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Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin Reed, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Ludois, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Maria Hamlin, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

is an assistant professor of Science Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her research interests include equity and access issues in mathematics and science, STEM initiatives, multicultural mathematics and science education. Dr. Hamlin earned her B.A.S. in Teaching Mathematics from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She completed her M.S. in Science Education, M.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and her Ph.D. in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan. Page 15.965.1© American Society for Engineering Education

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sinead MacNamara; Clare Olsen; Laura Steinberg, Syracuse University; Samuel Clemence, Syracuse University

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Civil Engineering

relationship to researchand design, or explicitly integrate it into an undergraduate student’s training.On the other hand, creativity in structural engineering design is celebrated in thearchitectural design curriculum. History courses and design studios study works ofrecent and contemporary structural engineers such as Peter Rice, Cecil Balmond, TedHappold, Jorg Schlaich, and Mutsuro Sasaki are well known to architecture students andfaculty. These engineers’ capacity to integrate technical innovation and aesthetic merit ineither their own design projects or collaborations with prominent architects (such as ToyoIto, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Kazuyo Sejima, and Renzo Piano) iswidely acknowledged. In this Digital Age, architects are

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

first year college chemistry, physics or calculus instruction.Bypassing the discussion that this current remediation educational practice does or does notprovide the mathematics and science instruction students need, it is clear that anintermediate stage between high school and two year or four year technical and engineeringdegrees is not an efficient educational pathway for producing the 21st Century technicalworkforce. Any effort to alter this current practice requires a shift in the instructionalcontent and instructor motivation in K-12 education. The increased awareness that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)curriculum represents an innovative approach for education with respect to content for andrelevance to the K-12

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Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

of electrical system component and analysisof mechanical system components that was taught by as many as four instructors. In short, thiscourse was what Clausing12 states a freshman course should not be; “a hodgepodge of peripheraltopics.”With the introduction of the new curriculum in the Fall of 2007, the engineering graphics contentbecame a separate two-hour course and the remaining content with the exception of Excel wascollapsed into the three-hour Introduction to Engineering course. With the creation of the newcourse, an effort was made to greatly reduce the “hodgepodge of peripheral topics.” This wasaccomplished for the most part by integrating the topics with the robot project. As an example,the old course taught project management

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Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Robertson, Arizona State University; Louis Frenzel, Electronic Design Magazine; Tom McGlew, MATEC

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Two Year College Division

AC 2010-1128: A SYSTEMS VIEW OF TECHNOLOGY CURRICULAJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Arizona State University Polytechnic. He was formerly an executive with Motorola and now participates in many senior technical training programs with the JACMET consortium. He is also a consultant to MATEC for the ESYST program to introduce a system-focused curriculum for Community Colleges.Louis Frenzel, Electronic Design Magazine Lou Frenzel has been a Technology Editor for Electronic Design Magazine for seven years. Formerly, he was professor and department head at Austin Community College and he still teaches at

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ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

‘messing with the world’” (p. 11). Yet the editors of Journalof Engineering Education acknowledge there is still little known about the “engineering teachingculture.”To address this growing area of interest and importance, we set out to examine already-practicing teachers’ beliefs and expectations about engineering instruction and student learningas it occurs at the high school level, and document how these views change as teachers becomenewly trained to use an engineering education curriculum. We examined teachers’ changingbeliefs in the context of their initial experiences teaching courses from the Project Lead the Way(PLTW) program. Although some selection bias is inherent in a study of this nature (we are notcurrently at liberty to assign who

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Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

, optimistically, thatchanges could be formulated by 2011, approved for public comment by 2012, and approved forimplementation in the 2013-14 accreditation cycle). If a criteria change cycle of less than sixyears is demonstrably too short, then a change cycle of seventeen years is clearly too long—particularly in an era of profound and accelerating change in the world around us.Programs’ resistance to increasing content in the baccalaureate-level curriculum is well-foundedas well. Even as the engineering BOK continues to expand, many programs are facinginstitutional or governmental pressure to reduce credit-hour requirements in their baccalaureatedegree programs.17 Logically, however, ignoring the expanding BOK cannot be an acceptableanswer to this

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Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blekhman; Jason Keith; Ahmad Sleiti; Eileen Cashman; Peter Lehman; Richard Engel; Michael Mann; Hossein Salehfar

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, development, and demonstration activities in government, industry, andacademia1. The program is offered through awards to California State University Los Angeles,Humboldt State University, Michigan Technological University, University of North CarolinaCharlotte and the University of North Dakota. Recognizing the inherent complexity of the topicand a multitude of new concepts, the HFCT programs are integrating laboratory practicum andprojects supporting student learning.This paper provides an overview of each participating institution laboratory practicum designand implementation after one and a half years of executing the program. While the funding wasprovided under the same DOE program, the paths, disciplines, courses, approaches ofimplementation

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ali Alshubbak; Saeid Moslehpour; Eugenio Pellicer; Joaquín Catalá

employees, for that; a survey was carried out to assess how can theindustry-university-government enhance the engineering education to initiate acontinuing and evolving process to provide curriculum designers with importantinformation from industry. Schott et al [1] debate the problem of the Australianengineering education system which depends the traditional mode and the “chalk andtalk” pedagogy, they argue the importance of the development of a new mixed systemwhich considers the industry’s needs. May be there no perfect method or procedure tobe followed while designing an engineering curriculum, Dym et al [6] study the project-based learning, but they emphasize the importance of the involvement of the interest ofthe industry in the engineering

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BIM and Other New Construction Practices

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Korman, California Polytechnic State University; Lonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University

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Construction

information technology.Introduction and BackgroundIn recent years, there has been increasing consideration given to integrated curricula by constructionengineering and management faculty and industry advisors. According to Hauck and Jackson5 eachproposal has tried to address core problems associated with an overly segmented curriculum and thelack of project based learning in different ways. A model proposed by Hauck and Jackson5attempts to teach construction management as a series of labs integrating the various constructionmanagement courses into an active, applied learning experience. Their integrated curriculumproposal for the construction management department is centered on the creation of seven project-based seminars. They are as follows

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Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

emphasis on cooperative education at the upperclassmen levels.Some engineering programs are intentional in choosing to create a culture with aparticular focus. For example, Chamberlain and Benson describe their efforts to defineengineering as part of a community of practice through undergraduate research projectsin El Salvador with Engineers without Borders.33 In response to high student attrition Page 15.1096.5rates, an overloaded curriculum, and a perception of superficial learning and lack ofintegration on the part of students, Central Queensland University developed a uniqueprogram to integrate co-operative education, specific development of

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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First-Year Programs

longer tube shows conditions where assumptions are no longer valid. A similar lab has been discussed in [1]. ≠ Differential equations. A heat transfer lab using a cup heater with a conducting surface on top demonstrates another application of engineering modeling. The model solution includes the error function, which is introduced to the students in Excel and Matlab. ≠ Logarithms and exponential equations. A pressurized vessel provides another example of engineering modeling. The model solution is an exponential equation. The students find model parameters by linearizing the equation. They also plot the data on logarithmic paper, and skill we have found students lack. ≠ Integration. An

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

Cornerstone Engineering InitiativeThe newly designed Cornerstone Engineering program by the MSU College of Engineering,seeks to address the concerns stated above, by developing curriculum and learning experiencesthat will allow students to remain agile and adaptive in the ever-changing employment market.As an integrated first-year engineering experience, the Cornerstone Engineering program seeksto provide early engineering students with a broad introduction to engineering design, theengineering profession and its expectations (e.g. working in the global workplace, engineeringethics, etc.), engineering problem-solving skills and teamwork skills. This component, which werefer to as design engineering, aligns directly with the recommendations of the

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological Universitydecided to adopt the BOK2 in spring 2008 as part of the annual program objectives/outcomesreview process. There was extensive debate on the prudence of adopting a new standard just twoyears before the ABET accreditation visit in 2010. The department’s commitment to continuousimprovement, however, was the eventual impetus for adoption of the BOK2. This paperprovides an overview of the challenges faced and the various approaches taken by thedepartment in its mission to integrate the BOK2 into the civil engineering program. Similar tobattling the mythical Hydra, every time it appeared that a question was satisfactorily addressed,two additional questions arose in its place. It became clear

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Lisa Grable, North Carolina State University; Patricia Dixon, Florida State University; Sharon Schulze, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Adjunct Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Lisa's extension and research projects have included work with public schools in the areas of instructional technology and science, including numerous in-service workshops for teachers.Patricia Dixon, Florida State University Dr. Dixon is Director of the Center for Integrating Research and Learning at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, conducting educational programs for students, teachers, and the general public. She has administered REU and RET programs since 1999, participates in a national RET Network, and has published and presented research on RET programs. Dr. Dixon is currently directing a study to

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Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

, although specific expectations for majors willoften exceed expectations for non-majors. A graduate of an engineering technology orengineering degree program would have knowledge and capabilities required for practice in theirfield that would go far beyond expectations for a non-major. These aspects are directly related tothe curriculum in any degree program. Aspects related to broader questions and concerns, suchas the impact of technology on society, are not closely linked to the traditional elements of thecurriculum. These aspects of technological literacy are, however, at least as important to ourgraduates as they mature and move into positions of leadership as they are to non-majors.Accreditation Criteria – Program OutcomesThe need to prepare

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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John Adams

others. This paper begins with a discussionof EE coursework pertinent to renewable energy/energy efficiency. The creation andearly experiences with a Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE^3) advisoryboard are reported. The role of the EE department in leading the campus efforts in theRE^3 area and in helping to shift campus culture are discussed. The paper concludeswith a summary and suggestions for future efforts.Electrical Engineering Specific CourseworkThe EE department has a hands-on approach from early on in the curriculum, whichlends itself well to directed studies and special topics RE^3 coursework. The coursesequence in the freshman and sophomore years culminates in an “Embedded ControllerDesign” course in which the students learn

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Trainor, United States Military Academy; Daniel McCarthy, United States Military Academy; Michael Kwinn, United States Military Academy

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

(US Army) is an Academy Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has a B.S. degree from USMA in Organizational Leadership and an M.E. degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. He also holds a PhD in Management Science (System Dynamics) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include systems design, new product development, system dynamics, decision support systems, project management and curriculum development. He has taught and served as the course director for numerous engineering courses in Systems Design, System Dynamics and Production Operations Management. He

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Barbara Brizuela, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

knowledge. Similar studies have beenconducted that have looked at mathematics and science teaching; however, little research hasbeen done regarding what educators learn and do when teaching engineering in middle schools.The study reported in this paper investigated three in-service, middle-school teachers with littleengineering background, explored the knowledge they used and developed to teach anengineering curriculum, and asked the following research question: What mathematics, science, and engineering subject matter knowledge do middle-school mathematics and science teachers draw upon and incorporate as they teach an engineering instructional unit on robotics?Engineering in the Middle School ClassroomEngineering education in

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wolter Fabrycky, Virginia Tech

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

information for management decision making.” 43. Defense Systems Management College: “The application of scientific and engineering efforts to (a) transform an operational need into a description of system performance parameters and a system configuration through the use of an iterative process of definition, synthesis, analysis, design, test, and evaluation; (b) integrate related technical parameters and ensure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces in a manner that optimizes the total system definition and design; and (c) integrate reliability, maintainability, safety, survivability, human engineering, and other such factors into the total engineering effort to meet cost, schedule, supportability, and

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Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-2343: MARRYING MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS WITHBIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING FIELDSArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris UniversityJohn Mativo, The University of Georgia Page 15.854.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Marrying Manufacturing Programs with Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Fields and MoreIntroductionThis paper focuses on program and curriculum development in order to sustain and enhancemanufacturing engineering programs. The idea of emphasizing product design and developmentor integration of micro- or nano-manufacturing into manufacturing curriculum is attractive andimportant for the survival of the discipline. On

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ProgramThe curriculum introduced teachers to the connections between mathematics and engineeringused to solve challenges in Modeling and Virtual Design and Earthquake Engineering Design.Participants could enroll in one or both components. Each component consisted of an intensive3-day, 10 hours per day, learning environment that provided participants with hands-onexperiences in engineering laboratories featuring state of the art technology and opportunities towork with the engineers using the technology in their work and study. Each session wasdeveloped to increase content knowledge as well as model pedagogical strategies appropriate forclassroom instruction.The two components were scheduled twice during the summer to provide the greatestopportunity

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Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

in non-engineering fields togain an introduction to the engineering design and analysis process. In this paper, a descriptionof the requirements for the minor at Binghamton University is presented. Some discussion of therationale for the components of the curriculum is given. Next, a description of the experiencesand a few comments by the first students who completed the minor are presented. In conclusion,a discussion of challenges to the establishment of the program and how they were dealt with arepresented.Description of the Requirements for the Minor in General EngineeringThe minor in general engineering was proposed by faculty in the Engineering Design Division(Freshman Engineering Program) in the 2007-08 academic year. The original

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Allison L. Felix; Joel Z. Bandstra; William H.J. Strosnider

). Middle-school science through design-based learning versus scripted inquiry: Better overall science concept learning and equity gap reduction. Journal of Engineering Education. 97(1): 71-85.7. Satchwell, R. and Loepp, F. (2002). Designing and implementing an integrated mathematics, science, and technology curriculum for the middle school. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education. 39(3): 41-66. Available from: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/v39n3/satchwell.html.8. Barnett, M. (2005). Engaging inner city students in learning through designing remote operated vehicles. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 14(1): 87-100.9. Bottoms, G. and Anthony, K. (2005). Project Lead the Way: A pre-engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, UTEP; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso

Foundation (NSF). His previous projects were funded by U.S. Department of Education (DoEd) FIPSE Program, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and GM.Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Carolyn Awalt's educational background is in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Educational Technology. She has coordinated the development of three online graduate programs for the College of Education in the past four years: Alternative Teacher Certification Program, Masters in Bilingual Education, Masters in Early Childhood. Combined investments in these three programs totaled over half a million dollars. These programs are on the University of Texas TeleCampus. At UTEP, Dr

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

globalization: • Adapt to changing job challenges and to internationalization • Function in a multicultural team and provide leadership • Apply education in solving a global range of problems • Appreciate worldwide business enterprise, technology management, and social and legal issues.The editing of a list of program goals is one thing; however, changing the curriculum to betterreflect the globalization emphasis is quite another. In a broader sense, how does an existingengineering degree program implement features that promote a global awareness for students—including the lecture hall, outside the classroom, and as part of the overall undergraduateexperience? At the same time, this must be accomplished while honoring the

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

globalization: • Adapt to changing job challenges and to internationalization • Function in a multicultural team and provide leadership • Apply education in solving a global range of problems • Appreciate worldwide business enterprise, technology management, and social and legal issues.The editing of a list of program goals is one thing; however, changing the curriculum to betterreflect the globalization emphasis is quite another. In a broader sense, how does an existingengineering degree program implement features that promote a global awareness for students—including the lecture hall, outside the classroom, and as part of the overall undergraduateexperience? At the same time, this must be accomplished while honoring the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University; Tom Brown, Eastern New Mexico University

preparation in these areas to be incorporated into the Page 15.454.2engineering curriculum at the college and university level. ABET stated in EC 2000, “Criteria”for Accrediting Programs that one program outcome and assessment measure for engineeringprograms is to demonstrate that their graduates have an ability to function on multi-disciplinaryteams.2The team members in our S-STEM project course were from undergraduate disciplines inmathematics, computer science, electronics engineering technology, biology, computerinformation systems, chemistry, biochemistry, and geology. To provide mentorship to thefreshman students, teams were organized to include

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Chitra N. Javdekar

curriculumdemands, have been noted.Characteristics of current typical Engineering curricula:One of the major characteristics of engineering curriculum as it was pointed out in a 2008 CarnegieMellon report (Shepard et al, 2008)on engineering education, unlike fields such as the Law andMedicine, an undergraduate Engineering degree is the first professional degree for engineers who areexpected to work in their profession immediately after graduation thus requiring to have built the set ofskills and knowledge required for the profession during their four years within engineering schools.This usually results in a packed curriculum that hopes to prepare students for their profession in thefour undergraduate years and in a first year curriculum that is often

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Darryl G. Thelen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Klingenberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

college and includes faculty involved in departmental curriculumcommittees. The charge to the Roundtable has been to “Understand the changing environmentfor higher education and its implications for the College of Engineering and develop an actionplan that includes changes in course curriculum and delivery to meet the new challenges inundergraduate education.” This followed directly from the step 1 implementation from Massy tobuild awareness and commitment and is articulated with similar words in the CCSSI Phase Ireport and other institutional change literature.The Roundtable determined that three elements in addition to disciplinary excellencecharacterize the best undergraduate engineering education: 1) curriculum and course contentrelevancy, 2