Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Mainul Kader Faruque, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

laboratories. These efforts have been primarily supported by two successive NSF NanoUndergraduate Education (NUE) projects. Our first activity for enhancing nanoscience andnanoengineering education was to introduce simple concepts of nanoscience and technology intoexisting required undergraduate engineering courses. These modules covered the core conceptsof nanomaterials and unique phenomena at the nanoscale. Introducing the concepts ofnanoscience and engineering at this early stage of undergraduate education was found topositively impact student interest in registering for a technical elective nanotechnology coursethat we developed as our second initiative. An interdisciplinary 3-credit nanotechnology course(Nanotechnology I) with a significant hands

Conference Session

From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donte Harris, Southern Illinois university Edwardsville; Sohyung Cho, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; H. Felix Lee, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Kevin M. Hubbard, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Luis T. Youn, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Advanced Manufacturing (SIAM) Center at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Hubbard has worked in the field of manu- facturing engineering for 20 years, and has conducted more than 120 research projects for manufacturing and technical enterprises across the United States.Dr. Luis T. Youn Page 25.418.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Developing a State-of-Art Supply Chain Test-bed for Engineering Education and Research Donte J Harris, Sohyung Cho, H. Felix Lee, Kevin Hubbard, and Luis Youn School

Conference Session

Mechanics Concepts II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead C. Mac Namara, Syracuse University

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Mechanics

AC 2012-4322: THE DESIGN COMPETITION AS A TOOL FOR TEACH-ING STATICSDr. Sinead C. Mac Namara, Syracuse University Page 25.1283.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Design Competition as a Tool for Teaching Statics.1. IntroductionThis paper describes ongoing efforts at Syracuse University to re-engineer the traditionalstatics course. This course forms part of a larger NSF funded project aimed at increasinginnovation and creativity in engineering curricula. The principal aim of the overallproject is to find strategies to foster and reward creativity in engineering students.This study examines a design

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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International

, Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Czech and Slovak Republics, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Taiwan. His early experience involved teaching in Alberta and at universities in North Dakota and New Jersey.Dr. Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University Susan K. Barnes is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at JMU and Director of Operations for Barnes Technologies International, LLC (BTILLC). She has more than 18 years of experience in education, assessment, and evaluation. Barnes served as a third-party evaluator for projects funded by U.S. Department of Education, including Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) grant

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

-scale, industry-sponsored projects. Students are also required to take anapplication domain sequence of three related, specialized courses which emphasize theapplication of software engineering material to different domains. Most software engineeringcourses are offered in the 2+2 format, meaning the course meets in lecture twice for one hour andhave a 2 hour associated lab period.Robert Morris University (RMU)Robert Morris University offers an accredited Bachelors of Science degree in engineering(Software Engineering concentration), and has been accredited since 2002. Like MSOEemphasis is on small class sizes (10:1 student to faculty ratio) and hands on experiences throughclass assignments, course projects, internships (150 hours mandatory

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander A. Kist, University of Southern Queensland; Andrew Douglas Maxwell, University of Southern Queensland; Peter D. Gibbings

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

completed at the Centre for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications (CATT), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. From 2004 to 2006, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Australian Telecommu- nications Cooperative Research Centre (ATcrc) and RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. From 2005, he was the ATcrc networking program project leader. Since May 2006, he was a lecturer and since Jan. 2011 a Senior Lecturer in Telecommunications at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. His research interests include green IT, teletraffic engineering, performance modelling, QoS provisioning, and engineering education. He is a member of the Telecommunication Society of Australia, Engineers

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Wayne G. Jensen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bruce Allen Fischer; Timothy G. Wentz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Construction

, casestudies, and projects used to teach sustainability in this context. The key research goal of thispaper is to identify and document some methods of using BIM as an effective tool to teachsustainable building design and construction.A building design and construction class integrating BIM was developed and its initial offeringwas used as a case study for this paper. One feature of this class was the introduction of threedifferent BIM software packages during a single semester, which enabled students to use BIMtools to conduct “what-if” sustainability analyses during design and construction scenarios. Aresidential and a commercial building were used as class projects to allow students todemonstrate the knowledge they had learned in class. Project

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, U.S. Air Force Academy; Marcus L. Roberts, U.S. Air Force Academy; William J. Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Randall Deppensmith, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, cyberspace 3. Communication, Navigation and Radar Modulation, demodulation, antennas, wireless communications, radar, GPS, electronic warfareAt the end of each block, an exam is given, and two or three lessons are reserved for projects. Aproject is the culmination of the previous block, tying all principles together into an overarchingscenario. Students must work in teams to solve analytical problems, identify viable options, andthen step through a decision-making process in order to recommend the best option. Page 25.1478.4Assessment MethodologyThis section defines the methodology

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin M. Ertekin, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4756: DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED RAPID PROTOTYP-ING AND PRODUCT DESIGN COURSEDr. Yalcin M. Ertekin, Drexel University Yalcin Ertekin received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He attended the Business School of Istanbul University and received a M.S. degree in production man- agement. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a Project Engineer, he received dual M.S. degrees in engineering management and mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), formerly the University of Missouri, Rolla. He worked for Toyota Motor Corporation as a Quality Assurance Engineer for two years and lived in Toyota City

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation and Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy; Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation; Charles Lamont Clark, Academic Training Management Organization; Joseph White, Innovative STEM Foundation; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS

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Minorities in Engineering

. Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS Albert Edward Sweets, Jr., is a Senior Engineer/Scientist with 15 years of experience and increasing responsibility in high volume Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS), development, and customer en- vironments. He has several leadership experiences that include 21 years of Military Service (honorably Page 25.1280.1 discharged), being an Entrepreneur Lead Engineer, and being an educator. He has a broad engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012background that encompasses project engineering, process engineering, test engineering

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University; Carrie S. Dossick, University of Washington

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Construction

AC 2012-4816: LEVERAGING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELINGTECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGE-MENT EDUCATIONDr. Namhun Lee, East Carolina UniversityDr. Carrie S. Dossick, University of Washington Carrie Sturts Dossick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management in the College of Built Environments, and the Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Center for Construc- tion Research and Education, where she has been developing a new course for Integrated Project Delivery called ARCH404/CM404 Integrated Design-Build Studio. Dossick’s main research interests focus on emerging collaboration methods and technologies such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Building Information

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University; Peter H. Froehlich, Johns Hopkins University; Joan Freedman, Johns Hopkins University

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Design in Engineering Education

for Engineering Education, 2012 Designing to Learn, Designed with Fun: An Undergraduate Video Game Development Course  Page 25.412.2IntroductionThis paper describes why and how an introductory video game design course was conceived andimplemented, the best practices developed, and lessons learned since its first implementation inspring 2009. Introduction to Video Game Design was conceived at Johns Hopkins University asa creative, design-based course in which undergraduates work in collaborative, interdisciplinaryteams on authentic projects. Students gained a broad knowledge of the gaming industry, alongwith practical development skills, through regular

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scarlett R. Miller, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Brian P. Bailey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alex Kirlik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

ofengineering and thus is being widely integrated throughout engineering education.However, engineering programs face special challenges in assessing studentdesign abilities because of the subjective nature of design. Research has shownthat current evaluation methods are insufficient in evaluating student designperformance because quantitative tests of students design skills are not indicatorsof students design performance and open-ended project evaluations are muddedby the subjective biases of the single human evaluator. The purpose of this paperis to evaluate a new evaluation metric that utilizes a novel application of theBayesian Truth Serum (BTS) in an effort to increase the accuracy of design skillevaluations and minimize subjective bias. Through

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Linda Huglin, Boise State University; Shannon Rist, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

to Practice (E2R2P): NSF Program: EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers Grant 1037808 Our effort addresses the question: How can successes in engineering education researchtranslate into widespread instructional practice? Published research has provided a robust set ofdocumented tools and techniques for transforming individual engineering courses fromtraditional lecture-based formats to those that emphasize project- and problem-based learning[1].These new formats support transfer of learned skills to subsequent courses and the workplace.Unfortunately, the mere availability of such research has not resulted in its widespread adoptionacross engineering programs. The pace of adoption has

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonya Bond Overstreet, EMH&T

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Engineering Design Graphics

profitable is contingent on their ability tomaster the available technology to produce reliable engineering solutions for clients. In 2007,EMH&T began working on a strategy to implement the latest engineering design software,AutoCAD® Civil 3D®. The primary goal of the implementation was to use AutoCAD® Civil3D® to increase efficiency by producing a more accurate and consistent set of engineering plansthroughout the organization. A secondary goal was to have a more flexible workforce thatallows project managers to share personnel due to project needs. With these goals, EMH&Tdeveloped a comprehensive set of corporate CAD standards, developed custom AutoCAD®Civil 3D® training material to train members of their technical staff and developed a

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-4794: INCREASING STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN A SUSTAIN-ABILITY COURSEDr. Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana Brandon Field teaches in the thermal fluids area of mechanical engineering at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville.Dr. Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana Page 25.767.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Increasing Student Involvement in a Sustainability CourseAbstractStudent projects that have been included as part of an engineering course for the past two yearsare described in this paper. It is a new course, which is

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3881: CAPSTONE DESIGN: INSIGHTS FROM AN INTERNA-TIONAL COLLABORATIVE STUDENT TEAMProf. James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology James Hanson is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where his teaching emphasis is structural analysis and design. Over the last nine years, he has taught or co-taught capstone design. For eight of those years, he has been in charge of recruiting external clients and coordinating projects for capstone design.Dr. John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 25.285.1 c American

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-5475: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATIVE BIOMECHAN-ICS COURSE FOR STEM MAJORSDr. Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University Yogen Panta is an Assistant Professor of mechanical rngineering at Youngstown State University, Ohio. He has been teaching and developing courses and research projects in the fluid thermal area. He is cur- rently conducting applied research in thermo-fluids and computational fluid dynamics with local indus- tries and federal agencies. Panta received a B.E. degree from Tribhuvan University, an M.S. degree from Youngstown State University, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Panta’s re- search interests are in fluid dynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad A. B. Wilson, University of Houston

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

WritingThis paper describes how ENGI 2304: Technical Communications for Engineers uses best-selling novels to provide course content and to introduce students to the conventions ofengineering genres by building on their familiarity with humanities readings. Students read thenovels Pompeii by Robert Harris and Prey by Michael Crichton and complete projects based onor inspired by the novels. This paper explains some standard research projects used in technicalwriting classes and outlines several problems with these projects before introducing the conceptof using literature in a technical writing class. While previous studies by Jo Allen and othershave argued against the practice of mixing literature with technical writing, this paper explains anew

Conference Session

FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly K. Jaeger, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

emerging trend. Computing projects that are usedto control physical hardware were added to the Engineering Problem Solving and Computation course inorder to make strong connections to the many embedded computing applications used in students’everyday experience and in society in general. Moreover, witnessing computer instructions produce light,sound, and motion engages the students’ senses and provides the sort of immediate feedback essential forconstructive and memorable learning.In order to accomplish the goal of introducing hands-on laboratory experiences to over 600 students,Northeastern University teamed with the not-for-profit company Machine Science Incorporated toconduct a pilot study using a custom kit of electronic components in the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Rosaurelis Marín Ramírez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Paola Pacheco Roldan, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Page 25.900.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 NSF Poster: Leveraging Simulation Tools to Deliver Ill-Structured Problems: Enhancing Student Problem-Solving Ability in Statics and Mechanics of Materials1. IntroductionThis poster is based on the NSF TUES Project “Leveraging Simulation Tools to Deliver Ill-Structured Problems: Enhancing Student Problem-Solving Ability in Statics and Mechanics ofMaterials” (#1044866) that was awarded to the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Adecision was made to re-title the project as “Simulation and Ill-Structured Problems inMechanics to Leverage Engineering Expertise, or SIMPLE2

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Reichlmayr, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael J. Lutz, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

individualteam member. There exist at the personal level core software engineering competencies that needto be cultivated to allow an individual to fulfill their potential as an effective team contributor.Students in a course introducing team based software engineering typically possess adequateintroductory programming skills, but often lack other competencies required to execute asoftware project successfully. Students have rarely been introduced to concepts beyondprogramming, such as estimation and planning, continuous integration, detailed design,debugging and unit testing. Part of being a software engineer is the knowledge of multipleprogramming languages and tools; without such knowledge it is impossible to make intelligentengineering

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie P. Edmonson, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

. Page 25.795.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Business Process Simulation Software into a Facilities Layout CourseAbstractMany companies face productivity challenges brought about by today’s economic impact. At thesame time, computers and their software have become easier and easier to use. Computerizedsimulation of business processes enhances productivity by allowing project teams to test theirsolutions prior to actual implementation. Recently, at the University of Dayton, many industrysponsors of engineering technology senior projects are requesting that student teams developsimulation models of their facility layout designs. At

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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College Industry Partnerships

Institute. Current efforts in sustainable knowledge transfer are focused in the planning, design, and construction of a Polytechnic school in rural East Africa (Sam, Tanzania). The project is a collaboration of the people of Sam (Headed by the Catholic Diocese), Cal Poly SLO (headed by Baltimore), NGO (the Mbesese Initiative), and industry (Arup Los Angeles).Dr. Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until Jan. 2007, Estes was the Director of the Civil En- gineering program at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics) Curriculum and Professional Development and the Coordinator of K-20 STEM Partnership De- velopment at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past 15 years, she has worked extensively with students from kindergarten to graduate school, parents, and pre-service and in-service teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and Project Director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Parry developed a highly effective tiered mentoring model for graduate and undergraduate engineering and education teams, as well as a popular Family STEM event offering for both elementary and middle school communities. Current

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Rad, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Design in Engineering Education

a Learning Tool in Design ProcessAbstractTo include an element of practice in an engineering design course, a reverse engineering activityin the form of a project could enhance engineering students’ learning experiences through thetear down of an existing product or device. This activity helps the student learn the principlesbehind the design of the product under study, uncover the inner workings of the device, as wellas ways to redesign and improve the performance of the system.In the body of this paper, a preliminary reverse-engineering design methodology is presentedfollowed by case studies in which students as groups of three to four take an existing product andapply the reverse engineering technique to learn the design process behind

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-3041: SUMMER PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONING STEM MI-NORITY STUDENTS FROM TWO-YEAR TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGEDEGREESDr. Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Aurenice Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University. She received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Her current research interests include communication sys- tems, digital signal processing, optical fiber systems, and engineering education. Oliveira is the Michigan Tech Project Director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium funded by FIPSE - U.S. De- partment of Education

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2012-4112: SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS: CREATIONAND ASSESSMENTDr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in engineering and applied science (environmental engi- neering) from the University of New Orleans in 2000. She is currently a Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana. Pearson Weatherton has served (and continues to serve) as PI or Co- PI on several projects funded by the National Science Foundation, including ”Engineering Sustainable Engineers,” which is the focus of this paper.Prof. Victoria C. P. Chen

Conference Session

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute; Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; David Moore, Petroleum Institute

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International

communication. The paper will also discuss activities andstrategies that are used in these technical communication courses. As a result ofthe various strategies used at the Petroleum Institute, the quality of writing in thefinal senior design projects have improved significantly.IntroductionMost universities in the US are multidisciplinary, presenting challenges in the technicalcommunication curriculum[1]. Technical communication programs are addressing thisissue by building partnerships with programs in mechanical engineering and industrialengineering as has been discussed by Wojahn, et al.[2] This paper describes and examinesthe technical and professional communication competency strategies taught at thePetroleum Institute (PI) of Abu Dhabi in the

Conference Session

Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Community Engagement Division

should be inherent in the engineering profession suchthat any project can be seen as service to a community. Academic institutions carry theresponsibility of teaching engineering students not only technical skills but also professionalskills that relate to social responsibility, such as an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility and of the global and societal impacts of engineering decisions. Teachingtechniques such as project-based service learning (PBSL) could increase a student’s awareness ofsocial responsibility due to the community engagement (typically with underserved populations)and the reflective aspect inherent in PBSL. This study presents pre-post data from an assessmentof engineering students’ development of social