Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene C. Koch Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

Page 25.1360.6around the world that are living in poverty? What materials and methods can easily been foundand used for efficient and attractive houses and buildings?Energy and sustainability. What can be done to increase efficiency and decrease dependency onelectrical plants, coal, oil, iron, or land resources? What products or byproducts can wereuse/repurpose, and how? What can be created that saves energy?A future goal is to STEM, especially technology, to real-world problems. Some examplesproblems that can be integrated into science and math are:Developing trusses for construction. Trusses in the shape of a triangle are stronger. The tools tobe developed will cover calculating the length of the trusses as well as an understanding of

Conference Session

Track 1 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology; Greg Jensen, NSF Center for e-Design –BYU Site; Barry McPherson, The Boeing Company; James Fehr, The Boeing Company; Matthew M. Symmonds, The Boeing Company; David E French, The Boeing Company

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Track 1 - Student Development

GC 2012-5608: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO AN INTEGRATED DE-SIGN AND MANUFACTURING MULTI-SITE ”CLOUD-BASED” CAPSTONEPROJECTDr. Michael Richey, The Boeing Company Michael Richey is an Associate Technical Fellow currently assigned to support technology and innova- tion research at the Boeing Company. Michael is responsible for leading a team conducting research projects to improve the learning experience for engineers and technicians. His research encompasses, Complex Adaptive Systems, Learning Curves, Learning Sciences and Engineering Education Research focusing on understanding the interplay between knowledge spillovers, innovation, wealth creation, and economies of scale as they are manifested in questions of growth

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Electrical and Computer

that the processor will not evolve and will remain available many years intothe future.One very elegant solution is found in the usage of an FPGA development board and a soft coreprocessor. The soft core processor can be placed in flash on the FPGA development board toautomatically configure each time the board is powered up. In this configuration, the beginningstudent is not aware that the board does not have an integrated discrete processor.Using the soft core processor approach allows the instructor to control the features, and in turnthe concepts presented in the class or lab. By isolating the teaching platform from the vendor-supplied development environment, the teaching of a beginning microprocessors class is nolonger controlled by what

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique H. Head, Morgan State University

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Civil Engineering

M.S. in civil engineering in 2000 and 2002, respectively, from the University of Delaware. Page 25.1448.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Using Wikis to Facilitate Writing Research Abstracts in a Civil Engineering Graduate CourseAbstractThe objective of this study is to assess the impact of student performance and quality of writingresearch abstracts when using wikis to effectively engage students in a graduate course. Studentswill use wikis that are integrated within Blackboard to write an abstract for their project focusedon structural

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Pamela Dexter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Michael Gerard Thompson

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4549: EARLY ENGINEERING THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING:ADAPTING A UNIVERSITY MODEL TO HIGH SCHOOLDr. William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette William Oakes is the Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University, one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering Education, and a courtesy faculty member in mechanical engi- neering and curriculum and instruction in the College of Education. He is an Fellow of the ASEE and NSPE. He was the first engineer to win the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service- learning. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for his work in

Conference Session

The "Education" in Experiential Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

andprotective of curriculum matters. Regarding co-op learning, a qualitative research study byJones in 2007 explored the importance of connected learning in co-op education in Canada5.There are many important studies about work-integrated learning6, 7 as well as research on theimpact of cooperative education experience on students‟ academic performance3, 8. There is asound body of knowledge in co-op education curricula such as Johnston9 who introduced thenotion of critical pedagogy to the cooperative education curriculum. Fleming and Ferkins10focused on the structure and delivery of the co-op courses within sport degree programs in eightHEI. However, the impact of co-op work on the whole curriculum is an under-researched area.According to Breen and

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

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Civil Engineering

Page 25.312.4the desired curriculum is not completed. Therefore, it is critical to identify those out of step andget them back in step before the rank and file is lost.Continuous assessment, although required, cannot be allowed to become a burden that interfereswith completing the curriculum! Short quizzes, one liners or verbal questions and in classchallenges may be all that is required to assess a concept and confirm that it has beenaccomplished; confirmed to the instructor and more importantly to the student. Of greaterimportance to the student, is the confirmation that a concept has NOT been accomplished. It isat this point that the student needs to seek out an extra to catch up. If a significant portion of theclass has not yet mastered

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

historical case study inclusion, it is anticipated that students will demonstrate anability to understand the processes of invention and design, apply ethics in engineering, anddemonstrate an understanding of the engineer’s role in and their value to society. Students willalso demonstrate a greater depth of knowledge by developing intuition about expected behaviorof engineered systems and better visualizing the interaction of components of engineeredsystems. Finally, students should experience a change in attitudes about quality engineering as aresult of studying the historical development of engineered systems.It is possible an engineering history course of this nature, offered early in the curriculum, canhelp with retention and success of women

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Schiano, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-5141: A FOUR-YEAR VERTICALLY INTEGRATED DESIGNSEQUENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDr. Jeffrey L. Schiano, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Jeffrey L. Schiano is an Associate Professor electrical engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical and biomedical engineering (with university honors) from Carnegie Mellon University in 1983, and the master’s of science and doctorate of philosophy degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), in 1985 and 1991, respectively. His expertise is in the areas of feedback control systems and magnetic resonance engineering

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Punit Deotale, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

. Page 25.1411.13We have briefly described continuing steps in the process of developing a game environment forlearning industrial wiring for automated system integration. So far, our evaluation results havebeen very encouraging. We are currently in the process of developing more games. Futuregames will allow students to design automated systems and robotic work cells. Also, otherequipment such as power and free indexing conveyor, Human Machine Interface, Motor MotionDrive unit, and Machine vision will be included as part of an automated system. Ultimately wehope to have a complete system that can be used not only by undergraduate students, but also byhigh school students and industry professionals. Future directions include investigating (1

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Electrical and Computer

Page 25.117.3students took their respective discipline-specific senior-level required courses, in addition to therobotics courses. A number of students took both robotics courses to fulfill their capstone designrequirements and transferred the course credits for their graduation degree plan engineeringdesign requirements to comply with the ABET accreditation condition. The robotics curriculumwas initially offered as developmental courses but was also proposed to the universitycurriculum committee for permanent course opportunities under the robotics name in the futuresemesters.The robotics curriculum students were asked to establish a campus-wide robotics club. Thestudents organized the related paperwork and logistical efforts, resulting in an

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda A. Haven, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Michael Kenneth Fabian, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Alexander James Herring, General Electric - Aviation; Marissa Pinnola, Purdue University; Devan DUPLICATE Berg, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3223: INTEGRATION OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACEENGINEERING PRELIMINARY DESIGN CAPSTONE COURSESProf. Brenda A. Haven, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Brenda Haven teaches thermodynamics and three jet propulsion courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). Prior to coming to ERAU in 2008, Haven retired from the Air Force after 25 years working as an engineer in support of the F-15 fighter, advanced turbine engine research and development, and as a professor at the Air Force Academy.Prof. Michael Kenneth Fabian, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Michael Kenneth Fabian teaches thermodynamics, jet and rocket propulsion, and thermal power con- version courses at ERAU. He retired from the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin ; Theresa A. Dobbs, UTeachEngineering and University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Jill A. Marshall, University of Texas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

researchers drawn from around the world, and which have had a substantial impact on the direction of air quality policies in Texas. He has developed environmental educational materials for engineering curricula and for the University’s core curriculum, as well as engineering education materials for high school students. The quality of his work has been recognized by the National Science Foundation (through the Presidential Young Investiga- tor Award), the AT&T Foundation (through an Industrial Ecology Fellowship), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (through the Cecil Award for contributions to environmental engineering and through the Research Excellence Award of the Sustainable Engineering Forum), the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamsnaz Virani, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Iris B. Burnham, Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University of Alabama, Huntsville. Virani’s research interests include engineering education, empirical software quality, and cognitive perspectives of systems engineering teams. She teaches decision and risk analysis, software systems architecture, and systems integration, verification, and validation. She is a member of ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education) and IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers).Ms. Iris B. Burnham, Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts Iris B. Burnham is the Founder and Superintendent of the Burnham Wood Charter School District in El Paso, Texas. The Da Vinci School serves grades 5-12 and has been designated an Innovative STEM Academy by the Texas Education Agency. Burnham ’s career

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bettina J. Casad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

advanced statistical analysis. Her research seeks to integrate and refine theories through the use of multiple types of measurement including explicit, implicit, objective, and be- havioral. Her research program has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Army Research Institute, Psi Chi, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and the Haynes Foundation.Dr. Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Mariappan Jawaharlal is recognized as an outstanding educator for his innovative and engaging teaching pedagogy. He has received numerous awards and grants including the Northrop Grumman Award for Ex- cellence in teaching. Jawaharlal is the

Conference Session

Integration of Research and Education in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuen-Yan Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Wai Yin Ng, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Electrical and Computer

Press, Washington, DC. (2004)3. Welch, W. W., Klopfer, L. E., Aikenhead, G. S., & Robinson, J. T.: The role of inquiry in science education: Analysis and recommendations. Science Education 65, 33—50 (1981)4. Bloom, L. Z. & White, E. M.: Inquiry: a cross-curricular reader. Englewood Cliffs (ed), Prentice-Hall, Inc. NJ. (1993).5. Tsankova, J. and Dobrynina G.: Developing curious students. Integrating Inquiry across the Curriculum, 85—109, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA. (2005)6. LaPlaca, M. C., Newstetter, W. C., Yognathan, A. P.: Problem-based learning in biomedical engineering curricula, In Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference 2, F3E-16-21. (2001)7. Froyd, J. E. Ohland, M. W

Conference Session

Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yongming Tang, Southeast University; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

contests, design courses, and internships.Approaches to such activities vary within and among nations. In this work, we compare theapproach to practical training of electronics engineers at Southeast University (SEU) in Nanjing,Jiangsu Province, China to that at the University of San Diego (USD) in San Diego, California,U.S.A. This work is the result of an international cooperation between faculty members at theseinstitutions. Both institutions are committed to helping students develop critical hands-on skills.Laboratories play an important role in the required curriculum for both institutions. However,the logistics of these laboratories vary. For example, at USD, the laboratories are integrated intoindividual courses while at SEU, there is a

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

aregenerally interested in environmental issues. In addition, research indicates a trend where womenare more likely to occupy a larger percentage of the workforce in environmental issues such asbioengineering. This proposed activity implements an Internet-Controlled Integrated Fish FarmEnvironmental curriculum activity to encourage female participation and combine engineeringcore concepts. The study involves a project to raise fish indoors while maintaining a garden-typeenvironment through integrated sustainable systems. Through this activity, female students canparticipate in water quality research, applying fundamental concepts of chemical engineering. Inaddition, the students manipulate the water recycling system and apply concepts of motion

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Tanima Zaman, Purdue University Calumet

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-3605: HMI DESIGN: AN ANALYSIS OF A GOOD DISPLAY FORSEAMLESS INTEGRATION BETWEEN USER UNDERSTANDING ANDAUTOMATIC CONTROLSProf. Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet Akram Hossain is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Director of the Center for Packaging Machinery Industry at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Ind. He worked eight years in industry at various capacities. He is working with Purdue University Calumet for the past 24 years. He consults for industry on process control, packaging machinery system control, and related disciplines. He is a Senior Member of IEEE. He served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at vari- ous capacities. He served as chair of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

just before and just after the tutorial indicates that the tutorial is effective inshowing the importance of understanding how to acquire data and that students appreciation ofthe process is more evident to seniors. This is not an indication that the material would be best Page 25.377.8introduced in the senior year. Instead, it is interpreted as an indication that its value is moreobvious to those who have been through the bulk of their undergraduate program.These results motivate a proposal for a holistic integration of data acquisition into the mechanicalengineering undergraduate curriculum. The details of this integration are the

Conference Session

K-12 Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Sebestik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Quanyan Zhu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-3865: AN INTERACTIVE K-12 ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDEVELOPMENT ON RENEWABLE SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGEAND IN POWER SYSTEMSJana Sebestik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Jana Sebestik received a B.S. in mathematics and M.Ed. in mathematics education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She has 34 years of classroom experience teaching mathematics in grades 7-12. She is currently a curriculum specialist at the Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE) in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Education Lead for Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG). MSTE works with mathematics and science teachers to

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

engage students and to provide a grounding context for the mathematics. The efforthas exposed the challenge of teaching math across the curriculum and led to the development ofnew strategies to embed mathematics in authentic contexts. The curriculum is being developedand implemented for the first time during the 2011-12 school year. Fifty ninth-gradeunderrepresented minority students from east LA are participating.MotivationTeaching secondary mathematics as an isolated subject is not working for a large segment of thepopulation, and may be holding back large numbers of students who might otherwise contributeScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) talent to both work and defenseforces. In Los Angles, in particular, with its low

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Steven W. Peretti, North Carolina State University; David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

numerous awards for both teaching and advising, including being named as an NCSU Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor, the ASEE Raymond W. Fahien Award, the John Wiley Premier Award for Engineering Education Courseware, NCSU Fac- ulty Advising Award, National Effective Teaching Institute Fellow, NCSU Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, ASEE Southeastern Section New Teacher Award, and ASEE-ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant Award. Bullard’s research interests lie in the area of educational scholarship, including teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Ethics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-3498: ETHICAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF BIOMET-RIC TECHNOLOGIES: IMPLEMENTATION IN ENGINEERING CUR-RICULUMDr. Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University Rigoberto Chinchilla, PhD in Integrated Engineering, Ohio University, is an Associate Professor of Ap- plied Engineering and Technology at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) since 2004. His teaching and research interests include Quality design, Biometric and Computer Security and Ethics, Clean Technolo- gies and Automation. Dr. Chinchilla has been a Fulbright Scholar and a United Nations scholar, serves in numerous departmental and university committees at EIU and has been awarded several research grants in his career. Dr. Chinchilla Publications in

Conference Session

Potpouri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University; Melinda Covert, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Lauren Gianino, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

essential course in their freshman engineering curriculum, CHEM 1151 - GeneralChemistry for Engineers. Northeastern University students intending to major in an engineeringdiscipline typically take this course during the fall of their freshman year. The course meets threetimes a week in sections of approximately 100 students in a large lecture hall and once weekly inrecitations of approximately 30 students. Lectures are taught by multiple instructors, whocoordinate to cover common material that consists of both introduction of new concepts as wellas one or two active-learning exercises. Students also participate in lectures using “clickers” toaddress questions posed by the instructor. These clickers provide both the individual student andthe

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University; Zhi Ge, Shandong University

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Construction

involved from other courses as well. Also adding or deleting courses might be achallenge under the current accreditation system of construction engineering. In our constructionprograms, within recent years, concepts, functions and techniques of BIM, have been brieflyintroduced to students in many different ways but in pieces here and there. However, it is desiredby the student and their potential employers to set up a systematic approach to adopt BIMtechnology and process into the construction engineering curriculum.Instead of establishing an independent BIM course, this paper proposes an alternative approachto integrate BIM within a current construction engineering curriculum, regarding projectscheduling and control, by providing BIM components

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Saint Thomas; Colton Thomas Altobell, Camp Olson YMCA

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

addressing the growing concern oversummer learning loss for children, a problem which has been known for over 100 years1. Astudy by Cooper et al.2 integrated 39 studies examining the effects of summer vacation onstandardized achievement test scores. It was concluded that on average children's tests scoreswere at least one month lower when they returned to school in fall than scores were whenstudents left in spring. When measured in terms of mathematical and computation skills, moststudents lost about two months of grade level equivalency over summer vacation. According toCooper et al., more than half of the achievement gap between lower and higher income youth canbe attributed to an unequal access to structured summer learning opportunities; this

Conference Session

Integration of Research and Education in ECE

Collection

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

from within the Matlab / Simulinkenvironment, and then to implement these designs directly on a hardware platform coupled to theKinect system. Students develop their designs using interconnected Simulink blocks andsubsystems, and the ‘build’ process automatically cross-compiles and downloads the model tothe target for execution. External mode capability can be used to monitor the target hardware asit executes in real time, enabling the user to tune model parameters and log data while theirapplication is running. An example showing how the Kinect can be integrated into a higher levelsystem design is shown as an example.1. IntroductionAdvances in low-cost, high-capability computing and sensing devices offer new opportunities forteaching

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

currently Department Chairperson and has persistently advocated for the integration of findings from physics and engineering education research with education practice. Page 25.779.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Initiation of an Undergraduate Research Program at a Community CollegeAbstractOur two year college is home to the first (and only to date) MESA Center in Texas. MESA is acomprehensive academic support program that originated in California in 1970. MESA standsfor math, engineering and science achievement, and the program is

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Hunstville; Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew William Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3542: IMPACT OF INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM COURSEON SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE PREPARATION FORGRADUATING ENGINEERING SENIORSDr. Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Hunstville Derrick Smith is an Assistant Professor of education at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. His re- search agenda focuses on STEM education for all students, including those with disabilities.Dr. Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville Monica L. Dillihunt, Ph.D. is a graduate of Howard University, where she received her degree in edu- cational psychology and a sub-specialty in educational leadership and administration in 2003. She also received her B.S. in psychology from the University of Tennessee