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Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-4721: NEWBERRY AND FARISON REDUX: A SURVEY OF GEN-ERAL ENGINEERINGDr. Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Robert Grondin has the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. He joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 1983, serving first in the Department of Electrical Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering on ASU’s Tempe campus and more recently in the Department of Engineering of the College of Technology and Innovation on ASU’s Polytechnic campus. Page 25.976.1 c American Society for

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Learning and Assessment II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

) teaches a senior level course in Heat Transfer at the University of Central Oklahoma(UCO) for Engineering Physics-Mechanical Systems students. This paper describes an attempt to havestudent’s devote time outside of this class engaged in learning lecture material and problem-solving using“play-pause-rewind” (PPR) technology. This approach was adopted to guide student’s use of timeoutside of class and take advantage of a recent economical technology, which makes production of thesePPR resources accessible to instructors at all levels. An additional factor in choosing to introduce new Page 25.1412.2resources for the students in this course

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Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique H. Head, Morgan State University

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Civil Engineering

assessment of bridge structures internally prestressed with aramid fiber reinforced polymer (AFRP) tendons. Her additional research projects also include applying risk and reliability-based criteria to optimal decision-making for bridge maintenance. The broader impact of her research will help to improve the resiliency of our nation’s bridge infrastruc- ture while protecting lives during extreme events. In addition to her research, Head is involved in several professional organizations and national service initiatives that are focused on improving bridge perfor- mance and exposing K-12 students to civil engineering. Head earned her Ph.D. in civil engineering in 2007 from the Georgia Institute of Technology and B.S. and

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Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill H. Powell, Cornell University

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Engineering Libraries

University of Texas atSan Antonio Engineering Library).14,15 The University of Chicago’s Mansueto Library appears toprovide an interesting blend of both virtual and print worlds by having an architecturally strikingdome virtual library at ground level, with access to any of 4.5 million books with roboticretrieval in 5 minutes.16Winterman’s article on branch library downsizing at the Indiana University contains a goodbibliography of articles on the past history, current situation, and mechanics of downsizing.17Lessin’s article on merging science/technology libraries provides an excellent analysis of whyvarious branch library merge, and discusses the Crerar/Chicago merger and University ofLouisville libraries among others.18 Zhou discusses the

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ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

are required to take both refresher training and pre-visit training toimprove performance and consistency.Any engineering program director should consider becoming an ABET evaluator as a means tostay current on ABET changes and to prepare one’s own program for evaluation. It is a lot ofwork, but there is no better way to learn what other programs are doing.ABET is us. The ABET staff is very small and most of the accreditation work is done byvolunteer evaluators and team chiefs who are either practitioners or academic faculty in similarprograms. We are in essence a self-regulating entity. And hopefully if we do a good jobpolicing ourselves, nobody else will ever have to.Bibliography1 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc

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Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Samuel Holton Lee, University of California, San Diego; Jacqueline Linh Le, University of California, San Diego

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-4477: INCORPORATING CLICKERS AND PEER INSTRUCTIONINTO LARGE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING CLASSROOMSDr. Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Lelli Van Den Einde is a tenure-track lecturer at UC, San Diego, and focuses mostly on undergraduate education in mechanics and design courses. Her past research was in the seismic design of bridge sys- tems, but she is currently focused on assessing and improving engineering education pedagogy through technology. She has been the Faculty Advisor for UC, San Diego’s Society of Civil and Structural En- gineers (SCSE), a student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, for the past two years. Additionally, Van Den Einde is also the Faculty Advisor

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin's University; Irina Gendelman, Saint Martin's University

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Mechanical Engineering

virtual real time free software (DimDim).Numerous challenges arose, some were technical, and others created due to the skewedscheduling of main campus students. Surveys of students, and faculty observations, frustrations,and recommendations were evaluated. Then, the Information Technology Department, theInstructional Designer, and the Engineering Dean helped either by ideas or financially byintroducing other alternative solutions. Once these solutions were in place, the same facultytaught the course Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers to three groups. Interactive videoconferencing was used for one group, interactive real time using more reliable software, than theprevious used. License for use of Adobe Connect was purchased and implemented for

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Panel: A Conversation About Ethics Education and Resources

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Rachelle Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-4208: ETHICS EDUCATION AND RESOURCES: A SUMMARYOF ISSUES FACING THE FIELD AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THEMDr. Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department and Integrated Engineering program at Min- nesota State University, Mankato. She is a 2011-12 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation.Dr. Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University Taft H. Broome, Jr., is a professor of civil engineering at Howard University

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

systems, specifically neural regeneration. Staehle is also particularly interested in chemical, bio-, and biomedical engineering education.Dr. Kauser Jahan, Rowan University Page 25.1467.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Weaving Sustainability into Undergraduate Engineering Education through Innovative Pedagogical Methods: A Student’s PerspectiveAbstractEngineering educators are continually striving to develop teaching tools that engage students’imaginations, provide a platform for integrating modern technology into the

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Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3072: EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND AS-SESSMENT FOR ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGEDr. Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University Norbert J. Delatte, Jr., P.E., F.ACI, F.ASCE, is professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Envi- ronmental Engineering at Cleveland State University. He received his B.S. in civil engineering from the Citadel in 1984, a master’s degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986, and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from The University of Texas, Austin in 1996. Page 25.496.1 c American Society for

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Ethical Cases and Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B. Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University

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Engineering Ethics

University (WTAMU) requires aone-credit engineering ethics course for civil and mechanical engineering and engineering technology majors.Practicing engineers realize the importance of soft skills such as technical communication (written and oral) as wellas a need for ethics knowledge in their everyday dealings in the workplace and as mandated by continuing educationrequirements for Professional Engineering licensure. The Body of Knowledge document prepared by the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) further emphasizes the need for ethics instruction along with businessmanagement competence and lifelong professional development. Identification of ethics solving skills can benebulous concepts for engineering professors and students alike, as they

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Innovations in the IE Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

. Taboada has published more than 30 refereed manuscripts in technical journals, book chap- ters and conference proceedings. Her work has been published in IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, IIE Transactions, and Quality Technology and Quantitative Management, among others. Taboada is currently serving as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Performability Engineering, and as an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems.Dr. Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso Page 25.73.1

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer in Virginia and a Distinguished Member of ASCE. Page 25.1361.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 To Raise the Bar or Not: Addressing the OppositionBackgroundConsistent with its Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025, the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) has been engaged in an ambitious effort to better prepare civil engineeringprofessionals to meet the technological, environmental, economic, social, and politicalchallenges of the future.1 This “Raise the Bar” initiative attained an important milestone

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Onursal Onen, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012INTRODUCTION OF “MICROFLUIDICS” TO UNDERGRADUATE FLUID MECHANICS COURSE Page 25.850.2AbstractUndergraduate level fluid mechanics course is traditionally taught as a math-intensive coursewith the content remaining fairly similar for decades. The course content is usually challengingfor students with significant amount of theory and numerous new concepts introduced. In a fluidmechanics course, only a limited amount of state-of-the-art technologies and real-lifeapplications can be included, given the limited time and the material that should be covered.Information on market and career opportunities are often not mentioned in fluid

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Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University; Jennifer T. Edwards, Tarleton State University

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Environmental Engineering

Missouri.Dr. Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University Daniel Marble earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Houston, with an M.S. and Ph.D. in accelerator-based nuclear physics from the University of North Texas. Marble began his academic career as an Assistant Professor of physics at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point in 1994. In 1998, he was hired to develop the first engineering program at Tarleton State University (engineering physics), where he presently serves as Head of the Department of Engineering and Physics. In addition to interests in ion solid interaction, physics of sports, accelerator technology, and materials characterization, Marble is actively involved in K-16 science and

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Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Douglas Brown, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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Systems Engineering

AC 2012-5407: MOBILE DATA DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS FOR EMER-GENCY RESPONSE VEHICLESMr. William Douglas Brown, Middle Tennessee State University Doug Brown is the Technical Services Manager for the Rutherford County Government in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He is responsible for maintaining the functionality and security of a large wired and wireless network that includes traditional IT systems, as well as emergency responder operations. He is a recipient of the master’s of science degree in engineering technology with a minor in computer information system from Middle Tennessee State University. He can be reached via email at dougbrown8888@gmail.com.Dr. Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University Saleh M. Sbenaty is

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Integrating Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

theclassroom, although they noted that they do tend to slow the pace of the class. Hung11 reportedon the use of clickers to administer quizzes in an introductory manufacturing course and notedthat while there were implementation difficulties (as always with a new teaching technology),students reported positive attitudes towards the clickers and quiz results were encouraging whencompared to data for classes not using the clickers. Papers at the 2010 conference12, 13 alsoreported on the effectiveness of clickers for the classroom environment and no change inlearning outcomes.This paper reports on a study specifically aimed at the use of clickers in an Engineering

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Methods, Cases, and Directions

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bidhan C. Roy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Osama M. Jadaan, University of Mount Union; Mitchell Dean Cornelius, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

wide and fulfills the objective of a wider audience. Besides, it also introduces thestudents towards the initial commercialization of this new technology and the volatility of therelated startup enterprises.This paper describes the initial steps taken to develop the module. We begin with a sectiondescribing the contents of a typical engineering economics course. This is followed by a sectiondescribing the steps taken to develop a module. An essential part of the module will be in Page 25.77.2comprehending financial statements and constructing sample valuation problems and thesubsequent sections describes them.Engineering Economy 101Engineering

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Simulations and Visualizations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

8: (a) Measurements in the aerosol wind-tunnel to characterize particle samplingcharacteristics o different inlet designs. (b) Intercomparison of mass measurements with chamber experiments.USABILITY TESTS The Usability Testing Lab in the Eastman Kodak Center for Excellence inCommunication at Clarkson University was set up to record users testing out the website.Participating in the first test on the early version of the website were twelve studentvolunteers: six Mechanical Engineering majors and six Information Technology majors. Page 25.1027.9Information from these tests were communicated to the website

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Deyu Hu, Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

analyses in nuclear power generation plants. She has been designing online courses since 2006. In 2010, with an education grant from Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) she completed the online design of the graduate nu- clear engineering certificate program. In 2011, the new education grant from NRC, allowed initiating the design of two new nuclear graduate courses for the Master program. Her applied research in education is in cognitive functioning using online learning technologies. She has redesigned two undergraduate courses in thermodynamics for online/distance delivery at the ME Department at VT. She is a co-author on a chapter that is published in the book titled ”Cases on building quality distance delivery

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Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter J. Fabrycky PE P.E., Virginia Tech and Academic Applications International

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Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering Degree ProgramsAbstractBecause of its relevance to the whole of engineering education, the ASEE Systems EngineeringDivision (ASEE-SED) has a unique opportunity to serve as a forum to consider the developmentand quality aspects of degree programs that are named Systems Engineering (SE). This paper (aprospectus) conjectures that it may be necessary to provide worldwide academic certification ofSE degree programs by participating in and going beyond accreditation as offered through theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).Although the possibility of degree program certification is the main focus of this prospectus,certification is not the only topic. This paper suggests that program certification may be

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Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David J. Elton, Auburn University

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Civil Engineering

the assessment program. This paperprovides an overview of the activities, assessment of activities, suggestions forimplementation, and overall challenges and opportunities with this method. In addition,the teaching and learning activities are placed in context of a larger project incorporatingunconventional learning styles in the same course.Introduction and BackgroundA project is underway to investigate the development of teaching and learning materialsthat incorporate unconventional learning styles and new electronic technologies forcommunication in an undergraduate introductory geotechnical engineering laboratorycourse. The project represents a collaboration between two U.S. universities for thiscollaboration: California Polytechnic State

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Active and Project-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University; Eugene Joseph Werner Jr., GAI Consultants, Inc.

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Mechanical Engineering

Energy Efficient Building Technologies Challenge where the students won first place and a$5000 prize. The students gained valuable hand-on project experience and far exceeded thecriteria laid out by the competition due to the inherent will to win. The TurboFlow prototype wasdesigned, 3D modeled, FEA simulated and experimentally tested while the students used anarray of engineering concepts. Engineering concepts in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics,machine design, dynamics, finite element analysis, materials, electric circuits, and life cycleanalysis were necessary throughout the project. The design and analysis of the TurboFlowprototype reached the students in the upper levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, namely the synthesisand evaluation levels, where

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

.  Page 25.1329.6 Outcomes 13 through 15 (the professional practice outcomes) map to the CEPC.Appendix B also illustrates the approach used by the CAP3 Accreditation Committee toformulate BOK1-compliant accreditation criteria, as discussed above. An outcome-by-outcomecomparison clearly demonstrates that the BOK outcomes represent a significantly moreambitious and comprehensive standard than do the ABET criteria. For example, consider BOKOutcome 1, which includes explicit requirements for “biology, chemistry, ecology,geology/geomorphology, engineering economics, mechanics, material properties, systems, geo-spatial representation, and information technology.” The corresponding provision of the CEPCrequires only “one additional area of basic

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Zuber, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Libraries

remote services. Before joining the university, he was Director of Imaging and Process Engineering for T/R Systems in Atlanta. He holds 29 patents in the areas of electrophotographic engine design, color theory, and digital image processing. He received his M.L.I.S. from the University of Southern Mississippi and his master’s in imaging science and engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. Page 25.1470.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Weeding the Collection: An Analysis of Motivations, Methods

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Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia E. Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Libraries

publication checklist can be used to help answer.Currently librarians use citation analysis, journal checklists, and subject retrieval results toevaluate databases. Publication checklists are another method to quantitatively evaluate thedepth of coverage in traditional and Web crawler created databases. References[1] V. Tucci, "Assessing Information-Seeking Behavior of Computer Science and Engineering Faculty,” Issues inScience and Technology Librarianship, Winter 2011.[2] T. E. Nisonger, "Use of the Checklist Method for Content Evaluation of Full-text Databases: An Investigation ofTwo Databases Based on Citations from Two Journals," Library Resources & Technical. Services, 52, pp. 4-17,January

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Ethical Cases and Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu, St.Joseph’s College; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Engineering Ethics

it.MethodologyA Transportation Engineering Systems and Management course was taught in fall 2005 using thetraditional lecture method. The course is junior level core courses in the engineering curriculum. Page 25.836.4This course was used as the control group19. In fall 2010 an experimental group was taught withan ethics component that counted for 15% of the grade. The number of students in fall 2005 andfall 2010 were 15 and 18 respectively. The course was a junior level one. The course was arequired course for graduation in the technology program. The course needs sophomore levelmathematics as a prerequisite. 90% of the exam component needs the students

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-4533: ONLINE MODULES FOR WOOD DESIGN COURSES THROUGHNEESHUBProf. Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., is a Professional Practice Professor, Chair, Wood Education Institute (WEI), Civil Engineering Department California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif.Dr. Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Charles B. Chadwell is an Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 25.1007.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terrence L. Chambers P.E., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

and Technology (ABET, Inc.)and from ASCE, both of which have made an effort to define the Body of Knowledge (BOK)required to succeed as an engineer, as discussed below.There is no minimum number of credit hours specified by ABET, Inc. to maintain an accreditedengineering program. Instead, ABET, Inc., through its Engineering Accreditation Commission(EAC), has established the “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs”8 which specifies thefamiliar eleven learning outcomes commonly referred to as “a – k.” Every accreditedengineering program must demonstrate that its students are able to achieve outcomes a – k,regardless of the number of credit hours in the program. Because ABET, Inc. specifies learningoutcomes rather than credit hours

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ChemE Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-4310: PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT OF THE AICHE CON-CEPT WAREHOUSEMr. Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University Bill Brooks is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. As an undergraduate he studied hardware engineering, software engineering, and chemical engineering. Brooks has been involved in the development of several educational software tools, including the Virtual BioReactor, the Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Tool, and the AIChE Concept Warehouse. His dissertation is focused on technology-mediated, active learning techniques, and the mechanisms through which they impact student performance.Ms. Debra