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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A Davis, Boise State University; Ross A. Perkins, Boise State University; R. Casey Cline, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, BC, Canada.13. Nowack, K.M. (1999). "360-Degree Feedback." Intervention Resource Guide: 50 Performance Improvement Tools, D.G. Langdon, K.S. Whiteside, and M.M. McKenna, eds., Pfeiffer, San Francisco, CA.14. Miller, S.M., K.A. Davis, and R. Perkins. (2012). "Bridging the Valley of Death: A Preliminary Look at Faculty Views on Adoption of Innovations in Engineering Education." 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX, USA.15. Luft, J. and H. Ingham. (1955). "The Johari window, a graphic model of interpersonal awareness." Proceedings of the western training laboratory in group development Los Angeles, CA, UCLA.16. Boise State University (2006). Work Load for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty, BSU

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Visualization tools, modeling abilities and grading models

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Alister Fraser, Parametric Technology Corp.

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Engineering Design Graphics

Technology and Design Education,Volume 17, Number 1 (2007), 23-35.10 Menary, G. and T. Robinson (2011). Novel approaches for teaching and assessing CAD. International Conferenceon Engineering Education, Belfast, N. Ireland, 21-26 August 2011.11 Rynne, A., and W. Gaughran (2012). Cognitive Modeling Strategies for Optimum Design Intent in ParametricModeling. Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 55-68. Page 23.31.912 Branoff, T.J. (2004). Constraint-Based Modeling in the Engineering Graphics Curriculum: Laboratory Activitiesand Evaluation Strategies. Proc. Midyear Conf. Eng. Design Graphics Division of the Am. Soc. for Eng

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros, Science and Education Research Council

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International

. Laboratory exercises concentrate on applying concepts presentedin lectures and focuses on developing practical skills. These exercises include examples of GISapplications in environmental modeling, socio-demographic change and site suitability analyses.Although the course is computer-intensive, no programming background is required.ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND ETHICSIn this course, we will examine some of the important moral, legal, and public policy concernswhich are raised by the interaction of human beings with the natural environment. How arepolicy frameworks, the beliefs and actions of environmental activists, and your views guided bydeep seated notions of who has standing in the moral community? The course considers a rangeof moral perspectives

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Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Patrick D Ulrich, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Chad D Vecitis; Jason Dyett, Harvard University, DRCLAS; Monica F A Porto, USP

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Student Development

presentations were notformally assessed via grades, all of the participating professors were invited to the symposium,and there was general agreement that the students performed very well. Table 2. Schedule of lectures and site visits for January 2013 Collaborative Field Course. Date Lectures Site Visits Global & Local Challenges of 7-Jan Poli-USP Environmental Engineering Labs Energy Production Wind Power Generation 8-Jan Poli-USP Photovoltaic Laboratory Hydropower Generation 9-Jan

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel Pando P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Michael Adam Hoff, UNC Charlotte

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ASEE International Forum

the benefits of and motivations for service learningwere surprisingly close to the program intent developed by the faculty. These benefits includeddevelopment of soft skills, application of technical skills and formation of an internationalperspective. This implies that the faculty was successful at developing the itinerary anddelivering the program in a way that achieved these goals. Despite the overall success of the program, the positive impacts reported by the studentswere not linked to the program components as planned by the faculty. Students reportedreceiving the most benefit and most intense learning from their interaction in the village and notin the laboratory and classroom at the foreign university. They also preferred the

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Brad Rogers, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kiril D Hristovski, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nalini Chhetri, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University; Benjamin L. Ruddell, Arizona State University; Mark R Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; John H Takamura Jr, Arizona State University

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Curriculum Development

companies in the automotive, electronics,consumer goods, and service industries, and also served as manager of the Fitch Japan-based innovationlab called the MadLab (Marketing and Design Laboratory). One of John’s most notable programs wasthe revitalization of the Nissan Motor Company brand. John served as global manager for the interna-tional (U.S., Japan, UK) trans-disciplinary design and research team responsible for the creation of thenew Nissan brand mark and corporate logo design and branding guidelines. John returned to the U.Sin 2001 as Vice President and Director of Client Services for product design at the Fitch San Franciscooffice. John was responsible for the development and management of all Japanese accounts, and somekey accounts

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Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Olga V Shipulina, Simon Fraser University

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Invited - Curriculum Development

Page 21.52.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Virtual Environment: A Tool for Developing Students’ Abilities to Apply Mathematics to Real-life ProblemsIntroductionLong ago Freudenthal1 wrote “The huge majority of students are not able to apply theirmathematical classroom experiences, neither in the physics or chemistry school laboratory nor inthe most trivial situations of daily life” (p. 5). Freudenthal believed that mathematics wasneeded not by a few people, but by everybody and as such it should be taught to be useful foreverybody. He pointed out that the problem was not what kind of mathematics was taught, buthow it was taught. Even the fact that the teacher

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya T Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Shonda L Bernadin, Georgia Southern University; Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Computers in Education

Remote Laboratory to Enhance Engineering Technology Education”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, June 2011.7. Goeser, P.T., Flett, A., Kriske, J. and Panter, C. “MatLab Marina: Web-Based Tutorials for Teaching Programming Concepts using MATLAB”, American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Annual Conference, Starkville, MS, April 2012.8. Gottfried, B.S., “Teaching Computer Programming Effectively Using Active Learning”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, June 1997.9. Chyung, S.Y., Moll, A., Marx, B., Frary, M. and Callahan, J., “Improving Engineering Student’s Cognitive

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johne' M Parker, University of Kentucky; Stephen L. Canfield, Tennessee Technological University; Sheikh Khaled Ghafoor, Tennesse Technological University; Kassy Moy Lum

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Computers in Education

.). Page 23.1396.8   Figure 4. Partially Expanded node of Chapter 2 (Laplace and Modeling Review) with Equations  Figure 5. Partially Expanded node of Chapter 4 (Time Response) with Equations Additionally, a Wiki to support programming activities using the MCU is hosted (e.g., athttp://matlab-nsfwiki.csc.tntech.edu/) and contains the following content: 1) Labs (including an introductory laboratory on the toolkit and Matlab toolbox) 2) Help files 3) Pre-labs (including pages on pre-requisite programming constructs, such as I/O, decision-making (if/else or switch), loops (for, while) and arrays) 4

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell David Kazmer is a Professor of Plastics Engineering at UMass Lowell where he has previously served as Associate Dean. His academic work is motivated by industry experiences with teaching and research related to engineering education, design, manufacturing, and optimization.Dr. Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University OLGA PIERRAKOS is an associate professor and founding faculty member of the James Madison Uni- versity Department of Engineering, which graduated its inaugural class in May 2012. At JMU, Dr. Pier- rakos is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) and Director of the Advanced Thermal Fluids Laboratory. Her interests in engineering

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua M Frey, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Community Engagement Division

assigned in the place of two weeks of laboratory in a Strength ofMaterials course. Students were in groups of 4-5 and were given four weeks to design andconstruct an interactive demonstration of an engineering concept, which was then presented onemorning at a local Middle School.The specific aims of the outreach project described in the project statement (Appendix A) were: 1. to excite middle school students about science and engineering and break down misconceptions about engineers, and 2. to instill in undergraduate engineering students the need for science outreach while giving them an opportunity to creatively teach course content.The learning outcomes were expressed as the following:: • identify a concept related to

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W Pritchard, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

to provide a first-level evaluation method that may determine whichsystems can fit general needs right out of the box. Platforms that are easy to implement are those that areadaptable to the wide range of laboratories, studios, or workspaces and have strong online and offlinetechnical support. Lastly, course/application relevance (CAR) is defined as how appropriate the systemis with respect to the goals of the course/application. This includes taking into account the HI and SIratings, ease-of-implementation (EI), and how well they are aligned with the nature of the problem-solving application. It is important for the designer/instructor to identify clearly the expectation of the course/application.If the goal is to make people think

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilhelm Alexander Friess, University of Maine; Muhieddin Amer, RIT-Dubai

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International

developed (including oversight and assessment internal to therespective branch campus, and which may transition to a peer basis as shared governance isincreased), but which at the same time are aligned with the main campus by appropriaterelationships between the branch and home campus chairs that ensure upholding of the academicstandards.Another important point in the organizational structure, and one that has direct implication onaccreditation status, is the degree of curricular flexibility between the locations. Some degree offlexibility is needed due to the differences in teaching resources and laboratories, quality ofstudents, and qualification of faculty. This need can be difficult to embrace for departments thatpride themselves of a long

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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New Engineering Educators

is like acknowledging that students at any given agearen’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In a differentiatedclassroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out varied approaches tocontent, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differences in readiness,interest, and learning needs.According to Tomlinson, our teaching style “can influence a students’ IQ by 20 points in eitherdirection, that’s a 40 point IQ swing”.2 Key concepts of differentiated instruction include but arenot limited to: More qualitative than quantitative. Merely assigning more or less work based on a learner’s ability is typically ineffective. Rooted in assessment. Evaluation

Conference Session

Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., The University of Texas at El Paso; Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Joseph A Ramos, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Systems Engineering

advancement of technology. The EMS field of interest ismanagement sciences, applicable to individuals and organizations engaged in or overseeing themanagement of engineering and technology. Another prominent professional organization in thefield is the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM), which was founded in 1979by a group of 20 engineering managers from industry. The ASEM currently certifies engineeringmanagers as: the Associate Engineering Manager (AEM) or Professional Engineering Manager(PEM) through certification examinations.Systems Engineering (SE) traces roots to the laboratories of Bell Telephone in the 1940s, whenaccording to Buede (2000)4, the Department of Defense and the RAND Corporation usedsystems engineering approaches

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammara Ramírez, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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International

sensoryevaluation, and human needs in terms of nutrition, among others. The other weekly session wasconducted in a laboratory where they perform practically some of the concepts that were coveredin the theory portion. Further, students participated in the elaboration/preservation of a widevariety of processed foods such as cheese, tofu, confectionery products, baked goods (bread),canned food, dehydrated food, and frozen foods, among many others.Learning outcomes of the course include that students will be able to: 1. identify the major components of food and the factors responsible for deterioration during storage 2. identify the main technologies available for food processing

Conference Session

Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mark Anderson, Rensselaer

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Design in Engineering Education

the other hand,laboratory courses and engineering design courses are often used to teach communication andteamwork skills 1. Typical communication skills include, but are not limited to, maintaininglab/design notebooks, writing technical reports, and oral presentations. A project-based coursemay also include writing a proposal.On-line collaboration tools, also known as groupware, are widely used in many organizations toimprove their productivity and the quality of their products. Currently, Wikipedia includes over95 software tools 2. Types of collaboration tools include bulletin (discussion) boards for threadeddiscussions, public folders for sharing documents, and version control systems for concurrentediting software source codes or CAD

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bosco Mansel Oliver, Clemson University; John R. Wagner, Clemson University; Elham B. Makram, Clemson University; Rajendra DUPE Singh, Clemson University

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Electrical and Computer

) designing automotive control systems. His research interests include nonlinear and intelligent control systems, dynamic system modeling, diagnostic and prognostic strategies, and mechatronic system design with application to turbines and automobiles. He has developed the multi-disciplinary Rockwell Automation Mechatronics Educational Laboratory which features hands-on robotic, programmable logic controller, electronic, and material handling experiments. He is a past Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control and IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, respectively. Dr. Wagner is a licensed Professional Engineer and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers..Prof. Elham

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

Paper ID #8131Renovating an Ancient Low Speed Wind Tunnel: A Student Team ProjectCase StudyDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He has three US Patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s , 50+ M.S. and over 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former Chair of the Aerospace Division

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

undergraduate diversity (ROSE-BUD) program funded by an NSF S-STEM grant to increase the recruitment, retention and development of underrepresented popula- tions in electrical and computer engineering. She has approximately 20 peer-reviewed publications with two in the Computers in Education Journal. She also recently published a book on Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study.Dr. Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Deborah Walter is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in circuits, electromagnetics, and medical imaging. Before joining academia in 2006, she was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

Department. Her current research interests focus on technology in engineering education, human com- puter interaction, educational data mining, and scientific visualization.Dr. Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech Professor Dr. Chris Williams is an assistant professor with a joint appointment with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is the director of the Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Laboratory and the co-director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Innovation-based Manufacturing. His joint appointment reflects his diverse research interests in Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), design methodology, and

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ella Willard-Schmoe, University of Massachusetts Lowell; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

professors “felt the students were able to demonstrate adeeper understanding for the subject areas than in earlier versions of these courses.”4 Thestudents, while agreeing that their learning was enhanced by the service aspect of their projects,were unsure about the net benefit of participating. Biology students were concerned thatperformance in traditional laboratory courses would be weighed more carefully thanparticipation in S-L courses by graduate schools and employers, and many students worried thatthe perception of a lack of scientific rigor would reflect poorly on them. A barrier to faculty’simplementation of S-L was a resistance to the idea of reflection as a learning or evaluation tool,in spite of its integral nature in the effective

Conference Session

Visualization tools and uses in graphics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Design Graphics

Science, 75, 451-456.13. Ma, J. & Nickerson, J.V. (2006). Hands-on, simulated and remote Laboratories: A comparative literature review. ACM Computing Surveys, 38(3), Article No. 7, 1-24.14. Sarasin, L. C. (1999). Learning style perspectives: Impact in the classroom. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing.15. Leopold, C., Gorska, R., &. Sorby, S. (2001). International experiences in developing the spatial visualization abilities of engineering students. Journal for Geometry and Graphics, 5(1), 81– 91.16. McLaren, S.V. (2008). Exploring perceptions and attitudes towards teaching and learning manual technical drawing in a digital age. International Journal of Technology and Design, 18(2), 167-188.17. Philpot, T.A., Hubing

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Mark Scaife, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Andrew F Heckler, Ohio State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

- Main Effect of Instruction, No Preconception-Instruction-InteractionIn this first example, students completed question sequences as required by a "flexible" homeworkassignment whereby they were required to participate in a physics education research experiment at somepoint during the academic term. These students were enrolled in an introductory, calculus-based physicscourse at large, public university, and completed the experiment in a physics education researchlaboratory by answering questions on laboratory computers.In particular, students were presented with questions in which they were asked to compare the time offlight of two projectiles. Specialized stimulus-delivery software was used to present these questions andrecord responses 6

Conference Session

Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Johnette C. Shockley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center; Leah R Ellis, University of Nebraska, Peter Kiewit Institute; Berndt Spittka P.E., Unitee States Military Academy- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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Civil Engineering

Partnership and the American Society of Civil Engineers including services on the Committee on Critical Infrastructure as well as the American Society of Engineering Education.Johnette C. Shockley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center Johnnie Shockley is a Civil Engineer/Technology Transfer Officer with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Office of Technology Transfer out of the ERDC’s executive office located in Ft. Belvoir, Va. Johnnie currently works virtually as the Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) for the ERDC Cold Regions Research Laboratory in Hanover, NH., and the Topographic Engineering Center, Research

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Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

Automation Systems5. Dr. Rajender Thusu, PhD, Frost & Sullivan, June 1, 2010, http://www.sensorsmag.com/networking- communications/wireless-sensor/wireless-sensor-use-is-expanding-industrial-applications-7212, Wireless Sensor Use Is Expanding in Industrial Applications.6. Mareca Hatler, September/October 2012: Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks: Trends and developments, http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=908 24,7. Marko Paavola , Control Engineering Laboratory, Report A No 33, December 2007 ,Wireless Technologies in Process Automation - A Review and an Application Example.8. Daniele Puccinelli and Martin Haenggi, IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine, Third

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Student

engineering course, Fundamentals of Soil Mechanicsand Foundation Engineering (FSMFE). The course was 6 credit-hour seminar that was taught inan asynchronous, fully online format over 11 weeks, and a prerequisite in the Geotechnical trackof the Master of Civil Engineering (MCE) program. The content of this course aligned well withboth my professional background and my previous teaching experience with a traditional lectureand laboratory courses covering similar topics. At the time, however, I had never developed ortaught an asynchronous online course and was eager to find out more about working within thismedium. Therefore, for the 2011 spring semester I registered for both the CAP and AIDEcourses, hoping that together they would provide a

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Albright P.E., University of Portland

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Systems Engineering

the underlying concepts and performances. The focus isprimarily on first and second order systems, and especially ones dealing with motion controlsince the class typically includes both electrical and mechanical engineering students. After extensive coverage in several lectures of the underlying mathematical theory of theposition and speed of a motion control system, the response of the system to a step input isdemonstrated in the laboratory using a configurable MS150 Modular Servo System fromFeedback, Inc. Important aspects of this hardware demonstration include the effects of gain,inertia, and damping on the response of the system. Students often express appreciation andstate that this complementary demonstration helps to make the theory

Conference Session

Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University; Adam Scott Carter, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

procedure employed, thus reducing the educationalexperience for the student. The goal of ChemProV was to provide a scaffold for learningbut leave the problem solving strategy flexible enough to accommodate multiple learningstyles and approaches. The intent was that by the end of a typical material/energybalance class, the students would have developed their skills to the point where the use ofChemProV was no longer necessary.In 2008 and 2009, we conducted a laboratory experiment to assess the effectiveness ofChemProV. To conduct this experiment, we divided the material/energy balance classinto four groups. Two different material balance problems, of equal difficulty, weredeveloped. Each group was asked to solve two problems: one problem to be

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

David B. Lanning

Engineering includes the largestdepartment, the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department. The official tally ofaerospace engineering (AE) students was 534 in Autumn 2012 and the number of mechanicalengineering (ME) students was 96. Therefore, the department is responsible for over one-thirdof all students at the campus.The engineering student body is composed exclusively of undergraduate students. Thedepartment strives to provide strong student-faculty instruction and mentorship, significantdesign experiences, and a hands-on learning environment. Engineering laboratories withextensive space in which students can work are a feature1.While the entire campus takes pride in the degree programs and various opportunities availableat our campus, our