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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University, Innovation One; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; M. Brian Thomas, Trine University

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College Industry Partnerships

Integrated Program for University-industry Collaboration. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 102, 386-391. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.10.753.22. Okudan, Gül E., Mohammed, Susan, & Ogot, Madara. (2006). An investigation on industry-sponsored design projects' effectiveness at the first-year level: potential issues and preliminary results. European Journal of Engineering Education, 31(6), 693-704. doi: 10.1080/03043790600911795.23. Gnanapragasam, Nirmala. (2008). Industrially Sponsored Senior Capstone Experience: Program Implementation and Assessment. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, 134(3), 257-262. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2008)134:3(257)24. Franchetti, Matthew

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Potpourri

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lea Marie Eaton, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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New Engineering Educators

includes engineering positions at Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and is currently the Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Page 24.1133.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Students’ Perspectives on Homework and Problem Sets in STEM CoursesIntroductionHomework is an integral part of virtually every university-level course, and a critical componentof the learning experience for students. It is the main

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Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Timothy Henry Hellickson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #10138Engineering Pathways Study: Lessons Learned in Its Development and Im-plementationDr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Curriculum Development in the School of Engineer- ing and an associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Department of Education, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizen- ship and Public Service and Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. He has been an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education, having served at various

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Learning and Assessment in ME

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark F. Schar, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Mechanical Engineering

!education!compared!to!the! proposed!scenario"based!learning!approach!that!stimulates!integrative!thinking!A metaphor for this curriculum approach is calcium–fortified orange juice. Most everyoneknows the value of vitamin C in orange juice and the pleasing unique taste makes orange juice afavorite on the breakfast table. Milk brings important calcium fortification and is an importantelement of a “good breakfast.” Despite these benefits, consumers are reluctant to drink both aglass of orange juice and a glass of milk in one sitting. One answer answer is calcium-fortifiedorange juice – all the goodness of orange juice and the imbedded calcium fortification of milk inone glass. In this context, the engineering content is the “orange juice

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Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlos German Montoya Rodriguez, Ohio State University; Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, The Ohio State University; Roger Dzwonczyk, The Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Miriam Cater, Ohio State University

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Community Engagement Division

specificobjectives and skills that must be attained for engineering students. While nearly all of thecriteria could be achieved in the classroom, service learning programs more effectively addressthe following criteria5: • An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; • An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; • An ability to communicate effectively; • A broader educational goal in which they understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context; • An increase in knowledge of contemporary issues.International service learning is rapidly becoming a popular credit-bearing study abroad optionfor engineering students (6-8). This learning experience integrates a multi-faceted, real

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Construction Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yutaka Sho, Syracuse University

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Architectural

Paper ID #10264Home Experiments: EarthBag Construction as Teaching Tool in RwandaProf. Yutaka Sho, Syracuse University Yutaka Sho is a partner of GA Collaborative, a US-based design firm that works with non-profit, municipal and academic partners. In Rwanda GAC is building a village of 50 homes with an association of builders and architecture students. She has researched and practiced in Bangladesh, Japan, Lebanon, Turkey and Uganda. She received a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from Rhode Island School of Design and a master’s degree in architecture from Graduate School of Design at Harvard. Sho is an

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Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Cassandra Gribbins, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ian T. Ferguson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

growth infeelings or emotional areas; and psychomotor, associated with manual or physical. A traditional © American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 2014 ASEE Annual Conferenceacademic education focuses on the cognitive and in Bloom’s taxonomy this has an additionalhierarchical substructure that moves through knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,synthesis, and evaluation. Other educational taxonomies such as SOLO (Structure of ObservedLearning Outcome) have also been proposed and investigated24. This taxonomy proposes thatlearning complex material such as that often seen in engineering disciplines needs to be brokendown into less complex tasks and later integrated to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge; Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Elizabeth Nilsen, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Harvard Business Review, 85(1), 96–103.14. Kotter, J. P., & Schlesinger, L. A. (2008). Choosing strategies for change. Harvard Business review, 86(7/8), 130–139 +162.15. Laird, S. D., George, J., Sanford, S. M., & Coon, S. (2010). Development, implementation, and outcomes of an initiative to integrate evidence-based medicine into an osteopathic curriculum. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 110(10), 593–601.16. Shartrand, A. M., Gomez, R. L., & Weilerstein, P. (2012). Answering the call for innovation: Three faculty development models to enhance innovation and entrepreneurship education in engineering. In Proceedings of the 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devin Turner, Marquette University; Mark Nagurka, Marquette University

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Aerospace

. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and Lafferty Professor of Engineering Pedagogy at Marquette University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from U.of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Mechanical En- gineering from M.I.T. He taught at Carnegie Mellon before joining Marquette. His professional interests are in the design of mechanical and electromechanical systems and in engineering education. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and a former Fulbright Scholar

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Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech; William Joseph Rhoads, Virginia Tech; Siddhartha Roy, Virginia Tech; Erin Heaney, Clean Air: Organizing for Health and Justice; Glenn Andrew Ratajczak, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York; Jennifer Holly Ratajczak, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York

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Engineering Ethics

Ethics and the Pub- lic.” She is co-PI on a National Science Foundation (NSF) research and education project developing an ethnographic approach to engineering ethics education.Mr. William Joseph Rhoads, Virginia Tech William Rhoads is a PhD student in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech working with Dr. Marc Edwards and Dr. Amy Pruden. His research focuses on various aspects of opportunistic pathogens in potable and hot water plumbing systems and implications of green buildings on public health. William is currently the vice-president of a joint American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation graduate student group and is the recipient of the Via Doctoral Fellowship.Mr. Siddhartha

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Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University; Kang Wang

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

recirculating combustors, solid-oxide fuel cells, micro heat engines, thermoacoustic engines, and thermal transpiration based propulsion and power generation. He has worked on a DARPA project to develop an integrated microscale power generator based on a solid-oxide fuel cell employing hydrocarbon fuels. Currently, his research is conducted in the Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER) at SU. Prof. Ahn has published over 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals (including Nature and other high impact journals) and a book, and made over 100 technical presentations (including over 20 invited sem- inars in Korea, Japan, China, Germany, and United States). He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics

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Construction Safety and Risk Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Essam K. Zaneldin P.E., United Arab Emirates University; Amr M.I. Sweedan, United Arab Emirates University; Munjed A. Maraqa, United Arab Emirates University

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Construction

construction safety existed in only about 50% of the surveyed construction managementprograms. The common elements of the lower division safety courses included introduction tothe Occupational Safety and Health Act, Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) Standards, administration in the field, craft education requirements, filing forms andaccidents reports, keeping hazardous materials information, and preparing for OSHA Page 24.589.3inspections. The authors concluded that a plan for formal education in construction safety can beeither a stand-alone course or integrated into all elements of the curriculum by covering thematerial in several

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Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anusha Sathyanarayanan Rao, Vanderbilt University; Jing Fan, Vanderbilt University; Cynthia J. Brame, Vanderbilt University; Bennett Allan Landman, Vanderbilt University

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Electrical and Computer

and analyses of continuous anddiscrete time signals and LTI systems. New concepts such as convolution, LTI system theory,sampling, Fourier analysis and, Laplace and Z transforms are presented through lectures andproblem-solving sessions. Students can exhibit inabilities to apply the following learning skillsrequired in this course - (a) integration of their prior knowledge of calculus and complexnumbers to develop a strong mathematical foundation of these concepts with a thoroughunderstanding of the computational procedures involved, (b) graphical interpretation of themathematical basis of these concepts to understand their physical meaning and hierarchicalrelevance in the course curriculum and, (c) successful application of these concepts

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Research Experience in Stormwater Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

-supported research and learning systems, hydrology, and water resources. In a major ($1M+, NSF) curriculum reform and engineering education research project from 2004 to 2009, he led a team of engineering and education faculty to reform engineering curriculum of an engineering department (Biological Systems Engineering) using Jerome Bruner’s spiral curriculum theory. Currently, Dr. Lohani leads an NSF/REU Site on ”interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering” which has already graduated 56 excellent undergraduate researchers since 2007. This Site is renewed for the third cycle which will be implemented during 2014-16. He also leads an NSF/TUES type I project in which a real-time environmental monitoring lab is being

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Innovations in Computer Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill D Carroll P.E., University of Texas, Arlington; Shawn N Gieser, University Of Texas At Arlington; David Levine, University of Texas, Arlington

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Electrical and Computer

Random Access MemorySchematic capture and logic simulation Introduction to VerilogSwitches and displays Programmable logic devicesThe project is partitioned in to modules corresponding to functional components of the CPU.Each module was designed in lecture and/or in lab. More details on this are provided in a laterparagraph. Altera’s Quartus II design software9,10,11 was used to capture and simulate all moduledesigns. Some of the simpler modules were implemented using small and medium scaleintegrated circuits on solder-less breadboards. The more complex modules were implementedusing an Altera Cyclone II FPGA on a DE1 development board12. Completed modules weresubsequently integrated hierarchically to

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerard P. Lennon, Lehigh University; John B. Ochs, Lehigh University; Derick G. Brown P.E., Lehigh University

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Educational Research and Methods

cofounder and director of Lehigh University’s Masters of Engineering in Technical Entrepreneurship (www.lehigh.edu/innovate/). He joined the Lehigh faculty in 1979 as an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, was promoted to associate professor in 1983, and to full professor in 1990. He founded and directed of the Computer-Aided Design Labs in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department from 1980 to 2001. From 1996 to the present, he has directed the University’s Integrated Product Development (IPD) capstone program (www.lehigh.edu/ipd). The IPD and TE program bring together students from all three undergraduate colleges to work in multidisciplinary teams on industry-sponsored product development projects

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Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa M. Holliday, University of Oklahoma; Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Kenneth F. Robson, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

for quite some time. The Construction Scienceprogram wanted to reinforce these skills among students by inserting BIM assignmentsthroughout the curriculum but this requires more faculty members to become familiar with BIMsoftware. For example, Revit is a program that is taught early in the coursework and then leftdormant until the senior year. OU wanted to ensure students keep using BIM programs Page 24.596.4throughout their studies by introducing it into the structures sequence. The Faculty InternshipProgram was an opportunity to gain construction experience and computer training in RevitStructure situated in the context of a construction

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Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University; Oyindamola O. Idowu, Waukegan Schools District 60; Thomas C. MacMullen, Eastern Illinois University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #9145Implementing Telecommunication’s Switching and Routing Laboratory Prac-tices: Migration to a Distance Learning based InstructionDr. Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University Dr. Rigoberto Chinchilla: PhD in Integrated Engineering, (Electrical and Industrial), Ohio University. Is an Associate Professor of Applied Engineering and Technology at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) since 2004. His teaching and research interest include Quality Design, Biometrics and Computer Security and ethics, Automation and Telecommunications. Dr. Chinchilla has been a Fulbright Scholar and a United Nations Scholar

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Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

project and previous attempts wereshared with academia in an engineering education conference in 2010 [18-20].The Training Infrastructure at SHSUThe SHSU faculty made a commitment to join with Houston Community College to work on theDepartment of Energy’s Solar Instructor Training Network Grant in January 2013. The design ofthis Consortium is particularly useful for the integration of train-the-trainer sessions for facultyand graduate students at the SHSU campus and to create clear articulation among levels oftraining. SHSU is prepared to participate as an active partner in the building of the South-CentralSolar Training Consortium to meet and upgrade training facilities through grant budget support.As part of the project, SHSU faculty works

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Active Learning in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John W. Dyer, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma; David Sandmann MSEE, University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

purposes3. Engineering students undergo a rigorous curriculum that develops thebasic theory of sensor and instrumentation technology, but are less exposed to theimplementation and application aspect. More recently, incorporating hands-on techniques intolecture classes has gained broad acceptance as a means to enhance retention of key concepts4,5.Although senior capstone classes for a given engineering discipline are geared towarddeveloping a student’s ability to synthesize theory into an engineering design, the methods ofinstrumentation and data acquisition often make project implementation less than satisfactory.Electrical Engineering programs generally require a course in Signals and Systems that coversthe theory of mathematically solving the

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Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John M. Ritz, Old Dominion University; Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #8904Delivery of Hands-on Technical Courses through Real-Time Distance Learn-ingDr. Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University Steve Hsiung is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Tech- nology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, CA. Dr. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his BS degree from National Kauhsi- ung Normal University in 1980, MS degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and

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Assessment of Learning in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Sudarshan Sivaramakrishnan, University of Michigan; Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan

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Electrical and Computer

extrinsic motivation is known as identified regulation. In this form, individuals begin to viewa task as personally important to their goals, but these goals might still be extrinsically motivated(i.e. I have to make a certain grade to boost my GPA because this is how future employers mightview my potential success). Finally, integrated regulation arises when projects or task come intoagreement with an individual’s values or needs. Although this form of extrinsic motivation mayappear to be intrinsic in nature, Ryan and Deci note that, “actions characterized by integrated Page 24.430.10motivation share many qualities with intrinsic motivation

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Assessment in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Construction

. Page 24.1311.92. Hyatt, B. A. (2011). "A Case Study in Integrating Lean, Green, BIM into an Undergraduate Construction Management Scheduling Course." Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference of the American Society Engineering Education, Vancouver, Canada, June 2011.3. Becerik-Gerber, B., Gerber, D. J., and Ku, K. (2011). "The pace of technological innovation in architecture, engineering, and construction education: integrating recent trends into the curricula." Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 16, 412-431.4. Frand, J.L. (2000). “The information-age mindset: Changes in students and implications for higher education.” EDUCAUSE Review, Vol. 35(5) September/October 2000 Issue, EDUCAUSE

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Renewable Energy in Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); KETKI GHAISAS, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to legislativechanges, financial or administrative constraints. Engineering education moves into the twentyfirst century charged with an environmental agenda due to response to wider changes in thesociety. Educators are regularly modifying curriculum content to embrace technological changesin the learning outcomes. In modern world where everything changes at an extremely fast pacekeeping up to date with technology is not only desirable but necessary. The renewable energy ishighly interdisciplinary and crosses over between a numbers of research areas, making it quitedifficult to be covered in a single course. Renewable energy technologies have strong potentialfor hands-on multi-disciplinary project-based learning. In particular, projects

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Assessment in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Construction

Paper ID #10139Assessing Comprehension With Student-Developed Construction GamesMs. Claire Louise Antaya, Arizona State UniversityProf. Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University Kristen Parrish is an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environ- ment at Arizona State University (ASU). Kristen’s work focuses on integrating energy efficiency measures into building design, construction, and operations processes. Specifically, she is interested in novel design processes that financially and technically facilitate energy-efficient buildings. Her work also explores how principles of lean

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Continuing Professional Development

Dominican curriculum. However, while the workshops did generatesignificant teacher interest in engineering, the students who devoted one week each summer todevelop, run and assist with the workshops were largely required to pay their own way. After theinitial enthusiasm of performing such an outreach wore off, it was determined that this model isfinancially unsustainable. Given the great desire on the part of the Dominican teachers to haveaccess to continuing education, it was determined that methods of bringing content to theteachers through online modules would be investigated, as it has a great potential to make a largeimpact without incurring considerable expenditures.Distance Education--Assessing the Scale and GoalsArger recites the promise of

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Assessment in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Weston Elliott, Colorado State University; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Colorado State University

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Construction

Paper ID #9531Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and Locus of Control, Among Male and FemaleConstruction Management StudentsDr. Jonathan Weston Elliott, Colorado State University Jon Elliott is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University. He has Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies and an M.S. in Construction Man- agement from Colorado State University, as well as a B.S. degree in Construction Management from Pennsylvania College of Technology. His research focuses on construction education and training oppor- tunities, emphasizing construction-based workforce

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Sarah Holsted, Broad-based Knowledge; Joshua Morrill, Morrill Solutions Research (MSR); Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #10754Conducting Virtual Focus Groups to Identify How Rewards Have Affectedthe Valuation of Technology in Engineering EducationDr. Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC Flora McMartin is the founder of Broad-based Knowledge, LLC (BbK), a consulting firm focused on as- sisting educators in higher education in their evaluation of the use and deployment of technology assisted teaching and learning. BbK specializes in building organizational and project level evaluation capacities and integrating evaluation into management activities. Current research projects focus on: innovations in technology, student

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Renewable Energy in Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Naren Reddy Dhansri, TAMUK

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, o Determine the existing power capacity of wind turbine generators for a number of countries, the estimated cost of deployment, and possible incentives for wider wind turbine implementations, o Propose an innovative wind turbine energy system for the year-2050. 2. Briefly explain the theoretical wind turbine operation and associated mathematical model. 3. Develop a Matlab code to implement the wind characteristics shown in Fig. 3 of the handout. (You need to bring the code to the lab for implementation purposes) 4. Study and explain the block diagrams in Figs. 2 and 4 of the lab handout. 5. Elaborate on the effects of a Proportional-Integral (PI) controller during the

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Issues in ET Education I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aminul Karim, DeVry University,Downers Grove, IL

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #9093Faculty Technical Currency and Professional Development: 2013 Status Re-port on a National Survey of Engineering Technology FacultyDr. Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a Senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. Dr. Khan has more than thirty years of experience in research, instruction, curricula design, development, evaluation, implementation and program accreditation, management and supervision. Dr. Khan received an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management