Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Stephen Oehler, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

University from 2001- 2004, and as the first chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Program at TAMU. He has been involved with curriculum innovations and engineering education throughout his career, notably with the Foundation Coalition, where he focused on restructuring the sophomore year engineering curriculum. Page 22.298.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Bringing Smart Materials Applications into a Project-Based First- Year Engineering CourseAbstractRecently, aerospace engineering faculty members and graduate students at Texas A&

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meg Krudysz, City College of New York; Ann Wittig P.E., City College of the City University of New York

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

civil,electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering, computer science, mathematics, and earth andatmospheric sciences, chemistry, physics, and biology. This flexibility allows students to designpersonalized curricula that support their individual career plans or interests.An engineering student completing the ESE program is required to take 127 credits total, withrepresentation in these curricular areas: 38% engineering (with 6/18 of the courses withsubstantial design content), 31% math and basic science, and 31% other. At a minimum, 46 ofthe credit hours are dedicated to environmental topics. Since this is a multidisciplinary programbetween science and engineering, students are able to select courses from a list of science andengineering

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E. Parikh, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University; Kenneth E. Goodson, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

Award, and the NSF Career Award. He received the Outstanding Reviewer Award from the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, for which he served as an Associate Editor, as well as the Golden Reviewer Award from IEEE. He was a JSPS Visiting Professor at The Tokyo Institute of Technology and is Editor-in-Chief of Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering. His research has been recognized through keynote lectures at INTERPACK, ITHERM, SEMI-THERM, and Therminic as well as best paper awards at SEMI-THERM, SRC TECHCON, and the IEDM. Goodson is a founder and former CTO of Cooligy, which built micro- coolers for computers (including the Apple G5) and was acquired in 2005 by Emerson

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Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and society’” as well as “globalization and the relatedinternationalization of enterprise.” As a result, one of the crucial challenges facingengineering educators is the need to train future engineers for careers in a multi-faceted,global community that faces enormous energy and environmental problems (NAE, 2005;2008).Unfortunately, as Carol Del Vitto (2008) points out “university engineering programsoften focus on ‘hard’ technical skills” in spite of the fact that “it is becoming increasinglyevident that in order to compete in a global environment” engineering students mustdevelop “soft skills” that will allow them to understand other cultures and respond to thedemands of the global workplace. Researchers such as Grandin (2006) and Camuti

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1366: COMBINING HANDS-ON DESIGN, ENGINEERING ANAL-YSIS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN A FRESHMAN CIVIL ANDENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COURSEJames D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringPeter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Peter Tkacik is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Motorsports focus area. His largest area of research is in the engagement of High School Students and early career Engineering College Students through Hands-On learning activities and exciting visual and experiential research programs. Other research activities are related to the details of the visual and experiential

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Kane, University of New Hampshire and Cypress Semiconductor; Thadeus Paul Kochanski, Vital Electronics Institute; Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire

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Electrical and Computer

category of ”transatlantic professors” defining the role of academia in the global education and global engineering era and developing global innovation and tech- nology solutions. He was educated both in Poland and the former Soviet Union and has conducted his academic career in both the United States (University of New Hampshire, USA) and in Europe (France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine). His service has been with high tech industry, NGOs, ranging from the state level (National Infrastructure Institute) to a global level (NATO, United Nations Organization). He is a member of the Executive Committee (Innovation Chair) of the IEEE Computer So- ciety’s Design Automation Technical Committee. He chaired the

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Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Macho, Buffalo State College; Su Wang, China National Institute for Educational Research

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

.” Perhaps themost outrageous comment was “If only the national environment could be changed, it is difficultto apply it extensively. Maybe we are not imaginative and not creative.” Chart 10. What resources do you need to use design as a method of instruction in your school? Pre PostConclusions In demographics, the range of teacher experience was extreme; from newly credentialedteachers to those with exceptionally long and rich careers. As evidenced in Table 1, thereseemed to be an unfortunately common gender bias towards males in science and technology. There was

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Carlos Pomalaza-Raez, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Edwin Chobot, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Daniel B. Newby, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Renee Kathleen Chandler, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, The Johns Hopkins University

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Design in Engineering Education

University, Fort WayneDaniel B Newby, Indiana University, Purdue University, Fort WayneRenee Kathleen Chandler, Purdue University, Fort Wayne Renee is a senior Computer Engineering student at Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is excited to graduate in May 2011 and pursue a career in firmware development and embedded systems.Ms. Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh Page 22.433.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Design of a Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network for Energy Management at Home1. IntroductionIn a world of rising energy costs and dwindling

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

. Page 22.459.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Developing Leadership Attitudes and Skills in Working Adult Technical Graduate Students Research Interview Results with AlumniAbstract Many individuals educated as engineers find their careers take them into management positions. Despite the EAC of ABET program outcome requirements of Criterion 3 for Student Outcomes, few are prepared by their formal education to lead with confidence, and few have been prepared by their companies to develop the skills and attitudes necessary to be good leaders in their organizations. Leaders are needed at all levels in these organizations, not just in

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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First-Year Programs

to students early in their careers allows them to connect their current knowledge to engineering applications. The mechanics knowledge gained provides a foundation and motivation to many courses in the mechanical, civil, and industrial engineering curriculum.Then, the authors had to categorize and prioritize the target concepts of the different challenges.This process is illustrated below for the bridge failure challenge:  Concept Map o Engineering Design Process  Role of prototype/model testing and validation o Truss Bridge  Tension  Compression o Prototype Construction and Instrumentation o Teamwork Skills

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

studies, she worked as a micro-opto- electromechanical systems engineer for Texas Instruments. Meagan began working for Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) in the area of teacher professional development in 2009. Meagan is passionate about providing awareness of engineering to K-12 teachers & counselors so that they can inform and advocate this important career to their students. Her research interests include gender equity in the K-12 Classroom, assessment of K-12 engineering education, curriculum development, and teacher professional development.Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Co-Director

Conference Session

EM Program Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary A. Viola, School of Engineering, Tufts University

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Engineering Management

spend about 30% of their classroom hours on leadership coursework. This is higherthan many other engineering management programs where leadership is often offered as anelective (Cornell and Stanford) or is taught in seminar format without credit (Duke) or not at all(Northwestern). Dartmouth has a required Professional Skills Course that targets career self-assessment, ethics, interpersonal and communication skills. MIT’s System Design andManagement program requires a course in the Human Side of Technology, which focuses on Page 22.3.6skills such as negotiating, cross-cultural communication and teamwork and students are alsooffered a number of

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric J. Alley, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2160: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO DEMONSTRATING HARD-WARE/SOFTWARE TRADEOFFS IN AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGNJeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Jeanne Christman is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Technology Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her expertise is in the area of Embedded Systems Desgin and System on a Chip. She is also actively involved in recruitment and retention of females in engineering technology.Eric J Alley, Rochester Institute of Technology Eric Alley is a 2011 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Computer Engi- neering Technology. His RIT career includes working as a teaching assistant for many core curriculum

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Kelly, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

participate in collaborative research that has resulted in severalundergraduate researchers contributing to publications in journals. This new interdisciplinarycourse, The Global Pharmaceutical Industry, was developed to be an important addition to theexisting three technical courses in biochemical engineering at Villanova. The courses togetherwill interest engineering students that are motivated to learn biotechnology and pursue careers inthe pharmaceutical industry. The engineering students taking these courses will receive a well-rounded and thorough foundation for entering the pharmaceutical industry. These students arepositioned then to make positive impacts on the industry in their entry-level jobs and beyond.For the business students, this new

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

non-EE students who wish to learn more about electronics without having to digest extensive theory and math. • Gets students building circuits from the start, with little theoretical introduction. • Lets students experience early in their careers the non-idealities of real-world engineering, and demonstrates the utility of simple rule-of-thumb design. • Appears to have students complete the subject with a positive impression of engineering as a field of study. • Can be readily taught by a graduate student or an advanced undergraduate, enabling large numbers of students to take the subject without taxing a limited (and over-worked) faculty and staff.Its weaknesses include that it: • Is somewhat more

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ben Pelleg, Drexel University; David Urias, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Ph.D., Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students’ newly acquired knowledgeabout scientists and engineers are invaluable. We have gained increased interest and respect forthese fields that were intimidating in the past. Thank you for this rewarding experience.”“I have gained so much knowledge from my participation and my Fellow. I feel this is a veryvaluable program for teachers and students and that with continued support in the classroom,teachers can prepare students beginning in middle school for careers in science and engineeringby getting them excited about science and math through interesting hands on activities as well asspecific instruction in science, math and technology and engineering principles.”DiscussionThe data gathered by the external evaluator shows positive outcomes

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

differences in both the level andmechanisms to impart problem solving and professional skills around the world.Despite the unavoidable differences we still expect that our engineering graduates will, at somepoint in their careers, work with their international peers in collaborative settings. Cognizant ofthis, engineering programs provide opportunities for course level collaborations across multiplecountries to provide students with an understanding of working in global engineering teams.Mostly, programs involve design-based problem solving in order to practice professional skills(i.e., teamwork, communication, leadership) in a context. We have not found an extensivequantitative study showing the differences in the way students and faculty members

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University, Goodwin College of Professional Studies, Engineering Technology Program

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Engineering Technology

systems, communication, control and power electronics, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods and data analysis, space and atmosphere physics, and physics. His research interests included power system stabil- ity, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, power electronics and electric machines for wind energy conversion, radar and remote sensing, wave and turbulence simu- lation, measurement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conference pro- ceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Ayhan Zora, Deere & Company

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

independent research, creative thinking,team work skills, and hands-on experiences with current and future systems that will have greatimpact on their future careers. This project will be used in a renewable energy and electronicsrelated undergraduate course for training and hands-on lab section purposes. The topics include,but are not limited to: a) photovoltaic systems, b) hydrogen fuel cell systems, c) measurement oftemperature, speed, solar insolation, voltage, current, gas flow and regulation, d) motor controlsystems, e) battery technology, f) circuit analysis, energy harvesting and conversion.Students who enroll in the related classes will be asked to extend the project to an advanced levelimplementing more alternative energy systems to

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Heath A. Schluterman; Kellie Schneider; C. Richard Cassady

of points earned by the students that worked the problem, and thepercentage. We assume that our Honors students are generally exposed to more of theEngineering Problem Solving topics during their high school careers and therefore will performbetter than the Regular students on the Pre-Test. To test this hypothesis, we constructed a 95%confidence interval on the difference of the means between the Regular and Honors sections foreach problem in the Pre-Test. The null hypothesis is that the difference in the means is zero, andthe alternative hypothesis is that the mean of the Honors sections is greater than that of theregular sections. We were able to reject the null hypothesis and conclude the Honors studentsperformed better on all problems

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

his career Dr. Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conferenceproceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or co-PI for variousresearch projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, loadand energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy analysis, assessment anddesign, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation,atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education. 58 Introduction to the EMC/EMI Education into the Engineering Technology (ET) Curriculum through Course Assignments and ProjectsAbstractModern electronic and electrical systems engineering

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Keith M. Gardiner

, automotive and energy industries are exceptionally busy making forecasts outto 2030 and even, in some cases, to 2050. In fact, the bulk of their products possessremarkably lengthy life cycles customarily accompanied by Greenhouse Gas (GHG)emissions. So as we consider engineering education for the next decade, why not stretchand aim our discussions and projections for a couple of decades or more? Where will ournation and the world be in 2031? What will be the issues, opportunities, pressure points,problems, requiring our best engineering solutions both nationally and globally over thishorizon? The engineers that we are educating today should be engaged in the productiveperiods of their careers. What should we be doing today to prepare them adequately

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Grant Crawford; Elizabeth Bristow

variety of projects in locations across theworld. Members have the opportunity to travel but need not do so in order to make valuablecontributions to their chapter's project.ConclusionOur experience is only one example of how a few engineers can make a significant impactbeyond their normal scope of influence. We took the knowledge and skills that we havedeveloped in our careers and used them in a capacity we had never anticipated. When asked,“What did you do with your summer vacation?”, in 2009 we can honestly say that, “We made adifference.” If asked, “Was it worth it?”, the answer is a resounding, “YES!”AcknowledgmentsThe views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the position ofthe United States Military

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

AJ Almaguer

 (DAST). The test was administered before and after the 10 week program to gauge the ideas and preconceptions about science and engineering held by our mentees. By comparing the results and identifying key themes and trends in the students' drawings, we were able to qualitatively judge the impact our outreach program had on attitudes about technical careers. Mentors also developed their own forms of assessment and reported the results as part of their final project. ResultsThe achievement of mentor and mentee learning objectives is used to quantify the success of the BEAM program. The various assessment activities (mentor survey, draw a scientist test, final projects, etc) implemented provided a vehicle for qualitative and quantitative outcomes

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Sarah L. Codd, Montana State University; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carla M. Cortes, Northwestern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

general engineering major. At HMC and MIT, the required general educationcurricula also stressed disciplinary connections and thus interdisciplinarity. Institutions –particularly ASU, Howard, and the University of Michigan (UM) – incorporatedinterdisciplinarity into courses and programs: ASU’s Innovation Space course brings togetherstudents from business and engineering; at Howard, senior design courses are interdisciplinary,involving students within engineering and from other fields as well; the focus at UM was on thedevelopment of three interdisciplinary minor programs that would allow students to combinestudies across engineering majors to meet their career goals. At Virginia Tech (VT) and UM,curricular efforts were greatly supplemented by co

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Betty J. Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering disciplines (biomedical/bioengineering, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical). All faculty members,program chairs, and sophomore, junior and senior students at participating institutions were Page 22.430.3invited to participate in web-based surveys. The student surveys solicited respondents‟background and demographic characteristics, self-assessments of selected learning outcomes,and future career plans. The survey also queried students‟ perceptions of classroom practices,out-of-class interactions with faculty, and extracurricular experiences. Chairs were askedquestions about their curriculum, educational support

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

perspectives of science and help us think about things in different ways. • He showed us and explained to us different ways to look at science. • He helped explained things differently. • You get new views and ideas from someone else, a different perspective. Also our Page 22.747.7 engineer is very creative and I learned a lot of new things. • It gives another insight on science in the classroom.Other students emphasized the new information they learned about careers. Here are some ofthose student comments. • It helped us learn about the world

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Schneider, Cornell University; Maria Terrell, Cornell University

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NSF Grantees

-item online survey adapted from the Longitudinal Assessmentof Engineering Self-Efficacy (LAESE) instrument developed as part of the NSF-fundedAssessing Women in Engineering (AWE) project (Assessing Women in Engineering (AWE)Project, 2007).The LAESE was designed to measure undergraduate students’ self-efficacy related to succeedingin the engineering curriculum, as well as feelings of inclusion in the academic environment,ability to cope with setbacks or challenges related to the college environment, and expectationsabout engineering career success and math outcomes. The original use of the instrument wasfocused on self-efficacy among undergraduate women engineering students, and specifically onthe relationship of self-efficacy and the other

Conference Session

First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

your professional career. The goal is to provide constructive feedback so that future work submitted by the team is improved. Your team will be evaluated on the quality of the feedback provided – being too easy or too hard will not help anyone improve as well as instructions on marking projects and grading rubrics.”It is critical to emphasize what students are learning in terms of course content, as well as whatthey are gaining in other ways from performing the peer-review cycle. Both parts of the peerreview cycle add to the learning outcomes (learning from the good and bad approaches attemptedby the other team & getting peer feedback about the clarity and correctness of their ownapproach). This not only improves student motivation

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanics

throughout their college experience, including earlyin their undergraduate educational career. It is important to teach future engineers to be creativeand flexible, along with being curious and imaginative.1Traditionally, many engineering majors will include an Introduction to Design course forfreshmen to give them an understanding of the engineering design process which includes one ormore projects that the students work on in teams. Additionally, many students take a Strength ofMaterials course (a.k.a. Mechanics of Materials) at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College in thesophomore or possibly junior year. This course provides basic theory and application of therelationship between loading conditions on a body and the resulting stresses and strains