Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students with the possibilities for these fields. An overview of theSpring 2012 offering is presented below. Overall, the plan of the course was to start at the“micro” scale, with MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) and microsystems, and progress tothe nanoscale and finally to the intersection of nanotechnology and biotechnology. We wantedstudents to experience fabrication of nanomaterials, and also to make measurements on these. Page 23.53.2Also, we sought to inject as many applications as possible. Finally, due to the “overview” natureof this course, we have for now precluded introducing the operation of time-consuminginstrumentation such as an

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Malinda Faber, The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation; Jeni Corn, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State University; Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University; LaTricia Townsend

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and mathematics (STEM) outreach programs, and working closely with university enrollment management and data management professionals at the Friday Institute at North Carolina State University (NCSU). She works closely with both large and small NCSU outreach groups offering K-12 outreach to teachers and students. She also assists with planning, implementing, managing, and reporting of project activities which include survey development, coordination of data collection, interfacing with data managers, coor- dination of meetings and workshops for outreach providers to gather feedback, identify best practices, and disseminate findings to stakeholders. In addition, she assists with annual report writing and conference

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

. This year’s incoming class is likely to be composed of nearly 50%students from outside the university. Over the past six years class sizes have ranged from5 to 16 students, with an average of 10 students per year. Future plans include growth ofthe graduate program with the addition of a comprehensive exam option.The core curriculum for the Architectural Engineering masters program is comprised ofthe following courses: Cal Poly Students Units Outside Cal Poly Students units Blended 13 Undergraduate Courses 13 ARCE 501 – Advanced Mechanics 3 ARCE 501 – Advanced Mechanics 3 ARCE 502 – Nonlinear analysis I 3 ARCE 502

Conference Session

Project Based Learning In ET Program

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Joseph L Petrosky, Macomb Community College

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Engineering Technology

public. The successfulcompletion of this project led to the award of a NSF-ATE Planning Grant for investigating theneed for establishing an ATE Center to lead systematic curriculum reform for advancedautomotive technology education. In this project, the WSU-MCC partnership conducted asurvey in 2008 to research the current state of some key issues related to advanced automotivetechnology. These issues include automotive workforce needs, automotive educational corecompetencies, automotive educational curriculum/pedagogy, and advance automotive futuretrends. The survey showed that engineers, technicians or technologists in advanced powertraintechnology will be in high demand over the next 5 years. More than 35% of the manufacturersand suppliers

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

discussed since thedepartment was operating with essentially no money for new equipment. But, by havingthe discussions and developing a relationship with the A-B personnel, when a grantsurfaced, preliminary plans were in place that only needed to be refined in order todevelop a good equipment list and purchase the needed equipment. A plan was in placeif money were provided to move forward with a re-design of the labs and curriculum.Prior to fall 2010, relations had deteriorated with A-B to the point that no sales ortechnical people had called on the EET department for several years. With no money tospend, A-B had no need to partner with this program. The relationships re-establishedduring the discussions left a positive attitude so that if there

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

Engineering Education, 2013 An Application of the SME Four Pillars of Manufacturing KnowledgeIntroductionThe Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) published a detailed study of manufacturingeducational needs entitled “Curricula 2015: A Four Year Strategic Plan for Manufacturing Education”.A principle component of the study is the organization and visual representation of the key topics formanufacturing education into a graphical form that has been designated the"Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge". (See Figure 1 below)To assist in program and curriculum improvement of manufacturing engineering or technologyprograms, a survey was conducted of a broad audience including industry practitioners, managers,company owners and educators. The

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies, Student

thesemester, the course followed a regular course format. Students would meet with the faculty in aclassroom setting to learn about different concepts. Students were then divided into groups andassigned research projects. They worked on these research projects until the end of the semester,when they presented their results. Each group was led by a mentor. The mentors’ mainresponsibility was to oversee the research project. One mentor described his role as follows: “Basically, I guess it would be mostly organizational and trying to set out a plan of action of how we were going to accomplish our goals for the semester. And immediately, we tried to split up the group as far as what needed to get done and just assigning tasks to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Cindi Mason, Wichita State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

therequirements for an Engineering BS degree, each student will complete the program courserequirements including at least three of the following six activities:1. Undergraduate Research2. Cooperative Education or Internship3. Global Learning or Study Abroad4. Service Learning5. Leadership6. Multidisciplinary EducationPrevious papers have described global learning efforts8 and leadership9. The complete plan for―The Engineer of 2020‖ was also reported10, 11. The focus of this paper is centered on the servicelearning opportunity made available to engineering students by the CoE through the creation ofthe ENGR 202 course ―Service Learning in Engineering‖, which will be described in furtherdetail in a subsequent section of this

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Renee Lockwood, West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

Page 23.513.3simply not feasible to constantly integrate course material in a learning community as eachcourse has its own objectives, but with curriculum flexibility and careful planning, faculty havebeen able to integrate the courses with consistent periodic activities and projects throughout thesemester. Our experience indicates the more consistent the integration, particularly in the firstsemester courses, the more likely the students are to be engaged in the community. Problemstaken from Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications developed by Wright StateUniversity are used in both the Precalculus and Calculus courses of the learning community as ameans to link mathematics concepts to engineering applications [11]. Problem

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youngwoo Seo, University of Toledo; Christopher Mark Hessler, University of Toledo; Donald V. Chase, University of Dayton

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 23.935.2During the first project year, user adaptable four basic lab modules covering three major areas ofinterests in water distribution system analysis were developed. The basic modules and kitsinclude disinfection kinetics of bacteria [both Gram positive (spore form) and Gram negative],decay/ reaction kinetics of disinfectants, contaminant mixing and basic hydraulic labs (frictionand energy losses). Using the basic modules, three integrated modules coupled withmathematical modeling using the EPANET were developed to help students understand thecombined role of biological, chemical and hydraulic dynamics on water quality changes in thedistribution system.ImplementationThe implementation plan is composed of phase 1 (the first and second

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #6353Pedagogy for the New Engineering FacultyDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 23.960.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Pedagogy for the

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

. Page 23.1037.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Renovating an Ancient Low Speed Wind Tunnel: A Student Team Project Case Study AbstractThis study describes how a team of aerospace engineering students planned, organized,implemented and recorded a fast-paced project in support of the repair and renovation of a veryold, major university low speed wind tunnel. This is a case study in learning within and acrossdisciplines, involving students at all levels from freshman to PhD. The problem involved havingto learn a wide variety of topics on the job with very tight deadlines. Solution methods had to bedeveloped and

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Wood, Brigham Young University; Parry Fader Garff, Brigham Young University; Carol J Ward, Brigham Young University; Eric C. Dahlin, Brigham Young University; Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University

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Community Engagement Division

Page 23.1072.4members were not as engaged in our projects and this was difficult to understand. It waseventually learned that the NGO working in the community had been paying the community 3members to help with our work and when the financial resources were no longer available, thecommunity was no longer engaged. This financial incentive was unknown to the design team.Protocol. During an implementation trip to Tonga, the delayed shipment of the chemicalresulted in a change of plans. Originally, we were going to share the biodiesel project with thegovernment prior to sharing the project with high school students. This plan was reversed toprovide time to give the best presentation to the

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M Little-Wiles, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus Ed.D., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

students,only 50% of students enabled this feature to stay informed of course events and information evenafter the faculty reminded them of the advantages of doing so. This demonstrates an amount ofdistance that a number of the students choose to maintain throughout the course. Student Page 23.1096.10comments in this area reflected this as well: “because a weekly periodic check was sufficient somobile access was unnecessary” and “I log on to my computer (and the LMS) frequently enoughto stay informed.” Researchers plan to examine this area in close perspective in the larger studyin future semesters to determine if this is a continuing

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandre David Wing, Colorado School of Mines; Cristal Hibbard, Colorado School of Mines; Jennifer Strong, Colorado School of Mines; Jörg E Drewes, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of Mines

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Environmental Engineering

water. The taste test presentation and activity highlight theimplications of increased bottled-water usage (e.g. heavy petroleum demand and negative viewsof municipal water) and put bottled and tap water head-to-head in a taste test. Box 1, below,provides a detailed account of the state standards addressed by the taste test lesson in this Page 23.1123.6module, comparable to that provided with each lesson in the module. Box 1. Taste Test Lesson Plan – Colorado Department of Education Standards Addressed Science Standards Addressed: Standard 1: Physical Sciences 5th Grade: Expectation 1 – Mixtures of matter can be separated regardless of

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University; John Barry DuVall, East Carolina University; Kamalesh Panthi, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University

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New Engineering Educators

department and areas of specialization. • Develop an assessment plan for determining the impact of the online training program on the improvement of instruction in the College of Technology and Computer Science. • Create the TECS-TRAIN External Review Panel to review the course and make recommendations for improvement prior to implementation College-wide. • Develop a plan of action for providing TECS-TRAIN spinoff information sessions for interested Deans and Chairpersons in other Colleges throughout the University.The foundation for the course was created in the summer of 2010 by eight faculty members fromfour departments in the College (Computer Science, Construction Management, Engineering,and Technology

Conference Session

Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G Brown, The Boeing Company; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

understanding of engineering, science, and mathematics fundamentals2. Demonstrates an understanding of political, social, and economic perspectives3. Demonstrates an understanding of information technology, digital competency, and information literacy4. Demonstrates an understanding of stages/phases of product lifecycle (design, prototyping, testing, production, distribution channels, supplier management, etc.)5. Demonstrates an understanding of project planning, management, and the impacts of projects on various stakeholder groups (project team members, project sponsor, project client, end- users, etc.)6. Demonstrates an understanding of the ethical and business norms and applies norms effectively in a given context (organization

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin James Brennan, University of Texas, Austin; Adam Wayne Nokes, The University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

Page 23.1303.4maneuver (GAM) performed during a planetary flyby. In planet centered coordinates, theunpowered flyby rotates the velocity vector of the spacecraft. In a powered flyby, both themagnitude and direction of the velocity in planet centered coordinates can be changed. Inheliocentric coordinates, the spacecraft velocity vector can be turned, increased, or decreased,depending on the geometry of the GAM and the powered maneuver. Every gravity assistmaneuver must be carefully planned; to aid in this plots are generated that contain helpfulvectors and different colored segments. Indicated on the plots are the incoming and outgoingvelocity vectors of the spacecraft, the position of the planet during closest approach, and theturning angle

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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Aerospace

is one such example ofusing hands-on activities. The Mathematics and Aerospace Science Engineering Departments aredeveloping the capability to teach various concepts to undergraduate students using real-timedata telemetered from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). This National Science Foundation(NSF) funded project uses a commercial-off the-shelf (COTS) UAV. The students develop aflight plan and then fly the UAV and collect data. The data is then analyzed and compared withthe concepts learned in the classroom. This team of Math and Aerospace majors is alsodeveloping a low cost (~ $500) platform using commercial off-the-shelf components. Theactivity provides valuable hands-on teamwork experiences to the interdisciplinary team ofstudents. Data

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University

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Computers in Education

features and instructional pedagogy. This paperdescribes the design, which was based on a review of best teaching practices. TLCincludes embedded pre- and posttests, active learning exercises and homework problems.These features are integrated within TLC and are accessed sequentially via a definedlesson plan. The design also provides individualized content. Lesson modulerecommendations that based on pretests, examine both knowledge and confidence inmaterial. Users may then adjust the suggested coverage before starting a lesson. Our goalfor customizing instruction is to identify both gaps in knowledge and students’misconceptions (i.e. knowledge that students believe they have mastered, but that isactually faulty). Via this paper we would like to

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2013 GSW

Authors

Dan O. Popa; Nahum Torres; Cody Lundberg

for Engineering Educationthe MMC competition for channeling their research efforts toward demonstrable and robustmicrorobotic technology, as opposed to impractical lab curiosities. Popa lead a team of studentsfrom UT-Arlington to the 2011 and 2012 challenges [4-5]. Our microrobots used vibration andlaser energy for power and motion control. ApproachFor the 2013 competition in Karslruhe, Germany, the UTA Microrobotics Team is sponsored bythe UTA Research Institute (UTARI), and plans to participate using magnetic field-poweredmicrorobots with increased maneuverability (Figure 1). Both graduate and undergraduatestudents are part of our teams, and share multiple team responsibilities including

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Glen DePalma, Purdue University; Pouneh Eftekhari

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

give my peer mentor partner time to talk”. Although peer mentors believed they can assess a situation, understand theaudience, know how to prepare, and know how to report, peer evaluations show thatmentors are not well organized and do not always plan for class. Some of the mentorsshare their weaknesses: “I could also plan more with my peer mentor partner before classso that the class goes smoother and we touch on more topics in one class session”, “Ihave to plan better in order to keep the class engaged and interested for the entire 50minute period”, “Something else that we can improve on is to be more efficient with ouruse of time because some students felt that we take too much time to cover somematerial”. Mentors rank

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Salessawi Ferede Yitbarek, Addis Ababa University, Institute of Technology; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS; Farzad Moazzami, Morgan State University

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International

and study on UCBP campuses from around90,000 in 2010 to around 125,000 when the project is completed[4]. Both the MOE and UCBPhope that the students graduating from the new universities “will form the backbone of aqualified and adaptable human resource base that will drive Ethiopia’s development forward.”The vision of the MOE also indicates that the new universities “will strengthen secondaryeducation and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) by focusing on trainingqualified teachers.” Figure 1: Planned thirteen new university constructions in Ethiopia (source[4]) The final goals of this ambitious and transformative project will not be fully

Conference Session

Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

takes into consideration the cognitive knowledgeand skills needed at each stage of the process. The integrated model, called the Dual CommonModel (DCM), identifies for each problem solving/program development task, the specificcognitive techniques required to accomplish that task. A brief overview of the problem solvingtasks is as follows:1. Formulating the problem: This stage leads to an organized representation of all relevantproblem information: the goal, givens, unknowns, conditions and problem constraints.2. Planning the solution: During this stage, the user identifies and evaluates or assessesalternative possible solutions, and also partitions the problem by refining the overall problemgoal into sub-goals.3. Designing the solution: This

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lyndsey Alyssa Wright, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of the class filled in coloring sheetsabout the water cycle. Students were asked to identify the aquifer on their coloring sheets, andthere was a concurrent discussion about the importance of unpolluted aquifers and pure wellwater.A more complete description of the Spectroscope activity is provided in the Appendix of thispaper. Lesson plans for the remaining activities are available upon request from the first authorof this paper.Impact:This program is in its early stages of development. As such, a formal assessment program is inthe process of being developed. The future assessment plan will include evaluations of thestudents’ attitudes toward science and engineering, the knowledge development in these areasand students’ self-reports of

Conference Session

Visualization tools, modeling abilities and grading models

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tumkor Serdar, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); El-Sayed S. Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Engineering Design Graphics

-composites, computer integrated design, process planning and manufacturing, online design catalogs, and web-based collaboration.Dr. El-Sayed S. Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES) Dr. El-Sayed Aziz holds a faculty position as Associate Professor in the Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department at Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt. Currently, he is working as a research scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He received B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Mansoura University, Egypt, in 1991 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2003. His research interests include knowledge-based engineering

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Thomas Michael Tylutki, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

appropriate input/output (I/O) devices and LEGO components; construct a physical model; and write a software program that integrates the NXT brick for the computer-assisted surgery. 3. Illustrate the science, technology, and mathematics principles that are integrated into mock computer-assisted medical procedures and select the appropriate student performance indicators from the state content standards. 4. Apply an engineering design process to research, design, construct, computer program, and communicate robot designs for mock surgical procedures. 5. Prepare one or more lesson plans that integrate mock surgical procedures into the school/district curriculum, and propose instructional strategies or practices such

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youngwoo Seo, University of Toledo; Kimberly Mary Coburn, University of Toledo; Donald V. Chase, University of Dayton

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Environmental Engineering

age on Biological Water Quality Integrated Modules disinfectant decay and biological stability Monitoring & Simulation  Practice mathematical model calibration and (BIO-HYR-MAM) simulation with experimental data.  Monitor, simulate and explain dynamics of water Distribution system distribution system. decontamination  Practice mathematical model calibration with (BIO-CHM-HYR-MAM) experimental data.Initially the integrated lab modules were planned to be developed for in-class

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Michael G. Schrlau, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Patricia Iglesias, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Timothy Aaron Nichols, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

School in1919, has remained its validity around the world. It is an indispensably part of the successfulteaching by making use of real world scenarios, instead of relying on academic theory asmethodology. Thus, case study method of teaching will help strengthen one’s ability ofanalyzing problems, evaluating alternatives and making action plans. Case study method ofteaching insists more on participants centered learning.” The authors Xu and Zan felt that therole of teachers and students change. Teachers serve as guides to learning, and students are incontrol of a learning process that is self-paced. [1] “Compared with traditional teaching, the case study method of teaching is an interactive learning approach, which changes the role of

Conference Session

Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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International

international design projectevery year.The Civil Engineering Department and the Office of Institutional Research, Planning andAssessment (IRPA) of RHIT have implemented an annual assessment on both the short and longterm impact of international design projects. Despite the associated challenges with internationalprojects, results indicate that the short term benefits are immediate and profound. In spring 2012,in order to assess the long term benefits, civil engineering alumni from 2006 through 2011 wereasked to participate in a survey on their senior design experience and how this experience hasimpacted their professional growth. A total of 84 alumni completed the survey. Majorcomparisons were made between two main alumni groups: those who undertook