Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly A Warren, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Geotechnical Engineering Concepts Most civil engineering programs require an introductory geotechnical engineering coursethat has a required laboratory component. Geotechnical Engineering involves fundamentalconcepts associated with soil mechanics, which are difficult for undergraduates to grasp usingconventional lecture methods. While engineering students are capable of ‘utilizing’ equations tosolve geotechnical problems, they have a difficult time ‘comprehending’ the equations,fundamental concepts, and the engineering application. The ability to reach higher levels ofcomprehension is contingent on mastery of the foundation material. It is important that facultyuse diverse teaching methods and encourage students to elevate their level of

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Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob Nathan Dunn, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab; Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg; Sherry McKibben, IURDC, University of Idaho

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Architectural

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Alex Dekhtyar; Anya L. Goodman; Aldrin Montana

biological problems. Our approach relies on well-defined interdependent roles for biology (BIO) and computer science (CS) students in a project-based laboratory. We recognize distinct learning objectives for each major and implement them in two separatecourses taught side-by-side: Bioinformatics Applications for BIO majors and BioinformaticsAlgorithms for CS majors. We rely on separate lectures for each group of students, but inlaboratory we form joint interdisciplinary teams to work on building software for solving specificbiological problems. The teams rely on the biological expertise of BIO students and the softwaredevelopment skills of CS students to produce the software and to use it to obtain requestedresults. For each assignment, BIO

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Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl D. Seals, Auburn University; Earl B. Smith, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

University. Dr. Smith’s work experience includes being a contract employee at AT&T Bell Lab- oratories, performing surveying work for the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation, and summer internships at the Atlanta Gas Light Company and Sandia National Laboratories. In addition to Georgia Southern, he has taught at Texas A&M, Prairie View A&M and Tuskegee Universities. His research inter- ests include fuzzy logic, control system design and intelligent systems. He is a member of ASME, ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma. Page 23.531.1 c American Society for Engineering

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Tricks of the Trade

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Student

tenure she created Energy Clubs for students in grades 3-5. Albers is passionate about experiential learning and strongly encourages the inclusion of hands-on activities into a curriculum. Her dissertation spans the Colleges of Engineering and Education and quantifies the effects of hands-on activities in an engineering lecture.Dr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in Electrical Engi- neering in 1985 from Virginia Tech. She received her Ph D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. Dr. Bottomley worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff in Transmission

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Projects in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

level to mostly primary cosmic rays near balloon-float altitudes. Additionally, this project intended to study how the intensity of cosmic rays changeswith altitude, based on measurements of cosmic ray intensity from multiple arrival directions,providing a more complete picture of the high‐altitude radiation environment caused by cosmicrays.To achieve the project goal, a payload integrating various subsystems for cosmic-ray detection andevent processing has been designed in a top-down design approach: initially establishingengineering requirements of the payload for the experiment, carrying out functionaldecomposition, and actual laboratory design of subsystems by student team members from the

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Interactive Approaches to Teaching Materials Fundamentals

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Materials

Paper ID #6148How to Write a Textbook in Ten Easy StepsDr. Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). He has nine years’ experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. His primary interests lie in materials engineer- ing, mechanics, and engineering technology education. He is also an experienced contra dance caller

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Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Piervincenzo Rizzo, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Civil Engineering

around the nation areincorporating sustainability into their curriculum.The National Research Council (NRC) notes several challenges to effective undergraduateeducation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Thesechallenges include providing engaging laboratory, classroom and field experiences; teachinglarge numbers of students from diverse backgrounds; improving assessment of learningoutcomes; and informing science faculty about research on effective teaching3-5. Researchsuggests that team based projects can also enhance student learning in STEM fields since itpromotes active and collaborative learning while simultaneously promotes individualaccountability, personal responsibility, and communication skills2. In

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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Lee Heyman, United States Military Academy; Wenli Huang, U.S. Military Academy; Guangming Xie, Peking University; Pongpat Taephanitcharoen, United States Military Academy

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Electrical and Computer

shorteningthe length to cover only the two days of the competition. In the case of USMA, the trip is fullysponsored by our international office at no cost to the students or academic department.In 2011, one very interesting collaborative opportunity our students came across was with theIntelligent Control Laboratory at Peking University. Several Chinese graduate students had beenworking on building and controlling robotic fish. Our students were very excited about theproject and had a great deal of discussions with the Chinese students about the mechanics,controls, communications, and image processing involved in the project. We learned that theunderwater robot platform developed at Peking University has been used for robotic fishcompetitions annually

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Mechatronics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College of Flint

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Mechanical Engineering

Systems and Control” courseThis is a senior level course for Mechanical Engineering which introduces students to modelingand design of closed-loop control systems. The textbook used is “Modern Control Systems”, 12thedition, by Dorf and Bishop. Many Mechanical Engineering students find fundamental conceptssuch as closed-loop control systems and transfer functions as very abstract and difficult to grasp.The extensive mathematical derivations required are somewhat alleviated by the use of Matlaband Simulink throughout the course. As the course does not have a laboratory component there isa gap between theoretical concepts and practical applications in the class. The LEGO basedmodules were developed to bridge this gap at least partially. The first

Conference Session

Mechanics, Hands-on Demo - Show & Tell!

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia

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Mechanics

Academies Press, 2005. [7] J. Narum. Promising practices in undergraduate stem education. In Evidence on Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Workshops. Washington DC, 2008. accessed 7 January 2010. Page 23.753.12 [8] Natalya Noy and Deborah McGuinness. Ontology 101: A guide to creating your first ontology. Technical report, Stanford University Knowledge Systems Laboratory, March 2001. online, accessed 6 January 2013. [9] National Mathematics Taxonomy Committee. Core subject taxonomy for mathematical sciences education. Technical report, http://people.uncw.edu

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Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas, Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

workers while installing the system, and the safety of all others who may come in contact with the system after it is installed. B. ELMT 1372. Applications of PV Systems. Course outcome: 1. The student will be able to understand, install, and test the systems in the laboratory provided by the instructor. C. ELMT 1373. Solar PV Systems. Course outcome: 1. Understand and describe the safety of the workers while installing the system and the safety of all others who may come in contact with the system after it is installed. D. HART 1311. Solar Fundamentals. Course outcomes: 1. Demonstrate safe and proper work habits. 2. Categorize heat

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Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Marshall PhD, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

answer. However, they doless well when learning is required to be tacit; enacted as skill; context-specific; and thereforedifficult to articulate1. The professors wanted to create an opportunity where students couldcome together in a learning environment that was more like a working studio or laboratory than atypical classroom.The Multidisciplinary Learning and Team Teaching Initiative (MLTT) from the Office of theProvost funded all of the design-build-test activities. In launching this initiative, the Universityof Michigan dedicated $2.5 million dollars to support fourteen team-teaching efforts and cross-disciplinary degree programs at the undergraduate level, 2005-2009. In launching the initiative,the University of Michigan asserted that

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University; Scott D Gelfand, Oklahoma State University, Department of Philosophy; Ronald Steve Harrist Ph.D., Oklahoma State University; Shelia M. Kennison, Oklahoma State University

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Engineering Ethics

course, people are prone to ethical errors when theydeplete self-restraint resources (e.g., when people focus on a difficult task for several hourswithout a break, their ability to make correct ethical judgments is compromised). As we know,many students (and professionals) sometimes work late into the night in order to meet deadlines.If students recognize when they are entering or are in situations that deplete self-restraintresources – say working late in the laboratory, becoming hungry and sleep deprived – they cando what is necessary to rejuvenate themselves, or, failing that become cautious and move tolevel-2 thinking when making ethical choices in situations in which self-restraint resources aredepleted. More generally, we provide

Conference Session

"How Do We Compare?" - Students, Case Studies, and Learning Approaches

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering

students into chemical engineering over chemistry.Some marginal effects were identified for students majoring in chemistry in terms of scienceclassroom practice. They more often worked on labs and projects, were given the conceptsbefore equations, and worked on small group activities (all p<0.05). These students also had astronger desire to be an expert in a single field (p<0.01) and were less rigid than their chemicalengineering counterparts in their attitudes (p<0.05). Chemistry students' confidence in a scienceclassroom or laboratory may explain why some students who would succeed in chemicalengineering choose chemistry as their major.Chemical engineering students showed a significantly higher interest and confidence in theirphysics

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L Price, University of Tulsa; Geoffrey D. Silcox, University of Utah; Michael Newton, University of Utah, Chemical Engineering Department; Terry L Phipps

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College Industry Partnerships

into a construction management postgraduate coursework program in the Australian environment, proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, paper AC 2007-1562.9. F.S. Gunnerson, R.T. Jacobsen and G. Pillay, A strategic alliance between regional universities and industry at a national laboratory, proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 3895-3903.10. J.V. Farr and D. Verma, Involving industry in the design of courses, programs, and a systems engineering and engineering management department, proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Buelin-Biesecker, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Design in Engineering Education

classroom projects and assessments for students and teachers that will spur studentstoward meeting their creative potential. Creativity was shown to be a successful studentoutcome of the game art and design project, and the Consensual Assessment Technique showspromise as a method for measuring creativity in technology education laboratory activities aswell as the integrated STEM learning environment.References 1. Todd, S. M., & Shinzato, S. (1999). Thinking for the future: Developing higher-level thinking and creativity for students in Japan--and elsewhere. Childhood Education, 75(6), 342-45. 2. Lewis, T. (2009). Creativity in technology education: providing children with glimpses of their creative potential. International

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Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University; Stefan J. Grimberg P.E., Clarkson University

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Environmental Engineering

Clarkson physics student DaeganGonyer, now an MS student in Engineering Science.Student teams raised Phase I and Phase II fundingfor the project in 2009 and 2010 from the EPAthrough their People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)student design competition for sustainability. Theyalso conducted laboratory and feasibility studies anddid all of the design, construction and operationaspects of the greenhouse and its systems. Page 23.293.3 Figure 2: Aeroponic system concept (top) and actual system (bottom

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CEED - Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

different formsof involvement by the employer constituents, including course projects, senior capstoneexperiences/projects, and advisory boards. These directly address ABET‟s criteria that studentsare prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum incorporating appropriate engineeringstandards and multiple realistic constraints[2].IntroductionDemonstration that graduates of an engineering program have met the student learning outcomesa-k is required to be compliant with ABET expectations for accreditation. There are many waysthat the learning outcomes can be demonstrated, and most commonly is accomplished throughassessment of some course-related activity including homework assignments, exams,laboratories, and projects. Some of the learning

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd C. Hufnagel, Johns Hopkins University; Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University

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Materials

. 2. Prince. M. (2004). “Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Literature.” Journal of Engineering Education: 93(3) 223-31. 3. Berret, D. (2012). “How Flipping the Lecture Can Improve the Traditional Lecture.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/article/How-Flipping-the-Classroom/130857/. 4. Mazur, E. (2009). "Confessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur." Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI. 5. Berger, C., N. Kerner, et al. (1999). “Understanding Student Perceptions of Collaboration, Laboratory and Inquiry Use in Introductory Chemistry.” Association for Research in Science Teaching, Boston MA

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POTPOURRI

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Computing & Information Technology

ofaccomplishment and empowerment.Augmented Reality (AR) enables virtual objects to be embedded into the physical world in realtime, and its applications are almost limitless. In the past, this technology has been confined tospecialized laboratories, primarily because the equipment necessary to support these kinds ofenvironments was prohibitively expensive. In addition, developing meaningful AR applicationsrequired a broad, yet deep, set of computing skills. As such, initial experimentation was reservedexclusively for advanced graduate research. Similar to other paradigms, these constraints arebeing removed, providing educators an opportunity to introduce AR at the undergraduate level.AR environments encompass many educational approaches that have been

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University ; Cali L. Anicha, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

; Page 23.490.3leadership/development grants; laboratory remodeling). In addition to these efforts and 2  accomplishments, the project has directed outreach efforts toward developing and enhancingrelationships with our Native American tribal partners and, most recently, has initiated a focuson women with disabilities.Theoretical and empirical frameworks for men as gender equity allies In a recent essay reflecting on 30 years of theorizing and researching genderedsubstructures enacted in organizations, Joan Aker2 asserts that “a number of issues about howto think about gender inequalities remain unresolved” (p.214). Research over the past

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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Engineering and Public Policy

examinations, fraud resulting from people other than enrolledstudents sitting for exams, accreditation and certification, the counting of MOOC’stoward engineering degree program fulfillment at universities that do not originate thecourses, and a reported gulf between student enrollment in MOOC’s and the number whoactually successfully complete them.ABET is beginning discussions about the accreditation of on-line degree programs.Specifically, if it is possible for students to earn a B.S. degree in engineering on-line,possibly without ever setting foot on a campus, how can the EAC of ABET assess suchprograms to ensure that the basic and program criteria are met that would warrantaccreditation? And, how can on-line students obtain the laboratory

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunice Yang, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Materials

undergraduate engineering course enrolled by junior level students in theMechanical Engineering Technology Department at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown (UPJ). It is a3-credit course held each fall semester followed by a 1-credit laboratory during the following spring Page 23.56.2semester. When the author taught this course using a traditional lecture approach, it was noticed thatstudents were very focused on memorizing materials science information. The students were moreinterested in knowing how to solve a problem rather than understanding the problem and the concepts. Inaddition, there was a lack of excitement and student-centered

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

aspect of the graduate students.The other role of the student support staff, which was not planned but just as important, was inessence to act as camp counselors. The student support staff was in direct contact with thestudents for more than 9 hours a day. Through this second role the students support staff wereable to witness the camp fulfilling the goal and objectives of the program.The Surveying Course Objectives, Content and ScheduleThe catalog description of the surveying course is: An introduction to basic surveying operations, procedures, and equipment required for building construction site organization, layout, alignment, and dimension control. Laboratory topics include: surveying fieldwork, leveling instruments

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

the course but is picking upthe material and teaching it well. He also embraces the need to teach both A-B andSiemens and has joined in supporting the overall plan.This is also a time to look forward and potentially add to the laboratory experiences. Asmoney is made available, future labs will be explored with the Festo lab equipment. Thisis a commitment to enhance the present lab experience while continuing to advance thestudents’ experiences. If one is to dream, continue that dream to a brighter future.Summary:The courses are in a good state of development at present. While the instructor may haveconsidered waiting for the course content to stabilize, the concepts were new enough andimportant enough to begin a dialog with colleagues such as

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaundra Bryant Daily, Clemson University; Juan E Gilbert, Clemson University; Wanda Eugene, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Christina Gardner-McCune, Clemson University; Kyla Alanna McMullen, Clemson University; Phillip Wendell Hall Jr, Clemson University ; Sekou L Remy, Division of Human Centered Computing - School of Computing, Clemson University; Damon Lamar Woodard, Clemson University; Tania Roy, Clemson University

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Computing & Information Technology

they ”walk” through virtual spatial audio environments. In the past, she has collaborated with the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, to investigate using spatial audio in sonar applications.Mr. Phillip Wendell Hall Jr, Clemson University Phillip Hall is a Human-Centered Computing Doctoral Student in the School of Computing at Clemson University. He received his bachelors from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Computer Science. His research interests include educational technology systems & database systems. Currently Phillip is a part of Human-Centered Computing lab at Clemson University where he is in his second year as a graduate student.Dr. Sekou L Remy, Division of

Conference Session

FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia H. Chariker, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Carrye Y Wilkins, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

the laboratory areoften not realistic options in classroom research. Alternatively, this situation could be addressedin the future by measuring a variety of potential group differences. This would allow groupdifferences to be ruled out or offered as an additional explanation for group performance. For students who participated in the summer program but nevertheless moved toIntroduction to Calculus, there appeared to be no benefit from participation in the summeralgebra intervention. Although these 15 students had the same large gains in pre- to post-intervention test scores as the group of students remaining in Engineering Analysis I, thisseeming improvement in algebra knowledge did not result in any demonstrated benefits in thefall

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen T Frezza, Gannon University; Richard W. Moodey, Gannon University; David Arthur Nordquest, Gannon University; Krishnakishore Pilla P.E., Gannon University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

scientific method as used in computer science, notingthat what is being tested in the scientific method is not the experiment, but the hypothesis. Theexperiment is a tool for testing the hypothesis. (17) Similarly, what is being tested in problem-solving in computer science is not the program, but the algorithm. This idea finds its roots in anearlier analogy by Kahlil and Levy: “programming is to computer science what the laboratory isto the physical sciences”. (18)Computing as bad scienceIn this area researchers argue that computer scientists publish relatively few papers withexperimentally validated results also research reports in computing disciplines rarely include anexplanation of research approach in the abstract, keyword, or research report

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)

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Aerospace

communication skills. They learn to work in teams, address challengesand find solutions to a real world applied problem. While doing this research, early in theircareers, they are expected to develop a system that will be useful for campus police at SPSU andbeyond.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Alumni Association ofSPSU and moral support from various academic departments and specially the policedepartment. The author would also like to thank all the students involved at various stages of theproject.References 1. Research Report, Utah State University, Utah Water Research Laboratory, ‘Evaluation and Development of Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) for DOT needs,’ Report No. UT-12.08, July 2012 2