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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Manaz Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Oluwatosin Alabi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Computing & Information Technology
used the last question to determine therelationship between user perceptions of nees.org and their frequency of use.How can nees.org users be characterized based on their intentions of use of NEES.orgcyberinfrastructure?As shown in Figure 1, the majority of users decided to use the NEEShub on the basis of intuition,and they believe the platform will be useful. A minority of users agreed that NEEShub willbecome popular and plan to adapt the tool as part of their practice should the Hub fully maturesto include standardized functionality and training. Page 24.162.4 Figure 1. Characterization of nees.org users based on their level of
Conference Session
Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Zachary Cody Hazelwood; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University
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Instrumentation
and creative projects and travel to disseminate results. URC Vision The URC is pursuing its vision to nurture a culture of research and creative activity through support for undergraduate students and their faculty mentors. URC Values Implement the goals of the University's Academic Master Plan related to the URC mission with the following values: Excellence in research, scholarship, and creative projects. Opportunities for student-centered learning. Productive internal and external collaborations and partnerships. Success in academic and professional careers of our undergraduate students and their faculty mentors
Conference Session
Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions
Community Engagement Division
where disability did not matter. [Camp] is able to implement a practical social model that theorists can only talk about. As I continued on this project, I became increasingly convinced that that [sic] the way [camp] views disability is the way the entire world Page 24.689.8 should view disability. Based on my experience at [camp], I plan to strive toward integrating a universal design component into every software engineering project that I work on. They have inspired me to push these ideals into every proposal I will make.The students also identified that they learned teamwork and leadership skills, and how they
Conference Session
FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Everaldo Marques de Aguiar Jr., University of Notre Dame; G. Alex Ambrose, University of Notre Dame; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Nitesh Chawla, University of Notre Dame
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First-Year Programs
) as an assessment tool for their Introduction toEngineering course sequence. While each year the ePortfolio assignments have expanded, theyhave been focused largely in three types of reflections: (1) student experiences within the collegebut outside of the course, (2) the skills gained specifically through course projects, and (3) theirfour year plan to be a successful engineering student as defined by the ABET a-k criteria.ePortfolio assignments were initially included to allow students to reflect on their education,develop evidence of their blossoming skills, and take control of their graduation plan. After thefirst year of practice, there was a clear secondary benefit to the faculty and student advisors.Anecdotally, student reflections
Conference Session
Materials Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University; Fazeel Khan, Miami University
Tagged Divisions
Materials
need of involved mathematical models to capture various aspects of polymer materialdeformation characteristics. Later in graduate level coursework (MME 623) the students aregiven a GUI tool, as shown in Figure 5, for a more advanced VBO material model14. Theaforementioned viscoelastic basics can also be used in this course as a pre-requisite primer onmaterial modeling and fundamental governing equations. The vertical integration of thesemodules is beneficial in understanding various aspects and complexity of polymeric materials,their constitutive mathematical models and deformation behavior. Figure 5: More advanced GUI tool for the VBO model.Assessment plans and preliminary results The assessment of the overall
Conference Session
New ECE Courses
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Chung Hoon Lee, Marquette University; Susan C. Schneider, Marquette University; Trevor Thiess, Marquette University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
t prototypee developedd 37 years latter. Students learned thaat thedevice haad been prop posed by arg guing that inhherent circuiit element syymmetry poiinted to atheoretical device rellating electriical flux and d charge [1,2]. Discussionn was focuseed on how too usethe theorretical guidellines to desig gn a develop pment plan ffor their memmristor.The secoond lecture foocused on thhe memristorr’s principle of operationn and the chaaracteristics of I-V curvess. The switch hing mechan nism of the memristor m waas explainedd by the I-V ccurves. Usinngthe coursse material as reference, students leaarned how
Conference Session
Teaching Approaches for Ethics
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Raridon, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah K. Nykanen P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn C. Hart, Minnesota State University- Mankato; Winston Sealy, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Engineering Ethics
a specific issuewithin the broader topic of “garbage.” Students were assigned to multidisciplinary groups thatintentionally included both new and returning scholars from a variety of majors, and whenpossible, included both male and female students. The ten groups, each consisting of threestudents, selected topics to investigate such as electronic waste, automobile emissions, garbageislands, pesticide disposal, and composting. Each team researched their topic and gave apresentation to the class covering the background of the problem, possible solutions, and theethical issues involved. In addition to the presentations, the class watched the film “TheLightbulb Conspiracy”15, a documentary about planned obsolescence, and a professor in Urbanand
Conference Session
K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
N. Nezamuddin, Valparaiso University; Anurag Pande, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
potential for success in this regard. 8 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored summer transportation institutes are the 9 most common transportation engineering outreach efforts. Hands-on activities at these summer10 institutes, such as collecting vehicle speed data using a radar gun and urban planning using the11 computer game SimCity, are popular with high school students. However, the review found no12 longitudinal study rigorously evaluating these efforts. Outreach efforts from other fields show13 that the near-peer activities and leveraging of contextual exposure to transportation in daily lives14 can make the transportation specific outreach programs more effective. This paper recommends15 an approach to address a
Conference Session
Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
MacGyver where the lead character would resolve each episode’spredicament by fashioning an escape plan out of found objects.2 Technology and sharing ofinformation via the Internet has greatly increased the ability for smaller communities with sharedinterests to coalesce and grow.The label “Maker” is a self-determined one assigned by affinity or involvement in a largerMaking community. Makers are do-it-yourself-minded individuals participating in informalcommunities (doing-it-with-others) that support and celebrate building and prototyping technicalproof-of-concept exploration and ad-hoc product development. A Maker is a modern-daytinkerer and hands-on doer and fashioner of stuff. The range of expertise could be large butnovices and experts alike
Conference Session
The Use of Games and Unique Textbooks in Mathematics Education
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Adrian J. Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute; Sheldon H. Jacobson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; William A. Cragoe, Sacred Heart-Griffin High School
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
Direction This paper presents an analysis of the NCAA basketball tournament which is entirelymathematical in its methodology. However, the modeling process and its applications havestrong engineering implications. This section provides a few example topics for classroominstruction that could potentially follow this tournament analysis within a high school Page 24.930.9engineering course, along with future extensions planned for the current curriculum. Examples of well-established engineering applications involving the use of Bernoulli trialsand binomial and geometric distributions reside in the practice of quality control. In a large batchof
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Tagged Divisions
Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
probablily of being exposed toheavy metals. Scenario 3 minimic workers in the plan working without personal protectiveequipment and being exposed to heavy metals at a high rate. Lab Skills: Statistical Analysis ofdata, hazardous waste, public health, risk. (Figure 1)Case 2: Role Play - Ms. Hines and the sick 5th Grade Class Students participate in a role play exercise where an elementary teacher calls into work tolet her principal know that she is ill. The principal proceeds to inform the teacher that otherstudents in her 5th grade class are ill too. The day before the class had a field trip to a local parkthat is known to have a high population of geese. The students and the teacher were exposed tocontaminated water when and went to a local
Conference Session
Tricks of the Trade
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine
Tagged Divisions
New Engineering Educators
learning stylethat is the result of neuroscience research on how the human brain processes and retains newinformation”. 1Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas is like acknowledging that students at any given agearen’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In a differentiatedclassroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out varied approaches tocontent, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differences in readiness,interest, and learning needs. According to Tomlinson, our teaching style “can influence astudents’ IQ by 20 points in either direction, that’s a 40
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
. Page 24.997.14We have yet to develop the predictive model at this stage and plan to present it in the finalversion of this work.In future work, we also plan to look at ethnicity and race, and whether URMs also exhibit thesame behavior as women and white men (we suspect that is not the case). We also plan toconduct interviews, both one-on-one and in focus groups, to better uncover the rationales behindthese behaviors and results.Bibliography1. National Science Board’s 2014 “Science and Engineering Indicators”, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/2. Marra, R. M., Rodgers, K. A., Shen, D., Bogue, B., “Leaving Engineering: a Multi-Year Single Institution Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, 101(1), 6-17, 2012.3. Ohland, M., Brawner, C
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Tagged Divisions
Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
madeprogress on placing teaching materials online to help faculty at the pilot school train newrecruits. For instance, we created a set of teaching materials including instructional slides withdetailed teaching notes. Equally important, we created and posted online a high quality video ofa sample engineering ambassador presentation [18]. This video can be viewed atwww.engineeringambassadors.org.Greatest Challenges to the Network and Our Plan to Address Those ChallengesOur team has identified the following challenge as the greatest facing the EngineeringAmbassador Network in this first year of the Type II TUES grant: Maintaining the momentumand quality that the pilot schools had coming out of the inaugural national workshop. Althoughwe will run on-site
Conference Session
Capstone Design
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gene Dixon, East Carolina University
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Design in Engineering Education
), this technical review is used to detect and resolve design errors and omissions that may include a failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA). • Release to Test/Build (RTB): a review that verifies issues identified in the CDR have been appropriately resolved, test plans are developed and safety/hazards analysis are completed. This review focuses on user and builder hazard minimization and may involve iteration to an earlier review phase.Main1 makes the point that for an efficient design process, the most critical design reviews arethe early ones. Design inadequacies that are unidentified, unchecked or unresolved until laterphases often result in costly design modification. As the design develops the cost of making
Conference Session
Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
reluctance among the engineering faculty to opening up their courses to studentsfrom outside of engineering – itself representing a potent example of the technical core ofengineering being insulated from perceived outside incursions. In fact, only one elective programin the College wanted to have its courses recognized as part of the core curriculum, which meantthe Associate Dean was eager get a class like Discovering Engineering on the books for allstudents at Purdue. Given such factors, my department head and I agreed that the time was rightto take over the effort, and the Associate Dean replied in kind by partially funding one of mygraduate students to help design and teach the next iteration of the course.We planned to offer the course again in
Conference Session
Preparing Future Educators
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Linda M. Head, Rowan University; Melanie Basantis, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions
Graduate Studies
preparations are targeted to the backgroundand skills level of the students. Classroom/laboratory delivery requires that the TF: a) present in Page 24.1271.5a professional manner, b) maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to learning for allstudents, c) monitor student attention and apparent understanding of the course content, d) assiststudent groups with activities, and e) assess learning and plan for future sessions.While summer programs for middle and high school students typically do not have the samerigorous treatment of academic content that is found in a college course, the learningenvironment can mimic many of the same situations
Conference Session
Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
interface to the PC soundcard. Figure 3 below shows a screen capture from GRC thatimplements an FM radio receiver using a built-in WBFM Receive block and includes an audiosink to play back demodulated sound. Figure 3: Screen capture of a broadcast FM radio receiver in GNU Radio CompanionAlong with the student-owned RTL-SDR, we also plan to leverage a more capable SDR for in-class experiments. By pairing the low-cost RTL-SDR with an SDR transmitter, such as the EttusResearch B200 shown in Figure 4, the instructor can generate a wide variety of signals that canbe used for controlled experiments within the course. We plan to include such experiments inorder to demonstrate lecture concepts, as active learning exercises, and to investigate
Conference Session
Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower PE, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
number of engineering students in respective program. The concept ofincreasing the number of engineering students thereby increasing the number of graduates wasanalyzed as part of strategic planning for the School of Engineering. Key indicators found duringthis study were increased marketing, preparedness of the incoming students, retention of thosewho arrive, and the addition of new programs. This paper will only focus on the retention ofthose students who arrive each year as freshman. The School of Engineering used a simplesuggestion by one of its faculty concerning a well-known concept such as SI, supplementalinstruction, to improve retention of engineering freshman by nearly 20%. This paper willestablish the conditions prior to the
Conference Session
Raise the Bar – Visions for the Future, Bodies of Knowledge, and Accreditation Vicissitudes.
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mark William Killgore PE, F.ASCE, D.WRE, American Society of Civil Engineers
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
, energy production studies, and strategic planning. He spent nearly 30 years as a consulting engineer and also worked for the Corps of Engineers. He also served as adjunct faculty at Seattle University where he taught water resources engineering and fluid mechanics. Mr. Killgore received both a Bachelors of Civil Engineering degree and Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Seattle University (1978) and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree specializing in water resources and environmental engineering from the University of Washington (1984). He holds the Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (D. WRE) specialty certification from the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers and is a licensed Professional
Conference Session
Biomedical Division Poster Session
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Marcia A. Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University Women in Engineering Program, West Lafayette; Allison L. Sieving, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Biomedical
contact hours)mini-design project based on a BME capstone senior design project in which each team workedto develop a “smart” gown which could replace traditional hospital gowns and measurephysiological signals (heart rate and respiration). Day 1 consisted of introducing participants toBME, brainstorming ideas for obtaining signals and implementing into a gown (sketchdocumented) and equipment overview. Day 2 involved building, design iteration, andverification testing; it also included gown assembly and planning for a scientific style poster.Day 3 began with an introduction to giving a professional presentation and continued withdeveloping the poster; the day concluded with participants presenting their posters and solutionsto their
Conference Session
Curriculum Development and Assessment in Chemical Engineering
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Isabella M. Quagliato, Yale University: School of Engineering & Applied Science
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
Paper ID #9491A Systematic Approach to Prepare for ABET AccreditationDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Yale Univer- sity. As the Deputy Dean, Dr. Wilczynski helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities, including establishing the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation and Design. Previously Dr. Wilczynski served as the Dean of Engineering at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Dr. Wilczynski served in fellowships at the MIT
Conference Session
STEM and ECE
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas; Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
Arduino Hardware/software interface, a digitaldesign project using discrete integrated circuits) or the design of an entire curriculum (multiplelessons) around the Arduino/Electrical Systems. The final projects were evenly split betweenthorough lesson plans and Arduino based systems. The three technical projects are brieflydescribed below: a) Design of an Arduino controlled adjustable power supply. This project entailed the designing and building of an Arduino controlled adjustable power supply that can deliver anywhere from 0 to +15V output at 0 to 5A of current from a unit plugged into a household AC outlet. The circuit consisted of AC to DC converter with a step-down transformer, a full-wave rectifier and large capacitors
Conference Session
Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA
Tagged Divisions
Community Engagement Division
the introduction, EWB-USA continues to be mentioned as an influential learningactivity, particularly in project-based service learning (PBSL) and learning through service(LTS) literature (e.g. 14,15). In his study on LTS students, which included EWB-USA students,Carberry15 found that LTS students exhibited personality traits “which fl[y] in the face ofengineering stereotypes” (p.110). As a result, we plan to compare personality profiles, usingquestions from the big five personality domains16, between EWB-USA engineers with Non-EWB engineers. In his report, Carberry went on to say that “[t]he inclusion of students withsuch personality profiles is a necessity for the success of engineering” (p.110). We agree that adiversified engineering
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
first-year projects courses were beneficial in helping students understand thepotential for engineering to positively impact people’s lives. Of the students who indicated thattheir primary reason for selecting an engineering major was to help people, 50% persisted in CE,AE, or EvE disciplines, 11% transferred to other engineering disciplines, and 39% transferred tonon-engineering disciplines. These students cited multiple reasons for plans to transfer out ofengineering. Most of the students motivated to a career where they could help people maintainedthis vision for non-engineering disciplines. The study results indicate that serving societythrough engineering is a significant motivation for many female students and that furtheremphasis on the
Conference Session
Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia F. Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie S. Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University
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Minorities in Engineering
one US patent and led the effort to establish a new BS degree program in Computer Engineering at Howard University.Mr. Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State UniversityDr. Marcia F Williams, North Carolina A&T State University Marcia Williams is the Director of STEM/Sponsored Programs in the College of Engineering at North Page 24.483.1 Carolina A&T State University, and has more than 20 years of experience in organizational development, strategic planning, proposal development, and grants implementation and administration. Marcia earned a B.S. in Industrial Technology from North Carolina A
Conference Session
Sustainability
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering
future generations from doing so as environment.” well.”Multi-Structural “Sustainability is the concept of “Providing for the needs of the using materials and energy in a way present while maintaining the that will not affect the population of environment and resources for the the future.” needs of the future.”Relational “Responsible planning and use of “The use of resources in a way that natural and economic resources enhances the current situation with long-term survival and economically, environmentally
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Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University; Fei Bie; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Blossom A. Barrett, Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
students’entire educational experience. Students indicated their level of satisfaction using a 4-pointLikert-type scale that ranges from 1 (“poor”) to 4 (“excellent”). Similarly, the NSSE elicitsinformation about students’ grades in college. Students reported their GPA based on an 8-pointscale ranging from 1 (“C- or lower”) to 8 (“A”).The primary independent variables assessed the frequency and nature of African American andHispanic STEM students’ engagement with faculty members and peers. This includedengagement inside classes (e.g., worked with other students on projects during class) and outsideclasses (e.g., talked about career plans with a faculty member). Specifically, five items measuredthe frequency with which students worked on a research
Conference Session
Innovative Graphics Instruction
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Design Graphics
. The objective was to ensure that all design technology graduates possessedan understanding of technology management practices in the areas of production, planning, andcontrol; quality control; safety; and management specifically. The goal was to improve the levelof understanding of technology management among graduating design technology graduates.An initial study of the students’ performance was completed in the spring of 20121. In this study,the performance of design technology majors on their understanding of technology managementwas ascertained. The criterion for success included (a) a 91% pass rate for all who sat for thecertification exam and (b) for those who did not pass the exam, the number of correctly answeredexam items will fall
Conference Session
International Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Javier Orozco P.E., UPV; Joseph S. Sun, University of Pennsylvania; Karen McDonald, University of California, Davis; Carlos Jiménez-Rico, Universitat Politècnica de València; Juan-Miguel Martinez-Rubio, Universitat Politecnica Valencia
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International
researcher" figure and reciprocity of exchanges apply. o Are difficult to implement under non structured cooperation because of problems for coordinating the research plans.  Awareness and dissemination has to be focused on personal links and cooperation of researchers. TEE has proved that joint fund seeking activities are key to doctoral collaboration. This has been more clearly outlined by the lack of Post-doc activity in the US and Canada.Research focus groupsToday’s collaboration in education has not evolved at the same pace as interpersonalinteractivities for research and joint work among research Universities. The excellence of anengineering program cannot be granted without the