Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

Classroom Teaching Techniques – An Effectiveness Methodology for Aerospace Concepts?AbstractMost engineering courses require some level of work to be done by students using internet. Avast majority of material taught in classes is available online. Theoretically, a student could learnalmost everything they want from the online resources. In this research, a comparative study isdone between students learning and understanding when some basic aerospace concepts aretaught in a traditional lecture based classroom versus when students are told to look for the samematerial on the internet. The results indicate that, although all the material taught in theclassroom is available on the internet, students do not perform better when they

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

positive stories from the first two GEECS mentor groups have set the stagefor widespread participation of current and future GEECS members.The initial mentorship activities have established a protocol to build from. The program wouldbenefit from continued refinement including further grounding in scholarship on goal setting,monitoring rigorously to ensure a standard implementation, and identifying future participants.We envision the possibility of the mentorship activities becoming integrated into curriculum atuniversities with sustainable engineering education graduate programs, which would provide anopportunity to encourage students outside their comfort zone. For institutions that cannot supportsuch interventions, the program may benefit from

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Management of an Industry-Sponsored Multidisciplinary Capstone ProjectAbstractThe Engineering Education Innovation Center at The Ohio State University has offered, throughits Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design Program a broad range of opportunities forengineering and non-engineering students by incorporating authentic industry-sponsored projectsinto the curriculum. The program provides students the opportunity to apply their education anddevelop professional skills in real-world problems by incorporating different student andindustry interests through its four sub-programs; Industry-Sponsored Projects, Industry-Sponsored Product Design Projects; Social Innovation and Commercialization; and JointMechanical/Bio-medical

Conference Session

Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park ; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-3049: FACULTY BELIEFS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DE-SIGN EDUCATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY COMPARING ENTREPRENEUR-SHIP AND DESIGN FACULTYDr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sarah Zappe is the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the College of Engineering at Penn State University. In this role, she provides support to faculty in trying innovative ideas in the classroom. Her background is in educational psychology with an emphasis in applied testing and measurement. Her current research interests include integrating creativity into the engineering curriculum, development in- struments to measure the engineering professional skills, and using qualitative data to enhance

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin A. Gibbons Ret., U.S. Air Force Academy, NexOne, Inc., and CAStLE; Philip Knodel, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joel William Noble, U.S. Air Force Academy; Nathan W. Seibt, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, vendors, and pricing. Several measurements are requiredfor calculation of efficiency of a fuel cell and several variables could be rather easily controlledin order to determine their effects on efficiency. Therefore, with these considerations in mind,this proposal was accepted. Other factors considered in the selection of this equipment wererelatively easy setup, fairly user-friendly operation, adaptability to small student teams, and theability to be integrated with current laboratory data acquisition hardware and software. In orderto provide the students taking the Experimental Mechanics course with an ill-defined or open-ended problem experience per course objectives, students were tasked, as stated in the projectabstract, to research fuel

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Design in Engineering Education

a large community ofengineering educators that feels these techniques need to be integrated in the classroom.Research has shown that these pedagogies create an environment that is more engaging to thestudents. However, a possible downfall of these techniques is that they can become timeconsuming and if not integrated properly can become the focus of a course taking away fromlearning the fundamentals.Engineering educators can “fit a project in” on a micro level by the addition of new techniquesperiodically in class. On the macro level, the question is how one can create a complete overhaulof a particular curriculum while maintaining the integrity of the content. To answer this questionwe look to the engineering design process. The same

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Design in Engineering Education

analysis and integration use modeling and simulation at different degrees3: Page 25.1072.3A model: is a representation of an object.A simulation: is the act of an object or its model performing in an actual or simulated environment. Figure 2 – Different realization tools3As shown in Fig. 2, analysis is performed with mostly simulation and some modeling. Integration isperformed with mostly modeling and some simulation. It is also obvious that both analysis andsimulation are mostly logical and analytical in nature while modeling and integration are more holisticand creative in nature.Realization

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Catherine Baker Lipe, Cañada College

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Two Year College Division

campus student organizations.Additionally, the Engineering Department has recently been awarded federal grant funds aimedat strengthening its programs. This includes a Minority Science and Engineering ImprovementProgram (MSEIP) grant from the US Department of Education, an Innovations in EngineeringEducation, Curriculum, and Infrastructure ( IEECI) grant from NSF, and a CurriculumImprovement Improvements Partnership Award for the Integration of Research (CIPAIR) grant.The Cañada College NSF S-STEM program team recognizes the need to increase therepresentation of students from other disciplines, and plans to involve more faculty from thesedisciplines in future recruitment efforts. As an initial step, two new faculty mentors have beenadded to this

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Shadle, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Continuing Professional Development

freshmen engineering programs, math success, K-12 STEM curriculum and accreditation, and retention and recruitment of STEM majors. Page 25.1087.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Promoting STEM Faculty Members’ Reflection on their Teaching PracticeAs part of an institutional focus on STEM student success, a group of eight STEM faculty fromacross the STEM disciplines participated in a year-long faculty learning community (FLC). Thefacilitated experience was designed to support the professional development of faculty throughexploration and

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering training with an emphasis on engineeringdesign, systems thinking, and sustainability. Our goal is to train this engineering versatilist. Webelieve that exposure to engineering design can help students develop their problem solvingskills, teach them to better synthesize information, and exercise skills required to integrate andanalyze knowledge. Consequently, courses in engineering design represent the spine (boldedcourses with a white background in Figure 1) of our integrated engineering curriculum.2Students are first exposed to engineering design during their freshman year with reverseengineering modules in our Introduction to Engineering course. Then, sophomore through senioryear, students enroll sequentially in our six-course design

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Martha M. Ellis

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Two Year College Division

, Page 25.234.3provided they satisfy all other admission requirements of the institution and program. After beingadmitted, the student will follow a specified “completion curriculum” for the baccalaureatedegree that is founded on the body of knowledge obtained in the associate’s degree. To beentitled to pursue the degree completion curriculum after being admitted, the student mustcomplete the prescribed courses with an overall GPA of at least 2.5, and with no grade lowerthan “C.” No further testing or evaluation will be required.The model Associate of Science in Engineering Science curriculum was developed to providestudents with the foundational knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for successful pursuit ofa baccalaureate engineering

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Rajesh Elara Mohan, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Sawako Kaijima, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Stylianos Dritsas, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Daniel D. Frey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Diana Moreno, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kin-Leong Pey, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

that provide a significant design experience. While most engineering programs around theworld introduce design at distinct points in a curriculum, such as freshman and capstone design courses,we present the concept of a “4-D” design pedagogy, where design is integrated across courses, semesters,years, and extra-curricular activities. This pedagogy, or framework, may be implemented in whole or inpart in any engineering program.Building on this design pedagogy, we present the context of designiettes in terms of educational theories,the I-Engineering, and assessment. We then explore the strategic development and use of designiettes,and present a literature review on small scale design project efforts as they relate to the concept ofdesigniettes

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

formanufacturability. Through working on this project, students will be able to study a complexengineering and technology system that: (1) exposes them to applied and cutting-edgetechnologies; (2) encourages them to participate in an integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum;and (3) involves them in methods of applied technology and skills necessary to transition fromacademic to professional environments.1. Introduction Rapid advancement in technology has laid a path for the design and manufacture of manyinterdisciplinary integrated technologies. These advancements have provided new avenues forthe engineering educators to better prepare tomorrows global citizens through methods capableof responding to the challenges of tomorrow1. On the other hand, the

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

students through the lens of identity theory (NSF BRIGE grant), advancing problem-based learning methodologies (NSF CCLI grant), assessing student learning, and un- derstanding and integrating complex problem solving in undergraduate engineering education (NSF CA- REER grant). Her other research interests lie in cardiovascular fluid mechanics, sustainability, and K-12 engineering outreach.Dr. Eric C. Pappas, James Madison University Eric Pappas is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Department of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University. Email: PappasEC@jmu.edu.Dr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Robert Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 25.88.3developed in the SE domain. They are used for workforce development and education. The SECapstone project goals listed below have the numbers of relevant competencies from AppendixA noted: Identify the needs and objectives of key stakeholders including the operational and life-cycle context, and how these shape and set the scope for the development program (2, 4, 5). Demonstrate recognition that the value of a system is largely embodied in the interaction among its components, and not in the components themselves when addressing stakeholder requirements (6, 8). Demonstrate an ability to produce a well thought out system design and well managed interface specifications as critical to successful system integration (6

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan A. Taylor, University of Alabama; David Jeff Jackson, University of Alabama

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Design in Engineering Education

material of the sophomore-level course, very similar to the relationship betweenECE 383 and the senior-level courses ECE 480 and ECE 484 at our institution1,2,3,4.As discussed in this document, as well as in another article5, the upper-level courses assume asufficient background in the subjects relating to hardware and peripheral interfacing, so thesetopics must be covered at the beginning of the computer engineering sequence of an electricaland computer engineering curriculum. These introductory courses familiarize the students withsemi-complex microcontroller systems and their design and construction. The students then enterthe terminal courses with a good foundation from which to work.The issue of difficulty in this sequence of topics being

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4130: A UNIQUE APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZING THE EN-GINEERING DESIGN PROCESSMs. Lisa Guerra, NASA Lisa Guerra has 25 years of experience in the NASA aerospace community. Guerra is currently working with the UTeachEngineering program. She recently completed a four-year assignment from NASA head- quarters to establish a systems engineering curriculum at the University of Texas, Austin, as a pilot for na- tional dissemination. Her efforts in systems engineering curriculum can be located at http://spacese.spacegrant.org/. Guerra’s most recent position at NASA Headquarters was Director of the Directorate Integration Office in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. In that position, her responsibilities

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Design in Engineering Education

) include: Passion for Customers, Trust and Respect forIndividuals, We Effectively Collaborate, Meaningful Innovation, Uncompromising Integrity. 5This broad ranging description of success reflects an understanding of the process of innovationthat extends well beyond the initial work of invention. Additional examples of engineers turned“product managers” are plentiful, including Bob Galvin of Motorola, Bill Gates of Microsoft andmost recently Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google. However, workplace success for the “engineer-and-business manager” is far fromassured. The work of product management involves many skills not always taught within astandard engineering curriculum. Learning beyond post-secondary education is often a ”sink orswim

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

. The high time investment typically required both to learn new teachingapproaches that differ markedly from familiar models and to effectively mentor teams, coupledwith an often-marginalized role for capstone courses in the curriculum, raise questions regardingfaculty motivation. Why, that is, do faculty choose to pursue this type of teaching, and how dothey make teaching decisions within the course? These questions become more critical as callsfor increasing emphasis on professional practice within the curriculum continue to grow 3.Understanding the motivational factors that promote or deter choosing to teach a capstone designcourse and implementing specific pedagogical approaches is critical in supporting the designeducation community as we

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University; Xiaodong Zou, Zhejiang University; Hanbing Kong, Zhejiang University

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 25.372.4In China, discipline-based education tends to cultivate specialists who are extremely deep andconfined to one aspect, rather than T-shaped professions, who are, on the contrary,knowledgeable, comprehensive or interdisciplinary and thus well-equipped to both a first joband a final career. In some colleges, the engineering curriculum is limited, withoutconsideration for the integrity of different disciplines; the so-called general education turnsout to be some superficial electives, which fail to attract students and faculty as well. The Whole T is not Solid Enough: Restrained Open InnovationEducation patterns in Chinese colleges tend to cultivate talent experts in studying the worldas it is rather than creating the world that

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda A. Haven, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Michael Kenneth Fabian, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Alexander James Herring, General Electric - Aviation; Marissa Pinnola, Purdue University; Devan DUPLICATE Berg, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

examined forconstruction and testing feasibility.First offering of the ME Capstone Detail Design CourseSince the ME propulsion-track students had previously taken a basic course in airbreathing androcket propulsion which covered jet engine cycle design point analysis and off-design pointengine operation, and an advanced propulsion course that covered component design, they werewell prepared for the first capstone preliminary design course to do cycle analysis, componentmatching and airframe integration for a turbojet-powered area-defense fighter. Since theemphasis on the follow-on detail design course involved component manufacturing and testing, afirst stage compressor blade was chosen to be examined from a production and testing viewpoint.The

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jintana Nina Phanthanousy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3920: SCAFFOLDING PROVIDED TO ENGINEERING STUDENTSIN CORNERSTONE DESIGN PROJECT SCENARIOS RELATED TO PRAC-TICES OF EXPERT DESIGNERSDr. Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Yosef Allam is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University. He graduated from the Ohio State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial and systems engineering and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Allam’s interests are in spatial visualiza- tion, the use of learning management systems for large-sample educational research studies, curriculum development, and fulfilling the needs of an integrated, multi-disciplinary first-year engineering educa

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Celeste M. Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

.”6 These Academies’ reports5-6 and others7-9 convey an urgency toreform K-12 public education systems. But, changing the US K-12 public school systems(which number over 14,000) presents a great deal of time-consuming inertia to overcome for Page 25.992.2any change agent. Further, extensive nation-wide curriculum changes ought to be madecarefully, with sufficient planning and financial support. In the meantime, as we await neededsystemic changes, a broad outreach program such as High School Enterprise can have a muchmore timely impact. High School Enterprise (HSE) is an initiative that has established teams of secondarystudents that

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Steve Blair, University of Utah; Peter Rogers, Ohio State University; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

for Engineering Education, 2012Prof. Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute After seven years with the Information Science Research Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was an Associate Research Professor, Junichi Kanai joined Panasonic Information and Net- working Technologies Lab in 1998. He was a Senior Scientist developing and transferring new technolo- gies to product divisions. From 2002 to 2004, he was a manager at Matsushita Electric Corporation of America (Panasonic), providing system integration and software development for clients. Kanai joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 2004. He is currently Associate Director of the O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

-effectiveness competencies through the use of self- and peer-assessment in their project teams.The development of our team-effectiveness framework is described with a focus on how it aimsto stimulate students to provide mature feedback. Methods used to motivate students to learnabout and improve their team-effectiveness competencies are also described. The intendedintegration of the tool into the curriculum is outlined, highlighting an on-line student portfolio onteam-effectiveness that allows students to track their improvement longitudinally across differentproject teams throughout their undergraduate studies. This work has been developed for team-based design projects in undergraduate engineering but is also applicable in other disciplines.1

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don L. Dekker, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

. His research interests include advanced vehicle modifications, ergonomics and mobility devices for individuals with disabilities. He received the Presidential Award from NMEDA and an award from the University of Miami for course development and recruitment for their online training in AT. He is actively involved with the state VR program to develop policy and train- ing for better integration of rehabilitation technology services. He is on the advisory board for the RERC on Wheelchair Transportation Safety at the University of Michigan. Recent awards include: Engineer of the Year (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Innovation Research Award (USF), and Florida Governors Point of Light. In 2006, He founded

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shraddha Sangelkar, Texas A&M University, College Station; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

impact on theuser-centric design.SummaryThe paper explains the procedure to create actionfunction diagrams for user centric design ofproducts. Some of the advantages of actionfunction diagrams are focusing closely on product anduser interaction, highlighting those functions of a product in which the user is involved, andallowing for analysis of user-product interaction in the early design stages.This method can be introduced in an engineering design curriculum for user-focused design. The Page 25.355.14aim of this paper is to educate the design community and engineering educators about theimportance of user modeling and the available methods to

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne W. Scott, Petroleum Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3469: PREPARING ENGINEERS FOR GLOBAL CAREERS: CUL-TURALLY DIVERSE DESIGN COMPETITIONS AND FORUMS FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Suzanne W. Scott, Petroleum Institute Suzanne W. Scott is an Assistant Professor in the STEPS Program (Strategies for Team-based Engineering Problem Solving). She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Denver, an M.A from Washington University, and a B.A. from Drury University. She is a former Coordinator of the EPICS (Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence) Program at the Colorado School of Mines under the directorship of Dr. Robert Knecht, and has served as one of the Principal Investigators in the PI/CSM collaboration, ”Preparing Global Engineers,” on

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Philip Knodel, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Robert Vincent, U. S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

use in ways that the original inventor did notanticipate.3.3 Make Based Concept GenerationBased on prior success of utilizing PS/PM in our design curriculum and the lingering difficultythat students have implementing innovative solutions, an additional publication was added to themix – Make magazine. This publication has some of the technological innovation of PS/PM buttakes an instructable.com approach to explaining how the technology could actually beimplemented. This level of detail helped open the students’ minds to possibilities they thoughttoo complex or difficult. Additionally the detail served to allow them better cross-application ofideas since they had a deeper understanding of the problems faced when developing thetechnology and

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Crehan, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

form of textual and graphical media. Is it necessary for usto rethink what it is we teach in Design and Technology Education and how we teach it?Would promoting and encouraging the use of non-traditional media support a better type oflearning? The integration of a non-criterion referenced constructivist electronic portfolio intoa design module has provided a valuable insight into the learning of students through a designprocess. Equally it provides clear evidence to support the use of an electronic portfolio insupporting student exploration and learning. The use of digital media (videos, audio filesetc.) by students in the capturing and portrayal of their learning indicates an advantage in theuse of e-portfolios over traditional