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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Gonca Altuger-Genc

Implementation Review of a Service-Learning Project into a Freshman Level Plastics Engineering Course Gonca Altuger-Genc1In an effort to provide students with a vast array of experiences, educators support their in-class teaching withproject-based, experiential and hands-on learning approaches. As these approaches have been implemented intoundergraduate engineering curriculum, the need for incorporating the service component became necessary. As theimportance of service learning became more evident, higher education institutions incorporated service learningconcept into the engineering education. University of Massachusetts Lowell incorporated service-learning intomany of its undergraduate

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Carlos Luck

Progress with a Synergistic Mechanical Engineering Degree Program Carlos Lück1Abstract – USM has been offering an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degreeprogram (EE) for 24 years. In 2006, we started a new degree program in Mechanical Engineering (ME) in responseto industry demand for mechanical engineers with background in electromechanical systems. The prospect forgrowth was evident and it quickly realized, yet there were no start-up funds – especially to invest in new facultylines. The solution was clear: design a curriculum to leverage existing electrical engineering resources and somedistance education, and let the growth spur further

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education, 2012 Incorporating Engineering Design into High School STEM InitiativesAbstract A report by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, andInstitute of Medicine titled “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” specifically calls for thedevelopment of rigorous new K-12 curriculum materials to improve science and mathematicseducation as a highest priority action. With funding from the National Science Foundation, wehave developed new curriculum modules which target the International Technology &Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) Standards for Technological Literacy and increaseinvolvement in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related fields. Eachmodule focuses on an

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Darling Urban, Texas Tech University; Joseph E Urban, Texas Tech University; Susan A. Mengel, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Patrick E. Patterson, Texas Tech University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Science in SoftwareEngineering (MSSE) degree program. The program emphasizes the integration of systems andsoftware engineering concepts. The MSSE is a professional, classroom and/or online, degreeprogram, focusing on developing graduates capable of defining, developing, testing, andmaintaining complex software systems by using system requirements engineering techniques thatintegrate hardware, software, human factors, economic, and application considerations. Page 25.1346.3This paper presents an overview of the revised MSSE degree program. Background on theGSwERC curriculum is first presented in Section 2. Section 3 then presents the revised

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Joules Webb, Transformation 2013 Texas STEM Center

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ASEE International Forum

pursuing a PhD in Integrative STEM Education through Virginia Tech. She served on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) T-STEM Academy Blueprint design committee. She brings a depth and breadth of STEM education knowledge to the community. As an influential member of the T-STEM Net- work, she leads STEM professional development design teams, campus instructional coaching programs, and provides STEM technical assistance to district leadership. As a STEM specialist, Joules facilitates K-12 mathematics and science educators’ understanding of Design/Engineering/Technology as context for teaching of STEM concepts, including the content required by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards. Specifically, the design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Xiufang Chen, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3380: EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF VIRTUAL REAL-ITY GAMES PROMOTING METACOGNITION AND PROBLEM-SOLVINGDr. Ying Tang, Rowan University Ying Tang received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph.D degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., in 2001. She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rowan University. Her research interests include virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and modeling and scheduling of computer- integrated systems. Tang has led or participated in several research and education projects funded by National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Transportation

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan T. Curtis, Univeristy of Nebraska, Lincoln; Abby M. Kelly, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Johnathan Ian Edward McCoy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dennis D. Schulte P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

electronic evidence collection and analysis of student learning outcomes incourses. The discussion will include sample results of this tool and its utility in preparing a self-study for an ABET site visit. Finally, future goals in relation to continuous improvementpractices will be highlighted.Background As previously mentioned, the accreditation organization, ABET inc., includes continuousimprovement in its list of general criteria for evaluation. Furthermore, the ABET general criteriaof student outcomes, program educational objectives, and curriculum are synergistically relatedthrough the continuous improvement process. Student outcomes are descriptions of skills that astudent should be able to perform prior to graduation1. Currently, ABET

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benito Flores, Universidad de Monterrey

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

43The Systems Engineering Capstone Course RedesignedThe course was redesigned as described and positioned in the curriculum and has been usedfor the last ten years. Some of its key elements follow.General description. The Systems Engineering Capstone Course is an integrating coursetaken in the next to last semester of the degree plan. Students carry out an intervention in afunctioning organization, applying the focus and methodologies of systems engineering to Page 25.114.5improve the performance of specific processes and indicators. The intervention is carried outwith teams of from four to six students (consultants).Planning the course. About 8

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ganapathy Subramanian Natarajan, Texas Tech University; Chinweike I Eseonu, Texas Tech University; David A. Wyrick PE, PEM, Texas Tech University

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Engineering and Public Policy

collaboration among the University of Maribor, Municipality of Maribor, NGOs, andother local agencies.The different cases and other research articles point towards an interdisciplinary engineeringeducation to foster sustainable thinking. The cases also indicate that integrating sustainableeducation as part of the curriculum improves the environmental awareness among the students.Challenges to Implementation in the United StatesEseonu and Wyrick (2011)10 introduce an application of physical heat transfer to the process ofpolicy transfer. They explain that similarities and differences between countries determine therate and success of policy transfer. Sustainability is a less culturally sensitive subject in Europethan is the case in the United States

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

viewed a product that needs to be verified and validated 1.Verification is defined as building the product correctly, while validation is defined as buildingthe right product1; this work is focused on curriculum validation.One thing anyone familiar with product design will be familiar with is identifying customerneeds or the voice of the customer (VOC). This is an integral part of any development project 13.It is important to not only identify customer needs, but also the importance of those needs 14. Anunderstanding of customer needs and a focus on them are key for the success of anyproduct 15, 16; in this case the success of an educational curriculum.It should be recognized that an educational curriculum is not like a standalone item. The

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2 - Student Development

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Haeseong J. Jee, Hongik University

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Track 1 - Student Development

Mechanical Engineering, MIT NIST inGaithersburg, Maryland Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hongik University in Korea Page 17.14.2 Design Educations for Students at Mechanical Engineering AbstractThe paper addresses an issue of setting a new standard of engineering education by developmentand support of competitive curriculum for specialized and innovative design education, whichwill strengthen the capability of students at Mechanical Engineering with the skills and inceptionof industrial design. Three courses appropriate to the needs and developmental levels have

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristina M. Fields, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Tammy J. Salmon-Stephens, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Elizabeth Ann Holden, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Kim M. Lobdell P.E., KL Engineering, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

international exposure.A recent international Delphi study, with a follow up expert panel meeting, gathered 32engineering, technology and education experts from nine different countries and concluded thatthe curriculum used to support K-12 engineering and technology education be brought intosocial concepts in specific contexts such as: food, shelter, water, energy,mobility/transportation, shelter, and health5.ApproachTo counter the gender gap and to encourage careers in transportation, the university introducedtransportation in STEM to girls in grades 7-12, by continuing an existing multi-year outreachseries. This program focuses on providing three weekend events for specific age groups witheach program (grades 7th-8th, 9th-10th, and 11th-12th). These

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

for systems engineering programs. However, the 2011-12EAC accreditation cycle documentation does not list any actual verbiage that proposes adefinition beyond the general criteria for all engineering programs. The definition of “systemsengineering” espoused in this paper is an interdisciplinary collaborative approach to designthat integrates various engineering specialties into the goal of realizing complex products orprocesses. However, whatever the formal definition, all would agree that a systems engineeringapproach is valuable for all practicing engineers to appreciate.This paper describes the introduction of the concepts of systems engineering to students in amechanical engineering junior-level required thermo/fluids course through the

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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International

strong appreciation for other cultures and their diversity4. Additional skills cited include acommitment to team work, good communication skills, ethical standards, ability to thinkcritically, and flexibility that allows for accommodating rapid change4. Professional organizations such as National Academy of Engineering (NAE) suggest theundergraduate curriculum should be amended so that international experiences, development ofcultural competencies, and foreign language skills become integral components2 and would leadto the development of a global engineer who possesses appropriate competencies for practice in aprofessional setting with a global reach. Foreign travel experiences and courses tailored to teachthese skills have been

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; William Stark, Macomb Community College; Joseph L. Petrosky, Macomb Community College; Douglas A. Fertuck, Macomb Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

set up in MacombCommunity College South Campus and the Division of Engineering Technology at Wayne StateUniversity, respectively. Prior to receiving this grant, MCC and WSU have implemented aplanning grant (DUE 0802135) to investigate automotive workforce needs, automotive educationcore competencies, existing automotive education curriculum/pedagogy and advancedautomotive future trends, and to select educational and industry partners. This paper describesthe rationale of creating an ATE center for advanced automotive technology, the finding of theplanning grant, the CAAT goals and objectives, and the center activities, including educationalmaterial collection and dissemination, a seed funding program, student summer academies, andfaculty

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Nejat, Texas Tech University; Muge Mukaddes Darwish, Texas Tech University; Tewodros Ghebrab, Texas Tech University

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Construction

for widespread adoption of BIM 2007 AISC-ACCL eConstruction roudtable event report.” Rep. No. WP105, Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, Stanford, Calif., retrieved on January 3rd, 2012: http://www.stanford.edu/group/CIFE/online.publications/WP105.pdf[10] Sabongi, F. J., & Arch, M. (2009). The Integration of BIM in the Undergraduate Curriculum: an analysis of undergraduate courses. Retrieved from ascweb.org on January 3, 2012, http://ascpro0.ascweb.org/archives/cd/2009/paper/CEUE90002009.pdf[11] Kivinieimi, A. (2006). Adopting innovation: Building information models in the Finnish real estate and construction industry. Clients driving innovation: Moving ideas into practice, Cooperative Research Centre (CRC

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part I: Non-traditional Learning Methods and Expanding Student Markets

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Dickrell III, University of Florida

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Continuing Professional Development

lecturesThe most widely endearing aspect of the attendance-optional Statics course as reported in studentfeedback surveys was the recorded lectures. The high-quality video and audio recordings coupled withserver-archived lecture library allowed students greater freedom in both time and location in which topartake in the provided material. An example of these videos is shown by a lecture screen-capture in Fig.1.Course management systemThe course management system (in this instance Sakai) greatly streamlined user-authentication issuespertaining to electronic homework submission and video content delivery. The integration of the coursemanagement system with a course grade book allowed for easy dissemination of individual gradeswithout running afoul of

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. He is a Fellow of ASEE, was General Chair for FIE 2010 - the 40th Frontiers in Education Conference, and serves as the UVA Campus Representative. For the past nine years, Richards has brought Engineering Teaching Kits (ETKs) into middle school science and math classes through the Virginia Middle School Engineering Education Initiative. These ETKs introduce the engineering design approach to problem solving and teach key science and math concepts using guided inquiry.Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth Parry is an engineer and consultant in K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics) Curriculum and Professional Development and the Coordinator of K-20 STEM Partnership De

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

mechatronics courses because ituses an integrated approach using contemporary industrial motion control technology and multi-axis real world applications. Our goal is to make connections between separately taught subjectsof abstract control theory, kinematics, dynamics, electronics, programming and machine design inthe context of real world applications. Our instructional design includes active learningcomponents in the lectures and cooperative learning components for the lab modules. Table 1provides a brief listing of the curriculum modules that are under development. In the next sectionwe present details of one of the modules. Table 1. New modular curriculum Module Content 1

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam

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Manufacturing

already and some best practices are in place; some are offering a minor inleadership development. Others have developed an Office of Leadership Programs to coordinatewith all academic programs to offer comprehensive leadership curriculum for all undergraduatestudents. One school is working with Student Affairs and other programs to offer co-curricularleadership opportunities, developing leadership skills with an emphasis on character, integrityand professionalism. A number of schools are developing institutes for engineering leadershipthat take a variety of forms. Some use student clubs and extra-curricular projects as methods ofdeveloping leadership skills.Many are seeking ways to foster opportunities to learn leadership integrated within

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

industries. The discussion will also identify how the “need” for thistype of project based curriculum became obvious. Four prerequisite courses are brieflydescribed before focusing on the project based capstone course. These four coursesprovide the students with the technical skill sets needed to succeed in the senior levelcapstone course. Accomplishments and outcomes from the student perspective, theUniversity perspective, and the industry perspective will also be shared.Our advancing world of computer integration, process control, industrial automation, andtelecommunications requires technical problem solvers and knowledgeable decisionmakers. “The activities of problem solving and decision making are closelyintertwined”,1 and both skills can

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Emily George Hardee, Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering; Lizette D. Day, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4900: DEVELOPING ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING SCHOOLS:FROM PLANNING TO PRACTICE AND RESULTSElizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth Parry is an engineer and consultant in K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics) Curriculum and Professional Development and the Coordinator of K-20 STEM Partnership De- velopment at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past 15 years, she has worked extensively with students from kindergarten to graduate school, parents, and pre-service and in-service teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and Project Director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Parry developed a

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Eric Owens

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Manufacturing

enroll in the ET degree program with 15 credit hours under their belt. Finally,various Workforce Florida programs provide CPT skill set training opportunities tounemployed workers. Although their primary objective is to make a person work readyand immediately employable, a trainee who achieves the CPT credential also acquires apathway to an A.S. Degree which, in itself, provides a pathway to a better lifestyle.The implementation of the CPT pathway for unemployed and incumbent workers wasstraight forward. Workforce Florida recognizes the merit of the CPT and provides fundsto support specific CPT certification training. The development of the CPT pathway wasa more involved process. Curriculum frameworks for a new program of study had to bewritten

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(SOPS), a term that describesthe multicomponent organic system that comprises a drug, nutraceutical, or medicineformulation.The workshop modules proposed for the 2012 Summer School will introduce faculty to theessential concepts of pharmaceutical engineering in a way that they can be easily integrated intothe undergraduate curricula at their home institution. This will be accomplished throughinteractive exercises where workshop participants will learn new concepts and then be engagedto explore ways to improve the courses they teach. We will use the approach that we havepracticed at Rowan University, to integrate concepts of new technologies into the traditionalundergraduate chemical engineering curriculum through laboratories/demonstrations, in

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

,construction and landscape architecture students to complete the schematic level designof an actual building for a real client.The challenges in creating and executing such a course fall into three major areas:institutional, logistical and pedagogical. Institutional issues include university supportand concurrence from four different department heads. Logistical issues range fromfinding open time within the four schedules to offer the course and securing physicallocations for small and large group meeting areas to the seemingly mundane tasks ofensuring all students are in the correct location and finding common times for theinstructors to meet. Pedagogically, the course needs a unified and integrated approachthat must be agreed to and implemented by

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Zhiyong Gu; Bridgette Budhlall; Hongwei Sun; Carol Barry; Alfred Donatelli; Jill Lohmeier

manufacturing nanodevices into undergraduate curricula remains a bigchallenge. To address this educational challenge and generate practical ways of introducing nanotechnology intoundergraduate education with a focus on manufacturing nanodevices, five faculty from three engineeringdepartments (Chemical, Mechanical and Plastics Engineering) have created an interdisciplinary course - "NanoscaleTransport Phenomena for Manufacturing Nanodevices", principles of nanoscale transport phenomena needed formanufacturing of nanodevices (Figure 1).The course was offered for the first time as an elective to seniors in the University of Massachusetts Lowell’sFrancis College of Engineering in the fall semester of 2011. The course was presented through lectures, hands

Conference Session

Industry Lead Interactive Session - Presented by IUPUI

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G Brown, The Boeing Company; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consultant; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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IUPUI - Industry Lead Interactive Session

dollars of charitable and business contributes for international and domestic higher education engagements through Higher Education and STEM. Prior to this assignment, Lynn managed the Educational Partnerships group in Boeing’s training orga- nization. She was responsible for conducting integrated and sustained partnerships and internships with schools, colleges, and universities to communicate skills required by the manufacturing industry. Dur- ing this time, she served as Chairperson for the following: National Employer Council for Workforce Preparation (3 yrs); Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group Board of Directors (7 yrs); 3 National Science Foundation Review Committees for manufacturing and engineering related

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Sanjay R. Arwade; Vicki V. May; Benjamin W. Schafer; Stephen G. Buonopane; George Deodatis

. This presentation, however, focuses on the novelcontributions of the authors as they have adapted and transformed the core material offered at their own institutions,and also describes the authors’ attempts to modularize structural art content so that it can be offered at institutionswithout a dedicated course.Key themes of the authors’ work have been to: (1) introduce contemporary examples of structural art and structuralartists to curriculum; (2) enrich the course with in-class demonstrations and lab exercises related to structural formfinding; (3) develop the idea of environmental loading as a force to be responded to by the designer, therebyintroducing sustainability into the idea of structural art; (4) integrate computerized structural

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Leigh McFarland Kendall, Tufts University; Kristen Bethke Wendell Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

,33,34 and the active building of ideasthrough physical artifacts and models35,36 All of these strategies are integral componentsof our program’s engineering-based science curriculum, but the success of thesestrategies in the classroom largely depends on their faithful adoption by teachers. Andteacher adoption of the strategies depends on the extent to which teachers perceive themas superior approaches to encourage student learning. Ideally, teachers’ current beliefs Page 25.1395.3would already exhibit many progressive characteristics and support building toward theideal beliefs presented in the professional development. This would allow for small

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker PE, Villanova University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Alfred Andrew Fry

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Civil Engineering

more successfully embark upon thepath of life-long learning. To ensure that information literacy skills were adequately imparted tostudents, six modules were introduced into the civil and environmental engineering (CEE)curriculum at Villanova University. These modules, which were first introduced in 2005 and areintegrated throughout six courses in the curriculum, were developed jointly by faculty andlibrarians. Since the initial development of these modules, there have been several changes to thecurriculum and the faculty teaching the courses, and some of our assessment tools have beenimproved. Educational outcomes based on Association of College and Research Libraries(ACRL) outcomes were developed and an assessment protocol was implemented