Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston; Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara L. Stewart, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

be given careful consideration in designing and assessingonline courses.Bibliography1. Allen IE, Seaman J. Staying the course - online education in the United States, 2008. Needham, MA: Sloan Consortium, 2008.2. Picciano AG, Seaman J. K-12 online learning - a 2008 follow-up of the survey of U.S. school district administrators. Needham, MA: Sloan Consortium, 2009.3. Howell S, Baker K. Good (best) practices for electronically offered degree and certificate programs: A 10- year retrospect. Distance Learning. 2006;3(1):41-7.4. Goodson CE, Stewart B, Miertschin SL, Faulkenberry L. Comprehensive program assessment: the whys and wherefores. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

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Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; John Krupczak, Hope College; James F. Young, Rice University, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

,        and capabilities. Like literacy in other areas, the goal of technological literacy is to providepeople with tools to participate intelligently and thoughtfully in the world around them. Post-Secondary Technological Literacy Classes and Curriculum Compiling information about technological literacy classes (TLCs) for liberal arts majorsat fifteen institutions was intended to provide resources to faculty interested in developingcourses3. The paper briefly traced the history of TLCs through 1959 through the 1990’s anddeveloped a working definition of technological literacy of The ability to understand, intelligently discuss and appropriately use concepts, procedures and terminology fundamental to work of (and typically

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Samson, University of Michigan

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Computers in Education

, 2002.4 Barak, M., A. Lipson, and S. Lerman," Wireless Laptops as Means For Promoting Active Learning In Large Lecture Halls", Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 38, No. 3, 2006, pp. 245-263.5 Bonwell, C.C., and J.A. Eison, "Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom", A SHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports, Washington DC, 1991, pp. 121.6 Prince, M.," Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research", J. Engineering Education Vol. 93, No. 3, 2004, pp. 223-231.7 Addison, S., A. Wright, and R. Milner," Using Clickers to Improve Student Engagement and Performance in an Introductory Biochemistry Class", Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Vol. 37, No. 2, 2009, pp. 84

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Rivale, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jayne Aiken, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sweta Adhikary, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Lynch S. Equity and Science Education Reform. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum; 2000.5. SpencerStuart. Leading CEOs: A Statistical Snapshot of S&P 500 Leaders2008.6. NAE, ed Raising public awareness of engineering: National Academy Press; 2002. Davis LA, Gibbin RD, eds.7. NAE. Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press; 2008.8. Zarske M, Yowell J, Sullivan J, Knight D, Wiant D. The TEAMS Program: A study of grades 3-12 engineering continuum. Paper presented at: American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition2007; Honolulu, HI.9. Mead M, Métraux R. Image of the scientist among high-school

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Shields P.E., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Krishna Prasad Kisi, University of Nevada Las Vegas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

many of thestudents talked to students presently enrolled in the program about the program as students whodidn’t make such inquiries. Less than a quarter of the students talked to a program teacher priorto enrolling in it. Fifty-nine percent of the students listened to a recruiter’s presentation on theCATA program while they were in middle school. Table 2. Students’ actions prior to enrollment in a CATA engineering program. Yes No Action (%) (%) Talk to any student(s) presently enrolled in a CATA

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick L. Smyth, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Brian A. Nosek, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

., Lindsey, S. & Schooler, T. A model of dual attitudes. Psychological Review 107, 101-126 (2000).9. Kunda, Z., Davies, P., Adams, B. & Spencer, S. The dynamic time course of stereotype activation: Activation, dissipation, and resurrection. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 82, 283-299 (2002).10. Nosek, B., Banaji, M. & Greenwald, A. Math = male, me = female, therefore math not equal me. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 83, 44-59 (2002).11. Nosek, B. & Smyth, F. Implicit social cognitions predict sex differences in math interest, participation, and performance. (2011).12. White, M.J. & White, G.B. Implicit and Explicit Occupational Gender Stereotypes. Sex Roles 55, 259-266 (2006).13

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

Hurtado, S., & Carter, D.F. (1997). Effects of college transition and perceptions of the campus racial climate on Latino college students’ sense of belonging. Sociology of Education, 70(4), 324-345.4 Flowers, L. A. (2004-2005). Retaining African-American students in higher education: An integrative review. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 6(1), 3-35.5 Braxton, J. M., Sullivan, A. S., & Johnson, R. M. (1997). Appraising Tinto’s theory of college student departure. In J. C. Smart (Ed.), Higher education: Handbook of theory and research (Vol. 12). New York: Agathon Press.6 Pascarella, E. T., &

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Simões de Carvalho P.E., ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal; Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1145: COLLABORATING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEGLOBAL WORKPLACEIsabel Simes de Carvalho, ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal Isabel S. Carvalho received a Licenciatura in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Lis- bon. She received her M.S. and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon in 1990 and 1996, respectively. Following a year in the aeronautics industry in France (aero engine manufacturer) she is, since 1999, an Associate Professor at the Military Institute and also lectures at the Mechanical Engineering Department at ISEL. Research interests include energy production and efficiency and active and collaborative and blended (online) teaching and learning in

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

production of heat, and electricity production. Biomass Energy Systems: Introduction of biomass fuels, such as wood, corps, manure and some garbage, biomass-powered microplants, application of biomass in the U. S. and the developing world. Transportation Energy Technologies: Biofuels. Machines: Microturbines and induction generators. Energy Storage: Lead-acid batteries, ultracapacitors, flywheels, superconducting magnetic storage systems, pumped hydroelectric energy storage, and energy storage as an economic resource. Comparative Studies: Alternate energies of the United States with respect to the developing world.Teaching ScheduleThe teaching schedule for the 15 weeks delivery is as

Conference Session

Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

& Sons, Inc., New Jersey.[2] Pham, D. T. and Gault R. S. (1998), A Comparison of Rapid Prototyping Technologies. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacturer. Vol. 38, pp. 1257-1287.[3] Kochan, D. C., Kai, C. C., and Zhaohui, D. (1999), Rapid Prototyping Issues in the 21st Century. Computers in Industry, Vol. 39, pp. 3-10.[4] Stratasys, Inc. uPrint Personal 3D Printer. (2010) Retrieved from http://uprint.dimensionprinting.com/ppc/?adver=google&type=cpc&camp=google_Printing_3D_Printer&gcli d=CODW0cvzlqMCFQ4TswodbzgntA[5] Palmisano, John. (2010). 3D Printers Go Mainstream. Retrieved from http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/consumer-electronics/gadgets/3d-printers-go-mainstream

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students starting andfinishing the sequence of engineering courses at each high school to help the team address thesecond research question: Does student participation in a multi-year sequence of courses focusedon engineering correlate with changes in performance or design knowledge?AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. DRL-0918621. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect theviews of the National Science Foundation. References1. National Center for Technological Literacy. Our Nation's Challenge. 2010 [cited 2010 January 12

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Schneider, Cornell University; Maria Terrell, Cornell University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

concepts represented on the MAI from pre-calculus are average of numbers,average rate of change, fractional change, reasoning from and about graphs/graphical displays,asymptotic behavior, and signed numbers (arithmetic with positive and negative numbers). Themathematical concepts from introductory calculus include the derivative, the definite integral,and the fundamental theorem of calculus. MAI items were categorized into a short taxonomybased on the mathematical content area(s) represented and the cognitive process (knowing,applying, or reasoning) required to solve the item.In addition to analyzing students’ open-ended responses to the MAI test items, researchers alsoconducted in-depth interviews with a sample of fourteen students immediately

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

number of team members. Thus, each member of a three-personteam would have 300 points to distribute across the three teammates, representing contributionsby each teammate to the team deliverable(s); in a well-balanced team, each team member wouldsimply receive 100 points. To guard against vindictive or wildly unfair ratings, detailedcommentaries justifying each rating in terms of tasks assigned and completed was required aswell, and students were informed that they might be contacted by the instructor for clarificationin extreme cases. Team members emailed their ratings to the instructor, who averaged theratings received for each team member (including the self-rating) to arrive at an overall peerrating; this rating was then counted towards the

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Topics

Council of Sections

Education Leadership and Policy.2. National Science Foundation (2007). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering: 2007, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resource Statistics.3. National Science Foundation (2004). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering: 2004, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resource Statistics.4. Goodman Research Group (2002). Final report of the women’s experiences in college engineering (WECE) project, Cambridge, MA.5. Davis, C-S. & Finelli, C.J. (2007), Diversity and Retention in Engineering, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, v2007, n111, p63-7.6

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Robotics course instructor available to answer her questions and provide tips andresources, she became more confident in her role over the course of the semester and alsorealized that she is not “in this all alone.” The key point that the teacher reported in coming tothe ePDN Robotic course was that she felt the need to be educated to integrate Robotics into theschool curriculum and to develop technological fluency. She also reported that she first neededto experience Robotics design experience herself and to engage in a learning by designexperience through a professional development course in order to teach robotics courseseffectively in her school. The LEGO Robotics ePDN courses met these needs. She concludedthe interview by stating ”It s like a

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caleb DeValve, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Page 22.904.12References[1] Malik Q, Koehler MJ, Mishra P, Buch N, Shanblatt M, Pierce SJ, 2010. Understanding student attitudes in a freshman design sequence. International Journal of Engineering Education; 26(5): 1179-1191[2] Farrell S, Hesketh RP, Newell JA, Slater CS, 2001. Introducing freshmen to reverse engineering and design through investigation of the brewing process. International Journal of Engineering Education; 17(6): 588-592[3] Al-Rizzo H, Mohan S, Reed M, Kinley D, Hemphill Z, Finley C, Pope A, Osborn D, Crolley W, 2010. Directional-based cellular e-commerce: undergraduate systems engineering capstone design project. International Journal of Engineering Education; 26(5): 1285-1304.[4] Hines PD

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

upon work supportedby the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1033111.References1. Berra, Y. (2002) When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes, Hyperion: 1592. National Academy of Engineering (2008) Grand Challenges for Engineering, http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/Object.File/Master/11/574/Grand Challenges final book.pdf3. Marx, L. (1987) Does improved technology mean progress? Technology Review (January): 33-41; 714. Gray, E. (1988) The World That Moses Built, PBS, The American Experience5. Dolnick, S. (2010) On Bronx Stoops, a Highway’s Traffic Entertains, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/nyregion/02bottleneck.html

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

traversing of an engineerthrough the world in this context can help define engineering.      Bibliography 1. Dall’Alba, G., J. Sandberg. (2006). Unveiling Professional Development: A Critical Review of Stage Models. Review of Educational Research. 76(3). 383-412. 2. Dall’Alba, G. (2009). Learning Professional Ways of Being: Ambiguities of Becoming. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 41(1): 34-45. 3. Florman, S.(1976). The Existential Pleasures of Engineering. St. Martin’s Griffin. New York City. 4. Bonasso, S. G. (2001). Engineering, Leadership, and Integral Philosophy. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, 127(1), 17. 5

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

quiz administered after activity four were inconsistent and itis difficult to generalize beyond what has already been discussed.ConclusionsThe assessment instrument was found to be very poor at discriminating between the relativemerits of the different activities. The author strongly feels that there was significant growth ofthe students’ R&R knowledge and capabilities from activity to activity, but it is not apparentfrom the assessment tools that were used. Further development and refinement of the author’simplemented assessment tools are required.Bibliography1. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods, http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/, January 5, 2011.2. Bloom, Benjamin S., Engelhart, Max D., Furst, Edward J., Hill

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering

ddesigned for UPF. The R Rockn’ Bowleer allows a person with partial p quadrriplegia to boowl. This devvice is a “high-end”attachmeent for the Un niversal Playy Frame, giv ving the userr a great deall of control oover the spinn andplacemen nt of the balll. Perhaps th he most uniqu ue feature off the Rock nn’ Bowler is the powereddspinning rail system that can be used u to add spin s to the b all. As the bball rolls dow wn the ramp,, itcomes inn contact with h two rails spinning

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas; William T. Springer, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

2009. His research interests are in mechanics and engineering education.William T. Springer, University of Arkansas William T. Springer is 21st Century Chair in Mechanical Engineering and Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas. He received his BSME in 1974 from the University of Texas at Arlington, his MSME in 1979 from the University of Texas at Arlington, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1982 from the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Springer is active in ASME where he received the Dedicated Service Award in 2006, was elected to Fellow Grade in 2008, and was awarded the S. Y. Zamrik Pressure Vessels and Piping Medal in 2011

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

observations, like those of the zebra mussels described above, have ledto many questions which the team is interested in exploring. For example, students haveobserved plant material scattered, sometimes densely, about the underside of the ice roof. Theyhave questions such as; what species of plant(s) are represented, how the material migrates to theice roof, and what happens to it over the winter and into spring?More information about this team’s work is presented on the HSE website:http://www.enterprise.mtu.edu/highschool/currentteams/traverse-city-central/index.html. Theteam also posts many videos on its own Vimeo pages: http://vimeo.com/user1446488/videosSummary and ConclusionsThis paper has focused on one HSE team using ROVs to excite and motivate

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott C. Banks, Georgia Tech Research Institute

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

major incidents,tracking assets and resources is hindered by a lack of interoperability between theagencies2. Interoperability3,4,5 encompasses the radio communications between theagencies as well as the coordination of responses and creating a command and controlorganization. Agencies each use their own particular set of communications equipment, Local S Responders Communications P T O A L N Resource I State D

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

, gender, institution as obtained through surveys and virtual and real communities) • Number and type of student engaged in LTS • LTS career impacts to faculty • Learning outcomes for students from participation in LTS activities • Institutions with LTS (program models, number of faculty and students involved, disciplines) • Communities benefited by LTS (locations, number of projects created, project types, number of people affected)5.0 AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNos. 1022927, 1022883, 1022738, 1023022, and 1022831. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael Reynolds; Nick Huisman

Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education,” EducauseQuarterly, Nov. 4, 2006, pp. 22-30. Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 6[3] Hiltz, S., and Turoff, Murray, “Education Goes Digital: The Evolution of Online Learning and the Revolution inHigher Education,” Communications of the ACM, Vol. 48, Issue 10, Oct. 2005, pp. 59-64.[4] Bourne, J, Harris, D., and Mayadas, F., “Online Engineering Education: Learning Anywhere, Anytime,” Journalof Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, Jan. 1995, pp. 131-146.[5] ASEE Prism, March 2009, pp. 22-23.[6] College Board, Trends in

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Aaron Abugaber; Rohit Dayal; Noah Greenbaum; Sally Hong; Jon Hunt; Joseph Saltzman

- releases; review same with instructor.Internship(s): Prospective BME, ME, EE & 1st and 2nd yr Medical Student Research Assistants.Work assignments- Your team will develop a strategy, adopt a design, compare and contrastworkable ideas through synergistic team collaborations working with 2-3 RAs (max). Yourgroup shall include observations and findings, through the elimination of less robust designs infavor of simpler, more aggressive, and better suited ones. Selected students/RAs will be assignedto continuously review the on-going progress of competitive device designs and report theirweekly progress/status to other classmates. 441Graduate students or special students such as those receiving grants

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Warren Rosen

graphicalnetwork traffic simulator used for packet-level performance analysis of metrics such as throughputand delay. To use it components such as routers, hosts, servers, etc. are dragged from variousmenus and then connect them up in the desired topology. Figure 3 shows a typical screenshot of anetwork defined in this way. It shows three hosts connected through a local 100 Mb/s Ethernetswitch to a cable that provides an Internet connection through a WAN to three remote servers.OPNET provides accurate models of real commercial devices—note in the figure that the model fora real, commercially available Linksys cable modem is being used. They also have models for all 577popular protocols and you can

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Rafael D. Alvarez; Raga M. Bakhiet; Theresa M. Garcia; Angeline V. Yang

growth inSan Diego.Advances in Science and Engineering (S&E) are ever more critical for the U.S. to maintain itsposition of leadership in STEM and keep its competitive edge in the global marketplace5,15, yetthe “new” American dilemma is ever more urgent in the 21st century, given that minorities remainseriously underrepresented in science and engineering, while they are also the most rapidly growingsegment of the population4. As reported in a 2010 report, Expanding Underrepresented MinorityParticipation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads5: Underrepresented minority groups comprised 28.5 percent of our national population in 2006, yet just 9.1 percent of college-educated Americans in science and engineering

Conference Session

Laboratories and Projects in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Agrawal R. Programming games to learn algorithms. Proceedings of theASEE Conference 2007.3. Bowen J. Motivating civil engineering students to learn computer programming with astructural design project. Proceedings of the ASEE Conference 2004.4. Bundy D. Four steps to teaching C programming. Proceedings of the Frontiers in EducationConference 2002.5. Clough D. Teaching introductory computing to ChE students - A modern computing coursewith emphasis on problem solving and programming. Proceedings of the ASEE Conference2002.6. Clough D, Chapra S and Huvard G. A change in approach to engineering computing forfreshmen - Similar directions at three dissimilar institutions. Proceedings of the ASEEConference 2001

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Renato Acosta, University of Texas, El Paso; Rafael Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

for options. For example, adesign engineer may use brainstorming for all occasions; there can be various reasons for this, Page 22.174.4some of them understandable. First, learning a new method may require some time, further,identifying which method is more appropriate to learn for the particular design problem can bedifficult. The knowledge or expertise to identify which method(s) are most appropriate for eachdesign problem, takes time to develop, and when considering multiple areas or disciplines in thedesign process, one can imagine the difficulty of becoming expert in more than one area (e.g.design quality, design creativity, sustainable