Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Ellingson, University of Saint Thomas; Christopher S. Greene, University of Saint Thomas; Scott Edward Morgan; Miguel Angelo Rodrigues Silvestre, University of Beira Interior

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Electrical and Computer

: Turbulent Structure of the Impact Zone of Two Opposed Wall Flow,” project N PTDC/EME-MFE/ PTDC/CTE-SPA/114163/2009, and ”Estudo Numrico e Experimental de Jactos de Densidade Fortemente Variavel’,’ project n415B4, French embassy/ICCTI with CNRS, Orleans, France. Currently, he is a UBI researcher in the project FP7-AAT-2011-RTD-1 N 285602-MAAT, ”Multi- body Advanced Airship for Transport.” His main research and teaching topics are focused in aircraft fixed and rotary wing aerodynamics, propulsion, performance, design, and development. He is a private and glider pilot and an experienced R/C aircraft modeler. Page

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Olivier Frédéric Pfeiffer, Technische Universität Berlin; Omar Musa Hasan, American University of Mdaba; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universität Berlin

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Mathematics

take the mathematics of the first semester before they enroll atthe university5. Page 25.175.2Mathematics Bridge CourseIn order to facilitate the transition from high school to university the Department of Mathematicsof our university offers a four-week bridge course before each semester. In this coursemathematics on the level of an advanced high school course is repeated. The course consists of adaily two-hour lecture and a two-hour exercise. Before the summer semester regularly 200-300and before the winter semester 800-1000 freshmen participate in this course (see figure 1).Because of financial reasons recitations classes in small groups

Conference Session

Statics and Strength of Materials

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffery S. Thomas, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Timothy A. Philpot, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Mechanics

-based sections. Homework in theinverted sections is assigned but not graded. The in-class exams are given in a computer lab, andeach student receives an individualized set of questions. Over 1200 students in 18 course sections have participated in either the inverted sectionsthemselves or the other non-traditional sections that preceded the particular format used today.A subset of this group was compared to students in the traditional sections. No statisticallysignificant difference between the two groups was found based on (1) performance on thecommon final exams or (2) course grade in a structural analysis course. The animations and videos used by students in the inverted sections are available on aclass web site. There are 167

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Michael Crowley, University of Southern California; Jaebong Yoo, University of Southern California; Hao Xu, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California

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Computing & Information Technology

discussion corpora, participation data,traditional assessment scores, survey responses,and demographic information from the courseregistrar. PAWS employs the samecomputational workflow technologies thatsupport e-science applications in the fields ofseismology and astronomy1. These existingworkflow generation and execution approacheswere applied to make online assessmentaccessible to instructors. PAWS’ e-learningworkflows were designed to produce results that Figure 1. PAWS portal results page.answer assessment questions relevant to studentdiscussions and provide formative feedback to instructors to facilitate “just in time” instructionaladaptation to students learning and needs. The system is described in detail in previous

Conference Session

Technology in Mechanics Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franco Capaldi, Merrimack College

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Mechanics

structures.By allowing interaction, students may change the view angle to discern the three dimensionalnature of the problem. In addition, the software may be used to guide a student through thesolution process.While students have different learning styles, and professors often have different teaching styles,it is becoming increasingly clear that effective assessment and immediate student feedback canproduce beneficial results in the classroom [1]. Computer systems are ideally suited for suchimmediate feedback. They can also be used to present interactive case-based problems [2].Systems have emerged which are capable of analyzing student response and providing targetedfeedback to students when their response is incorrect. Systems such as ARCHIMEDES [3

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

developingalternative energy related classes, projects, and programs. Renewable energy teaching systemsand projects help students to better comprehend complex concepts by involving a renewableenergy project or series of laboratory experiments. The importance of experiential activities suchas laboratory sessions is highlighted by many authors [1-5].Energy knowledge and renewable energy based projects are important to prepare students to becompetitive for careers in the growing fields of energy related engineering, science, andtechnology for the future. Preliminary projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics state thatthe number of expected energy related green jobs is expected to increase by 11% by 2016, andmost of that growth is expected to be in the

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey R. Seay, University of Kentucky; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

energy content per unit volume due to both differences in densityand energy content on a molecular basis. The calculation of higher heating value is incorporatedinto the module to illustrate this concept. Next, the concept of thermodynamic cycles is introduced. Most internal combustionengines used for transportation operate on either the Diesel or Otto cycle. These cycles arecovered in detail in the module and cycle efficiency and turbo charging is discussed. The effectof engine configuration on fuel economy is also presented. Page 25.180.3Figure 1. Solar basis of petroleum based and biobased liquid fuelsFigure 1. Solar basiss of petroleum

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa; Corey Evan Eichelberger; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

single phase electrical system. From incandescent light bulbs to a variety of CFLsand state-of-the-art LED light bulbs, a number of commercially available different lighting loadsare investigated. The results are very interesting based on the different bulbs available in themarket.IntroductionThe most common energy efficiency practice of reducing electrical loading by using energyefficient lighting has resulted in a high level of interest in replacing conventional incandescentlamps with compact fluorescent lamps (CFL). However, CFLs have massive nonlinear voltageand current characteristics; therefore they inject harmonics into the neutral of electrical powersystem 1-7. The CFL use electronic ballasts and the design of the ballasts have an

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Giada Biasetti, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

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Minorities in Engineering

promising internship program involvingstudents, faculty, and community members. This unusual network of support has sustained¡Vamos!, injected it with new perspectives and energy. Further, this initiative has helped raisethe awareness among non-transportation student interns about transportation as a field of studyand for career opportunities.1. IntroductionThe transportation community is presently facing a perfect storm from a workforce developmentperspective. It is estimated that 40-50% percent of those currently employed in transportation areslated to retire in the next 10 years1, 2. As the baby boomer generation retires, a smaller hiringpool due to slumping birth rates in the 1980s is left to fill the void3. Moreover, the labor forcegrowth rate

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Pradeep K. Behera, University of the District of Columbia; Abiose Adebayo, University of the District of Columbia; Xueqing Song, University of the District of Columbia; Mademba Cisse, University of the District of Columbia; Ismael DJibril Boureima, University of the District of Columbia; Ashish Bhandari, University of the District of Columbia; Mekonnen Hailegiorgis, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

production. Our goals in this phase of the study are: (i) to get an understanding on the characteristics of organic waste from hotels and restaurants and study the feasibility of implementing the proposed anaerobic digester for biogas production for District of Columbia hotels and restaurants, and (ii) to build a mini anaerobic digester that can generate biogas in the laboratory and to provide preliminary data and identify key aspects of the design for an efficient, reliable, and low-cost anaerobic digester for waste processing. The specific research objectives for goal (1) include understanding of organic waste collection methods in hotels and restaurants and possible quantification of organic waste. The research methodology include (i

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Athar Masood, National University of Sciences & Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

increasingproject staff5.Unfortunately, project managers are somewhat limited in how far they can go to reducemanpower without running a high risk to corporate profitability. Capital equipmentprojects are not always the answer. Therefore, project managers have to look in detailsfor the solutions to their problems. Many project managers are not willing to accept change and are inflexible when itcomes to adapting to different alarming factors. The project management approachrequires a departure from the traditional business organizational form, which is basicallyvertical and which emphasizes a strong superior–subordinate relationship.As shown in figure-1, normally companies are structured. There are always “class orprestige” gaps between various levels of

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

Experience,” “GoodCareer,” and “How things Work.” A description of the different coding categories alongwith example statements which would fall into each category are shown in Table 1. Thestudents’ responses were grouped into these categories and then tallied. These categorieswere found to encompass all of the student responses found in the present study. Table 1: Coding for Student Motivation Essays Category Description Example StatementsMath/Science Indicate aptitude or enjoyment of a math or “I have always liked math and science class (also includes comments about science classes” or “My best specific math/science class

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

that the students have currently worked on, and some that they are ready to learn. Thecomprehensive assessments give questions on any topic in the pie from the most basic materialto the last item that they learned. If the student earns a 92% or better on this assessment they aremoved to the next course. The 92% is based on percent mastery of the entire course, not 92% ofthe questions correct on the assessment. If they do not get a 92% they relearn the topics they gotwrong, and try the comprehensive assessment again. Figure 1 shows an assessment summaryfrom ALEKS.ALEKS also records how much time each student spent in a particular course, and how muchtime they spent in all the courses they have taken with ALEKS. The amount of hours that astudent

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso ; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso

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Computers in Education

Society for Engineering Education, 2012 ANALYSIS OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IMPACT ON STEM BASED COURSES; SPECIFICALLY INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING IN THE ERA OF THE IPAD. The impact of new technologies on teaching and learning engineering is important to study andunderstand for various reasons, including: (1) use of technology tools by students is pervasive, and(2) use of technology tools in schools and college classrooms is increasing rapidly, as new devicesthat balance cost, functionality and portability, shift the use of computing devices from personalpurposes to mainstream course applications. We present the results of studying the impact of usingone such device (the Apple iPad) on students’ academic performance via

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

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Mathematics

different times: 9:00-9:50 am, 1:00-1:50 pm, and6:30-7:20 pm. The sections were designed to concentrate on specific math courses, and studentswere to register for the appropriate section based on their math course. Five new peer mentorswere hired while two mentors remained from the year before to share their experiences and serveas role models for the new hires. Most incoming freshmen registered for the course and since itwas a part of their schedule, the majority attended throughout the semester. Having the class as apart of their weekly schedule, coupled with introducing a grade for the course based uponparticipation, increased attendance. Nearly all students who participated in the study groupsattended more than 2/3 of the meetings.However

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

engineering design tends to produce products and processes in which nature is not subject to continual 1) increases in the use of natural resources, 2) increases in goods Page 25.189.3 produced by society, and 3) increases in waste products and effects of their degradation6.Once a definition of sustainability has been established the program can begin to implement thecourses to teach sustainability. Fox et al.8 suggest that there is a support network created by theNational Science Foundation and existing engineering sustainability programs that will helpeducators incorporate lessons of sustainability into existing classes. Focusing

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Ricardo Leon Gomez, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

observation and activefacilitation of instructional activities with actual students. Though each faculty development modelhad different formats and objectives, all three applied Kirkpatrick’s[1] framework for evaluating theoutcomes of the workshops. The evaluations examined two levels of outcomes: immediate reactions tothe workshops and six to eight months later, self-reported behavior in the workplace to see whether theworkshop ideas and information were used by the attendees. Though faculty attendees had primarilypositive reactions to the three workshop types, those who attended the longer workshops reported greateruse of workshop information and ideas.Index terms – Assessment; Faculty Development; Entrepreneurship; Innovation

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian E. White, Complexity Are Us - Systems Engineering Strategies; Alex Gorod, Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide; Vernon Ireland, University of Adelaide

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

cross-cultural and/or international conflicts, for example. Critical Systems Heuristics relates to the partial pre-suppositions that underpin system judgments. This methodology provides Ulrich’s twelve boundary questions that affect pro- ject scope,6 and focuses on who is marginalized and suggests techniques that allow these groups to be heard. Emotive forces in groups are recognized. Post-modern Systems Thinking recognizes conflict between groups and critically ques- tions 1) power relations; 2) the role of language; 3) the extent to which people are self- determining; and 4) the roles of signs and images, and provides a technique for first and second phase deliberation, debate, and decision. Total

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abby M Kelly, University of Washington; Evan T. Curtis, Univeristy of Nebraska, Lincoln; Johnathan Ian Edward McCoy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dennis D. Schulte P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Computing & Information Technology

program educationobjectives (PEOs) with the student outcomes will be discussed as well as future goals anddirections for these data management tools.SOMs Student outcomes matrices (SOMs) (Figure 1) for each core, emphasis, and supportingcourse were initiated in 2003, and were refined in 2006 in an effort to improve the degree towhich the departments could assess the attainment of student outcomes. Each AGEN and BSENcourse has its own SOM which relates the course objectives to the ABET student outcomes usingthe cognitive domain of the Bloom’s taxonomic scale3 (Figure 2). At the time of development,the SOM’s Bloom’s levels were determined solely on course instructor opinions and were set astargets for future evaluation.Figure 1: Student

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Graduate Studies

this proposed approach has some merits, however, the following issues need to beaddressed/answered: 1- What measures/metrics are used to justify that there is a correlation between critical thinking and teaching of increasing the awareness of ethics. It can be argued that teaching any case study, or any experimental problems, regardless of the topic taught, can potentially increase the critical thinking in the students. How the authors differentiate between the impact of the ethical content and the technical content and their roles in increasing the "critical thinking?"Response Pre-and post test results were used to justify that there is a correlation between critical thinking and teaching of increasing the

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

provides support in this respect, this can be realized very easily.However, most real-time Java products and specifications do not follow the requirements ofindustrial control applications; hence, special attention that has to be paid to these aspects isdiscussed. Page 25.194.2This paper is to present a practical teaching module that introduces and exposes Javaprogramming techniques to electronics engineering technology in a junior-level course. It alsoattempts to serve as an innovative way to expose technology students to this difficult topic andgive them the fresh taste of Java programming while having fun learning the IndustrialApplications.1

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Steven W. Peretti, North Carolina State University; David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

as students enter their junior and senior years. A drawback ofwritten assignments is the potential for plagiarism of outside materials by students. Plagiarism isproblematic from an academic perspective for two commonly-cited reasons: (1) the student(s)who plagiarize neither develop associated writing skills nor learn the intended lesson content1,and (2) students within a class where other students are plagiarizing without knowledge of theinstructor may receive comparatively poor grades even though they are learning and developingthe intended skills.Prior to word processing and the Internet, plagiarism required considerable effort: students mustfirst locate a book, article or old report, then write or type the outside text. However, in

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

cooperatively. Googledocs serve much the same function, allowing more flexibility but less uniformity informatting. More powerful features are available through Google sites, which allow theinstructor to set up templates to track student progress, including the time that they havespent on the project. CATME/Team Maker is a tool for creating teams based on studentschedules or other criteria, and collecting feedback from team members on thecontributions of their partners.1. IntroductionOver the last 20 years, there has been a movement to adopt collaborative learning inengineering classes, based upon the results of studies that show it is decidedly moreeffective in promoting student learning. This trend has been coincident with the rise of theWorld-Wide

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Tremberger Jr., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Shermane Austin, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Leon P. Johnson, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; David H. Lieberman, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

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Two Year College Division

discussed.IntroductionArduino microcontroller has been incorporated in our community college student projectsincluding interface with GPS receiver for the application of measuring ionosphericdisturbance. The CUNYSAT Microsatellite Project follows the CubeSat protocol 1, andstarted about two years ago in collaboration with Cornell University. Electromagneticwave such as radio-wave that transmits through the ionosphere would have resulted inscattering due to interaction in the ionsphere. The ionospheric influence includes signalspeed decrease (ionspheric delays); signal intensity attenuation (fading) and signal phasechanges. The degree of influence depends on the density of the electrons that are in thepath of the signal, i.e. the total electron content (TEC). Rapid

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

are required to take several Physics courses: thecalculus-based introductory Classical Physics sequence, Applications of Modern Physics, and atwo-semester Electricity and Magnetism (E&M) sequence. The introductory physics and E&Msequences are well established. However, it became clear after the EE program was started thatwe needed to redevelop the Applications of Modern Physics course so that it bridges theintroductory and advanced courses, is relevant and useful to both Physics and EE majors, andmotivates further study in both fields. Our goal is to develop a sophomore-level Applications ofModern Physics course based on Physics Education Research proven best-practices that: (1) as an allied requirement for Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Mechanics Concepts II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali Reza Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

concentration phenomena, andthe assumptions of stress formulas under shear, bending and torsion loadings. The application ofSolidWorks in Statics and Strength of Materials courses since 2010 will be summarized,presented and discussed in this paper. Results of student surveys conducted in the fall of2011using the application of SolidWorks in these two courses will also be presented in thispaper. According to the survey, students favored the application of SolidWorks in these twocourses and would like to see more integration of SolidWorks in Statics and Strength ofMaterials courses.1. Introduction For the course Statics [1, 2], the definition of a vector and vector operations: theparallelogram law, the triangle rule and the polygon rule are

Conference Session

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Dickrell III, University of Florida

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Continuing Professional Development

lecturesThe most widely endearing aspect of the attendance-optional Statics course as reported in studentfeedback surveys was the recorded lectures. The high-quality video and audio recordings coupled withserver-archived lecture library allowed students greater freedom in both time and location in which topartake in the provided material. An example of these videos is shown by a lecture screen-capture in Fig.1.Course management systemThe course management system (in this instance Sakai) greatly streamlined user-authentication issuespertaining to electronic homework submission and video content delivery. The integration of the coursemanagement system with a course grade book allowed for easy dissemination of individual gradeswithout running afoul of

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josué Njock-Libii, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Mechanics

ball bouncing off a rigid surfaceand the duration of the impact was investigated analytically and experimentally. Three differentkinds of balls were used: basketballs, tennis balls, and ping pong balls. Data were collectedusing digital cameras and processed using software freely available on the web.For each of the tested balls, analysis and experimental data agreed. They showed that when theduration of impact increased, so did the amount of energy that was dissipated. Similarly, whenthe duration of impact decreased, so did the amount of energy that was dissipated.Consequently, for each tested ball, the longer the duration of the impulse, the more energy wasdissipated.1. IntroductionDynamics is a very challenging course [1-14]. One way to

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology; Charlie Hargroves, The Natural Edge Project

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Environmental Engineering

conditions,resource scarcity, and increasing levels of consumption and population pressures. Not onlyare the challenges grand in scale and complex in their interconnectedness, a number requirea substantial – it could be said transformational - shift in understanding to be able to deliversolutions that are genuinely sustainable.Smith et al1 highlight a unique context for businesses operating at the beginning of thiscentury, where future risks may be very different from past risks due to the potential forsignificant market and regulatory shifts across all sectors; time ‘t’. This includes for examplethe emergence of carbon taxes, hazardous waste legislation, pollution charges and so on. Asshown in Figure 1, the current commitment to environmental

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

the ASSESS system, positioning it forsuccessful adoption and implementation by the engineering education community. Two sub-goals are: 1. Instrument utilization. Enable engineering educators to locate and effectively deploy superior evaluation instruments to enhance engineering education project discoveries and successes, and 2. Instrument development. Support the engineering education evaluation community in the identification and refinement of evaluation instruments with potential to become major assets to the profession.Four project objectives define components toward achieving the project goals: a software supportsystem, an instrument appraisal process, rigorous testing of the system, and targeteddissemination and