Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kahyun Kim, Virginia Tech; Jason Forsyth, Virginia Tech; Ed Dorsa, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Eloise Coupey, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-5469: INTERDISCIPLINARY PEDAGOGY FOR PERVASIVE COM-PUTING DESIGN PROCESSES: AN EVALUATIVE ANALYSISDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech where she serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Education and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engi- neering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, communication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design, writing across the curriculum in stat- ics courses, and a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

knowledge changes, as they shifttheir focus, as their motivation changes, the map should adapt to their needs as a learner. Theideal approach would be to adapt the map according to the individual cognitive load needs thatare specific to each learner.As noted in Section 1, alleviating these limitations through the design of a proper visualizationtool that enables the viewing of a large quantity of information and personalizes informationvisualization according to the learner’s cognitive load needs will help learners integrate conceptsacross an entire course and even a curriculum, thus providing a more cohesive and flexible bodyof knowledge and will help students move towards a more adaptive expertise.3. Proposed Approach: The Adaptive Concept MapTo

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Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Lesley Rigg, Northern Illinois University; Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering and Engineering Technology and gives the studentsa more technical program using applications in an energy and environmental curriculum. In thisprogram, the students are instructed in applications used in industry, be it forms of energysavings approaches, new materials and processes, or new sources and needs in the production ofenergy. The Energy and Environmental Systems Technology program will provideundergraduate students with an understanding of the application and needs in areas as well as Page 25.151.5new advances which better the environment and new technologies that utilize green principles,and green transportation topics. The

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Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Engineering Education, 2012 Technological Literacy as an Element in the Structure, Assessment, and Evaluation of Engineering and Engineering Technology Degree ProgramsAbstractThe goal of teaching technological literacy is to foster greater technological literacy in society.Efforts in this area have been focused largely on developing technological literacy in studentswho are not majoring in engineering or engineering technology.Our majors need to be technologically literate as well. While meeting the specific educationalgoals of the major area, the program curriculum in engineering and engineering technologydegree programs also needs to help students develop general technological literacy. Theseconcepts

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

areas of teaming and leadership. She is also actively involved in coordination, curriculum devel- opment, assessment, and instruction in the Pavlis Global Leadership program. She received her B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Wayne State University and is currently working on her Ph.D. at Michigan Technological University. Before joining MTU, she held various engineering and management positions during a 15 year career in the automotive industry.Dr. Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University Susan Amato-Henderson is an Associate Professor of psychology in the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences at Michigan Technological University, earning her

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard J. Aleong, Queen's University

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Graduate Studies, Student

myself as an engineer, researcher, and educator. I have found meaning in mywork through an interdisciplinary understanding2 that serves to integrate my various positions.Mansilla, Miller, and Gardner2 state that individuals show an interdisciplinary understandingwhen “they integrate knowledge and modes of thinking from two or more disciplines in order tocreate products, solve problems, and offer explanations of the world around them” (p. 18).Mansilla, Miller, and Gardner2 explain that “with an interdisciplinary understanding disciplinesare not simply juxtaposed. Rather, they are purposefully intertwined. Concepts and modes ofthinking in one discipline enrich students’ understanding in another discipline” (p. 29). I haveembraced an

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Cutler, Virginia Tech; Walter Curtis Lee Jr., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

AC 2012-5183: EASING INTO ENGINEERING EDUCATION: AN ORIEN-TATION PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTSStephanie Cutler, Virginia TechWalter Curtis Lee Jr., Virginia Tech Walter Lee is a Graduate Assistant and doctoral student in engineering education at Virginia Tech. His pri- mary research interests focus on diversity and student retention. He earned a B.S. in industrial engineering from Clemson University.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, communication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics

AC 2012-5112: AN INDEX TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHSCHOOL RECRUITMENT OF FUTURE ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEMAJORSProf. Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University Kelly Crittenden is the Harrelson family endowed Associate Professor in the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. He received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Louisiana Tech in 2001. His primary research areas include multidisciplinary engineering education, curriculum development, and product development.Dr. James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University; Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

field of computational materials science.Dr. Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeffrey E. Froyd is a TEES Research Professor and the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the integrated, first-year curriculum in science, engineering, and mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC; John K. Layer, University of Evansville; Sandra L. Dietrich, Eastern Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-4615: MAPPING THE BEHAVIORS, MOTIVES, AND PROFES-SIONAL COMPETENCIES OF ENTREPRENEURIALLY MINDED EN-GINEERS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGA-TIONDr. David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC David Pistrui serves as the Managing Director of Acumen Dynamics, LLC, a strategy-based education, training, and research firm that focuses on practical knowledge and skills that help organizations align vi- sion and strategy with execution and performance. Working as an independent scholar, thought leader and advisor to corporations, family foundations, academic institutions, government agencies and global think tanks, Pistrui’s activities include strategy development, business succession, assessment modeling, tech

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Engineering Teaching Kits, Experiments, and Demonstrations as Part of Workshops for Teachers to Facilitate Learning of Science and EngineeringAbstractAlimentos Divertidos is an inquiry-based science and engineering program for P-12 students1-3.To promote our experiments, demonstrations, engineering teaching kits (ETKs), and to furtherencourage their implementation in P-12 schools, our faculty presented several workshops4 at theYucatan peninsula, where P-12 teachers performed and learned how to teach more than tenexperiments and demonstrations as part of two ETKs entitled Racing Cars and Under Pressure5.Most teachers agreed that the experiments

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imelda Olague, New Mexico State University; Ian H Leslie, New Mexico State University; Thomas D. Burton, New Mexico State University; Ricardo R. Torres Knight, University of Chihuahua

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International

, and financialconstraints and difficulties. The complete program requires 203 credit hours, 163 from UACHand 33-40 credit hours from NMSU. The first cohort of students started at UACH in the fall of2007 and is currently enrolled at NMSU with expected graduation date of December 2011. SinceFall 2007, every semester an average of 20 students has been transferred from UACH to NMSUas part of this program. Despite the fact that the Dual Aerospace Engineering program wasoriginally designed to help Mexican students to attain a college degree in the US, it has thepotential to benefit students from the US. It is expected than in a short future, US students will bemotivated to start their college career at UACH in Mexico with the subsequent advantage of

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

software controls of this smart grid system, the company I work for will have an advantage when bidding on control integration opportunities for the power industry that they did not have prior to my entering into this program and experience with this equipment.  Working on the smart grid system has encouraged me to look into continuing my education at a graduate level with a focus on power systems, ranging from protective equipment to various types of automation equipment controlled using a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) interface.ConclusionsAcademia ignored the electrical power systems field in their curricula for decades in pursuit ofother emerging disciplines such as computers

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Melissa Carole Richards, Clarkson University; Elisabeth A. Chapman, Clarkson University

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First-Year Programs

engineering shape society and how society shapes science, technologyand engineering. The only prerequisite for the course was an introductory college-levelmathematics course. The course is not presently intended as a required course for engineeringmajors and it does not substitute for existing curricular content in any of the engineeringprograms. Instead, it attempts to address the KA outcomes of the common curriculum within anengineering context, providing for some engagement of first-year engineering students withengineering faculty while also meeting the Tech course needs of the non-engineering majors.The basic goals of this course were: 1. To provide an introductory exposure to the engineering professions. 2. To engage teams of first

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Avinash Varma Gadiraju; Chester D. Kolodziej, Freedom Field Renewable Energy, Inc.

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

anddownload. The data transfer process involves converting the General Electric (GE) data formatto MS SQL format, check for data integrity and outliers, developing SQL server database,interactive data visualization provision, data download option, password security for user andadministrative access, user management along with the environment user statistics. Theinteractive data visualization part is implemented using Fusion Charts API that can take eitherXML or JSON data as input.This software environment provides access to historical data that are collected by the FdFsystem. Data are primarily collected in a server within the FdF using the hardware and softwaredeveloped by GE. An arrangement has been made to upload the collected data to a NIU server

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Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

decades there have also been not only significantadvances in the renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and sustainability, but also anincreased demand for trained engineers and technicians in these areas. To maintain current livingstandards in developed countries and increase the quality of life in developing countries,sustainability and energy efficiency need to be at the core of all engineering activities. Thisrequires the development of innovative curricula, new courses and laboratories to educatestudents to work in these rapidly developing industries. Teaching sustainability and alternativeenergy on today engineering curriculum has increasingly become an essential feature.Engineering education moves into the twenty first century

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Ben Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

,applications engineering, sustaining engineering, and systems integration. All of this indicates aneed to revisit the current curriculum and program structure. In addition, other factors have been driving the need for a major curriculum revision. Forinstance, the state legislature is now recommending that all four-year degree programs reducetheir total required credit hours to 120. While this is not realistic for an engineering technologyprogram, the total number of credit hours required for graduation is now a consideration forincoming students. To be more competitive within the University and the College ofEngineering, the faculty targeted a reduction from 132 to 128 hours. Recruiting of qualitystudents has also become an important concern

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Eshsan O. Sheybani, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

technicalachievement in minority populations, and have cultural perspectives that are essential to the Page 25.1127.2successful conduct of many forms of research involving minority populations.Partnership between Virginia State University, Louisburg College & NASAIn 2010, Virginia State University and Louisburg College were funded by NASA-CIPAR(Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award for the Integration of Research) for a projectnamed “Establishing an Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Curriculum Incorporating NASARelated Research." One of the objectives of the project is to retain underrepresented minoritiesin STEM disciplines (especially in NASA-related

Conference Session

Computers and Simulation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun J. Kwon, Andrews University

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Computers in Education

undergraduate courses effectively in areas of heat transfer2, machine design,and various areas in undergraduate research3.Traditionally students at the author’s institute have learned the concepts of fluid dynamicsthrough textbooks and few lab demonstrations on selected topics. Our curriculum does not offerseparate fluid lab experiments or CFD simulation class. An elective course on final elementanalysis (FEA) offers basics of computer simulations on partial differential equations on Page 25.1410.2complicated geometery but with limited topics of solid mechanics and stress analysis.Therefore, students were never exposed to computer simulation experience on

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry E. Mullins P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

find students truly learn when challenged with defeating a computer protocolor architecture.This paper outlines our cyber warfare curriculum with emphasis on our Cyber Attack and CyberDefense course sequences. The paper focuses on methods used to teach the various phases ofcyber attack to computer and electrical engineers, computer scientists, cyber operators as well asother technical majors. The paper also addresses our participation in the US National SecurityAgency-sponsored Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX). The overarching goal of the curriculum is toprovide students with an understanding of how to attack and defend in the cyber domain usingthe CDX, as well as numerous course-oriented exercises, as proven effective teaching tools.Identifying

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr., University of Texas, Austin ; Austin B. Talley P.E., University of Texas, Austin ; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, is an emphasis on core valuessuch as team work.Throughout the spring semester, the curriculum for the Innovation Clubs focuses on two NAE21st Century Grand Challenges dealing with exploring alternative energy and restoring andimproving urban infrastructure. During this time, students investigate solar and wind energy. Theclubs continue to use the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT robotics kits, augmented with other atechnical resources. We integrate additional hardware, such as solar panels, wind turbines, andadditional sensors, and teach ways to apply new software techniques as students evolve in theirprogramming. Each of the design teams in the Innovation Clubs participates in their own open-ended design problem within the context of “(Re)New Orleans

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

increase in student learning. Wang2 reportspositive student feedback and outlines the controversy regarding the use of schematicsversus the use of a hardware description language (HDL), expressing a concern thatemphasis on an HDL may distract students from the fundamentals of digital logic systems.Wang suggests an integrated approach incorporating breadboard debugging techniques,design and simulation with CAD tools, and verification on a development board. Wangsuggests that an HDL be taught later at the junior level. Radu et al1 emphasizes schematics,introducing an HDL in the context of code fragments and writing test benches. We alsoused an integrated approach, based on schematic capture.Radu, et al1 emphasize the use of development boards and

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Women in Engineering

gap between astandard engineering curriculum and the engineering workforce, however recent researchindicates that there are still significant gaps in the skills required to be a successful professionalengineer and what skills are gained through the undergraduate curriculum and co-ops12. Severalof the skills not addressed by co-ops are –  applying interpersonal skills in managing people  gaining leadership skills  managing the planning and organization of project tasks  conveying ideas o verbally o in formal presentations.Thoughtful integration of the Collegiate Design Series can provide an opportunity for women todevelop these skills critical to success in engineering academically and

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CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong Ph.D., Kettering University; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Computers in Education

reference anoutline for the introduction of UGS – UNIGRAPHICS® into a mechanical engineeringundergraduate curriculum was discussed. Students can achieve a good level of proficiency with atype of software package that they will likely use when working in an industrial environment. CAE tools also provide an excellent teaching aid, which can be used to illustrate theory andconcepts by means of computer simulations. This issue has also been discussed in previousworks 2, 3 , where simulation tools are shown to allow for an improved understanding of conceptspresented in design courses. In this work a simulation project is discussed, which can improve student understanding ofundergraduate solid mechanics, kinematics / dynamics and mechanism design

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College

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Minorities in Engineering

mandatory tutoring was Computer Page 25.748.4Programming I. The tutoring was integrated into the course syllabus and students not   3  performing well in the initial assignments were referred to a tutor and some hours ofsupplemental instruction were enforced. The success of this strategy was remarkable and othernew courses with large dropouts were targeted for mandatory supplemental instruction. TheEngineering Physics I, Engineering Physics II classes along with Computer Programming I classwere selected on the Fall 2010.III.c Curriculum and

Conference Session

Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

increase? By using it; and teaching is a practical use. Space is a scarce commodityon any campus but knowledge is abundant.Students naturally look to the course instructor as the ultimate source of knowledge in a course.The typical classroom situation is an attempt to pass (possibly even force feed) the instructor’sknowledge of a subject to enrolled students. The attempt to pass along knowledge may beaccomplished by leading the class through a curriculum using discussions, lectures, slide shows,example problems, assignments, projects, etc. There are all kinds of tools to help with this.Devices like smart boards, document cameras, clickers, online recorded video, and even someold standards like chalk and books as well as a host of techniques such

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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Minorities in Engineering

, Engineering, Technology, andScience (COMETS) program. Funded by NASA through the Curriculum ImprovementsPartnership Award for the Integration of Research (CIPAIR) program, the COMETS programinvolves collaboration among math and engineering faculty of a community college andengineering faculty of the closest neighboring four-year institution that has an establishedrelationship with a NASA Ames Research Center. This paper summarizes the results of the firstyear of implementation of the COMETS program.2. COMETS Program Objectives and ActivitiesOne of the main goals of the project is to improve student engagement in foundational math,science and engineering courses by introducing NASA-themed content in classroom activities anddemonstrations, laboratory

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine G. Nelson, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Refika Koseler; Stuart Graham Bowden, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

lack necessaryeducational resources to promote effective learning environments for students – few textbooks,professors, and facilities exist to truly integrate the curriculum. At Arizona State University (ASU), few educational resources exist for students thatparticipate in PV courses. Although ASU has expended a large number of resources building thelargest PV power generation facility at a university campus in the US (10 megawatts of installedPV)3 and has recently obtained a joint DOE/NSF funded research center in PV called Quantum Page 25.1495.2Energy and Sustainable Solar Technology (QESST: NSF # EEC-1041895), currently only

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

teaching and research in the areas of Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern University. The laboratory coversmechatronic instrumentation, control and mobile robotics. The broad topics include sensors,actuators, data acquisition, modeling, simulation, analysis, design and implementation ofcontrollers, and swarm robotics. The laboratory provides an integrated hardware and softwareenvironment from basic instrumentation to rapid control prototyping, hardware-in-the-loopinvestigations, and intelligent robotic systems.I. IntroductionRecently there is a growing emphasis on multidisciplinary education and research, especiallyinvolving science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly L. Lundstrom, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and technology out11. One exception can be found in the state of Massachusetts. Thisstate has integrated engineering and technology into the curriculum, and its students are outperforming their peers from the other states on international science and mathematics tests11.Researchers have argued that creating an educational environment where students are learninghow to apply science and mathematics through the use of engineering and technology is likely toyield a deeper knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of these subjects in students.Researchers have further argued that engineering education should begin in elementary school inorder to positively influence students' beliefs early in their education concerning engineeringideas, the