Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Global Programs

- neering in the U.S. He earned his Bachelor and Master degrees in Industrial Engineering from National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) and Purdue University (U.S.A). His ultimate career goal is to help cul- tivate world-class engineering graduates that can compete globally, as well as collaborate with the best engineers across different cultures. Page 22.950.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011E. Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced E. Daniel Hirleman joined UC Merced as dean of the School of Engineering in 2010. He received the BSME with Highest

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University; Sevinc Rende, Isik University

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Chemical Engineering

, an expectation that the course outcomes fulfill the life-long education premisesintended by the Bologna process. A sample of the questions is summarized in Table 9.By the employment status, the survey results reveal three different sets of graduates. The firstgroup, majority of whom are 2010 graduates, report they are seeking for employment. Thesestudents are in the process of beginning their professional careers; it may take up to a year to beplaced in a job. Within the remaining two sets, majority of graduates have been employed in theprivate sector, and a non-negligible number of graduates of the department pursue advanceddegrees. Considering the graduates who attend a Masters or PhD program may need different setof skills than those

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanics

AC 2011-1028: INTRODUCTION OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE USINGA TEAM PROJECT IN A STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSEDean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Dean Lewis has been a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College for five years teaching courses in design, mechanics, and mechanical engineering. His research interests include attachment design for plastic parts and engineering education.Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon, Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at the Pennsylvania State University, has a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa A. Pasquinelli, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

industrial peo- ple in the areas of Design For Six Sigma, Simulation and Six Sigma, Data Management to Assist In Six Sigma through the textile extension programs Six Sigma Black Belt and Master Black Belt program. (http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/sixsigma/). He has saved companies millions of dollars in utilizing his expertise in simulation, inventory control and job shop scheduling. He was awarded the 2006 NC State Univer- sity Outstanding Teaching Award and is a member of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers. In 2009, Dr. Joines along with Dr Roberts were awarded the Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology for Transformative Large Scale Projects

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

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College Industry Partnerships

Clinical Experiences at the Post-Baccalaureate LevelProfessional doctoral level, practice-based Professional master level, practice-basededucation for future practicing physicians education for future practicing engineers Incorporation of Clinical Experiences into Program Learning OutcomesLCME accreditation requirement for clinical Internship woven into required programexperience learning outcomes Appropriate Mix of Research and Clinical FacultyAppropriate mix of clinical faculty (practicing Appropriate mix of clinical faculty (practicingphysicians) and research-oriented faculty engineers) and research-oriented faculty Industry Ownership

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ertunga C. Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Systems Engineering

Technology, Cambridge, MA, US Lab: Leading15 √ Sustainable Systems Missouri University of Science and none (Elective under Technology, Rolla, MO, US Civil: CE/EnvEng 360 Environmental Law and Regulations)16 √ √ None in SE Master of Science in Sustainability17 National University, LaJolla, CA, US √ Management Naval

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

globalization, project management, leadership, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining BYU, Gregg worked for Becton Dickinson, a Global Medi- cal Technology Company (1995-2006). In this capacity he worked as a product development engineer, quality engineer, technical lead, business leader and program/project manager managing many differ- ent global projects. Gregg received his PhD in Educational Leadership and Higher Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Master of Technology Management degree and a BS in Manufac- turing Engineering Technology, from Brigham Young University. Gregg also is a Professional Associate Instructor for IPS Learning and Stanford University where he teaches the IPS

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that helps both students and teachers visualize difficult or abstract concepts.From the online curriculum, each day’s lesson plan, master notes, and supplemental materials areeasily accessed by the teachers.Professional DevelopmentEstablishing and building relationships with individual teachers and administrators in schoolsystems throughout our region is the most critical component to all of our K12 educational Page 22.1419.5outreach programs. During the summer of 2010, 26 teachers from 14 regional schools joineduniversity faculty for a two-week professional development workshop held at Louisiana

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Materials

create ties to an institution and influence willingness to do the work. Finally, cognitive engagement draws on the idea of investment; it incorporates thoughtfulness and willingness to exert the effort necessary to comprehend complex ideas and master difficult skills.”The multifaceted nature of engagement permits many inroads to affecting student interest insubject matter, however not all types of engagement can be easily activated. For example,cognitive engagement goes beyond behavioral engagement; cognitive engagement points to apsychological quality to invest challenge, problem solving, and positive coping in the face offailure8. Pitfalls concerning engagement do exist. If disengagement, particularly

Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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Mathematics

from the tutors, their support at every moment in addition of flexibility and respect.  There is a lot of help by the tutors and teachers. They really try and help you understand a problem.  Loved the warm learning environment and helpful attitude from everyone.  Teachers were helpful.  The most I liked about math Jam, was that I was able to learn and master the basic skills in order to succeed in my math classes. they gave me the effective tools and one on one attention that I needed in order to fully grasp the math experience  The tutors were very helpful and I learned a lot. I had a lot of fun while still learning a lot.  Teachers and tutors always provide good support.  I

Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chanley, North Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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Mathematics

off on their schedules.One challenge encountered was that on the NECC master schedule, the college could not list theSI session time because that would indicate an additional two hours of contact time for a four-credit course. Therefore, there was no open enrollment for the SI course. The instructor andselected student advisors had to enroll students into the course one-on-one. The maximumnumber of students was capped at 24. In order to help with recruitment and to give students abetter understanding of the benefits of SI, a letter from the course instructor was sent out to allSTEM students: This letter is to inform you about a unique opportunity available to NECC students planning on taking College Algebra & Trigonometry

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

to explain the reason or reasons we engage in aparticular behavior (Barkley, 2010). According to Brophy, students enter a “state” of motivationto learn when their engagement in a particular activity is guided by the intention of acquiring theknowledge or mastering the skill that the activity is designed to teach. Motivation, then, is sohighly valued because it produces. Hence, it is of paramount concern to educators, who areconstantly tasked with inducing students to learn, perform, and persist. Fortunately, educatorsneed not resign themselves to the role of passive observers to students’ motivational patterns. Infact, educators can be active socialization agents capable of stimulating the general developmentof student motivation and its

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trian M. Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Mechanical Engineering

Figure 9. Lower End Master Bill of MaterialManufacturing Processes. The students investigated options of casting and CNC-machiningbillet for the lower-end design prototype. Due to budget and time constraints, the team decidedto manufacture the lower-unit from billet aluminum. Using the capabilities of the EngineeringTechnology Department’s manufacturing laboratories; the students decided that they werecapable of manufacturing all of the prototype parts in-house. Rather than go into detail of everystep in manufacturing every part, the following touches on some key points of interest. Thestudent team created manufacturing routings for every part. These routing helped the studentsplan steps taken to create the part and provide an overall

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Austin, TX INDUSTRY 1 Lockheed-Martin Various Locations INDUSTRY 5 Master card O'Fallon, MO INDUSTRY 1 Nissan Canton, MS INDUSTRY 1 Raytheon Tucson, AZ INDUSTRY 4 SAKS New York New York, NY INDUSTRY 1 Union Pacific Omaha, NE INDUSTRY 2 U. S. Army MIL 1 Jackson State University Jackson, MS STATE

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

. Students are advised and encouraged to continue STEM careers of their choice and to expect to progressively master knowledge throughout their careers. In the Summer II term in 2009, Introduction to STEM was offered for the first timesimultaneously to two groups of students at two different STC campuses, meeting everyweekday from 1 to 5 pm, during a total of 92 hours (23 days) of class. Figure 2 presentsthe challenges that were developed, also indicating whether or not they wereimplemented during year 1 (2009) and/or year 2 (2010) of this project. The challengeswere prepared by four STEM instructors, a Physics and Engineering Professor from STC,two Mechanical Engineering Professors from UTPA, and a Chemistry Professor fromUTPA. After the

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan; Marcial Lapp, University of Michigan; Apoorva Bansal, University of Michigan; Parth Shah, University of Michigan

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Michigan. His research interests lie in modeling and solving large-scale optimization problems focused on the transportation and logistics industries. He holds a Masters and Bachelors degree in Com- puter Science from the Uni-versity of Michigan.Apoorva Bansal, University of Michigan B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering 2011 B.S.E. Computer Engineering 2011Parth Shah, University of Michigan Page 22.1490.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Programming Performance Prophecies: Predicting Student Achievement in a First-Year Introductory Programming CourseAbstractEnsuring

Conference Session

WIED Olio

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen G. Villa, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City; Elsa Gonzalez, Texas A&M University

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Women in Engineering

populations in higher education, more specifically in STEM disciplines, and cultural practices and their impact on education for Hispanic students.Elsa Gonzalez, Texas A&M University Elsa M. Gonzlez y Gonzlez is Visiting Assistant Professor and Research Associate in the department of Educational Administration and Human Resources at Texas A&M University. She is currently the Managing Editor of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE). She received her PhD from Texas A&M University in 2004, and her Master in Business Administration from the National University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1998. She teaches Naturalistic Inquiry, College Teaching and Administration in Higher Education in the

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan T Lima Jr., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University

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ASEE Global Programs

, and interview in Portuguese with faculty advisors in theU.S. The faculty advisors on the U.S. side are both fluent in English and in Portuguese. TheMichigan Tech students that already participated in the program were interviewed inPortuguese by their academic advisor/program director and demonstrated to be mastering the Page 22.1507.9Portuguese language at an intermediate to advanced level. However, most of the studentsrelated their struggle with the language barrier in the first weeks of the program.Cultural experience: The consensus among American students is that the experience is a uniqueopportunity for them to experience new culture and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice M. Margle, Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Yu-Chang Hsu, Boise State University; Jill L. Lane, Clayton State University; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees

, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Introductory Biography for Amy Freeman Amy L. Freeman is the Assistant Dean of Engineering Diversity at The Pennsylvania State University serving as an advocate for racially underrepresented students and women in Engineering. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management from Washington State University and com- pleted a Master of Science degree in Architectural Engineering at Penn State. In 2009, she will complete a Ph.D. in Workforce Education at Penn State with a dissertation focusing on underrepresented graduates in technical fields. Along the way, Amy Freeman has served the interests of underrepresented students and the field of Engi

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack L. Beuth, Carnegie Mellon University; Rohit Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University; Carolyn Penstein Rose, Carnegie Mellon University

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NSF Grantees

Carnegie Mellon Engineering College.Rohit Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University Rohit Kumar is a PhD Candidate at the Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Masters in Language Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University in 2007 and Bachelor in Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh in 2003. Rohit was a Research Scientist at Language Technologies Research Center, IIIT Hyderabad from 2003 to 2005. His research interests include Conversational Agents and their applications to variety of complex interactive situations.Carolyn Penstein Rose, Carnegie Mellon University Carolyn Rose is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment between the Language Technologies

Conference Session

Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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International

economics with strength in the area ofarchitecture, civil engineering and oceanography. Tongji University has 22 national keylaboratories and engineering research centers and over 50,000 students. The university offersdiverse courses in its 82 Bachelor’s Degrees, 218 Masters, 94 PhD programs and 16 postdoctoral mobile stations.Bachelor of civil engineering degree at the Tongji University includes diverse subjects such asPavement Engineering, Underground Building Engineering, Construction Disaster Reduction &Risk Evaluation Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Building Construction, ConstructionEquipment Engineering, Bridge Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering.The University of Florida is a major, public, and land-grant research university that

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

wherestudents become skilled at learning. Through consistent guidance and practice with learning,students are prepared to continue the process throughout their career. Given the increasingly flat,complex, and team-oriented world in which future engineers will navigate, it is vitally importantthat educators awaken students to the conditions they will face during their professional lifetimesand develop life-long learning skills. Self-directed learning, creativity and innovation have been,are, and will be the critical forces that define success and the gauge by which humanity judgesthe engineering profession. The sustained ability to learn and master theory permits creativityand innovation in engineering application1, 2.Due to large enrollments, CE441

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

or two full-time masters students who attend the course each time it is taught. The 2required textbook for the graduate course was Pavement Design and Analysis by Huang, ThirdEdition. Table 3 presents the course outline for the graduate level pavement design course. Table 1 Course Outline at Rowan University Week Chapter Topic Reading Flexible Pavement Design 1 1 and 9 Syllabus/Introduction/ Types of pavements distresses 2 1 and 9 Mechanical responses and

Conference Session

Research in Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baba Abdul, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Robert Brown, Portland State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering sciences: Overview and future research directions. Journal of Engineering Education, 2008: p. 279-294.5. Streveler, R.A., B.M. Olds, R.L. Miller, and M.A. Nelson. Using a Delphi Study to Identify the Most Difficult Concepts for Students to Master in Thermal and Transport Science. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2003: American Society for Engineering Education; Olds, B.M., R.A. Streveler, R.L. Miller, and M.A. Nelson. Preliminary results from the development of a concept inventory in thermal and transport science. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT6. Golter, P., B. Vanwie, G. Brown, D

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kim Cluff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

writing, etc.). .For the “Instrumentation and Controls” course, a master list was used to create a default graderubric file with the students first and last name for a specific assignment of examination. Therubric had a specific student name and assignment identification created from the student list.The rubric file identification name was later used for automatically associating and attachingfiles to an email statement for each student. A LabVIEW program in the form of a State Machinewas written for this purpose (Figure 2). A grade rubric is as simple as: “No Submission Found!”as to “A zero grade is posted”. A student who had submitted no work would receive this rubric.This also invited the possibility of an appeal. It had been found that the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robb E. Larson, Montana State University; David A. Miller, Montana State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 25.20.6 5an extended period under tutelage of a master craftsman. Trades such as blacksmithing orcarpentry would require apprentices to first fabricate common articles and then items requiringincreasingly advanced methods until the desired skill-set was ingrained.3 Trade-school programsin the U.S. effectively employ this technique, and a renewed emphasis on apprenticeship hasemerged as a workforce development methodology. In France, for instance, companies arestrongly encouraged by the federal government to take on apprentices and can be granted taxrelief for doing so.At State University, an instructional technique from a prior edition of

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Scott Sink, Ohio State University; Joseph M. Cerrato, Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

lab activity favorable and were happy to be actively doing and problemsolving with peers. Students cited the open-ended and collaborative nature of the in-lab problemsolving session where the mock organizations convened to discuss how they could improveproduction and cut costs. Some students wrote that this was their favorite lab. Other studentsremarked on enjoying getting insight on the workings of both the product and the productionprocess. Page 25.66.10Student outcomes, as gauged from submitted student technical reports, were generallyencouraging, with most students completing the writing assignment competently, and studentswho mastered the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering

/Liquid Equilibrium(LLE), Solid/Liquid Equilibrium (SLE), Solid/Vapor Equilibrium (SVE), and Gas/LiquidEquilibrium (GLE) and not Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium (VLE). VLE is the most important topicamong those listed and is the one that is taught for over three weeks. The other topics receiveonly one day of instruction each. Moreover, in order to provide time outside of class for thestudents to work on the major project about VLE, the instructor did not assign homework onSVE or SLE and very little on LLE and GLE . This imbalance of time and homework isintentional because of the aforementioned importance of VLE in chemical engineering as well asthe fact that once VLE is mastered, the others topics can be learned fairly quickly should theneed arise.The

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa; Melissa Chapman Haynes, Professional Data Analysts; Soko S. Starobin, Iowa State University; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Tom Schenk Jr., Northwestern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

course to be taught (cf. Taylor et al., 2006). The summer traininginvolves a university professor and experienced PLTW teacher (master teacher) for both theoryand application with a heavy emphasis on the pedagogical approach of project based learning. InIowa, most of the training originates from engineering departments at The University of Iowa orIowa State University. Eventual teachers learn the same software, theory, and applications thattheir students will use.Literature Review Several studies have attempted to explore the impact of PLTW on various educationaloutcomes (Blais & Adelson, 1998; Bottoms & Anthony, 2005; Walcerz, 2007), a seriouslimitation of these studies is the lack of control for pre-existing ability. However

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Environmental Engineering

more relevant and, hence, results in better retentionby students1-3. For clarity, we view problem-based learning as pertaining to the development ofknowledge based on the fundamental principles of science and mathematics and project-basedlearning to include mastering the engineering skills required to implement a design solution.The purpose of this paper is to describe the energy harvesting project involved in our capstonesenior design project. The lessons learned are presented and the ways to improve projectmanagement are discussed. Our senior design project course is a 3-term core course usuallytaken by the students during their terminal year in the ET program.2. Project Overview, Goals, Constraints and Solutions and Design ContentThis