AC 2012-3893: USING STORIES TO PROMOTE TECHNOLOGICAL LIT-ERACYDr. William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently a Full Professor of engineering and design at Eastern Washington Uni- versity. He obtained his B.Sc. in engineering science at the University of Wisconsin, Parkside, M.S. in electrical engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in engineering management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engi- neer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological
AC 2012-4032: USING WEB 2.0 AND SOCIAL NETWORKING TECH-NOLOGIES IN THE CLASSROOM: A COMPARISON OF FACULTY ANDSTUDENT PERCEPTIONSTiffany Fisher, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indiananpolis Tiffany Fisher is a first-year graduate student pursuing her M.S. in technology at Indiana University- Purdue University, Indianapolis. She is currently employed by Indiana University Health as a Business Analyst in their Information Services Project Management Office.Dr. Wanda L. Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisEugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Eugenia Fernandez is an Associate Professor of computer and information technology and Chair of the Department of Computer
AC 2012-5305: PREPARING AND INSPIRING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS WITH A PRE-FRESHMAN ENGINEERING PROGRAM.Dr. Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American Stephen Crown is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, Pan American. He has been actively involved in a number of grants supporting innovative and effective teaching methods for engineering education. Crown is Director of the outreach component of a large Department of De- fense Center of Excellence grant that supports curriculum development for the Pre-freshman Engineering Program (PREP). Crown has been the Director of Edinburg PREP for five years
AC 2012-4961: REQUIRING A COURSE IN INFRASTRUCTURE FORALL GRADUATESDr. J. Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy J. Ledlie Klosky, P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point, where he also serves as the Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation and Engineering. Klosky is the 2010 winner of the National Outstanding Teaching Medal from the society, and, in addi- tion to traditional engineering pursuits, he works in communication in education, course design, and the interface between engineering and other disciplines.Major Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy Major Scott Katalenich is an instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at
AC 2012-5105: SELF-DIRECTED LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH FACE-BOOK: A PILOT IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENTDr. Gonca Altuger-Genc, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Page 25.1149.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 SELF DIRECTED LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH FACEBOOK: A PILOT IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENTAbstractSocial networking tools have reshaped the way we communicate; it is now much easier to reachout to targeted groups or even masses. Social networking has been broadly applied in media,marketing or in more specific contexts such as emergency response systems; however, itspotential in information transfer hasn’t been
AC 2012-3196: TEACHING-AID DEVELOPMENT FOR ADVANCED EN-ERGY STORAGE SYSTEMSDr. Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University Y. Gene Liao is currently Director of the Electric Transportation Technology program and Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Wayne State University. He received the B.S. in mechanical engineering from National Central University, Taiwan, a mechanical engineer degree from Columbia University, and a doctorate of engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has more than 15 years of industrial practices in the automotive sector prior to becoming a faculty member. Liao has research and teaching interests in the areas of multi-body dynamics, hybrid vehicle powertrain
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 2012-5462: IMPLEMENTING SELF-REGULATED LEARNING PRO-CESS MODEL AND ASSESSMENT FOR FACILITATING CIVIL ENGI-NEERING STUDENTS TO MASTER ENGINEERING CONCEPTSProf. Wei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum.Dr. HuiRu Shih P.E., Jackson State University Dr. HuiRu (H.R.) Shih is a Professor of Technology at Jackson State University. He
AC 2012-5168: ECE/SYS INTEGRATION: A STRATEGY FOR EVALU-ATING GRADUATES FROM A MULTI-YEAR CURRICULUM FOCUSEDON TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONProf. Reid Bailey, University of Virginia Reid Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research interests focus on studying how students learn complex engineering skills such as engineering design and interdisciplinary collaboration. He received his B.S. from Duke University and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Prof. Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of VirginiaMs. Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexandra Coso is a graduate student in the
AC 2012-3626: THE RESPONSE OF HIGHER AND TECHNOLOGICALEDUCATION TO CHANGING PATTERNS OF EMPLOYMENTDr. John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin John Heywood is Professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin, and was formerly professor and Director of Teacher Education in the university. He holds an M.Sc. in engineering engineering education among his qualifications. He is a Fellow of ASEE and a Sen MIEEE. His interest in policy making was stimulated while he was Senior Research Fellow in higher technological education at Birmigham College of Advanced Technology in the 1960s. He has directed the research unit of an Irish Government Committe on School examinations, advised the U.K. Employment Department on the
AC 2012-3344: PREPARING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSFOR CONDUCTING POSTSECONDARY ACADEMIC RESEARCHDr. Adrian Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute Adrian Lee received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2009, specializing in probability and risk analysis of aviation security systems. Lee served as a post- doctoral research engineer at Vishwamitra Research Institute, Center for Uncertain Systems: Tools for Optimization and Management, and is currently President of Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute. Lee is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), the Institute of
AC 2012-3830: TEACHING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN THECLASSROOMDr. Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University Ken Van Treuren is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University, cur- rently serving as the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development for the School of Engineer- ing and Computer Science. He received his B.S. in aeronautical engineering from the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and his M.S. in engineering from Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. After serving as USAF pilot in KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft, he completed his D.Phil. in engineering sci- ences at the University of Oxford, U.K., and returned to the USAF Academy to teach heat transfer and
AC 2012-4199: BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW TRAINING IN ENGINEER-ING CLASSESJulie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University Julie E. Sharp, Associate Professor of the practice of technical communication, has taught written and oral communication in the Vanderbilt University Engineering School for more than 20 years. She has published numerous articles and presented successful workshops on communication and learning styles. As a consultant, she has edited and written documents and conducted workshops for educators, industry, and professional organizations. In 2004, she earned the ASEE Southeastern Section’s Thomas C. Evans Award for ”The Most Outstanding Paper Pertaining to Engineering Education.” Sharp received her B.A. from
AC 2012-3726: TURBOFLOW: INTEGRATED ENGINEERING DESIGNTHROUGH AN ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING COMPETITIONDr. Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University Tony Kerzmann received both a bachelor’s of arts in physics from Duquesne University and a bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2004. After graduating, Kerzmann enrolled in graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh, where he graduated with a master’s of science and a doctorate of philosophy in mechanical engineering in 2007 and 2010, respectively. Kerzmann is currently an Assistant Professor at Robert Morris University, where he teaches mechanical engineering courses, as well as courses on alternative energy. His
discussions on pedagogical teaching strategies based on their day-to-day classroom experiences. Periodic meetings among the core team members resulted in aconsensus to conduct a FDP for engineering college teachers, not from IIT-M, who are studyingin IIT-M for their higher degrees under a nationally-sponsored scheme called the QualityImprovement Program (QIP). The core team organized this event, which was attended by 24participants, during August 2010. This event provided an opportunity for the core team membersto apply their insights acquired during the 2009 FDP to develop teaching methodologiesappropriate to Indian contexts and adapt their “teaching pedagogy” accordingly. The core teamincreased their self-confidence in conducting their own FDP
AC 2012-3387: ENHANCING CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION IN COURSESWITH A LARGE COMPONENT OF VISITING STUDY ABROAD STU-DENTSDr. Alex Friess, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai Alex Friess holds a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering and a B.Sc. in physics from Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute (Troy, N.Y. 1997), and has served as Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at RIT, Dubai, since 2009. In addition to undergraduate activities, he teaches in the sustainable energy concen- tration of RIT, Dubai’s mechanical engineering master’s program. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consulting and entrepreneurial activities in Europe, Asia, and Africa, most notably as founding faculty in
AC 2012-4952: ASSESSMENT OF A WELL-DESIGNED MECHANICALVIBRATIONS COURSEDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior Member of
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 2012-3423: SUSTAINCITY A INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITYGAME PROMOTING ENGINEERING DESIGN IN PRE-ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMDr. Ying Tang, Rowan University Ying Tang received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph.D. degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., in 2001. She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rowan University. Her research interests include virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and modeling and scheduling of computer- integrated systems. Tang has led or participated in several research and education projects funded by National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of
AC 2012-5600: BEST PAPER PIC V: M-OUTREACH FOR ENGINEERINGCONTINUING EDUCATION: A MODEL FOR UNIVERSITY-COMPANYCOLLABORATIONDr. Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology Page 25.257.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012AC 2011-448: M-OUTREACH FOR ENGINEERING CONTINUING EDU-CATION: A MODEL FOR UNIVERSITY-COMPANY COLLABORATIONGale Tenen Spak, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology Gale Tenen Spak is Associate Vice President of Continuing and Distance Education at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey. She has extensive experience in the area of professional workforce development
the best practices in implementing future iPhone apps development.Bibliography1. Muqri, M., Shakib, J., A Taste of Java-Discrete and Fast Fourier Transforms, American Society for Engineering Education, AC 2011-451.2. Shakib, J., Muqri, M., Leveraging the Power of Java in the Enterprise, American Society for Engineering Education, AC 2010-1701.3. Learning Objective-C: A Primer, iOS Developer Library, http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/gettingstarted/docs/objectivecprimer.action4. The Objective- C Programming Language, February 2003, http://pj.freefaculty.org/ps905/ObjC.pdf5. Altenberg, B., Clarke, A., Mougin, P., Become an Xcoder : Start Programming the Mac Using Objective-C, CocoaLab, 2008, http
AC 2012-4037: CLIENT-BASED PROJECTS IN FRESHMAN DESIGNDr. Ann Saterbak, Rice University Ann Saterbak is professor in the practice of bioengineering education and Associate Chair for Undergrad- uate Affairs for the Bioengineering Department at Rice. She earned her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and biochemistry at Rice in 1990 and a doctorate in chemical engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. After working at Shell for several years, she returned to Rice in 1999, where she was in on the ground floor of the nascent Bioengineering Department. Saterbak has developed lab- oratory courses in tissue culture, tissue engineering, bioprocessing, systems physiology, and mechanical
AC 2012-4606: CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF RESISTIVE ELEC-TRIC CIRCUITS AMONG FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSMs. Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette Deepika Sangam is a final year Ph.D. student in electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University. She holds a M.S. degree from University of Maryland, College Park, and B.E. from University of Mysore, India, in electrical and computer engineering. Her research interests are in the areas of teaching/learning of electrical engineering concepts.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brent K. Jesiek is Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University in
“A Multiuniversity, Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project in Engineering” Paper 2009-154, 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings.3 Raghavendra, C, Redekopp, M, Raguas, G, Weber, A and Wilbur, T “A Fully Interdisciplinary Approach toCapstone Design Courses – A Case Study” Paper 2009-1805, 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and ExpositionProceedings.4 Bohlen, G and Summers, D “Team Teaching An Interdisciplinary Courses: Lessons Learned” Paper 1996-1275,1996 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings.5 Nuttall, B, Nelson, J and Estes, AC “Interdisciplinary Design – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” Paper 2010-10042010 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, ASEE, Louiville, June 20-23, 2010.6 Nuttall, B
AC 2012-4224: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM FOR EDUCATIONIN HYBRID AND ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE ENGINEERINGDr. Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological University Wayne Weaver received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from GMI Engineering & Management Institute in 1997, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical en- gineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He was a Research and Design Engineer at Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, Ill., from 1997 to 2003. From 2006-2008, he also worked as a researcher at the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Lab (CERL), in Champaign, Ill., on
AC 2012-5179: IDEATION COMPETITION: CREATING LINKAGES BE-TWEEN BUSINESS AND ENGINEERINGDr. Chad Milewicz, University of Southern Indiana Chad Milewicz is an Assistant Professor of marketing in the University of Southern Indiana College of Business. He specializes in marketing strategy, with a particular focus on marketing public goods and organizations, and innovations in pedagogy, with a focus on experiential learning and community engagement. His work on innovations in pedagogy has been featured at the National Outreach Scholarship Conference and the Marketing Management Association Conference, and in the Marketing Education Review.Dr. Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern IndianaDr. Kerry S. Hall
AC 2012-5093: INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN A TECHNI-CAL UNIVERSITY USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESProf. Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politcnica de Madrid Edmundo Tovar, computer engineering educator, has a Ph.D. (1994) and a bachelor’s degree (1986) in computer engineering from the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid (UPM). He is Certified Software De- velopment Professional (CSDP) from the IEEE Computer Society. He is Associate Dean for Quality and Strategic Planning in the Computing School of the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid. From this last po- sition, he is in charge of the training for academic staff, the introduction of innovative solutions including new pedagogies, new approaches that improve student
AC 2012-4999: NOVEL APPROACH TO CONDUCTING LABS IN AN IN-TRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS COURSEProf. Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University Teodora Rutar Shuman is an Associate Professor at Seattle University, Department of Mechanical Engi- neering. She received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington. She pursues research in electro-mechanical systems for sustainable processing of microalgae. Email: teodora@seattleu.edu.Dr. Gregory Mason, Seattle University Page 25.981.1 c
AC 2012-4531: BEST PRACTICES IN CREATING AND RUNNING RE-SEARCH EXPERIENCE PROGRAMSProf. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Mohamed Abdelrahman received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and engineering physics from Cairo University, Egypt, in 1988 and 1992, respectively. He received an M.S. and a Ph.D. in measurement and control and nuclear engineering from Idaho State University in 1994 and 1996, re- spectively. He is currently the Associate Dean of Engineering at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Abdelrahman’s research focus is industrial applications of sensing and control with major research fund- ing from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation
AC 2012-3558: SUCCESS OF JOINT PROGRAMS BETWEEN JUNIORAND SENIOR COLLEGESDr. Margaret Krudysz, City College of the City University of New YorkProf. Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York Ardie D. Walser is a professor of electrical engineering and the Associate Dean of the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York of the City University of New York. Walser is a former Divi- sion Chair of the Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND) of the American Association of Engineering Education (ASEE). He has collaborated in the creation and implementation of numerous faculty devel- opment workshops that have been held throughout the country. Walser has given many workshops and