Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Jinlee Kim P.E., California State University Long Beach

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Russell et al.reviewed the past and present of construction engineering and prescribed practical changes torevitalize construction engineering education to meet future demands.6 Kelly proposed anapproach to general education for civil engineers, which showed that sustainable development isa good theme for a civil engineering program.1 Pocock et al. proposed a problem-orientedapproach to incorporating sustainable design into a construction engineering curriculum.18Wang shared the experience gained from developing and teaching a sustainability course by Page 24.459.2identifying sustainability knowledge areas, course planning, and lessons

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; J. William White, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan D. Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

missing. What originally had been identified as a Six Sigma processimprovement project, with the hope of building on an existing plan, was reinvented as a Designfor Six Sigma project to better serve the department’s needs.Experimental MethodThe most common pathway proposed for Lean Six Sigma process improvement is often referredto as the DMAIC process represented by a cycle of define, measure, analyze, improve andcontrol. Nevertheless, this being the most common course for improvement did not make it themost appropriate course to accomplish the department’s goals. Design for Six Sigma, as if therewas no existing process, rather than DMAIC process improvement is more applicable when abusiness chooses to replace one or more core processes and/or

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa

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Chemical Engineering

Research project events Oct. 18 - 23 Planned 1st survey Oct. 28 Rankine cycle lecture Oct. 30 – Nov. 2 Actual 1st survey Nov. 1 Design project handed out Nov. 6 Rankine cycle homework due Nov. 6 - 8 2nd survey Nov. 20 Original project due date Planned final survey Nov. 22 Actual design project due date Dec. 4 - 6 Actual final surveyApproval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for protection of human subjects wasreceived for this project7. The project was

Conference Session

Enhancing Success/Peristence at Two-Year Colleges

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

components the following year, for returning students as well as the new ones. Therobotics project, which had become very popular with students, was refined and diversified toinclude two sequential years of activities and challenges. This enhancement provides increasedopportunity for our students to diversify their design and programming skills.The paper presents rationales for modifications and provides a detailed analysis of the programresults along with the planned developments for the 2014 EDGE Program.Brief History of the ProgramThe EDGE Program was started in 20031 and initially was intended to continue the work startedin the established San Antonio Pre-freshman Engineering Program (PREP) 2 with a more intensefocus on the Engineering

Conference Session

The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

university level. Students who have proclivities towardsentrepreneurship activities can be made more informed about the possibilities at theirinstitutions.Theory of Planned BehaviorIn the engineering education literature, several studies have examined the impact ofentrepreneurship programs, courses, or other interventions on student characteristics. Forexample, Reid and Ferguson4 examined whether entrepreneurial interventions impacted students’mindsets, in terms of being fixed or something that can be improved. Bilen and colleagues5studied the impact of participation in an entrepreneurship minor on constructs such as self-efficacy, leadership attitude, innovation, and teamwork skills. Ohland and colleagues examinedparticipation in an

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor; Francine K. Schlosser, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

offering a new product type that fits mass-customization markets ona global scale (e.g., has potential to be offered on multiple national markets). The team’s keytasks are to: 1. Develop initial product idea and its design, including possible product variations, 2. Outline the manufacturing processes and a system necessary to make the product, and 3. Prepare a business plan elements, which cover delivery, organization and cost issues. The course in its current form is designed to run on 12-week semester schedule typical inCanadian universities. The class meets three times a week: twice for 80-minutes lecture periodand for one 110-minutes tutorial session. The content of the course is outlined in Table 1.Figure 2 Integration of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technology Tom Mason is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Engineering Management. After retiring from his 38 year career at Rose-Hulman in 2010, he continues part-time teaching of entrepreneurship, exploring innovation in engineering education and advising technology based start ups.Dr. Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Michael Wollowski obtained his undergraduate degree in Informatics from the University of Hamburg, Germany. He obtained M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Indiana University in Bloom- ington, IN, USA. He studied under Jon Barwise and as part of his dissertation developed a diagrammatic proof system for planning in the blocks world of Artificial Intelligence. Michael is

Conference Session

Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

more soft or is it going to be like a real egg2 Imagine Brainstorming ideas and • He thought about it. Because if you think picking a good idea about it and drew it, it helps you better to pick which one and helps you do good. • He wrote down his He’s brainstorming and trying very hard3 Plan Planning ahead, including • He said he what was going to before he the materials needed for started doing all this finishing the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kaplan, California State University, Northridge; James Flynn, California State University, Northridge; Sharlene Katz P.E., California State University, Northridge

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

thecurrent Sprint Backlog. The set of tasks in the Product Backlog, and their priority, had beendecided on in advance by the CubeSat faculty, and had been added to the Product Backlog by theProduct Owner (computer science faculty). Once the Sprint Backlog was assembled, the teamcollectively estimated the number of hours each task would take using a live Planning Pokersession.During Planning Poker, for each task on the Sprint Backlog, each team member held up a papercard indicating whether they felt the task would be small, medium, large, or extra-large(corresponding to an estimate of 3, 5, 8, or 13 hours of work). For each task where teammatesdisagreed on the estimates, a brief discussion followed, where the difficulty of the task wasdebated. Next

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud T. Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University; Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University ; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

largest ethnic group by then. Nevertheless, low enrollment of Hispanics in STEM disciplinesand lack of professionals in STEM-specific careers is a major concern to many.As a major Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in southern Texas, Texas A&M InternationalUniversity (TAMIU) has been engaged in providing quality education in STEM disciplines toHispanic and other minority communities. The STEM-Minority Outreach and RetentionEnhancement (STEM-MORE) project, funded by the US Department of Education, is part ofsuch effort, which was established in 2011 with activities planned for the following three years.Several project components including MORE-Education and Enrichment Program (MORE-EEP), MORE-Transfer and Retention Program (MORE-TRP), MORE

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ryan Smith

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

used in theteacher training. These trial-runs help teachers to make iterative improvements in their planned activities. In additionto student responses, the middle school teachers were able to work on aspects of delivery (pedagogy and methods) in areal-time environment, under the mentoring of master teachers from the G/T programs. Page 24.1326.2 Grade Level: 6 – 8 Authors: The PRISM Team, Pat Carlson, Matt Davidson, Bob Jackson, Erin Phelps, and Ryan Smith Author Contact Information: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, carlsonp@rose-hulman.edu Indiana State Academic Standards: (1) Use models to enrich understanding of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael (Mick) J. Bates, Waynesburg University; Donald Ken Takehara, Taylor University; Hank D. Voss, Taylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

business plan competition and on-campus incubator. Dr. Bates served as a board member and past executive committee member on two economic development organizations. His nearly 20-year business career revolved around high tech start-up companies in the contact center industry. His international experience includes an exchange to Guatemala during college, living in Germany for three years, business trips to various European countries, and in his time with Taylor University and Waynesburg University, research, speaking, and education travels to China, Laos, South Korea, Thailand, East and West Africa. Dr. Bates is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, holds an MBA from Regent University, and a

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua M Coriell, Cyber Innovation Center; Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of angle measurement Closing Cartesian Coordinates Designing and planning the layout of a city Closing Matrices Encrypting and decrypting messages with matrices

Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Student

replaced or the one (or two) of the DC power supplies couldbe made available for students to use to complete the exercise. The impact of the use of this kitto student outcomes has not yet been assessed and is planned in future work.1. H. Klee and J. Dumas, “Theory, simulation, experimentation: an integrated approach to teaching digital control systems,” Education, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 37, pp. 57-62, 1994.2. K. A. Connor, B. Ferri and K. Meehan, “Models of mobile hands-on STEM education,” in 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, 2013.3. D. Millard, M. Chouikha and F. Berry, “Improving student intuition via Rensselaer’s new mobile studio

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

topic and software operation. By forming a social, collaborative environment, the Girls CREATE program encouragesfuture interest in science, engineering, and technology through the strengthening of creativewriting skills. The instructional material is intended to teach the students how to identify, plan,solve, and portray solutions to the types of problems scientists and engineers encounter inpractice using a hands-on, three-dimensional building approach. By utilizing modern technologyand software, the program’s curriculum includes projects designed to prepare students for theirfuture academic careers and teach them about the role of technology in society.List of Engineering Topics: 1. Environment: e.g., air pollution, recycling, clean

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarsan Rangan, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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College Industry Partnerships

andthis disconnect results in bad experiences for all. In this paper we discuss student expectationsfrom an internship experience, and the responsibilities of the business in terms of meeting thesestudent expectations. We will also discuss ways to structure and plan the internship so that thebusiness can better assess the potential and the capabilities of the intern. This can help businessesavail the internship experience as an extended job interview to hire good candidates – candidateswith organization specific training that fit in with the organizational structure and culture. II. Intern ExpectationsInternships do not mean just “busy work” anymore – whether it was running errands, filingdocuments or clerical work; students now have real

Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

school students from multiple counties in Appalachia Virginia and 12 college engineeringstudents from the same counties were interviewed. The interview protocol was developed usingSCCT as the framework and included questions concerning interest, goals, supports/barriers,parental jobs and education, and expectations of their future. Results show that interest was theprimary reason for planning on an engineering career by the high school participants. Likewise,interest was the primary reason for choosing engineering given by the college engineeringparticipants. The students planning on engineering had exposure to engineering in high school,however not all students exposed to engineering plan to pursue an engineering career. Additionalfindings

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Simoni, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Xiaoyan Mu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne T. Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

Page 24.990.2 then formulate a plan for solving those pieces,  is equally applicable and useful to a wide variety of projects,  provides assessment tools that are an integral part of the process,  provides opportunities for students to reflect on the usefulness of the process,  is easily learned by faculty who haven’t previously taught the course and don’t have a lot of design experience,  minimizes the overhead to faculty in terms of working with the teams and assessing their progress,  and minimizes the additional workload on the students.In the past, the course structure depended on the experiences of the faculty supervisors andvaried from project to project. This variability and lack of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Joseph, Pace University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

encountered. The mentors were either technologyentrepreneurs or senior level managers from industry versed in teamwork, innovation, andentrepreneurship; they assisted the student teams in financial or healthcare problem identificationappropriately defined for solutions within the constraint of the semester; they further providedguidance, realism, and insight to the teams’ ideas for a feasible problem solution. Theseinterventions helped to supplement the content provided in the case studies and lectures. Acentral product of the course was the creation of a business plan developed to support aninnovative problem solution to satisfy a financial or healthcare customer’s need with itssubsequent pitch. Students’ performance in and enthusiasm for the course

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MaryShannon Williams, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sara Elizabeth Ringbauer, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Environmental Engineering

was always, c’mon, hurry up, let’s get done, move on!’” Instructors shouldconsider decreasing group size from 5 to 3 in order to keep all group members engaged. The authors categorized PBL development as having instructor implications.Developing a PBL unit and website can take a lot of planning. The course instructor pointed tothe value of suggested getting help from experienced PBL developers. “I think to get into thisyou really need to not only have a concept of what you want to do but then get help fromsomeone who’s built these sort of websites before. I think there’s just too much of a learningcurve for a faculty member to do it on their own.” The instructor was surprised at the amount oftime it took to develop the PBL. He

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott L. Post, Bradley University

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Aerospace

time, NASA was developing plans for post-Apollomissions, including plans for space stations in orbit and on the moon. These space stations wouldrequire a “space shuttle” to service them. After much negotiation, NASA finally gained approvalfrom the Nixon administration to build the Space Shuttle, but not the space station. Further, therewere no remaining Saturn V rockets to lift the major components for a proposed space stationinto orbit. (A modified Saturn V rocket had put Skylab into orbit in 1973). The space shuttleprogram was approved in 1972 with a budget of a $5.5 billion and a goal of completion in 1978,6 years later. The first launch was not actually achieved until 1981, but the total cost overrun wasonly 15%, which is pretty good by

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

24.1257.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The Wicked Problems in Sustainable Engineering (WPSE) Initiative: Pilot Results of a Cross-Institutional Project-Based Course OfferingAbstractWicked problems are characterized as problems that lack a conclusive formulation, havenumerous stakeholders, and have responses rather than solutions. Many technical sustainabilityproblems show elements of wickedness (e.g. climate change, infrastructure, urban planning).Exposure to wicked problems during a student’s undergraduate education is both critical andchallenging. As a response to instructional barriers in this area, Engineers for a SustainableWorld has developed the Wicked Problems in Sustainable

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Edward L. Hajduk P.E., University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering and Public Policy

A Model for Realizing Human PotentialAbstractThe realization of human potential requires each individual to consider their future possibilitiesrelative to their current capabilities so that they may develop and execute a plan to gainknowledge, experience, and opportunities. Accordingly, a model is herein presented in which anindividual’s understanding of their own capabilities is informed by objective assessment afterwhich that individual’s perception of future possibilities is supported with a probabilistic careertree diagram. The proposed model provides a detailed registry of the individual’s skills withindicia of scarcity relative to the needs of varying employment opportunities. In addition, theproposed model provides a roadmap for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; William S. Oates, Florida State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

testing of a six- McLarty component strain gage balance calibrationNote for Table 2 and 3: 1 African American, 2 Women, 3 Hispanic American, 4 International StudentsGroup Design ProjectA group design project was included as part of the REU program to expose students to openended projects within a team environment. The goals of the project included overarchingemphasis on applications in product design and management applied to robotics, aerospace, andintegration of adaptive structures. We summarize here evolution of this project over the first twoyears of the REU. Plans for year three are briefly discussed with additional details about futureplans in subsequent sections.In year 1, a design goal

Conference Session

Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower PE, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Elizabeth Connor, The Citadel

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #9037Enhancing Undergraduate Civil Engineering Opportunities for Minority, Fe-male, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged StudentsDr. William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is a professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and is a registered professional engineer. His research interests focus on transportation infrastructure planning and design, highway safety, and active living by design. Courses he teaches include transportation engineering, geographic information systems, pavement design, and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

learning priorities require work by students at these higher levels. This learning is not easily demonstrated with traditional timed tests. A selection of case studies of geologic failures was deemed a better fit for this higher level learning. Learning about failure case studies and how to analyze the failures also requires significant class time. Thus, a much greater emphasis on the use of case studies for in class activities was planned. Page 24.640.4 • Project work that requires the students to apply geologic science to planning civil and environmental engineering projects

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

motivatingand managing our students to strive for excellence. The X-matrix was introduced to the LDP as ameans of uniting the students from different RSOs to work towards a common goal, to teachthem the value of this powerful tool, and to drive success in the LDP and their student projectteams.This paper addresses the fundamental process for constructing and using an X-matrix, and thendescribes how it is applied to achieve success in SIUC’S LDP.Engineering Management ToolMost major organizations have developed mission and vision statements to serve as a goal andconstant reminder of what the organization stands for and what it’s working towards. To achievetheir mission and vision, organizations engage in developing a strategic plan every one to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Elizabeth A. Adams, Mesa Community College; Mikhail Chester, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Thomas P. Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

on student, faculty, and programperformance. All materials developed in the proposed TUES 2 program (courses, modules) willemploy well-known experiential learning pedagogies and build on the teams’ sustainabilityengineering educational expertise. Flexibility will be built into the stand-alone course materialsand modules to accommodate the resources of different faculty and facilitate the adoption ofthese courses across different universities. Our aim is to train students to think outside the box,connect their learning to the real world, and who are prepared to tackle the engineeringchallenges of a global economy. Specifically, through this proposal we plan to (1) create and (2

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres Cornel Chavez, California State University Northridge; Stephanie Marie Jaco, California State University Northridge; Alejandro Roldan, California State University Northridge; Matthew Ferrer, CSUN; Joyceanne Sim; George Youssef, California State University, Northridge

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

implemented in local school curricula in the near future. Andres plans to continue his education by pursuing doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Solid Mechanics and conducting research in smart material systems.Stephanie Marie Jaco, California State University NorthridgeAlejandro Roldan, California State University NorthridgeMatthew Ferrer, CSUNMiss Joyceanne SimDr. George Youssef, California State University, Northridge Dr. George Youssef is an Assistant Professor at California State University, Northridge. His research interest is in the area of experimental mechanics and biomechanics. He recently was recognized by Engineers Council as Distinguished Engineering Educator for 2014. Dr. Youssef has many

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aruna Shekar, Massey University

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Design in Engineering Education

are integrated with fundamental and technical knowledge of the disciplines. There aretwo PBL courses (15 credits each) in each year (one in each semester) of the new Bachelor ofEngineering degrees. Each PBL course runs for fourteen weeks and has a minimum of sixcontact hours per week. The PBL courses are integrated with the fundamental knowledgecourses, and staff from all the courses in each year get together to plan and discuss theprojects and the assessment schedules. Page 24.1016.4 Figure 1: The new re-designed engineering curriculumThe central focus of each PBL course is a project based around a theme such as