Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

from a statics class late in thesemester so they had completed nearly 13 weeks of the course by they time theyparticipated in the think-aloud sessions. To encourage participation, students wereoffered a credit of 1% towards their final grade. We do not believe that this skewedparticipation in the project because the instructor placed a cap on the total extra crediteach student could earn and this was a small extra credit opportunity amongst manyothers that were available throughout the semester for the students.Individually each student was asked to solve problems involving moments and couples.Students were also asked questions about moments and couples and about their problemsolving process. Because one of the goals of this study was to

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

McRae Banks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, Practice, and Strategy; Technology Commercialization Project; andan entrepreneurship elective, most likely Entrepreneurial Selling. This paper walks the readerthrough the development and delivery of the first course, Business Basics for Engineers and Page 15.253.2Scientists.Through fifteen years of engagement in entrepreneurship with engineers and scientists at WPI,and 13 years at two other institutions, the author found three key knowledge deficiencies –behavioral and leadership, customer orientation and marketing, and finance and accounting.While other gaps exist, virtually every engineer and scientist we encounter, whether student orprofessional

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Physics & Physics

activitycan provide a valuable context to incorporate state-of-the-art research topics in nanotechnologyinto the undergraduate curriculum. The activity is interdisciplinary in the sense that conceptsfrom physics, chemistry, and engineering are introduced. We performed this activity in twotypes of physics courses; several sections of a second semester general physics laboratory andalso a junior level course for electrical and computer engineers, Solid State Device Physics (PHY3680). The student responses were overwhelmingly positive and it was apparent that they wereenthusiastic about participating in a project involving state-of-the-art research. Even withouthaving access to expensive fabrication equipment, students were able to produce a

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University; Farzana Sultana, Vaughn Construction

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Construction

AC 2010-345: RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION INBANGLADESH: SIZING AND CONSTRUCTION OF STORAGE CISTERNSIfte Choudhury, Texas A&M University Ifte Choudhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University. Dr. Choudhury has extensive experience as a consulting architect working on projects funded by the World Bank. His areas of emphasis include housing, alternative technology, issues related to international construction, and construction education. He is also a Fulbright scholar.Farzana Sultana, Vaughn Construction Farzana Sultana is has an undergraduate degree in architecture and a graduate degree in construction

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego, USA; Anil Kumar Domakonda, National University, San Diego, USA; Pradeep Goutam, National University, San Diego, USA; Jayanth Kadlur, National University, San Diego, USA

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Information Systems

AC 2010-348: WEB ENABLED CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego, USA Currently serving as a Professor of Computer Science at School of Engineering and Technology, National University, San Diego, USA. He is a lead faculty for MSc in Database Administration and MSc in Computer Science programs. Dr. Wyne has a Ph.D. in Computer Science, M.Sc. in Engineering and B.Sc., in Electrical Engineering. He has been in academics for 20+ years and supervised over 50 graduate and undergraduate projects. Dr. Wyne is with the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), USA for more than 8 years and is currently serving as a program evaluator for Computer

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

y issues in civil 3graduates who understand professional practice of professional engineeringissues such as: procurement of work; bidding practice issues. materialsversus quality based selection processes; how Outcome 2: Graduatesthe design professions and the construction will have an awarenessprofessions interact to construct a project; the of the licensureimportance of professional licensure and Discussed about process and the

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright; Thad Welch; Michael Morrow

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Computers in Education

http://eceserv0.ece.wisc.edu/˜morrow/software/.References [1] C. H. G. Wright, T. B. Welch, M. G. Morrow, and G. Vinyard, “CommFSK: A hardware approach to teaching FSK,” ASEE Comput. Educ. J., vol. XVIII, pp. 38–45, April–June 2008. [2] T. B. Welch, C. H. G. Wright, and M. G. Morrow, “Caller ID: A project to reinforce an understanding of DSP- based demodulation,” ASEE Comput. Educ. J., vol. XVI, pp. 2–7, Oct. 2006. [3] J. H. Reed, Software Radio: A Modern Approach to Radio Engineering. Prentice Hall, 2002. [4] f. j. harris, Multirate Signal Processing for Communication Systems. Prentice Hall, 2004. [5] T. B. Welch, C. H. G. Wright, and M. G. Morrow, “Teaching rate conversion using hardware-based DSP,” in Proceedings of the IEEE

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

SLS, and to gain maximum exposure to engineers, instructorsoften team teach and assist one another.The students arrive in groups of 36 or fewer with half going to the civil engineering instructor inthe morning, and the other half going to the mechanical engineering instructor. In the afternoon,groups switch disciplines. The students have a total five hours with each department. Theprogram is designed to include a brief introduction of the department and specific areas ofinterest to highlight some of our current or newer projects. The student groups then receive ashort briefing about the specific discipline and a look at a few of the sub-disciplines thedepartment offers. The instructors present an engineering design problem to the students

Conference Session

Culture, Society, and Co-op

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Page 15.1378.91. Leadership Roles: Faculty can discuss leadership during any discussion about thedifferent leadership roles students will assume in the corporate world while working onvarious engineering projects. When discussing the future leadership roles engineering andtechnology students will assume throughout their careers, faculty can help to makestudents aware of the importance of leadership and its effects on employees, the projectand the organization.2. Teamwork Assignments: When students are given group assignments that require themto work together, the instructor can use the opportunity to discuss teambuilding and otheraspects of leadership.3. Other opportunities for faculty to raise the issue of leadership in their courses

Conference Session

Spatial Ability and Visualization in Graphics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Connolly, Purdue University; James Beeler, Purdue University; Pat Connaughton, Purdue University; Jared Price, Purdue University; Ben Trefz, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

provide more statistical power to results data.Another future recommendation would be to involve other academic majors in similar research.Due to a restricted participation of the participant population, there was a limit on discoveringthe variation from major to major. It is anticipated that students from different majors wouldhave different spatial ability norms. In general, this research project has suggested that the lower Page 15.1077.9the initial spatial ability skill level, the higher the impact of the augmented reality tool. Thisanalysis may not be consistent across all majors and with those that have a significantly lowerstarting

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hsi-Hsun Tsai, Ming-Chi University of Technology

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Engineering Technology

. The circle of thepre-testing, statistical analysis, expert consulting and assessing would feed back the abilityvariation to the fundamental science courses to construct the proper teaching modules of thisspecial sandwich program in University. The inventory of the ability is constructed for theportfolio assessment of each student on the problem solving ability. And therefore thedatabase of this assessment can be derived to indicate the performance of the practicaltraining of the sandwich program. This project provides the enhancing model of the problemsolving ability and the relationship between fundamental science course and the training.Furthermore, the feedbacks of the ability assessments of each student to the related teachersto improve

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohammed A Omar, Clemson University

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ASEE International Forum

students with: opportunities to work and interact with teams of differentexpertise and nationalities, explicit instruction and courses on communication skills,understanding of the system level thinking (organization level), and explicit teaching on skillsrelated to engineering projects such as problem solving, resolving conflicts, time management,idea creation and presentation to different audience levels. Page 21.65.5Thusly, the automotive engineering curriculum established its course offerings in three levels, asdepicted in figure 2; level 1 covers the core-engineering courses mandatory for all the students inthe program, the next level

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

. University of Nuevo Leon in Monterrey. Associate in Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) Advanced Manufacturing ProgramGeneral Education Requirements 22 credit hrsSupporting Fields for Machining Technology Print Reading Sketching 3 hours Basic Metallurgy 3 hours Math for Manufacturing 3 hours Advanced Manufacturing Project 3 hours 12 credit hrsManual Machining requirements Machining I 3 hours Machining II

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees

capabilityand its biocompatibility are attractive. Unfortunately, these actuators are slow, relativelybulky, incapable of high output force, and consume large amounts of power.The next actuator considered was shape memory alloy (SMA). This type of actuator had allthe qualities necessary for this device with two exceptions. SMA is heat-activated and thushas very low efficiency and slow response time. In addition, this means that the devicedissipates a lot of power. Despite this drawback, it was decided that SMA would be sufficientfor the purposes of a capsule prototype. The issue of power consumption will be addressed asthe project progresses further.Our conceptual design of the capsule robot is inspired from the earthworm-like locomotivemechanisms

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C.J. Egelhoff, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; K.L. Burns, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Mechanics

) concept inventory research to uncover the underlyingcause of learning difficulty with the content,8 (d) development of active learning strategies foruse in the classroom, (e) project-based tasks for students to learn by doing, (f) peerteaching/learning and a (g) development of a more clearly articulated problem-solving approachhas been proposed specifically for Mechanics of Materials to improve student learning9. Among our personal efforts to improve learning of Mechanics of Materials, we observedthat students often miss the global connections of the many topics in the course, that students get“lost” in the midst of problem solutions, and that students have difficulty storing their knowledgein their memories. All too often, we have known

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Carlos Estuardo Ventura, University of British Columbia

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Civil Engineering

YesCourse Location University Campus Downtown Core LocationTypical Student Full-time student Upgrading professionalEvaluation Homework assignments, Homework assignments, exams, projects, other exams, otherCourse Duration Varies: often 4 months in Usually 4 months in duration: 36 lectures duration: 12 lecturesCourse Funding Student tuition plus Student tuition only (non- government contribution profit)* - University Course formats can vary greatly, but the most commonly occurring formatsare

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Zahorian, State University of New York, Binghamton; Douglas H. Summerville, Binghamton University; Scott Craver, Department of Electrical Engineering, Binghamton University; Michael Elmore P.E., Binghamton University

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Electrical and Computer

Criteria by Instructor Page 22.128.3 1. Evaluation of performance on specific learning tasks (e.g., exam/quiz problems, project reports, presentations) that focus on the explicit Performance Criteria assigned to the course 2. Supported by Collected Work B. Instructor’s qualitative evaluation of student preparation for course C. Instructor’s qualitative evaluation of the class’s achievement of Performance Criteria and Course Objectives, and suggestions for improvements D. Comments from the Undergraduate Studies Committee responding to instructor’s evaluation and providing feedback from the

Conference Session

Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

course. As a demonstration,MIPS processor is selected to explain different steps in an instruction cycle. The MIPSprocessor is similar to (and therefore a good example of) many other available RISC processorsin the market today. With the help of VHDL notation and MULTISIM software, instructorsmay assign numerous homework and projects (See Appendix A) for implementing differentprocesses such as fetch, decode, and execute cycles in a processor.6- References1- Sudhakar Yalamanchili, VHDL Starter's Guide, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-519802-X, 19982-William Stallings, Computer Organization and Architecture, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-081294-3,20013 - D. Patterson and J. Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design:The Hardware/Software

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego; Carolina C. Ilie, State University of New York, Oswego

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-607: AN EVALUATION OF THE ”JUST IN TIME TEACHING”METHOD ACROSS DISCIPLINESAdrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego Adrian Ieta (M’99) received the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, the B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and the M.E.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, re- spectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, The University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren A. Rosen, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

onlinediscussion groups. Student experience in the course is assessed using an online course evaluationat the end of the term.One notable feature of the written examinations is the inclusion of an online hardware-basedquestion. The student reserves one of the workstations during his or her scheduled examinationtime and is given a small project to realize using the PLC, microcontroller, or FPGA trainer. Thestudent then submits a file containing the solution with the written part of the exam. The solutioncan then be tested on the machine as part of the grading process. The instructor or a teachingassistant may also monitor the student’s effort on the workstation in real time if desired.SummaryThis paper described a new online graduate engineering technology

Conference Session

International Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College ; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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International

programmed to provide a stable system responseunder various disturbance conditions.This paper presents a fluid level system to be modeled and controlled utilizing A Self-tuningcontroller to improve the output response to a step input. The digital controller will provide therequired output with variations in a single plant parameter. A fully adaptive controller will thenbe implemented using PC Matlab to allow for any of the plant parameters to vary and stillmaintain a suitable output. This concept can be used in Senior Design Project Course as well asin Master Programs in developing nations with limited resources.The popularity of the PID controller and the increased use of microprocessors have led to adigital version of the algorithm for use in

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

various phases of thecurriculum in order to simplify the process of evaluating the outcomes of the curriculum. The development of appropriate and comprehensive concept maps and correspondinginventories is a bit cumbersome, but once such development is completed then the inventory maybe repeatedly deployed to many students. The goal of this project is to develop enoughcomprehensive maps and inventories that this software is useful for a variety of applications at avariety of universities.Future Work The system currently only allows for the parsing of responses to multiple-choice ormultiple-answer questions. A useful extension to this tool would be the incorporation of naturallanguage processing techniques in order to process responses

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Cornell University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 15.142.9Further research on a larger group of past attendees of enrichment programs is needed to providea more comprehensive assessment of the long-term impact of these enrichment programs onstudent educational and career choices.Bibliography1. Babco, E. Four Decades of STEM Degrees, 1966-2004: “The Devil is in the Details” in STEM Workforce Data Project (Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST), 2006).2. Koyoma, J. Approaching and Attending College: Anthropological and Ethnographic Accounts. Teachers College Record 109, 2301-2323 (2007).3. Russell, M.L. & Atwater, M.M. Traveling the Road to Success: A discourse on the persistence throughout the science pipeline with African American

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shalin Mehta, Arizona State University; Jayaraman Jayaraman Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Photini Spanias, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Susan Haag, Arizona State University; Mahesh Banavar, Arizona State University

, Salt Lake City, Utah.7. A. Spanias et al, “Teaching genomics and bioinformatics to undergraduates using J-DSP,” in Proceedings ofIEEE ASEE-2004 Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.8. V. Atti, A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and Y. Song, “Teaching digital filter design techniques used in high-fidelityaudio application,” in Proceedings of IEEE ASEE-2004 Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.9. A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and V. Atti, “Graphical design of frequency sampling filters for use in a signals andsystems laboratory,” in Proceedings of 34th ASEE/IEEE FIE-04, Oct. 2004, Savannah.10. A. Spanias, R. Chilumula, C. Huang et al, “A Collborative Project on Java-DSP involving Five Universities,” inProceedings of ASEE Annual Conference and

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

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International

wins a post doc position. After 2-3 years working in a Research Lab D where she is part of developing and transferring ideas to business, she joins Tech University W, where she reforms the Mechanical Engineering program to address critical skills and competencies related to skills needed for international collaboration and entrepreneurship. She designs a new elective track for students for technology based entrepreneurship.VIII. Assessing Outcomes The ASEE-NSF Corporate Research Post Doctoral Fellowship Program opened its website late December 2009. As of March 12, 2010, 47 corporate research labs had posted research project opportunities and hundreds of

Conference Session

Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qaiser Malik, Michigan State University; Punya Mishra, MSU; Michael Shanblatt, MSU

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Educational Research and Methods

. Even in cases where concepts were considered to be interrelated, theparticipants did so without sound reasoning. This paper reports the results of the longitudinalstudy and is an update to the interim findings reported in earlier conferences20, 21.The study completes the initial steps of an overall project aimed at formulating a strategy forimproving the teaching of service courses at the undergraduate level. The future steps willinvolve further collection of data and a subsequent intervention in the learning process toenhance student understanding. The intervention would require restructuring of the coursecontent, development of online modules and making better use of e-learning tools. We plan toimplement these interventions in a systematic

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia

development and skill levels forstudents in those grades. Teams will report out on their experiences at the end of the workshop.• Concluding activities and discussionsParticipants will reflect on how these activities and materials can be used in their classes. Wewill review "engineering habits of mind" and 21st Century skills; how the engineering designprocess can integrate topics from science, math, history, and communication arts, and engagestudents via project-based learning.StandardsApplicable national standards for the selected ETKs appear at the end of this application as percommunication with Ms. Hurd. Please note that all of the ETKs are grounded in Virginia'sStandards of Learning in math and science; many also match to standards in other

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Initiatives in the Romanian Higher Education, In the proceedings of the 7th WSEAS International Conference on Engineering Education (EDUCATION’10),pp. 104-109, July 22-24, Corfu Island, Greece, 2010.[3]. European Council, The Implementation of Permanent Educational Strategies in Europe. A report regarding permanent education, elaborated by the European Training Foundation (ETF) on the request of the European Council, October, 3 2003.[4]. Neculau, A., The Adults’ Education: Romanian Experiences. Polirom Publishing House, Iasi, 2004.[5]. Mills, J. and Treagust, D., Engineering Education- Is problem Based or Project-Based Learning the Answer?, Australian Journal of Engineering Education, 2003-2004, www.aaee.com.au/journal

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael B. Cutlip, University of Connecticut; Mordechai Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Michael Elly, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Asymco, whocovers the mobile industry has made somepredictions(4) regarding the future ofsmartphones. A particularly interestinggraphic is reproduced as Figure 1. Note thatthe smartphone numbers seem to beapproaching the world’s population in thenext 10 years. This is a challenge toconsider, but it does indicate thatsmartphones will probably be available as apossible educational tool with increasingpopularity with younger persons aseducators look toward the future. Figure 1 – Projection of Smartphone Users for 10 Years by World Region from H. Dediu (4)Special Considerations for AfricaMatthew Labrooy, who works with eLearning Africa(5), has written about Africa’s

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Henry W. Kraebber, Purdue University, West Lafayette; E. Shirl Donaldson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katie Mae Hackney

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

, 140 students have participated in short term study abroadtrips to Germany. The spring trips have grown in content and participation. The questions of thelong term impact of the short term study abroad on the participants were proposed as a graduatestudent project for the spring and summer of 2013.Survey MethodsA research survey was conducted to gather information about the impact of past on the 140students who have participated in week-long Germany study abroad trips through June of 2013.A survey was developed and approval for this survey was granted by the Purdue office of HumanResource Protection and created in online form using Qualtrics Survey software availablethrough the Purdue University Information Technology group (ITAP). The survey