Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Lee, University of South Florida; Linda Nook, Riverview High School; William Massolio, Riverview High School; Robert Liming, Riverview High School; Nancy Smith, Riverview High School; Susan Pantling, Riverview High School; Rodeny Jones, Riverview High School; Jan Davis, RIverview High School; Judy Meksraitis, Riverview High School; Effa Beauette, Riverview High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1892: A NOVEL PROGRAM OF PARALLEL PRE-ENGINEERING ANDVISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOLLEVELWilliam Lee, University of South Florida Dr. Lee is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and has several projects with faculty in the College of Visual & Performing Arts.Linda Nook, Riverview High School Linda Nook is the principal of Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida.William Massolio, Riverview High SchoolRobert Liming, Riverview High SchoolNancy Smith, Riverview High SchoolSusan Pantling, Riverview High SchoolJan Davis, RIverview High SchoolRodeny Jones, Riverview High SchoolJudy Meksraitis, Riverview High SchoolEffa Beauette, Riverview High School Effa is the Coordinator of

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Md Hasanuzzaman, Tennessee State University

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Electrical and Computer

adaptiveinteractions between the in-class instruction and the outside classroom activities. The CAPEmodels introduced in this paper offer a generalized framework. The models can be easilymodified by educators to fit their needs.AcknowledgementsThis work is supported by a grant from the Summer Internship Program in Hybrid andEmbedded Research (SIPHER). SIPHER is a part of the Information Technology Research (ITR)of National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project, NSF/ITR: Foundations of Hybrid andEmbedded Software Systems (Award Number: CCR-0225610). The authors would like to thankDr. Gabor Karsai at Vanderbilt University for his valuable suggestions and help on the design ofthe courseware. The authors would also like to thank Larry Howard for his help on

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2007-2033: DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTCOMES-BASED ASSESSMENTINSTRUMENT FOR USE BY THE SUPERVISORS OF PROFESSIONALPRACTICE STUDENTSRobert Stwalley, Purdue University Robert M. Stwalley III, Ph.D., P.E. is the Director of the Purdue University Office of Professional Practice. Dr. Stwalley has been involved in education for over twenty years at three different institutions of higher education. He is currently the President of the Lafayette School Corporation Board of Trustees. Dr. Stwalley maintains a private consulting practice where he specializes in renewable energy projects and property transfer issues. He is married to Dr. Carol S. Stwalley, and they have four children: Kathryn, Robert IV

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering

develop a feel for the interface outside of class. 3. In an era where the search for information often starts with an internet search engine such as Google, the web is a very effective dissemination mechanism which puts a broad audience at one’s fingertips. When the search term “CFD tutorials” is entered in Google, our FLUENT tutorials site4 is listed second among almost 100,000 entries. The high Google rank demonstrates that there are many users in the larger CFD community who are seeking out this material on the internet. 4. The tutorials facilitate asynchronous learning. For instance, some students might be motivated to learn about CAE technology for use in a project or co-op assignment even though

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Creuziger, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Mechanics

time is spent onproblem solving. In addition to keeping current with course content, the students are assignedweekly homework and a semester long design project. There are two different types ofhomework that are assigned: individual problems and team problems. There are approximatelysix individual problems and three team problems due each week. The design problem isassigned early in the semester with two status reports and a final report due during the year.Topics that included shear stress were distributed throughout the semester. Shear stress in boltsand inclined planes are covered in the first and second weeks. Torsion is covered in the fourthand fifth weeks. Shear in beam bending is discussed in the seventh and eighth week. The ninthand

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Educational Research and Methods

interesting findings and observations. Theauthors acknowledge the fact that it is very important to create significantly differentlearning environments, particularly for engineering students.IntroductionHoward Gardner is the Director of Harvard Project Zero and Professor of Cognition andEducation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has received numeroushonors and written dozens of books. He was the first American to receive the Universityof Louisville's Grawemeyer Award in Education. Gardner is best known in educationalcircles for his theory of multiple intelligences, a critique of the notion that there exists buta single human intelligence that can be assessed by standard psychometric instruments.During the past twenty years, he and

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Molina, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Asmaa Idrisu, George Mason University; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Amelia Marian, West University of Timisoara

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Educational Research and Methods

thinking in education; Page 12.252.4Mandinach & Cline’s on the assessment of the system thinking project in the K-12arena8. In addition, there is a broad range of studies in the field of systems thinking with astrong emphasis on psycho-pedagogical implications; such as: Toshima’s10 integratedaptitude test for systems engineers (SE), which includes intellectual abilities andpersonality factors; Richmond’s critical systems thinking skills (dynamic thinking,closed-loop thinking, generic thinking, structural thinking, operational thinking,continuum thinking, and scientific thinking)0 ; Zulauf’s study on locus of control andconceptual stages of cognitive

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Caroline Beller, Oklahoma State University; Pamela Fry, Oklahoma State University; Adrienne Redmond, Oklahoma State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Class and field activities are hands-on, inquiry-basedactivities, utilizing whole group discussions, cooperative learning groups, and someindividual projects. Laboratory experiences are designed to emphasize the scienceprocess skills. The remaining 25% of class time is devoted to lecture, discussion, anddemonstration. During the laboratory engineering concepts were discussed anddemonstrated.This paper will focus on the effectiveness of instruction by a chemical engineeringfaculty member as evaluated by in-course assessment tools. Was there any perceivedbenefit of having an Engineer involved with a course designed for education majors?Were the students more aware of the engineering field and of engineering concepts due tothis involvement? Were

Conference Session

New trends in ECE education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Jacobson, Iowa State University; Thomas Daniels, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

hypervisor system developed at University of Cambridge. The prototype used a single 2GB Pentium 4 machine (2.8 GHz) to provide 35 students with one virtual machine each. Projects included development of file system configurations based on policies, network sniffing and scanning, and vulnerability exploitation on hosts.3. CprE 531: Information System Security Textbook: Computer Security Art and Science, Matt Bishop, Addison and Wesley, ISBN: 0-201- 44099-7 Course Description: Computer and network security: basic cryptography, security policies, multilevel security models, attack and protection mechanisms, legal and ethical issues

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas; Casey Radtke, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

fourth-year undergraduate student at North Dakota State University. He is pursuing a baccalaureate degree in University Studies with emphasis in manufacturing and mechanical engineering, business and entrepreneurship. As an undergraduate research assistant, Mr. Radtke has participated in projects focusing on graduate studies in manufacturing and on lead-free assembly of printed circuit boards. He also works as a fabricator of forced-induction engine components. Page 12.1121.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 On the Structure and Character of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

systems and management. Internethas improved technology tremendously over the past few years. The improvement in datatransfer speed, data security, technology to transfer these data has opened new frontiers.The internet technology can also create online educational tools for teaching anddemonstration of automated manufacturing processes with robotics. Those Web-basedsystems allow robotics and automation to communicate, share design data, informationand knowledge through the Internet1-13. To enhance the workforce skills in the product development cycle, an Internet-based approach for lab development is introduced to develop web-enabled robotics andautomation. This laboratory development component in the NSF project deals withintegrating

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Pavlos Vlachos, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Research senior design project Undergraduate Research Freshmen Undergraduates Middle School and High School Students Hands on exercises and presentations Figure 1. Schematic of the development ladder of research translation to engineering education from middle school to graduate education. This illustration shows the big picture of research transfer leading to interdisciplinary engineers who are leaders in

Conference Session

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Monica Geist, University of Northern Colorado; Ravel Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, National Science Foundation and Colorado School of Mines; Mary Nelson, University of Colorado

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-1653: IDENTIFYING AND INVESTIGATING DIFFICULT CONCEPTS INENGINEERING MECHANICS AND ELECTRIC CIRCUITSRuth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines RUTH A. STREVELER is the Director of the Center for Engineering Education at the Colorado School of Mines and Research Associate Professor in Academic Affairs. Dr. Streveler holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Master of Science in Zoology from the Ohio State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Indiana University at Bloomington. She is co-principle investigator of three NSF-sponsored projects: Developing an Outcomes Assessment Instrument for Identifying Engineering Student

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Bower, The Citadel; Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel; William Davis, The Citadel

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Environmental Engineering

Page 11.1119.2statement and to provide guidance for engineering programs regarding what should betaught and learned, how it should be taught and learned, and who should teach and learnit [2].The ASCE-BOK promulgates a wide variety of academic ideas and philosophies, two ofwhich are most directly addressed within the context of this paper. The committeesuggests that in addition to eleven program outcomes identified via ABET Criteria 3 a-k,four additional outcomes should be addressed through the instructional process including:specialized areas of civil engineering; project management, construction, and assetmanagement; business and public policy; and leadership. Table 1 includes a list of all 15program outcome criteria identifying both ABET and

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

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Manufacturing

initial observations suggest that the exhibit has achieved its initially defined goals. Thepreliminary results show that among the goals of the project, motivating the visitors to engagewith the game content is attained. According to the anecdotal observations, there is a high rate ofinterest shown in the exhibit by visitors who walked by, showing that the task of attracting thevisitors may also be fulfilled. This will be confirmed with a future observational study devotedmeasuring this potential of the exhibit. Measuring the degree of learning facilitation, however,hinges on refining the existing automatically collected data, so that each game play trace reflectsa single user’s playing experience accurately. It is also worth emphasizing that use

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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International

consistent process Engineering Level 2: management Disciplined Repeatable process Project Level 1: management Initial Figure 1: The Five Stages or Maturity Levels of the Capability Maturity Model7 Maturity Levels Process Capability Key Process Areas Goals Common Features Implementation or Key Practices Institutionalization

Conference Session

On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Bob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

great flexibility as game templates and have an advantage over JavaScriptin that the code can be protected. Applets are compiled programs that run on a web page. Theapplets were written in such a way that the content is easily modified using parameters. Usingthe fixed puzzle format of each applet a wide variety of instructional puzzles is easy to create.Use of the applets requires that the user enabled Java in their browser. The puzzle formats canbe modified, however this requires a significant investment of time, knowledge of Java, andaccess to a Java compiler.The toolbox contains two Java flexible applets that support all of the Java games posted in thecourse content projects. The first applet is the SCRAMBLED GRID which allows for

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Yost, University of Kentucky; Derek Lane, University of Kentucky; George Blandford, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

there is an unfortunate upper constraint. This constraint is not present in real lifeopen-ended projects, so this constraint is somewhat artificial. The reader can see that only oneteam (Team 5) out of the 5 teams performed above the maximum individual. Three of the teamsscored below the maximum individual, and one team did the same as the best individual. As aside note, with three of the teams performing worse than the best individual, this demonstratesthat one member did not carry/dominate the entire team. Still only one of the five teams had this Page 11.1061.7super-performance. Given the circumstances of newly formed teams, the result was

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Student

, Minority, and Energy Conversion and Conservation Divisions; presenting all of them with the exception of one paper in 2010 when she was double-booked. Albers most recently held the position of project coordinator for the ARRA funded Student Energy Internship Program in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at NCSU. She mentored and coordinated 60+ interns with energy professionals in the private and public sectors and recruited interns to volunteer at Family STEM Nights. Prior to this experience, she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow in K-12 Education working under the direction of Liz Parry, Dr. Laura Bottomley and Dr. Karen Hollebrands in the RAMP-UP program at NCSU. During this

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mazloomzadeh, Florida International University; Mustafa Farhadi, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University

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Electrical and Computer

Florida International University(FIU) emfarhadi@gmail.comDr. Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University Dr. Mohammed is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and is the Director of the Energy Systems Re- search Laboratory at Florida International University, Miami, Florida. He received his Master and Doc- toral degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1981 and 1983, respectively. He has per- formed research on various topics in power and energy systems as well as computational electromagnetics and design optimization in electric machines and drive systems. He performed multiple research projects for the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Surface Warfare Centers since 1995 dealing with; power

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Tillman, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

efficacy in math. Thesample of second grade students and utilization of a randomized control assignment methodhelped fill missing methodological gaps, and several relationships were examined that filled inconstruct related holes. The guiding question for the current study was: Did second gradestudents who participated in a mathematics based PBL unit report higher levels of engagementcompared to students who participated in traditional, teacher directed instruction?MethodsThe current study was an examination of one piece of a two-year, multifaceted grant. Thisresearch project was a Jacob K. Javits initiative funded through the U.S. Department ofEducation that followed one cohort of students during 2nd and 3rd grade as they experienced threePBL

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Piervincenzo Rizzo, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

around the nation areincorporating sustainability into their curriculum.The National Research Council (NRC) notes several challenges to effective undergraduateeducation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Thesechallenges include providing engaging laboratory, classroom and field experiences; teachinglarge numbers of students from diverse backgrounds; improving assessment of learningoutcomes; and informing science faculty about research on effective teaching3-5. Researchsuggests that team based projects can also enhance student learning in STEM fields since itpromotes active and collaborative learning while simultaneously promotes individualaccountability, personal responsibility, and communication skills2. In

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University; Scott D Gelfand, Oklahoma State University, Department of Philosophy; Ronald Steve Harrist Ph.D., Oklahoma State University; Shelia M. Kennison, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, andenvironmental surroundings. Fatigue induced by concentrating or focusing on a project for asignificant period of time without a break (e.g. plotting results from a materials study or writing apaper summarizing one’s experimental results), good or elevated mood (induced by watching afunny video), and environment (such as a dirty office with a messy desk) all appear to influenceethical behavior. The class makes use of video clips containing re-enactments of published empiricalstudies that demonstrate why people act unethically. The videos serve as the means to deliverclear moral psychology lessons based on previously published case studies involving real orhypothetical scenarios. For example, one of the videos is a combination lecture and story

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Active learning strategies canpromote higher order thinking11-13, hence project-, or problem-, or case studies-based learning,have been developed and applied in engineering courses.Observation is critical in learning; starting from childhood, humans learn via observation,especially from peers24-26. Learning in peer-led, problem-based learning settings27-28 can be ahighly effective means to encourage student engagement in more profound learning29-31.Meaningful learning emphasizes active, constructive, intentional, authentic and cooperativelearning32. Peer learning encourages meaningful learning that involves students teaching andlearning from each other as well as sharing of ideas, knowledge and experiences, and emphasizesinterdependent as

Conference Session

K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

course materials/tools/projects related tocomputer education.Previous workIn the course of preparing our Google workshop (along with continuing post workshop activity),we followed four successful models: (i) Improving Teacher Quality in Southern Illinois: Rural Access to Mathematics Professional Development6; (ii) Outreach Programs and Professional Development Activities at the Colorado School of Mines7; (iii) School Level Computer Science Education and Computer Science Teacher Training in the US: An Overview and an Example Solution5; (iv) A Five-Week Online Course on Robotics for Middle and High School Teachers using Their Own Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot Kits8.The first model6 offered professional training

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Scott Bell, Kansas State University; Eugene Y. Vasserman, Kansas State University; Eleanor C. Sayre, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

own pedagogicalmethods.There have been numerous research projects investigating ways to measure and improve studentoutcomes within introductory computer programming courses 7,10,16,19 . Unfortunately, theapproaches taken do not readily apply to the cybersecurity classroom. First, the content of thesecourses has remained fairly consistent from year to year and even from university to university.Second, given the number of students enrolled in these courses (the introductory programmingcourse in our program had over 110 students enrolled this past semester), researchers are able toconduct quantitative surveys and achieve statistically significant results over the course of a singlesemester and compare results from courses at various schools

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

includematerial on engineering ethics and professionalism, engineering economy, project management,entrepreneurism, and professional communication. The complete set of on-line modules Page 24.69.4constitutes a thread of three full courses that are divided over the three required co-op courses.Having exposure to these practice-related issues while being in the workplace presents a uniqueopportunity for the students to apply what is learned.[6]Modules are designed to be relatively brief, focused packets of information that could bereviewed within a 30-60 minute timeframe. The modules are delivered via Blackboard, theuniversity-wide, web-based course

Conference Session

Dynamics - Wow! They accelerate

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, University of Mount Union; Pattabhi Sitaram, Baker College, Flint, MI

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

well as data collection using string Lab 11 potentiometers and accelerometers Experimentation to demonstrate the principles of modal analysis using a modal impact hammer on a Lab 12 beam Table 2. Laboratory content for Statics and Dynamics.This repeated use of the analysis tools prepares students very well for junior and senior levelclasses, where they learn about the theoretical aspects of the analysis. Having an early exposureto analysis software allows students to have a thorough familiarity with tools that can be used forSenior Design projects, and are also extensively used in the industry. The content listed in Table 2 is covered through 120 minutes of laboratory time per

Conference Session

Statics & Strength of Materials - A nice couple

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Douglas, University of Wisconsin Colleges; Mark H Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

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Mechanics

were overall a success. Students were able tocomplete the assignments, seemed to enjoy the assignments, and did a good job of extendingtheir experimental observations to new applications. Development of the labs created severalchallenges, including selecting materials that were low cost, but exhibited the desired behavior.It proved especially difficult to create a torsion setup that could be replicated at home withminimal friction interference. However, the resulting setup worked very well and student resultswere positive. Finding a balance between the included components of the lab kit and the cost ofthe kit will be an ongoing challenge.ConclusionsThe purpose of this project was to create a set of at-home laboratory experiments to complimenta

Conference Session

Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is to engage younger generations in theSTEM fields and make the engineering study seem more accessible and exciting, meanwhile stillgarnering leadership, presentation, and project management skills of their own.10 This paper presents an overview of the Engineering Ambassador Network. Connectedwith this overview paper are four more specific papers that provide analysis about specificaspects of the Network. One such paper focuses on the outreach done by EngineeringAmbassadors,14 a second paper focuses on the leadership development of the EngineeringAmbassadors,15 a third focuses on the establishment of Engineering Ambassador programs atthree additional schools,16 and the fourth assesses the