Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette

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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

Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T State University; Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Michael S. Peluso, North Carolina A&T State Univerisity

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Computing & Information Technology

/cleantech/does-fiber-have-a-role-in-the-smart-grid-a-tennessee-utility- thinks-so/[19] http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20061130/134052.shtml[20] Overview of Department of Energy High Temperature Superconductivity (HTS) Cable Projects – NARCU Committee on electricity. Debbie Haught Program Manager. February 19th 2007[21] http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display/333508/articles/utility-automation- engineering-td/volume-13/issue[22] ITU Whitepaper – Fiber Access Network, A Cable Operator’s Perspective by John A. Brouse Jr. Director of Network Implementation for Charter Communications, Inc. Page 25.1300.14

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamra Williams Ogletree, University of West Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

participate on a team...they have also worked on this project harder than anything else all year with great enjoyment especially with the programming...they realize how important and fun it can be and all will be enrolled in our AP computer course next year along with AP Physics course.Another Team Leader wrote that many of his students become interested in pursuing engineeringin college and decide to take high school courses to prepare them for that major. He reported, Our club members LOVE robotics. After a year on a team, most are ready to major in engineering, and sign up for the math and science courses which will get them there. We have former members at U Pitt (biomedical engineering), Embry-Riddle

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jens Kabo, Chalmers University of Technology; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John Currie, University of Sydney; Hu Wenlong, Beihang University; Caroline Baillie, University of Western Australia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

meaningful integration of social-analyticcapabilities of engineering education.Finally, we noticed variations across the countries in their presentation of social-analyticcapabilities as constraints, awareness, responsibility and cultivation in engineering education.We suggest that these variations reflect the dominant common sense within the engineering(profession) in each particular national context. Although a similar engineering common senseexists in all the four countries, each presents a particular articulation and respective emphasis atthe national level, which deserves consideration in any contextualized application of the findingspresented here.As our research team moves forward on this project, we anticipate looking more closely at

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JUDITH VIRGINIA GUTIERREZ; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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Computers in Education

deal of real-time feedback to students that made their thinking visible and gavethem chances to revise. Among the disadvantages, students think that teachers should be advisedthe chance students have of being able to check their e-mail and social networks while using theTablet PCs. Furthermore, a new re-design of the course guided by the How People Learnframework should ask with more detail what would the new learning environments look like ifthey operate at the intersection of the four lenses of the framework?AcknowledgmentsWe acknowledge financial support from HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP), through the HPTechnology for Teaching Higher Education Grant Initiative for Latin America for the project"High-Quality Learning Environments for Engineering

Conference Session

Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey S. Bryan, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Jeffrey S. Bryan is currently in his first year of Georgia Tech’s M.S. program in digital media. He attended Southern Utah University as an undergraduate, and majored in English education. He worked for several years as a trainer for AT&T, teaching adult learners, and as an Editor for an opinion research company. He currently works as a Graduate Research Assistant in Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teach- ing and Learning (CETL), where he assists with assessment and data analysis for ongoing CETL projects. His master’s thesis involves an investigation of choice and transgression in video game storytelling

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

help inform workshopcurriculum development to meet the needs of the counselors, in order to better prepare them toinfluence student’s decisions to consider and pursue careers in engineering. The data from thisinitial analysis will aid in future improvements to the assessment, and potential tool validation.Keywords: PK-12 counselors, STEM, engineering, gender, diversity, professional development Page 25.1044.2Introduction U.S. Department of Labor workforce projections for 2018 highlight that nine of the 10fastest-growing occupations requiring at least a bachelor’s degree will necessitate significantscientific or mathematical training

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

 Education. 37.  Lawanto, O. and S. Johnson. Students' cognitive self‐appraisal, self‐management, and the level  of difficulty of an engineering design project: Are they related? in 2009 ASEE Annual Conference  and Exposition, June 14, 2009 ‐ June 17, 2009. 2009. Austin, TX, United states: American Society  for Engineering Education. 38.  Harper, B. and P. Terenzini. The effects of instructors' time in industry on students' co‐curricular  experiences. in 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 22, 2008 ‐ June 24, 2008.  2008. Pittsburg, PA, United states: American Society for Engineering Education. 39.  Strayhorn, T. Measuring the educational benefits of diversity in STEM education: A multi

Conference Session

TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

business by more actively promoting technology transfer and commercialization (Smilor & Matthews, 2004).Another key role of university third mission activities is workforce development. Lowe [20] hasdocumented the critically important combination of university educational roles with targetedand customized workforce development. In her analysis of knowledge-based industries and thevery successful North Carolina model, she observed that: This role is certainly not a new one for workforce development agencies in the United States. Project Quest in San Antonio, Jane Addams Resource Corporation in Chicago, the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership in Milwaukee, and New York City’s Garment Industry Development

Conference Session

Computers and Simulation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.

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Computers in Education

method, shells/plates, composite material panels, and tires. She has also worked on nu- merous projects to create advanced engineering design and learning environments which include multi- modal user interfaces for space systems. As Vice President of Information Technology, Peters directs the development of advanced virtual reality applications, including scientific visualization applications and web-based multimedia education/training applications. Page 25.641.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Flexible Multibody Dynamics Explicit Solver for Real-Time Simulation of an

Conference Session

Integrating Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison M. Knight, Mayo Clinic; Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Paul J. Componation, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

and a B.S. in industrial engineer- ing from West Virginia University. Componation works in product and system development with primary research interests in project and systems management, decision theory, and engineering economics. He has managed and supported research efforts with DOD, NASA, and numerous defense and aerospace in- dustries. He a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and a Fellow with the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM). Page 25.923.1

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan H. Sarapin M.A., Purdue University; Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology; Marvin I. Sarapin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

activities.Dr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a Full Professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology and regularly teaches classes in business and technical writing, public speaking, rhetoric, and ethics. She is part of the faculty team for the Civil Engineering Department’s integrated senior project. She is active in ASEE as a regular presenter, moderator, and paper reviewer. She has also served as her Campus’ Representative for 17 years, as Chair of the Pacific Northwest Section, and as section newsletter Editor. She was named an ASEE Fellow in 2008, and two years later received the McGraw Award. Currently, she is on two division boards, Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Micah S. Stohlmann, University of Minnesota; Jennifer A. Kersten, University of Minnesota; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.The craft of engineering requires the direct application of mathematics, science, and technologycontent and skills. While technology is not included in ABET 3-(a) it appeared frequently in theliterature in relation to K-12 engineering education, meriting the addition of technology to thisdiscussion. Two main themes emerged from the literature. The first key point is that the STEMdisciplines overlap and are fundamentally related. Furthermore, it was argued that addingengineering concepts and projects to mathematics, science, and technology curricula havebenefits for both

Conference Session

Stops and Starts in the Development of Cooperative Education Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Conference Session

FPD VII: Research on First-year Programs Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

andmathematics over the next decade2.Like the rest of the country, Boise State University has implemented research projectsand initiatives to study and improve mathematics success among engineering students,with particular emphasis on freshman retention. An engineering professor who has ledseveral of these initiatives decided to experience freshman-level calculus firsthand by re-taking Calculus 1 nearly 30 years after her own freshman days. Her instructor was thechair of the mathematics department, a professor with whom she has collaborated onnumerous research projects. The evidence presented in this paper is based on the Page 25.267.2experiences of these two

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

way or another it should engage the studentin the perennial questions of philosophy. There are many ways of achieving this goal. There is aneed to bring together relevant practice, and there is a need to experiment. In terms of theorganization of the curriculum and the need for mixed learning communities the need fordivergent visioning is great.Acknowledgements.I am deeply indebted to Dr Alec Martin who introduced me to the works of John Macmurraywhen he was the responsible official in the UK Employment Department for our project on theanalysis of jobs done by engineers. I am very grateful to Dr‟s Alan A. Cheville and Mani Mina,and Ms Sarah Heywood for their perceptive comments on the draft of this textNotes and references[1] Koen, B. V (2003