Conference Session

Panel Session: The Grammar Elephant in the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis; Ruth Ann McKinney, The University of North Carolina School of Law; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #16799The Grammar Elephant in the Engineering Classroom: Panel ProposalMr. Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis Brad Henderson is a faculty in writing for the University Writing Program (UWP) at University of Cali- fornia, Davis. Henderson holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo and a Masters in Professional Writing (MPW) from University of Southern California. Currently focusing his career on engineering communication and professionalism, he has worked as a design engineer and technical education specialist for Parker-Hannifin Aerospace and

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Curriculum and Resource Exchange

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Sara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

excitement in STEM.Sara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University Sara Hahler is a graduate student at Louisiana Tech University. She received her Bachelor of Science in mathematics education in 2012 from Louisiana College and is currently enrolled in the Computational Analysis and Modeling PhD program at Louisiana Tech. During her time as an undergraduate, she served as a tutor for the mathematics department at Louisiana College. In 2015 she earned her Masters of Math- ematics and Statistics from Louisiana Tech. Currently, she is performing research in the area of mathe- matics education exploring the connection between high school ACT mathematics scores and freshmen mathematic/engineering class grades

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob L. Segil, University of Colorado at Boulder; Brian Huang, SparkFun Electronics; Lindsay Diamond, SparkFun Electronics

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering to pursue a career in education. For the past 5 years, Brian has taught various levels of high school physics, mathematics, applied technology, and robotics. Brian joined Sparkfun Electronics to help integrate ”tinkering,” electronics, and computational thinking into the classroom. One of his goals is to help teachers to de-mystify how household consumer electronics work. With a few simple tools, classrooms can excite and encourage students to explore the possibilities of microcontrollers, electronics, and physical computing. Brian Huang has a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign and a Masters in Education from the University of Colorado

Conference Session

Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Warnock, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

repeated. The third testconsisted of poorly defined questions, where students were required to analyze raw data,interpret their results, apply them to the problem and provide a justification. This assessedanalyzing and evaluating cognitive abilities.The structure of this course prompted the following research questions to be asked: (i) Doesstudent GPA correlate with the number of attempts a students needs to achieve 100% on eachtest? (ii) Do students with a lower GPA (i.e.<3.0) have the ability to master higher cognitivelevels?Data collected over two semesters did not show any correlation between student GPA andnumber of attempts to get 100% on tests. This finding was consistent across all differentcognitive levels. Student GPA was also not a

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osvaldo M. Micheloud, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

Tagged Topics

Corporate Member Council, Diversity

Paper ID #11987Industrial Consortium to Foster Applied Research to Enhance Regional Eco-nomic Growth: a Successful Case Study.Dr. Osvaldo M. Micheloud, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Dr. Osvaldo Miguel Micheloud Vernackt was born in Argentina in 1949; he graduated in Electrical En- gineering from University of Rosario in 1973. In 1975 he ob-tained a scholarship to continue graduate studies at the University of Washington, in Seattle, and there he obtained the degrees of Master of Science (MSc), in 1978, and PhD in 1979, both in the area of Electronics and Automatic Control. Dr. Micheloud is currently the Director of

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Denise Anderson P.E., University of Wisconsin Madison; Kevin Hoag, Southwest Research Institute

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #13845Using On-Line Education to Meet the Needs of Working Engineering Profes-sionalsDr. Sandra Denise Anderson P.E., University of Wisconsin Madison Sandra Anderson, PhD, is director of the Master of Engineering in Engine Systems program at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin Madison. She worked in the aerospace industry designing jet aircraft engines before joining Ford Motor Company. At Ford, she trained power-train designers and engineers in CAD and CAE and produced web-based trainings on topics such as reliability and experimentaldesign. She also worked in the Office of the Technical Fellow, exploring new

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11893Raising the Bar for Engineering: Why ABET is Necessary but not SufficientProf. Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Stephen Ressler, P.E. Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point and currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for Engineering Encounters, a non-profit organization founded to promote K-12 engineering outreach. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. As an active duty Army officer, he served in a variety of military engineering

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Jane Puccinelli, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

introductory engineering course (Introduction to Engineering Design) to incoming freshmen in the College of Engineering. In 2014, I became a coordinator for the Introduction to Engineering Design course, which has become a popular course with over 900 students enrolled per year, and an expected enrollment of 1000 students this coming academic year.John Murphy, University of Wisconsin, Madison John Murphy received a Bachelors of Science degree in Mathematics in 1983 and a Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1985, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then was employed for four years as an Aerospace Engineer with Rockwell International in Los Angeles. His work effort was concentrated in Space

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session: High-Impact Makerspaces, Transitioning from Co-op to School and Service Research

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Leaf, Eastern Washington University; Arin Seth Preston, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter P.E., Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #17654An Undergraduate Service Learning Research Project using a HumanoidRobot to Enhance Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum DisorderMs. Jennifer Leaf, Eastern Washington University Jennifer Leaf is a student in the Mechanical Engineering department at Eastern Washington University. She previously received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Science in Computing and Software Systems from the University of Washington, and worked as a software engineer and program manager in private industry. She intends to pursue graduate studies in robotics.Mr. Arin

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Courses for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

paper. Reducing the grades for next trials isdone for two reasons: 1) to be fair with the students who master the concepts in the first trial, and2) to avoid the situation where some students would intentionally try the first and second trials toget an idea about the questions and then do the last trial knowing that their grade will not bereduced because of that.This study investigates the following question: Does mastery learning and assessment approachpositively impact students’ learning and outcomes compared to the conventional learning andassessment approach? The data analysis shows that the implementation of mastery learning andassessment approach (intervention group) has improved students’ performance in all examswhen compared to

Conference Session

Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priyesh Uday Mehta, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

otheracademic institutions adopting AM education curricula.Current Progress: The Advent of AM Graduate ProgramsGraduate programs dedicated to Additive Manufacturing have seen a measured growth in the lastthree years. The Pennsylvania State University’s Masters of Science in Additive manufacturingand design program is considered to be the first of its kind in the USA. The course offers an onlineoption as well for professionals intending to continue education. The students find benefit inlectures from industry experts from Center of Innovative Materials Processing through directdigital deposition (CIMP 3D) and Applied Research Laboratory [13]. The University of Marylandalso offers a graduate program in Additive manufacturing and students use resources

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Çelik, Aselsan Inc., Council of Higher Education of Turkey

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

methods. For example, Vestel Inc. and Özyeğin Universitycollaborated for Vestel Technology Academy in 2010, offering graduate degrees with aspecialized industry graduate program [12].Air Transport Management Master Program was initiated in 2013 with the cooperationbetween Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkish Airlines (THY) and Boeing in order totrain employees for commercial aviation tasks [13].In 2014, Bahçesehir University (BAU)-Netaş Techno Academy was launched with thecollaboration between Bahçesehir University and Netaş Inc., which is specialized intelecommunications [14]. Also, programs focused on computer engineering, multimediatechnologies and cybersecurity were initiated. Additionally, defense industry orientedgraduate programs

Conference Session

Track: Pre-college - Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Margaret Hart, Johns Hopkins University; Christine A. Newman, Johns Hopkins University; Sai Pinni

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Pre-College

Paper ID #24922Near-Peer Mentoring as a Tool for Increasing Interest in STEMMs. Margaret Hart, Johns Hopkins University Margaret Hart, Ed. M is the STEM Outreach Advisor at the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engi- neering’s Center for Educational Outreach. She works closely with student groups and leads our robotics outreach efforts. Margaret has a bachelor’s degree in Astronomy from Boston University and a Masters in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard University. She has worked as a software test engineer, run a high-school outreach program at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, and taught

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Frieda McAlear, Kapor Center; Allison Scott, Kapor Center

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Computing & Technology

Coordinator for ZeroDivide in San Francisco in 2014. She holds a Masters of Research in Geography from Queen Mary, University of London, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Vesalius College, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Brussels.Dr. Allison Scott, Kapor Center for Social Impact Dr. Allison Scott is the Chief Research Officer for the Kapor Center for Social Impact (KCSI), leading a research agenda aiming to increase diversity across the technology ecosystem. Her research examines: structural and psychological biases and barriers affecting the participation of diverse groups in STEM; intersectionality and girls of color in computing; the effectiveness of interventions to alleviate bias and increase

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

successfullymaster the fundamental learning outcomes that come early in a thermodynamics class and thuswas implemented in Spring 2019. This paper outlines the major benefits seen with this methodbut also the drawbacks. Recommendations for future improvements will also be discussed.Background LiteratureIn courses using Competency-Based Learning (CBL), students advance to more complex topicsonly when they have mastered prerequisite learning outcomes. Thus, learning is self-paced andfocusses on achievement of fundamental topics that are the backbone of later topics presented ina course. In the typical implementation of CBL, assessment focuses on students’ ability to applytheoretical knowledge to solve practical problems. Although the term has been around for

Conference Session

Innovative Development for Various Faculty Lines

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn K Pegues, United States Military Academy; Thomas Bazemore

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering, Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #28887Examination of faculty development in the Departments of Civil &Mechanical Engineering and Geography & Environmental Engineering attheUnited States Military AcademyCapt. Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy Jes Barron is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from West Point (2009), a Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma State University (2015), and a Master of Science degree in Underground Construction and Tunnel Engineering from Colorado School of

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College ; Teri Ann Allery; Ann Vallie, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College; Bradley Bowen, Virginia Tech; Karl Haefner; Lori Nelson, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College; Danny Luecke; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

- tems engineering for a major U.S. aerospace manufacturing firm. This role provided functional consulting for supply chain ensuring appropriate data design of master data, IT architecture and solution design for all ERP solutions across the organization. She holds a Masters of Arts in Teaching Mathematics from Minot State University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from North Dakota State University, and post-masters certificate in Experiential Education through Equine Assisted Learning from Prescott College. Currently she serves as the Land Grant Director and also as PI of the Pre-Engineering Education Col- laboration (PEEC) Grant at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town, ND

Conference Session

Engineering and Poverty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Legand Burge, Tuskegee University; Heshmat Aglan, Tuskegee University; Pradosh Ray, Tuskegee University; Nader Vahdat, Tuskegee University; Connie Price, Tuskegee University; Prakash Sharma, Tuskegee University; Stephen Sodeke, Tuskegee University; Vascar Harris, Tuskegee University; Gregory Murphy, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

several important ideas that students should master at the endof the course. Each course objective is then mapped to one or more program outcomes.The objectives listed for this course are that at the end of the course students will: 1. Understand the engineering code of ethics and be able to apply them as necessary, 2. Understand moral complexities in many engineering activities and decision-making processes, 3. Understand some of the contemporary issues in the engineering professions, and 4. Effectively communicate their knowledge and understanding of engineering ethics.Each objective is also mapped against one or more ABET program outcomes as shown in Table1 below. Table 1: Mapping of course objectives to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University; Todd Easton, Kansas State University

thisprogram for both the department and the students.1. BackgroundThe Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) department at Kansas StateUniversity (K-State) offers a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, M.S. in Industrial Engineering, M.S.in Operations Research, Master of Engineering Management, and a Ph.D. in IndustrialEngineering. Over the past five years, the program annually graduated 26 B.S., nine Master’s,and two Ph.D. students each year (averages). There are ten members of the K-State graduatefaculty in the department who typically teach four courses each year. The undergraduate degreeis ABET accredited and the university is accredited by the North Central Association of Collegesand Schools of the Higher Learning Commission.2

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Professional Engineering Management Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2008-585: ASEM EM BOKDonald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology Donald N. Merino is a tenured full professor and the Alexander Crombie Humphreys Chaired Professor of Economics of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He teaches Engineering Economy, Decision Analysis, Total Quality Management, and Strategic Planning. He is Founder Emeritus of the undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management (BEEM) and the Executive Master in Technology Management (EMTM) Program at Stevens. He won the Morton Distinguished Teaching Award for full professors at Stevens. John Wiley published his book, “The Selection Process for Capital Projects”. Dr. Merino received two

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joel Bloom, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-668: ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AS A VEHICLE FOR PUTTINGQUALIFIED TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS IN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMSRonald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology RONALD H. ROCKLAND is Associate Dean of the Newark College of Engineering, and a Professor of Engineering Technology and Biomedical Engineering. He received a B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in bioengineering and electrical engineering from New York University in 1967, 1969 and 1972 respectively. He also received an M.B.A. in marketing from the University of St. Thomas in 1977. He is a 2000 award winner in Excellence in Teaching for NJIT, and the chair of the Master Teacher’s committee. Dr. Rockland has over 20 years of industrial

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Christopher, Rice University; Adam Parks, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Vipul Sharma, Air Force Institute of Technology; Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-323: POWER PLANT ANALYSIS WITH MATHCADJason Christopher, Rice University Jason Christopher graduated from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in 2007 at the top of his major, Mechanical Engineering. Jason is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University, where his research focuses on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), with specific emphasis on work related to the NASA Crew Exploration Vehicle parachutes. After finishing his studies, he will work as an Air Force developmental engineer.Adam Parks, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Adam Parks graduated from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in 2007 with a

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trishna Das, University of Minnesota-ECE; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE; Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

DrivesLaboratoryThe following is a step-by-step description of the computer-based collaborative laboratorycourse.A detailed laboratory procedure is posted on the course web page, in our case Web CT is used, atleast one week before the experiment is scheduled. Simulation models are included to serve asuseful preparatory exercises before students come to the laboratory. The students are expected tohave a fair understanding of the procedure and the simulation models before they come to thelaboratory.Our laboratory environment has six terminals. One is the master setup with the entire apparatusand all the machines. The other five terminals have all the required software installed but nomachine hardware.At the time of the laboratory class or even before, the

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Ethling Hernandez, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Hamidreza Eskandari, University of Central Florida; Serge Sala-Diakanda, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

2006-2655: EMERGING TOPICS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMLuis Rabelo, University of Central Florida LUIS RABELO, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. He received dual degrees in Electrical and Me-chanical Engineering from the University of Panama and Master degrees from the Florida Institute of Technology and the University of Missouri-Rolla. He received a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from the University of Mis-souri-Rolla in 1990. He also holds dual MS degrees in Aerospace Systems Engineering & Management from the Massachusetts Institute of

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hasasn Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

from 0 to 100, 101 to1,000, and 1,001 to 10,000 and above 10,000 respectively. We use the MPI programmingpackage10, and have the first node considered as a Master and the rest as the Worker nodes. Thescheduler program runs in the master node. It divides the computing nodes into groups of 4, 4, 4and 3 for the queues P1, P2, P3 and P4 respectively (the master node does not participate in thecomputation).Consider one of the queues in Figure 1, for example P1. It holds jobs whose execution time Page 11.339.4ranges from 0 to 100. They are ordered based on their estimated execution time and then thearrival time in case of ties. The scheduler

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra Morse, Texas Tech University; Heyward Ramsey, Texas Tech University; W. Andrew Jackson, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

environmentalengineering community by improving graduate preparedness for their future profession byproviding the necessary knowledge to develop and apply new hybrid ideas to solve engineeringproblems.IntroductionAt Texas Tech University, students may obtain an environmental engineering degree in one oftwo tracks. One program, the 5-year Freshman to Master’s Degree Program in EnvironmentalEngineering, allows incoming freshman to obtain a Bachelor in Environmental (non-accredited)while also receiving a Master in Environmental Engineering (MEnvE) (accredited).1 The degreeprogram includes a variety of civil and environmental engineering courses, environmentalscience courses,2 physics, and general education requirements as specified by the Texas StateBoard of Higher

Conference Session

Mentoring Women and Minorities

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Dunfey; Julie Salisbury; Erik Rushton; Brian Gravel

studentfellows in K-12 classrooms with the intent of infusing engineering into the existing science andtechnology curriculum. Their primary role is to not only develop content knowledge for theteacher but various non-traditional skills for the graduate student as well. The fellowship is atwelve month position open to both Masters and PhD level graduate students. There are eightfellows in the program, two from computer science and six from various engineering disciplines.Each fellow is assigned to a classroom/school, working closely with a single teacher or smallgroup of teachers. Fellow participation ranges from working with in a single grade level toworking with a range of grade levels.Role of a GK-12 FellowThe work completed by the GK-12 fellow

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Shawn A. Woodson, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

servicesAbstractThe Master of Science in Engineering Technology (MSET) program was developed at DrexelUniversity to provide a graduate level educational opportunity on a full- or part-time basis. Theprogram is designed to be extremely flexible; it permits the student to select a combination ofcourses relevant to individual career goals in technology or to provide the foundation for furtheradvanced study. The multidisciplinary curriculum includes core courses and electives in suchareas as rapid prototyping, programmable devices and systems, modern energy conversiontechnologies, lean manufacturing principles, project management, to name a few. The program iscurrently available entirely online and several of the courses employ web-based laboratoryexercises

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin William Knecht, South Texas College; Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert D. Wrinkle, Center for Survey Research

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

departmental faculty outstanding teaching awards. Tarawneh serves the department as Graduate Program Director. Current expertise includes experimental heat transfer, thermal sciences, acoustics and vibrations, and railroad bearing research.Dr. Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanRobert D. Wrinkle, Center for Survey Research Page 25.684.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Guided Discovery Modules for StaticsAbstractStudents notoriously struggle to master the concept of free body diagrams. In Statics, forexample, they often fail to identify reaction

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and not just his/her memory. In other words, assessment oflearning is not a third-party research project or someone’s questionnaire; it must be viewed as acommunity effort or nothing, driven by a faculty's own commitment to reflect, judge, andimprove (Marchese, 1991 & 1997).Hawkins and Winter’s ACORN model documents ideas and provides guidelines to conqueringand mastering change (Hawkins and Winter, 1997). The model is shown in Appendix D.The instructors should utilize these helpful hints while developing assessment procedures thatmay lead to implementing the necessary changes at educational establishments (Narayanan,2004 & 2007). From the data collected, it appears that students are indeed much more receptiveto the kinesthetic mode