Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4158: CASE STUDIES IN ENGINEERING ECONOMICS FORMANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESSDr. Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University Priyadarshan Manohar is an Associate Professor of engineering at Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, Penn. He has a Ph.D. in materials engineering (1998) and graduate diploma in computer science (1999) from the University of Wollongong, Australia, and he holds a bachelor’s of engineering (metallurgical engineering) degree from Pune University, India (1985). He has worked as a postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (2001-2003), and at BHP Institute for Steel Processing and Prod- ucts, Australia (1998-2001). Manohar held the position of Chief Materials Scientist at

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida; Julie Beth Zimmerman, Yale University; Simona Platukyte, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

incorporatingsustainability into engineering education. Those challenges were later organized into majorcategories collectively by the workshop attendees. After the workshop, a “mind map” wasconstructed to show the identified challenges in relation to the major categories.Sixteen individuals registered for the first workshop and 4 of them were faculty from universitiesserving underrepresented groups. The second workshop was attended by primarily early-careerscholars (12 total participants). Of the 12 participants, 7 were female, 6 were under-representedminorities, 2 were from community colleges, and 6 were from Hispanic-serving institutions.Challenges identified in the workshopsIn the first workshop, over half of the group considered themselves in the “expert

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; James F. Young P.E., Rice University; Scott VanderStoep, Hope College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

rapidly, rather than specific fields, a very broad overview would bepreferred, focus on…basics.In my opinion, a minor in engineering would be similar to being a 1/2 engineer. It can be verydangerous to an organization if someone has a little engineering background and theorganization is using their limited knowledge to make decisions.It appears that the survey hit all the key elements that come to mind. Keys are an understandingthe economics of engineering decisions and being able to communicate within multi-disciplinaryteams/skill levels.Non-engineers with the ability to understand a discussion of a technical nature and have a senseof the relative advantages, disadvantages, benefits, and risks would be extremely useful to anyorganization that

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4204: ”OMG! THAT’S WHAT AN ENGINEER DOES?”: FRESH-MEN DEVELOPING A PERSONAL IDENTITY AS AN ENGINEERStephen Rippon, Arizona State University Steve Rippon is the Assistant Dean of Student Services in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. In this capacity, he oversees the Engineering Schools’ K-12 outreach, under- graduate student recruitment, undergraduate engagement programs, and the Engineering Career Center.Dr. James Collofello, Arizona State UniversityMs. Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University Page 25.16.1 c American Society for Engineering

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; John P. Henry

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

promote 21st century skills andhelp learners build up their “habit of mind” [2] for scientific reasoning and inquiry.Computing has made possible profound leaps of innovations and imagination, resulting infundamentally new ways of science and engineering practice [3]. This paradigm shift has asignificant impact on the skills needed for a diverse science and engineering workforce who iscapable of designing and deploying cyber-based systems, tools and services. However, oureducation has not kept pace with this evolution, especially at the K-12 level. In fact, there is acrucial need to bring cyberinfrastructure (CI) learning experiences into classrooms of secondaryeducation.Environmental sustainability has become increasingly prevalent in teaching

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin Sargianis, Museum of Science, Boston; Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Professional Development Director for the Engineering is Elementary project. She has 10+ years of experience as both a science educator and researcher that includes teaching biology, en- vironmental outreach education, and research in biopsychology. Prior to joining the EiE team, Yang was a founding teacher at an alternative school for ”at risk” teens. She understands the challenges of working with children that struggle in a mainstream school environment and the importance of creating a classroom that fosters inquiry and student-centered learning. With that in mind, Yang conducts teacher professional development that not only teaches content, but models strong science pedagogy so that elementary school teachers can

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University

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Materials

instructionaldecisions to enhance and maximize student learning. Challenges, affordances, and results ofinterpreting engineering speak through an SFL lens will be discussed.IntroductionLanguage is a communication tool that allows students to explain what knowledge exists in theirminds. Mental models are personal representations of target concepts that occur in the mind, andare therefore only fully understood by the person who has constructed them1. However, if themental model of the concept is explained by the student (through verbal, written, or kinestheticcommunication), it becomes an expressed model1. The expressed model can then be compared tothe normative, or scientifically accepted, model to test its validity. However, without language,accessing students

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

AC 2012-4786: WHY SHOULD THEY CARE? MEETING THE CHAL-LENGES OF TEACHING NON-ENGINEERS TO ENGINEERMajor Constance Hendrix, U.S. Air Force Academy Constance D. Hendrix, M.S.E.E., M.B.A., is currently assigned to U.S. Air Force Academy as an Assistant Professor and Course Director for the core class Principles of Air Force Electronic Systems. Email: constance.hendrix@usafa.edu.Lt. Col. Marcus L. Roberts, U.S. Air Force Academy Marcus L. Roberts, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Email: marcus.roberts@usafa.edu.Dr. William J. Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyCol. Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force AcademyMajor Randall Deppensmith

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Technology in Mechanics Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Franco Capaldi, Merrimack College

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Mechanics

entries.  A feedback mechanism which identifies student errors and passes this information to both the student and the professor.Desired Educational OutcomesWhile this computer package was designed to be as flexible as possible and handle problemsfrom a variety of fields, the statics solver was initially designed with the following limited set oflearning objectives in mind: 1. Students should be able to represent physical quantities in vector notation and to use vector math to analyze a system. In fact, a good grasp of vector math and the relevant notation is necessary for all advanced engineering fields. 2. Students must be able to formulate appropriate free body diagrams when solving statics problems. 3

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel P. Clemence, Syracuse University; Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University; Shobha K. Bhatia, Syracuse University; Eric M. Lui, Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, Syracuse University

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College Industry Partnerships

has prompted educators toreevaluate the foundational body of engineering knowledge in higher education. Moreover, asengineering education increasingly contemplates the global arena, it is obvious that civil andenvironmental engineering has been distinctively impacted and has a leading-edge role to play atthe individual practicing engineer level and as a discipline. In U.S. institutions, for instance,educators have been urged to reassess their curricula with the demands of globalization in mind.8The increasing demand for international engineering and the changing international nature ofengineering work9 has also made it clear that, insofar as engineering projects of scale stretchacross national boundaries and involve collaborating

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Lisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 25.884.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Learning Sciences Guided High School Engineering Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering education is increasingly appearing in high school courses—as either astand-alone course or a component of a science course. In either context, engineeringmodules are tasked with multiple goals. In particular, as synthesized in the NationalResearch Council’s13 review of K-12 engineering education, it is expected thatengineering education will: 1.) focus on design and problem solving; 2.) incorporateappropriate STEM concepts and 3.) “promote engineering habits of mind.” High schoolengineering curriculum invariably addresses these goals

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

iteration inengineering design19, 20, Jin and Chusilp (2005) focused on the cognitive behavior inmental iteration, highlighting differences arising from problem type and constraintconditions18. In a related theory-based paper on “Engineering Design, Thinking, andLearning,” Dym et al. (2005) suggest that design thinking occurs in the continualinterplay between convergent, deep reasoning, and divergent, generative questioning12.Dym et al. (2005) further posit that these convergent-divergent “habits of mind” includeconsidering system dynamics, reasoning about uncertainty, making estimates, conductingexperiments or testing (p. 106). In his earlier book on synthesizing engineering design,Dym (1994) contends that the mental iterative process in

Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University; Shaobo Huang, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4849: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENGINEERING DESIGN THINK-ING AND PERFORMANCEProf. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University Kurt Becker, Ph.D., is a professor and the Department Head of Engineering and Technology Education. He is the Co-principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE). His areas of research include adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development, and technical training. He has extensive international experience working on technical training projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries where he has worked include Bangladesh

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; James William Altschuld, Ohio State University; Blaine W. Lilly, Ohio State University; Daniel A. Mendelsohn, Ohio State University

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Mechanical Engineering

solutions society via MechanicalMechanical to problems EngineeringEngineering? Processes Areas missing – Design (19) nano-technology, Design related to real sensing systems, world problems/efficient etc. Students see Mechanical effective tools/practical Engineering as a broad problem solving (7) Students kept applied field combining Problem solving, coming back to areas of content and process creativity, open-minded, creative problem etc. (7

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Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah

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International

the strategy of building on an itinerary and environmentallearning experiences in the annual Environmental Studies Costa Rica program. The goal of thatprogram has been to provide environmental experiences for the student participants by touringenvironmentally significant sites including national parks, cities, and scenic areas. The programseeks to immerse students in environmentally and sustainability minded activities includingwhere the students sleep, eat, and how they travel. Our objective has been to modify the itinerary Page 25.559.4to provide exposure to civil engineering infrastructure examples and experts that support thereading and

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

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International

AC 2012-5050: EDUCATING GLOBALLY COMPETENT ENGINEERS INLONDON, UNITED KINGDOMMr. Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University Brian D. Koehler is Director of International Engagement in the College of Engineering at NC State University. He leads NC State’s Engineering Career Fair, which has become one of the largest and high- est quality opportunities in the nation, mentors the NC State Engineering Ambassadors, and advises the Engineers’ Council. Teaching and research areas include engineering education, career development, in- ternational engineering, leadership, corporate recruiting, and supply chain management. Koehler received degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville (B.S.), and NC State

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adriana Popescu, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

' perspectives and enable them tobecome globally minded researchers and technologists”6. These programs, along with numerousother opportunities available through the University’s Office of International Programs, enableengineering students to work or study abroad for various periods of time, ranging from a fewweeks to a full academic year. Within the university, the School of Engineering has thereputation of being the most proactive in encouraging students to study or work abroad; at everyyear’s engineering freshman orientation, there is one loud and clear message that the AssociateDean of Undergraduate Affairs passes on to all new students: “Welcome to Princeton, we areglad to have you here, but please go away.”Through the combination of a globally

Conference Session

Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Inger M. Bergom, University of Michigan

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

,researchers, and policy makers in a variety of fields. Perhaps most notably, since the shift to anoutcomes-based accreditation criteria, ABET promoted the development of related skills andhabits of mind. Criterion 3.d requires that all undergraduate engineers have the ability to workon multidisciplinary teams, and Criterion 3.h indicates that those same graduates mustunderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, andsocietal context1.These same contexts are acknowledged in the National Academy of Engineering’s Engineer of2020 report2 which contends that developing solutions that account for this enlarged problemspace requires engineers to access, understand, evaluate, synthesize, and apply information

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech; Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC

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Educational Research and Methods

,” which is building an online history of the development of the NSDL. She is also PI on ”Learning from the Best: How Award Winning Courseware has Impacted Engineering Education.” This research focuses on determining how high quality courseware is being disseminated and how it is impacting the culture of engineering education as measured by changes in student learning, teaching practices, and the careers of the authors of these materials.Prof. Joseph G. Tront, Virginia TechSarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC Sarah Giersch is a Consultant for Broad-based Knowledge, LLC (BbK), where she conducts quantita- tive and qualitative evaluations for BbK’s higher education clients. Giersch also consults in the areas of

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Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Milewicz, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana; Kerry S. Hall, University of Southern Indiana

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 95, No. 2, 2006, 153-164.3. Ricter, David M., and Marie C. Paretti, “Identifying Barriers to and Outcomes of Interdisciplinarity in the Engineering Classroom,” European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2009, pp. 29-45.4. Bilen, Sven G., Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Sarah E. Rzasa, and John C. Wise, “Developing and Assessing Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills and Mind-Set,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 2, 2005, pp. 233-243. Page 25.708.12Table 1: Suggested Session Schedule for Ideation Challenges

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy; Michael V. Cristiano; Patrick Caton, U.S. Naval Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

Design Specifications (partial list)producing an operational prototypeOnce all design considerations were accounted for, final design with dimensions had beendetermined, and parts received, the engine was assembled. There were many factors that neededto be adjusted in the commissioning process. At first, the steam valve and the water sprayerwere operated manually. After basic functioning was confirmed, the engine was automatedthrough the use of solenoid valves for steam and water spray and a computer-based controlsystem. Page 25.1325.18The engine was designed with adjustability in mind. Components such as valves and

Conference Session

FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lacey Jane Bodnar, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Travis Austin Smith, Engineering Student Services and Academic Programs; Jesus A. Orozco; Joshua Grant Corso; Cristian R. Sanchez; Jillian Kathleen Freise, Texas A&M ELLC Children's Museum; Hannah Ringler, Texas A&M University; Ivan Cortes, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

productive when working on a team. For example, when brainstorming possible solutions in a team meeting, one team member and I had a similar design concept in mind. We were able to talk out some of the problems each of us were considering and with that I was able to draft up a basic design which eventually became one of the top three concepts that we presented at the end of the semester. Because this is the way that engineers work on problems in reality, I feel as though I could realistically picture myself becoming an engineer and working on actual problems in the workplace” (Hannah). “Students had to develop teamwork skills corresponding to all stages of the project. To start with this new

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sadia Nawaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Luo, Purdue University; Jea Hong Choi, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4652: IS THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION COMMUNITY BE-COMING MORE INTERDISCIPLINARY?Dr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning, and Assistant Professor of engineering education and learning design and technology at Purdue University. NSF and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on policy of P-12 engineering, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering learning, the measurement and support of change of habits of mind, particularly in regards to sustainability and the use of cyber-infrastructure to sensitively and resourcefully

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Civil Engineering

Page 25.55.16presenting and publishing papers and conducting workshops.3. Keep in mind a point made earlier in the tools section of this paper mainly that thetools share this practical common feature: They are easy to understand, take little time toapply, and they work. Accordingly, they can be introduced and used with little effort incourses.4. Leverage your first year Exploring Engineering, Introduction to Engineering, or similarcourse, during which you have student teams solve well-defined design problems. Brieflyexplain brainstorming and multivoting and ask each team to use these collaborationmethods to more fully utilize their collective minds.5. During a second or third year course, in which each student is assigned a researchpaper, show

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Francis J. Hopcroft, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

discussions need to be tailored to the engineering thoughtprocess to fully engage the student in later discussions. Indeed, some of the more eruditediscussions in the arts and humanities have been reported in classes of engineering students whohave had that opportunity early in their educational exposure to those topics.Similarly, the Construction Management student needs to be able to follow the evolution of theconcepts within the mind of the artist/humanist, but from a somewhat different perspective. Inthis case the concepts of cost-effectiveness and profit margin are engrained in the psyche of thestudent from the first day of class – or even earlier, since many of these students come fromfamilies in the construction industry. That means that the

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

dictates that program chairsshould keep the ABET definitions in mind and be able to articulate what the PEOs and SOsindicate for their given program. This discussion is far from over.Criterion 3, Student OutcomesCriterion 3 of the ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs1 specifies that: The program must have documented student outcomes that prepare graduates to attain the program educational objectives. Student outcomes are outcomes (a) through (k) plus any additional outcomes that may be articulated by the program.There is a common misperception among program chairs and many academicians that thestatement “Student outcomes are outcomes (a) through (k) plus any additional outcomes thatmay be articulated by the program” dictates

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

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Engineering Ethics

affective domain as it does to the cognitive.Recent research shows the importance of the peer group, together with interaction with faculty tobe the most important factors in student achievement and development. Faculty have a majorrole to play in helping engineering students overcome negative attitudes toward liberalism, asdoes mixing with students who have other interests. Enlargement of mind is helped by anacquaintance with the perennial problems of philosophy since the answers a person gives to theminfluence her/his thinking and behaviour. In the discussion that ends the paper, attention is drawnto recent research on the experience of students of their undergraduate education that supportssome of the contentions made in this paper.Recent

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

energy crisis has encouraged a revolution inenergy use and conservation. The paradigm shift from fossil fuels to “green” energy has alsobegun to have a major impact on college science and engineering curricula. While the nationbattles to loosen the grip of fossil fuels on the economic infrastructure, institutes of highereducation struggle to attract, retrain, and graduate innovative young minds for future careers inan increasingly demanding and complex energy industry.The difficulty in preparing a sufficient number of quality scientists and engineers reflects a long-standing national trend. The number of students obtaining post-secondary engineering orengineering technology degree continues to stagnate while overall graduation rates are on

Conference Session

Best. Class. Ever.

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor M. Ugaz, Texas A&M University; Aashish Priye, Texas A&M University ; Yassin A. Hassan, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-3929: DNA TO GO: A DO-IT-YOURSELF PCR THERMOCY-CLER LABDr. Victor M. Ugaz, Texas A&M University Victor Ugaz is an Associate Professor and Kenneth R. Hall Development Professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He joined the faculty in Jan. 2003. His research focuses broadly on harnessing the unique characteristics of transport and flow at the microscale, with specific interests in microfluidic flows (both single-phase and nanoparticle suspensions), microchip gel electrophoresis, PCR thermocycling in novel convective flow devices, and construction of 3D vascular flow networks for biomedical applications. Ugaz earned