Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center/National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center; Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Geoffrey "G.B." Cazes, Cyber Innovation Center/National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

thestudents. Page 23.1030.5The guidelines for the challenges are released 4-6 weeks prior to each competition to allowteams time to prepare. Teachers can integrate these project-driven challenges into theirclassroom curriculum, or they can use the challenges as curriculum for their afterschool clubsand programs. The majority (62%) of students on competition teams are members of roboticsclubs that meet after school. Twenty-one percent of the remaining students volunteer or competeto participate on a team while 13% are required to participate in the competitions as part of aSTEM class. A small percentage of students participate in the competitions as

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Multidisciplinary Instruction

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines; Ravel F. Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; William Hoff, Colorado School of Mines

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

portion is on-line and theremainder is face-to-face is growing in popularity. Aycock1, et al, of the University ofWisconsin – Milwaukee, studied numerous hybrid courses and reported that the integration ofon-line with face-to-face learning facilitates interaction among students and between studentsand their instructors. McFarlin2 of University of Houston, found an increase by one letter gradein student performance from standard lecture to hybrid instruction. Riffell3 of Michigan StateUniversity found that minorities, in particular, increased their laboratory performance in a hybridenvironment. Perhaps the most compelling argument can be made by Landers4 in his doctoralthesis where a large number and variations of hybrid courses were analyzed. He

Conference Session

Building BIM into Construction Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University; Sunitha Jain, Hill International ; James G Sullivan, University of Florida

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Construction

operations.To incorporate the BIM curriculum pertaining to the class topics, Synchro software is employed.A schedule from a simplified project scenario is deployed into a schedule visualization andanalysis procedure and presented to the class. The paper will present sample tutorials of thecurriculum throughout the semester. It will also describe how the content was developed, andhow industry input was vital to further develop on the real-life, practical skills. A framework forcreating and incorporating more BIM related content in the coursework to address industry needswill be discussed and recommended for further development.Primavera tool used in the Planning and Scheduling classAny new integrative concept can be taught in several ways, i.e. as an

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dimitrios Peroulis, Purdue University; Greg Lammers, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #7754Sophomore-Level Curriculum Innovation in Electrical and Computer Engi-neeringDr. Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette Cordelia M. Brown is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt Univer- sity, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, and retention and recruitment issues in

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

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International

well-rounded engineeringtechnology program. However, since feedback control systems tends to be a rather complextopic, students react positively to hands-on experiments that assist them visualize control systemsin practical situations, and, in today’s technology, utilizing and integrating computers within thecontrol loop is essential. An innovative feedback control laboratory has been developed in theschool of engineering technology at Daytona State College to fill this need. The laboratory isequipped with some of the most frequently used control systems in engineering and industry. It isdesigned to bridge the gap between theory and real-life problems, and to give the studentsvaluable hands-on experience to help them better prepared for their

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Thomas Michael Tylutki, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

.[9] Kimmel, H., Rockland, R., Hirsch, L., Carpinelli, J, and Burr-Alexander, L. (2011). Medibotics: An EngineeringProgram for Integration into High School Curriculum. Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference onEngineering Education, Ulster, Northern Ireland, August.[10] Hirsch, L.S., Carpinelli, J., Kimmel, H., Rockland, R., and Burr-Alexander, L. (2009). The impact ofintroducing robotics in middle and high school science and mathematics classrooms, Proceedings of the 2009 ASEEAnnual Conference, Austin, TX, June.[11] Kimmel, H., Carpinelli, J., Burr-Alexander, l., Hirsch, L.S., and Rockland, R. (2008). .IntroducingRobotics into the Secondary Science Classrooms Proceedings of the 19th International SITE Conference,pp. 4189-4194, Las

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jin-Lee Kim

issues should be incorporated into the construction engineering managementeducation curriculum to respond to the needs of the industry. Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 100Building Information Modeling in Construction EducationBuilding Information Modeling (BIM) is an emerging tool in the design industry used for designand documentation. BIM is also used as a vehicle to enhance communication among all theproject stakeholders.11 BIM is a comprehensive, integrated graphic and alphanumeric database

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Rhonda K Young, University of Wyoming; Rod E. Turochy, Auburn University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Joshua Swake, Oregon State University; Andrea R. Bill, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Civil Engineering

knowledgetables for the introductory transportation engineering course that is taught in most civilengineering programs, and most recently the project led a workshop, supported by the NationalScience Foundation, in which approximately 60 participants developed learning and assessmentactivities to support these learning outcomes. The inter-generational, geographically andinstitutionally diverse group of faculty members that form the core project group provide amodel for cross-institutional collaborative curriculum design.IntroductionThe National Transportation Curriculum Project (NTCP) began as an effort by a small group oftransportation engineering educators to continue the momentum generated by the 2009Transportation Education Conference(http

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

incorporate collaborative project-based and inquiry-based learning inundergraduate computer networking curriculum. The project goals include: 1) Establish a cyber-infrastructure to enable remote learning which significantly improve the learning efficiency ofstudents on a commuter campus; 2) Foster students’ hands-on design and implementation skillsin networking field; 3) Improve teaching and learning efficiency by integrating project-based andinquiry-based learning pedagogy. During the past two years, an effective infrastructure has beenbuilt to support various online collaborative learning activities; and our proposed teachingstrategies have been continuously improved to meet the needs of a diversified student body. Theon-going project assessment

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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Construction

Paper ID #8088Developing Across the Curriculum Examples to Use in the Construction Class-roomMr. Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine Philip Dunn is an Assistant Professor in the Construction Management Technology Program where he serves as the coordinator. He has been with UMaine for 10 years after working as a Civil Engineer with the Maine Department of Transportation for 20 years. He is very active in his community serving with several professional, fraternal, and civic organizations. He is a licensed engineer in Maine. He is married with 2 children

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Edward Randolph Collins Jr. P.E., Clemson University; Chris Porter, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

cohort graduation rate in an engineering major after (a) fouryears; (b) five years; and (c) six years.Future WorkThe current format of integration of recruiting and first-year choice of major activities has had astrong, positive correlation on retention and graduation rates. Future work will include trackingstudents from original choice of tour during the prospective student phase through their ultimatechoice of major upon graduation. For students who do not attend any class required tours duringthe first-semester course, an intervention program will be developed to attempt to increase theretention of this at-risk group.Bibliographic Information1. www.clemson.edu.2. http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/TotalGroup-2012.pdf

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Timothy J Hinds, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #7410Building the Whole Engineer: An Integrated Academic and Co-CurricularFirst-Year ExperienceDr. S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University S. Patrick Walton received his B.ChE. from Georgia Tech, where he began his biomedical research career in the Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. He then attended MIT where he earned his M.S. and Sc.D. while working jointly with researchers at the Shriners Burns Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. While at MIT, he was awarded a Shell Foundation Fellowship and was an NIH Biotechnology Predoctoral Trainee. Upon completion of his doctoral studies, he joined

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Ella Willard-Schmoe, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, with S-L, students would be more motivated to learn the class subject matter. Theirattitudes towards underserved populations would be affected by their experience in the S-Lproject. Faculty would accept to integrate S-L into their core courses, and students would acceptit as another pedagogical tool. S-L integrated into an existing course would be more efficientthan an intensive add-on course, and S-L would improve recruitment and retention of minoritystudents. Finally, S-L would contribute to meeting the ABET criteria. The research methods sofar have consisted of surveys, interviews and reports. We present here the results of the student

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

infrastructure with physicalsystems to foster scientific and educational efforts in related fields. Along with the technologytrend, as well as in response to the job market need to better prepare STEM students6, the authorssuccessfully obtained several external grants to promote the integration of cyber space withphysical laboratories. Engineering technologists are more practically oriented in implementation than that ofscientists and engineers. Accordingly, Engineering Technology (ET) program features hands-onskills training to assist students in solving production and system implementation problems. Withindustry transition towards technology-intensive production processes and the adoption ofadvanced manufacturing methods7,8, it proposes an urgent

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary R. Mayer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Allison Jane Fahsl, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Stephen McCaire Marlette, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6098Vertical Integration of Engineer Education in K-12 Rural SchoolsDr. Gary R. Mayer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Dr. Gary Mayer is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Southern Illinois Uni- versity Edwardsville. His research emphasizes formal model composition between disparate subsystem models. Other research interests include robotics and artificial intelligence. Dr. Mayer regularly teaches courses in software engineering, robotics, and modeling and simulation. He is a Botball Educational Robotics Program instructor and coordinator for the Greater St Louis Region

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

generally positive.CONCLUSIONS The development of a sequence of web-based courses on particle transport,deposition and removal was described. Different modules of the course are outlined andthe integration of simulations and experiments into the curriculum are described. Thestudent learning and the suitability of the course website in helping the student learningwere assessed. The results showed that the availability of the course material andcomputational modules on the website were very helpful to student learning, and studentsat multiple campuses could take the course simultaneously. The student evaluations ofthe experimental course suggested that the hands-on component was very well receivedby the students. The associated experience of

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Yanwu Ding

Integrating Matlab into Graduate Courses in Digital Signal Processing Yanwu DingAbstractDigital signal processing has been widely used in various disciplines of engineering. Students areexpected to be competent, not only in fundamental digital signal processing concepts andtheories but also in practical signal processing techniques for achieving broader applications. Inthe graduate curriculum of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science(EECS) at Wichita State University (WSU), a graduate course, EE782 Discrete Time SignalProcessing, is offered. This course focuses on fundamental concepts and techniques of digitalsignal processing in

Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center/National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

them.Formal Learning - Curriculum LayoutA qualified teacher in the region was tasked with creating STEM Applications I, II, & III (STEMApps), a three part course that could be integrated in the middle schools as an elective for 6th, 7th,and 8th grades. The initial design of the course centered on the RARC competitions and STEMtopics. Each level of the course begins with learning the basics of the robotics platform for thefirst few weeks. The method of learning the platform is left to the discretion of the teacher withsuggested activities provided by the STEM Apps designer.After the first few weeks the students have a good understanding of the robotics platform. They,then, transition into a unit on a STEM topic. The STEM Apps courses have

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Amaka Waturuocha; Laura Ford; Christi Patton Luks

Pursuing a Personalized Program to Prepare for an Academic Career at an Engineering Department without a Formal Teaching Curriculum Amaka Waturuocha1, Laura Ford1, Christi Patton Luks1 1 University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USAAbstractTypically, when applying to graduate school for doctoral programs, students are not 100%certain of the route their careers will take: industry, academia or both. Most times though, theylean more towards one of these options. In such a case the potential graduate student tailors theirapplications /interests to schools with the kind of curriculum that fits their particular needs. Oncein graduate school

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Skaggs, American University in Cairo

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Women in Engineering

of women in engineering programs.30In contrast, this research builds upon work calling for a greater understanding of the gender “in”and “of” engineering.31 It “bends the silos” (of individual academic disciplines) by utilizingtheories, concepts, and methods from various disciplines to show that being successful in theengineering disciplines involves more than just mastering curriculum and technical competencies.It also involves learning how to be an active part of a learning community and negotiating one’spersonal psychosocial identity as one’s “engineering identity” is also being developed.The purpose of this study is to ask distinctive questions in order to gain greater understanding ofthe importance of the individual and how they develop

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Juan Antonio Alanis

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Engineering Physics & Physics

corresponding lab. This paper provides adescription of the course, its teaching strategies, the classroom setting, the characteristics of theparticipants and the academic results. We also offer our conclusions and proposed steps for thefuture. Page 23.766.2Course descriptionOur integrated physics and mathematics course for first-year engineering majors (Fis-Mat) usesthe physics curriculum as its backbone, with mathematics giving support for idea-building andoperations. In developing this course, we considered the findings of previous researchresearch7,8,9,10 and added modeling as a principal teaching strategy, along with an innovativeclassroom that

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

specific classes at themore advanced level devoted to nanotechnology. For example Pai et al. discuss the introductionof two graduate-level classes that cover the growth and characterization of emergingnanomaterials.4 Uddin and Chowdhury describe a comprehensive plan for integrating a set ofcourses into the undergraduate engineering curriculum.5This paper advocates an approach that integrates nanoelectronics material into an existingintegrated circuits design course. This is a viable approach for several reasons. First, it is anattractive approach for a smaller-sized institution that may not have the resources forimplementing a full set of separate nanoelectronics courses. Second, it is often not easy to makewholesale changes in the curriculum to

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittney Hope Jimerson, North Carolina A&T State University ; Eui Hyun Park, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinod K Lohani, Virginia Tech; Steven M. Culver, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #5842Enhancing Engineering Ethics Curriculum by Analyzing Students’ Percep-tionMiss Brittney Hope Jimerson, North Carolina A&T State University Brittney Jimerson is a Ph.D. student at North Carolina A&T State University. She graduated from North Carolina A&T State University with a M.S. in Industrial and System Engineering in 2013. She was an undergraduate research scholar and earned her B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2009. She is an Alpha Pi Mu Engineering Honor Society Member, NSBE member, and IIE member.Dr. Eui Hyun Park, North

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6092Transforming Undergraduate Curriculum for Green Plastics ManufacturingTechnologyDr. Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Dr. Spencer Kim is an associate professor in Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering Technology/Packaging Science Department (MMET/PS) at RIT and serves as associate director of American Packaging Corpo- ration Center for Packaging Innovation at RIT. He previously worked in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Kim, as a PI or co-PI, received grants and sponsorships from NSF, SME, SPE, universities, and industries. In 2009, he was nominated for the Eisenhart Award for

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Prue Howard, Central Queensland University; Duncan Andrew Campbell, Queensland University of Technology

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Invited - Faculty Development

Paper ID #8371Invited Paper - Curriculum Development to meet Accreditation RequirementsMrs. Prue Howard, Central Queensland University Dr Prue Howard has a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, A Masters Degree in Engineering, and a Professional Doctorate in Transdisciplinary Studies. She came to academia after four years as an engineer and designer in industry. Her initial research/consulting area was in dynamics and failure analysis, but the opportunity to become involved in Engineering Education research quickly changed her direction. An early grant from what was then known as CAUT showed how integration of

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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International

- nois. She completed her undergraduate degree in General Engineering at Illinois with a concentration in Sustainable Development. Keilin is interested in international experiences in engineering and how to better integrate project-based learning into the engineering classroom.Dr. Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor in Human Resource Development and a Fellow with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research investigates how engineering students navigate their educational experiences and how engineer- ing graduates transition into the workplace. He is especially interested in the

Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Devayani Tirthali, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University; Elisabeth W McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology; Karen A DUPE Peterson, EdLab Group

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6311Transforming a Middle and High School Robotics CurriculumMs. Mercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES) Mercedes McKay is Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology. She has led several national and statewide K-14 teacher professional development and curriculum development programs in STEM education. McKay is co- PI and Project Director for the NSF-funded Build IT Scale Up project to develop and disseminate an innovative underwater robotics curriculum for middle and high school students. She is a former practicing

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

Colorado in May 2011 and began doctoral work in the Higher Education Student Affairs Leadership program there in fall 2011.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Pro- gram and Laboratory. He holds a BS in psychology from Louisiana State University, and an MS degree in industrial/organizational psychology and PhD degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Prior to joining the University of Colorado at Boulder, he gained extensive experience in assessment and teamwork in an engineering education context through the development and evaluation of a team facilitation training course

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin; Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Kevin Otto, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

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Design in Engineering Education

the results from Viswanathan and Linsey[34], Christie, et al.[38] andMoe, et al.[16] for optimizing the prototyping process. These flowcharts can be applied to eachconcept.There are three independent flowcharts. The scaling flowchart encourages scaling only if it willsimplify the problem, a scaling law is known or can be estimated, and sufficient accuracy existsto predict the design requirements. This approach works well when there is an uncertainty in theextrapolation that can be predicted[37]. If there is a higher uncertainty in the scaling extrapolation,then the directive is to not use scaled prototypes, or to scale them only to a reduced extent.The second flowchart, subsystem isolation/integration, examines whether the designer should

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

discipline-focused initiativesfall short in terms of providing a more holistic experience of Engineering as a unified discipline.The main reason for this is that the inherent complexity involved in integrating multipledisciplines into a project over a relatively short period of time is a major challenge. Socolloquially speaking, oftentimes students don’t get to see the forest for the tree. As a resultmany students lose their curiosity to learn more about the engineering profession and decide tochoose a different career path.To address these concerns, an innovative teaching model based on a structured curriculum isproposed to not only introduce students to multiple engineering disciplines but also allow themto be part of a unified engineering