Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli Silk, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a project that investigates the use of engineering as a context in which to learnmathematics through an evaluation of a LEGO-based robotics curriculum. We performed acontent analysis of the curriculum in order to identify the types of mathematics topics thatstudents would have an opportunity to learn, and investigated the extent to which those topicswere aligned with national mathematics standards. The curriculum had a large percentage oftasks with clear relevance for mathematics and aligned well with the standards at the level ofbroad, topic areas (e.g., measurement, algebra, etc.). The curriculum was not well aligned at themore specific, topic level (e.g., use of measuring instruments, evaluating expressions, etc.),indicating that level

Conference Session

Innovation & Assessment in the delivery of IT/IET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Stienecker, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

thestudents to have an experience that would assist them whether they went into the automotiveindustry or the medical industry. In fact, one particular student was able to demonstrate moreknowledge of programming robots than the engineers he was working under. He showed amastery of the skill and has been successful because of it. Additionally, the laboratory setup andequipment contained within have benefited the students beyond imagination, giving them realworld experience in many areas of applied controls. This experience has begun to leak into otherareas of the curriculum and has produced more advanced senior capstone projects and enabledthe interface of robots to a plastic injection molding machine in a course on plastic technology. The

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Senay Purzer

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Educational Research and Methods

modules for a courses on Connecting Mathematics with Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone DesignSenay Yasar Purzer, Arizona State University Senay Yasar, Arizona State University Senay Yasar is a Ph.D. student in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. She earned her MA degree in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her BS degree is in Physics Education. Her principle research areas are inquiry-based learning and science and engineering education. She teaches an elementary science methods course for undergraduate students and is a research assistant on an NSF project

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

the student, since fluid mechanics student outcomes are necessary for subsequentcoursework (e.g., heat transfer), laboratory work, and capstone projects.3. Actual Course Content ComparisonThermodynamicsThree sections of three-credit hour thermodynamics were taught at LTU during the Fall 2007semester by three separate instructors. One section of four-credit hour thermodynamics wastaught at UE during the Fall 2007 semester.For each of the four thermodynamics sections, the course content and number of classroom hoursspent on each broad topic are shown in Table 1. Nearly all the same material is coveredregardless of the number of classroom hours allotted for the course. LTU Section 1 barelycovered two-phase flow, LTU Section 2 did not cover two

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-259: DEVELOPMENT OF A TEAM INTERACTION OBSERVATIONPROTOCOL AND A SELF-EFFICACY SURVEY USING SOCIAL COGNITIVETHEORY AS A FRAMEWORKSenay Yasar Purzer, Arizona State University Senay Yasar-Purzer is a Ph.D. candidate in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University (ASU). She currently works as a graduate research associate in the Communication in Science Inquiry Project, an NSF-funded teacher professional development program. She earned her master’s degree in Science Education at ASU. She has a BS degree in Physics Education and is currently pursuing another B.S.E degree with a concentration in mechanical systems. In 2007, she received the Dean’s

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher Johnstone, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Public Speaking Self-Efficacy of Engineering UndergraduatesAbstract This paper reports on how tailoring a speech communication course at The PennsylvaniaState University specifically for engineering undergraduates affected the public speaking self-efficacy of those students—a project partially funded by the Engineering InformationFoundation. This paper focuses on the following research question: Did engineering studentswho completed an engineering section feel more confident in their ability to communicateeffectively than engineering students who completed a regular section? Overall, students in the engineering sections increased their public speaking self-efficacyslightly more than students in the regular sections; this

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunnar Tamm, United States Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Seth Norberg, United States Military Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

engineering programs, West Point offers a course on Energy Conversion Systems whichcovers conventional topics of fossil fuel utilization, combustion, advanced power andrefrigeration cycles, direct energy conversion, chemical equilibrium, and so on. However, thecourse has evolved to reflect current energy issues, by including lessons on national and globalenergy usage, climate change, nuclear power, hydrogen, and renewable and alternative energy.In addition to this course, there are senior capstone projects and cadet independent studies thatare connected to alternative energy research and development. The goals are to provide a broadoverview to the cadets, such that the cadets are excited to continue the pursuit of energyalternatives as graduates and

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College

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Civil Engineering

Sciences.Effective delivery of professional service depends critically upon these connections.The formal education process sets the stage for individuals to become effective professionals. Inpractice, virtually all projects and design work involve varying degrees of integration of socialsciences knowledge, such as economic and socio-political aspects. Engineers must be able torecognize and incorporate these considerations into the development, delivery, and evaluation ofsolutions to engineering problems. Continued development of professional competence must Page 13.623.9come from life-long learning, mentorship from senior engineers, and practical experience

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S Jordan, Purdue Univeristy; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

13.1.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 “…A Good Imagination and a Pile of Junk”AbstractThe engineering workplace is placing more emphasis on teamwork in interdisciplinaryenvironments, out-of-the-box thinking, creative engineering, and brainstorming. These skills aretaught to varying degrees in standard engineering curriculums, and often the most fruitfulopportunities exist for students to learn in venues outside of the classroom.This paper will show how building Rube Goldberg machines is a fantastic way for learners fromvarious disciplines to get hands-on project experience in a team environment. Intensebrainstorming and work sessions result in inventive and unique machines that are fascinating forboth

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mark Allie, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thad Welch, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

to outreach activities,we also use these real-time DSP tools in several of our regular ECE courses.In the capstone design course ECE 468, “Computers in Control and Instrumentation,” winDSK6is used as an example of an appropriate student project outcome. The student projects must uti-lize the DSK6713 which includes the HPI daughtercard. The winDSK6 program is also used todemonstrate some of the DSP software that the students need to write for their projects. The audioeffects, FIR and IIR filter routines, and the scope/spectrum analyzer are used as a reference for thefunctionality of the project code. The audible effects of aliasing and quantization noise are alsodemonstrated in class using winDSK6.In ECE 330, the first signals and systems

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Engineering Design Graphics

Page 13.427.2industrial internship, a senior capstone design project, and passing the National Council ofEngineering Examiners (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE). The 128 semestercredit hours derive from general education (50 hours), engineering core (51 hours), andengineering concentration (27 hours) requirements. The engineering concentration requirement isunique for each discipline. Thus, the courses that make up this requirement identify the disciplineof the degree candidate.Civil Discipline ConcentrationThe engineering core courses are listed in Table 1. Note the very first course in the list, ENGR101 Engineering Graphics. Historically, this course was the place where manual drafting, ormechanical drawing, was introduced

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Seth Sivak, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Sivak, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

achieve the highest profit and to achieve thelowest environmental detriment. A new interdisciplinary project funded by NSF has extendedthe development of the board game to create and assess a networked computer game.The game is played using stakeholders in the manufacturing supply chain in the automotiveindustry. In its current non-networked version, six students create a team of three suppliers:materials, parts, and cars. Within this team, two students take on roles for each of the threecompanies in the supply chain. During each round in the game, each company within the supplychain takes its turn to invest and select among different technologies in three areas for eachcompany: production, storage and waste disposal. There are tradeoffs in

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Zieren, Austin Peay State University; John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

community about technology. Again, case studies can demonstrate howpeople have been effective in controlling or even stopping a technological project ordevelopment that seemed to the technological determinist to be unstoppable. Also, the coursecan give examples where societal concerns hindered development of a desirable technology.To adapt the course to focus on technological literacy, topics for in-depth discussion should beselected to focus on specific aspects of technological literacy. One option is for the overviewsection to be extended to reach the present, and then certain topics would be singled out for moreattention. The technology of pesticides, notably DDT, could be used as a case study of aninitially accepted technological development

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Brian Swenty, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

democratic institutions and expanded human freedom and justice, and direct experience in addressing the needs of the larger community. • “Inquiry- and project-based learning: multiple opportunities to work, independently and Page 13.853.6 collaboratively, on projects that require the integration of knowledge with skills in analysis, discovery, problem solving, and communication.”In 2004 ASCE published its first attempt at defining the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledgefor the 21st Century.7 In this first edition (BOK1) ASCE defined 15 outcomes necessary in theeducation of a civil engineer, paralleling and also augmenting the

Conference Session

Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

together. Engineering students can be presented withtheory to prepare for analysis of systems constructed with the toolkit. These students maybenefit as the controller is programmed with the ‘C’ language, allowing the software andparameters to easily be changed. Students can next each be given an opportunity for designusing the toolkit. It is our hope that the toolkit be used in senior capstone type projects. Finally,the toolkit provides graduate students with opportunities for design and research.From a student’s point of view, being given a design opportunity such as the inverted pendulum Page 13.335.6can be overwhelming. How does one start

Conference Session

Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narciso Macia, Arizona State University; John-Paul Ishioye, Arizona State University; Brigid Dotson, University of Washington; Maria Macia, Veritas Preparatory Academy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationthe cooling load. Its effect has been investigated in many cases. For example Lam investigatesthe effect of surrounding buildings on producing shade [1].This paper is also used as a teaching vehicle in the senior capstone class, in which the studentsare working on a design project that includes heat gain/losses in a small greenhouse, the use ofPV modules to charge a battery and also drive a small, centrifugal pump.Thermal modelIt is important to use a model that has the ability to handle the heat storage properties of thebuilding. For instance, if the night is particularly cold, the building model

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Design in Engineering Education

statedobjectives, and taking into account set constraints or specifications. Bounded definitionsgenerally acknowledge that engineering design is also contextually-driven, and the mostcommon contexts that engineering students are asked to consider to inform the design areeconomic, environmental, and social (public safety)2. With strong consensus on the need toinclude design content and experiences into the curriculum in meaningful ways, a well-acceptedrepertoire of teaching and learning methods emerged. Teaching methods tend to focus on open-ended projects, often industry-based, completed either individually or in groups or teams.Curricular models tend to focus on freshman-year experiences, capstone experiences, andvertically- and/or horizontally

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangram Redkar, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

MMM HHH MMM 15 points Plus a 6-credit Capstone Design sequence (easily could be an integrative project)The following short descriptions reflect the discussion of the design group regarding what thecontent should be within concentration courses. These descriptions are broad but provide somesense of the extent of coverage with each course. As can be seen, while the suggested coursesfollowed the design shown in Table 1, areas were combined, leading to only six courses.Body Design (Interior/Exterior) – 2 credits: Design of interior and exterior components ofautomotive bodies. Manufacture and assembly of body components. Ergonomics, seating,styling, customer preferences

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl; Eric Crispino

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Civil Engineering

memoranda during thecourse. Each of these is associated with a problem set and uses a format provided in the writingguide. A couple of these memos are simply summaries of the results of the work in the attachedproblem set – a cover page of sorts. Others are recommendation memorandums based on theirwork on a specific problem or series of problems. For example, in a problem set about beamdesign, students are given cost data for two types of steel with different strengths and are askedto design the most cost effective beam cross-section and write a recommendation memo thatclearly states the most effective beam designed and its associated cost and briefly describes otheroptions considered. Also, after watching a presentation of a senior capstone

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

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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

experience in research, engineering, marketing and sales management with several high technology corporations.Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past thirty years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first-year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

technical classroom knowledge to the next level of expertise.With respect to Bloom’s Taxonomy, 5 students appear to engage at higher learning levels, fromBloom’s level 1-5 knowledge of a good quality engineering education program to Bloom’s level4- 6, since co op students in a corporate environment learn through integrating Bloom’scategories of Level 4: Analysis, Level 5: Synthesis and Level 6: Evaluation. Co op students learncommunication, team collaboration, program and project management, leadership ofimplementation, and achieving through consequences, accountability and evaluation, as well asmany other skills.In order to be able to document these educational advantages, one must have a vision of thedesired result. Only then can a methodology be

Conference Session

Innovation & Assessment in the delivery of IT/IET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University Calumet; Jamie Workman-Germann, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Matthew Stephens, Purdue University; Annaji Sharma Ammu, Purdue University Calumet; Richard Szromba, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 13.151.3manufacturers (6.5 percent), while it projected a whopping 34.4 percent job growth innon-manufacturing segments other than government2. IET and IT graduates cantherefore benefit from the Lean Six Sigma terminology change that is now prevalentacross all industries. Healthcare providers, financial institutions and others know of LeanSix Sigma methods and can relate the benefits of using these methods within theirparticular organizations whereas they are often less apt to identify how an ‘industrialengineer’ may help them.Lean Six Sigma – A Historical PerspectiveThe term Lean was introduced by Krafcik and the famous book, The Machine ThatChanged the World 3, 4. These publications present the results of a major MIT study toidentify

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

, instrumentalsystems are well suited to different kinds of political conditions, especially ones worthsustaining.”8 It is not a new method that is needed, but a whole new approach bridging“political, spatial, and technical dimensions” of design.9 Such inquiry is necessaryinterdisciplinary, since careful understanding of social worlds, technology, and their interactionsis required. Since technology-making is not an end in itself, “It must always be seen in thecontext of broader political debates, goals, projects, and struggles.”10Winner calls his proposed new discipline “political ergonomics,” and he builds a sketch of howpolitical ergonomics might be approached by drawing together the main strengths of threedistinct design traditions—engineering, statecraft

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betty Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, andconcluded that “employment during college enhances the development of career-related skills.”While most of these studies were based on student self-reports of the benefits of these workexperiences, data from employers suggests that they agree with students’ self-assessments.Casella and Brougham9 found that a majority of employers they surveyed reported that studentswith work or internship experience “produced higher-quality work, accepted supervision anddirection more willingly, demonstrated better time management skills, and were better able tointeract with coworkers on team projects.” Similar to internships, the influence of coops might beexpected to be even stronger because these experiences are typically longer in duration and moreintegrated

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

of students in introductory materials engineering classes. Most recently, he has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for a courses on Connecting Mathematics with Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design.Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University Amaneh Tasooji is an Associate Research Professor in the School of Materials at ASU and has been teaching and developing new content for materials science and engineering classes and laboratories. She has developed new content and contextual teaching methods from here experience as a researcher and a manager at Honeywell Inc. She is currently working to develop

Conference Session

Anything New in Dynamics?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy

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Mechanics

LaboratoryAbstractThis paper describes a relatively simple method in which planar rigid body motion can bemeasured and analyzed in the context of an upper division mechanical engineering laboratorycourse. The overall intention of this work is to help facilitate upper division level laboratoryprojects in dynamics. Such projects are intended to provide students with the opportunity to i)apply and reinforce their knowledge of dynamics, ii) learn and practice modern experimentalmethods used to make and assess motion measurements, and iii) if possible, compare theoreticaland measured results.The instrumentation involves the use of two inexpensive sensors – a dual axis accelerometer anda rate gyro – and a data acquisition system (such as LABVIEW). The accelerometer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Kasprzak, Milliken Research Associates; Kevin Hulme, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Deborah Moore-Russo, Suny - Buffalo; Kenneth English, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo - SUNY

situations using inquiry, project-based instruction, andincrease opportunities for student collaboration and communication. This paper describes theinnovative use of a motion simulation-based framework to provide active student participation inauthentic engineering experiences for learning about dynamic systems. The project’s theoreticalunderpinnings are based on situated learning where new educational material is presented in anauthentic context, and social interaction and collaboration are required for learning to occur.Through a learner-centered approach, students use physical simulation and large-scalevisualization to discover the impact that design decisions have on a dynamic system, whilegaining hands-on experience in configuring and operating

Conference Session

Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

core competencies of creativity through in-class activities and games, as well as assignedwork. In addition, the students study and implement various methodologies of creative problemsolving through various problems and product development assignments. Teamwork isemphasized and each student is given at least two opportunities to act as a team leader during aproblem solving or product development project. All students’ leadership skills are both self-assessed and assessed by each team member.On the first day of the course, the students were surveyed on their general perceptions ofcreativity, problem solving, teamwork , leadership, the role of creativity in engineering, and theirpersonal view on their own creativity. After the course, the same

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. The mission is accomplished by a strong foundation in mathematicsand physical and engineering sciences upon which student problem solving and application skills aredeveloped. The curriculum stresses analytical and communication skills, with particular emphasisplaced on engineering design throughout the curriculum. A capstone design experience in the senioryear provides the opportunity to integrate design, analytical, and problem solving skills along withcommunication skills in a team environment that emulates aerospace engineering practice.The mission is accomplished by the following educational objectives, which describe what ourgraduates are expected to be able to accomplish during the first several years following graduation.Our graduates

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Elif Kongar, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

described whole degreeprograms30; have explained various projects and experiences for students31, 32, 33, 34; and havediscussed educational modules35. All of these are very informative, and the reader is referred tothem for more information. Even though these articles do provide much insight, there is stillconsiderable room for innovative methods for achieving the aim of curriculum enhancement.Our goal was not to repeat these studies, but rather to provide a unique perspective on threetopics which, even though they may sound simple, can have profound implications for industrialpractice (across all engineering disciplines), and these concepts can readily be infused intoexisting curricula without adding substantial burdens to instructors.Essential