Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Avinash Varma Gadiraju; Chester D. Kolodziej, Freedom Field Renewable Energy, Inc.

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Composite Industries, RockWind LLC, Atometrics Micro- Machining, Wanxiang Energy, and Materials Modification, Inc. His recent peer-review experience in- cludes committees for the 21st Century Jobs Fund for the State of Michigan, the National Science Foun- dation, the Development Capital Network (Phase II), and the Fast Pitch Business Plans for the State of Illinois. He serves on the Board of Directors of three NFPs focused on renewable energy and efficiency technologies, and is a recent graduate of the NREL Golden Colorado’s EnergyExec program. He also consults for the regional economic development agency regarding CleanTech opportunities. Recently he was a speaker at the International Bio Energy Conference in Lidkoping

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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International

in conserving the environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment, St. Johns, Antigua, Available online http://www.environmentdivision.info/?q=node/168 2. Antigua and Barbuda Environment Division, 2011, SIRMM Outcome 1 delivers EIMAS, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment, St. Johns, Antigua, Available online @ http://gefantigua.org/press-room/sirmm-outcome-1-delivers-eimas/ 3. Antigua and Barbuda Environment Division, 2011, SIRMM Outcome 2: A Sustainable Island Resource Management Plan developed and in place, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment, St. Johns, Antigua, Available online @ http://gefantigua.org/sirmm

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

and Motivational Influences on Teaching ApproachesAbstractWhat motivates the design educator during course planning and implementation? What are thefaculty motivational influences at play in the capstone design course? Are there existingmotivational constructs that can be applied to design education? In this study, interviews withengineering design faculty members were analyzed to explore if and how subjective task valueconstructs – attainment values, intrinsic values, utility values, and relative cost – can be appliedto design faculty motivation to implement (or avoid) certain pedagogies during the capstonedesign course. This study broadens the use of expectancy-value theory and establishes itspotential for use in design

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer H. Gross, Lehigh University; Donna M. Mohr, Lehigh University; Stephen Pessiki, Lehigh University

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Graduate Studies

, evaluate student design project presentations, sharetechnical knowledge, mentor students, advise the professor of practice and guide the program tostay current and relevant to industry needs. These firms also provide scholarships to qualifiedstudents.Due to the hands-on nature of the design projects and structural behavior laboratory course, theprogram is only offered to in-residence students. Currently, there are no plans to offer theprogram to online students.Resources for this program are shared with the department of civil and environmentalengineering. The new three-course design project sequence is taught by the professor of practice Page

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry E. Mullins P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Cyber Defense and Exploitation IThis course discusses the hardware/software tools and techniques associated with the protectionand exploitation of computer systems and networks. Students learn how to design and build asecure network including numerous networking services offered by most organizations inpreparation for the CDX, which is described in more detail in Section 3. Emphasis is placed onthe planning and designing of the services and infrastructure. Course topics include the DoD andUSAF policy and doctrine associated with the protection of communication resources, intrusiondetection systems, firewalls, honeypots and honeynets, span of control and accessibility, and use

Conference Session

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff M. Citty , University of Florida; Angela S. Lindner, University of Florida

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First-Year Programs

and to help peer mentor troubleshoot any potential issues that come upduring the weekly meetings. Students who earn a 3.0 or higher GPA after the fall semester haveto meet with their mentor only on a monthly basis during the spring semester. All students whoearn a 2.99 GPA or below must continue weekly meetings with their peer mentor through thespring semester. A mid-semester community activity is also planned both for the fall and springsemester to encourage the students to continue their relationship with their teams as well as theentire learning community. In addition, students are encouraged to discuss their next semestercourse plans to foster students enrolling in the same or similar courses.Students are also prepared to participate in a

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

(NAE)1 asks for more interdisciplinary knowledge and cross-disciplinary collaboration inengineering to address future grand challenges. In 2003, National Institutes of Health (NIH) hasissued new policies2 to impose the implementation of research data sharing on NIH granteesfunded $500,000 or above a year. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)established a Scientific Data Lifecycle Management Working Group3 in 2009 to harness digitaldata and improve data dissemination. National Science Foundation (NSF) also announced policychanges4 in 2011 to enforce dissemination and sharing of research results by requiring all grantapplicants include a plan of data management in any proposal submitted.In Engineering Education Research (EER

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Raghvinder S. Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

beginning to critically analyze the problem scope. The team members thenshare their ideas for use cases. A vote commences to determine the direction that will befollowed. Now that the team has agreed upon direction, the scope of this direction is refinedwhere detail is added to use cases for phase 2 and a design class diagram is the output of phase 3. Page 25.106.4In the remaining four stages of the CCM the team would be translating the plan into a detaileddesign, implementing the design, testing, and finally delivering the solution. Working throughthe first two stages of the CCM, the team is able to conceptualize the problem resulting in a

Conference Session

Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Barrett, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

students seethe underlying principles in the problems which helps with all of the enduring understandings.Smith and others (2005) note that teachers can uncover material for students by using pedagogiesof engagement. To engage my students, I will use collaborative learning where the students willwork in small groups during class to solve problems. Finally, I plan to incorporate feedbackthrough class discussions, homework, and team problems.Teaching PhilosophyThe teaching philosophy for this course was based upon the book Making Learning Whole(Perkins, 2009) . Below I will outline how each of the seven steps impacted the design of thiscourse.Play the whole game- I will help my students see the “whole game” by introducing them to theentire game of

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Korey L. Sewell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

25.123.3We designed our pilot Computer Science curriculum around the following concepts: (1) Algorithms (2) Input and Output (3) Variables (4) Boolean Conditions and Selection (5) Functions (6) Iteration (7) Lists (8) Software Development (Brainstorming, Specification, Planning, and Development) (9) User Interface Design (e.g. Screen Layouts, Buttons, Textboxes, etc.) (10) Multimedia (Sound, Video, and features specific to Android Mobile Applications)The particular topics covered depended on factors such as the length of each program as well asthe age group for the students in the program. After the topics list was selected for a particularprogram, a curriculum was designed consisting of lectures, tutorial-based lab assignments

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin A. Gary, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Yegeneswari Nagappan, Unicon, Inc.; Supreet Verma, Delasoft, Inc.; Russell J. Branaghan, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

, why are SCRUM and Agile methods not connected? RiskManagement is more than just a Process Component based on contingency planning. SoftwareMaintenance does not “ensure correct functionality” for Testing, and so on. One could look atthe sub-graphs here and like the structure, but would need to evaluate semantically to see if thosestructures made sense.4 Assessment Protocol and ResultsOur assessment protocol was as follows: Page 25.213.7Figure 3. Software Process and Project Management concept map1. Expert evaluators were recruited from the software engineering faculty.2. The evaluators were given a short pre-briefing that included reviewing the

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

/major and who guides you in the fulfillment of requirements of your major. This person helps you to interpret the University's requirements, select appropriate courses, and develop a suitable educational plan to help you meet your career goals.Your Enterprise Course Module(s): These are the professional skills development course modules taken to supplement your enterprise project course experience and to fulfill enterprise concentration or minor requirements. Example course modules include Teaming, Leadership, Marketing, Design for

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

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Design in Engineering Education

syllabus.Students considered all outcomes to be at least “Moderately Important”, with the items“Interpreting 2D drawings”, “Creating 3D solid models”, and “Building assemblies ofcomponent parts” deemed “Essential” by 56-59% of respondents as shown in Figure 6. Page 25.222.9 Figure 6: Perceptions of course learning outcomes to career goalsIn survey question 2.2, we were interested in the activities that have very low or very high valuein solid modeling. Results are presented in Figure 7.The three most strongly identified “most important” activities in solid modeling were IdentifyingConstraints (29 respondents or 74%), Planning (23 respondents

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Masud Salimian, Morgan State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

. Page 25.231.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assessment of Student Performances in Operations Research Class Delivered by an Innovative ApproachIntroductionOperations Research (OR) provides the core foundation skills and knowledge set for IndustrialEngineers (IE). It is one of the first courses to introduce crucial skills in its algorithmic approachto problem solving and abstract mathematical modeling of real systems. It provides themathematical science of optimization that underpins functionality of the optimization tools andalgorithms used by IE’s. It is a gateway course for IE specializations such as Simulation,Production Planning and Control, Logistics, and similar

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

) Identifying emerging DfXs could allow engineering design researchers to bettertarget their work; and, (3) Engineering educators who focus on engineering design could use thisunderstanding of how a DfX develops to develop class assignments and lecture plans. Ahistorical example of a corporation that recognized, and then adopted, DfE in its early stageshighlights the advantages conferred by being aware of DfX formation. We propose that byunderstanding the developmental stage of a DfX, a design researcher could target their worktowards emerging elements within the field. Finally, engineering design educators can leveragethis understanding to frame their discussions of design practices and to prompt students toincorporate DfXs at varying stages of

Conference Session

Innovative Course Developments in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kelting, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Eric A. Holt, Purdue University

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Construction

including a quantity take- off of all labor, material, and equipment necessary to complete the project. Each student prepared a complete estimate for one home. 3. Students found creative ways to reduce costs by value engineering, purchasing strategies and changing standard amenities of the current plans and specifications. 4. Students prepared a computer generated CPM schedule for one home. The students then determined an overall project schedule based on current absorption rates. Page 25.1287.5 5. The students determined their proposed project management and organization for staffing the project. The students

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Women in Engineering

gap between astandard engineering curriculum and the engineering workforce, however recent researchindicates that there are still significant gaps in the skills required to be a successful professionalengineer and what skills are gained through the undergraduate curriculum and co-ops12. Severalof the skills not addressed by co-ops are –  applying interpersonal skills in managing people  gaining leadership skills  managing the planning and organization of project tasks  conveying ideas o verbally o in formal presentations.Thoughtful integration of the Collegiate Design Series can provide an opportunity for women todevelop these skills critical to success in engineering academically and

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata A. Revelo Alonso, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

Outside EngineeringIntroductionAssessing the state of engineering education within the larger community of educators, theNational Science Foundation has highlighted the need for an understanding of engineering infields outside of engineering and “attention to STEM literacy for the public at large”1. In the1995 NSF report Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus Change2, one of thesuggestions to address such a need was to offer engineering courses to non-engineering students.Consequently, in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, engineering departments slowly began to offercourses for students who did not plan to major in engineering. Because few such generaleducation courses were offered in the past, little is known about the long-term student

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharad Vimal Oberoi, Carnegie Mellon University; Susan Finger, National Science Foundation

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Design in Engineering Education

presentations, classdocuments, weekly plans, work-logs, meeting minutes, intermediate update reports, references(including URLs) and project files that students would have otherwise shared through e-mail orchat, within their teams or with other teams. Such detailed information allows this study toexplore various aspects of design in depth. In addition, because the course is multi-disciplinary,students need to be explicit in their arguments and decisions.Examining the data shows that the student posts on the online discussion forums ranged in sizefrom 10-500 words and the number of noun phrases contained in them was negligible comparedto the formal documents posted by the students. For example, the Phase 1 report had about16,000 words and the final

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-resonancefrequencies randomly distributed between -50 Hz and 50 Hz. Student can observe the animationof all these spin vectors and the aggregated FID signals. In particular, this simulation is veryhelpful in explaining the divergence and refocus of magnetization on x-y plan in SE. Thisexercise is also very long, and it usually takes students two weeks to complete. Page 25.1396.12 Figure 6. Lab 6 survey and assessment results. Table 6(a). Statistical analysis of Lab 6 assessment metric LII. Learning Improvement Index (LII) On campus (Fall) On line (Spring) t-score

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Petronella A. James, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

6 LAB (CORE) COURSES - 18 credit hours Spring/Fall 2010 EEGR202 Electric Circuits 4 Certified EEGR203 Introduction to Electrical Laboratory 1 Certified EEGR211 Introduction to Digital Logic 3 Certified EEGR215 Electronic Materials and Devices 4 Certified EEGR317 Electronic Circuits 4 Certified EEGR390 Principles of Design 2 CertifiedThe course rubrics being used were found to be commensurate with the planned online offeringsbecause they are directed at

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island; Stephen Champion, University of Prince Edward Island

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Design in Engineering Education

, andanyone, even a first-year student may have an important contribution. The first time this wasintroduced to a first-year class, one student came up at the end of the lecture to say “Wow! I'venever seen anything like this before! I just texted my friend who's not in this class, and he wantsto get involved too!” The challenges become a central component of teaching students how todevelop technical ideas, how to evaluate alternatives, how to share technical information, andhow to present ideas in a professional setting.“Design Something” versus “Design Challenge”The “design process” as depicted by Dym and Little 4, a popular text in first-year engineering,begins with identifying a problem to be solved. It is difficult, when planning an

Conference Session

FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Robinson, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

they have utilized their skills.In the fall 2011 semester, FSE 294 students were assigned to read: Trowbridge, L. W., Bybee, R. W., & Carlson-Powell, J. (2000). Questioning and discussion. Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy. Prentice Hall, pp. 183-193. Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., & Smith, K. A. (1998). Cooperative learning returns to college: What evidence is there that it works? Change, 30(4), pp. 26-35.For both readings, students were asked to post to a Blackboard discussion forum and provide anexample of the reading’s applicability to their UGTA role, discuss the merits or weaknesses ofthe article, and outline a plan for implementing what they learned

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, U.S. Air Force Academy; Marcus L. Roberts, U.S. Air Force Academy; William J. Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Randall Deppensmith, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

significantly. At the course level, this issue is only mildly manageable. It is the instructor'sresponsibility to assess and react based on that section's unique personality. For example, insome sections, going to the board during class to work out problems as a team is enjoyed, whileothers abhor it and would prefer to carry their work away with them after class. The instructorhas to read the class, then modify the lesson plan to better fit the learning style of the section.To address this issue at the course level, the instructor had many tools at his/her diposal to makethe class more interesting and to actively engage the student. These include demonstrations thatare visual and/or auditory, items to pass around class, analogies, stories demonstrating

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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Continuing Professional Development

Based InstructionTo promote student engagement and success in STEM areas, a comprehensive plan for facultydevelopment was implemented at two Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) and South Texas College (STC). The faculty development program wasdesigned to support the adoption of Challenge Based Instruction. This program was initiated as partof a large Department of Education College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA) grant.Detailed information about the different activities and sample results can be found in previousproceedings of ASEE National Conferences1,2,3. A series of training workshops and mentoringworkdays are part of this faculty development program that presents the latest research

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

wherestudents return once a month to the UTPA campus to work on more in-depth engineeringprojects that culminates with a competition in the summer. During the last summer program, thegroup built Lego Mindstorm NXT Huminoid robots and Parallax robots powered by a BasicStamp microcontroller for a summer robotics dance competition and several maze navigationcompetitions. The competition is a community event where students can involve their familiesand demonstrate what they have learned.Elements of Success: Proven Plan, Pedagogy, and PlatformUnderstanding the causes behind the effectiveness of the PREP program can be difficult. Theprogram effectively operates at many sites across the nation in different demographic regions.The Edinburg PREP site has been

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Glynn P.E., Villanova University; Frank E. Falcone, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

electronic files and kept track of the submittals on a spreadsheet. Students had to submit hard copies of their three summaries to the instructors prior to the lecture session that was devoted to summarizing the MP. The instructors picked a sampling of particularly interesting responses and asked the respective students to share their mentors‟ comments with the class The last quiz of the semester included the following 10-point bonus question: Regarding this semester’s Mentors Program, briefly state what you’ve learned in the following categories. a. Professional Career Planning b. Effective Team Dynamics

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Basha, University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee, University of the Pacific

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Graduate Studies

graduate studentpopulation, characteristic of a liberal arts private university, yet still provide broad experiencesfor our graduate and blended MS students, we planned to offer an interdisciplinary engineeringcourse in Spring 2011 entitled “Sensor Networks for Infrastructure Systems,” which combinesrecent developments in structural health monitoring (SHM) and the application of wirelesssensor networks to assess the condition of civil infrastructure systems. Recent research trendshave tied these two topics together with an increase in the use of sensor networks for SHM andan increase in monitoring structures in sensor networks. Combining these two topics offered aunique opportunity for senior undergraduate students and graduate students to engage

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Benson, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

learning as an acquisition and integration process, thisis further reinforced when the concept of a spiral curriculum is also considered. Kolb (2000) in his Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) highlights the necessity ofcyclical instruction. ELT divides the learning cycle in to four phases: experiencing, reflecting,thinking, and acting. As a model for education, this process is both planned (formatted) andresponsive to the situation and content/skills being learned: activities are structured and plannedbut flexible to include individual. The cyclical nature of ELT supports this project in thenecessity of revisiting concepts at various points, over time to solidify and deepen a learner’sknowledge or concept acquisition and mastery

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey; Lisa Grega, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Borland, College of New Jersey; Karen Elizabeth Clark, College of New Jersey; Amanda Norvell, College of New Jersey

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Women in Engineering

conclusion of each brown bag lunch attendees were requested to complete anevaluation survey that was used to inform the nature/composition and topics of future brown baglunches. In response to suggestions in the evaluations we have rotated the day of the week thatthe lunches are held, so that more faculty are able to coordinate with their teaching schedules.Professional Development Workshops Two workshops are held every semester. The format for the workshops and many of thetopics were adapted from the format and topics of Hunter College’s faculty workshops whichwere developed under their Gender Equity Project (GEP). Dr. Annemarie Nicols-Grinenko,GEP director, was consulted during the planning of the workshop and participated in it bypresenting