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Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

. Recent revisions of theET program that include the addition of a four-year seminar series focusing on professionaldevelopment and documentation of student workplace competencies / program outcomes wentinto effect for students entering fall semester 2010. Students, as a requirement for graduation,must individually submit integrative and reflective ePortfolios to document with direct evidencetheir intellectual growth and mastery of the ET program’s workplace competencies. Compilationof the ePortfolio contributes to the students’ professional development, and its completion andsubmittal for summative evaluation in the senior seminar is considered a fundamental componentof the capstone experience. The four-year seminar series provides an opportunity

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shamsnaz Virani, University of Texas, El Paso; Iris B. Burnham, Burnham Wood Charter School District; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Miroslava Barua, University of Texas, El Paso; Elaine Fredericksen, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso; Sally J. Andrade, Andrade & Associates, Inc., El Paso, TX

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

educator, curriculum developer and implementer of innovative instructional programs for students of all ages. She has taught English at the University of Texas at El Paso, and in high schools in New York and California public schools. Ms. Burnahm is founder of the School for Educational Enrichment, a private school that is known for customiing instructions for different learning styles. As Founder and Board Memeber of the Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools, Ms. Burnham has consulted with and accredited dozens of private schools throughout the Texas. She holds an MA from California State University in Los Angeles and a BA from Hunter College of the City University of New York .Virgilio Gonzalez, The University

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University; George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Frank Miceli, Asheville Bucombe Tech Community College

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Engineering Technology

classroom resources. Sheppard andGallois8 describe a more holistic method of implementing and integrating technology with anentrepreneurial approach to undergraduate engineering education under an umbrella term calledTechnogenesis™ as shown in Table 1. Under this broader curriculum approach, technology andapplied engineering applications are blended with entrepreneurship and integrated through eightsemesters of undergraduate study. Western Carolina University has taken a similar approach ofintegrating PBL both vertically through four years of study and horizontally across three differentengineering and technology programs. These programs included electrical engineering, electricaland computer engineering technology, and engineering technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

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potential users may be familiar withwere surveyed to gather ideas for the user interface. The goal while surveying websites was tounderstand the flow of commonly used websites in order to incorporate that information into theAIChE Concept Warehouse. Once data were collected regarding the user needs an initial list offeatures and functionality was made and a draft website was constructed. The draft website wasthen used in focus group testing. Feedback from the focus group was then incorporated into therevised draft website.AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation’s Course,Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program, under the grant NSF 1023099,“Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Celestine Chukwuemeka Aguwa, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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Page 22.1039.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED LEARNING LAB (MILL): A CURRICULUM MODEL FOR HANDS-ON MANUFACTURING EDUCATIONAbstractThe lack of hands-on experiences in specific manufacturing processes has been identified as oneof the major competency gaps in manufacturing engineering education. Partly in response to this,funding agencies like SME Education Foundation (SMEEF) and the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) have supported efforts to address this issue. This paper describes theManufacturing Integrated Learning Lab (MILL), which is an outcome of these efforts. MILL isan NSF funded multi-institutional project, whose focus is the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Santosh Devasia, University of Washington; Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Jae-Hyun Chung, University of Washington; Jiangyu Li, University of Washington; Amy Shen, University of Washington; Nathan Sniadecki, University of Washington; Junlan Wang, University of Washington

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. Page 22.1112.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 1 Integrating Nanodevice Design, Fabrication, and Analysis into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Mechanical Engineering Department University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195-2600 I. I NTRODUCTION This article describes a new nanotechnology undergraduate education (NUE) program onthe design of nanodevices in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University ofWashington. The goal of the NUE program is to prepare mechanical engineers to designnanodevices. The NUE program

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Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Chen, Iowa State University; Ye Li, Bradley University

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Manufacturing

method applied in improvingeducational programs. The QFD process will be continuously repeated in the future inorder to drive the improvement to embrace the ever-changing customer needs.5. ConclusionsIn today’s competitive world, customer satisfaction is a vital goal to be accomplished atan affordable cost. One important factor in customer satisfaction is the effectiveidentification of customer expectations. In this paper the implementation of QFD isdiscussed in an educational scenario, where the principles of QFD are applied tosystematically improve the Manufacturing Engineering curriculum in a Midwest privateinstitution. The method of QFD is able to integrate the voices of various stake holdersinto curriculum development. The voices of

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Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Branislav Rosul, College of Dupage; Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-951: MODULAR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR MECHA-TRONICS TECHNICIANSBranislav Rosul, College of Dupage Dr. Rosul completed his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering in February of 1984 majoring in Control Systems. Soon after he started to work as an Instrumentation Engineer in Teleoptic, Belgrade where he stayed for three years working on the Instrumentation Design and as a Project Engineer. During that time he worked on instrumentation and technology development of various industrial processes, from food to petrochemical and still industry. Academically, he continued on toward the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at University of Belgrade. After completing his course work at the Belgrade

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon, Boston College; Michael J Cabral, Virginia Commonwealth University; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Marie F. Creager, University of Virginia

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principles used in structuring andimplementing the Technology Leaders Program. These principles focus on ensuringbenefits to students in the program and developing a clear sense of identity for the TLP.In addition, the process of transporting the TLP to other institutions is described, with afocus on transporting core elements of the TLP (not necessarily the entire TLP) and onimproving the TLP through the process of transporting it to other schools.IntroductionThe primary goal of the Technology Leader Program (TLP) is to prepare students for aworld where both component-level and system-level knowledge are necessary to beleaders in technological fields. In particular, the TLP is an interdisciplinaryundergraduate program integrating computer

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Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Biology and EngineeringAbstract:This paper presents planned activities and some recent successes related to collaborative effortsbetween engineering and biology at North Carolina A&T State University. For many years,faculty in engineering and biology have teamed up to submit research proposals, much of thiscollaboration has occurred through personal relationships among faculty members. Morerecently, the university has encouraged a formal and intentional cooperation between the twodisciplines in an effort to find mutual benefits. Spurred by the establishment of newbioengineering degree programs and helped by the NSF Engineering Research Center

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Mechatronics in the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garrett M. Clayton, Villanova University; Rebecca A. Stein, University of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

with step-by-step instructions showing how to build and troubleshoot the motor. In addition, preliminaryexperiment testing and student reactions are presented.1) IntroductionMotors are an important part of the mechanical engineering (ME) curriculum as well as incurricula developed for high school science and robotics clubs – in fact, this experiment wasdeveloped as part of a curriculum to accompany the Navy’s SeaPerch program1, which focuseson junior high and high school students. In college ME programs, motors are introduced infreshman and sophomore introduction to engineering courses, and then elaborated upon in higherlevel classes, such as system dynamics, control systems, and mechatronics. Most commonly,experiments involving motors focus

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Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Prashant N. Kumta, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey S. Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Sarah K. Pixley, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine; Partha Roy, University of Pittsburgh; Jangannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

Bootstrapping a New Graduate Curriculum through an Engineering Research CenterAbstract NSF Generation-3 Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) are charged both withadvancing the state-of-the-art in terms of engineering and scientific research as well as training awell-qualified workforce in the domain of expertise. Such an ERC was awarded in 2008 to NorthCarolina A&T State University (NCAT), with the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and theUniversity of Cincinnati (UC) as the core US research partner institutions. The focus of thisERC, the ERC for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials (RMB) is the development of advancedmaterials and processes targeted at the biomedical implant and device industry. NCAT has strongresearch

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Industrial Collaboration and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Joanne E. DeGroat, Ohio State University

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Engineering Technology

more standarddevelopment process is widely used in industry. The process uses Hardware DescriptionLanguages as a design entry to describe the digital systems. The two most widely used HardwareDescription Languages in industry are VHDL (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit HardwareDescription Language) and Verilog (Verifying Logic). Although most traditional electrical andcomputer engineering programs have updated their curriculum to include topics in hardwaredescription language and programmable logic design (FPGA/CPLD), two-year and four-yearelectrical engineering technology programs have fallen behind and moved slowly in updatingtheir curriculum. This paper describes the industry-led faculty training and digital logic designcurriculum

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FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron L Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University; Cory R. Davis, Oklahoma Christian University; Robert Andrew Stevenson, Oklahoma Christian University

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First-Year Programs

requires the students to determine the area between therobot and an irregular wall as the autonomous robot travels along a defined track. Prior toexecution of this assignment, the students receive instruction in the fundamental nature ofintegration. Specifically, the lectures focus on the fact that integration determines theaccumulation of a quantity (in this case area) and that the integration process subdivides thedomain of integration into smaller manageable sections. In the limit, as the number ofsubdivisions goes to infinity, the integral is reached.A very similar robot chassis to that of the Trigonometry lab is used, shown in Figure 4, which isequipped with an ultrasonic distance transducer and wheels as opposed to the treads used

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Spenko, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamal S. Yagoobi, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-124: INTEGRATING INNOVATION INTO ENGINEERING EDU-CATIONMatthew Spenko, Illinois Institute of Technology Matthew Spenko is an assistant professor in the Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Department at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Prof. Spenko earned the B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001 and 2005 respectively. He was an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Scholar in the Center for Design Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, at Stanford University from 2005 to 2007. His research is in the general area of robotics with specific attention to

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Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

design courses in ourET program. There is a well-documented demand and need in offering program study, coursesand training in the areas of renewable energy21-23. Future engineers must be taught to be creative,flexible and imaginative. There should be meticulous attention given to team work and on thechallenges of sustainable development, including cultural, economic, environment and socialimperatives. Future engineering curriculum should be built around developing and increasingskills and technical knowledge. The topic of alternative energy is not only relevant to amultitude of issues today, it is also an effective vehicle for developing instruction that appliesacross a variety of content disciplines and academic standards. Since many of the

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Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Houssein A. Kheireddine, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-444: AN INQUIRY-GUIDED LEARNING APPROACH TO PRO-CESS INTEGRATION, SIMULATION, AND ECONOMICSLale Yurttas, Texas A&M University Lale Yurttas received her Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1988. She has worked as a research associate in Engineering and Biosciences Research Center and conducted research in areas of biomass conversion, protein folding and stability, and biological membrane thermody- namics until1996. She is currently a senior lecturer in Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University and serves as the Assistant Department Head for the Undergraduate Program. She has exten- sive teaching experience in sophomore through senior level classes with

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Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caleb DeValve, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, Christie RD, 2002. A capstone design project to meet the needs of the changing power systems industry and satisfy new accreditation standards. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems; 17(3): 535-542[5] Nicholls GM, Wolfe H, Besterfield-Sacre M, Shuman LJ, 2010. Predicting STEM degree outcomes based on eighth grade data and standard test scores. Journal of Engineering Education; 99(3): 209-223[6] Heywood, J. Engineering education: research and development in curriculum and instruction. November 2005, Wiley-IEEE Press.[7] Moore DJ, Voltmer DR, 2003. Curriculum for an engineering renaissance. IEE Transactions on Education; 46(4): 452-455[8] Rehman H, Said RA, Al-Assaf YA, 2009. An integrated approach for strategic

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Engineering Education Research in K-12

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE). Her P-12 research interests center on the integration of engineering into elementary education.Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University Dr. Brenda Capobianco is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and holds a courtesy appointment in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliated appointment in Women’s Studies at Purdue University. She holds a B.S. in biology from the University of Alaska Fair- banks, M.S in science education from Connecticut Central State University, and Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research interests include girls’ participation in science and engineering; teacher’s engagement in

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Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

environmental engineering curriculum through crossdisciplinary studios in American Society for Engineering Education2010: Louisville, Kentucky.12. Costantino, T., et al., An interdisciplinary design studio: How can art and engineering collaborate to increase students' creativity. Art Education, 2010. 63(2): p. 49-53.13. Linnenbrink, E.A., The role of affect in student learning: A multi-dimensional approach to considering the interaction of affect, motivation, and engagement, in Emotion in Education, P.A. Schutz and R. Pekrun, Editors. 2007, Elsevier: New York.14. Linnenbrink, E.A., Emotion research in education: Theoretical and methodological perspectives on the integration of affect, motivation, and cognition

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-997: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT UNDERSTANDING IN PHYSICS:AN INTEGRATED QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHTeresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Faculty Liaison to the Pre-engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Educa- tion Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. She has been an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Tech; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jennifer E. Michaels, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas B. Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

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reveals thatsupplemental materials and efficiency have an impact on student response to the experiments,which confirms the need to develop a set of “best practices” to achieve widespread integration ofportable labs in lecture-based courses.Integration Across the CurriculumThe major revisions to our curriculum that are now in progress offer several opportunities for amore thorough integration of the hands-on modules being developed in this program. Almost allrequired courses are undergoing at least minor changes, and new courses are being created.These changes provide a chance to design modules that build on related materials used in earlier,prerequisite classes. As an example, we are planning to use the National Instruments myDAQ in

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Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Universities. Page 22.918.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integration of architecture and sustainable engineering principles to achieve an energy-efficient design Ahmed Cherif Megri Associate Professor, amegri@uwyo.edu University of Wyoming Civil and Architectural Engineering Department Laramie, WY, USAThe design of commercial office buildings is a complex process, in which variousdesigners from different perspectives involving the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Maryfaith Rodgers, Rowan University; Pavlo Kostetskyy, Rowan University; Keith McIver; Haddy Diallo; Kaitlyn Jean Zienowicz; Jason J. Giacomelli, Rowan University; Vladimir de Delva

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1427: INTEGRATION OF PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY WITHPHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS IN THE CHEMICALENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM AND K-12 EDUCA-TIONZenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan UniversityStephanie Farrell, Rowan University Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Prior to joining Rowan in 1998, she was an assistant professor in Chemical Engineering and adjunct professor in Biomed- ical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. She received her Bachelor’s, MS, and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Stevens Institute of Technology, and New Jersey Institute of Technology, respectively. Stephanie’s educational interests are

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Technology

comparing the overall overall reboiler heat duties between the two cases, it is very apparent that that theheat-integrated integrated system is much more energy efficient than the non-heat non heat integrated system. Page 22.30.9Furthermore, the results obtained using Aspen Plus are in agreement with the Cheng-Luybenstudy.From a students’ viewpoint, this course provided an opportunity to learn about a wide range ofprocesses and equipment such distillation columns, chemical

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Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

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Architectural

Institute of Architects (AIA). Invite construction professionals to campus to discuss the CM industry. We have already started this process, but need to increase the effort.CM Track LEED Opportunities: Research and explore options for working sustainability into the CM curriculum. We need to start this process very soon as sustainability has become an integral part of every industry but especially the design and construction industry.CurriculumWe have modified our existing AET Program track to create three tracks. The existing track hasbecome the GS track. The CM and AD tracks have clustered electives and created new coursesto deliver the necessary education for these more focused tracks. The decision of what track totake is made after the

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State Univeristy ; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Bruce A. Harvey, Florida A&M University/Florida State University, College of Engineering; Okenwa I. Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Design in Engineering Education

each participants approaching the projectfrom their own perspective while gaining experience through cross-disciplinary collaboration.Additionally, one international project has included students from both U.S. and Brazil followingour previous experience working with institutions from Brazil and Romania. The internationalproject will be integrated formally into the design curriculum through a recently fundedinternational exchange program administered by the U.S. Department of Education and Brazil’sMinistry of Education. Similar to multidisciplinary approach, functioning within an internationalteam demands a structured coordination and effective communication to overcome culturaldifferences, language barriers and other unforeseen obstacles

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Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kwabena A. Narh, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rajesh N. Davé, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-world applications (e.g., pharmaceutical engineering) into their high schoolscience curricula 18. As part of the program teachers developed instructional modules they coulduse to integrate engineering principles into their classroom teaching. The current paper describesan expansion of the project which focuses on helping the teachers refine their instructionalplanning skills while providing them with an effective protocol for developing standards-basedlesson plans.A process was introduced that allowed the development of curriculum modules based on eachteacher’s research. They start with a statement of their research practice and identify areas in thehigh school curricula into which the research best fits, then select specific activities to

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

learning.Instructors are also encouraged to act as cognitive coaches who can nurture an environment thatcan support open inquiry. (Barrows, 2000). It is important that the aims and objectives ofproblem-based learning are reflected in every aspect of the learning environment created.Problem-based curriculum should document accomplishments at the upper levels of Bloom'sTaxonomy Triangle. (Boud & Feletti, 1991). Scholars in the area of cognitive science andeducational psychology have identified four features that clearly separate a problem-basedcurriculum from a traditional, topic-based curriculum. (Nickerson, et. al. 1985). and equally tothe experiences that lead to those outcomes. The important aspect here is to move away from ateaching. Grading is

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Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Senra, Lafayette College; Scott Fogler, University of Michigan

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Chemical Engineering

improvedtheir abilities in teamwork, time management and communication skills, skills crucial to aprofessional engineer, but often underemphasized in academic settings.Introduction: Students are given the opportunity to learn the essentials of chemical engineeringand to begin to develop their closed ended case based problem-solving skills, writing abilitiesand oral presentation skills. However, many problems facing students in classroom settings arelimited in scope, an issue magnified by the dramatic shift and broadening of scope seen in the jobexpectations of chemical engineers over the past 30 years.1-3 This shift has required chemicalengineers to be integrated with a large number of different fields such as materials science,electrical engineering