Conference Session

Design Cognition II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don L. Dekker, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

receptivity - toward the creative thoughts of others." Peter McKellar8By using these guidelines, we can break the creativity destroying habits of the past and replacethem with new, creative enhancing habits. Page 25.363.9Creativity can and must be used to enhance all of the design processes. In fact, some say thatbeing creative is essential to living a satisfying life, and enhancing our own lives.Final Thoughts from the Master – Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci has been called “undoubtedly the most curious man who ever lived”9. Theword “curious” and “creative” are similar. If you are curious you will be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

© 2012 American Society for Engineering Education. - I believe solar panels are becoming more popular every day. Therefore, it is a great idea to learn at least the basics. I’ve not only learned about PV systems, but electrical circuits such as inverter and DC to DC converters. - I believe that it has lots of meaning in my career.Resources used in Course Module Power Point DevelopmentBooks 1. Roger A. Messenger, Photovoltaic Systems Engineering, CRC Press, 2010, 3rd edition. 2. Chetan Singh Solanki, Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Applications, PHI, 2009. 3. Tomas Markvart, Solar Electricity, Wiley, 2000, 2nd edition. 4. Gilbert M. Masters, Renewable and Efficient

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Moghbelli, Texas A7M University

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Engineering Technology

and Information Systems, 2006, page: 208.[2] H. Moghbelli, K. Ellithy, Z. Eslami, R. Vartanian, et al; “Investigation of Solar Energy Applications - Design and Implementation of Photovoltaic Traffic Light Signal System for Qatar”, International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality (ICREPQ’09).[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power[4] Mukund R. Patel, Wind and Solar Power Systems, CRC Press, 1999.[5] National Instruments Tutorial document; “Part II – Photovoltaic Cell I-V Characterization Theory and LabVIEW Analysis Code”, Dec 4, 2009,[6] Gilbert M. Masters; Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.[7] http://www.npu.edu/seminars/files/michael_wang_01202007_handout.pdf[8] http

Conference Session

Computers and Simulation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Blesson Isaac, Prairie View A&M University; Richard T. Wilkins, Prairie View A&M University

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Computers in Education

learners understand complex, abstract, and non-intuitive concepts and systems. Throughthe PowerWall VR system, learners can be immersed within any non-existing phenomenonvisually, auditory, and haptically, thus helping them to comprehend the abstract data or conceptsdeeply and intuitively. (2) The PowerWall VR system is engaging, entertaining, attractive, andinteractive. Students are better able to master and retain knowledge when they are activelyinvolved in constructing the knowledge through learning-by-doing. (3) Allowing students to Page 25.463.4have learning experiences that are not possible within physical educational settings. For example,the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

understanding of concepts. This is generally true for concepts of Knowledge,comprehension, application, and analysis within Bloom’s taxonomy. However, as oneapproaches high levels of Blooms taxonomy, the traditional exam may be replaced with a takehome exam. This allows students to not be in a time crunch when working the exam as well asusing the appropriate resources to master the exam. In general, however, take home exams tendto result in lower student performance versus in class exams11,12. The other obvious problem ismaintaining the academic integrity of the exam.With these issues, it is obvious that some form of a hybrid approach to testing is required. Theapproach must recognize that design is a creative process and may require multiple

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard M. Bennett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; William Schleter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Taimi Olsen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Stan Guffey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

: homework completed after the due date butbefore the end of the module would earn 75% credit; homework completed after the module butbefore the end of the semester would earn 50% credit. The basis for this policy is that justbecause a student did not complete the homework on time does not mean the material is notimportant, and if they are able to eventually master the material, some credit will awarded.Schilling (2010) suggested that a bonus be given for early homework completion. The analogywas made to a construction project, where there are late penalties, but also bonuses for earlycompletion. Following this suggestion, a 10% bonus for homework completed more than 24hours before the due date was implemented halfway through the 2010 fall semester

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

worthwhile to find out whether this particularvariable is a more reliable predictor of project completion time than cost with reference toeducational projects in Texas.Construction Time and Project Delivery MethodConstruction procurement is the process of obtaining services and supplies for efficient andtimely delivery of the end product. The major project delivery methods include (1) Design-Bid-Build, (2) Design-Build, and (3) Construction Management at Risk. Studies indicate that projectperformance is affected by project delivery method9,10,11.The trend in the use of project delivery system is changing rapidly. Project delivery system hasevolved over the years. The medieval master builder was hired by an owner to design, engineer,and construct an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Iqbal Omar P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Amit Verma, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David W. Stollberg P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, electron field emission, photovoltaics, power generation, sensors, batteries, capacitors, tunable capacitors, and other applications. Other research includes combustion CVD, mechanical properties (nanoindentation), and characterization of nanomaterials, biomaterials, and polymers via TEM, electron diffraction, SEM, EDX, and XRD. Prior to Georgia Tech, Stollberg was an Assistant Professor of physics at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Ga., and a senior research scientist for MicroCoating Technologies of Atlanta Ga. Stollberg is a registered Professional Engineer in mechanical engineering and is a former U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps officer and U.S. Naval Academy Master Instructor in mechanical engineering. He is a

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahita Zarei, University of the Pacific; Jinzhu Gao, University of the Pacific; Jason Roy Ortiz; Alan Joe

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Less than 70% Not placedTable 2. Winning scheme of the web moduleProposed questions in the Contest mode are at a higher difficulty level than the Workout mode.Unlike the gym, the category of the questions is not disclosed to users. In order to successfullysolve the problems in this segment and win, students must master the concepts presented in thegym and retain a full grasp of the interweaving relationship between the three mentioned familiesof random variables.For clarification, a detailed round of competition is demonstrated through a hypothetical user,Jenny. Figure 1 shows the window displayed upon her successful log-in. The Help buttonprovides a friendly introduction to the module. It describes the

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benito Flores, Universidad de Monterrey

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

levels of persistence and learning (Noble, 19987), and this particular universityinitiative proved those findings right.IntroductionStudents today should master and be able to apply an appropriate mix of general and technicallearning that lets them function in the general social and professional environment and in theirparticular discipline. Educating and forming students so they are able to use acquired learningsuccessfully is an important challenge (Balmori and Schmelkes, 20112). Many institutionshave overcome the notion that a collection of general education and theoretic disciplinecourses provide considerable learning but little practical focus by using teaching methodswith a high level of practice and application, such as capstone courses

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Azizurahman Azimi, Herat University

Tagged Divisions

International

hence rebuilding their country. Such recognition is important to the students and their institution to show the level of commitment on your part. • Assessment and administrative training: while we acknowledge that we brought students for professional development to earn a master degree, we found out that workshops on assessment and management were helpful to our “student-faculty”. We believe those workshops made them more aware and better focused on their course work, since they will, soon, be teaching courses in the same subject area.AcknowledgementThe authors would like to thank Ministry of Higher Education, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,the US Agency for

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

nine years as a private consultant and researcher. His interests are rooted in industrial-academic relationships, quality manage- ment system development, and production/operations management. He is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Page 25.156.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 An Engineering Management Investigation of Human Capital NeedsAbstractToday’s technical workplace requires the presence or involvement of engineers, scientists, andtechnical employees with various academic preparations to solve the complex challenges facedby forward-leaning businesses. As

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

corporate sponsor. Students are challenged to design effective and efficient part manufacturing methods and complete production systems for commercial and industrial products. The common theme for students is mastering process and system design procedures that are applicable to any product in any industry. Graduates have been successful in manufacturing enterprises that produce virtually every type of product, literally, from spacecraft to foodstuffs. Wells also leads in- novation teams in two engineering venues: product realization and transforming laboratory research into commercial products. Wells’ active research lies in orthopedics, micro-assembly, micro-machining, cir- cuit board process engineering, printed

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

start at their school. By 2005, BHS was consistently in the top 31 ranked schools. In 2008, BHS joined our LaTechSTEP program and participated in our pilot for our next-level professional development program, Cyber Discovery.5,6 In 2009, one of the lead teachers from BHS became a master teacher in our NASA-funded project to re-design a high school physics curriculum.7,8 Since 2008, BHS has been consistently ranked 12th or higher among our feeder high schools, where in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years, they were above the f-index for those years. Parkway High School (PHS) is a large high school in a sub-urban part of the same district as

Conference Session

New Ideas for the ChemE Core

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Priscilla J. Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-3671: AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE ON HYBRID SEPARA-TIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEPARA-TIONS COURSESDr. Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University Rebecca K. Toghiani is an Associate Professor of chemical engineering at Mississippi State University. She received her B.S.ChE, M.S.ChE, and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri, Columbia. She received the 1996 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teach- ing Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A John Grisham Master Teacher at MSU, she was also an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She has also been recognized at MSU with the 2001

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

onmathematics instead of programming. The graphical interface and the advanced work sheet modeof Maple is the reason why we decided not to use MATLAB which also does symbolicmathematics to some extent. Last but not least, we prefer Maple instead of the other leadingcommercial computer algebra system Mathematica18 for reasons of price policy. Even though weuse commercial software, we recommend to the students installing open source software likeMaxima on their own computer.For mathematicians, natural scientists and engineers LATEX is the most used scientific textprocessing system, especially for technical documents, Bachelor, Master or PhD theses full ofmathematical formula. Therefore, we integrated into the course a short introduction to

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kavitha D. Ramane, Purdue University

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International

Cultural Intelligence: Definition, Distinctiveness, and Nomological Network. In L. Van Dyne and S. Ang (Eds.), Handbook of Cultural Intelligence: Theory, Measurement, and Applications (3-15). M.E. Sharpe, Inc., Armonk, NY. 2008.23 Earley, P., and Ang, S. Cultural Intelligence: Individual Interactions Across Cultures. Stanford University Press, Palo Alto, CA. 2003.24 Lawrence, N. The Effects of Cultural Intelligence, Self Efficacy and Cross Cultural Communication on Cross Cultural Adaptation of International Students in Taiwan. Masters Thesis. National Taiwan Normal University. 2011. Available at http://ir.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/retrieve/49356/metadata_07_12_s_05_0014.pdf25 Ang, S., Van Dyne, L., and Koh, C. Personality

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allan T. Kirkpatrick P.E., Colorado State University; Scott Danielson P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Thomas Perry P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

retention ofunderrepresented groups. Service-based projects requiring innovative solutions should be madeavailable for students ranging from the first-year to the senior-year.Post graduate education -- At the graduate level, additional technical depth and specializationin mechanical engineering topics, plus increasingly sophisticated professional skills, will berequired by some aspects of industry, according to both department heads and industrymanagers. Increased availability of professional master’s degree programs provides opportunityfor graduates and practitioners to meet such a need. Such degrees, which often have a differentfocus than the more traditional research-based Master of Science degrees, will take on more

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

. Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press. 6. Deming, W. Edwards. (1994) The New Economics. Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press. 7. Hawkins, P., & Winter, J. (1997). Mastering change: Learning the lessons of the enterprise in higher education initiative. London: Department for Education and Employment. 8. Jablonski, Joseph R. (1994). Implementing TQM: Competing in the Nineties Through Total Quality Management. Albuquerque, NM : Technical Management Consortium, Inc. 9. Krabbe, Raymond J. & Narayanan, Mysore. (1996). Quality Control in the American Automotive Industry. : An Overview. Proceedings of WESCON ’96 International Electronics Conference [ISO 9000 QC subdivision]. Anaheim Convention Center

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

preparation gap: A historical view. Journal of Developmental Education,8 (1), 2-5.Broadley, K., Broadley, G., Slater, G., & Suddaby, G. (2000). Promoting and improving teaching: Strategiesapproaches and practical ideas. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 11, 97-116.Chickering, A. (1969). Education and identity. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.Deemer, Sandra A. (2003). Using Achievement goal Theory to Create Motivating Learning Environments.Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 14 (1), 5-19.Graham, S., & Golan, S. (1991). Motivational influences on cognition: Task involvement, ego involvement, anddepth of information processing. Journal of Educational Psychology, 83, 187-194.Hawkins, P., & Winter, J. (1997). Mastering

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed H. ElSawy, Tennessee Technological University; George M. Graham P.E., Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

state, federal, and industrial grants in support of his laboratory development and research activities. He advised several masters and doctoral students who are holding academic and industrial positions in the USA, Germany and Taiwan. ElSawy has numerous publications in national and international conferences and refereed journals.Dr. George M. Graham P.E., Tennessee Technological University George Graham is the Director of the Wacker Institute and Department Head of Chemical, Manufactur- ing, and Industrial & Systems Engineering Technology at Chattanooga State Community College. He was previously an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology at Tennessee Technological

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College; Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield

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Two Year College Division

Planning. Blanco earned his Ph.D. in physics at Penn State University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees also in physics at CSU, Northridge. He has more than 35 years of academic, administrative, aerospace research, and management experience. He has supervised 14 master theses and 11 honor undergraduate theses, as well as supervised research and postdoctoral fellows. He has more than 30 peer-reviewed research articles and has participated in lead roles in research projects over his career in excess of $100 million. His area of expertise is experimental condensed matter physics, particularly in the characterization of semiconductor thin films used in the elec- tronic industry. Currently, he is leading the

Conference Session

Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rogelio Palomera-Arias Ph. D., University of Texas at San Antonio; Craig D. Capano, Everglades University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Paper ID #9955Developing a Professional Internship for Faculty in Construction Higher Ed-ucation ProgramsRogelio Palomera-Arias Ph. D., University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Rogelio Palomera-Arias educational and professional background is multidisciplinary and multilin- gual in nature. He obtained his Ph. D. in Architecture with a concentration in Building Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge MA; and the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, and the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University; Jessica Buck Ph.D., Jackson State University; Britney M. Williams, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Homeland Security, U.S. Fire Administration, 2007.6. http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/.7. National Library of Medicine, the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER), 2008.8. Federal Emergency Management Agency, HAZUS Multi-Hazards Model, FEMA’s Methodology for Estimating Potential Losses from Disaster, http://www.fema.gov/plan/hazus/index.sht.9. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “CAMEO” User’s Manual, Office of Emergency Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2007.10. Tim Ormsby, Eileen Napoleon, Robert Burke, Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: The Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo Updated for ArcGIS 9, Esri Press; 2nd, Updated edition, 2004.11. Maribeth Price, Mastering ArcGIS, 4th

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Oliver Cristy, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Collaboration would allow students to work together to explain complex problemsmore easily. Individualized tutoring and assessment and drill-down capability allow a student towork one step at a time. By doing this, a student can master the simpler concepts beforeproceeding to more difficult concepts in a way that will allow quicker and fuller learning andunderstanding.The Kno tablet was a planned device with the idea of replacing paper textbooks central to thedesign. The two different versions included one or two large 14.1 inch touch and stylus enabledscreens which were hinged together to look similar to a book. The Kno would have allowedconnection to a Bluetooth keyboard for quick typed note-taking. There are a significant numberof textbooks

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Rowsome, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

them a broad and challenging experience that willenable them to acquire a body of knowledge, understanding, problem solving skills andcompetencies and so prepare them to be creative participants in a technological world.Design has become an essential aptitude for personal fulfilment and professional success 3.With the recent introduction of two new syllabi in Leaving Certificate Technology Education(final year exam of second level) it shows a shift of emphasis to a more design basedapproach. Williams outlines that there are those who propose that a range of manipulativeskills and materials understandings should be mastered by students before they proceed toengaging in design 4.At the core of engineering curricula are those key aspects. But in

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Zafrul Hasan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, we can see that the course projects carried out by the students inpreparatory years have enabled them to undertake more challenging real-life capstone projects.About 50% of the capstone projects were industry sponsored. Students were able to completethem with reasonable success. Moreover, they have mastered well the microprocessor usage inprojects. About 77% of the surveyed projects used them. This is due to the involvement ofmicroprocessors in ENTC 249, ENTC 349, ENTC 359, and ENTC 369 courses for the courseprojects. However, they have not used other programmable devices such as DSPs, FPGAs, orNetwork / Graphic processors in the projects. It is due to a lack of that emphasis in preparatorycourses. In addition to this, we observe a lack of

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Feldman, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

proposed as an indicator of the effectiveness of any regime of placement. A highEDI indicates that most people dropping the class are doing so before they have a substantialinvestment in the course and suggests that the placement regime is good at allowing students toeither select an appropriate course or make an early adjustment to a more suitable course. A lowEDI indicates that many people are failing to master the material even after a significantinvestment in the course. Our hope is that adding a confirming assessment to the traditional oneshot placement mechanism will achieve a higher EDI.The EDI is an imperfect measure of placement effectiveness, as there are many reasons why astudent might perform poorly in a class, even if placed correctly

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott James Schneider, University of Dayton; Seth Jarek Peterson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Project Total 100% Individual grade = Project Total * Average Peer Evaluation Page 25.1452.6 Table 2: Project grade evaluationThe final embedded SoC project uses the Verilog HDL, the BASYS2 development board, andthe Xilinx PicoBlaze soft-core microprocessor. The problem statement provided to the studentsstates that the system should be able to record audio, store it in a memory structure and play therecorded audio back upon user request. The PicoBlaze microprocessor is to be used as thesystem master to handle the interaction with

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mert Bal, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

outcomes and the students’satisfaction on laboratory experiences.Virtual reality applications in engineering education Page 25.1461.3VR applications have great potentials for use in education at all levels. VR interfaces have thepotentials to complement existing approaches in education. In virtual worlds, learners can besimultaneously provided with three-dimensional representations, multiple perspectives andframes-of-reference, simultaneous visual and auditory feedbacks. With careful design andimplementation, these capabilities can be synthesized to create a profound sense of motivationand concentration conducive to mastering complex materials. 9