructional development for 15 years, and currently does both research and instructional development in engineering education. He has published and presented on engineering design, engineering pedagogies, and instructional development topics. Jim has been an evaluator and consultant on several NSF-funded grant projects.Dr. Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT), University of Washington Ken Yasuhara was a research team member for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Educa- tion’s Academic Pathways Study (CAEE APS) and is currently a research scientist at the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Freiburg; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #7234Empowering Engineering Students to Learn How To LearnProf. Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma Farrokh Mistree holds the L.A. Comp chair and is the director of the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Mistree’s current research focus is on learning to manage uncertainty in multi-scale design (from molecular to reduced order models) to facilitate the integrated design of materials, product and design process chains. His current education focus is on creating and implementing, in partnership with industry, a curriculum for educating strategic

Conference Session

Statics - They can move at constant velocity!

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University

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Mechanics

heterogeneous catalysis for fine chemical and pharmaceutical applications and membrane separations. Page 23.407.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing Threshold Conception in StaticsAbstractThe study and practice of engineering involves complex problem solving which requires theapplication and integration of fundamental principles of mathematics and science. Thedevelopment of the skill needed to do this effectively and efficiently is a journey from novice toexpert that begins in the undergraduate curriculum. The more analytical aspects of complexproblem solving

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zohra Manseur, Oswego State University College

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Mathematics

and correct treatment of physical units in computing.The development of a new degree program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at SUNYOswego has provided an opportunity to research ways to leverage best practices in engineeringeducation as well as improved course content in order to offer an innovative, modern, andefficient engineering education. As part of this effort, preparatory courses in mathematics havebeen reviewed with the objective of streamlining the curriculum and improve its efficiency. Incollaboration between engineering and mathematics faculty, a mathematics course for engineershas been developed and its content carefully reviewed to offer a preparation that allows studentsto better address concepts needed and applied in

Conference Session

Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

(MEMS) fabrication process control. Topics include fabrication processes related tophotolithography, etch and thin film deposition.This fact suggest that teaching of micromaching practices is an integral part of MEMStechnology and as technology advances new methods like laser micro machining, micro ElectricDischarge (EDM) machining, micro ultrasonic machining and mechanical micromachiningtechniques will be adopted by technical programs.ConclusionWith increased demand for miniaturized functional equipment, micro machining is becoming animportant industry. Micromachining is the technology for manufacturing micro sized structures.This technology has many applications, and has driven innovation in many areas such as theautomotive and biomedical

Conference Session

RET Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Rebecca P. Blust, University of Dayton; Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Renee Beach; Sandra M Preiss, Dayton Regional STEM Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

five interactivesessions. Time between sessions was used by the participants to continue curriculum production.The first interactive session served as an intensive professional development session in which theteams explored varying levels of inquiry in relationship to the integrity of academic content andquality of the cognitive tasks for multiple scenarios. After initial inquiry discussion, the SQFand the ten components were introduced to participants. The facilitator then discussed previousinquiry scenarios in regards to each component of the SQF. Potential curriculum interventionswere discussed in regards to boasting the SQF scoring for each scenario. The teams were thenintroduced to the curriculum timeline and general expectations of the