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Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Steffen, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

MINDSTORMS. Apress, 2002.[5] Julie Rursch, Andy Luse, Doug Jacobson. “IT-Adventures – A Program to Spark IT Interest in High School Students using Inquiry-Based Learning with Robotics, Game Design, and Cyber Defense”. IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 53, Issue 1, pages 71-79, 2009.[6] Reconfigurable Computing Laboratory, Iowa State University, http://rcl.ece.iastate.edu/ Page 25.623.13

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry D. Peel P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Jared Scott Cavazos

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, andother cross disciplinary concepts. Students will gain hands-on experience with engineeringdesign, and will understand the value of collecting data to support conclusions. 5. Test your mettle:What are the “passing” criteria? What is the range of motion for a human arm? What can bepredicted using mathematical models? How do the predictions compare to the experimentalresults? What conclusions can be drawn from the data? What improvements could be made?Laboratory work associated with test your mettle includes the following: a. Construction of the bionic arm Students will bolt muscles to large wooden dowels that will serve as the bone structure for the bionic arms. The dowel rods will be connected using a clovis hinge which will serve as

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Tricks of the Trade II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Vincent Wilding P.E., Brigham Young University; James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University; Paul Richards P.E., Brigham Young University; Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University; Brian D Jensen, Brigham Young University

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New Engineering Educators

. degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., both in 2004. He also received B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, in 1996 and 1998, respectively. In 1998 and 1999, he spent 16 months as a Micromechanism Designer at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. He has performed research and published more than 60 papers in design topics, including microelectromechanical systems and compliant mechanisms, and he holds seven U.S. patents. His work has been recognized by several best paper awards, the 2009 BYU Young Scholar Award, and the 2010 Utah Engineers Council Educator of the Year

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danial J. Neebel, Loras College; Nicholas J. Burek, Loras College; Thomas Griebel, Loras College

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Electrical and Computer

, pointers, and bit manipulationcode, such as bitwise AND, OR, and XOR. Here are two exercises that could be divided up intoone or two hour lab exercises. These exercises will require the use of Xilinx’s EDK softwarethat is made available through the Xilinx University Program6.With the given background above FPGArcade could be used for several exercises in a freshmanor sophomore computer engineering course in embedded systems. A set of exercises could bedeveloped for use in the laboratory or if the students have their own boards, they could take themhome. Here are two such possible exercises for early in a computer engineering curriculum.1) Exercises for building the architecture of a game. a) Generate a sprite and place it on the screen in a

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Design Cognition III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Edu- cation at Purdue University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois. He has published conference papers on cooperative learning and team innovation. His research focuses on teamwork, innovation, and laboratory education. Page 25.664.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Gender Differences in an Energy Conservation Idea Generation TaskAbstractEngineering student teams are often formed under the assumption that diversity will increaseteam innovativeness. Rather than approaching the problem from an

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.; Alex DUPE Wong; Monica Bot

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Electrical and Computer

, Analog Devices - Germany,Trenz Electronic - Germany, ESG Elektroniksystem und Logistik - Germany, Mirifica - Italy andComputer Measurement Laboratory - USA.Sixteen teams from the four regions have competed in the finals: seven teams representing Page 25.671.8Europe region, four teams from United States region, one team from India and four teams fromChina regionals. Three of the winning teams represented Europe region and two other the Chinaregion. The winners of the worldwide finals are listed in the table below:Table I: The winners of the 2011 Munich Worldwide Finals Project Description

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin William Knecht, South Texas College; Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert D. Wrinkle, Center for Survey Research

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

module helps students physically visualize the process to better understand thedirectionality and magnitude of the force components and the moments generated.Guided Discovery is a novel methodology that borrows aspects of challenge-based instructionand discovery learning. The method is designed to facilitate students’ paths to discovery of keyconcepts that are often misinterpreted or not readily mastered. The method is optimized forshort, in-class activities. It is a low-cost, active-learning method intended to bring laboratory-like experiences into the classroom to improve concept mastery and elucidate commonmisconceptions. The intent is to target concepts that students commonly fail to master and thatnegatively impact learning outcomes in

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Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John W Pritchard, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Systems Engineering

acquisition.This paper presents a framework that is applicable in the laboratory development and approach.IntroductionThe challenge of teaching freshman engineering classes has always been one of the mostinteresting aspects of engineering education in the last decade1-6. Traditionally these classeshave been the way into engineering thinking and problem solving. The problems that theengineering education community is facing is how to make these classes more interesting,expand students’ thinking process, bring in a more systems level thinking, and help studentsappreciate what is engineering all at the same time. The above challenges together with thetypical characteristics, behavior, and attitudes of the new students actually increase theimportance of the

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Innovative Energy Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Jian Peng He, Western Michigan University; Ryan Kamm; Saleem Hason Hinton; Brandon De Young

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

technology in energy efficientmotion control and vehicle design, Parker Hannifin Corporation collaborates with a group ofuniversities across the nation. They helped to incorporate fluid power practices in engineeringand engineering technology curriculum and establish laboratories in these universities. Since2004, Parker is sponsoring a hydraulic bicycle design competition among those universities. Thepurpose of the competition was to challenge undergraduate engineering and engineeringtechnology students for innovative design and development of a bicycle that would transfer arider’s manual power to the driving wheel through a hydraulic media without using any chain ordirect drive mechanism. In a one year time frame, students of engineering and

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Active and Project-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garrett Miles Clayton, Villanova University; Teresa Genevieve Wojcik, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlińska, Villanova University; Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University

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Mechanical Engineering

the end of the semester, a general courseevaluation was given. This survey included the open ended question: Do you think that you learned engineering design in this course? If yes, HOW (through what classroom readings, activities, discussions, etc.?)Without prompting 35% of students mentioned the impromptu design projects. This may notseem like a huge percentage, but in a class where there are numerous ways to learn the designprocess (hands-on laboratories, homework, Beetlebot competition discussed above, impromptudesign, other in class projects, etc.), a 35% share of responses is actually quite significant. Thisshows that students were indeed interested in the projects, but also that they perceive them asbeing a good education

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ChemE Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Rachel B. Getman, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering

retrieval in the second half of the semester, where students are expected to applysimilar ideas in team settings as they conduct experiments of their own design. Each week of labbrings feedback from the previous week and a new assignment for more practice building onexperimental design, statistical analysis, and communication skills. These skills are further testedin the senior level laboratory and design courses, which require the same reference texts.Clemson University is a medium-sized, Southeastern, public land-grant state institution with aunique governance system: of the 13 members on the Board of Trustees, seven are life trusteeswho select their successors, and six are appointed by the State Legislature. The overall studentpopulation is 54

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Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher M Greene, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Engineering Technology

enrollment ofunderrepresented students with a goal of retaining them through graduation.Future ConsiderationsRefinement of the Robotics in Manufacturing course will be allowed for given the introductionof POGIL into the robotics laboratory. The Lego Mindstorms will be used in POGIL teams andto complete POGIL exercises. As the second quarter is closing out, the author of this effort iscurrently contemplating this summer in terms of research and advising students. Proposals forLSAMP will be submitted in March. Recruitment of another student for TUES will be ongoing.AcknowledgmentsThe author would like to thank Mr. Tyrone King and Mr. Yaw Donkor for their enthusiasm inperforming summer research and serving as role model for underrepresented students

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New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

building energy efficiency. Guest speakers from the HVAC contractor for thebuilding were invited to lecture the class. After conclusion of the lectures, the building itself wasused as a large laboratory to reinforce many of the LEED design principles. The building itselfwas completed in 2010. Although it is not a LEED certified building, it was originally intendedto be and many of the LEED design principles are readily evident. Of particular note, the HVACperformance of the building can be monitored via a software installation in one of ourengineering laboratories.The LEED block of instruction concludes with a computer based examination intended toprepare the students for the types of questions and pacing that they will experience on the LEEDGreen

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Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

realized as the College replaces 1,428 light fixtureswith those containing LEDs. Recently, there have been many attempts to incorporate solar powerwith LED indoor and outdoor lighting due to its low power consumption. Researchersinvestigated feasibility of such projects especially focusing on economic feasibility and siteassessments [13-16].Faculty, students, and staff in the Industrial Technology program at Sam Houston StateUniversity took the initiative to replace current security night lights for one of the biggestlaboratory facilities, a large metal building remotely located to the main campus and surroundedby residential properties. This laboratory houses a large classroom, tool cabinets, productionequipment, and training resources for wood

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Progress in Manufacturing Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George M. Graham P.E., Chattanooga State Community College; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University

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Manufacturing

) is extremely fast-paced. Traditional manufacturingtechnologies such as CNC milling, turning, metal casting, and welding used to be thecornerstones of the program. With the rapid advance of technology, a number of new subjectshave been added to the program. Electronics and automation, strength of materials, and rapidprototyping are just a few of the courses added to the program in recent years. The addition ofthese new courses has required consolidation of traditional manufacturing courses. Students nowlearn the same material in one course that used to be taught previously in two to four courses.Homework assignments, laboratory assignments, mid-term, and final exams are the typicalassessment methods instructors would use in these courses

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Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University; Zhi Ge, Shandong University

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Construction

each level ofteaching depending on teaching style. It was determined that formal lecture, hands-on laboratory,guest speakers, and comprehensive/intern projects are employed in order to achieve active andcooperative learning, along with the nature of each course and instructor’s preference.First, students must know the BIM basics before they can use BIM for project applications. Page 25.794.4Similar to many construction curricula, our construction engineering and management programshave a course of Graphic Communication (CAD). In the past, the focus of this course was usingAutoCAD to produce 2D drawings with basic sketching skills and graphic

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Bonnie Angelone, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the vehicles with the highest sales figures were done elsewhere.In fact, less than 10% of hybrid-electric vehicle sales went to US manufacturers in the years2005–20098. To regain the lead in such cutting-edge technologies, US engineering students mustbecome more proficient in the kind of multidisciplinary design that created hybrid-electricvehicles.The hybrid-electric powertrain project is divided into six discrete modules, each of which can becompleted in a few regularly-scheduled laboratory periods. A simplified diagram of a hybridpowertrain is shown in Figure 1. The powertrain is very similar to the one used in a first-generation Toyota Prius. In this design, power is supplied to a load using an air motor andmotor/generator. The

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Design Spine

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Krishan Kumar Bhatia, Rowan University; Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Bonnie Angelone, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

multidisciplinary design that created hybrid-electricvehicles.The hybrid-electric powertrain project is divided into six discrete modules, each of which can becompleted in a few regularly-scheduled laboratory periods. A simplified diagram of a hybridpowertrain is shown in Figure 1. The powertrain is very similar to the one used in a first-generation Toyota Prius. In this design, power is supplied to a load using an air motor andmotor/generator. The contributions of the air motor and motor/generator are combined in theplanetary gearset, which is in turn regulated by a second DC electric motor. The strategyemployed by the controller is to keep the output shaft turning at a constant speed, despitevariations in load. It does this by regulating the 1) air flow

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Typically, engineering students arenot exposed to engineering drawing or CAD until their first or second year in an engineeringuniversity. The campers get very excited when they realize that they can design aircraft thatengineering students, who are much older than them, design at a later stage. This is a valuablelearning experience for the students.4. Flight SimulationsThree different flight simulators are used during the camps. These include radio controlled modelaircraft flight simulator, a fixed wing aircraft flight simulator, and a rotary wing flight simulator.The fixed wing flight simulator is part of the visualization and simulation laboratory at SPSU. Itprovides an immersive environment for the students. They learn the basic flight

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First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Naima Kaabouch, University of North Dakota; Mohammad Khavanin, University of North Dakota

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First-Year Programs

watching them completethe exercises has a positive effect8. Second, students do not feel that they had enough access tohelp. While they were encouraged to email the instructor with questions, this was not enough.These problems will be addressed by offering video chat sessions several times a week. Studentswill be required to attend a minimal number of these sessions. The video sessions will be used toanswer student questions and force them to think about their assignments. Page 25.897.9AcknowledgementThe authors would like to acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation throughthe Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement

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Integration of Research and Education in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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joshua fabian, Villanova University; Tyler A. Young, Villanova University; James Peyton Jones, Villanova University; Garrett Miles Clayton, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

).2. S. Coradeschi and J. Malec “How to make a challenging AI course enjoyable using the RoboCup soccer simulation system, in RoboCup-98: Robot soccer world cup II: Lecture notes in artificial intelligence, vol. 1604, pp.120-124, ed. M. Asada and H. Kitano. Berlin: Springer, (1999).3. M. Goldweber, et al. “The use of robots in the undergraduate curriculum: Experience reports,” Panel at 32nd SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Charlotte, North Carolina..4. G. Droge, B. Ferri, and O. Chiu, “Distributed Laboratories: Control System Experiments with LabVIEW and the LEGO NXT Platform,” submitted to the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, (June 2012).5. F. Klassner, K. Lehmer, J.C. Peyton Jones

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New Ideas for the ChemE Core

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

 situation  that  provoked  their  prediction.    These  situations  are  designed  so  that  the  predictions  based  upon  the  most  common  misconceptions  fail  to  explain  what  is  observed.    Students  are  allowed  and  encouraged  to  “mess  with”  the  experiment  to  verify  that  the  surprising  result  isn’t  a  trick.    Finally  a  series  of  follow-­‐up  and  reflection  questions  encourages  students  to  incorporate  the  new  information  into  their  existing  understanding.    Each  activity  is  designed  to  take  about  15  minutes  and  use  materials  found  commonly  in  chemical  engineering  laboratories  or  available  at  Wal-­‐Mart.        These  activities  have  been  shown  to  improve  students’  concept

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships

themechanical design of the system including the motion control aspects.Company C is a medium-sized Nordic product development company acting as consultancyprimarily within embedded systems and industrial IT. The company is involved in the earlystages of product design in a wide range of fields and for many different customers. In thisspecific case, Company C was recruited by a “third part” who hired Company C to design andmanufacture a prototype of a machine to be used in a medical laboratory setting for theanalysis of tissue samples. The “third part” was kept secret for the student team and CompanyC basically took the same design brief as being given from the third part to the student team.This company was also located within the Stockholm area. The

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Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

describedengineering degrees as possessing “a remarkably homogenous curriculum and pedagogy”. Theydescribe this curriculum as a building block curriculum, where the four main building blocks areanalysis, laboratory, ethics and design. The first order of business in these degrees is to establishdisciplinary expertise, to deliver technical knowledge to the student. Sheppard et al. note that theportion of the degree that is most clearly related to building broad understanding, the generaleducation requirements, is viewed by engineering faculty as a hurdle faced in the delivery oftechnical knowledge. It is interesting to note that electives do not appear in Sheppard et al.’sdiscussion. Indeed, the discipline specific engineering degree is often designed to be

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Gulsen Senol, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology; Sevgi Zeynep Dogan, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology

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Construction

to practice how to use bid documents, contractdocuments, perform estimating, scheduling, understand the mechanism of logistics, safety,quality control, project administration, close-out, and master the communication withstakeholders and construction staff.When covering the above mentioned topics during the laboratory hours of the course, studentsare trained by the instructor on non-verbal communication skills. These qualities especiallybecome an integrated content when covering the construction administration during the course.The ultimate goal of the students is to make a presentation as a team (the team represents aconstruction company) and compete against each other in front of the construction industryprofessionals at the end of the

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Retention of Women Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Yu Gu, University of California, Los Angeles

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Women in Engineering

of male professors… I couldn’t really integrate myself into that group! I couldn’t just walk [up] to them and say, “Hey guys! What’s up?” I can definitely feel the intimidation as a young female professor getting into that circle or even as a social group… to meet and network with this large group of old male professors. Interview participants also pointed out that male students usually had “the privilege” tosocialize with their professors outside of the laboratory setting, while their female counterpartswere omitted from many non-academic related social events, such as sporting events, conferencesocials, and barbecues. Such experiences seemed to cause doubt and concern among womendoctoral students about their

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Ethical Cases and Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

was puzzling since the online discussion was fairly simple andwas conducted over a one-week period to allow for students with asynchronous schedules to participate.In comparison of grades for like categories using the same materials, the average assignment scores were 83% and90% for the in-seat versus online courses. The final exam average scores were nearly identical at 92% for eachclass. This appears to indicate that given the same course content, the engineering ethics course can be successfullyimplemented in-seat or online.Conclusions and RecommendationsVirtually all engineering faculty are very familiar with traditional lecture and laboratory course instruction.However, many instructors have not had the opportunity to offer the same

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Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph M. Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Cody Mathew LeMay, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Freije, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

students.During lecture time, as students have questions they simply click a designated key, which causestheir video feed to the instructor to be outlined in green, alerting the instructor to the pendingquestion. At which time the instructor can click on the student allowing them to ask the questionand the class to hear the question and the response, creating complete dialog in real time.As we address the specifics of online education for engineering technology, we need to answerthe experiential learning, or the “hands on” learning that is a traditional part of our educationalmodel. Laboratory experiments in our solution are resolved in two ways. As the cameras areused in full duplex communication for the lecture, they can be used for the lab, too

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Steve Blair, University of Utah; Peter Rogers, Ohio State University; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Laboratory and Professor of Practice of in the Electrical, Computer, and Sys- tems Engineering Department. His responsibilities include managing the operation of the design lab and optimizing the experience for students working on engineering design projects.Dr. R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida R. Keith Stanfill holds the academic rank of Engineer and serves as the Director of the Integrated Prod- uct and Process Design (IPPD) Program for the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Florida (UF). He received his B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from UF in 1985, 1991, and 1995, respectively. He joined the UF faculty in 1999 as the IPPD Asso- ciate Director and

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Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

two criteria: 1) importance ofthe area in the environment and 2) applicability of technology in the area.Six assignments were given to the students, one on each area. Each assignment consisted of acritical thinking issue and several questions demanding: (1) an understanding of the nature andhistory of technology, and (2) the ability to think critically about technological development15.Inaddition students conducted three hands on laboratory experiments that addressed technologicalissues regarding sound pollution, acid water, and energy use. Each assignment (the issue and thestudent answers) and experiment was loaded with additional technological literacy detailsconsisting of charts, tables, graphs, equations and/or number crunching exercises