Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Garcia, Miami Dade College; Jonathan Andrechik, U.S. Coast Guard

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

classmates.Students had to submit one of each type before midterm and one of each type after midterm, fora total of four homework assignments. Samples of the required format were provided in thesyllabus and posted online in Blackboard. Students were then asked to summarize their currentevent reviews and webpage evaluations for the entire class during class discussion times.The final assignment for the course required each student to write a memorandum to the U.S.Coast Guard Headquarters, outlining the student’s thoughts on the role of the U.S. Coast Guardin renewable ocean energy. Students had to include references in the memorandum todemonstrate that their opinions were well researched. The instructors chose this idea for the“final exam” as it provided a

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Camille George, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

performance.Another aim of this project was to provide junior level engineering students with a firsthand experience combining lessons learned in lecture with the practical constraints ofdesigning, building and testing a realistic application. The students were encouraged tobe creative in this open-ended project that relied heavily on team-based learning. At thebeginning of the semester a pre-project survey was used to allocate crucial skills(mechanical aptitude, writing ability, mathematical skills, etc.) evenly amongst thedifferent teams. Assessment of how the project enhanced student learning was done viagraded assignment and student survey. The project culminated in a final reportincorporating several main components. The first component was a design

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Simon, University of Nevada, Reno; Ted Batchman, University of Nevada-Reno; Christine Taylor, Lewis and Clark University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

rising energy prices create a renewed opportunityto move U.S. public policy and engineering education in a mutually beneficial direction. Callsfor change in the way energy education occurs are certainly not new, and earlier expressions ofconcern are a good source for our current reflection. Writing in 1973, the highly respectedRepublican legislator Howard Baker pondered the then-current oil supply shortage.4 Heconcluded that well-developed education programs linking environmental attitudes with energyuse could have a strong and lasting impact on energy consumption behaviors in the country. Inthe 1970‘s, President Jimmy Carter advocated the development of energy education programs tochange students‘ perceptions of energy and alter patterns of

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Ahmad Sleiti, University of Central Florida; Eileen Cashman, Humboldt State University; Peter Lehman, Humboldt State University; Richard Engel, Schatz Energy Research Center; Michael Mann, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

thermodynamics with political, social, and economic factors. He has authored or coauthored over 90 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 publications in total.Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota Hossein Salehfar received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and his Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) degrees in electrical engineering from the Texas A&M University in College Station. He was an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Clarkson University in New York during 1990-1995. Since 1995 he has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering at University of North Dakota, Grand Forks