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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

that considers the intellectual,social, cultural, and professional development needs of students and young professionals,and the need for taking little steps—one person at a time—that may make a bigdifference in student’s performance and attitudes towards learning. It is argued that suchan approach to mentoring will help encourage more underrepresented groups, such aswomen and minorities, to pursue careers in engineering. The paper, also, describes someattributes of mentoring and suggests how a faculty member might become a good mentorto students.I. IntroductionMentoring is not a new concept. Many of us have benefited from a trusted mentor.Perhaps we called them a friend, family member, or an advisor, whose opinions andexperiences we trusted

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Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Rustam Stolkin; Peiyi Lin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(particularly environmental science),technology (pre-engineering and computing) and mathematics, all tied in a holistic way withinthe overarching theme of water quality. The project goals are to:  To develop a sensor technologies curriculum for the high school classroom.  To use environmental sensors to teach technology, engineering, mathematics, science, Page 23.1107.2 and critical workforce skills.  To encourage learners to look at a local problem and local data with a global perspective.  To promote awareness of sensor network-related careers and opportunities among high school teachers, students and guidance

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W Villachica, Boise State University; Anthony Wayne Marker, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Linda Huglin; Amy Chegash, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

shared Department Chairs Boards Transfer & IP Giving concern and engineering Career Services practice that wants to Professional Organizations & Collections of Engineers Senior Design decrease ramp up time to

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Undergraduate Student Issues II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Sharon Lourens, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Port Elizabeth South Africa

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Women in Engineering

addition to responding to the input of the various stakeholders.2.1 Existing WELA programmme Page 23.1180.3At the time of writing this article, WELA had been in existence for two years (2011-2012). TheWELA junior programme was offered in 2011 and the WELA senior programme was presentedfor the first time in 2012. At the end of 2012, it was decided to combine the junior and seniorprograms into one programme, namely, the WELA LDP.The existing WELA co-curricular interventions and workshops were designed in partnershipwith the Student Counseling and Career Development Centre (SCCDC). The underlying premiseof the co-curricular interventions and workshops

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Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott P.E., University of Dayton; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

canalso be used by others to illustrate the content of the entire field of manufacturing and to helpdecide what parts of the manufacturing field are appropriate for inclusion in any givencurriculum. It is well known that graduates from many different types of academic programs findproductive careers in the manufacturing engineering function of product-producing industries.All should have at least an awareness-level comprehension of the entire field.Types of Programs Illustrated in this paperThe process of mapping curricula into the Four Pillars model is illustrated with four differenttypes of academic programs: 1. Four-year bachelor degree in manufacturing engineering (Figure 2) 2. Four-year bachelor degree in manufacturing engineering

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Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 23.1265.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Transfer Experience for Upper Division Engineering and Computer Science StudentsAbstractSince 2002 an academic scholarship success and professional development program has beenheld at Arizona State University for transfer and non-transfer students supported by NationalScience Foundation CSEM and S-STEM grants for scholars in engineering and

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Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Patrick Lee Kirby, Drexel University (Eng.); Justin Bryan Gillander

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, power electronics and electric machines for wind energy conversion, radar and remote sensing, wave and turbulence simulation, measurement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy analysis

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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifang Shih, Excelsior College; Jane LeClair, Excelsior College; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus

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Electrical and Computer

Association (AERA), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), WebMedia, and WebNet, etc.Dr. Jane LeClair, Excelsior College Dr. LeClair is currently the Dean of the School of Business and Technology at Excelsior College in Albany, New York. Dr. LeClair, whose career in the nuclear industry has spanned two decades, has worked in various management positions for Constellation Energy. A past Chair of the ANS ETWD division, she received the ANS Training Excellence Award and is the current and past chair of the ANS Conference on Nuclear Training and Education. She is a past ASEE Regional Chair and chaired the ASEE regional conference in 2011. She also is the President of ALC Consulting and has been extensively

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A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

WorkWhile the value of a professional portfolio in other fields has been realized for some time,in engineering education, the benefits of a portfolio have only been recently recognized.It is known that the process of creating a portfolio encourages students to select, reflecton, and showcase best practice examples of their own work; as a complete product, theportfolio serves to display project experience with potential employers and colleagues,while they initiate their professional career.2 As such, the process of portfolio creationfosters effective educational practices of reflective judgment as advocated by King andKitchener4 and self-authorship recommended by Baxter Magolda.5 The possibility ofteaching and assessing ABET professional skills, and

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin R Campbell, Robert Morris University; A. Clayton Pozzi

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Biomedical

advanced education opportunities to encourage gifted students to pursue careers in science.A. Clayton Pozzi Page 23.1376.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Work in Progress: Adapting Inexpensive Game Technology to Teach Principles of Neural Interface Technology and Device ControlAbstract An inexpensive commercially available game that detects the brain’s beta wave activityto control game function was analyzed by biomedical engineering students to teach principles ofelectrical engineering, device control and neural interface technology. Students disassembled

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson

PERSONAL REFLECTION ON A SUMMER EXPERIENCE TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS Suzanne Keilson skeilson@loyola.edu Loyola University Maryland 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210Abstract: This paper presents personal reflections on an experience of just a few days of teaching high school andmiddle school girls over the summer in a STEM outreach program. The program is intended to stimulate curiosityand excitement about college in general and education and careers in STEM in particular. This paper intends topromote a deeper conversation about the

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2013 GSW

Authors

Sara E. McCaslin

graduate degree in mechanical engineering. While these results will vary with studentpopulation, this work provides a fascinating insight into how online engineering studentsapproach their coursework. Data such as this can aid faculty into selecting appropriate deadlinesfor assignments and setting aside virtual office hours that best meet the needs of the workingprofessional online student. IntroductionMore and more working professionals are turning to online learning to further their careers andremain competitive in the modern workforce, often with both the approval and support of theiremployers [1]. How their educational needs may differ from those of the classical on-campusgraduate students is worthy of

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2013 GSW

Authors

Lynn Peterson; James Epperson; Ramon Lopez; Kevin Schug; Carter Tiernan

engagement to those involved. The program was modeled after successfulEmerging Scholars Programs at other schools (e.g., UT Austin), but also included elements ofthe Learning Assistant Model (e.g., University of Colorado at Boulder) to provide additionalstudy and college career skills to the students.Additionally, undergraduate research experiences were available to those who successfullycompleted the AURAS coursework. In these cases, interested students were matched withfaculty in the College of Engineering and College of Science. Students received a stipend for upto 10 hours of work per week, over the period of one semester, renewable when both the mentorand mentee requested it.Discipline-based research focused on conducting educational research

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Russell Feldhausen; Scott Bell; Daniel A. Andresen

activity involved the use of a simpleto build and explain high performance computing (HPC) experiment. Students attending this HPCsession were given a brief background covering the breadth of uses for HPC in today’s world, atour of the Beocat cluster 1 , and then spent time working with a wind forecasting simulation builtusing the Scratch development environment 2 . This activity allowed the students to see the benefitsand limitations of multi-threaded applications, and a post-session survey of participants showedthat many of them felt confident in their ability to learn computer programming, and over halfwould consider pursuing a career that involved using HPC to solve problems.BackgroundThis outreach activity was sponsored by the K-State Office

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Zahorian, Binghamton University; Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Kyle J. Temkin, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

hopefully lead to a satisfying andrewarding career. However, likely the most important overall recommendation from thisstudy (as well as others), is that the actions mentioned above should be taken well beforestudents enter a university, in visits to local high schools and/or middle and grammar schools.It seems likely students have a general idea of what career paths are important for society andhave good job prospects, long before entering college.Bibliography1. Moland, K. J. (2011, March). Decline of US student enrollm ent in comput er s cience programs. In Southeastcon, 2011 Proceedings of IEEE (pp. 297-299). IEEE.2. Rampelli, D., Gieskes, K., Fellows, S., Santos, D., Shastry, S.K. “ Continuous Process Improvem ent: A Cas e of the

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; John P Henry, Sustainable Learning Systems; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; Talbot Bielefeldt, International Society for Technology in Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

students understand thatKWS is a simplified, specific instance of a general problem-solving framework that they willneed to use throughout their careers in addressing novel challenges.Minor interface adjustments might make KWS and chat more accessible and integrated, or theinstructors might need to do some modeling of collaborative problem solving. For example, chatis currently designed to be launched through onscreen menu. A “You Got a Message” type ofnote will pop up on the top right corner of the game GUI whenever a group member initiates chatwith the player. The current design raised a lot of suggestions from the students during their play

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #7007Indicators of Creative and Entrepreneurial Thinking Among Engineeringand Technology StudentsDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Dr. Purzer is a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. She is also the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. Her expertise is on assessment and mixed-methods research.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

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Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Anthony Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

themselves after theygraduate, and as they begin their careers. Authentic learning methodologies are used extensivelyto instruct medical students and law students.3 Engineering education also employs someauthentic learning techniques by requiring students to complete internships or cooperativeeducational placements in industry. Project-based learning is a subset of authentic learning as itapplies to engineering education. A significant amount of engineering education is involved inteaching students the fundamentals of problem solving skills. These problem solving skills arenow predominantly taught through lecture-based instruction and laboratory instruction.Unfortunately, these two methods of teaching problem solving skills are oriented more

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Computational/CS Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; A. Anil Kumar, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, “Introduction to Computing and Programming in Python: A Multimedia Approach,” Prentice Hall, 2nd edition, ISBN: 978-0-13-606023-9.[7] IEEE Computer Society and ACM, “Computer Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering,” December 2004. http://www.acm.org/education/education/curric_vols/CE-Final-Report.pdf.[8] A. Aravind, “Students recruitment and retention in computer science: panel discussion”, in proceedings of the 16th Western Canadian Conference on Computing Education (WCCCE’11), pp. 43-44, May 6-7, 2011, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC.[9] National Center for Education Statistics, Career and technical education in the United States: 1990 to 2005

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Classes in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan PhD, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif E Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. As a result of taking this course, you have acquired some familiarity with the prevalent business models within social entrepreneurship, and how it can be a career path. 8. Knowing oneself (strengths, the way one works, and one's values) are critical to the success of engineers in today's economy. 9. Some of the assignments in this course helped you realize the value of these important issues. 10. Very few people work by themselves. Most people work with others, and are effective with others. To be effective working with other people, you need to know their performance modes, their strengths and their values.It should be noted that the course included other activities targeting the other stated outcomes

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Robotics and Automation I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University, Salina; Lee J. Gatton, Gatton Research and Development; Beverly Gatton, Fidelity Information Services

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Engineering Technology

in 2008 to pursue his interest in developing Socially Assistive Robots.Mrs. Beverly Gatton, Fidelity Information Services Beverly Gatton is the IT project manager at Fidelity Information Services Beverly Gatton manages soft- ware implementations of commercial banking systems across the United States. She received her B.S. in Business from the University Of Texas at Dallas in 1977, her associate’s of Engineering Technology from Kansas State University in Salina in 1986, and a master’s of Management in Information Systems from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas in 1998. Gatton’s has built her career in the application of Information Technology to the business world

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University; Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

isolation a young person feels when in a large, unfamiliar city for the first time. As Stromei11noted, providing students with a mentor at both school and work increases the likelihood ofsuccess at both locations and contributes to a smooth transition to the postsecondary environmentand eventually to the workplace.An Academic Resource Library, which includes a collection of books, video tapes, textbooks,software, and periodicals, is available for students’ use during their academic career. The libraryalso accommodates a computer bank of old test files to aid students in preparing for exams.Students often use the resource materials in areas where software programs, tutorials, or learninggroups are deficient. Another facet of the library is the

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; W. Doyle St.John, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Engineering Physics & Physics

,”  prepared  by  the  NCSLI  Workplace  and  Professional  Development  Committee,  published  by  NCSL  International  (2010).  6  “Types  of  Metrology”,  (www.metrologycareers.com),  downloaded  January  2013.  7  Fishnell,  J.  V.,  Hovakemian,  A.,  Sugg,  D.,  Gentry,  E.,  “Navy  Metrology  Engineering  Education  Outreach:  Inspiring  and  Educating  Students  about  Careers  in  Metrology,”  American  Society  for  Engineering  Education  (ASEE)  Annual  Conference  (2012).  8  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrology  (downloaded  January  2013).  9  M.  L.  Taylor,  “Status  of  Metrology  Education  in  North  America  (a  lost  science?),”  Metrologist  Magazine,  pp.  20-­‐24,  April  2012.  10  Drew  Liming,  “Metrology  Careers:    Jobs

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FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Maggie A Flynn M.A., Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

engineering career paths. Between 50 and 70 % of respondentsagreed or strongly agreed that their ELC provided the tools needed to: cope in a competitiveatmosphere, handle stress, and manage time. Only two disagree responses were recorded. Figure 4: Responses to question “The ELC provided the tools needed to enhance student…”The survey ended with five open ended questions, which were answered by 60 to 65respondents. • What feedback do you get from ELC participants? • What value do you think your ELC brings to students? • What value do you think your ELC brings to your institution? • What are some incentives for students to join your ELC (e.g., scholarship, better housing, tutoring, social

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

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ASEE International Forum

activities or self- evaluate career episodes Year 2 improvement workshops reporting, and adjust learning along with other plan if required. Should Continue with the educational participants from other include a Work-Integrated development plan and complete disciplines and/or Learning and short 10 courses; Can be accelerated professions professional development with residential schools or courses as part of the intensive coursework; recognition of informal Recognition

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Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

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Student and Curriculum Development

% Emirati nationals, and 80% foreign workers employed at all socioeconomic levels) implies the need to train college-age students from the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) region, almost all Arabian peninsula and Persian Gulf nations, and a small number of students from Southeast and Far East Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and North America. Given that only a fraction of foreign college graduates in UAE may count on continuing career locally, the need to establish and maintain college and graduate engineering and science programs that certify globally Page 21.54.2 competent engineers is an existential imperative.Lab program and

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Amos G Winter V, MIT; Robert James Stoner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Charles H Fine, MIT Sloan School of Management

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ASEE International Forum

Paper ID #8360Tata Center for Technology and Design at MITProf. Amos G Winter V, MIT Amos Winter is the Robert N. Noyce Career Development Assistant Professor in the Department of Me- chanical Engineering at MIT. His research focuses on the marriage of mechanical design theory and user- centered product design to create simple, elegant technological solutions for use in highly constrained environments. His work includes design for emerging markets and developing countries, biomimetic de- sign, fluid/solid/granular mechanics, biomechanics, and the design of ocean systems. Prof. Winter is the principal inventor of the

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Secondary (6-12) Outreach

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University; Brandon G Morton, Music Technology as a Vehicle to STEM for High School Students; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng.)

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

andmath test scores, graduation rates, college enrollment rates, higher education completion rates,and college performance, among other metrics4. Toward this end, we’ve developed severalhands-on STEAM activities specifically to illustrate the interconnectedness of the arts and thesciences through music technology.Summer Music Technology ProgramThe Summer Music Technology Program (SMT) offers a unique educational experience forrising high school sophomores and juniors*. The week-long program, initiated in 2006 as part ofan NSF CAREER award, aims to introduce its participants to the concepts underlying modernmusic technology through inquiry-based projects and activities, drawing upon common musiclistening and playing experiences5. The vast majority

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sungwon S. Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

that the students had an overall positive experience, including an increased interest inthe energy efficiency field. As a pilot program this project demonstrates how such a buildingenergy efficiency training program could be continued in the future on a periodic basis, andprovides directions for further expansion of this type of training program so that engineeringstudents who are interested in continuing their careers as energy specialists have the opportunityto expand on their classroom instruction to real world applications. Lessons learned during theorganization and delivery of the Energy Specialist Training Program, in addition to the lessonslearned about student needs and interests in such a program and the impact to the students

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

has increased among government organizationsand higher education institutes [2]. Despite this support there is no formal presence ofengineering education at the U.S. precollege level [3]. In addition, the American Society forEngineering Education reports indicate that teachers believe studying engineering at college ismore difficult than many other disciplines [3]. This perception passes from teachers tostudents. These may be some of the reasons that precollege students show no interest inengineering careers [4, 5].Model-Eliciting ActivitiesOne way to engage precollege students in developing interest and skills in STEM education isvia Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs). MEAs were developed by mathematics educationresearchers [6] to better