AC 2012-5015: SKILL AND CONTENT TRAJECTORY MAPPING IN AMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM OF STUDYDr. David B. Benson, Kettering University Page 25.1160.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Skill and Content Trajectory Mapping in a Mechanical Engineering Program of StudyAbstract In engineering education there are a number of central concepts and skills that formthreads which connect one content area to another within a discipline. These threads form thecore of an engineering education and are the scaffold upon which all future knowledge is built.An incomplete understanding in
AC 2012-3885: STUDENT LEARNING IN MULTIPLE PROTOTYPE CY-CLESDr. Steven C. Zemke, Gonzaga University Steven Zemke is the Director of the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship at Gonzaga University. This center is chartered to enhance the design courses throughout the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Zemke teaches the mechanical design courses at Gonzaga. His area of research is the pedagogy of design with an emphasis on practically improving student learning. Page 25.1185.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Student Learning in
AC 2012-4343: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGH PAR-TICIPATION IN ENGINEERING COMPETITIONSDr. Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Texas A&M International University Fernando Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor of engineering at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. Previously, he was a technical staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory and an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. Gonzalez holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include intelligent control of autonomous systems, robotics, and modeling and simulation
AC 2012-4441: TEACHING CREATIVE THINKING USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNINGProf. Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet Page 25.1245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching Creative Thinking Using Problem-Based LearningAbstractAs global competition and technological innovation continue to challenge businessorganizations, the ability to solve diverse and complex problems has become essential forstudents in every academic discipline. While pursuing their careers, technology andengineering students will soon realize that the development of creative problem solvingskills is fundamental for success in today’s
AC 2012-3349: TEAM DECISION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WITH MBTISTEP IIDr. Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineering and Pro- fessor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Arlington, is in indus- trial engineering. He also has 10 years’ experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education, and lean manufacturing.Dr. Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University Don E. Malzahn is professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at
AC 2012-3215: TEAMS, DESIGN, MENTORING, AND MANAGING FORCOMPUTER SCIENCE UNDERCLASSMENDr. David Wilczynski, University of Southern California David Wilczynski has a long history at USC. He was the first Ph.D. graduate from USC Information Science Institute in 1975, where some of the initial work on Arpanet was done. His research specialty at the time was in Knowledge Representation. In 1984, he left USC for almost 20 years to be an entrepreneur. Most of his work was in manufacturing, both in Detroit and Japan. During that time, he worked on programming real-time systems using an Agent methodology, which he now teach in his CSCI 201 class. He returned to USC in 2002 to teach full time. Mostly, he worries about how to
AC 2012-4740: GENDERED SOCIALIZATION DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER:CONTRASTING EXPERIENCES OF MALE AND FEMALE TRANSFER/NON-TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Peter Tkacik is an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering within the motorsports focus area. His largest area of research is in the engagement of high school students and early career engineering col- lege students through hands-on learning activities and exciting visual and experiential research programs. Other research activities are related to the details of the visual and experiential programs and relate to race car aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics, color-Schlieren shock and compressible flow
AC 2012-3941: LEARNING FROM WORKING ON OTHERS’ PROBLEMS:CASE STUDY OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED GLOBALSERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMDr. Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech Aditya Johri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. Sites of research include distributed work among globally dispersed workers and social development in emerging economies. His research is supported by several grants including a NSF Early Career Award.Prof. Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech
AC 2012-4941: BUILDING A FRAMEWORK TO EVALUATE THE IN-CLUSION OF ENGINEERING IN STATE K-12 STEM EDUCATION ACA-DEMIC STANDARDSProf. Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Tamara J. Moore is the Co-director of the University of Minnesota’s STEM Education Center and an Assistant Professor of mathematics and engineering education in the Department of Curriculum and In- struction. Her research is centered on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and higher education mathematics and engineering classrooms. Her research agenda focuses on models and modeling as a curricular approach and working with educators to shift their expectations and instructional practice to facilitate effective STEM integration.Mr
AC 2012-3321: ADULT UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTEXPERIENCEDr. Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley Shannon Ciston is a lecturer of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. She has experience teaching chemical, environmental, and multidisciplinary engineering funda- mentals as well as technical communications. Ciston’s research interests include affective and experiential aspects of student learning, and impacts of nanomaterials on aquatic biofilms.Dr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at the Tagliatela School of Engineering, University of New Haven, Conn. She obtained
AC 2012-4255: STEPPING OUTSIDE THE BOX: EDUCATION OF GLOBALENGINEERSDr. Samuel P. Clemence, Syracuse University Samuel P. Clemence, P.E., Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, is a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers, a member of Chi Epsilon and Sigma Xi, and was elected to Tau Beta Pi as an Eminent Engineer in 1977. He has received Outstanding Teacher awards at the University of Missouri, Rolla (1974-75, 1976-77) and at Syracuse University (1988-89). The Division of Higher Education and Ministry of the Methodist Church selected him as the 1990 Scholar/Teacher of the Year at Syracuse
AC 2012-4456: EMPATHY AND CARING AS CONCEPTUALIZED IN-SIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ENGINEERING: EXTENSIVE LITERATUREREVIEW AND FACULTY FOCUS GROUP ANALYSESJustin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette Justin L. Hess is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He earned his B.S. from Purdue University in the School of Civil Engineering with an environmental emphasis and philosophy minor during May of 2011. His research interests involve establishing a better understanding of the role of empathy/care within engineering, considering how alternative worldviews, such as indige- nous and/or non-Western, might influence today’s engineering disciplines, and studying the relation of re- sistance
AC 2012-4360: IMPROVING UPON BEST PRACTICES: FCAR 2.0Dr. John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is a professor of computer engineering and computer science at Ohio Northern Univer- sity. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process, first-year engineering instruction, and the pedagog- ical aspects of writing computer games. Estell is an ABET Program Evaluator, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon.Dr. John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University John-David Yoder received all of his degrees (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) in mechanical
AC 2012-2985: EMPLOYING A PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENTMETHODOLOGY TO DEFINE AND DIFFERENTIATE UNIVERSITY-WIDEROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIESDr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mitchell Springer is an Associate Professor in technology leadership and innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Stud- ies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Ind. He possesses more than 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: software en- gineering, systems engineering, program management, and human resources. He sits on many
AC 2012-5090: ENHANCING EXPERTISE, SOCIABILITY, AND LITER-ACY THROUGH TEACHING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A LABSCIENCEProf. Stephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University Stephanie August is an Associate Professor and Special Assistant to the Chief Academic Officer for Graduate Education at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. She teaches courses in artificial in- telligence, database management systems, and software engineering. Her research interests include appli- cations of artificial intelligence including interdisciplinary new media applications, natural language un- derstanding, argumentation, and analogical reasoning. She has several publications in these areas. August is actively involved in
AC 2012-4472: ENHANCING THE GRADUATE EXPERIENCE: A CON-FERENCE FOR GRADUATE STUDENT PUT ON BY GRADUATE STU-DENTSMs. Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech UniversityProf. Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityMr. Narate Taerat, Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and ScienceMs. Nichamon Naksinehaboon, Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and ScienceMs. Oneka Tiwanna Cummings, Louisiana Tech University Oneka Tiwanna Cummings received her B.S. in chemistry and M.S. in mathematics from Louisiana Tech University, where she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in computational analysis and modeling. Her re- search efforts involve computation studies of aqueous
AC 2012-4200: ESSENTIAL FACTORS RELATED TO ENTREPRENEURIALKNOWLEDGE IN THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDr. Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh Mary Besterfield-Sacre is an Associate Professor and Fulton C. Noss Faculty Fellow in Industrial Engi- neering. She is the Director for the new Engineering Education Research Center (EERC) in the Swanson School of Engineering, and serves as a Center Associate for the Learning Research and Development Cen- ter at the University of Pittsburgh. Her principal research is in engineering assessment, which has been funded by the NSF, Department of Education, Sloan Foundation, Engineering Information Foundation, and the NCIIA. Besterfield-Sacre’s current research focuses on
AC 2012-3789: ETHICAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF BIOMET-RIC TECHNOLOGIESDr. Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University Rigoberto Chinchilla, PhD in Integrated Engineering, Ohio University, is an Associate Professor of Ap- plied Engineering and Technology at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) since 2004. His teaching and research interests include Quality design, Biometric and Computer Security and Ethics, Clean Technolo- gies and Automation. Dr. Chinchilla has been a Fulbright Scholar and a United Nations scholar, serves in numerous departmental and university committees at EIU and has been awarded several research grants in his career. Dr. Chinchilla Publications in 2011 include oChinchilla, Rigoberto
AC 2012-2960: EXERCISES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN THE PROPERAPPLICATION OF ANALYTICAL COMMERCIAL ENGINEERING SOFT-WAREDr. Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University Aaron Wemhoff earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering in 2004 from the University of California, Berkeley. He worked as a Thermal-fluids Engineering Analyst at Lawrence Livermore National Labo- ratory prior to beginning employment as an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at Villanova University in 2008. Page 25.604.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Exercises for Students to Learn the Proper
AC 2012-4981: EXPOSING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONCUR-RENT PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES USING VIDEO GAME SCRIPT-ING ENGINESMr. Michael Steffen, Iowa State University Michael Steffen is a Ph.D. candidate in computer engineering and NSF graduate research fellow. His research interests include computer architecture, graphics hardware, computer graphics and embedded systems, and specifically he focuses on improving SIMT processor thread efficiency using a mixture of custom architectures and programming models. He received a B.S, degrees in both mechanical engineer- ing and electrical engineering from Valparaiso University in 2007.Prof. Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University Joseph Zambreno has been with the Department of
AC 2012-3818: FACULTY PERCEPTIONS AND USE OF A LEARNINGMANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT AN URBAN, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONJulie M. Little-Wiles M.S.M., Ph.D. (A.B.D.), Purdue University, West Lafayette Julie M. Little-Wiles is a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University’s College of Technology in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation.Dr. Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Stephen Hundley is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate programs and Associate Professor of organizational leadership and supervision in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technol- ogy, IUPUI.Dr. Wanda L. Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisMr. Erich J. Bauer, Indiana University
AC 2012-4543: GLOBAL DESIGN COMPETITIONProf. Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Studies: 1979-1984, five year engineering program at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Polytechnic Institute in Cluj-Napoca. 1998 PhD in Electronics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Professional Experience: Design Engineer at IEIA Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1984 1986 Research Engineer at IPA Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1986 - 1991 Faculty member at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania: 1991 to date (professor since 2004) Managerial Ex- perience: 2006 - present, General Manager of Digilent RO International Experience: 1999-2000, Visiting Professor at
AC 2012-5500: HIGH TECH HIGH TOUCH: LESSONS LEARNED FROMPROJECT HAITI 2011Dr. Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Yan Tang received a B.S. degree and a M.S. degree in automatic control theory and application from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. She received a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla., in 2009. She is currently an Assistant Professor in mechanical engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. Her research interests include intelligent control, robots, and applications of biomimicry techniques in engineering.Dr. Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle
AC 2012-3605: HMI DESIGN: AN ANALYSIS OF A GOOD DISPLAY FORSEAMLESS INTEGRATION BETWEEN USER UNDERSTANDING ANDAUTOMATIC CONTROLSProf. Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet Akram Hossain is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Director of the Center for Packaging Machinery Industry at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Ind. He worked eight years in industry at various capacities. He is working with Purdue University Calumet for the past 24 years. He consults for industry on process control, packaging machinery system control, and related disciplines. He is a Senior Member of IEEE. He served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at vari- ous capacities. He served as chair of
AC 2012-4978: HUMAN-POWERED ENERGY-EFFICIENT VEHICLE DE-SIGNDr. Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University Alamgir A. Choudhury is an Associate Professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at West- ern Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich. He earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from NMSU (Las Cruces). His interest includes computer appli- cations in curriculum, mechanics, MCAE, instrumentation and control, and fluid power. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME, and TAP.Dr. Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan UniversityMr. Jian Peng He, Western Michigan University Jian (Ben) He will
AC 2012-4060: IDENTIFICATION WITH ACADEMICS AND MULTIPLEIDENTITIES: COMBINING THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS TO BET-TER UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCES OF MINORITY ENGINEER-ING STUDENTSMs. Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech Kelly earned her bachelor’s of science in chemical engineering from Purdue University in 2007. She earned her master’s of Science in materials science and engineering from the University of Cincinnati. Cross is currently in the second year of the engineering education Ph.D. program at Virginia Tech and is currently involved with multiple educational research projects with faculty at Virginia Tech.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech
AC 2012-3815: IMPLEMENTATION OF LOW-RESIDENCY DELIVERYOF A BSEET ARTICULATION PROGRAMProf. Pamela S. Frinzi, Southern Polytechnic State UniversityMr. Scott Larisch, Southern Polytechnic State University Page 25.731.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Implementation of Low-Residency Delivery of a BSEET Articulation Program Page 25.731.2AbstractSouthern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) has implemented a system-widearticulation with the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). Thisarticulation will provide the opportunity for SPSU to offer a
AC 2012-4335: IMPLEMENTING PROBLEM-SOLVING LEARNING EN-VIRONMENTS IN A KINETICS AND HOMOGENEOUS REACTOR DE-SIGN COURSEProf. Ramirez Apud Zaira, Universidad de las Amricas Puebla Zaira Ramrez is Science, Engineering, and Technology Education Ph.D. Student at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. She teaches ethics and development complex thinking skills related courses. Her research interests include faculty development, outcomes assessment, and creating effective learning environments.Dr. Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Nelly Ramrez-Corona is currently a full-time professor of chemical engineering at the Chemical, Envi- ronmental, and Food Engineering Department, Universidad de las
AC 2012-5071: IMPORTANCE OF ADVISORY BOARDS IN PROGRAMDEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENTDr. Shekar Viswanathan, National University Shekar Viswanathan is the Chair and professor of the Applied Engineering Department at National Uni- versity. He has more than 30 years of academic and industry experience. Page 25.739.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Importance of Advisory Boards in Program Development and ManagementAbstractDeveloping and managing technical academic programs, successfully, has becomeincreasingly challenging in today’s fast-paced global environment. In part to help meetthese
AC 2012-4969: IMPROVING CONFIDENCE LEVEL AND PERFORMANCEOF FIRST GENERATION AND FEMALE STUDENTS USING METACOG-NITION STRATEGIESDr. Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint Quamrul Mazumder is a professor of mechanical engineering at University of Michigan, Flint. His re- search interests includes computational fluid dynamics, metacognition approaches of learning, active and experiential learning, renewable energy, and global engineering education. His teaching areas are fluid mechanics, renewable energy, introduction to engineering, and senior design. Page 25.743.1 c American