Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering design and how flexible students are in applyingthis knowledge when developing solutions. We are using the framework of adaptive expertise tofocus our work, where the framework takes into account “efficiency” and “innovation” aspectsof knowledge and learning. Using the adaptive expertise framework, with a specific focus oncomputational/analytical knowledge, we document the type of evidence students use whenselecting possible design alternatives, appropriate models or methods of analysis, and wheninterpreting the results to justify their decisions.In previous work we analyzed student design project reports from different academic years, andfrom different disciplines. Specifically, our data consisted of first-year and capstone

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

over the next generation. In 2003, the National Science Board reported3that the most significant threats to our science and technology workforce include: ≠ Flat or reduced domestic student interest in critical areas, such as engineering and the physical, and mathematical sciences ≠ Large increases in retirements from the S&E workforce projected over the next two decades ≠ Projected rapid growth in S&E occupations over the next decade, at three times the rate of all occupations ≠ Anticipated growth in the need for American citizens with S&E skills in jobs related to national security, following September 11, 2001 ≠ Severe pressure on State and local budgets for education

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu-Wei Huang, National Changhua University of Education; Jieh-Shian Young, National Changhua University of Education; Chih-Hung Wu, Chienkuo Technology University; Hsing-Jung Li, National Chung Cheng University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering design for their future related works. We design a practicecourse to train students to integrate discipline-specific components into embedded systemsand learn the subject-matter deeper through a vertical integration. Focusing on a specific andmulti-disciplinary design project gives the students a helpful train to apply design principles,but they have difficulties in absorbing what they have learned and applying their learning toother projects. This course encourages students to integrate different and related knowledgeinto experiments, and it provides students training on the design details of OBD, electriccircuit design, and embedded system. We designs a practical implementation course to teachmulti-disciplinary skills of vehicle

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lie Tang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Robert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Manufacturing

eight students in a shortcourse on actuators at ESIGELEC in Rouen, France. The students are in the fifth year of anundergraduate/masters Mechatronics program in electrical engineering. The students weredivided into four groups and each group conducted a project on modeling and analyzing a linearaxis. A project is described using results from one of the groups. The project consisted of sixtasks.Task 1: Symbolically determine a set of first order differential equations describing the linearaxis dynamics.The leadscrew gear gain is Ti ωl ω$ l Page 15.1027.5 Kl

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Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Everett, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

. Second, the two sections switched on a second topic, Scheduling. Finally,both sections completed PATs and HW assignments on Probability and Statistics usingPathFinder. The results are given in Table 2. Project assignments were summative in nature,requiring students to use skill developed in earlier homeworks.Table 2: Evaluation of PathFinder in CE Systems, Fall 2008 Topic Section A Section B Ave. Score A/B T-Test (%) Engineering Economics PATs Clickers PathFinder 62/75 0.04 Engineering Economics HW Traditional PathFinder 100/91 0.001 Engineering

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Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Malali, Old Dominion University; Pooja Bais, Old Dominion University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University

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Mechanical Engineering

Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior to teaching at WKU, he was a principal engineer for CMAC Design Corporation, designing telecommunication, data communication and information technology equipment.Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University Sushil K. Chaturvedi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1975, and has been with Old Dominion University since 1978. Page 15.1288.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Uncertainty Analysis and Instrument Selection using

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Teaching College Algebra and Using Mathematics Tutoring Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyounkyun Oh, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Sujin Kim, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

supplemental tools such as MAPLE,MATLAB12,13,14, and etc. Meanwhile, some schools base their method of teaching on previousteaching methods that were successful15.Since the spring semester of 2007, our school has also been partially reconstructing the collegeAlgebra course by running a pilot program in several sections. The program is supported throughthe HBCU College Algebra Reform Project which was designed by Small1,16,17 and innovatedand positively accepted by many colleges and universities18,19,20.While the traditional teaching method focuses on the development of algebra skills, the pilotprogram adopts a new learning methodology under the name “contemporary College Algebra(CCA).” In the CCA class, the students are urged to learn more from their

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Kirk Love, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

(EEES)project consists of four content subprograms22: 1. “A program to provide formative assessments in the key courses with follow-on ‘bootstrapping’ tutorials. 2. A supplemental instruction program which is called the PAL (Peer-Assisted Learning) subproject. 3. A program to directly engage engineering faculty with early engineering students. 4. A program to develop and exploit course material from one key course in another.”22Over the last three years they have initiated an aggressive recruitment program that has beensuccessful in recruiting more students to their program. A review of their enrollment andgraduation statistics over the last decade indicates that their most vulnerable period of loss is

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon Turek-Krengel, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul; Scott Woelber, Edina Public Schools; Ellen Johnson, Edina Public Schools; AnnMarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

specific focus on theterms A(amplitude) and (angular velocity). There were four primary goals for this project: (1)to open lines of communication between the University Saint Thomas and local PK-12 teachers,(2) to aid in the teaching of trigonometry lessons through the use of hands-on activities created tosatisfy MN Academic Standard #9.2.1., (3) to incorporate engineering content into math lessons,and (4) to hone students’ visual-to-mathematic conversion skills, which has been recognized asan increasingly important skill1 for students to possess. This paper discusses the collaborationprocess and presents a lesson plan that can be replicated by other schools.IntroductionThe engineering department at the University of Saint Thomas was approached by

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila Thompson, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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International

Page 15.619.2producing “graduates [who are] effective in global context” is one of its three strategic goals for2009-2013.9 And as discussed in more detail below, the College’s Engineer of 2020 initiativefeatures a number of target graduate attributes with an explicit global dimension.Many kinds of strategies and programs have emerged to help prepare engineering students forglobal professional trajectories.6,10-11 At Purdue, for example, the Global Engineering Program(GEP) and Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE) give studentsopportunities to study, work, volunteer, and intern abroad, and participate in multi-nationaldesign projects.12,13 Many students receive other kinds of global education through coursework

Conference Session

Student Paper Presentation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie Watson, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Kyle Prather, Louisiana Tech University; Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Stanley Cronk, Louisiana Tech University

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Students Constituent Committee

, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduate programs typically provideinsufficient instruction for doctoral students electing to pursue a career in higher educationinstruction. Often, doctoral students who teach classes are required to offer lectures or even fullcourses without any formal training1, 2. Therefore, a doctoral student’s transition to a facultyposition may raise concerns from a university administration concerned with maintaining thequality of its course delivery. This paper documents the account of three doctoral students andtwo engineering faculty members while co-teaching/teaching a project-centered first-yearintroductory engineering course. The implementation of a preparatory teaching program fordoctoral students in the

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Amy Fleischer; Aaron Wemhoff; James O'Brien; Ani Ural; LeRoy Alaways

has a direct and vital impact on the qualityof life for all people” according to the Preamble of the National Society of ProfessionalEngineers Code of Ethics13 and according to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,engineers should use their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare.14 Prof.James O’Brien selected the topics in this water distribution activity to introduce the girls to thishuman welfare aspect of mechanical engineering and designed the activity such that the girlswould understand that engineers have a responsibility to improve society. The project alsointroduced a number of core technical concepts including fluid flow and pressure loss in asystem, torque and angular momentum, the use of pumps, and the

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Said Shakerin; Camilla Saviz

282change the resulting system behavior. Experiments and demonstrations help to clarify conceptsand they allow students to apply theory to practical examples similar to those they mayencounter in engineering practice.However, some of the topics taught in CIVL 130 do not have an associated experiment ordemonstration. We are always seeking additional instructional setups to enhance learning and toincrease the laboratory capabilities. One component of the lab is an experiment design projectthat allows students to demonstrate and test topics discussed in the class. The Fountain Benchwas developed with this need in mind and as a demonstration of what the students can developfor their project. Examples of fluids-related demonstration units developed by

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

identify both thefrequency and extent of how these forms of scholarship are used in P&T considerations atuniversities and colleges within the US. Social science models of SOES-l do not seem to fitprofessional disciplines such as E&T. For E&T programs, the SOES-l is of necessity focused onfaculty’s interaction with industry as well as traditional community partners needing atechnology centric consult. Student involvement comes in the form of projects, either episodicor continuous with both communities. Currently, the axis of control for faculty reward systemsare operationalized by the values placed on: 1. refereed journal publications 2. funded projects and grants that pay the federal overhead rate 3. outside

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana

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First-Year Programs

; they are simply asked to fabricate a working machine, but the fabricationchallenge involves cutting thin sheet metal and soldering, and getting a machine to work is anon-trivial task. The midterm of the course ends with a steam car derby. The second project ismore open ended. Teams are supplied with Arduino programmable controller kits with servosand sensors (www.arduino.cc) and asked to devise an interesting project. Projects are judged onfunctionality, originality, and possible usage in the market.The details of the iCommunity structure will be discussed in more detail in a moment, but a keydistinction to make at this juncture is that ENG100++ is a course and iCommunity is anextracurricular activity. In thinking about engineering student

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Kara Santelli, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

structure as a mini-project, andthe RTs were assigned as bonus exercises to better assure compliance and participation.Upon completion of each mini-project, the MEA was scored using a rubric; and the reflectionresponses were analyzed to identify concepts learned and overall thoughtfulness of theresponses. In all, nine students completed all six RTs between the two industrial engineeringcourses during one semester, with an additional three students to be studied who completed atleast four RTs. A majority of the nine students fell into the categories of both high course andMEA grades, so additional students who did not complete all the RTs were included for analysis.III. Overview of MEAsThe MEAs were assigned after the concepts were covered in the

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

reviews IT training methodologies. Thefifth section offers results and discussion on the literature review and the sixth and final sectionis devoted to the conclusions drawn from this literature review.IS/IT skillsThe Information Technology (IT) skills requirements can best be exemplified by the statement“Competent IT skills are critical for the success of IS projects and operations”.12 These skills areoften difficult to quantify which causes IT managers and IT professionals to struggle witharticulating what they are. Nakayama and Sutcliffe, in the article “Perspective-driven IT talentacquisition” provide exploratory research on what are IT skills and how an organization canacquire them. There are three reasons13 for the challenges in defining

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Martin, University of Texas, Austin; Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; William McKenna, University of Texas, Austin; Pat Ko, University of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering classroom. The six-week ESITconsisted of a pair of integrated design challenge based courses: Fundamentals ofEngineering Design and Problem Solving and the Project-Based Lesson Development.Our primary research questions were 1) was the ESIT successful in improving teachers’innovation and efficiency and 2) does this change translate to teacher practice?Our results are primarily descriptive due to low sample sizes and inconsistency inresponse rates on pre- and post measures. However, our results suggest that teachersefficiency and innovation in engineering improved during the ESIT. Teachers Page 15.1277.2significantly improved on measures of basic

Conference Session

Technical Papers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Bradley Layton, Drexel University (Eng.)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. Also of note, this citation analysis study showeda discrepancy between student proficiency in citing print and web resources with students lessable to correctly apply citation standards to web and electronic resources. Yu et al8 conducted abibliographic analysis of project reports from first-year engineering and second- and final-yearchemical engineering undergraduate students. The results from this study showed more citationsoverall and a larger inclusion of books and journal articles by upper level students, with asignificant dependence on web resources from all student groups. Again, students showeddifficulties in correctly citing a variety of information resources. Mohler9 found in an analysis offirst-year engineering research papers that

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

critical thinking in their classroomsthrough engineering activities designed for their students.The program was lead by Dr. John Hansen of the University of Texas at Tyler and Ms. ShellyTornquist of Memorial High School in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hansen is a Professor of Technologyand Executive Director of the Ingenuity Center at UT-Tyler. Dr. Hansen is also the Project Leadthe Way (PLTW) Affiliate Director. Ms. Tornquist is currently teaching Engineering Design andComputer-Integrated-Manufacturing. Ms. Tornquist is also a Master Teacher for Introduction toEngineering Design for PLTW. Dr. Hansen and Mrs. Tornquist were selected as the leadfacilitators from amongst several applicants. Their previous teacher development organizationand PLTW experience

Conference Session

Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

conjunction with the implementation of Policy Statement 465, ASCE initiated acomprehensive project to formally define the profession’s body of knowledge (BOK). InJanuary 2004 this effort came to fruition with ASCE’s publication of the first edition of the CivilEngineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century—a report describing the knowledge, skills,and attitudes necessary for entry into the practice of civil engineering at the professional level.7This report describes the civil engineering BOK in terms of fifteen outcomes, the first eleven ofwhich correspond nominally to the ABET Criterion 3 outcomes. BOK Outcome 12 describes arequirement for knowledge in a specialized area related to civil engineering; and Outcomes 13,14, and 15 require

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Cynthia Rice-York, Tennessee Tech University; Dalton York, Tennessee Tech University; Cynthia Stowers, Clark Range High School; Robert Sircy, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as the “equipment mini-grant” to spend on resources and equipment for their classrooms to aid in the delivery andimplementation of their learning modules. The proven model for this learning module is the Legacy Cycle Module11 based on theresearch findings of the VaNTH project group. The Legacy Cycle lesson format consists of sixstages 1) a challenge question, 2) generate ideas, 3) multiple perspectives, 4) research and revise,5) test your mettle, and 6) go public. The cycle is based on current learning theory presented inHow People Learn: Mind, Brain, Experience, and School6. During the summer research institute,a one-day Legacy Cycle workshop was provided to the teachers. The workshop provided theframework for the teachers to develop

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, College of Engineering at Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech; Sam Conn, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-361: A CASE STUDY OF A THERMODYNAMICS COURSE:INFORMING ONLINE COURSE DESIGNSimin Hall, College of Engineering at Virginia Tech Dr. Simin Hall is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech and Polytechnic Institute. Her applied research in education is focused on cognitive processes and motivational factors in problem solving in computationally intensive courses such as engineering using online technology. Prior to joining ME at Virginia Tech, she completed a collaborative research project between the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, College of Engineering at Texas A&M, and Department of Sociology at University

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-462: LABORATORY INNOVATIONS IN UNDERGRADUATE CONTROLENGINEERING EDUCATIONAhmed Rubaai, Howard University Ahmed Rubaai received the M.S.E.E degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1983, and the Dr. Eng. degree from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1988. In 1988, he joined Howard University, Washington, D.C., as a faculty member, where he is presently a Professor of Electrical Engineering. He is the Founder and Lead Developer of Howard University Motion Control and Drives Laboratory and is actively involved in many projects with industry, while engaged in teaching, research and consulting in the area of artificial intelligence and motion controls. His

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTouneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University; Maria J. Leiffer, LeTouneau University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

. Theyhave not experienced the laws of probability, because very improbable things havebecome commonplace to them. When I first saw “Mission Impossible”, having beentrained as an engineer, I had to laugh out loud, as a complicated device, built withouthaving been tested, functioned perfectly the first time! My sophomore students have tobe retrained in the way they build projects, so that they test each part of the deviceindividually before incorporating it in the overall project. This is now necessary in orderto overcome their expectation that everything will work perfectly the first time they tryit. In other words, they need to learn, by experience, “Murphy’s Law”. One of theprojects I assign in lab is to build a Rube Goldberg machine, which is a

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ryan Smith, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2010-2251: PRISM: TEACHING DIGITAL PROFICIENCIES FOR 21STCENTURY ENGINEERING EDUCATIONPatricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia A. Carlson (PhD) is a professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Indiana). She is the author of over sixty referred publications and presentation. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Interactive Learning Environments and Journal of Universal Computer Science. Carlson has used her experience in implementing technology into the classroom on two large-scale Lilly Endowment grants and on two National Science Foundation funded research projects. She is now the Director of the PRISM Project, a large-scale

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gearold Johnson, Colorado State University; Thomas Siller, Colorado State University

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International

three sponsoring programs. Each panel session ended withinput or questions from the audience. There may have been as many as 800 attendees andthe symposium was quite interesting because of the diverse nature of the grandchallenges. The breadth of topics placed the symposium at the opposite end of thespectrum of typical single topic engineering symposia or conferences. But what was theprocess that had led up to this symposium?In 2006 the National Academy of Engineering started a project titled Grand Challengesfor Engineering. The stated purpose of this National Academy of Engineering project1is In a fourteen-month project, the NAE will convene a select, international committee to evaluate ideas on the greatest challenges and

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanja Magoc, University of Texas at El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Francois Modave, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

scienceclasses principally focuses on the syntax of a particular programming language. Furthermore,programming projects are typically structured to provide practice of programming concepts ratherthan examining the application of programming to STEM studies. Computer Programming forScientists and Engineers (CPSE) is a course offered at the University of Texas at El Paso intendedto teach basic computer programming skills to undergraduate students majoring in STEM Page 15.834.2disciplines other than computer science. This course, which previously focused on the syntax andsemantics of the C language, attracted too few students and was largely viewed as

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University; Michael Harris, Kettering University; William Riffe, Kettering University; Massoud Tavakoli, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, journals and funded projects. Engineering curricula are crowded, however, and leave little room for new courses. Beginning with the “writing across the curriculum” movement in the 1980’s, the literature reveals that many disciplines have mounted “across the curriculum” movements. These include writing, mathematics, critical thinking, citizenship, ethics and other fields. Given crowded engineering curricula, an “across the curriculum” approach is a logical means to address the need to add entrepreneurial thinking without adding additional courses. Measurement tools are a critical requirement to assess the efficacy or any curriculum intervention. This is especially true when dealing with a new and

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

importanceof standards, students entering the workforce within these countries will become an essentialasset to companies in a growing global economy. Examples of the international educationcourses include the “87 standardization courses held at 46 Korean universities” in 2006 which“were attended by 6,681 students,” the Asian Link Project on Standardization Education, and a“secondary school program on standardization education in Thailand (2003-2006), where 2,354teachers were trained and 444,600 students received standardization education” (2). Howeveramong these success stories, there are major roadblocks when considering these approaches inthe United States. The complexity of the US decentralized standards system and the lack of