Conference Session

Design Cognition I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Crehan, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

. Lewisdescribes this as the “standards movement” where educators concentrate on specificstandards rather than the broader educational goals of the subject1. This influence can beseen in students design project work where the evidence of student learning is presented in adesign portfolio following the completion of a linear design process. Atkinson argues that forhigh level cognitive development to occur students should record their learningsimultaneously to the design activity2. This paper outlines the importance of portfolios forstudent learning and outlines how an electronic portfolio provides students with theopportunity to express their learning ‘in their own voice’ (ibid).Portfolios in Design and Technology EducationBarrett and Carney ask the

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary L. Winn, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3435: RE-ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SUMMER CAMP ONSTEM ENROLLMENTS USING AN INNOVATIVE SURVEY STRATEGYDr. Gary L. Winn, West Virginia University Gary Winn is Co-PI on a five-year NSF STEP-1 project at West Virginia University. His research team has been active investigating the effects of STEM recruitment strategies on enrollments of Appalachian students into STEM fields, particularly engineering. Page 25.1097.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Re-Assessing the Effects of Summer Camp on the STEM Enrollments Using an Innovative Survey

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

/uncertainty Engineering analysis xii. probability & statistics Data analysis 10. sustainability 8. sustainability 13. project management 16. project management Management skills 17. public policy 18. bus/pub admin 17. business /public administration Business knowledge 20. leadership 18. leadership Leadership 22. Attitudes 14. Breadth 15. Technical specialization 4. In-depth competenceCriterion 5 3. Humanities

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Richard Harris; Hameed Metghalchi; Claire Duggan; Emanuel Mason; Rachelle Reisberg; Deepti Dutt

in science and engineering to maintain a globally competitive edge. This recent reportessentially builds on an alarm that was sounded five years earlier in the 2005 publication: RISING ABOVE THEGATHERING STORM by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute ofMedicine. This has considerable implications for the STEM professions, such as engineering, where minoritiesmake up a disproportionately low percentage of the workforce. According to U.S. Census Bureau projects, non-Hispanic white males will decline as a fraction of the working age population from 37% in 1995 to 26% in 2050. Inthat same time span, the fraction of African Americans in the workforce will increase from 12 to 14%, Hispanicsfrom 10% to 24

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2012 EDI

Authors

Eun-Woo Chang

Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics (2004-2006) Montgomery College Science, Engineering and Mathematics Montgomery College• Founded in 1946• The largest undergraduate institution in Maryland serving more than 60,000 students• More than 160 countries are represented and no majority race in the student population• Three campuses; Rockville, Germantown, Takoma Park/Silver Spring• New STEM related construction project Science Center building (RV) – completed in 2011 Bioscience Education Center (GTN) – in progress Science and Math Center (TP/SS) – future planMontgomery CollegeScience, Engineering and MathematicsMontgomery CollegeScience, Engineering and

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2012 ERC

Authors

Theresa Maldonado

-life-balance/Wireless Innovation between Finland and US (WI-FI-US)– Virtual Institute is one of three inaugural SAVIinstitutes. High Capacity Next Generation Wireless Solutions• Optimal transmission mechanisms• New radio spectrum allocation• Increased base station density Activities • Joint publications • Joint demonstrations • Graduate degrees • Researcher exchangesAssessment & Evaluation: BRIGE Logic Model INPUTS PROJECT OUTPUTS & IMMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE LONG TERM

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Zachary Boehm, University of Southern California; Hussain Badruddin Penwala, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California

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Mathematics

activities that promote critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Page 25.661.2(Denner et al., 2009).The original project was envisioned with four tracks: a game-making track, a game-design track,a mathematics track, and an online collaboration track to support team-based game design. Withrespect to mathematics, producing games exposes students naturally to logic, math andcomputational thinking. Concepts such as rates and fractions become accessible to students whomust set player speeds to grid multiples to ensure safe passage through mazes. Data collectedduring play testing sessions is averaged and graphed to analyze game design. Logic is

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

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Construction

Education, 2012   Industry Engaged Leadership Development: Building a Future Workforce through Competency.  Abstract  Participating in industrial arts programs since the fifth grade played a major role in the author’s decision to work in the construction industry. Working in various fields of construction, the author learned various techniques and procedures involving team building and leadership skills from competent mentors that had a history of proven success at getting projects completed on time and within budget. Recently, the author’s approach to leadership development was partially revealed in an article published in Techniques

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Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Graham, University of Louisville; Karla Conn Welch, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Shamus McNamara, University of Louisville

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Electrical and Computer

1and Logic Design, the junior level course Embedded System, and in the senior courses CapstoneDesign and Professional Issues and Current Topics Seminar. Section four discusses somepreliminary critical thinking assessment done in the Professional Issues and Current TopicsSeminar course. Concluding remarks and future plans are discussed in section five2 Critical thinking at the Speed School of EngineeringIn response to the University’s i2a initiative, the Speed School of engineering has developed amulti-leveled critical thinking program that begins with the school’s freshman program:Introduction to Engineering, and goes on to include sophomore, junior, and senior courses, co-opreports, and undergraduate engineering capstone projects. A

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

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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

AC 2012-4392: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF COLLABORATION PAT-TERNS OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCHERSMr. Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette Hanjun Xian is a Ph. D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in computer science and started to pursue his Ph.D. degree in engineering education in 2009. He is working with Dr. Madhavan to implement the iKNEER web portal to allow intuitive navigation of the knowledge products of engineering education research. His major roles in this project are to retrieve, mine, and manage knowledge products; provide multiple visualization tools to represent the large problem space in engineering

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David N Raizen, UMES; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Computers in Education

-physical system in a way that would not be possible otherwise. figure 2. The Chesapeake Bay Community Model Visualization Tool, displaying nitrogen data for the Lower Potomac River basin.2.Methods - Creation of the Web InterfaceTo accomplish the goals of this project, the authors created a web-based interface to the Phase 5Model. This software package runs on a Linux operating system, in a command lineenvironment. Users input data into the model in the form of a large number of text filesspecifying the details of the watershed environment to be used in the run. Taken together theseinput files are referred to as a scenario. The model is then run by issuing a series of commandsand the results are output as text files

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Hui Geng; Daryl G. Beetner; Yiyu Shi

projects. An example project – a 100 MHzoutput clock phase-lock loop (PLL) with 10 MHz input – will be discussed. In this lab,students use Virtuoso schematic editor to develop each portion of the PLL: the phase detector,charge pump, filter, voltage controlled oscillator, and a divider. The sizes of FETs aredetermined based on simulation results. Three kinds of divider structures are tested to find theone which provides the best performance. After the design passes front-end simulation, thestudents implement the layout of these modules in the layout editor, and DRC and LVS areexecuted to verify their design. Finally, post-simulation is used to prove the PLL works wellin a long time simulation in the presence of layout parasitics and noise

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Philip Knodel, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Robert Vincent, U. S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

completing his Ph.D. in 2002, he returned to the Air Force Academy where he has been on the faculty ever since. The current focus of Wood’s research is the continued development of empir- ical testing methods using similitude-based approaches. This approach provides significant potential for increasing the efficiency of the design process through a reduction in required full-scale testing and an expansion of the projected performance profiles using empirically-based prediction techniques. Wood’s research also includes the development of robotic ground and air vehicle systems using innovative concep- tual design techniques for current technology implementations, as well as futuristic projections, applied in the framework

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danial J. Neebel, Loras College; Nicholas J. Burek, Loras College; Thomas Griebel, Loras College

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Electrical and Computer

Page 25.648.2about math and science. Institutions such as DigiPen1 are developing projects to motivatemiddle and high school students to learn more about game development and 3D animation.Using game development and easy to use graphics programming systems is not a new techniquefor motivating learning in computer science and engineering. Carnegie Melon’s Alice2,3 projecthas students in middle and high school developing 3D animations. Several schools now offer atrack or an entire major in game development as a way to entice more students in the computerscience field. ACM has hosted the annual conference on Game Development in ComputerScience Education since 2006. Development of games on an FPGA platform has also beenexplored.4 However; such

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

producebetter, more efficient, and more affordable designs than those of previous generations. Withimposing grand challenges and worldwide economical instability, innovative design isconsidered more critical than ever1. Hence, it is essential that creativity and innovativeness betaught to and nurtured in engineering students from the onset of their education.Team design projects are commonly used to provide students early design experience andnurture their engineering creativity. During such projects, instructors often form design teams toincrease demographic diversity (e.g. gender or race) because of the potential positive effects onteam and social outcomes. While the perceived benefits of gender and racial diversity amongwork and project teams are

Conference Session

ETD Design I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Engineering Technology

” engineering,security, sensing, applications programming, health information systems, test andevaluation, others) and desired characteristics for our graduates (e.g., project managementexpertise, team building skills, ability to ‘fit’ into organization, bias for sharing andcollaboration, writing and presentation skills, adaptability and versatility, “systems” viewand approach to problem solving, others). All of these (and many others) have been, orare being, implemented. These contributions are important in driving the high leveldirection and strategy of the school, but for the purposes of this paper it is more relevantto examine program-specific advisory boards.Advisory Board Formed After Program Launch: M.S. Wireless CommunicationsWhile some

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justeen Olinger; Michael Hutton; Christopher Gretsch Covington; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Richard Lee Clark Jr., Virginia Western Community College; Branden McKagen, Virginia Tech; John Harris, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Virginia TechMr. John Harris, Virginia Tech Page 25.875.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Lab-in-a-Box: Techniques and Technologies to Manage Large and Not soLarge Laboratory CoursesA project known as Lab-in-a-Box (LiaB) was developed in 2004 by faculty members in theVirginia Tech (VT) Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department to improve studentlearning by allowing students to make their own observations on concrete examples offundamental concepts in electrical engineering.1 LiaB is a set of hands-on exercises in whichstudents design, build, and test at home circuits using

Conference Session

Integration of Research and Education in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

joshua fabian, Villanova University; Tyler A. Young, Villanova University; James Peyton Jones, Villanova University; Garrett Miles Clayton, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

can beincorporated into high-level Simulink designs, streaming parallel camera and depth images intothe user’s Simulink model. The images are then readily manipulated within Simulink in order toachieve a much more sophisticated signal processing or control design than was previouslypossible in a classroom environment. In particular, the paper describes a new ’VU-Kinect’ blockwhich makes Kinect depth and camera images easily accessible to users in the Simulinkenvironment. It should be noted, however, that since the start of this project, other similarSimulink-based solutions have also become available, [13-15]. The specific ‘VU-Kinect’ blockdescribed in the paper should therefore be regarded as one instantiation of several recentdevelopments

Conference Session

Online Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Diana Vasilica Pop; Danilo Garbi Zutin P.E., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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Computers in Education

- line labs. Garbi Zutin is currently a Senior Researcher and team member of the Center of Competence in Online Laboratories and Open Learning (CCOL) at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS), Villach, Austria, where he has been engaged in projects for the development of online laboratories. In Jan. 2010, Garbi Zutin was appointed Secretary General of the International Association of Online En- gineering and, in the following year, Secretary General of IGIP (International Society for Engineering Education). Garbi Zutin is author or co-author of more than 30 scientific papers published in international journals, magazines, and conferences. Most of these papers are in the field of online laboratories and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Steve Blair, University of Utah; Peter Rogers, Ohio State University; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

was promoted to IPPD Director in 2001. IPPD is an experiential multidisciplinary design program where teams of students complete real projects for sponsoring companies and agencies. Stanfill has recruited more than 250 industry-sponsored projects and directed the efforts of more than 1,600 senior-level engineering and business students for the IPPD program. In 2003, he helped create the Integrated Technology Ventures (ITV) program and serves as Chair of the ITV Board of Directors. The ITV program exposes students to the realities of technology start-up companies while assisting UF researchers in commercializing their technological innovations. Virtual companies comprised of engi- neering, business, and law

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Butler, University of Oklahoma

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Environmental Engineering

the value placed by students on sustainability andenvironmental issues.IntroductionThe “Bodies of Knowledge” (BOKs) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers(AAEE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) identify the skill sets needed topractice environmental and civil engineering at various points in an engineer’s career, includingafter completing the B.S. degree. Outcome 8 of the AAEE BOK calls for the ability to recognizelife cycle principles, to identify non sustainable components in engineered systems, to explainhow and why to integrate sustainability into engineering projects, and to quantify emissions andresource consumption associated with engineering processes (paraphrased from AAEE (2009)1).Outcome 10 in the ASCE

Conference Session

Simulations and Visualizations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Luiz Curotto, Federal University of Parana, Brazil; Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 25.481.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Dynamics Simulation using Server Cluster TechnologyAbstractLearning Dynamics through Computational Experiments (LDCE) is a method that can achievebetter results in basic engineering Dynamics courses. This method is a Problem Based Learning(PBL) approach, where students seek for knowledge by developing projects during the course.Projects include one or more experiments through which students can learn how a dynamicsproblem works. They are able to modify parameters and retrieve graphical and numerical results.Their primary task is to develop the theoretical basis of the problems and compare the numericalresults with those produced by the

Conference Session

FPD VII: Research on First-year Programs Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Peter Eliot Weiss, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4577: EFFECTS OF LECTURE CAPTURE ON A LARGE FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSEJason Bazylak, University of Toronto Jason Bazylak has been an lecturer with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering since 2008. His research interests are in engineering design education and outreach to under-represented groups in the engineering professions, particularly Native Americans. He coordinates a large, award-winning first-year service-learning course, coordinates and teaches a third-year mechanical design for environment course, supervises the undergraduate design facilities, and is the Project Coordinator for the mechanical and industrial engineering senior design course.Dr. Susan McCahan, University of

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

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International

collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics. Page 25.40.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Detailed Look at the German Universities of Applied SciencesAbstractThe California Polytechnic State University and the Munich University of Applied Sciences inGermany have had a strong partnership for many years and realize

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

industry experience in the design and development of electro- mechanical systems. As a tenure-track faculty member of the UDM Mechanical Engineering Department, he has adopted a program of instruction that UDM has branded ”Faces on Design,” in which student project work is made more meaningful as students have the opportunity to see and experience the faces of real live clients. In the series of design courses he teaches, students design mechanical devices for use by disabled clients. In addition to academic work, Kleinke is a registered Professional Engineer and conducts seminars on innovation that are tailored to the needs of automotive engineers. Kleinke’s recent publication, ”Capstones Lessons to Prepare Students

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Solar Water Heating System Experimental Apparatus Department of Mechanical Engineering King Faisal University Al-Ahasa 31982, Saudi ArabiaAbstract This paper describes the design and development of an experimental apparatus fordemonstrating solar water heating. This solar heating experimental apparatus was designed tomeet several requirements: 1) the system is to operate using the thermosiphon concept, in whichflow through the system is created by density differences in the fluid; 2) to increase the solarenergy absorbed by the water and improve the educational value of the project, the solarcollector must have the ability to rotate in order to

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nagarjuna Sadineni, Mission10X Wipro Technologies; Rajendra Kumar v Joshi, WIPRO Technologies

Product operations and sales to Europe and Asian markets including China and Japan. He was an active member of various Industry bodies like MAIT, CII, NASSCOM and has participated and significantly contributed in various forums at Bangalore, Hyderabad & Mysore, was the Vice President of the Mysore IT Forum. With his in depth knowledge of corporate culture, good networking with various IT industries and academia, an adept at applying structured approach to processes/projects and vast ex- perience in handling complex projects - Nagarjuna was selected to lead Quantum Innovation initiative in Engineering Education in year 2007. Mission10X not for profit trust was established in Sep 2007 to enhance the employability

Conference Session

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

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

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ASEE International Forum

students’ academicachievement.Case Study 1The first study addressed the following questions:  How much time did engineering students in the U.S. and India allocate to specific learning activities?  How did time allocation change from freshman through senior years?  To what extent did engagement in specific activities correlate with grade-point average (GPA), which is an overall indicator of achievement?The rationale for addressing these questions was based on previous research10 that had shownthat U.S. students allocated the majority of their study time to solving textbook problems withlittle attention given to writing papers and working on projects. In the present study, studentsreported times spent doing homework

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

A. Ieta; R. Manseur; M. Hromalik

proper environment is also needed, so that they can learn both effectively and efficiently [3]. Accordingly,there is a continuous effort in search of more effective content delivery methods in order to achieve the skills neededin engineering. Students should learn to apply what they do know, while being innovative [4]. Projects andlaboratories provide hands-on exercises that stimulate curiosity, bring relevance to the theoretical training andprovide a practical foundation to engineering skills [5].Studio-style [1-14] teaching comes as an effective method to address the needs of engineering education. Themethod, pioneered in the nineties by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [6], has shown effective gains versus thetraditional separate lecture

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Joseph J. Helble; Carolyn E. Fraser; Eric R. Fossum

research intoinnovative technology. The program is designed to teach them to recognize the skills needed to bring aboutsuccessful innovation and associated new enterprise, and to provide the opportunity to take risks, possibly fail, andultimately learn from the experience in a structured environment. PROGRAM STRUCTUREStructureThe Ph.D. Innovation shares a common core with Thayer’s Ph.D. program, which is comprised of applied math andengineering coursework, a multi-year research project, professional skill-building, an oral qualifying examinationand a Ph.D. thesis defense. The program adds Tuck School of Business (adjoining the Engineering school on theDartmouth campus) and Thayer Innovation coursework