AC 2012-5526: CULTIVATING T-SHAPED ENGINEERS FOR 21ST CEN-TURY: EXPERIENCES IN CHINAMiss Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University Jingshan Wu, Ph.D. candidate, majors in educational economy and management. Her research interest is the cultivation of engineering talents. She has been working for ”Research on International Engineering Education: Frontiers and Progress” and ”Model Innovation on Engineering Education” recently.Prof. Xiaodong Zou, Zhejiang University Xiaodong ZouPh.D., Vice President of Zhejiang University, professor of Public Administration School, Zhejiang University. His research area is administration and strategic planning of science, technology and higher education, organization management, and innovation
AC 2012-4180: TIME ALLOCATION SCAFFOLDING IN PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING CURRICULUMDr. Mohammad Habibi, Minnesota State University, Mankato Currently, Mohammad Habibi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering at the Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU), working with the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) Program. The IRE program, created and directed by MNSU and Itasca Community College, is a 100% project- based learning model. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in electrical engineering and worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin from 2010 to 2011. He has more than 10 years of engineering experience worked in industry sector and more than five years of
AC 2012-4280: ASSESSING MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN IN A ROBOTICSENGINEERING CURRICULUMProf. Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Gennert is Director of the Robotics Engineering Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he is professor of computer science and professor of electrical and computer engineering. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Mass., the University of Califor- nia/Riverside, General Electric Ordnance Systems, Pittsfield, Mass., and PAR Technology Corporation, New Hartford, N.Y. He received the B.S. in computer science, B.S. in electrical engineering, and M.S. in electrical engineering in 1980, and the D.Sc. in electrical
AC 2012-4369: CAPSTONE DESIGN HUB: BUILDING THE CAPSTONEDESIGN COMMUNITYDr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communi- cation in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is Co-PI on several NSF grants to explore design education. Her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication in capstone courses, the effects of
AC 2012-4045: DESIGN SWAPPING AS A METHOD TO IMPROVE DE-SIGN DOCUMENTATIONDr. Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State UniversityDr. Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, PolytechnicDr. Nielsen L. Pereira, Western Kentucky UniversityDr. Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University Yacob Astatke completed both his doctorate of engineering and B.S.E.E. degrees from Morgan State University (MSU) and his M.S.E.E. from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a full time faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at MSU since Aug. 1994 and currently serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. He teaches courses in both analog and digital electronic circuit design and
AC 2012-4504: REVERSE ENGINEERING AS A LEARNING TOOL INDESIGN PROCESSDr. Hamid Rad, Washington State University, Vancouver Hamid Rad, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University, Vancouver. His areas of teaching and research interest include mechanical engineering design, design methodologies, and dynamic systems. His primary interest is teaching at undergraduate and graduate-level courses in the area of solid mechanics and design. Page 25.1130.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Reverse Engineering as
AC 2012-4850: ON THE BENEFITS OF USING THE ENGINEERING DE-SIGN PROCESS TO FRAME PROJECT-BASED OUTREACH AND TORECRUIT SECONDARY STUDENTS TO STEM MAJORS AND STEMCAREERSDr. Jean-Celeste M. Kampe, Michigan Technological University Jean Kampe is currently Department Chair of engineering fundamentals at Michigan Technological Uni- versity, where she holds an Associate Professorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engi- neering. She received her Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Tech, M.Ch.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Michi- gan Tech. She was employed as a Research Engineer for five years at the Naval Research Laboratory in
AC 2012-4398: ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF ABET OUTCOMESC AND K IN ENGINEERING COURSES THAT UTILIZE SOLID MODEL-ING PACKAGESSteven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University Steve Kirstukas is an Assistant Professor at CCSU, where he teaches courses in solid modeling and engi- neering mechanics. He is exploring the use of virtual reality to enhance the engineering design process. He has degrees in civil and mechanical engineering, with a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Steve has worked in industry as a civil engineer, software developer, biomechanics researcher, and mechanical design engineer.Dr. Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University
AC 2012-3584: A FACULTY ADVISER’S PERSPECTIVE ON DEVELOP-ING AN SAE BAJA PROGRAMDr. Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University Robert Marlor is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Northern Michigan University. He received a Ph.D. in civil-structural engineering from Michigan Technological University n 2003. He is the Faculty Adviser for the NMU SAE Baja team. His research interests include load duration behavior of wood connections, project-based learning in engineering mechanics, and teaching design through SAE Student Design Competitions. Page 25.42.1
AC 2012-3129: A NOVEL APPROACH IN TEACHING STEM SUBJECTSTHROUGH CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION IN CAPSTONECOURSESDr. Iem H. Heng, New York City College of Technology Iem Heng earned his bachelor’s degree from Providence College (Providence, R.I.) with double majors in the pre-engineering program and mathematics. In addition, he earned another bachelor’s degree from Columbia University (New York, N.Y.) in mechanical engineering, master’s in applied mathematics from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Mich.), and his Ph.D. in computational and applied mathe- matics from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.). Before joining the EMT/CET Department at City Tech in fall of 2007, he was a faculty member and Chair of
AC 2012-5246: YOUTUBE: AN EFFECTIVE CAD TRAINING RESOURCEProf. Richard Cozzens, Southern Utah University Richard Cozzens’s background includes industry training and university training, and he is author of sev- eral CAD-related workbooks (reference publication). He has developed training material for the aerospace industry for the past 12 years. He has taught CAD classes in the university setting for 12 years. During the 12 years, he has developed online training for the courses taught. These online courses have been used through much of the world. He has also authored several CAD workbooks. One workbook in particular (CATIA V5 Workbook) has been an industry leading workbook for several years
AC 2012-4347: A CUSTOM-PCB DESIGN FOR MICROCONTROLLEREDUCATIONMr. Ryan Andrew Taylor, University of Alabama Ryan Taylor received his B.S. in electrical and computer engineering in 2008 and his M.S. in 2011, both at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He is currently working toward his Ph.D. in computer engineering at Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss. His research interests include microcontroller-based systems, sensor networks, image processing, and VLSI design.Dr. David Jeff Jackson, University of Alabama David Jackson received his B.S. in physics (1984) and M.S. in electrical engineering (1986) from Auburn University. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1990) at the University
AC 2012-3000: DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND FABRICATION OF AN IN-TELLIGENT GROUND VEHICLE AS A PART OF THE CAPSTONE PROJECTMr. Nicholas Charles Cappello, York College of Pennsylvania Nicholas Charles Cappello received his B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering in Aug. 2011 from York College of Pennsylvania and is pursuing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Oregon State Uni- versity with the expectation to become involved in research. He is especially interested in thermodynam- ics and fluids because of their application in renewable energies but also holds interest in biomechanical systems because of their high efficiency and adaptability.Mr. Takeshi Jonathan Ei, York College of Pennsylvania Following six
AC 2012-4553: ON A CLIENT-CENTERED, SOPHOMORE DESIGN COURSESEQUENCEDr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Robert Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at James Madison University. Nagel joined the University after completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Oregon State University. He has a B.S. from Trine University and a M.S. from Missouri University of Science and Technology, both in mechanical engineering. Nagel has performed research with the U.S. Army Chemical Corps, General Motors Research and Development Center, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. His research interests in- clude understanding customer needs, functional and process modeling, design for sustainability, design
AC 2012-4959: A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING TEAM-EFFECTIVENESS IN TEAM-BASED PROJECTSMs. Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto Patricia Kristine Sheridan is a Ph.D. candidate with the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto. She holds a B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto. She is a member of the teaching team and a course developer for the Praxis cornerstone design courses.Dr. Greg Evans, University of Toronto Greg Evans is a professor of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and the Director of the South- ern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research at the University of Toronto. He is Co-leader of
AC 2012-5456: GAMIFICATION AS A STRATEGY FOR PROMOTINGDEEPER INVESTIGATION IN A REVERSE ENGINEERING ACTIVITYMr. Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto Jason Foster is the Senior Lecturer in engineering design education within the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. Trained as a Systems Design Engineer and with industry experi- ence in software development and management consulting, he currently teaches engineering design at the corner- and capstone levels. His research focus in on scaling innovative engineering pedagogies to suit large classes, and his teaching integrates the theories of Vygotsky, Kolb, Papert, Perry, and Pugh.Ms. Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto Patricia
AC 2012-5240: THE INFLUENCE OF THE ”DECOY EFFECT” ON THEENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESSDr. Joseph C. Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering Joe Musto is a professor of mechanical engineering and Director of the Mechanical Engineering Program at Milwaukee School of Engineering, He holds a B.S. from Clarkson University (Potsdam, N.Y.), and both a M.Eng. and Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, N.Y.).Dr. Alicia Domack, Milwaukee School of Engineering Page 25.1316.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Influence of the “Decoy Effect” on the Engineering Design
AC 2012-4356: BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING: DESIGN INSTRUC-TION BY INTEGRATION INTO AN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUMMajor Kevin P. Arnett, U.S. Military Academy Kevin Arnett is a first-year instructor at the U.S. Military Academy in the Department of Civil and Me- chanical Engineering. He teaches CE404, Design of Steel Structures; CE403, Structural Analysis; and assists with CE492, Civil Engineering Capstone course.Mr. Craig E. Quadrato, U.S. Military Academy Page 25.278.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Building Information Modeling: Design Instruction by Integration
AC 2012-4654: SYNCHRONIZING THE TEACHING OF CAPSTONE DE-SIGN COURSE IN TWO COUNTRIESProf. Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri Yuyi Lin received his M.S. from UCLA in 1984, Ph.D from UC, Berkeley, in 1989, and has been teaching mechanical design at the University of Missouri since 1990. He is a registered Professional Engineer and inventor.Prof. Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology Xiuting Wei is currently working as the Dean and a professor of the College of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, China. He received his B.E (1982, in hydraulic machinery) from Jiangsu University, China, and Ph.D. (1999, in mechanical design and theory) from Zhejiang University, China. He has 30
AC 2012-4471: UTILIZING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS TOCREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR CURRICULA DESIGNMs. Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityProf. Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University Page 25.1454.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Utilizing the Engineering Design Process to Create a Framework for Curricula DesignAbstract Project-based…inquiry-driven…student-centered…all keywords found when reading literatureabout techniques used in the engineering classroom. It is clear there is
AC 2012-5367: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DFXMr. Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto Geoffrey Samuel Frost is a graduate student studying biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto. He completed an undergraduate degree in engineering science at the University of Toronto. He has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the Praxis suite of engineering design courses at the University of Toronto for the past three years.Mr. Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto Jason Foster is the Senior Lecturer in engineering design education within the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. Trained as a Systems Design Engineer and with industry experience in software development and management
AC 2012-5141: A FOUR-YEAR VERTICALLY INTEGRATED DESIGNSEQUENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDr. Jeffrey L. Schiano, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Jeffrey L. Schiano is an Associate Professor electrical engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical and biomedical engineering (with university honors) from Carnegie Mellon University in 1983, and the master’s of science and doctorate of philosophy degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), in 1985 and 1991, respectively. His expertise is in the areas of feedback control systems and magnetic resonance engineering
AC 2012-3362: DESIGN HEURISTICS SUPPORT TWO MODES OF IDEAGENERATION: INITIATING IDEAS AND TRANSITIONING AMONG CON-CEPTSMr. James Loren Christian, University of MichiganDr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna R. Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan in engineering edu- cation, earning her doctorate from Purdue University’s Engineering Education program in 2008. Her research focuses on the investigation and application of complex professional skills, specifically de- sign ideation, innovation practices, and creative processes within engineering, outside of engineering, and cross-disciplinarily. Her research includes an emphasis on the translation of research to practice in the
AC 2012-4130: A UNIQUE APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZING THE EN-GINEERING DESIGN PROCESSMs. Lisa Guerra, NASA Lisa Guerra has 25 years of experience in the NASA aerospace community. Guerra is currently working with the UTeachEngineering program. She recently completed a four-year assignment from NASA head- quarters to establish a systems engineering curriculum at the University of Texas, Austin, as a pilot for na- tional dissemination. Her efforts in systems engineering curriculum can be located at http://spacese.spacegrant.org/. Guerra’s most recent position at NASA Headquarters was Director of the Directorate Integration Office in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. In that position, her responsibilities
AC 2012-3394: CREATING ACTIONFUNCTION DIAGRAMS FOR USERCENTRIC DESIGNMs. Shraddha Sangelkar, Texas A&M University, College Station Shraddha Sangelkar is a doctoral student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M Uni- versity. Her research advisor is Dr. Daniel A. McAdams. Her research focuses on the universal design, data mining and application of association rule learning, and product platform design.Dr. Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University Daniel A. McAdams is an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University. His research and teaching interests are in engineering design with focus on concept generation, bioinspired design, and design methods for inclusive
AC 2012-3797: EVALUATING IDEATION USING THE PUBLICATIONSPOPULAR SCIENCE, POPULAR MECHANICS, AND MAKE IN COOR-DINATION WITH A NEW PATENT SEARCH TOOL AND THE 6-3-5 METHODDr. Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy Dan Jensen is a professor of engineering mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he has been since 1997. He received his B.S. (mechanical engineering), M.S. (applied mechanics), and Ph.D. (aerospace engineering science) from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has worked for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and MSC Software Corp. His research includes design of Micro Air Vehicles, development of innovative de- sign methodologies
AC 2012-4725: ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES FOR DESIGNMs. Natasha Perova, Purdue University, West Lafayette Natasha Perova is currently a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She previously worked at the Harvard Graduate School of Education as a Research Assistant focusing on students’ learning algebra and also taught an introductory physics course at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass. Before that, she worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Engineering Edu- cational and Outreach at Tufts University, Medford, Mass. Natasha received her M.S. in mathematics, science, technology, and engineering education in 2008, M.S. in electrical engineering in 2005 from Tufts
AC 2012-3512: STUDENT PERSPECTIVES OF ENGINEERING DESIGNEDUCATIONRichard J. Aleong, Queen’s University Richard Aleong is a master’s of applied science candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. His research interests are in engineering design, qualitative research methodology, and teaching and learning in higher education.Prof. David S. Strong, Queen’s University David Strong joined Queen’s as the NSERC Chair in Design Engineering in March 2003 and is currently in his second term as Chair. In this faculty-wide appointment, his goal is to enhance student’s engineering design and professional skills by working collaboratively on educational
AC 2012-4389: INTEGRATED DESIGN ENGINEERING ASSESSMENTAND LEARNING SYSTEM (IDEALS):Prof. Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University Mike Trevisan is a professor of educational psychology at Washington State University and the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Education. For more than 17 years, he has worked with engineering educators across the country to develop engineering design curriculum and assessments for a variety of engineering disciplines. His key collaborator is Dr. Denny Davis, Washington State University.Dr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Denny Davis is professor of bioengineering at Washington State University. He has led numerous educa- tional research projects
AC 2012-3223: INTEGRATION OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACEENGINEERING PRELIMINARY DESIGN CAPSTONE COURSESProf. Brenda A. Haven, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Brenda Haven teaches thermodynamics and three jet propulsion courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). Prior to coming to ERAU in 2008, Haven retired from the Air Force after 25 years working as an engineer in support of the F-15 fighter, advanced turbine engine research and development, and as a professor at the Air Force Academy.Prof. Michael Kenneth Fabian, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Michael Kenneth Fabian teaches thermodynamics, jet and rocket propulsion, and thermal power con- version courses at ERAU. He retired from the