Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee S. Navickis-Brasch, University of Idaho, Moscow; Anne Liu Kern, University of Idaho, CDA; Fritz Fiedler, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jillian Rae Cadwell, University of Idaho; Laura Laumatia, Coeur d'Alene Tribe; Kathy C. Haynie, Haynie Research and Evaluation; Christine Meyer, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Department of Education

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Community Engagement Division

Engineering at the University of Idaho with an emphasis in Stormwater Management and En- gineering Education. She received her bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University and a master of science in Civil Engineering from Washington State University. She is also an adjunct member of the Civil Engineering Faculty at Gonzaga University where she teaches Stormwater Management and Senior Design.Dr. Anne Liu Kern, University of Idaho, CDA Anne L. Kern is an associate professor in curriculum/instruction, science education at the University of Idaho. She researches methodologies in education, specifically in science teaching and learning, science teacher development, and science integration in STEM

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamarza Mulia, Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia; Elsa Krisanti, Chemical Engineering Department, Universitas Indonesia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

multidisciplinaryteam as one of its undergraduate curriculum learning outcomes, listed in Appendix B.Communication skills are considered an important component within engineering curricula,either as stand-alone classes or integrated into a program curriculum along with otherimportant process skills. In the integrated approach, all of these skills are coveredprogressively in a series of courses. Examples of the integrated approach are those at theVirginia Tech's Materials Science and Engineering Department3 and the University ofQueensland’s Project Centred Curriculum in Chemical Engineering for the third and fourthyear students4.The communication skills course in our program is a stand-alone class, nevertheless, it hasbeen developed as part of our effort to

Conference Session

Innovative Graphics Instruction

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University; Raymond Lynch, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

Teacher Education (ITTE) at the University of Limerick (Ireland) and NorthCarolina State University (USA). An in-depth review of the nature and purpose of graphicsbetween both institutions is presented. A number of pertinent questions relating to thedefinition of being graphically capable and curriculum planning are presented. This paperwill be of particular interest to academics who teach Engineering Design Graphics, highschool teachers and engineers. Page 24.654.2Introduction“Graphics” are the representation of visual images with the purpose of communicating someinformation. Representations differ vastly in their purpose, mode of creation and in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David E. Schaad, Duke University; Michael M. Barger, Duke University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9705Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Grand Challenge-based Framework forContextual LearningDr. Lisa Huettel, Duke University Dr. Lisa G. Huettel is an associate professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University where she also serves as associate chair and director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. She received a B.S. in Engineering Science from Harvard University and earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Her research interests are focused on engineering education, curriculum and laboratory development, and

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Thomas Korman; Hal Johnston; Kay Gore

design projects and, therefore, have to learnhow to work in such an environment. Thus, on the job, they must gain experience in the process,develop a technical specialization to support their project role, and build their ability tocollaborate on and contribute to multidisciplinary projects. Secondly, we discovered that ourstudents were not prepared to apply design and construction engineering fundamentals to realworld complex projects, specifically utilizing project controls to monitor and evaluate an activeproject.In addition to the educational deficiencies noted in our curriculum, CCE curricula generally donot present an integrated approach to engineering education that includes practical applicationsof theoretical knowledge incorporating

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Zhong, Shandong University/Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Yuzhe Zhang

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Electrical and Computer

machines. The graduates expect to find a job inelectrical power industry and related areas.In China, the electrical engineering curriculum is focused on basic applied math and fundamentalengineering sciences. The educational objective is to produce graduates who master solidfundamental engineering theory and are capable of adapting to new technology easily. It is left tothe industry to provide the newly hired graduates with trainings on specialized topics. In U.S.,electrical engineering curriculum in general adopts a broad educational approach with science,technology, and humanities. Software tools and computer applications are integrated into thecurriculum. As the result, U.S. electrical engineering graduates have broader spectrum of

Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly A.S. Howard, Boston University; Jacob William Diestelmann, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Tsu-Lun Huang; Lauren E. Aneskavich; Kevin Cheng; Benjamin Bryan Crary, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jean DeMerit, UW–Madison; Tam Mayeshiba, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy K. Schiebel, Edgewood College; Susan C. Hagness, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven M. Cramer P.E., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy E. Wendt, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Science Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying fast oxygen conduction for energy technologies using high-throughput ab-initio computation.Prof. Amy K Schiebel, Edgewood College Amy Schiebel is an Associate Professor in the Natural Sciences at Edgewood College where she works as the Director of their unique K-16 Science Program and Directs the Office of Science Outreach since 2002. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Geology and an M.A.T. and Ph.D. in Science Education, the later three degrees from the University of Iowa. She has spent the past 25 years working in curriculum design and development, teacher preparation, teacher professional development, and undergraduate science education as well as designing

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

James Accuosti

curriculum [7] secondary education settings, students are ready to use thewhich puts more stress on curriculum administrators to technology at their disposal [14]. We will look at four broadintegrate technology into lesson plan requirements. Owen and factors, all of which are independent from each other butDemb have found there is much pressure to use technology in possess a connection to our goal of educaitonal technologythe classroom as well as other education environments, implementation (See Fig. 1).including those at the college-level [8]. With the variety andaccess at our disposal, funding for integration projects havesprouted left and right [9] which exacerbates the

Conference Session

Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Nadia Sunny, Grand Valley State University; Md Mehedi Hasan, Grand Valley State University

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Engineering Ethics

utilization of the device), 2) need for clinical trials (that bearsa possibility of the subject being harmed), and 3) confidentiality of the patients’ information(which constitute a significant source to improve future versions of the device, or health service).Through a discussion of these examples it is revealed that the code of ethics in its current broadformat, and the regulatory guidelines, are insufficient in helping out an engineer to make a safedecision and yet deliver a great device. As a solution, the paper recommends inclusion of a more thorough and integrated studyon the Code and FDA regulations, in biomedical engineering curriculums, as a way to equipbiomedical engineering students with ways to resolve similar ethical dilemmas

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Priscilla Tengdin; Kayla Santello; Robert Henry

time. One can even "zoom in" for specificfelt that students could and should obtain this skill through details as needed.internships and other forms of work experiences: notthrough add material in the curriculum. Others felt that this For example, typically a teacher would talk about a kindtopic could be integrated into several required courses of weld (i.e. fillet weld), point to the symbols indicating thewithin a program. weld type on a construction drawing, maybe show a picture or two of a similar weld and then move on to the next topic. Two additional survey questions that might of interest An

Conference Session

Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Hull P.E., OP-TEC; Chrysanthos Andreas Panayiotou, Indian River State College

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Two Year College Division

broad-based technicalknowledge and skills, with a specialization in an emerging technology, such as photonics,robotics & automation, instrumentation & control, biomedical equipment etc. The AAS degreecurriculum for preparing these techs typically includes a technical core of electronics, plus 3-4specialty courses in one of these emerging technologies. An example that has been tested andproven very successful is in Photonics.Indian River State College (FL) converted its EET program to the Photonics SystemsTechnology (PST) curriculum structure in 2008, including several other specialties such asrobotics, fiber optics communications, instrumentation & control, and biomedical equipment.This change reenergized IRSC’s rapidly declining

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University; David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, mathematics is the toughest, as it takesconsiderable time and effort to learn. In our school, the background of students is very diverse,and some of them even have trouble in doing simple integrals. Fortunately, technology comes tothe rescue. SAGE© is an open source symbolic computation tool, and it can be used for symbolicderivation, so every student can find the derivative, integral, and even gradient of functionseasily. In addition, it also supports programming in Python© style. With the challenge ofmathematics alleviated, more time is available to cope with the challenges of other issues, suchas new concepts and approaches. At the end of the semester, students were tested withConceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism, as well as surveyed on

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung P.E., Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

program outcomes. Most manufacturing programs welcome the external review tovalidate their efforts.The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering (Four Pillars) model was developed in 20114. Itprovides a clear graphical outline of the core content of manufacturing programs. The four pillarsmodel has been adopted by the accreditation groups in ABET and ATMAE, through the SME.The four pillars model groups specific knowledge and skills into topic- and process-basedcategories. The content of the Four Pillars model has been related to industry practices includinga recent study by Nutter5. Therefore, an assessment plan that maps an academic curriculum to thefour pillars can directly establish an industry relevance.This paper outlines a process for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. Page 24.366.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Design  for  Impact:  Reimagining  Inquiry-­‐Based  Activities  for  Effectiveness  and  Ease  of  Faculty  Adoption    Standard  lecture-­‐based  educational  approaches  are  of  limited  effectiveness  in  repair  of

Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Continuing Professional Development

semester, IRE students complete anddeliver their PIPs as a part of their professionalism course. PIP not only has helped the studentsrecognize their professional strengths and weaknesses, it also helped students to track their pathto become engineering professionals.In this paper, we describe the IRE program, the curriculum and how PIP is integrated in thecurriculum, the students’ perspectives on PIP, and we will also discuss future improvement thatcan be made and the important learning outcomes for engineering students. At the end, weexplain how other entities could learn from this continuing professional development experience.2. Iron Range EngineeringIn the center of Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range, an innovative, new model for

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, particu- larly as it relates to increasing interest in and participation by females. Dr. Klein-Gardner serves as the Director of the Center for STEM Education for Girls at the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, TN. Here she leads professional development opportunities in STEM for K-12 teachers and works to Identify and disseminate best practices from successful K12, university and corporate STEM programs for females. This Center also leads a program for rising high school girls that integrates community service and en- gineering design in a global context. She continues to serve as an Adjoint Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering, Teaching & Learning, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Ana Rita Queiroz Ferraz, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana; Cristina Voigt Coutinho, Voigt Brasil Recursos Humanos

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

interconnections of mechatronic engineeringinto consideration. The necessary background to the demands of each semester was not provided,and so there was merely an interdisciplinary bias to the projects developed at this stage.Examples included a mini sailing boat and a lyophilization machine. Despite promotingteamwork, planning and construction, these new projects did not add conceptual componentsrelated to mechatronics.In 2005 the original team resumed the project, seeking to return to the guidelines used at thebeginning of the course, but in a new situation: the curriculum had been changed and a disciplinenamed “interdisciplinary work” had been introduced. This was an attempt to insert the concept ofinterdisciplinarity into a disciplinary model, i.e

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

pieces are most effective in influencing,inspiring, and/or guiding our students into their particular pathways of engineering.At NU, the first-year engineering curriculum is fundamentally common for all majors andstudents take an Engineering Design course and a Problem Solving and Computation course in atwo-semester sequence. There is pressure for these two introductory engineering courses toaccomplish a myriad of things alongside content delivery, such as prepare students for thedemands of college, expose them to the engineering majors, provide relevant hands-on and real-world projects, develop algorithmic and critical thinking skills, and get them excited about theirengineering career path. There are a number and variety of projects

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experience into the pre-engineering and technology-based classrooms, the collab- oration with community colleges to develop interactive games in empowering students with engineering literacy and problem-solving, the integration of system-on-chip concepts across two year Engineering Science and four year ECE curricula, and the implementation of an educational innovation that demon- strates science and engineering principles using an aquarium. Her work has resulted in over 90 journal and conference papers and book chapters.Dr. Steven H Chin, Rowan University Steven H. Chin is currently the Associate Dean of Engineering at Rowan University. He has been in this position since 1997, while serving as Interim Dean from 2010-2012

Conference Session

FPD 3: Retention

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; F. James Boerio, University of Cincinnati; Joni A. Torsella, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

%. Page 24.608.2This has led to the development and implementation of first-year engineering experiences, eitherthrough engineering specific courses or through integrated curricula, to provide context andsupport for the mathematics and science courses taken during the first year and to providestudents with engineering-related experience.7 Use of these strategies has been shown to improveretention of students in engineering fields.8 At the University of Cincinnati work is progressingto implement a variety of educational reforms to enhance the first-year engineering experiencefor students.University of Cincinnati switched from quarters to semesters in fall of 2013. The switch tosemesters provided an opportunity to make changes to the first year

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 24.636.3Virtual Facility and Tutor SystemBased on the development of 3D Virtual Facility, the authors have conducted an experiment toexplore if the use of operating the RP simulator is performing as good as the use ofimplementing the real FDM 3000 machine. The experiment reveals that students who have usedthe RP simulator perform not as good as students who have an instructor in the laboratory,particularly in the comprehensive exam and the calibration operation31. Consequently, theauthors would like to conduct further investigation to learn about (1) If integration of VF andTutor System (TS) can achieve similar performance as a real instructor in the classroom;and (2) What components should be incorporated in the TS to enhance

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of Cincinnati; Maureen G. Schomaker, University of Cincinnati

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Schomaker is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Professional Practice and Experiential Learning (ProPEL) at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ohio. Professor Schomaker holds a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Instructional Design and Technology and has been teaching in higher education since 1999. Professor Schomaker has been advising cooperative education students since 2008 and currently advises Civil Engineering co-op students at the University of Cincinnati. Professor Schomaker is an official site reviewer for the Accreditation Council for Cooperative Education. In addition Maureen is Co- Chair of ProPEL’s Program Assessment Committee and a member of the Curriculum

Conference Session

BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; John V. Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

continuous improvement was the eventual impetusfor adoption of the BOK2 student outcomes for our program. This paper provides an overviewof the challenges faced and the various approaches taken by faculty to integrate the BOK2outcomes into the civil engineering curriculum. The paper also documents the successful ABETreview in 2010 in which the program was granted full accreditation and the maximum six-yearreview cycle. Finally, after six years of the Department functioning with BOK2 as studentoutcomes, the faculty can reflect and comment upon the successful and more the problematicaspects of the experience.I. IntroductionA. Overview of the Department of Civil EngineeringLawrence Technological University is located in Southfield Michigan. There are

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education

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Engineering Design Graphics

misconduct as a member of the Academic Integrity Review Board, and is committed to fostering a supportive environment for diverse students at UCSD by serving on the faculty advisory board for the IDEA Student Center. Her research is focused on engagement strategies for large classrooms and the development of K-16 curriculum in earthquake engineering.Dr. Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego Page 24.1351.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Using Touch Interface Technology for Spatial Visualization TrainingAbstractSpatial

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy

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Computing & Information Technology

programs have been challenged with adaptingtheir curricula to the rapid developments in technology without increasing the number of credithours for their programs. Resulting from the demands made from students, employers, and therapid advancement of technology has been a tendency to develop more specialized curricula thatcontain fewer common courses among the engineering disciplines. Specialized courses havebeen added to the curriculum at the expense of an incomplete foundation of mathematics, Page 24.306.2science, and engineering principles3. In order to have professionals that can respond successfullyto the contexts of global economy and knowledge

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Abdullah Ibrahim Almhaidib

became a college in 1984 under the their vision, mission and objectives to those of the college.name of college of architecture and planning. In 1974, both the The collaboration with industry in stated in the mission ofchemical engineering department and petroleum engineering college of engineering [4]:department were established. In 1988, surveying engineeringwas established as a program within the civil engineering “To provide high quality education programs that address thedepartment. An industrial engineering program was changing needs of future engineers, serve the profession andestablished in 1982 in the mechanical engineering department contribute to the advancement and well-being of the society

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Fariborz Tehrani; Nell Papavasiliou; Frederick Nelson; Carol Bohlin; Mara Brady

for grades K-6 classrooms. Fundamentalunderstanding of the engineering profession is an essential key for elementary teachers toimplement this curriculum. The presented approach is an initial effort targeted at increasing theengineering knowledge of prospective K-6 teachers. This step involves developing a course titledEngineering Literacy, taken by those undergraduates who typically plan to enter the credentialprogram for elementary teaching (i.e., Liberal Studies majors). Engineering Literacy is a three-unit combined laboratory and lecture course. Hands-on activities are coupled with lectures onengineering topics. Expected outcomes of Engineering Literacy are aligned with the generalbody-of-knowledge in both engineering and liberal studies

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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College Industry Partnerships

examined the nature of theseexperiences and the primary learning experiences of the students participating in these projects.BackgroundABET Criterion 5 Curriculum section states that “Baccalaureate degree programs must provide acapstone or integrating experience that develops student competencies in applying both technicaland non-technical skills in solving problems.”2. A short search of ASEE Conference papersvariously defines the goal of the Capstone experience is “to integrate the engineering andmanagement disciplines into a single comprehensive educational experience”3,“to provide abridge for the students to cross between the academic world on one side and the technicalprofessional world on the other”4, to “provide an extensive platform to

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

into two distinctive models (not shown in the Figure 1). One model represents thetraditional engineering curriculum in which the theory of the subject is presented first, followedby the hands-on activities. There is an alternative model commonly adapted by the engineeringtechnology programs, in which the theoretical knowledge presented in the lectures isimmediately reinforced with the laboratory hands-on activities.The second case represents the blended learning which combines face-to-face classroommethods with computer-mediated activities to form an integrated instructional approach. Figure 1: Educational approaches currently used in academiaThe goal of a blended approach is to join the best aspects of both face-to-face and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer S. Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); Sunday O. Faseyitan, Butler County Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

selection for engineering design.DESIGN OF THE CURRICULUM FOR GPMT EDUCATIONManufacturing technology is integrally tied to advancements in materials science andtechnology. Materials science and technology have played a critical role in the technologicalevolution of our society, from structural steels to optoelectronics and robotics technology.We have enhanced the five current core courses within the current project (NSF AWRARDNo.: DUE- 1044794): that is, materials technology, mechanical engineering technology lab,plastics processing technology, solid modeling and design, and robotics in manufacturing.Also, we established an intensive undergraduate research program for co-op students in themanufacturing and mechanical engineering technology programs