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IE Applications and Systems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Industrial Engineering

thevarious meanings of this phrase with the goal of helping academic departments inindustrial engineering (whatever they are called) decide (1) how to use or not use theword “systems” in describing industrial engineering and (2) what to teach students aboutsystems engineering. What can we learn from the other fields that use the phrase“systems engineering”?Meanings of “systems engineering”When people use the phrase “systems engineering,” they have in mind one of thefollowing meanings: 1. The INCOSE definition, 2. A sub-field of electrical engineering, 3. A sub-field of industrial and systems engineering, 4. A sub-field of engineering management or technology management, 5. The information technology definition, or 6. Systems

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Chitra N. Javdekar

) “A Model for Freshman Engineering Retention”,Advances in Engineering Education, ASEE, Volume 01, Winter 2009Seymour, E. and Hewitt, N. (1997) “Talking About Leaving: Why the undergraduates leave thesciences”. Published by Westview Press, Boulder ColoradoShepard, S.D., Macatangay, K., Colby, A., Sullivan, W. M. (2008) “Educating engineers, designing forthe future of the field” Book Highlights of research published by Carnegie Foundation forAdvancement of Teaching, 2008 (http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/elibrary/book-highlights-educating-engineers-designing-future-field accessed March 14, 2010)National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning (1999)“How People Learn; Brain, Mind, Experience and School

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Special Session: Innovation through Improv

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lew Lefton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

Figure 4. The Think Loft at Solvay Advancedcreative than engineering students, there Polymers in Alpharetta, GA.was no statistical difference between themeasured scientific creativity levels ofthese same students.32 The above study on people in the arts and engineering examined thehypothesis that creativity is not valued in modern engineering education.31 This study concludedthat engineering education does not embrace many of the open-ended non-traditional principlescommonly associated with innovation such as: keeping an open mind, learning to fail andencouraging risk. Another principle that was not typically followed by engineers in this studywas the search for multiple answers. A similar study we

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

 definition, analysis and configuration management ·  Human Systems Integration ·  Life cycle engineering and life cycle cost analysis Page 15.775.4 Figure 1. Systems Engineering Process [2] To graduate competent electrical engineers with systems engineering skill sets, the educational (BSEE) programs should emphasize “systems thinking” throughout the curriculum. “Systems thinking” is the ability to always keep the ultimate objectives in mind throughout the design process and make the decisions to stay on track. This must occur throughout the requirements, the design, the production and deployment phases

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devlin Montfort, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

response to the opening question, “What comes to mind when you hearthe word ‘engineer’?” had to do with the mechanistic work of building or fixing. Jack, forexample associated construction to engineering by stating, “People building things, making Page 15.1054.7things, like trying to fix them.” When asked if he could become an engineer, Jack stated, “Ithink I could. I live on a farm, so I have to fix a lot of engines and stuff like that.” Building orfixing things was the primary component of the definition of engineering for 20 of the 27students interviewed. Five of those 20, however, included a variety of other jobs. For example,Jane said that

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International Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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International

fundamental to keep the levelof development of humanity in order to achieve the social development similar to thetechnological. However the present challenges of engineering education institutions are notlimited only to the formation of a professional for a new global work market, but also to defeatthe crises of education in which they are inserted. The crucial problem is the necessity of thinkagain the kind of education which has fragmented knowledge that drives people to an inability ofarticulating its several parts. Education must promote the natural ability of the mind to set and tosolve problems and by inter-relation to stimulate the full usage of general intelligence [04].4. University at present worldPeople live today in a world of no

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Richard Devon; Kathryn Jablokow

by studies ofprofessional designers.In another view, Ahmed’s series of studies of design maturation among working engineers(descriptive design) found, for example, that analogous reasoning becomes much moresophisticated in experienced designers since novices work with far less experience and technicalknowledge.1,2 Experts used analogies a lot for analysis and evaluation, whereas novicesprimarily used them for generating concepts and a cognitive “safe haven.” [All analogies wereused only in conceptual design and none in detail design and only one was transferred from adifferent knowledge domain] Expertise does bring habits of mind, however, and Ahmed doesnot compare differences in creativity, which might not always be as one sided.Further

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Justin Osterstrom, Combs Elementary Scho

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Student learning outcomes e. Assessment 4. Engineering Design: Innovation and Invention a. Design processes: definitions, parallels b. Practicing problem solving and design c. Evaluating products and designs 5. The Technological World a. Previous definitions b. Changing paradigms 6. K-5 Educational Programs a. Children’s Engineering b. Engineering is Elementary c. Competitions (Odyssey of the Mind, Science and Technology Fairs, etc.) d. Working with parents: STEM nights 7. Educational Grant Writing and Publishing a. General grant writing principals b. Identifying requirements c. Research versus program

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Christopher J. Lowrance

An Efficient Teaching Technique for Engineering Major Christopher J. Lowrance Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 Christopher.Lowrance@usma.eduAbstractAlmost every professor has experimented with various teaching techniques in order to find aneffective way to reach their students. As a new instructor to engineering trying to find my ownpreferred teaching style, I found a particular technique to be extremely effective in terms itsbenefits and the positive feedback I receive from my students. According to numerous educationexperts, just purely lecturing

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Christopher J. Lowrance

An Efficient Teaching Technique for Engineering Major Christopher J. Lowrance Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 Christopher.Lowrance@usma.eduAbstractAlmost every professor has experimented with various teaching techniques in order to find aneffective way to reach their students. As a new instructor to engineering trying to find my ownpreferred teaching style, I found a particular technique to be extremely effective in terms itsbenefits and the positive feedback I receive from my students. According to numerous educationexperts, just purely lecturing

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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

around "grand challenge" type issues. As of thiswriting, we have recently developed a partnership with Consumer's Energy Company focused onthe topic of energy. To maximize the engagement of students, corporate partners, and academicpersonnel in learning, professional, and service experiences outside the classroom the programoffers a series of discussions and focus groups. Feedback loops will ensure that activities will becontinuously reviewed as the program evolves.Activities for the Engineering Residential Experience were created with the following objectivesin mind: 1. Create an environment where students are free to express themselves and learn from one another; 2. Enhance the classroom experience by implementing experiential

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Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Eisner, George Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-166: INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND EDUCATIONHoward Eisner, George Washington University Page 15.738.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND EDUCATIONAbstract This paper explores innovative approaches to both the engineering design process as well aseducation regarding engineering design. First, the engineering design process is discussed as adistinct two stage procedure involving (a) architectural design, and (b) subsystem design. Thesteps in these two stages are articulated and examined. Innovative aspects of the engineeringdesign process are then discussed in terms of some of the ways of “thinking outside the box

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina White, Columbia University; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kris Wood, University of Texas; Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin

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Minorities in Engineering

the population is dependent on others for helping them‖, ―lawlessness‖, and―emotional distress‖ are priorities for engineers to consider. These may not initially be whatcome to mind when thinking about engineering priorities in a natural disaster. This is especiallyintriguing and leads to better understanding the influence of cultural milieu on engineering Page 15.733.8experiences.The final qualitative question prompts respondents to include their perspectives about the waysthat engineers can address the challenges facing developing countries. A range of ideas from―cheap and clean water supplies‖ to ―develop biodegradable but safe waste

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Faculty Development for Distance Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Beverly Davenport Sypher, Purdue University; Steven R. Abel, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University; Brenda Berkelaar, Purdue University

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Continuing Professional Development

inengineering schools and relatively little has changed in the past 20 years. Innovation inengineering education will require both faculty members and education researchers collaborateto work on and maintain change such that the practice of teaching informs engineering educationresearch and vice versa. This change must be driven by faculty and administrators in engineeringschools 3, which suggests that these individuals must gain the knowledge and develop the skillsand abilities necessary to produce and support change. With this in mind, we held a workshop forrepresentatives of engineering schools who have made significant changes. The goal of theworkshop was to learn from these successful change leaders to inform our efforts at developing abroad

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

elementary school teachers in EiE. A three-year goal ofimplementing a unit of EiE in two-thirds of the classrooms of each of the twenty-two elementaryschools was established.Included in the paper will be the findings of an outside evaluator hired to gather and evaluatedata from the students and report the results.The paper will conclude with lessons learned that will be applied in the second year expansion ofthe program which will include many more elementary school teachers implementing EiE withinthe four school systems.IntroductionIn the spring of 2008, a grant-funded three-year project entitled THE PROJECT began. THEPROJECT sought to win hearts and minds of students in the elementary schools and to put the"T" and "E" (technology and engineering

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-2111: QUALITY INDICATORS FOR ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYEDUCATIONMichael Dyrenfurth, Purdue UniversityMike Murphy, Dublin Institute of TechnologyGary Bertoline, Purdue University Page 15.1008.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Quality Indicators for Engineering & Technology EducationAbstractIn recent years the development and use of university rankings, comparisons, and/or leaguetables has become popular and several methodologies are now frequently used to provide acomparative ranking of universities. These rankings are often based on research and publicationactivity and also not uncommonly focus on indicators that can be measured rather

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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American Society For Engineering Education Spring 2010 Middle-Atlantic Section Conference ENGINEERING EDUCATION:GLOBAL CHALLENGES, LOCAL SOLUTIONS April 16-17 2010 , ACOPIAN ENGINEERING CENTER LAFAYETTE COLLEGE Easton, Pennsylvania Leading Engineering Technologies, LLC1BIOGRAPHIES OF KEYNOTE SPEAKERSAlexander W. Masetti Renata S. EngelVice President, Continuous Improvement Professor & Associate Dean Undergraduate StudiesAlexander W. Masetti was appointed vicepresident, continuous improvement, in Renata S. Engel is associate dean for

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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American Society For Engineering Education Spring 2010 Middle-Atlantic Section Conference ENGINEERING EDUCATION:GLOBAL CHALLENGES, LOCAL SOLUTIONS April 16-17, 2010 ACOPIAN ENGINEERING CENTER LAFAYETTE COLLEGE Easton, Pennsylvania Leading Engineering Technologies, LLC1BIOGRAPHIES OF KEYNOTE SPEAKERSAlexander W. Masetti Renata S. EngelVice President, Continuous Improvement Professor & Associate Dean Undergraduate StudiesAlexander W. Masetti was appointed vicepresident, continuous improvement, in Renata S. Engel is associate dean for academicOctober 2009. In this

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Kara Santelli, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1586: ENGINEERING, REFLECTION AND LIFE LONG LEARNINGNora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh Nora Siewiorek is a graduate student in the Administrative and Policy Studies department in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh where she also received her MS in Information Science. Her research interests include: engineering education and educational assessment and evaluation. Her K-12 outreach activities are organizing a local science fair and a hands on workshop in nanotechnology. Her other research interests are: higher education administration, comparative and international education.Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simin Hall, College of Engineering at Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech; Sam Conn, Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-361: A CASE STUDY OF A THERMODYNAMICS COURSE:INFORMING ONLINE COURSE DESIGNSimin Hall, College of Engineering at Virginia Tech Dr. Simin Hall is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech and Polytechnic Institute. Her applied research in education is focused on cognitive processes and motivational factors in problem solving in computationally intensive courses such as engineering using online technology. Prior to joining ME at Virginia Tech, she completed a collaborative research project between the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, College of Engineering at Texas A&M, and Department of Sociology at University

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Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

cognitive and affective dimensions of student development asthey are understood today.11 He argues that while, at the time, it was a much-usedphrase, it nevertheless required elucidation for its proper understanding. A similarargument applies at the present time, as for example when the phrase “educate thewhole person” is used. Without further clarification this phrase can mean what anindividual wants it to mean. Be that as it may, the question for engineering educationis whether or not it contributes to that enlargement of mind that society wouldassociate with a liberally educated person irrespective of what that person brings withthem to their study? It is not the purpose of this paper to discuss this issue, but toargue that a person who has no

Conference Session

Including Engineering Economy in All Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leland Blank, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Economy

techniques of engineering economicsin a small number of classes or laboratory sessions, with possibly some material in therequired senior-level design course. This approach meets the accreditation requirement;however, it does little to adequately prepare graduates to be economically-minded as theyenter the engineering workforce.The purpose of the panel discussion is to develop innovative, plausible approaches toincluding the most important concepts and topics of engineering economics in allengineering curricula in such a fashion that faculty might accept them as a primaryknowledge base, even in the face of these external pressures.Following a brief stage-setting introduction and potential discussion questions/topics bythe moderator, the session will

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Educational Methods and Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-1587: IMPROVING ENGINEERING EDUCATION PEDAGOGY VIADIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning.William Marshall, Alief Independent School District William Marshall is the Director of Instructional Technology and Career & Technical Education for the Alief Independent School District in Texas. He provides supervision of Program Managers in the areas of

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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First-Year Programs

standardized tests, some lacked the ability to promptly recall importantmathematical principles or practical solving techniques that are often needed inengineering design or upper level engineering courses. These students needed a coursethat reminded them of what is important to engineers, how to rely on specific solutiontechniques, appreciate the math course sequence required from them, and identify therelationships between these mathematical techniques and engineering. In short, theylacked concept drilling, and were unable to build (in their mind) a bridge between whatthey were learning in a required math sequence and their future engineering discipline.So, the attention of the engineering division at Lafayette turned to this introductorycourse to

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Margaret Pierce, Lawrence Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovation and its role developing tomorrow’s leaders.The Entrepreneurial Mindset and Engineering EducationThe Entrepreneurial Mindset goes beyond creating a business venture. The foundationalelements of entrepreneurship include creating an awareness of the importance of managing risk, Page 15.487.3experiencing failure and ambiguity. Entrepreneurial thinking is important for individuals whomay create a business as well as for those who will work in larger organization as “CorporateEntrepreneurs” or “Intrapreneurs.” The entrepreneurial mind creates inventive solutions tocomplex problems. It also recognizes the importance of identifying entrepreneurial

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Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-2146: TEACHING ENGINEERING REASONING USING A BEAMDEFLECTION LABNatasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana Page 15.1173.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Engineering Reasoning using a Beam Deflection LabAbstractWell crafted laboratories reinforce theoretical concepts presented in class, but also sharpenstudents’ technical reasoning skills and provide practice in technical communication. This paperpresents an introductory mechanics laboratory on beam deflection, suitable for freshmenengineering courses or as an opening week experiment for Strengths of Materials. The labconsists of 4 distinct experiments, each requiring students to

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A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Fadi Deek, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raghvinder Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2010-25: PROMOTING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN GLOBALENGINEERING PROJECTSJoanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco is an Engineering faculty member at Penn State University. She earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Math from Penn State, M.S. in Computer Engineering from Villanova, and earned her Ph.D. in Computer and Information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Previous to entering academia, Dr. DeFranco held a number of positions in industry and government, including software engineer for Motorola in Horsham, PA and an Electronics Engineer for the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, PA. She has published a number of articles in

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Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

beliefs in the need to expose engineering students toart are vital to the profession.This same thought trail unwinds in the mind of David Snider, University of South Florida, who usesthe fine arts to broaden his students’ engineering perspectives. The National Science Foundation inits press release 06-127 comments that “On a college campus, it would be difficult to find twosubjects more different from each other than art and engineering. Yet on the campus of theUniversity of South Florida, one engineering professor responsible for teaching classes aboutdifferential equations and electromagnetism has created a popular course that merges his researchworld with the world of fine art.” 4 Snider is able to utilize the principles of engineering

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David W. Dinehart; Timothy Harrington; Matthew Bandelt; Adam Beckmann

Development of a Model Middle School Engineering Club David W. Dinehart, Timothy Harrington, Matthew Bandelt, and Adam Beckmann Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085AbstractThis paper provides a description of a service learning program developed in 2009 that focuseson creating engineering clubs for elementary school students. Villanova Community Action byNew Engineers, NovaCANE, was established with the initial membership limited to graduatestudents and upperclassmen interested in structural engineering. In the inaugural year the goal ofthe organization was to inspire young minds by offering hands-on educational opportunities

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Devlin Montfort; Shane Brown

331 Conceptual Change and Understanding in Engineering Education Devlin Montfort, Shane Brown Washington State UniversityIntroductionIn the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education there is a tradition ofevidence showing that students – despite their abundant procedural knowledge andcomputational skills – lack understanding of fundamental physical phenomena. Students can beacademically successful without internalizing the meaning of the problems and calculations theycomplete. For example, after an introductory physics course most students will