Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Juan Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal de Parana; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

poster session where teamsshowcase their projects and the actual hardware and/or demonstrations. We have also integratedthe annual open house with our continuous assessment process to identify any strengths andweaknesses of the curriculum for modifications and improvements. This tightly interwovenrelationship between the capstone course, curriculum evaluation, and MEAC participation hasserved the department well in many fronts: continuous improvement of the capstone course andcurriculum, harvesting of relevant projects for the capstone course through strong industrialinvolvement, and expanded career opportunities for our graduates.2ConclusionIn this paper, an evaluation of the senior capstone design course at our university has beenaddressed as

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provide scholarships for teachers from underserved public and charter schools to attend. Additionally, the Think Tank and Conference aims to provide the opportunity for K-12, university, and corporate leaders to exchange ideas and knowledge on what works best for women and what keeps them in the STEM “pipeline”. • Develop a replicable summer STEM Institute for Girls that will offer intensive experiences in STEM fields for young women entering ninth and tenth grades in schools in the greater Nashville area. The first annual STEM Institute for Girls will take place June 18-29, 2012. The Institute is a two-week summer program with an integrated curriculum focusing on one or two challenge problems that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Brian F. French, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering and technology faculty to facilitate andassess student learning and performance? Are engineering educators and educational researchersfinding and properly using evaluation instruments to effectively improve and properly judge theimpacts of educational innovations? What voids in evaluation instruments are preventing properevaluation of innovations and merit further research and development investments? These andrelated questions drive the work reported in this paper.In 2009, a team of engineering education and evaluation scholars began addressing questions ofengineering educator evaluation capacity under an exploratory grant from the National ScienceFoundation’s Course and Curriculum Development (CCLI) program24. The team

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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International

. Page 25.940.3 In this paper the authors present an approach that has wide application for not onlyassessing international student exchange programs, but all facets of engineering and technologyeducation as an integral component of continuous program improvement. Keywords: mixed methods, evaluation, exchange student programsIntroduction This paper describes the evaluation model used to document the impact of a EuropeanUnion-United States Atlantis grant project awarded by the Fund for the Improvement ofPostsecondary Education (FIPSE). The partner institutions included two in Europe, DublinInstitute of Technology (DIT) in Ireland and the Hochschule Darmstadt (H-DA) in Germany, andtwo institutions in the United States, Purdue

Conference Session

Before and After: Matriculants and Alumni

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

research interests include integrating creativity into the engineering curriculum, development in- struments to measure the engineering professional skills, and using qualitative data to enhance response process validity of tests and instruments.Dr. Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Page 25.1062.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Preparing the Engineer of 2020: Analysis of Alumni DataThe College of Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University aspires to educate engineers of2020: engineers who are innovative, ethical, and good

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Bellmer, Oklahoma State University; Mary E. Rezac, Kansas State University; Danielle Julie Carrier, University of Arkansas; Daniel Humburg, South Dakota State University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2012-4802: DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-UNIVERSITY GRADU-ATE BIOENERGY PROGRAMDr. Danielle Bellmer, Oklahoma State University Danielle Bellmer is an Associate Professor in biosystems and agricultural engineering at Oklahoma State University. She received her B.S. in food engineering from Michigan State University in 1992 and her Ph.D. in biological and agricultural engineering from Purdue University in 1996.Dr. Mary E. Rezac, Kansas State UniversityProf. Danielle Julie Carrier, University of Arkansas Danielle Carrier has been a faculty member since 1996, first at the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Canada) and since 2000 at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Ark.) in the Department of Biological and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck; Ethan V. Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-2984: ANALYSIS OF MATH COURSE PLACEMENT IMPROVE-MENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVED THROUGH A SUMMER BRIDGEPROGRAMDr. John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee John R. Reisel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Mil- waukee (UWM.) He serves as Associate Director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, and Co-director of the Energy Conversion Efficiency Lab. In addition to research into engineering education, his research ef- forts focus on combustion and energy utilization. Reisel was a 2005 recipient of the UWM Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, the 2000 UWM-College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstand- ing Teaching Award, and a 1998

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Hamilton, Riviera Kaufer High School; Lee Clapp, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Page 25.1458.11Legacy CycleMrs. Hamilton, the teacher-researcher, teaches in a rural community of approximately 2,000people. Schools in the surrounding school districts only enroll students up to either grades six oreight. At the time of implementation, the high school enrollment was 240 students, includingtransfer students from surrounding communities. The lesson cycle was implemented with 21students. With the exception of one tenth grader, all the students are seniors. The demographicsof the students are split between 11 Hispanics and 10 Caucasians, with 14 males and 7 females.The learner abilities vary greatly as the class is an elective course. Students range from giftedand talented to modified-curriculum due to special needs. Five

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; John F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

AC 2012-4100: SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MODULESProf. Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, ArlingtonMrs. Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering DepartmentJohn F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington John Dickson has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Anna University, India, a master’s in engineering management from the University of Texas, Arlington, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in sustainable engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington.Prof. Stephen Mattingly, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington Melanie Sattler serves as an Associate

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

based biocompatibility module with laboratory and lecture components that can be easilyintegrated into an engineering or biomaterials course.Within the biomedical engineering curriculum at Bucknell University, a senior-level fabricationand experimental design course is integrated into a four course design sequence where twocourses comprise the senior capstone experience and two courses teach supplementary material.The intent of the sequence is to provide experience with a variety of skills that are valuable forboth senior design projects and in BME careers after graduation. As designed, the Fabricationand Experimental Design course is not a full-credit course, meeting only two days a week forone-hour sessions, with several lab sessions

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bailey Renee Leppek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kara E. Gray, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

isfocused on the art and physics of flow visualization. The course is largely technical, including imagingtechniques, optics, some fluid physics and specific flow visualization techniques. Student work for the courseconsists entirely of open-ended assignments to create and document aesthetic images of fluid flows. A surveyinstrument is being developed that explores student perceptions of and attitude towards fluid physics or otherengineering topics such as design. It has been administered to students in the flow visualization course, in atraditional junior level fluid mechanics course, in a course on design and in an upper division technical electiveon sustainable energy as a control. Survey results indicate that the students in the flow

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa R. James-Byrnes, University of Wisconsin, Barron County; Mark H. Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

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First-Year Programs

very challenging.Another integral part of the traditional introductory engineering course is the inclusion of theperspective of outside practicing engineers. This usually takes the form of either a field trip tothe practicing engineer’s company or bringing the engineer to class as a visiting lecturer. Forreasons stated above, this becomes a challenge in the online environment.Oral communication is an important aspect of any engineer’s career. For this reason, it isemphasized in the traditional introductory engineering course. Given that students aregeographically dispersed and courses are generally delivered asynchronously in the onlineenvironment, including an oral presentation into the online delivery of the course is a majorchallenge.There

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert I. Egbert; Douglas R. Carroll

electives, and addsto the quality of the program.Another success has been the integration and cooperation of the faculty in the program.Approximately half the engineering faculty work for Missouri S&T and half for MSU. Facultyteach courses based on their areas of expertise, rather than the university that they work for. Thefaculty in Springfield participate in the faculty meetings at Missouri S&T via teleconference.Faculty work together in developing curriculum and course outlines and the common finalexams.Problems – What Didn’tMost of the problems have been in the administrative areas of admissions, financial aid,registration and billing. All universities have automated systems for dealing with theseprocesses. The systems are programmed

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H. Brown, Marquette University; Thomas F. Quinn, Marquette University; George Corliss, Marquette University; Jay R. Goldberg, Marquette University; Mark Nagurka, Marquette University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

tunnel, compositetesting, and other facilities). In addition to extracurricular projects, students are engaged in in-class activities such as fluids laboratory demonstrations and projectile motion modeling,measurement, and validation experiments ending with an in-class competition.Marquette UniversityStudent- centered learning within Marquette’s College of Engineering includes in-class andextracurricular activities that allow students to learn by doing and to apply what they havelearned throughout the engineering curriculum. In-class activities include hands-ondemonstrations, field trips, case studies, student projects and presentations, design competitions,laboratory experiments, and other activities. Extracurricular activities include student

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Horton P.E., University of Maine

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Engineering Technology

bulletin titled “Civility: The Key toSuccessful Interactions with Others” defines civility with four key points: • “Civility has to do with courtesy, politeness and good manners. • Civility is complex. The root of the word may help illuminate this. Civility is related to civilization; as such it is both an outgrowth of and a necessary ingredient to being a member of society. • Civility belongs in the realm of ethics. Mutual respect and concern for others is the foundation. The capacity for empathy is an integral element. • Civility is good, i.e. it is desirable, both for the individual and for the society at large.” 9Companies value workplace civility. For example, Cummins Engine is a diverse, world-widecorporation which

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Shawn A. Woodson, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

and keep track of the sources used in their projects.Web Conferencing TechnologiesWith available technologies, such as Web Conferencing, Chat Reference or Instant Messaging,Email Reference, Course Management System Integration, Blogs, Text Messaging, andTelephone service, distance learners receive necessary assistance needed for their projects andassignments through virtual environments. Library instructional sessions can now be heldthrough these technologies. Online students at their convenience will be able to learn newinformation research and educational skills. They can also simultaneously ask questions andshare their thoughts with their online classmates resulting in an interactive and engaging learningenvironment.Adobe Connect Pro

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Miles Griffin Evans; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

teaching”,which can be defined as the personal belief of teachers in their abilities to positively affectstudents’ educational attainments4. For example, teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching mathematics,or the lack thereof, significantly impacts students’ attainment in mathematics5. Thus, aninstrument to measure teacher self-efficacy towards teaching is context and domain-specific4. Inorder to adequately address needs of teachers and to evaluate the success of teacher professionaldevelopment programs for K-12 Engineering, an instrument for teaching engineering self-efficacy needs to be developed and rigorously tested.Theoretical FrameworkSelf-efficacy is one’s personal belief about his or her capability to take an action toward anattainment6. Since

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

related to market analysis, technology commercialization, business communication, orinternships within start-up companies.15 Another study found that participating in an engineeringentrepreneurship program had a positive impact on retention, GPAs, and entrepreneurial activity.Data collected from alumni found that, relative to a control group, graduates of the program were73% more likely to have started a new company, 23% more likely to have created new productsor services, and 59% more likely to have high confidence in leading a start-up.17Approaches to Teaching InnovationResearch related to developing curriculum for and assessing innovation education mirrors that ofentrepreneurship, which has been characterized as relatively new and fragmented

Conference Session

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

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

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ASEE International Forum

. Sabah has over 25 years of experience in higher education including more than 15 years in education manage- ment across different parts of the world. Concentration in the last 15 years was on development of career, Art & Science, technology and engineering programs. Leading positions in educational institutions including chair of department, acting Dean, university board member, University assessment committee member, consultant and team leader. A unique experience in coordination between educational institution and industrial partners to build new paradigm in education through an NSF sponsored program. Many years of in-depth experience in curriculum development. Extensive knowledge in academic pro- grams

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bo Cao, University of Houston; Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-5448: PLATFORM INDEPENDENT INTERFACE FOR REMOTELABORATORY EXPERIMENTSMr. Bo Cao, University of HoustonDr. Gangbing Song, University of HoustonXuemin Chen, Texas Southern UniversityMr. Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University Page 25.1045.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Platform Independent Remote Laboratory ExperimentsAbstractA remote laboratory experiment is an online experiment that requires only external input throughthe internet to control. These days, online experiments have not been widespread in the use ofengineering curriculum because of their complexity in both development and use

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

cultures needs to be accomplished via a two way street. In the technical college (CIT) we have embraced a broad focus on humanities. Our engineering students in their undergraduate education must take a minimum of eight humanity based courses, three of which must form a depth sequence of which at least one course in this sequence must be taken at an advanced level. These are not math, computing or technical business courses, but true humanity offerings. The belief is that a balanced curriculum provides the best education for our engineers. The reverse flow of having humanities students study technical courses is not as widelypracticed. Part of the hesitation for humanities students coming into technical course is therequirement

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Scott Sink, Ohio State University; Joseph M. Cerrato, Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

AC 2012-5146: A METRIC-BASED, HANDS-ON QUALITY AND PRODUC-TIVITY IMPROVEMENT SIMULATION INVOLVING LEAN AND SIGMACONCEPTS FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING LAB STUDENTSDr. Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Yosef Allam is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University. He graduated from the Ohio State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial and systems engineering and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Allam’s interests are in spatial visualiza- tion, the use of learning management systems for large-sample educational research studies, curriculum development, and fulfilling the needs of an integrated, multi-disciplinary first

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

creation of this curriculum spiral. In order to create valid andreliable assessments of courses and curricula, we similarly need to know what topics and skillsare essential to our curricula and what topics and skills are peripheral. Assessments should thenfocus on the core skills to create short, but meaningful assessments. Core conceptualframeworks can provide this clarity and meaning to assessments. We believe that this initialeffort can begin a conversation to bring greater clarity to the instruction in digital logic.5.3 Future research directions This paper documented an initial effort to establish a core conceptual framework fordigital logic. It relied upon a Delphi poll and misconceptions research data. Future researchcould further

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio; Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Engineering Ethics

content and/or integrated throughout the curriculum as one of theaccreditation criteria.There are educational materials available for ethics education which provide information at thefundamental level and focus on discipline specific issues. For example, design specific cases anddiscussion usually become the focal point in professional design curriculums 7 while contractualand competitive relationships take the center stage in construction curriculums 8. There are also Page 25.23.2comprehensive study materials and educational approaches which present a wider perspective9,10,11 . However, the discussions and study of these subjects are highly

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Harvest Collier; Diane Hagni

preparedness. Since the initialyear of the program in 2006, the percentage of students receiving at least one failing grade in anHGR component has risen from 21.3% in 2006 to 49.6% in 2011, although there have been noappreciable changes in the curriculum or type of instruction presented.In another measure of student preparedness, an average of 45% of the incoming freshman classat Missouri S&T for the last several years has been placed in Algebra or Trigonometry courses,instead of Calculus for Engineers, the first math class to count toward a student’s degreeprogram. This is due to the fact that, according to their placement exams, they are not ready forCalculus. Of the students placed in the most basic Algebra class (Math 2), about 50% of

Collection

2012 ERC

Authors

Thomas W Peterson

Engineering Investments at theNational Science Foundation Thomas W. Peterson Assistant Director Directorate for Engineering ASEE – ERC Meeting, 6 March 2012US Trade Balance in AdvancedTechnology Includes • Advanced materials • Aerospace • Biotechnology and life sciences • Electronics, optoelectonics • Flexible manufacturing • IT and Communications • Nuclear • Weapons NSF Science and Engineering Indicators, 20104Charting the course in challenging times Vision/Strategy grounded in core principles Human capital development (GRF

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rodney L. Custer, Black Hills State University; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Daniel A. Spake, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering and an inability of teachers to identify their learningoutcomes 6, 7. One of the most alarming aspects of this void was the teachers’ inability to reflecton what they were learning related to engineering, apart from a vague understanding of theengineering design process. Without a clear understanding of core engineering concepts, theconnection to student learning is tenuous at best. This void also poses serious problems for highquality curriculum and assessment. As the NAE Committee on K-12 Engineering Educationobserved, a “critical factor is whether teachers—from elementary generalists to middle schooland high school specialists—understand basic engineering concepts and are comfortableengaging in, and teaching, engineering design”.8This

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc J. Sanborn P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn T. Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

study would be required to support that theory.17In an effort to determine whether open-book or closed-book testing more effectively enhancedlearning, Agarwal returned to the topic of retention and the two assessment methods in 2011.18In order to strengthen potential weaknesses in his previous work regarding the comparison oftesting methods, he changed the experiment in two key ways: 1) used material specificallydesigned for open-book testing that involved comprehension and integration and transferquestions to determine “differences in memorial benefits” and 2) looked at the effect of testexpectancy with relationship to time spent studying to determine if students spend less timestudying for open-book tests. Again, when study participants were

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Rebel Umphlett, BioNetwork Capstone Center; David Hobson Yarley, BioNetwork Capstone Center

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

training facilitylocated at the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC), answers this questionwhile accomplishing the following objectives: Develop and integrate two 2-day BTEC short course laboratory experiences into the ECU’s bioprocess engineering curriculum. These short courses are a required and graded component of two bioprocess engineering courses. Develop companion web-based materials to provide students with prerequisite material, maximizing the time spent on hands-on laboratory activities on-site at BTEC, as well as providing an opportunity for students at other institutions to enroll. Enhance ECU engineering students’ competiveness in the workplace by providing hands- on

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Helge Bohn, Virginia Tech; Manfred J. Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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International

realization that asignificant overhaul of their curriculum was needed. It was time to replace drafting tables withCAD, it was time to integrate electrical engineering into machine elements in the form ofmechatronics, and it was time to introduce teamwork into the curriculum. The old GermanDiplom Ingenieur degree program was in need of renovation. As was the norm across Germany,this five-year program started with a two-year of science fundamentals taught by otherdepartments. Students were disengaged and could not see how this material was related to theirfuture careers, and the dropout rate routinely exceeded 50% during that phase. If they survivedthese first two years, they faced a sequence of three annual individual efforts: a 200+ hour designpaper