Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

support and feedback throughout all aspects of this endeavor. Page 25.614.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Exploring Cyberlearning through a NSF LensIntroduction Phrases like “Let’s Google It” and “Text Me” reflect the lifestyle of today’s millennials. Thoughsimple, they speak to an undisputed reality–the use of computing technology and high-speedcommunication is ubiquitous. The new opportunities that have opened up in undergraduate STEMEducation can be cited in support of this fact. Cyberlearning, the use of web-based technologies tosupport learning, enables

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

robust foundation of domainspecific knowledge is required to become an effective problem solver 6. Often thisdistinguishing factor separates novice from expert problem solvers. In addition, Mayer (citedin Montague et al 4) highlights metacognitive strategies as another key to successful problemsolving. Metacognition or the ability to reflect on the way and how one thinks requiresstrategic and situational/contextual knowledge 7. Students need to possess knowledge ofstrategies to employ but also understand when and where to employ these strategies relevantto the problem in hand. Metacognitive skills directly contribute to effective knowledgetransfer 8 as it allows one to regulate the use of previously learned knowledge and skillsdepending on the

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Travis O'Hair, Skyline High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering designexperiences as an instructional method to increase student knowledge and attitudes towardsengineering in both K-12 and undergraduate education. Essentially, PBL instruction uses aninquiry process to engage students in learning through exposure to complex, real-worldproblems, reflecting the environment in which they live and learn.5 PBL design culminates in afinal product, such as a design, model, device, or computer simulation, encouragingcollaboration with other students, and using performance-based assessment to evaluate a range ofskills and knowledge.5,6 Currently, only limited research exists on the effectiveness of thismethod in the classroom, and most of that at the undergraduate engineering level. However, thisundergraduate

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California, Berkeley; Ryan Shelby, University of California, Berkeley; Farzana Ansari, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Women in Engineering

an undergraduate first-year engineering course, a five-week module on leadership wasoffered in addition to two other modules focused on more traditional engineering topics,bioengineering and mechanical engineering. Students were able to choose two out of the threemodules as part of their requirement for the course. The leadership module presentedmechanisms for developing professional skills and also provided hands-on application of theseskills through K-12 service learning at a local science museum. Because women tend to bedrawn to engineering sectors that give back to society, we hypothesized that the confidencelevels of women would reflect the benefit of the leadership module.To assess the impact of the module, we developed a survey based

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele L. Strutz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

that prompted them to choose to studyengineering. The research question this study addressed was: What are the influences on thelived experiences of low-SES first-generation students who pursue engineering study?Methodological frameworkSince the first author wanted to “identify the meaning, structure, and essence of the livedexperience of this phenomenon for this person”, 24 she chose phenomenology as hermethodological framework. Phenomenology is the description of the lived experience. 25 Theaim of phenomenology is the description, reflections, and understanding of the lived experienceof a particular phenomenon and focuses on making meaning of what the participant reports. 24The first author chose phenomenology because she was interested in

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston (CoT); Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston; Barbara L. Stewart, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

because there isscholarly research that shows that time management can be taught and learned. Timemanagement is defined differently in most studies, but most definitions reflect the one providedby Lakein13, who profiled time management as a process of determining needs, setting goals toachieve those needs, planning the tasks required, and prioritizing them. Claessens, van Eerde,Rutte, and Roe point out that studying time use is purposeless outside the context of goal-directed activity14. Research such as that by Woolfolk and Wookfolk15, Van Eerde16, Adamson,Covic, and Lincoln17, Kisa and Ersoy18, Green and Skinner19, and Häfner and Stock20 reinforcethe notion that skills that support an effective time management process can be taught andlearned

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Scott David Greenhalgh, University of Northern Iowa; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Gary A. Stewardson, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 25.922.7Robotics, Think Quest,Lego Engineering,INSPIRE!, Botball,Odyssey of the MindThe majority of the students in the study were between 18 and 24 years of age. A higher numberof students were above the age of 21 due to the predominant religion in the area asking membersto serve two year missions between the ages of 19 and 21. The majority of the study participantswere male with only 7 of the full 122 participants being female. With 5.7% of the participantsbeing female the study reflects a lower average than the 11.4% female students nationallyrecorded as receiving bachelor’s degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering26. Only onestudent in the study reported not majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering.Data AnalysisThe

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

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

work to reiterate on the conceptual phase of the design processbefore prototyping, testing, and refining a design for the client. The project culminates with thestudents demonstrating their final product to the client, the client’s family, the University, andthe local community. Knowing that they will have this public demonstration day seems tomotivate the students to succeed.Our engineering program is currently in its fourth year, and the sophomore engineering designsequence is currently in its third run. In this paper, we will reflect on the lessons learned as wehave taught these two courses. A mixed-methods approach, which includes surveys andquestionnaires, was used to collect data related to project learning goals, program

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Gregerson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sean Franey, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

should explore are methods of reducing end-of-semester workloads. Fromour experience as both students and instructors, we believe that design projects and researchpapers are essential components of the educational process in engineering courses, as they mostdirectly reflect the demands of engineering fields. As such, we wished to look outside of cuts todesign and research projects to reduce workloads. Therefore, we chose to question the role of thefinal exam and investigate its necessity in the assessment process.The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: In Section II, we lay out some of thecommon arguments in favor of the necessity of mandatory comprehensive final exams andpresent our counterarguments. In Section III, we discuss the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Carl Becker P.E., Iowa State University; Joel K. Sikkema, Iowa State University; Nicole Lynn Oneyear, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Student

they were administered prior to, during, and after the event. An analysis of the 185 responsesthat were received reflects the event’s success: 94 percent indicated that the department shouldsupport the event in the future, and all respondents stated that the showcase was valuable for thepresenters. In addition, 75 percent of presenters reported that they had plans to present or hadalready presented their research at a professional conference. Although the inaugural competitionwas successful in catalyzing graduate student research dissemination, future efforts are needed totranslate participation in the departmental event to presentations at professional conferences andpublications through topical peer-reviewed outlets.IntroductionA catalyst is

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Wang, Purdue University; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Nicole R. Weber, Lesley University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Conceptualizing Authenticity in Engineering Education: A Systematic Literature ReviewAbstractThe term authenticity is pervasive in the education literature in general and specifically in theengineering education literature; yet, the construct is often used un-reflected and ill defined. Thepurpose of this paper is (1) to critically examine current conceptualizations of authenticity asprinciples to design curricula and learning modules within engineering education and (2) thedevelopment of a systematically derived model of authenticity. The context of the project istowards pre-college engineering education yet findings are applicable across the lifespan

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Deyu Hu, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

in traditionallearning environments are not always effective in the new settings9. To facilitate self-regulatedlearning in students, the assessment therefore has to be formative and promote continuedimprovement in student performance in addition to assisting students to reflect on their ownlearning during the assessment exercises.Research suggests that there is a connection between motivation and SRL. Students must havemotivation to use the SRL strategies and regulate their learning efforts. The instructional strategyin a recent study by Shih et al.10addressed three motivational components from Pintrich’s11model for promoting use of SRL. Shih et al. delivered these motivational strategies to studentsthrough lecture that consisted of

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Boix-Mansilla model iscaptured in four dimensions: 1. Purpose: students must understand the reason why multiple disciplines are necessary to solve a given problem 2. Disciplinary Grounding: students must have fundamental knowledge from all of the disciplines needed 3. Integration: students must know how to integrate the different worldviews, approaches, and tools used by the different disciplines 4. Critical Awareness: students must be able to reflect on the appropriateness and utility of taking an interdisciplinary approach for a given problem.Students apply for the LEP at East Central State University at the end of their first year and, ifaccepted, are in the program from their sophomore through senior years

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Kristen M. Bachman, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

activity. Specifically, our experienceencompasses several different use cases including using status updates as a means for addressingtechnical issues, social tagging to mark areas of interest, and video teleconferencing for virtualoffice hours. Our observations reflect some interesting trends in academic achievement andstudent engagement which may have implications for future use of social networks in educationand in turn in the workplace.IntroductionEffective communication is critical to the success of engineers in the workplace. Whileformalized communication is often our focus (e.g., creation of requirements specifications anddesign documents, or delivery of formal presentations), informal communications (e.g.,impromptu meetings, water cooler

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

participants are still on campus. For teachers, it is very difficult tocompete for attention with their students and their training requirements during the academicyear. For undergraduate students who are not on campus, the situation is very similar. In asimilar fashion, information needed for annual reports should be collected from participantswhile on campus. Information required from the participants after leaving the campus should berequested early. PIs need to be prepared to have to request this information repeatedly as well.Dissemination: the complete impact of a research experience program can truly be reflected bypaying close attention to dissemination. Scholarly dissemination for the research experience sitesis different than other research

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Acevedo-Barga, University of Washington; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University; RunLu Li, WASEDA University

Tagged Divisions

International

interestsincluding, aeronautics and astronautics, renewable energy, nanotechnology, informationtechnology and agriculture19,3. Many of the joint research projects that China and Latin Americaare involved in reflect national interests. Page 25.1397.5Energy Needs 4    China consumes a tremendous amount of oil every day. 2011 Data from US Energy resourceassociation reports China consumed 4.8 million barrel per day21. It is second largest oilconsuming country in the world just little behind of US. As an oil poor country, China dependedon importing 52.56% of its

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jens Kabo, Chalmers University of Technology; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John Currie, University of Sydney; Hu Wenlong, Beihang University; Caroline Baillie, University of Western Australia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

towhat they see as an instrumental logic, which is part of what Riley refers to as the particular“mindsets” commonly found in engineering.8 In light of Seron and Silbey’s study, it becomesimportant to reflect on what is considered “common sense” within the engineering community,and how this gets agreed upon in the context of engineering. As discussed here, “common sense”is tied to the (often unspoken) social relations that constitute and govern much of humanexistence.9 Of course, the common sense that a group of people share and understand is certainlynot “common” to everyone. Engineering education accreditation documentation and theirrequirements can both be seen as a reflection of the dominant common sense in engineeringwithin their national

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

two years of Page 25.1467.11the Engineering Clinic sequence, multidisciplinary teams of Juniors and Seniors advance tosolving real-world problems for industry. “What industry loves about this is that they have had astudent who has solved similar problems during the last two years of clinic,” said Dr. RobertHesketh, Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University13. “When theystart work within that industry, they know what to do.”13 “These individual honors arenoteworthy and are no doubt a reflection of our multidisciplinary approach to engineeringeducation that includes contributions from all programs in the college,” said

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa Walck, Michigan Technological University; Jacqueline E. Huntoon, Michigan Technological University; Jim R. Baker, Michigan Technological University; Jean S. DeClerck, Michigan Technological University; Nora Allred, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

dramatically.This is a great challenge, since intellectual property rights around the world reflect diversecultural norms and varying stages of economic development. Because today’s students aretomorrow’s policymakers, it is incumbent upon U.S. institutions of higher education engaged inresearch, which create intellectual property that is subject to U.S. laws, to deliver ethicseducation on U.S. intellectual property standards as a critical component of STEM graduateprograms.Active Learning and Asynchronous Learning NetworksUnderstanding intellectual property and scientific publishing is not a simple undertaking. Itrequires understanding and applying complex concepts to varied situations where the appropriateresponse is not always clear-cut. For example

Conference Session

Lessons learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; William L. DUPE Chan, Josiah Quincy High School; Kristina Buenafe, Josiah Quincy High School; Jessica Chin, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ImplementationThe original and implemented action plans for math differed greatly, mainly because ofan unexpected change in teaching assignment from Geometry to Precalculus (see Table1). For geometry, the goal was to have them experience the three-legged chair designand Habitat for Geometry.The three-legged chair was suppose to take place in the first week of school, to: 1)introduce students to the engineering design process, 2) engage them in problem solving,3) and give them ownership of their own learning. The chair design was intended toprovide a meaningful context for the building blocks of geometry and help students seethat math is not just an isolated set of rules to apply to homework problems.Assessments for this project were to be a reflection

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Manuela Romero, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jennifer Binzley, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Eman A. Zaki, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

choices in this survey, we only use responseswith indications of either “very much” or “not much” when we define the majority in Figures 1and 2, respectively. The same definition of “majority” is applied to both Figures 3 and 4. Figure 1 and Table (II) display the 13 questions that produced a relatively higherpercentage of “desirable answers”. As illustrated in Figure 1, most survey questions/statementsthat received "desirable" responses generally mirror students’ learning experiences and thus theseresults are quite understandable. For example, students’ responses to statements under thecategory of “Effort”, (e.g., E20, E21, E22, E23, E24) typically reflect their strong determinationto learn well. Three questions in the category of

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) strategies including planning,and cognitive and monitoring/fix-up strategies. A mixed-methods approach to research wasapplied to gather comprehensive and valid information about students’ SRL strategies. Theobjectives of this preliminary study were to investigate high school students' design activitiesthat reflect their understanding of task demand and SRL strategies to accomplish the design taskfrom the perspective of design performance (i.e., high- and low- performing students) andgender. A better understanding of these issues will specifically benefit technology and pre-engineering educators as well as the high school curriculum developer.Students at a high school in Colorado participated in this preliminary study (n = 29); 22

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cliff Goodwin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Jan Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Emily A. McLaughlin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

Design andCommunication Technology (DCT) Department at Indiana University Purdue UniversityIndianapolis (IUPUI). In particular, it reviews the history of a unique approach to strategicplanning that examines operating principles, program identities, shared visions and uniquenessbefore laying out goals and objectives, which would be a more typical approach.This paper also begins by reviewing the literature that discusses strategic planning relevant tospecific engineering technology programs such as Architectural Technology and Interior Design.It then traces and reviews the steps taken by the DCT Department at IUPUI in developing theirstrategic plan. It assesses this particular case study by means of reflection and description andseeks to draw out

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University; Josephine Sears Rodriguez, Western New England University; Ralph Morelli, Trinity College

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. A closer look at the impact of the humanitarian aspect of student involvement with aproject will shed light on the impact of participation in HFOSS versus participation in FOSS.Acknowledgement Page 25.1192.11This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantsDUE-0958204, DUE-0940925, CISE- 0722137, and CISE-0930934. Any opinions, findingsand conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).Bibliography1. Software Engineering 2004 – Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lei Huang, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Allen, I. E.; Seaman J., “Class Difference: Online Education in the United States, 2010”, Sloan Consortium of Individual, Institution and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education, http://www.sloan- c.org/publications/survey/staying_course, 20102. Bell, J. T.; Fogler, H. S., “Virtual Reality Laboratory Accidents”, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 20013. Valera, A.; Diez, J. L.; Valles, M.; Albertos, P., “Virtual and Remote Control Laboratory Development”, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, pp. 35- 39, February 2005.4. Chen, X.; Song, G.; and

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

could trainthe teacher candidates to facilitate one activity per month throughout the school year.After choosing the activities, the coordinator then set out to develop the curriculum for teachingthe activities to the teacher candidates keeping in mind that the activity must support the mathand science standards, demonstrate the engineering design process, and provide a fun learningenvironment for the teacher candidates that reflected the fun that they could have with their ownstudents. The curriculum had also to take into account that that the teacher candidates had to, inturn, modify the activity in order for it to be appropriate for any one of first through eighth grade.Teacher candidate trainingThe iTeach “hub” approach to delivering the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ganapathy Subramanian Natarajan, Texas Tech University; Chinweike I Eseonu, Texas Tech University; David A. Wyrick PE, PEM, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

. This difference is reflected in business and educationalpractices, as discussed above. Cultural adversity also affects institutional support for initiativesperceived as sustainable or “green.”Dennis (2011a)11, (2011b) 12 suggests that institutions and culture are two major levers used toinfluence SME growth and entrepreneurship culture. He suggests that a lagging culture can beled by institutions, such as universities (Ylinenpaa, 1998;13 Siegel, 200714). Engineeringeducation at universities provides one such avenue for institutional leadership in light of globalcompetition for (1) employment, (2) sustainable projects, (3) international students, and (4)natural resources.The Education – Entrepreneurship – Sustainability - Policy ConnectionSmall

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, instructors use documents or handouts from previoussemesters without making any significant changes to them. Over time, however, these documentsmay become obsolete, particularly if there have been changes in the actual laboratory equipmentthat were not reflected in the original document. It may therefore be necessary to periodicallyrevise these documents and make sure they are consistent with the most updated version of theexperiment. Additionally, particularly in the case of introductory laboratory experiences , thereare instances when the document may include all the necessary information, but students onlyskim the document prior to coming to lab. To address this, it may be necessary to either spendextra time reviewing the document with the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Karen V. Reynolds, Wichita State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

plans for success will be implemented.Acknowledgment This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 0807019. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. Page 25.683.6

Conference Session

Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

local industries. South Texas College (STC) in McAllen is the onlytechnical college in South Texas offering Computer Aided Design / Computer AidedManufacturing, Drafting for Special Occupations, and Machine Drafting9. The STC degree plananalysis clearly demonstrates an evolutionary attempt to meet industry demands towardadvanced manufacturing training.Technology coursework amongst all six South Texas Technical College degree plans reflects astrong emphasis in manual machine tool training. Texas State Technical College, South TexasCollege, Del Mar College, Texas South-most College, and Coastal Bend College offer 24 credithours, 11 credit hours, 42 credit hours, 24 credit hours, and 23 credit hours respectively inmanual machine tool training9