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Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eng Keng Soh, Engineering Design and Innovation Centre, National University of Singapore; Ameek Kaur, National University of Singapore; Ming Po Tham, National UNiversity of SIngapore; Desmond Y.R. Chong, National University of Singapore

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

including the multi-disciplinary project team members, the industry partners, the Users and external vendors. In the EDIC, he teaches and supervises undergraduate engineering students who engage in multidisciplinary projects. Eng Keng has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Nanyang Tech- nological University, and a Master of Science (Management of Technology) from National University of Singapore.Ms. Ameek Kaur, National University of Singapore Ameek Kaur is an Instructor in the Engineering Design and Innovation Centre (EDIC) of National Uni- versity of Singapore. Her current work involves training and facilitating the multidisciplinary engineering teams through their innovation projects. Prior to this, she has

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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

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Electrical and Computer

microcontrollers. There are also programs where the emphasis of thecourse is on the study of instrumentation and programmable logic controllers.One difficulty in teaching control systems is to provide a good balance between theory and practice. Byincorporating a laboratory component, it could help to provide some connection between the abstractcontrol theory and the real world applications.In the present paper we describe the educational experience gained by including team-based projects intothe control systems course. In these projects students design and implement different controllers forautonomous navigation in a mobile robot. In particular, the design and implementation of three maintypes of controllers are assigned to teams of students, namely: 1) a

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison Bradley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; R. Daniel Latta, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Libraries

, students in this course have been offeredthe option of attending a hands-on library workshop and receiving extra credit on a relatedproject report. Since several hundred students enroll in over 25 sections of this course each fall,the workshop format was developed as an alternative to traditional one-shot library instruction,which is not practicable on this scale. To better assess how the workshops were serving thestudents in these large classes, a group of instructors from the class and the engineering librarianworked together to evaluate student success with research projects and overall informationliteracy within the freshman engineering curriculum. The first initiative was to design a citationstudy assessing submitted projects for quality and

Conference Session

It's Elementary

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Ann Marasco, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

second module explores applications of these concepts through hands on experience.The third module consists of a final creative design project where students will demonstrate theirunderstanding through the creation of “circuit art”. Each module includes an observational labbook, as well as additional questions to reinforce the lesson concepts. All of the projects aredesigned for a standard 40 minute class period, but could be expanded with additional material.Description of Module ProjectsModule #1 – Project #1: Going with the Flow: Students will learn about electron movement,continuous current, switches, and energy transformation through physical activity. Working as ateam, students will gather in one area designated as the “battery”. One

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Darrell Schielke; Joshua Jensen; Byron Ronnebaum; Raju Dandu

thecustomers. Over the course of the project, we designed a polypropylene piece to eliminate shear.Using 3D modeling and molding, we created a prototype of the part. We conducted tests using aprototype and determined that it reduced shear in some materials but didn’t reduce shear in allmaterials.IntroductionThe goal of this project is to fix the problem of product shearing in commercial airlocks. Theairlock designed by K-Tron is a vertically loaded vane pump system and is used primarily tomove small particles between systems of differing pressures. The shear problem is a result ofmaterial becoming caught between the rotating blade of the airlock and its casting. Whenever aparticle is sheared, it destroys some of the product, causes wear on the airlock

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

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

use the new mobile instrumentation andpedagogy to work on new laboratory experiments and advanced projects. If successful, thisapproach can serve as a model of efficient and cost-effective collaboration between engineeringschools in the USA and Africa that can be used to improve ECE education in developingcountries.Introduction Although several approaches have been used during the past 20 years to reverse the braindrain, the current state of higher education in Africa still shows that there is a significant Page 23.713.3shortage of qualified scientists and educators with advanced degrees. A recent report from theInternational

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

holding successively responsible positions, he was selected as chief of the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division in the Engineering Directorate at the Johnson Space Center in January 2001 and served in that position until retirement on December 31, 2010. A month after his arrival at NASA, the last Apollo mission, Apollo 17, was launched. Obviously, that was exciting, but in terms of his career, the commencement of the Space Shuttle Program in November 1972 was to have far more impact. As a result, Kanipe was able to begin his career working on what he says was the most interesting and exciting project he could possibly imagine: the Space Shuttle. Kanipe moved into management in May 1990 when he became the Deputy

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Steven H Chin, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan Univer- sity. Her research interests include virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and modeling and scheduling of computer-integrated systems. Dr. Tang has led or participated in several research and education projects funded by National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Navy, the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, and indus- try firms. Her work has resulted in more than 80 journal and conference papers and book chapters. Dr. Tang is very active in adapting and developing pedagogical methods and materials to enhance engineering education. Her most

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Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University; Laura Elizabeth Leach, Western Kentucky University

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Architectural

civic partnership [7].To build such a partnership, the AMS facultyapproached the City of Bowling Green to explore potential opportunities for involving studentsin projects that would be mutually beneficial.According to Schuman the history of service-learning in schools of architecture and planning canbe found in the late 1960s where schools emphasized engaging students in the social issues andsupplementing classroom learning with community contact. Due to different circumstancesthrough the years’ service-learning has been more broadly accepted in planning programs than inarchitecture departments. A resurgence of interest in social engagement in professional practiceof architecture and schools can be seen in the late 1990s early 2000. [8

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Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Lyn Brodie, University of Southern Queensland; Lesley Jolly, Strategic Partnerships; Caroline Crosthwaite, University of Queensland; Lydia Kavanaugh, University of Queensland

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Invited - Student Development

and assessment. She is the 2013 president for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE).Lesley Jolly, Strategic Partnerships My original work as an anthropologist was with Australian indigenous peoples but in 1996 I was ap- proached to undertake an ethnography of the first-year engineering class at the University of Queensland with a view to understanding the gender dynamics there. Since then my association with engineers and engineering has grown to dominate my research life. I have continued to pursue my contact with en- gineers through a variety of research projects, the supervision of PhD students in engineering problems that have social dimensions and by establishing and leading the new

Conference Session

Manufacturing Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. Page 23.1040.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Research Experiences for Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractNational surveys in 2011 and 2012 showed a continuous decline in the number of U.S. studentswho move on to attend graduate school. In addition, there is a shortage of highly educatedskilled workers in the manufacturing sector. The paper will describe program activities, studentresearch projects, outcomes, and lessons learned

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Fenzhi, Aalborg University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #7081Conflicts in learning: A critical analysis of problem based learning in relationto cultivating innovative engineersMs. Zhang Fenzhi, Aalborg University Fenzhi Zhang earned her BSc in Pedagogy from Henan Normal University in China. She continued her graduate studies in the area of higher education in Beijing Normal University for three years. She is currently working on a Ph.D project in Department of Planning in Aalborg University, Denmark. Her research interest is engineering education, innovation and conflicts management

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Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Graduate Studies

interms of, 1) needs and justification, 2) planning process, 3) program description and objectives,4) curriculum, 5) implementation issues related to faculty, students, and resources, and 6)examples of MSV related industry projects. The description also includes the process, startingfrom a concept paper development through approval of the program by the State Commission ofHigher Education.IntroductionAdvanced modeling, simulation, and visualization technologies provide an innovative way forhumans to learn and understand extremely sophisticated concepts and problem solving skills aswell as effectively design and optimize complex systems and processes. Through visualizing,manipulating, and interacting with computer-generated simulations and models

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the project include activities developed such as: historical/policy essay assignments,robotics challenges, as well as computer science fundamentals. This paper will describe theapproaches used in addressing ethical and social issues related to cyber technology, as well ashow STEM fundamentals are enhanced by integrating with liberal arts.IntroductionCyberspace technology has become an integral part of our world, uniting individuals acrossinternational boundaries and offering them an unprecedented level of interaction. Personal,business, academic, and military applications across cyberspace have become intertwined. Butthere has been a negative consequence to this phenomenon. Individuals with particular personalor political agendas have

Conference Session

Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clare McInerney, Lero - the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre; Mike Hinchey, Lero-the Irish Software Engineering Reseaach Centre

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

university for a number ofweeks during the summer period. Software engineering concepts are introduced in all four parts ofthe programme during the software project phases. Our outreach efforts primarily use the Scratchtool that was developed at the MIT Media Lab.We describe each outreach effort in detail and outline our experiences based on a mixture ofsurvey results, instructor observation and participant feedback. We will conclude by describinghow the E&O programme has led to Lero being commissioned by the Department of Education towrite a computing course for high school students that will be part of the official curriculum.1. IntroductionThere are many well-known and well-documented computer science outreach programmes such as“Computer

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Anders Wahlquist, US Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood P.E., Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Kyle Fitle, U.S. Air Force Academy; David Carte, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

of research grants.Dr. Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)Lt. Kyle Fitle, United States Air ForceDavid Carte, United States Air Force Page 23.1327.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using Mini Design Competitions in Capstone Courses to Teach the Design ProcessAbstractFor many senior undergraduate engineering students, the capstone design project is their firstexperience implementing the design process. As a result many capstone teams do not grasp theimportance of the early stages of the design process. To help

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clara Pérez-Molina, DIEEC - National Distance Education University; Maria José Albert Gomez, UNED; Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); GABRIEL DIAZ ORUETA, UNED; Elio Sancristobal, uned; Sergio Martin, UNED - Spanish University for Distance Education; Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Alberto Pesquera, UNED; Félix García Loro

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #6942PERFORMANCE-CENTERED ADAPTIVE CURRICULUM FOR EMPLOY-MENT NEEDSProf. Clara P´erez-Molina, DIEEC - National Distance Education University Clara P´erez Molina received her MSc degree in Physics from the Complutense University in Madrid and her PhD in Industrial Engineering from the National Distance Education University (UNED). She has worked as researcher in several national and European projects and has published different technical reports and research articles for journals and conferences, as well as teaching books. She has received the UNED’s Social Council Award for the best Didactic Materials in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Jennifer E LeBeau, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P Davis, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Brian F French, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #5948Growing Assessment Capacity of Engineering Educators through ASSESSDr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Dr. Davis is emeritus professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State Uni- versity. He is project leader for the National Science Foundation grant supporting the development, implementation, and testing of ASSESS. He has led numerous projects focused on the development of assessment instruments for engineering design learning. He is a Fellow of ASEE.Dr. Jennifer E LeBeau, Washington State University Dr. Jennifer E. LeBeau is a research associate in the Learning and

Conference Session

Integration of Manufacturing and Society

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Technological University; Ersel Obuz, Celal Bayar University; S. Murat Bagdatli, Celal Bayar University; Ismet Anitsal; Meral Anitsal

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Manufacturing

disciplines. She is a member and active participant of AMA, AMTP, SMA, Allied Academies and a past president of Atlantic Marketing Association. Page 23.777.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Integrating Manufacturing, Management and Marketing into International Service LearningAbstractIn this endeavor, hands-on engineering and business courses have been combined into a newlygenerated interdisciplinary course, which is called International Service Learning (ISL).Teaching and learning strategies were integrated into the community projects so that the

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corinne Johnson Rutzke, Corinne Rutzke

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

photobioreactor for culturing algae with the eventual objective of extraction of oilfrom the algal species and converting the oil into biodiesel, and made environmentally-friendlysoaps from the glycerin produced from the biodiesel. Tools and kits were given to theparticipants to assist them in instruction in the classrooms and laboratories and for furtheradvancing their STEAM curricula with a focus on bioenergy and bioproducts. The evaluationsurveys conducted reveal that the educators gained substantial knowledge in the fields ofbioenergy and bioproducts and expressed their interest in implementing the content as well aslaboratories in their curricula. In the context of this project, discussions are already underway to promote such

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Meiliu Lu, California State University at Sacramento

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ASEE International Forum

users of these learning tools have participated in such unique experience of technical communication with their peers. Data analytics is playing a significant role in science and engineering education in this digital information era. Data warehouses provide online analytical processing tools for the interactive analysis of multidimensional data of various granularities. The objective of this project is to develop a web-based interactive courseware to help students or beginning data warehouse designers in learning data warehousing. Developers of this project include Computer Science international graduate students from India. The targeted primary users are students of a computer science course called Data Warehousing and Data Mining. Other

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Silverstein, University of California, Los Angeles

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First-Year Programs

every class.What students need to know about careers in engineeringThe Syllabus for Engineering 98, “What students need to know about careers inengineering” (hereafter referred to as E98) is contained in Appendix 4. This course is a series ofweekly lectures and outside of class projects. The lectures provide the background to support theproject activities, and the projects permit the students to experience the concepts and lessonspresented in the lectures. Each week includes an ungraded assignment.There are no grades, tests or exams. Passing the Pass/No Pass course is based upon subjectiveevaluation of participation. On the other hand, students have many opportunities to judge theirperformance relative to the other students from data presented

Conference Session

Materials

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University

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Mechanical Engineering

Professor and Research Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He served as a Technical Advisor for the senior design project at UNLV. He teaches CAD, cap- stone design, and solid mechanics courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. He has been involved with the capstone design program at TU since his tenure in 2008. His course design projects are sponsored by industry and government laboratory which include GM, JOHN DEERE, AFRL, and NUCOR. He is the Lead-Faculty Contact for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) at TU. Page

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Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Hamid R. Parsaei P.E., Texas A&M University at Qatar; Elfatih E Elmalik, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Student and Curriculum Development

umbrella of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and CommunityDevelopment, both Education City and the Qatar Science and Technology Park operate.Education City is a campus comprising of several colleges, including Texas A&M University atQatar. It has the three-prong mission of research, teaching and community service. These goalsshould be realized in the projects undergone by the universities. Qatar’s work in facilitatingresearch and innovation can be compared to studies based on the same issue in New York State.The Governor of New York assembled the Task Force on Diversifying the New York StateEconomy through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships. This task force studied the

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Pamalee Brady; James Guthrie

Bringing Design and Construction into Elementary School Classrooms with Sandcastles Pamalee Brady, Ph.D, PE James Guthrie, SE California State Polytechnic UniversityAbstractThe design and construction professions face a continuing need to attract talented and trainedindividuals. A promising approach is to introduce these professions to students in elementaryschool classrooms. The Sandcastle Project is a collaborative effort that will bring students andfaculty in the Cal Poly College of Architecture & Environmental Design (CAED) and the Schoolof Education into local elementary school classrooms. The CAED

Conference Session

Design Based Energy Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer M Peuker, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Steffen Peuker, University of Alaska Anchorage

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Incorporating Active Learning into a Thermal System Design LectureAbstractMany mechanical engineering departments offer a thermal system design (or similar) course forsenior students. Some courses have a laboratory component, but many are a lecture only format.This paper demonstrates how active learning—through virtual labs, a semester long project, andin-class assignments—was incorporated into the lecture portion of a thermal system design courseto enhance learning and provide the students a laboratory experience without a physical laboratory.These active learning ideas can also supplement the learning during lecture for those courses

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sayara Saliyeva, Nazarbayev University; Dinara McLaughlin; Moulay Rachid Babaa, Nazarbayev University; Hella Tokos, Nazarbayev University; Stefaan Jan Rogier Simons, University College London; Sarim Naji Al Zubaidy, Nazarbayev University; Joseph A. Menicucci Jr., Nazarbayev University

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Chemical Engineering

of the school of engineering at Nazarbayev University. 36 studentsparticipated in this elective in a semester that was otherwise uniform for all second yearengineering students. The course was then offered as an elective for first year students in theirsecond semester starting in the 2012-13 academic year. 100 students enrolled in the course in itssecond offering. The aim of this course is to act as an introduction to engineering ethics whilealso exploring the societal impact of engineering projects and developing written and verbalcommunications skills. At the successful completion of this course, students are expected to beable to:  evaluate and explain the position and responsibilities of the engineer in relation to industry

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

Corporate Higher Education program man- ager in 2004, Brown became the leader of various programs and projects for predominately domestic higher education engagements. Due to Boeing’s desire for international expansion, the responsibility of growing Boeing’s Higher Education International engagements was added to her preview. Brown devel- ops corporate policy, procedures and guidelines for international university relationships for workforce needs, continuing education requirements, potential research projects, building the Boeing brand and rep- utation. She also establishes corporate infrastructure and leads a global network of Boeing executives for implementing Higher Education engagements for the company, and works

Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Devayani Tirthali, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University; Elisabeth W McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology; Karen A DUPE Peterson, EdLab Group

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6311Transforming a Middle and High School Robotics CurriculumMs. Mercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES) Mercedes McKay is Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology. She has led several national and statewide K-14 teacher professional development and curriculum development programs in STEM education. McKay is co- PI and Project Director for the NSF-funded Build IT Scale Up project to develop and disseminate an innovative underwater robotics curriculum for middle and high school students. She is a former practicing

Conference Session

INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Courtney Thompson, Middle Tennessee State University

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International

addition to Foroudastan’s teaching experi- ence, he also has performed extensive research and published numerous technical papers. He has secured more than $1 million in the form of both internal and external grants and research funding. Foroudastan is the faculty advisor, coordinator, and primary fundraiser for EVP teams entering national research project competitions such as the Formula SAE Collegiate Competition, the Baja SAE Race, the SolarBike Rayce, the Great Moonbuggy Race, and the Solar Boat Collegiate Competition. For his concern for and ded- ication to his students, Foroudastan received MTSU awards such as the 2002-03 Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2005-06 Outstanding Public Service Award, and the 2007