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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, Clemson University; Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

difficulty of the goal, their prior experience,and peer encouragement from others 4. Students with high self-efficacy use more cognitive andmetacognitive strategies as well as self-regulatory strategies such as planning, monitoring, andregulating 11. Achievement motivation, which encompasses students’ attitudes about theirabilities and tasks, can elucidate student choices related to persistence in engineering, solvingproblems, and the value of tasks encountered in an engineering environment 12. Achievementmotivation serves as a useful framework for the examination of research questions related tostudents’ attitudes about pursuing engineering, and how these factors affect students’ learningexperiences.Phase 1: Identifying Relevant Factors

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Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic R. Primé, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Amy K. Way, Villanova University; Liza Cohen Hita Hita, Arizona State University; T Michael Liddell, CareerWISE, Arizona State University; Arti R. Sarma, Arizona State University; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Graduate Studies

communication interaction scenario,selected from the CareerWISE content, is presented here: Monique wants to talk with her advisor, Dr. Hernandez, about taking the lead on an upcoming project in their lab. She is not sure how supportive Dr. Hernandez will be since she is already committed to a number of other projects, so she is trying to proceed cautiously and deliberately to convince him that she is capable of handling the extra work. In order to broach the topic with him, she uses the following plan to devise her approach…This particular communication interaction scenario pertains to multiple themes. Monique iscarefully planning the best strategy for negotiating with her advisor to secure a lead role on

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Outreach to K-12 Females

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK); Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Eusebio Cuellar Torres, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Tamara Denise Guillen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Element up to 5 points Attendance Points (Max. 25 Points) 0-3 Absences up to 25 points School Attendance Record 4-6 Absences up to 15 points 7 or more Absences up to 5 points STEM Subjects: A total of eight STEM projects, popular to the South Texas students,from electrical, computer, environmental, mechanical, industrial, chemical, and architecturalengineering disciplines were developed by the faculty members under implicit lesson plans toexpose the students to STEM fields, to promote student enthusiasm

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Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

and lessons learned from this endeavorare summarized and conclusions are drawn through formative assessment activities conductedduring the summer camp. Solutions are proposed to rectify identified issues or challenges thatwere faced in this prototype case-study. In Section 4, we provide a summary and comment onour plans for future work.1. Pedagogical Model Through the proposed model we are trying to accomplish following learning objectives: a. Provide students with a view of Engineering as a unified profession and introduce them to key systems engineering principles. b. Introduce students to the product lifecycle and enhance their intuition of how today’s engineers use principles of Science and Mathematics to

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Teaching with Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luanna B Prevost, Michigan State University; Kevin C Haudek, Michigan State University; Emily Norton Henry, Michigan State University; Matthew C Berry, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the additional practice. Therefore, we suggestinstructors using these homework assignments should make them a required part of the regularcoursework.SchedulingAutomated analysis and the generation of reports within a few hours allows faculty to have dataabout their students’ learning immediately available to them. Generally the online homeworkassignments were due around midnight, analysis began at 9am and reports were ready for facultybefore the end of the work day for use in class the next day. The faculty reported that theyneeded more time than the overnight period to digest the contents of the report and modify theirlesson plan. Often this was because faculty had prepared their instructional material days orweeks in advance.We can address

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FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Jonathan Howard Spindel, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

sustainability. Prior to joining the JMU Engineering faculty in 2012, Dr. Barrella was at Georgia Tech completing her Ph.D. research as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). She also completed a teaching certificate and was actively involved with the Center for the En- hancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Georgia Tech. Her academic interests focus on two primary areas of sustainable transportation: (1) community-based design and planning and (2) strategic planning and policy development. Dr. Barrella is also interested in investigating how to best integrate these research interests into classroom and project experiences for her students

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Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Kwanju Kim, Hongik University; Manuel Löwer, RWTH Aachen University; Pradosh K. Ray, Tuskegee University

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Faculty Development

project. Each teamwas charged to define the specifications for their own project that is compatible to the guidelinesset by the PACE Program.The biggest challenge was in forming a team across various time zones at the beginning of aproject. We managed our large team (29 undergraduate students and 5 faculty members) quitesuccessfully using the SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely-methodology of George T. Doran to evaluate our strategic plans and project milestones.We divided our team into eight groups comprising 4-5 members, having at least one industrialdesign and one industrial engineering student in each group. We elected a group leader for eachdevelopment area to help stay focused on the goals. Every two months, each

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Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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Two Year College Division

Indian/AlaskaNatives 0.3%, multi-racial 9.5%, unknown 4.9%.6At Cañada College, the discrepancy in the levels of preparation among different ethnicities ismanifested in student persistence. During a recent planning initiative led by the College President,a cohort study of newly enrolling students at Cañada was performed. Table 1 shows a summaryof one-year and two-year persistence rates of students by ethnicity. Among Hispanic students theone-year persistence rate was 59.4%, and the two-year persistence rate was 28.8%. The one-yearpersistence rate of African American students was 46.7%, and the two-year rate 20%, significantlylower than those of white students whose one-year and two-year persistence rates were 72.5% and54.4%, respectively. Given

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Weiss, David Heil & Associate, Inc.; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #7284Public Works Projects as Vehicles for Engineering Education and OutreachMs. Shannon Weiss, David Heil & Associate, Inc. Shannon Weiss is a project coordinator and specializes in the design and implementation of evaluation and market research projects related to DHA’s core areas of emphasis in science, engineering, health, and environmental education; and institutional strategic and business planning. Her work serves a range of academic institutions, government agencies, corporations and non-profit enterprises including projects funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of

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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

Page 23.1107.5is easily assimilated by beginners with no previous programming experience. Despite itssimplicity and speed of use in the classroom, this language is sophisticated enough for studentsto use it to take readings from D-to-A converters, encode the equations of calibration curvesusing math blocks, write wireless communications programs using Bluetooth, and write data-logging programs to store sequences of time-stamped sensor readings in files (see Figure 2).D. Professional Development Experiences for EducatorsThe professional development model for the teachers planning to teach the SENSE ITcurriculum adopts the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework,which sees content knowledge, technology, and pedagogy not in

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Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Design in Engineering Education

mentoring or a mentored role.Key factors in the simultaneous development of team skills and team member skillsA thoughtful and well planned approach to team development and support is needed to counterthe challenges presented by time pressures, to help change previously learned habits associatedwith working in teams, to convince students that development of team skills is a requiredoutcome of the course on a level similar to project completion, and to help teams harness thebenefits of diversity rather than allowing non-constructive conflict to hamper team effectiveness.Key factors that have proven to support the simultaneous development of team skills and teammember skills in the context of the mechanical engineering capstone design project at Ohio

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Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford; Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

planning to flip acourse for the first time should heed:Get Buy in from Students. The faculty should carefully explain the benefits of the flippedapproach to the class so that the students buy into the method. Without some salesmanship,students are likely to reject the approach just because it is different.Do Not Over-Flip. A flipped classroom is more a time management strategy than a pedagogicalapproach. The improved time management facilitates better pedagogy, but be mindful of thedifferences. Specifically, note that it is not essential for everything in the course to be “flipped.”It does not mean that you cannot ever deliver a traditional lecture or assign traditionalhomework. If the subject content or the mentality of the students demands a

Conference Session

Visualization tools and uses in graphics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melchor Garcia Dominguez, Universidad de Las palmas de Gran Canaria; Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Universidad de La Laguna; Cristina Roca, University of Las Plamas de Gran Canaria

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Engineering Design Graphics

multimedia exercises, 3D software and othertechnologies used in graphic engineering3,16,17,18,19.Researchers like P. Connolly20 suggested a need to develop spatial abilities in GraphicEngineering subjects. Barr21 analysed future academic engineering plans with modern trends inmind and highlighted that the most important subject that should be included in a programmeshould be the development of spatial skills. Historically there has been a great deal of interest inthe methods of instruction and technologies that could potentially increase the spatial skills of itsusers22, 23, 24. Currently, the rise of virtual reality (be it augmented, desktop or immersive) hasfuelled the renewed research about the development of spatial ability.Over the last few

Conference Session

Preparing for Practice

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Raymond Edward Boyles, Technology and Engineering Education

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Educational Research and Methods

Service Ribbon, Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Grenade Bar, and Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar. Work Experience: Utah State University, Jan. 2010 to present, instructor for ETE 1020 energy, power, transportation systems control technology exploration of the concepts and processes relating to the control and automation (both hard and programmable) of technical systems in the areas of energy and power, transportation, and agricultural and related biotech- nologies. California University of PA, Jan. 2008 to May 2009, Teaching Assistant. Assisted the professor in class preparation, lesson plans, and distribution of materials Also gain teaching experience by lecturing the class

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iSTEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Susan E. Burger, David Heil & Associates, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and university clients. Heil is a co-author of Family Engineering: An Activity and Event Planning Guide, and serves as a member-at-large on the Executive Committee of ASEE’s K-12 Division.Mr. Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson is a senior program officer with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in Washing- ton, D.C. Pearson currently serves as the responsible staff officer for the public and private-sector funded study ”Integrated STEM Education: Developing a Research Agenda.” He is also study director for the NSF-funded project ”Changing the Conversation: From Research to Action” and the project ”Changing the Conversation: Building the Community,” supported by the United engineering

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Ronald E. Barr

Saturday Morning Session 1- Faculty Preparing for an ABET Accreditation Visit Ronald E. Barr Mechanical Engineering Department University of Texas at Austin AbstractEngineering faculty must prepare for an ABET accreditation visit every six years. Since theABET process involves demonstration of continuous assessment and improvement, one musthave a plan that begins the process several years before the visit. Many faculty struggle todetermine the best way to prepare for ABET. This is due, in part, to both the complexity

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Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

students’ reasoningvisible to their teacher as well as their fellow classmates. The tool allows teachers to create alesson plan on InterLACE’s Web site consisting of questions and challenges, which they canthen present to their students on a centrally located screen in the classroom as well as through thedesktop, laptop, or tablet devices the students use to answer those questions and challenges. Thetool then aggregates the students’ posts, which the teacher and students can view andsubsequently discuss. The first version of the tool was barebones and allowed text-only posts thatcould be rearranged onscreen so that the teacher and the students could group responses bypatterns such as similarity (for examples of this, see “Kraig’s Use of the

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Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Carlson-Dakes, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Gregory W Harrington, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Univ of Wisconsin - Madison

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

to scaleup to meet the increasing demands. The remainder of the paper will focus on the creation,evolution, and future growth plans for the course, and will point to lessons learned that canassist in adaptation for other institutions.Evolution of a Course – Design and StructureThe authors of this paper, with feet planted in academia, industry, and our community,observed a gap in our curriculum that needed to be addressed. Industry was looking to hireengineers with a set of skills and experiences we felt our undergraduates were notadequately receiving. We also perceive a growing need for our students to have globalawareness and community involvement to be better able to act as stewards of theengineering discipline throughout their careers. In

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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

“somewhat successful” or “very successful” with theirimplementation. Those respondents who did not use active learning were unsure how to usethese methods in their specific class, believe that their teaching responsibilities did not allowthem to use these approaches, or did not feel as though active learning was necessary. Thispaper examines these responses further to determine whether or not their teachingresponsibilities, their confidence with a variety of teaching-related tasks (e.g., lesson planning,working with students, etc.), and use of teaching peer mentors influence their decisions toincorporate active learning into their teaching practice. Recommendations for faculty supervisorsand TA training program organizers are provided.1

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Engineering Identity 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

, coordinating efforts among K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach programs, and working closely with university enrollment management and data management professionals at the Friday Institute at NC State University. She works closely with both large and small NC State 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, coordination of meetings and workshops for outreach providers to gather feedback, identify best practices, and disseminate findings

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International Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efra Altamirano; lourdes gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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International

communicate effectively in English in written form”. The following areas ofimprovement have been found from IFT core competencies mapping: “understand the basicprinciples and practices of cleaning and sanitation in food processing operations”, and“understand the requirements for water utilization and waste management in food and foodprocessing”. FE program using of assessment results to improve student learning throughcurricular modifications as well as a summary of improvements and modifications up to date Page 23.437.2(such as using a plan to perform embedded assessments in several FE courses) are presented.  IntroductionUniversidad de las Américas

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Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Tobias Ortega-Knight, University of the Virgin Islands; Charles Huang Chen, Michigan State University; Danny Lynch, University of the Virgin Islands; Kathleen Anne Fitzsimons, Michigan State University; Crystal D Alton; Juan L. Mena Lapaix, Michigan State University; Joshua Drost, Michigan State University; Garrett Kohler

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Student

conversations: prompted conversations,and spontaneous conversations. The prompted conversations were initiated by the programcoordinator, who articulated a brief question or statement asking students to reflect on key aspectsof their undergraduate research experiences, including:  students’ expectations and goals for participating in the program  students’ goals for their research projects  ways to handle research obstacles  lessons students learned through research  students’ future goals and plans related to research, graduate study and careers Page 23.580.4Other than posting these initial conversational prompts/questions

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Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cozzens, Utah Educational Network; Jeremy Ray Farner, Weber State University; Thomas James Paskett, Weber State University; Elias V. Perez, Utah State University Eastern; Isabella Borisova, Southern Utah University

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Technology (Weber State University) Masters in Construction Manage- ment (Purdue University)Dr. Thomas James Paskett, Weber State University Dr. Thomas J. Paskett. I have a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Adult Organization and Learning from the University of Idaho. I also have a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Uni- versity of Phoenix. I hold a Bachelor Degree in Architectural Studies from the University of Utah. My drafting experience began with my Associate Degree in Architectural Drafting Technology from Ricks College, now Brigham Young University-Idaho. I have been designing residential buildings since 1992 and have had home plans built for the Salt Lake County Parade of Homes. It

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; A. S. (Ed) Cheng, San Francisco State University

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Minorities in Engineering

. Each project mentor works closely withSFSU faculty in designing the project and planning daily activities related to project completion.Below is an overview of each of the SEI group projects used for the last three years.Computer Engineering Project: Introducing Computer Engineering via Making an iPhone AppThe computer engineering project is to design and create an iPhone App that has an academicapplication (e.g, unit conversion, periodic table of elements, math formulas). The goals of thisproject are to (1) attract high school students into the field of computer engineering, (2)demonstrate the fundamentals of computer engineering, and (3) encourage innovations ondesigning human-computer interface. The project is carried out in the following

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Kristenson Jaeger, Northeastern University; Kerri Liss, Northeastern University; Bea van den Heuvel; Ellen Wilson, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #6753Those who can, teach. Immersing Students as Peer Educators to EnhanceClass ExperienceDr. Beverly Kristenson Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly Kris Jaeger, PhD has been a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a selected group of full-time faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern Uni- versity. Recently, she has joined the expanding Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NU to continue teaching Simulation, Facilities Planning, and Human-Machine Systems. Dr. Jaeger has been the recipient of several awards in engineering education for both

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Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Nathan Dunn, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab; Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg; Sherry McKibben, IURDC, University of Idaho

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Architectural

beused to support the design process approached during the charrette. A charrette is anintense period of design planning or activity, often collaborative in nature. It served asa vehicle to engage professionals and push students to produce at least three fairlydeveloped design schemes to inform their first round of simulations. The charrette tookplace over the course of six hours and provided at least one professional from eachdiscipline to work with each of the three student groups throughout the day. Theprofessionals played a key role in helping guide the student‟s communication with theother disciplines. The charrette was critical in reinforcing the need for students todesign quickly and iteratively at a pace that would carry throughout the

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

, whichintegrates classroom study with paid, planned and supervised work experience in the privateand public sector” 7 (p. 281). They summarized previous literature and listed five outcomes ofcooperative education program that employers think would be valuable to students: “1)Enhanced student self-confidence, self-concept and improved social skills. 2) Enhancement ofpractical knowledge and skills. 3) Enhanced employment opportunities. 4) Attainment ofnecessary skills to supplement theoretical training. 5) Enhancement of the induction processwhen the student joins the labor market” 7 (p. 282).However, although previous research indicates that experiential education benefits students indiffering ways; it is still not clear how and in what aspects

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

students are introduced to a“flatter” instructional environment; all participants have dual roles as students andinstructors who are embedded in a collaborative environment where all learncollectively from each others’ experiences, even the instructor. We also discusshypothesized benefits and plans for assessment.IntroductionGlobalization1 has put engineering education2,3 and the profession at a challengingcrossroad. On one hand, the impact of rapid technological innovations on modernsocieties has been amplified by the globalization of the economy1; hence, betterliving standards afford increasing equity in education. Despite this fact, students’graduation percentages in U.S. engineering schools have been decreasing over theyears 4-5 with the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

learning experience of his/her undergraduate students byproviding them with skills that are highly marketable and appreciated by industry. II. Curriculum Development at Michigan Technological UniversityFigure 1 shows the current and proposed digital design logic sequence which incorporates theaddition of two new courses that will be added to the current course (Digital Electronics). TheEET program will introduce two new courses (Digital Design Using VHDL and Topics inProgrammable Logic). Each of these courses is three credit hours (2 class, 3 lab). Thedescriptions of the two new courses are provided below. We are able to add the two new courseswithout impacting the overall degree plan. The current EET program has a shortage of courses indigital

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Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

-sustainable in the long run. Some of theproject materials are used in several courses to enhance the current curriculum. Through theproduct development process, PID Initiative provides the students with entrepreneurialexperiences. Examples are provided to illustrate the PID Initiative process. To further increasethe impact, future plans include organizing student seminars and offering a certificate in newproduct development. Page 23.661.21. IntroductionEngineering students in different majors spend most of their time taking courses within their ownprogram/department in addition to common body of knowledge (CBK) courses such as Math,Physics, and