Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Technological Literacy sessions at ASEE meetings [4-26] shows a range of approaches,including approaches based on examples from the history of technology7, laboratory exercises indissection and construction of various devices8-10, study and reproduction of old forms oftechnology11, study of emerging technologies12,13, and the use of news articles14 and movies.15Courses teaching technological literacy are often similar to introductory courses in engineeringand engineering technology.24,25 Technological literacy is an important element in STEMprograms at the K-12 level.16-21 Activities at the college level should help to prepare teachers toteach in these programs.In college courses and programs, the primary emphasis has been on helping people who are

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael G. Jenkins P.E., California State University, Fresno; Walter V. Loscutoff, California State University, Fresno; Thomas Nguyen

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Graduate Studies

, and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He worked at PACCAR Technical Center as an R&D engineer and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a development staff member. He was also faculty and associate chair at University of Washington, Seattle, and professor and chair at University of Detroit Mercy before starting his position as faculty and dean at CSU, Fresno. His research and teaching interests include characteriza- tion of advanced materials (e.g., ceramics), experimental mechanics, data base development, cumulative damage mechanics, and probabilistic design and reliability.Dr. Walter V. Loscutoff, California State University, Fresno Walter V. Loscutoff is a professor and Former Chair of Mechanical

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Samuel Holton Lee, University of California, San Diego; Jacqueline Linh Le, University of California, San Diego

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Civil Engineering

minutes, and were expected to come to a consensus before answering again. • Discussion groups were pre-assigned based on laboratory teams (approximately 4 students each) and it was encouraged that teams sit together during lecture. Some teams did, but in the end, most of the discussions were ad-hoc (e.g. discussion with people around you). • The result of the first vote was always hidden from students before they entered into discussion. There did not seem to be a lack of interest in discussing the topic further without seeing the original results and it avoided students voting for the most popular answer when asked the second time. • The correct answer was not indicated on the slide after

Conference Session

Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam J. Kardos, University of Colorado, Denver; Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver; Wesley E. Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

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Materials

the writing of laboratory reports and in-class presentations. The Green Projects-to-Pavements project was a proposed study funded in-part by theUniversity of Colorado – Presidential Teaching and Learning Collaborative Program. Theindividuals that contributed to this study included the faculty and teaching assistant thatdeveloped and administered the study, a peer-group of collaborators acting as an advisory panel,and the students of the class. The problem-based design project was a semester long projectbeginning with students being given a project objective, followed by students performing theirown literature research, material selection, obtaining materials, experimentation, testing, andpresentation. In regards to the course topic

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Old Dominion University and Quality Measures, LLC; Duc T. Nguyen, Old Dominion University; Melinda R. Hess; James A. Eison, University of South Florida; Ram Pendyala, Arizona State University; Glen H. Besterfield, University of South Florida; Corina M. Owens, Battelle Memorial Institute

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Computers in Education

- lished articles (in referred journals, conference proceedings, and technical reports), and funded projects Page 25.58.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 (approximately $3.5 million funded projects, from various government research laboratories, industrial sectors, and universities) in numerical methods, large-scale parallel algorithms and software develop- ments, finite element analysis and optimal design, and linear/nonlinear equation and Eigen-solutions have led to several international (1989 Cray Research, Inc. GigaFlops Award), national (NASA Langley Re- search

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Osama M. Jadaan, University of Mount Union; Tsunghsueh Wu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Yan Wu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Esther N. Ofulue

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

defined in its mission statement. With an enrollment of over 1750 engineeringstudents, the engineering college is one of the largest undergraduate-only engineering programsin the United States.The engineering college has a long-standing reputation for excellent teaching, small class sizes,and extensive faculty-student contact and laboratory experiences. The vision of our College ofEngineering, Mathematics, and Science is to be “recognized as a leader in undergraduate …education in engineering, mathematics and science.” The College is further committed to“encourag(ing) departments to investigate opportunities for new programs which meet the needsof a changing society.”With this in mind, the fields of microsystems and nanotechnology were seen as

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

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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

AC 2012-4004: A SYMPHONY OF DESIGNIETTES: EXPLORING THEBOUNDARIES OF DESIGN THINKING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONProf. Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin Kristin L. Wood is currently a professor, Head of Pillar, and Co-director of the International Design Center (IDC) at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (Division of Engineering and Applied Science) at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in Sept. 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design and manufacturing

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kavya Mandhadi, University of Houston; Rupa Iyer, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

Architecture The existing application converts the stored information into aunique format and transfers the files through the University of Houstonnetwork to the web server in the College of Technology. The users canutilize the application settings to store the bioreactor parameters andadjust their experimental parameters. The server updates the web pagecontents dynamically with live experimental data every time a userconnects to bioreactor website. A bioreactor website was created toallow the lab instructors and students to remotely view and edit theirexperiment parameters and settings reducing the overall time spent inthe laboratory providing flexibility to the overall system. As shown in the above figure, the communication between

Conference Session

ETD Design II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Wanless, Michigan Technological University; Paul Sanders, Michigan Technological University; Scott W. Wagner, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

inquiry learning and technology.Dr. David Wanless, Michigan Technological UniversityProf. Paul Sanders, Michigan Technological University Paul Sanders earned his B.S. in metallurgical and materials engineering from Michigan Technological University and his Ph.D. in materials science from Northwestern University. His Ph.D. research was on the processing, structure, and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline palladium and copper. He post- doc’d at Argonne National Laboratory and Harvard University using lasers for solidification processing and material characterization. He then worked for 10 years on chassis materials (brake rotors and wheels) in Research and Advanced Engineering at Ford Motor Company. During that time, he

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P. Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

or DSP environment, and the recordings for these projects are available forfree from the author.BackgroundThe FFT and filter design are two fundamental techniques in DSP. Showing the students someexamples of how these techniques can be used in practice can help motivate them to learn themathematical theory. Some DSP courses incorporate laboratory experiments1,2,3, some useMATLAB/Simulink projects4,5,6, and some use web-based environments7. The projectsdescribed below are used in the author’s undergraduate DSP lecture course, which has a coursein signals and systems as the prerequisite. Some of the projects are assigned as part of ahomework assignment and some of them are standalone projects. The goal of the projects is toincrease the

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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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

University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (Division of Engineering and Applied Science) at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in Sept. 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design and manufacturing. He was a National Science Foundation Young Investigator, the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor in Engineering, and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas, Austin.Dr. Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin Richard H. Crawford is a

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Tanima Zaman, Purdue University Calumet

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Instrumentation

manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009, he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010, he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatron- ics Technicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer, industrial process control

Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Quentin Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Samuel T. Lopez, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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International

engineeringethics and to demonstrate the necessity of creating multidisciplinary teams. Students returnedfrom the trip with a heightened interest in the historical, sociological and anthropological detailssurrounding the project. Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty have organized to offer a for-credit summerdesign studio with the title “Engineering for Development Workers.” The course will beinstructed within the context of a development scenario in an Andean village in Peru. While theengineering content is coordinated to parallel Structural Materials Laboratory and GeotechnicalEngineering Laboratory, additional lecture material is scheduled for the general development

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Jordan Sheen, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe Ph.D., Brigham Young University; Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-3612: LARGE SCALE, REAL-TIME SYSTEMS SECURITY ANAL-YSIS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONJordan Sheen, Brigham Young University Jordan Sheen is a graduate student in the School of Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). Sheen completed a B.S in information technology at BYU in 2011, where his main interests were in cyber security and embedded systems. In his graduate program, Sheen will focus on the security of critical infrastructure components. In his spare time, Sheen enjoys walking with his wife, wrestling with his three sons, and cooing for his infant daughter.Dr. Dale C. Rowe Ph.D., Brigham Young University Dale Rowe’s is an asst. professor of IT and a director of the Cyber Security Research Laboratory. His

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly L. Lundstrom, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshop is structured forinstruction of STEM and renewable energy topics, while the remaining time is devoted to hands-on experiments with scientific equipment.Specific topics and lessons that were taught in the 2011 summer workshop include the following:circuits and currents, hydrates and molecular simulation, conductors and insulators, electricityand magnetism, forms and sources of energy, energy storage and batteries, history of energy,optics, photovoltaics, solar and thermal energy, hydrogen and fuel cells, and energy-efficientbuildings. Teachers and graduate students can than use these lesson ideas in their classroom.Lastly, in an effort to enhance elementary teachers' experience with renewable energy and realworld laboratories, graduate

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona; Furqan Muqri, University of Texas; Aceela Muqri, VCU School of Medicine

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

care, and medicalstudents for quick health screening and cardiologic health assessment. Students progressivelylearn to monitor and interpret the conventional noninvasive electrocardiography by leveragingthe power of java’s graphical user interface and data structures.The paper explains the laboratory setup of a basic 3-lead EKG monitoring station using moderndata acquisition tool and software for EKG feature extraction. Students will begin their analysisby looking at rate, rhythm, axis, hypertrophy, and infarction and correlate the characteristicappearance on the EKG with existing conditions, certain pathology, and drug or electrolyteeffects. A diagnostic tool using Java and Objective-C programming is then developed. Thegraphical user

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Abdulhaleem Abdullah Alowaisheer, Fluor Daniel Technologies, Inc.

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Engineering Technology

every semester of the ECET program ofundergraduate study. The class of Spring 2011 had twenty two students. In the first part of 3fourweeks, the students are introduced to the architecture of the 8-bit microcontroller Microchip PIC16F887 and the basics of embedded C programming. In the next eight weeks the students work onthe pre-designed laboratory exercises to acquaint them on using input and output ports, interruptfacilities, the timers, comparators and analog to digital converter modules of the microcontroller. Inthe final three weeks, they are assigned a project in which the students use most of the tools learnedin the class

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Guillermo J. Serrano, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

independent investigators. With this project, two courseshave been developed for undergraduate research that has impacted about 80 students. Four ofthese students went to work as mentors to 48 high school girls and boys at a MechanicalEngineering Summer Camp. During the 6-day camp, students were introduced to ME as a careerand were also exposed to laboratory activities in diverse areas. Finally, the goals of the thirdproject are to develop a Spanish version of the statics concept inventory (CATS) and todetermine if bilingual students exhibit the same misconceptions as those identified in CATS.This study has broadened the participation of underrepresented groups in two ways: 100% of theparticipants are Hispanic students, something that hasn’t occurred

Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu F. Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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International

well.New design for student lab activities seems to enhance student engagement, motivate theirlearning, and provide them with a new array of opportunities to obtain and sustain theirknowledge gained from their college education. It confirms possibility of developing andimplementing advanced curriculum for a lab in addition to course itself. The lesson learned fromthe experiment has laid out a solid foundation for future improvements and experiments with alarger student sample size.. Page 25.275.8Bibliography 1. Chan, C. and Fok, W., “Evaluating learning experiences in virtual laboratory training through student perceptions: a case

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Light, Lewis-Clark College

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Community Engagement Division

-Learning in the Disciplines, 2000. Page 25.288.93 Forest Products Laboratory. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 508 p.Retrieved 12/15/11;http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/products/publications/several_pubs.php?grouping_id=100&header_id=p4Uniform Building Code, 1997, International Conference of Building Officials - International Conference ofBuilding Officials.5 th 5 Year Wheelchair Ramp, Dir. Lindsey Davies, 2011, Service Learning Center, Lewis-Clark State College,(youtube video) http

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yaw D. Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Engineering Laboratory 3EGEE 302 Principles of Energy EngineeringProfessional Elective 1 3 EGEE 438 Wind and Hydro Energy Engineering 3 16 15 7th Semester 8th SemesterENGL 202C (GWS) Technical 3 EGEE 494A Research Projects 2 WritingFSC 432 Petroleum and Natural Gas 3 EGEE 437 Solar Energy Engineering 3 ProcessingEGEE 441 Electrochemical Energy 3 EGEE 464W Energy Design Project 3

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Butler, University of Oklahoma

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Environmental Engineering

process and discussion of public databases forconducting the life cycle inventory step of the life cycle assessment (e.g., the NationalRenewable Energy Laboratory Life Cycle Inventory database13). An overview of the life cycleimpact assessment process was also given, including a discussion of the following impactcategories: global climate change, acid precipitation, eutrophication, ozone layer depletion, andsmog formation.Finally, students performed a limited life cycle assessment using the public domain software“Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability” (BEES)14. Students worked in smallgroups of 3-4 to compare the environmental and economic (i.e., cost) impacts of buildingproducts. The software BEES was chosen for this life cycle

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

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Civil Engineering

when necessary. Startedwith virtually no funding, laboratory space with 20% utilization was made available to studentsto study in during the unused 80% of the schedule. The program was initiated in the Fall 2011term. The academic performance of a targeted set of at risk students was observed during thesemester.The motivation for this program and its objectives are discussed. Data collected following thefirst semester of operation is presented and discussed. Conclusions are drawn regarding theenvironments impact on the program.IntroductionStudents at every academic level are prone to fall behind during the semester. Key to “keepingup” is having adequate prerequisite knowledge to comprehend and implement new concepts asthey are presented in

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Francis Mlakar, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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Civil Engineering

, manyprograms fix the shortcomings and make necessary changes to the program that will earn anultimate NGR rating. Programs are encouraged to work with the ABET team chief to take fulladvantage of this due process period.810. Laboratory Safety. There are not a lot of shortcomings in the areas of facilities, resources,or faculty qualifications. One exception to that has been laboratory safety which seems to Page 25.313.7generate a lot of attention. Include it in the self-study and be ready to address it during thecampus visit when the evaluators are given a tour.11. Don’t embellish. There is a natural tendency for a program to cite its accomplishments

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Laboratory. The highschool students purchase supplies for the mousetrap car from Home Depot and must keeptheir budget to $10. At night, students work on group projects that include designing andbuilding robots using LEGO Mindstorms NXT.To recruit students, we created a partnership between our College and five community-based out-of-school time programs in Southern California. By working with communityorganizations, we have reached highly motivated students who have a strong aptitude forscience and mathematics. Over the past 11 years, 233 students from 73 different highschools in the Greater Los Angeles Area have participated in SECOP. We have receivedover $500.000 in funding from foundations and engineering-based corporations

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University; William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

student takes the feedback from all of their teammates, evaluates their own performance,and formulates a plan, consisting of a couple of goals dealing with these teamwork/leadershipskills, to focus on in the next team experience. This “next” experience will, except in the case ofthe Unit Operations lab, occur in the next semester. (The Unit Operations laboratory coursesincludes several projects allowing the cycle to be completed several times in each semester.) Atypical statement of this feedback and improvement plan assignment is shown in Table 2. Table 2. Feedback and Improvement Plan Assignment • Referring to the List of Leadership Qualities [in Table 1], provide for each member of your team a description of one or

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vivek Sharma, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

project to facilitate comparison ofscheduling and estimating numbers with the industry.In addition to the traditional instructor based lectures, this course will also include lecturesdelivered by industry personnel and laboratory activities that may vary depending upon theselected project. This assures at least six hour contact time among the faculty, the industrypersonnel and students every week. After the lecture sessions, each team has been allotted timeto seek guidance from industry sponsors on specific aspects of the project. The course topicsinclude the following as shown in Table 1. Table 1: Course Topics Topic or Subject Description Introduction

Conference Session

Computers and Simulation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Blesson Isaac, Prairie View A&M University; Richard T. Wilkins, Prairie View A&M University

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Computers in Education

nanotechnology has nowbrought urgent challenges to undergraduate engineering education: How to integrate theemerging nanotechnologies into classroom teaching? How to prepare our students fortomorrow’s highly competitive global job markets? And how to maintain the US’s leadershipand dominance in science and technology in an era of globalization?Funded by Department of Education, a project is carried out to integrate nanotechnology into theundergraduate science and engineering curricula through a sequential preparation approach fromintroductory freshman to the advanced senior level. The curricula are reinforced by innovativecomputer simulations and state-of-the-art nanomaterials laboratory experiments anddemonstrations. The work presented in this paper is

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Burke, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

not be visible in anyorthographic view of each design. This restriction was added to each brief to ensure thatstudents explored organic, complex form rather than employing familiar geometric shapes totheir designs. Students were required to submit the relevant CAD file as well as a 2Dphotorealistic rendered image of their solutions in each case. Hand drawn sketches were alsosubmitted if students chose to employ them.The study was conducted over four weeks and consisted of four, four hour computerlaboratory sessions (one session per week). Each task took two laboratory sessions tocomplete. All seventeen students attended the four sessions. The first of the two sessions ineach task consisted of instruction on using the surfacing tools in each

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

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International

is currently working as exchange professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian P. Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Self has taught in the Mechanical En- gineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year, he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include