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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelley Goldman, Stanford University; Maureen Carroll; Molly Bullock Zielezinski, Stanford University; Aaron Loh, Ministry of Education, Singapore; Eng Seng Ng, Stanford University; Stephanie Bachas-Daunert, Stanford University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10876Dive In! An Integrated Design Thinking/STEM CurriculumProf. Shelley Goldman, Stanford University Shelley Goldman is a learning sciences researcher studying how design thinking and technologies can create better access and success for K-16 learners. Current work includes bringing broadening participa- tion in STEM inside and outside of school. A professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and by Courtesy, Mechanical Engineering-Design Track, Goldman is on the faculty of the Learning, Design & Technology master’s program and the Learning Sciences & Technology Design doctoral program.Dr

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, electrical and controls design, and the vital role of information in managing an efficient and comfortable environment.ObjectivesOur objective is to design the mechanical systems for an 18,000 square foot commercial building and toutilize integration approaches to achieve minimum energy waste, as well as maximum human comfortsatisfaction. This is a new building with the majority of the building being finished space, while a smallportion on the second floor, the west side of the building roughly spanning 2840 square feet is to beleased or used at a future date. The building is designed for the location, Laramie, Wyoming. The ownerof the building requires that the building needs to be heated to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and cooled to

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

inBrigham Young University’s College of Engineering and Technology has integrated theleadership curriculum into its individual graduation requirements for seniors graduating in 2014and beyond. Early adopting departments now have several years of experience. Enrollment inthe required sophomore Leadership Foundations course has risen from several dozen students toroughly 1,000 students annually including approximately 20 percent student participation fromoutside the college since it is an approved General Education course. This paper presents thelongitudinal evolution of the curriculum in response to faculty concerns, student interest andexperience levels, and departmental constraints.Introduction and BackgroundLeadership skill development has become

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10694C-STEM Curriculum for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (Cur-riculum Exchange)Prof. Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis Harry H. Cheng is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Graduate Group in Computer Science, and Graduate Group in Education at the University of California, Davis, where he is also the Director of the UC Davis Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu) and Director of the Integration Engineering Laboratory. His current research includes developing computing and robotics technologies and integrate them into

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Active Learning in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Engineering Project Platform for Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum IntegrationIntroductionThis paper discusses how engineering projects developed on a centralized engineering projectplatform can integrate the undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) coursesacross four-year ABET-accredited programs. This integration is viewed as an essential step toproduce engineering graduates with skills that make them competitive in the global workforce.Typically, the courses in the ECE curriculum are taught as discrete units in relative isolation ofeach other. This approach does not effectively deliver the critical-thinking competencies

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt A. Thoroughman, Washington University; Alessandra Hruschka, Washington University in St.Louis; Patricia Widder, Washington University in St. Louis

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

be accessible to all schools with minimal resources orchanges to core curriculum and maximal flexibility of implementation. The KEEN Modules willmature into building exactly those deliverables for students and for the academic community.4. Conclusion and Future WorkTo our knowledge EVS is the first online learning environment built to support students Page 24.512.7throughout the major rather than in an individual class. Our goals parallel those of learningcommunities, here with community building used to foster early integrative thought, betweenfoundational material and real-world relevance, and initial scholarly and pre-professional

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Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman "Storm" Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teaching and learning. Storm began his career as a Mathematics Teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. He was awarded Teacher of the Year after his second year in the classroom. Also at this time he was selected to serve on the Curriculum Leadership Institute for the Greenville County Schools District. After teaching middle school for five years, Storm moved to Riverside High School and instructed integrated mathematics classes for 2 years. With a solid foundation of teaching experience formed, Storm accepted a position as an Aerospace Edu- cation Specialist for NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project. For 7 years Storm designed, imple- mented and facilitated various STEM programs to

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

modern engineering environment, especially for electricaland computer engineers. Virtually any non-trivial system - an electronic automotive enginecontrol unit for example - requires an understanding of concepts from across the entire spectrumof ECE. Furthermore the central component that integrates these concepts is an embeddedcomputer. As a means of reducing the tendency to "boxing", we use our introductory course inembedded computing to motivate and contextualize concepts from across our curriculum.Many ECE curricula have a course in microcontrollers or embedded computing, covering topicssuch as digital input/output (I/0), analog to digital conversion (A/D) or the use of timers. Whilethis is certainly prerequisite knowledge, little is done to

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Otto, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin, and Singapore University of Technology & Design; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Giacomo Nannicini, SUTD; Roland Bouffanais, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Elica Kyoseva, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Jean Wan Hong Yong, SUTD; Dario Poletti, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Robert E Simpson; Aditya Prasad Mathur

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

, c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrated 2D Design in the Curriculum: Effectiveness of Cross- Subject Engineering ChallengesAbstractMultidisciplinary engineering design is difficult in the undergraduate years. It is particularlyso in the early Freshman and Sophomore years, since the students have not enrolled in abreadth of subjects. Multidisciplinary problems are often left to latter years, thereby leavingthe students with an incomplete picture of how course subject matters relate and fit in alarger view of engineering and design. A novel approach to multi-disciplinary engineeringeducation was instituted in the Freshman and Sophomore years at the Singapore Universityof Technology and Design

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Renewable Energy Topics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William B. Phillips Ph.D., DeVry University; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach; Robert Aron PhD, DeVry University; Abour H. Cherif, DeVry University; Susana Fortun Ph.D., DeVry University, Chicago

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Engineering Technology

courses have beenAssessment Exam completedSummative Examination of all technical coursework to address achievement ofAssessment Exam Student Outcome A; and Program Specific Outcomes (L1 - L5)Senior Project This is an integrated curriculum experience used to assess Student Outcomes B to K and L1 to L5Humanities This is an integrated curriculum experience used to indirectly assessCapstone Student Outcomes E to KContinuous Improvement and Future WorkThe graduates from this specialization are expected to complete their program of study by theend of Spring 2014, when an analysis of initial program assessment data will be conducted andreviewed. In 2012, faculty and engineering

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; David Claudio, Montana State University; Durward K. Sobek II, Montana State University; Laura Stanley, Montana State University - Bozeman; Nicholas Ward, Montana State University

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #8784Introducing Flexibility in an Engineering Curriculum Through Student De-signed Elective ProgramsDr. William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University Dr. William J. Schell holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering – Engineering Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University. He is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Management Engineering at Montana State where his primary research interests are engineering education and the role of leadership and culture in process improvement with

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald S Harichandran, University of New Haven; David J Adams, Technical Communications Consultant; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Amy Thompson, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

need to have strong technicalcommunication skills. However, many colleges are struggling to provide this extra trainingeffectively and still meet the ever-growing demands of an engineering curriculum. At the Page 24.169.2University of New Haven an $185,500, three-year grant from the Davis Educational Foundationis funding a new program to provide students with strong technical communication skills.!!Through the grant the university is establishing a PITCH (Project to Integrate TechnicalCommunication Habits) initiative that began in fall 2012 and follows students through all fouryears of college in seven ABET accredited engineering and computer

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Kyle Jeffrey Benalil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Francisco Martín Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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Aerospace

24.783.9knowledge, as well as, experimental and theoretical backgrounds that they built during theircollege careers. Integrating all these aspects into one project showed to be an effective way toexpose students to real-world experience. Due to the overall outcome and success, the projectwas implemented into the curriculum as a mandatory experiment for all students.References1. Nascimento MAR, Lora ES, Correa PSP, Andrade RV, Rendon MA, Venturini S, Ramirez GAS. Biodiesel fuel in diesel micro-turbine engines: Modelling and experimental evaluation. Energy 2008;33:233-240.2. Chiaramonti D, Rizzo AM, Spadi A, Prussi M, Riccio G, Martelli F. Exhaust emission from liquid fuel micro gas turbine fed with diesel oil, biodiesel and vegetable oil. Applied

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Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #10025Freshmen engineering course in an Oil & Gas UniversityDr. Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute Jaby Mohammed is a faculty at The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He received his PhD in Indus- trial Engineering from University of Louisville (2006), masters in Industrial Engineering from University of Louisville (2003) and also a master’s in business administration from Indira Gandhi National Open Uni- versity (2001). His research interests include advanced manufacturing, design methodologies, six sigma, lean manufacturing, and engineering education. He previously taught at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References1. Goodhew, P., Education moves to a new scale. NanoToday 2006, 1, (2), 40-43.2. Mohammad, A. W.; Lau, C. H.; Zaharim, A.; Omar, M. Z., Elements of Nanotechnology Education in Engineering Curriculum Worldwide. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2012, 60, 405-412.3. Barranon, A.; Juanico, A., Major Issues in Designing an Undergraduate Program in Nanotechnology: The Mexican Case. WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics 2010, 9, (4), 264-274.4. Crone, W. C.; Lux, K. W.; Carpick, R. W.; Stone, D. S.; Hellstrom, E. E.; Bentley, A. K.; Lisensky, G., Integrating Nanoscale Science and Engineering

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman F. Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jayma Koval, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

career as a Mathematics Teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. He was awarded Teacher of the Year after his second year in the classroom. Also at this time he was selected to serve on the Curriculum Leadership Institute for the Greenville County Schools District. After teaching middle school for five years, Storm moved to Riverside High School and instructed integrated mathematics classes for 2 years. With a solid foundation of teaching experience formed, Storm accepted a position as an Aerospace Edu- cation Specialist for NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project. For 7 years Storm designed, imple- mented and facilitated various STEM programs to inspire teachers and students in STEM. As

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado Boulder; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9061Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout theCore Chemical Engineering Curriculum – Year 3Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; S. Selcen Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9722The EngrTEAMS Project: STEM Integration Curricula for Grades 4-8 (Cur-riculum Exchange)Dr. Tamara J Moore, Purdue University Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Moore’s research is centered on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and higher education mathe- matics, science, and engineering classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her research agenda focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. She is creating and testing

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10355Enhancing the STEM Curriculum Through a Multidisciplinary Approachthat Integrates Biology and EngineeringProf. Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University Jennifer Vernengo is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Jennifer re- ceived her Ph.D. from Drexel University in 2007. She began work as a materials scientist at Synthes Bio- materials, then joined Drexel University College of Medicine as postdoc in 2009. Jennifer two published research papers and one patent in the area of injectable biomaterials for orthopedic tissue replacement and repair. She is particularly interested in

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

theNational Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges and exploring ways to integrate thechallenges into coursework. Unlike Borrego and Newswander’s findings where typical cross-disciplinary collaborators often seek-out experts in another field with a specific purpose of a pre-conceived idea, this collaboration began more “by chance.” As Kirkpatrick stated, “A group had been developed in previous years with an interest in the grand challenges. I was jealous, the grand challenges sound cool and I want to do them. So I walked over to that group. I was slightly surprised to find the group being represented by Humanities and Social Sciences faculty (but not too much-- I had friends who had degrees in English that could turn a wrench far better

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, CEISMC: Georgia Tech; Jessica D. Gale; Beth A. Kostka, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nancy Anna Newsome, Georgia Tech - Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing; Brian Douglas Gane, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jayma Koval, Georgia Tech, CEISMC; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

educators and educational researchers who are exploring how to integrate science, mathematics and engineering within authentic school contexts and researching the nature of the resultant student learning.Sabrina Grossman, CEISMC: Georgia TechDr. Jessica D GaleBeth A. Kostka, Georgia Institute of Technology Beth Kostka has been with Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing since 2012 and serves as a Research Associate and Curriculum Writer. She originated in Wisconsin and received a B.S. in Biology from Syracuse University and a M.S. in Aquatic Environmental Science from Florida State University with an emphasis in Science Education. Prior to Georgia Tech she

Conference Session

K-12 and Precollege Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 2 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); P.K. Raju, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); John Timothy Gill, Lee-Scott Academy

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technologyeducation2, 3. Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari, father of the video game industry says, “If wecan integrate games within learning across the curriculum we can make education the propercompetition for our children’s minds.” BBC factual entertainment states that “People learnthrough games. Ninety-nine percent of boys and 97% of girls aged between 12-17 play videogames.” In a survey conducted in the United States with 25,544 teachers, 65% of teachers wereinterested in the use of games in the classroom4.Serious games can be used for education at all levels, from preschool and elementary school,through middle school and high school, into higher education, and even into the job market. Thispaper discusses the implementation of the engineering design game

Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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Community Engagement Division

system has served as a key component in our K-12 outreach program, our freshman chemical engineering classes and as a means for engagingour chemical engineering students in service learning activities.This integration of activities, all surrounding the LEGO™ Robotics system (coupled to Vernier®sensors and probes and “in house”-designed apparatus) has engaged students at all levels, frommiddle school through chemical engineering seniors in an exciting, “studio-based” environment.Anecdotal evidence suggests students readily “latching onto” key concepts and various aspectsof engineering through this “multi-modal” learning approach. Objectives of this method ofprogram integration include: 1) strengthened recruiting of students to engineering studies

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; William J. Endres, Michigan Technological University; Scott A. Miers, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University; Charles D. Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9874Curriculum Revision to Better Integrate Mechanical Engineering Science andPractice in the 2nd and 3rd Undergraduate YearsDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Uni- versity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Jason Blough, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, including classroom teaching,curriculum development, teacher education, research in education and the learning sciences, Page 24.781.21 This article is adapted from the report, STEM Integration in K-12 Education: Status, Prospects and an Agendafor Research (National Academies Press, 2014).school leadership, higher education, state STEM education reform, and business. The committeemet five times over an 18-month period, held three information-gathering sessions, andcommissioned topical papers relevant to its work.The committee worked with outside consultant David Heil & Associates, Inc.(DHA), whichconducted reviews of the research

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

their initials in this paper.Student IO had spent the previous summer (2012) as a research intern at MIT, where he hadinvestigated the design of a key arithmetic circuit for the sparse fast Fourier Transform (sFFT) Page 24.1023.5implemented on an integrated circuit and an FPGA. Recent research has demonstrated that forsignals with a sparse frequency spectrum, their Fourier Transform can be efficiently calculatedwith significant speedup over the traditional FFT in most cases.8 The basic idea is to be able tocapture the Fourier coefficients with the largest values while ignoring the ones with minimalvalues. As student IO had expressed interest

Conference Session

Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrew P. Kruzic P.E., University of Texas, Arlington; Heather L. Frost; Ziaur Rahman, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Civil Engineering

university-sponsorededucational research project over the last three years, called the Quality Enhancement Plan(QEP) Phase II. The CE QEP project, which started in the Fall semester of 2010, continuesthrough the summer of 2014. Within the QEP project, the research team uses alternative analysisas the method for developing critical thinking skills. The project includes making several minorrevisions to the curriculum, i.e., interventions, to include discussion of, and exercises in, criticalthinking at four points in the curriculum, spaced approximately one year apart.This paper presents the case for integrating more critical thinking into engineering programs andevaluates one university’s effort to try to enhance an engineering curriculum through a

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pete Hylton, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wendy Otoupal-Hylton, IUPUI

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, by making it to the final round the program received positive television, radio, printmedia and public forum exposure, and once again, the program director and the program wererecognized for reaching outside the E&T stereotype. Engineering participation in the festival hasbeen widely recognized as expanding the broad perspectives that the organizers strive for, andthe director has already been asked to consider submitting a proposal for a session for the 2014festival.ConclusionsMany experts feel that study of the liberal arts is an important part of any education, includingengineering. Many collegiate engineering programs are incorporating classes from outside ofengineering, and in some cases are trying new ways to integrate these into

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amit Janardhan Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

to incorporatethe vastly growing types of various digital media being employed in engineering design.Additionally, only one copy of a paper notebook exists as compared to the ability to share anELN (or part of one) with the involved parties. Here we outline the processes used to implementthe ELN and initial student and faculty survey results comparing paper notebooks to an ELN.IntroductionOur Biomedical Engineering (BME) undergraduate students participate in real-world, client-based design projects throughout the curriculum in teams of four or five students.1 The designcurriculum is advised by up to 13 faculty members per semester, each overseeing up to fourteams. In these courses, from sophomore through senior year, the students not only

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe L. Carvalho, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

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Biomedical

a low-cost USB-interface JTAG hardware reference design. It iscompatible with Windows and its main functionality is to provide an efficient and the necessaryconnection between the baseboard and a PC. Similarly to the OMAP DSP, this emulator is alsolow-cost and low power, and it only requires a USB port to be powered. This emulator in parallelwith the TI’s baseboard provides the sufficient hardware for the processing of digital signals. 3. Code Composer Studio™ v5TI’s Code Composer Studio™ (CCS) is an integrated development environment (IDE) for TI’sembedded processor families. CCS provides an efficient IDE for the development and debuggingof embedded applications. The software is based on the Eclipse open source softwareframework, which