Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware; Beth (Becky) Kano Kinney, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

., Sheppard, S. D., Johnson, D. W. & Johnson, R. T. Pedagogies of Engagement: Classroom- Based Practices. Jnl. Eng. Ed. 94, 87–101 (2005).3. Kilpatrick, D. J., Linville, M. & Stout, D. E. Procedural justice and the development and use of peer evaluations in business and accounting classes. Journal of Accounting Education 19, 225–246 (2001).4. Byrd, J. S. & Hudgins, J. L. Teaming in the Design Laboratory. Jnl. Eng. Ed. 84, 335–341 (1995).5. Eschenbach, E. A. & Mesmer, M. A. Web Based Forms for Design Team Peer Evaluations. Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (1998).at 6. Wang, J. & Imbrie, P. K. Assessing Team Effectiveness: Comparing Peer-Evaluations to a Team Effectiveness

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Ramesh Hanumanthgari, Texas A&M International University; Sri Bala Vojjala

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

regarding the necessity of ViTAS application is discussed in previoussections.Iteration -1: initial planning of ViTASIn the initial planning of the ViTAS application development, few important aspects isconsidered such as set up the development environment (research laboratory), hire theappropriate personnel (graduate assistants), buy the necessary equipments (computers, servers,printers, etc.), use of software packages (MS Visual Studio 2010, SQL server 2008 R2, MSTeam Foundation Server, etc.), and network connections to the servers. The workstations andserver connection network is designed and setup to initialize the development process shown inFigure 3. After the work stations are setup, all the necessary tools are installed in the workstations

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Matters in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Douglas William Twigge; John Block, Texas A&M University; Mickie Byrd

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Engineering Technology

es- tablished the Mobile Integrated Solutions Laboratory (MISL), a joint university-industry partnership fo- cusing on the design and development of hardware and software products Morgan served 22 years in the Air Force, including a tour of duty on faculty with the Electrical Engineering Department at the U.S. Air Force Academy.Dr. Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University Jay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in 1998 and is currently the Program Director for the Electronics and Telecommunications programs. He received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering (1987), a M.S. degree in physics (1989), and a Ph.D. in electrical

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Cochran, Southern Methodist University and Meijo University; Makoto Kawada, Meijo University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-4481: EDUCATION APPROACH IN JAPAN FOR MANAGEMENTAND ENGINEERING OF SYSTEMSProf. David S. Cochran, Southern Methodist University and Meijo University David Cochran is a professor of industrial and systems engineering management. He is Founder and Prin- cipal of System Design, LLC, Visiting Professor with the School of Business, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan and faculty of systems engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Cochran devel- oped the Manufacturing System Design Decomposition (MSDD) to determine the underlying design of the Toyota Production System (and ”lean”) from a systems engineering viewpoint and was Founder and Director of the Production System Design Laboratory in the

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

the searchfirst students as their questions are answered within a context. Likewise, the search first studentsperform better than ask first students as they are engaged in the learning process and are self-directing their learning. Finally, ask first students are merely seeking an answer without anyexploration.Virtual Office HoursStatus updates and comments are asynchronous forms of communication and require participantsto wait indefinitely for responses from others in the network. There are many instances whereimmediate feedback is necessary in order for students to proceed on a project or other learningactivity. In the inverted classroom model, that immediate feedback occurs in the laboratory,although there are other instances where

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Scott Sink, Ohio State University; Joseph M. Cerrato, Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Program in the Engineering Education Innovation Center has anumber of physical simulation laboratories that have been designed to provide first yearengineering students with a hands-on experience with a variety of engineering principles andmethods. One such lab was casually called the ‘Camera Lab’ as it involved the assembly of adisposable Kodak Camera.The learning constructs in this lab primarily revolved around push versus pull type productionand inventory management systems with a single product variant. In short the learningconstructs were somewhat narrow and limited albeit useful. The leadership of the First-yearEngineering Program desired to update and expand this lab.An Integrated Systems Engineering faculty member intimately knowledgeable

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Holly K. Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Mark R. Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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Community Engagement Division

presentation. Many ofthe teams spend additional time at the organization’s site collecting data, volunteering, orobserving the operation of a facility to get a better understanding of the design problem. Theinteraction with the client, on average, could be described as short term, and low (i.e. notimmersive). While the resources committed are substantial, in fact an analysis has shown thatthe cost of this course is approximately equivalent to a laboratory course for the same number ofstudents. It was designed to be cost neutral, and has successfully been run this way for severalyears now.Using the model, we can compare and contrast the WPI program and the UofT program. WPI isclearly a more immersive program that stretches across multiple years and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Robert Scott Pierce, Sweet Briar College; Chris North, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-4792: ADVANCING PERSONALIZED ENGINEERING LEARN-ING VIA AN ADAPTIVE CONCEPT MAPDr. Christopher B. Williams, Virginia TechMr. Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech Jacob Moore is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Aditya Johri, Virginia TechDr. Robert Scott Pierce, Sweet Briar CollegeChris North, Virginia Tech Chris North is an Associate Professor of computer science at Virginia Tech. He leads the Information Visualization research group in the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, and directs the GigaPixel Display Laboratory, one of the most advanced display and interaction facilities in the world. He was General Chair of the IEEE Information Visualization (InfoVis

Conference Session

The "Education" in Experiential Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

“catch up” to the competition. Investing in the future has always been a challenge we have faced and conquered in the United States as we continuously move forward with innovative ways to teach math and science such that young students will embrace the excitement of laboratory and other hand-on teaching methods in math and science; leading to their interest and pursuit of engineering as a career in the future. This paper will not discuss STEM Education or the many efforts being invested in to grow our engineers and scientist base of the future; rather it will present a solution to how one company manages to provide a cohesive and inclusive “development programs” structure including opportunities available during the engineering student’s

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck; Ethan V. Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering and Com- puter Science at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM) since 1983. Currently he is professor and Chairman of the Computer Science Program. Hosseini’s expertise is in the areas of computer net- works, computer architecture, fault-tolerance, and distributed and parallel computing. He is the Founder and Co-director of the Computer Networks Laboratory at UWM. Hosseini has published more than 120 research papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. One of his co-authored papers has won the Best Paper Award, and he has published two book chapters. He is the recipient of a patent in the field of computer networks. He has supervised nine Ph.D. and more than 60 M.S. students and has re

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V. Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM) since 1983. Currently, he is professor and Chairman of the Computer Science Program. Hosseini’s expertise is in the areas of computer networks, computer architecture, fault-tolerance, and distributed and parallel computing. He is the Founder and Co- director of the Computer Networks Laboratory at UWM. Hosseini has published more than 120 research papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, one of his co-authored papers has won the Best Paper Award, and he has published two book chapters. He is the recipient of a patent in the field of com- puter networks. He has supervised nine Ph.D. and over 60 M.S, students and has received funding from NSF and industry. Hosseini is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Brian F. French, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

developed with fundingfrom their programs or project PIs who are engaged in developing relevant instruments. Otherpossible sources for instrument information include: the Defense Technical Information Center(a repository for final reports of projects funded by Department of Defense), the MentalMeasurements Yearbook (cataloguing 3500 commercially available tests), and regionaleducational laboratories (e.g., Northwest Regional Education Lab in Portland, OR).Within the ASSESS database, instruments must be characterized to aid in identifying thosemeeting criteria set by the user – quality criteria, ranges of suitable application, and instrumentfeatures. A tagging scheme is preferred to multiple levels of characterization because tagging ismore flexible

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Anna Traband, University of Toledo; Daniel Burklo, Northwest State Community College; Nadeane D. Howard, University of Toledo; Marcia A King-Blandford, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

their local and regional industries. The public stateuniversities directed their industry partnership efforts towards the commercialization of theresearch produced in their laboratories. These differences shaped the relationships between theinstitution and their industry partners. Community colleges focus on current job needs whileuniversities look for future opportunities.Funding also presents a challenge. Workforce development programs at the community collegesare financially self-supporting activities. Their self-supporting nature allows flexibility inprogramming. Many of the energy related courses exists as workforce development programsand lead towards a non-credit bearing certificate. The universities, on the other hand, offercourses that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Elif Ozturk, Texas A&M University; Joshua Johnson, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3927: ASSESSING AN ADAPTIVE EXPERTISE INSTRUMENTIN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) COURSES AT TWO CAMPUSESDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Michael D. Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minn. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools; specifically, the cost modeling and analysis of product development and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

. Students have an opportunity to work with leading international researchers, graduate students, and research laboratories. 3) Student Organizations and Design Competitions include Engineers Without Borders and SAE design competitions. 4) Student and Faculty Created Projects include creative and challenging projects with an entrepreneurial perspective.A variety of challenging projects are created each year to appeal to varied student academic andcareer interests. Student project selection and team formation can be a challenging and timeconsuming process that is critical to the success of the design project and course experience.Successful student teams should include enthusiastic, motivated and engaged students3,4. Thispaper will

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 25.233.2Supto1 taught for many years as an adjunct and humorously describes how adjuncts can betreated as a “pet rock” which is a near-perfect low-maintenance pet. Adjuncts typically are “offthe radar screen” of the Dean and Chair, hence receive minimal feedback except from students intheir classes. Adjuncts often have little authority to improve the laboratory/class they teach andmay not be included in curriculum decisions. Supto recommends that “every adjunct shouldhave a full-time faculty member assigned as an advocate and resource” but this often isn’t thecase1. Adjuncts are often left to fend for themselves.Departments and faculty may want to do an excellent job of teaching undergraduates, yet it isoften the lack of resources and not

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering: Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Lizette D. Day, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering; Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Albert Padilla Jr., Jersey City Public Schools; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Patty Ann Quinones, Skyline High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

theactivities in the project. Many of the teachers’ resources for science are outdated and limited.Moreover, they mentioned lack of space, specifically, computer laboratory, or science laboratoryscheduling issues. To address these needs, the instructors brought materials with them to theclassroom to help the teachers. This encouraged teachers to share materials with other teachersand with other schools. Finally, teachers mentioned the limited science curriculum in theirdistricts. We are working with our district partners to address this challenge. We are proud to saythat, due to our encouragement, some of our district partners are currently revising their sciencecurriculum to incorporate science and engineering

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

projects and written labreports. To test the students’ power of observation, I will devote one lab to tracing water lines in a laboratory anddiscussing related issues (e.g., Was there a floor drain?). To get them thinking “out of the box”, we will discussalternative methods to verify an instrument reading. I often tell the “Angels on a Pin” story4. To strengthen theirskill at estimating values, we will count ceiling tile or concrete blocks to determine the dimensions of aclassroom. None of these traits could be demonstrated on a timed test, so get creative on how students candemonstrate those estimating skills other than through traditional testing.I try to build the exam well ahead of the exam day. I let it rest overnight so I will read it with

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Technology (New York:VCH Publishers, 1993).xxii Jet Propulsion Laboratory web-site, “Advanced System Modeling and Control of Bioregenerative Life Support”,http://aemc.jpl.nasa.gov/activities/bio_regen.cfm (accessed 1/12/2012).xxiii Terry Bossomaier and David Green, Patterns in the Sand: Computers, Complexity, and Everyday Life (Reading,MA: Helix Books, 1998) 153. Page 25.1279.15xxiv Mark Swilling and E. Anneke, Just Transitions: Exploring Sustainability in a Unfair World (University ofCapetown, 2010).xxv Alfred A Marcus and Zachary Sheaffer, “Analogical Reasoning and Complexity,” Journal of Homeland Securityand Emergency

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part I: Non-traditional Learning Methods and Expanding Student Markets

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri; Matthew A. Easter, University of Missouri; William H. Miller, University of Missouri, Columbia; Gayla M. Neumeyer, University of Missouri Research Reactor; Valerie Deitz Taylor, Center for Energy Workforce Development; Gwen K. Weakley, Kansas City Power & Light

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

implementation. Of these challenges, the most important was to design the learningscenarios considering the need to limit the feedback the learners receive on their answers to theopen-ended questions, thus accepting diminished returns for this type of intervention.While this course is designed to be led by an instructor and has a face-to-face component, it islikely possible to deliver the course with a strong online component. That is, it is conceivablethat potential future delivery might limit the face-to-face interaction to only those activities thatrequire physical presence, such as demonstrations, laboratory work, etc., with the theoreticalcontent being delivered in an online-only format. In this case, social interaction between learnerswill be

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

expectations for each and figure outwhere the best fit is. Such exposure could include required undergraduate research experiences,internships, or for ECPs rotations in work assignments or graduate school laboratories beforesettling on a career path. We also suggest developing practices around mentoring. Mentors,whether in the form of undergraduate advisors and research professors or bosses and coworkersat a first job, can have substantial impacts on career choices. Knowing why some mentors havesuch a tangible impact can help develop a set of best practices.AcknowledgmentsThe authors wish to thank the entire EPS research team as well as the study participants. Thisresearch is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a collaborative research

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

; apply knowledge of four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering.2. An ability to Design and conduct field and laboratory 3(b) An ability to Conduct civildesign and studies, gather data, create numerical and design and engineeringconduct other models, and then analyze and interpret conduct experiments andexperiments, as

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Kaitlyn J. Bunker; Nilufer Onder, Michigan Technological University; Raven Rachaun Rebb; Laura E. Brown, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

similar levels of student experience variables such as confidence and studentinteraction, individuals with lower GPA are more likely to be in the “committed” group. Theseresults confirm that GPA is not an indicator of persistence when used in isolation12. Page 25.1401.3Hartman and Hartman performed a longitudinal study at Rowan University's engineeringprogram7. They found that non-persisters are less satisfied than persisters with the opportunitiesthe program offers and the choices within the program. However, levels of satisfaction withcourse workload, laboratory work, and faculty-student relationships were similar betweenpersisters and non

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

practice the Four A’s strategy through a homeworkassignment in which they were asked to apply the Four A’s to a particular laboratory situation(Appendix B). The proposed case was based on a real-life example.Assessment ResultsReflective Assignment: The main goal for this assignment was to provide students with thechance to reflect on the material discussed and place it into context. Students were evaluated onwhether they provided a well-developed reflection on the implications and a personal evaluationof the proceedings (Appendix A). For the most part, students were able to synthesize theinformation presented and put it into the context of their own lives or future career goals. Withthe majority of students, obvious effort was put into

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Timothy Miller, Binghamton University ; Matthew R. Glucksberg, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, Northwestern University Matthew R. Glucksberg is a professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University. His tech- nical expertise is in tissue mechanics, microcirculation, and optical instrumentation. His laboratory has developed image-based instrumentation to measure pressure and flow in the circulation of the eye, in- struments to measure the response of pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells to their immediate mechanical environment, and is currently involved in developing minimally invasive optical biosensors for monitoring glucose, lactate, and other measures of metabolic function. He is a Co-founder of Northwestern’s Global Healthcare Technologies Program in Cape Town South Africa and Co-director of an M.S

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies

sections of the course with a total of 34students enrolled. Of the 34 students, 24 were teaching a lecture, laboratory or recitation; and 10were non-teachers who were primarily responsible for grading, office hours and tutoringsessions. All of the students were required to do the peer observation assignment. There weresix female students and 28 male students. All of the students consented to participate in thestudy according to the university requirements from the Office of Research Protections. Of the34 students 23 were international students (4 female, 19 male). The international students camefrom a variety of countries including India, Turkey, Iran, Bangladesh, Iraq, South Korea,Ecuador, Venezuela and China. For some international students this

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Barbara A. Heifferon, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

lectures providedstudents the opportunity to learn about current research and projects being conducted inGermany. In addition, the tours included hands-on learning, where students not only receiveddemonstrations of machinery and robots, but also were allowed to test some of the equipment inthe laboratories. The demonstrations enriched learning for the engineering students because theywere not only able to hear and see technology, but they were able to experience it, too. All toooften, students recognize technology, but don’t quite understand and appreciate it. The E3program took students out of the classroom and into the environment where technology is beingused, researched and developed. This created an environment rich for learning and

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Iowa State University; Shankar Subramaniam, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, Iowa State University Shankar Subramaniam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. He received his B.Tech. in aeronautical engineering from the Indian Institute of Tech- nology, Bombay (Mumbai) in 1988 and is a recipient of the President’s Silver Medal. He earned his Ph.D. at Cornell University, subsequent to an M.S. in aerospace engineering at the University of Notre Dame, USA. After his Ph.D., he spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Theoretical Division’s Fluid Dynamics Group. Prior to joining the ISU faculty in 2002, Subramaniam was an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. He is a recipient of the U.S

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

universities, especially in STEM disciplines where laboratory facilities areheavily scheduled, are often inflexible and frequently require daily commitments, perhapsmaking it more difficult to balance work-life issues, schedule research activities or participate infaculty development opportunities7-16.The survey we designed was intended to probe the concept that one’s professional successdepends upon the presence of a supportive department climate and that department environmentgreatly affects retention22-32. We speculated in our proposal that productivity in comprehensivesmay be more heavily influenced by department climate than at research-intensive institutions,resulting from qualities unique to comprehensives as noted above. For the project as

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

distribution, transportation security, and the economy, among others, including those listed as the 14 Engineering Grand Challenges of the 21st century,6 • Exploration of existing patent publications and applications, detailing the fabrication, testing and performance evaluation of the patented device or concept, • Investigation of laboratory and so-called “workshop” projects that detail experimental setup, measurement, and test procedures, and provide results that are novel, entertaining, and motivate replication or further investigation, • Characterization of mechanisms, their applications, and the dynamics governing their behavior, • Formulation of thought provoking mathematical puzzles or problems