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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher L. Reitsma

that is programmed in PBASIC.Despite the amount of resources in programming and circuits provided by the vendor, theactivities need augmentation, or reinvigoration. The incorporation of common devices such asTV remotes, flashlights, gaming controllers and RC controllers provide students the opportunityto analyze and apply simple circuits with programming. These implementations and associatedactivities allow the operation of a robot and actuators in a semi-autonomous or tele-operatedmode, through the use of various sensors, communication systems and programming techniques.At the end of the course with a capstone project, students demonstrate the application of variousaspects of electrical engineering through a small-scale robotic

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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XingYing Cheng; Daren Wilcox

environment. Because we are using Ubuntu Linux operating system whichapplies the GNOME desktop environment, when we create a project, we have to select othersand type gedit into the “other command” under the project option.Bluespec Operation in LinuxAfter we installed both the Bluespec environment and the Ubuntu Linux operating system, wecan launch the Bluepec development workstation by typing the command ‘bluespec’ in the Linuxenvironment.In the workstation of Bluespec, we can execute all the behaviors like creating project, typechecking, compile, linking and simulating. The first step is creating a project. In this step, theproject option setting is very important, because we have to choose the top file and module forthis particular project and

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Curriculum, or How to Build a Dog House Carl A. Erikson, Jr, Department of Engineering, Messiah CollegeI.A.4. The Design Science/Global Solutions Lab: Interdisciplinary Problem/Project-Based Research and Learning Medard GabelSession I.B. AEC 315 - Innovative experiences in local/global/community learningI.B.1. Supporting and Assessing Service Learning of Engineers Without Borders Student Chapters Joshua H. Smitha and David Brandesb Departments of aMechanical and bCivil & Environmental Engineering, Lafayette CollegeI.B.2. Design of Sustainable Hand-Powered Water Pumps for Burkina Faso Timothy B. Whitmoyer, Messiah CollegeI.B.3. Educating ECE Majors for a Global Environment William

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ryan Ferguson; Richard Lupa; Bradford Powers; Henry Whitney; Salah Badjou

A Low-Cost Lightweight, Low-Profile Portable Solar Tracker Ryan Ferguson Richard Lupa Bradford Powers Henry Whitney Salah Badjou, Ph.D. Department of Electronics and Mechanical Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115 Session Topic: Teaching project based courses and design courses, including senior design course AbstractThis paper describes the design and construction of a novel lightweight, low-profile solar

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Edwin Odom; Don Blackketter; Larry Stauffer; Steven Beyerlein

. The student-generated model shown inFigure 1 also includes technology enhanced spaces for team meetings and collaboration. FIGURE 1. Proposed Design of UI Engineering Student Service CenterThis project has underscored the realization that successful operation requires a coordinatedeffort of all engineering departments in the College. Furthermore, the delivery of center servicesis envisioned as a partnership between well-prepared, upper-division students from alldepartments and student-centered professional staff. In this way, service learning opportunitiesfor upper-division students coexist with institutional recruiting, academic career planning,counseling, and tutoring functions for lower-division students. This presentation will

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University

students to gain experience in design, but experience alonedoes not guarantee learning of skills and knowledge, or the ability to transfer this knowledge tonew situations. Researchers and theorists have long trumpeted the value of reflective practice asa differentiating factor in the effectiveness of practitioners. As shown by the growing number ofpublications on the topic in engineering education literature, teaching students the process andvalue of reflection is increasingly recognized as an essential component of engineering designeducation.To support teaching and learning of reflection in engineering capstone design courses, this studyseeks to understand how students reflect—individually and as a team—as they are engaged in adesign project

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering

toward the BSCE. Freshman Engineering: The College of Engineering implemented a Freshman Engineering program in Fall 2007 to provide a common freshman experience for engineering majors. The primary goal of the freshman program is to improve 1st-year to 2nd-year retention across the College. As a result, there are no civil engineering courses offered to first-year students. Culminating Design Experience. The technical component places a strong emphasis on engineering design. As shown in Table 2, twelve of the required civil engineering classes involve significant design content as do most of the engineering elective courses. The major design experience requirement is met through completion of two required design projects. Four

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

to the most important skillswere significantly different, with the exception of the relative importance of design and math. Inaddition, five senior civil engineering students mapped their personal course experiences to theBOK2. One student noted that the capstone design course alone covered 21 of the 24 BOK2outcomes, indicating that a single course can achieve a wide range of objectives and one neednot view the BOK2 outcomes as “course-by-course” requirements. However, the outcomes inthe senior design course were somewhat dependent on the specific project and the individualstudents’ role on the project. For example, a service learning project for a developingcommunity achieved to some extent the globalization outcome that other students

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety

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International

with different cultures and habits and at the same time having a kindof influence. Enterprises are looking for new talents no matter where they are and so moreopportunities and the reverse side of the same coin more competitiveness. The history shows anenormous amount of companies and engineers working in different places in the worldaccomplishing huge projects promoting the development of countries and societies. Page 15.484.2Now more then ever engineers should pay attention to what is going on worldwide to go forinternational experiences to improve personal skills and get different opportunities becausenothing has more impact than personal

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

authored or co-authored over 100 articles, papers, abstracts, and reports on his research. Over the last 40+ years, he has been in demand as a special consultant to engineering firms on dam safety and drainage matters and as a technical expert by attorneys at local, regional, national & international levels in accidents and issues related to hydrologic and hydraulic engineering projects. Over the years, Dr. Tschantz has coordinated and remains active in teaching many state, regional and national one- and two-day workshops in the areas of dam safety, stormwater management, and erosion prevention & sediment control. Since 2001, he has assisted in developing and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhang, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Electrical and Computer

. More specifically, this Page 15.983.2 project is expected to provide useful insights into several key PBL problems, including: 1) how to select appropriate programming problems to ensure the breadth of contents covered, 2) how to balance teaching and students’ self- directed study in programming courses, and 3) how to enhance the guided PBL model based on both qualitative and quantitative evaluation to improve students’ MTP programming skills. • Assess the effectiveness of developed PBL-based multicore programming course for students with diverse background. As one of the few earliest courses

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Stoppiello, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, TheWorld is Flat by Thomas Friedman,4 the NSF-sponsored Babson-Olin Symposium onEngineering Entrepreneurship Education,5 the Student-Centered Active Learning Environmentfor Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project at North Carolina State University,6 and a2006 Project Kaleidoscope workshop on designing undergraduate science and mathematicsfacilities7 all contributed to the development of engineering at FGCU and to the design of its newbuilding (Holmes Hall), which opened for classes in January 2009. During the U.A. WhitakerSchool of Engineering’s initial 5-year period, its vision and mission evolved based on input fromfaculty and external advisors and in response to the addition of computer science to become

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Jack Patzer, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 15.1080.1 Public Schools working to integrate technology into their classrooms. TEC will be extended to include teachers on the White Earth Reservation.Jack Patzer, University of Pittsburgh Jack Patzer is Coordinator of the Bioartificial Liver Program in the McGowan Institute for© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Page 15.1080.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Model-Eliciting Activities – Instructor PerspectivesAbstractAs part of a larger NSF-funded project to develop Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) inengineering courses (MEDIA), the

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Satinderpaul Devgan, Tennessee State University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

 engineering approach. Need Analysis Because  of  global  competition,  products  and  systems  have  to  deliver  more  and  are  becoming more complex. Engineers of the  future  must be trained  in systems engineering  approach rather than  classical  engineering  design  approach.  Further  most  systems  of  the  future  will  use information (signal, communication in analog and digital form), computers (hardware, software, and firmware) and broad­based engineering technologies.  Table 1  Employment Projections at Local, State and National Level [5, 6]  Local [5]  State [5]  National [6] Title  2006  2016

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Engineering Curriculum, or How to Build a Dog House Carl A. Erikson, Jr, Department of Engineering, Messiah CollegeI.A.4. The Design Science/Global Solutions Lab: Interdisciplinary Problem/Project-Based Research and Learning Medard GabelSession I.B. AEC 315 - Innovative experiences in local/global/community learningI.B.1. Supporting and Assessing Service Learning of Engineers Without Borders Student Chapters Joshua H. Smitha and David Brandesb Departments of aMechanical and bCivil & Environmental Engineering, Lafayette CollegeI.B.2. Design of Sustainable Hand-Powered Water Pumps for Burkina Faso Timothy B. Whitmoyer, Messiah CollegeI.B.3. Educating ECE Majors for a Global Environment

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

William Bloxsom

339 Engineering Economy with “Green” and Energy Evaluations William Bloxsom Assistant Professor of Engineering Colorado State University – PuebloAbstractThe core material of an engineering economy class is the mathematical means to evaluate moneythrough time and the concepts of project evaluation in terms of engineering limitations andfinancial considerations. The students use these tools to evaluate contemporary “green” topicsthat they have

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Javier Conde, National University of Distance Education; Jose M. de Urena, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Jose Turmo, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Raul Vizcaino, University of Castilla-La Mancha

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Civil Engineering

from within a system of universities,and assembling a heterogeneous faculty.Keywords – BOK, civil engineering, consortium, curriculum, faculty, industry, innovation,internship, leadership, management, master’s degree, project, SpainIntroductionSpain’s five-year civil engineering programs devote very little time to group and personalmanagement and leadership behaviour. That, and innovation, are increasingly relevant inenterprise development and in civil engineering. Accordingly, a Master of Leadership in CivilEngineering (MLCE) program was developed. Supported by a private foundation, the master’sdegree program was organized and is operated by and at one of Spain’s youngest civilengineering schools and involves collaboration with the country’s

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech; Yong Han Ahn, East Carolina University; Hyun IK Shin, Kumoh National Instute of Technology

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Construction

AC 2010-1191: THE ATTITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION-RELATED STUDENTSTOWARD SUSTAINABILITY IN SOUTH KOREAHyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech Dr. Hyuksoo Kwon has completed his Ph.D. in the Technology Education/STEM Education program at Virginia Tech. His research interest are curriculum development, integrative approach among school subjects, and comparative educational research.Yong Han Ahn, East Carolina University Dr. Yong Han Ahn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at East Carolina University specializing in sustainable design and construction. Throughout his career, Yong Han has involved in sustainable design and construction projects to implement sustainability in the

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nur Ozaltin, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical

projects. The data consisted of twice weekly reflections of the activities that studentteams engaged in during their design process, as well as open-ended comments about theirdesign progression. This data was then collapsed into Dym’s model from which empiricalassociations were made between the various stages. Coupled with the teams’ open-ended weeklyreflections, we were able to identify educational patterns that potentially lead to higher or lowerquality designs. Based on their final artifact, teams were judged to be innovative or non-innovative. We found that differences exist between those teams innovative non-innovativeteams. This paper reports these findings.IntroductionInnovation is highly important as competition between companies and

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Baukal, John Zink Institute; Joseph Colannino, John Zink Co. LLC; Wes Bussman, John Zink Institute; Geoffrey Price, University of Tulsa

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College-Industry Partnerships

benefits for both organizations. TU could offer a course to theirstudents in an area that was not a specific strength of its faculty. TU students had thebenefit of learning professional practice from experienced industry engineers. JZ hadclose access to top senior and graduate chemical engineering students that were potentialinterns and permanent hires. JZ also benefitted from high quality student final projectresearch reports and presentations in topic areas suggested by and of interest to theinstructors. The main area for improvement for future classes is better coordinationamong the instructors for the quantity and difficulty of homework and exam problems,better consistency on grading projects, and eliminating unnecessary duplication. Themain

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1755: TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF MINORITYSTUDENTS IN STEMEhsan Sheybani, Virginia State UniversityGiti Javidi, VSU Page 15.1275.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Training and Performance Assessment of Minority Students in STEMAbstractThe proposed study is designed to implement and test the efficacy of an intervention developed as part of an NSF-funded project by the team of investigators at Longwood University and Virginia State University. This interventiondevelops the underlying thinking skills in students necessary for success in STEM courses and careers. Rather thanrelying only on classroom content and high-level thinking

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Wojciechowski, Grand Valley State University; Charles Standridge, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

use of Excel; engineering terminology, mechanisms anddevices; and the engineering design process. This knowledge was applied duringthe co-op experience to customer relationship topics such as meetingrequirements, using design standards, satisfying machine footprint constraints,and writing documentation that was understandable to all constituents. Generalcurricular knowledge was also applied to technical issues such as calculating thethrust force of a pneumatic cylinder given its bore size, stroke length, andsupplied air pressure. The professional development gained each co-op semesterbetter prepared the student for the ensuing curricular education experience invarious ways including assurance that no curricular assignment, project, or task

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuan-Lin Chen, MingChi University of Technology; Shun-Chung Wang, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

atMingchi University in Taiwan. The evaluation results from the students measured before andafter using the approach are very encouraging which demonstrate its efficiency and success.The goals of micro-controller application coursesThe goals of presented teaching approach for micro-controller application course are thatstudents should gain knowledge of the principle of micro-controller operations and could designa real-world application project based on micro-controller topics. The period of the micro-controller application course at Mingchi University in one semester is a total of 51 hours (3 hoursper week times 17 weeks.) The syllabus of this industry-oriented micro-controller course isdescribed in Table 1. We teachers have already integrated

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; William Cruz, National Hispanic University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2010-383: A TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED SIMULATION OFDISTRIBUTED-TEAM IT SOLUTION DEVELOPMENTJulio Garcia, San Jose State UniversityWilliam Cruz, National Hispanic University Page 15.106.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Technology-Assisted Simulation of Distributed-Team IT Solution DevelopmentAbstractUsing HP mobile technology, students transformed their vision of teamwork then designed andimplemented IT solutions addressing challenges posed through lecture and lab. In addition,faculty members not immediately involved in the grant learned how to use technology by seeingits use in the project classroom.The goals of this study were how

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lesko, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-2204: DATA IN DEPTH: WEB 3-D TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDE NEWAPPROACHES TO THE PRESENTATION OF COURSE CONTENTCharles Lesko, East Carolina University Charles Lesko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems, College of Technology & Computer Science at East Carolina University. He received his BS at the US Naval Academy; he holds a MS in Forensics from National University and a second MS in Computer Information Systems from Boston University; his PhD is in Applied Management from Walden University. His current teaching and research regime focus on strategic technology management and communication, information technology project management, and virtual reality

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill May, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2010-1825: THE CREATION AND VALIDATION OF MEASURES FORETHICS IN CROSS DISCIPLINARY STUDENT TEAMSJill May, Illinois Institute of Technology Jill May is a graduate student in Industrial/ Organizational psychology within the Institute of Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology. She is serving as an IIT site project manager on NSF grant DUE 0817531,which supports the research reported in this paper.Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology Daniel Gandara is a graduate student in Industral/ Organizational psychology within the Institute of Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology. He is an IIT site manager for NSF grant DUE 0817531, which supports the research reported in

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Frank T. Fisher; Hong Man

. Each module presents the undergraduate research project being documented, the nanoscalephenomena being investigated, key research questions raised and how they are being addressedin the lab, and how this understanding is necessary for ultimate commercialization of thetechnology.Distinguishing characteristics of these modules include the use of current faculty research as thecenterpiece for the educational materials, and the use of a multimedia format to enable anengaging and dynamic view of academic nanotechnology research accessible to all studentswithin the curriculum. While these modules will be deployed within a first year “EngineeringExperiences” course being offered at our school, ultimate deployment of these self-containedmodules in

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

John W Duggan P.E.; Henderson Pritchard

carbon footprint. The substitution of recycled building 1materials to replace raw building materials (for example recycled concrete) greatly reduces pressure the builtenvironment places on natural resources. Waste reduction through modifying construction means and methods (forexample site segregation of construction debris) and new technologies (such as waterless urinals) provideopportunities to reduce waste streams.New technology has provided the means for projects to meet sustainable design criteria in several aspects. Energytechnologies, such as geothermal heating and cooling, have served to both decrease costs and carbon

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Paul van Bloemen Waanders; Andrew Kean; Glen Thorncroft; Brian Self

applications. 4.) Self-Assessment: The students must be able to verify the quality of their own work. 5.) Model Documentation: Requires a response or memo describing the model. 6.) Effective Prototype: Involves key engineering concepts that are usable in future work.With these guidelines MEAs are being introduced into some of the courses in the MechanicalEngineering Department at Cal Poly. Several MEAs have been tried and tested in dynamics,thermodynamics, and mechanical engineering design courses. The next goal is to create an MEAfor engineering statistics that includes a hands-on laboratory. The current project focuses on thestatistical uncertainty in measuring devices during the process of making steel.Current MEA Project DescriptionSteely

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Women in Engineering

students with an evengender split. The course emphasized outreach, communication, and interpersonal skills with agroup project supported throughout the semester by a required skills lab. The project included anoutreach teaching activity for 5th grade students at a local children’s science museum, a writtenreport, and an oral presentation. The supporting skills lab taught technical writing and editing,oral presentation skills, and interpersonal skills linked to Felder’s learning styles.1 Student teamswere assigned so that all majors, learning styles, and genders were represented in each team. Theactivities were assessed using four surveys throughout the semester.Women undergraduates in the course ranked learning styles, teamwork, writing and