Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yaw D. Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

State University. Through collaboration andcooperative arrangements with other departments and colleges, and flexibility in the program,science and engineering students at The Pennsylvania State University with special interests inenergy are able to obtain dual or concurrent degrees, minors, options or general education inenergy engineering. The plans for this program were initiated in Fall 2005 and the major was approved to startin Fall 2007. The program is consistent with the University 2006 Energy Task Force report andthe recommendation for the University to “develop an exciting new undergraduate and graduatecurriculum in energy”. The undergraduate program in energy engineering is designed to reflectthe growing impact and demand for

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin John Wagner, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Barbara L Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

possible non-persisters and createan opportunity for intervention. Finding these differences in engineering technology learners,although subtle, will assist the school in planning similar interventions. The intermediation “canensure that students engage in substantive conversations and relevant experiences to inform theirdecisions to stay or move away from engineering. These conversations and experiences mightcome from, for example, advising, courses, or extra-curricular involvement.” (p. 391)Research by James-Byrnes6 suggested non-intellective factors influence the student’s academicsuccess. Their purpose was to “identify variables that can predict the academic success offreshman engineering technology students at Ferris State University in Big

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NXT Kits. The students present theirprojects the last day of the program. They share their results with the other students.Additional benefits of the group projects included improving team working skills andpublic speaking ability. Page 25.358.62. Career ComponentThe program manager, Dr. Barbara Christie, plans a Career Day during SECOP. Theguest speakers work for engineering -based organizations and all are African Americanand Latino leaders in mechanical, civil and electrical engineering fields. Several fieldtrips to different science and engineering-based companies exposed students to differentcareer opportunities. In the past several years the

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

%. Page 25.362.8 3. In their self evaluations, the students ranked remote consequences as the least important among all the performance indices. The experimental group’s improvement over the control group was 11%. The same improvement (11%) between the two groups was noted by the results of the instructor’s grading on the assignments.The authors plan to extend this strategy to two other courses over the next three years. Themethod presented in this study may be used at other institutions in their courses with appropriatemodifications in order to prepare the students for using creativity to enhance their technologyliteracy.Bibliography1. Mumford, M. D. (2003). Where have we been, where are we going? Taking stock in creativity

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don L. Dekker, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

any of them? What time of year do you want the flowers to bloom? How much tenderloving care are you planning to spend? How hardy does the variety have to be? Do you wantannual plants or perennials?If you choose vegetables, what kinds do you like to eat? How much tender, loving care are youplanning to spend? Do you want to use herbicides and pesticides, or do you want to gardenorganically?Although the list of questions is long, people do get through it and plant gardens. The following is alist of things that are necessary for the successful production of vegetables or flowers: (1) fertileground, (2) sunshine, (3) tools, (4) weed control, and (5) water and fertilizer. Many people plantand grow successful gardens every year.As with gardening

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Joseph Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experience and the pilot runof the course experience are both available, with some assessment data, the next course offeringcan be improved significantly. The designs of devices up to the mask designs will be sent formanufacture and used as actual samples for students to investigate. Time in the cleanroom tomanufacture devices would be planned for possible expansion outside lab time. Knowledge gapsinherent with students are more known now and can be treated within the course, through pre-requisites of the course, or by collaborating with instructors of common courses which precedethis course but are common to most students in engineering.Bibliography[1] L. McAfee et al., "MEMS and Microsystems Courses with National and International Dissemination

Conference Session

Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

robotics and renewable-energy systems control via TCP/IP andBluetooth.Acknowledgement The authors would like to thank the National Science Foundation (Grant No.NSF-DUE-CCLI- 0618665) for its financial support of the project.Bibliography1. V.B. Sunil & S.S. Pande 2003, ”WebRobot: Internet based robotic assembly planning system,”Computers in Industry 54 (2004) 191–207.2. Melinda F. Robinette, Associate Member, IEEE & Rachid Manseur, Member IEEE, ”ROBOT-DRAW,an Internet-Based Visualization Tool for Robotics Education,”IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 44. No. 1, Feb 2001.3. Angeles, Jorge, “Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems: Theory, Methods and Algorithms,”Springer-Verleg, New York

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University, Calumet; Joseph Edward Cody, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

University, Calumet Joseph Edward Cody is a graduate of the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power School for Enlisted Personnel and a veteran of the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Submarine force. He is currently employed as a Electrical Com- munications Specialist with Novaspect, Inc. of Schaumburg, Ill., and specializes in industrial electrical communications and protocols. Cody remains engaged at Purdue University, Calumet, as a student and plans on staying educationally active for as long as possible Page 25.397.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Design of a Mobile Robot and use of

Conference Session

From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donte Harris, Southern Illinois university Edwardsville; Sohyung Cho, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; H. Felix Lee, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Kevin M. Hubbard, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Luis T. Youn, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

design and planning, and computer simulation and OR. He renovated the indus- trial and manufacturing engineering curriculum with introduction of CAD/CAM/CAE and 3D modeling applications to manufacturing systems, and has taught Boeing engineers on the subjects for 12 years. He was a recipient of a NSF/MRI grant on developing a supply-chain manufacturing system and a NSF re- search grant on developing an integrated design-aid tool for flexible manufacturing systems. He authored a book on CAD on Unigraphics: Engineering Design in Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing. His papers appear in numerous refereed journals, books, and proceedings. In 2004, he organized the CAD/CAM/CAE student design contest in the PLM

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development and Distance Learning Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas; Kimberly Anne Hunsinger, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

complete any market research on what was expected of atechnical short course delivered via internet. This course was originally recorded by having theinstructor deliver the class in Lawrence in front of a classroom. The plan was to present theslides and exercises with the recorded audio; however, some video was recorded, too. The slideswith exercises were processed step-by-step to match the associated audio recordings. There wasno animation, and long lecture segments were delivered using RealPlayer media with asupporting website. The instructor, while working from home due to his health conditions,always interacted with the students by e-mails. There was a discussion board with threads forseparate topics; however attendees rarely participated in a

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason St. John, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

virtual HPC cluster • Hands-on experience in virtualization, cloud computing technologies, and networking • Introduction to MPI (message passing interface) 3 , high performance LINPACK (HPL) 21 , and HPC system schedulers like TORQUE 18 • Students exposed to an IaaS tool via OpenNebula • Students gain experience in planning, designing, building, and benchmarking deployed VMs within each student’s virtual HPC cluster6 Our ApproachEach student was assigned 16 recycled computer lab desktop computers and a recycled monitorfrom Purdue University’s IT department, a commodity Gigabit Ethernet network switch, a fewcarts to store the computers and monitor on, and a number of other peripherals and cablesrequired to use the equipment. Each

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan T. Curtis, Univeristy of Nebraska, Lincoln; Abby M. Kelly, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Johnathan Ian Edward McCoy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dennis D. Schulte P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

improvement is used toenhance the quality of skills each graduate possesses and the pathways in which he or sheacquires these skills. However, continuous improvement is not a procedure that can be conductedad hoc. Rather, it requires careful planning, documentation, review, and adjustment to makeprogress toward the desired improvement. Furthermore, many institution and program oversight groups have placed an emphasis onhaving a continuous improvement system in place to as part of accreditation. For example,ABET, Inc. which is the principal accreditation authority of engineering programs has requiredthat evidence of continuous improvement is a mandatory criterion for accreditation1. To demonstrate the improvement process institutions

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Dringenberg, Purdue University; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

sections focusing onthe engineering design process, engineering content, gender differences, science content,reflective and active learning, students’ level of frustration, and the amount of direct supportfrom the teacher (see Table 2) for sample items.Table 2. Sample Items from SEcLO (Pilot Version)Category Sample Items1) Engineering design a) Students identified a problemprocess b) Students shared and developed a plan c) Students created and tested their chosen design d) Students communicated results of their design and testing e) Students improved their design f) Students retested their design2

Conference Session

Best. Class. Ever.

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor M. Ugaz, Texas A&M University; Aashish Priye, Texas A&M University ; Yassin A. Hassan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

help of fluorescent beads.”These responses helped catalyze a discussion about issues involved in successfulcommercialization of basic research. This is a process that involves multiple steps on a myriadof levels, each with its own considerations. Often research that appears promising in the lab isnot ultimately successful as a commercial product for reasons that have nothing to do with thescientific or technical innovation. The students (and instructor) came away with an increasedawareness of these issues, and a greater focus on this aspect is planned in future labs targeted atthis audience.Some challenges were encountered in tailoring the content to the appropriate audience, andadjusting the scope of the hands-on activities to fit the time

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

: Multi-year program plan. Retrieved from: http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/ssl_mypp2011_web.pdf12. Kelley, T., & Littman, J. (2001). The art of innovation: Lessons in creativity from IDEO, America’s leading design firm. New York: Doubleday.13. Smith, S. M., Ward, T. B., & Schumacher, J. S. (1993). Constraining effects of examples in a creative idea generation task. Memory & Cognition, 21(6), 837–845.14. Amabile, T. (1982). Social psychology of creativity: A consensual assessment technique. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 43(5), 997–1013.15. Christiaans, H. H. C. M. (2005). Creativity as a design criterion. Creativity Research Journal, 14(1), 41–54

Conference Session

Simulations and Visualizations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

using multi threads and hundreds of coresare available on the server cluster, hundreds of users can be attended simultaneously.The chosen time-based collision physics engine fits extremely well in the research scope. Since itdoes not provide acceleration results, this feature has to be implemented as soon as possible.Parallel programming still has to be done, as well as the implementation of some cosmeticeffects on the web page, more experiments and a complete user’s guide including thespecifications of the projects.Since the system is new and just started operation on spring semester, 2012, there is no students’feedback. The authors plan to introduce this methodology in a Dynamics course this academicyear.The entire package will be available

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

traditional exam review guide. This exam reviewguide (or review sheet) lists the course outcomes from which the instructor will be selectingquestions for the given exam. These outcomes generally can be taken directly from the dailylearning outcomes used to plan the syllabus. Page 25.501.4Students at MSOE have a lot of meetings, especially as senior design gets closer. This makesscheduling meetings very tough. To help improve this situation, a decision has been made tocreate an automated meeting scheduler system. The system will use the existing Exchangeserver in Outlook and an iPhone application.To schedule a meeting, a student creates a meeting

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard M. Bennett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; William Schleter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Taimi Olsen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Stan Guffey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

other topics. All work at the TENN TLC is carefully researched and planned in order to bring best practices and innovative methods to UTK faculty, lecturers, and GTAs. Olsen earned her doctorate in american and twentieth century literature at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1997, after which she taught at a private college for 12 years, eventually serving as Full Professor and Department Chair. She published Transcending Space: Architectural Places in works by Henry David Thoreau, E. E. Cummings and John Barth, Bucknell UP, 2000, has published numerous articles in her field, and has presented regionally and nationally on faculty development and assessment issues.Dr. Stan Guffey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Stan Guffey

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

predetermined thing. It is characterized by rigidplanning and explicit methods of recording or quantifying the student activity. On the otherhand divergent assessment emphasizes student understanding rather than the agenda of theassessor. The critical aspect of this approach is to establish what a student knows,understands or is able to do at the end of a learning task. It is characterized by more flexibleforms of planning with open forms of recording or presentation of student work/learning, Page 25.29.4analyzing the interaction of the student and the curriculum from the point of view of thestudent.The focus of assessment must develop an internal capacity

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Matters in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Terence L. D. Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Doris M. Munson, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

., What's the Story with Class Attendance? First-Year Students: Statistics and Perspectives.South African Journal of Higher Education 2010; 24(4):, 630-645.20. Webb T, Christian J, & Armitage C. Helping students turn up for class: Does personality moderate the effectiveness of an implementation intention intervention?. Learning & Individual Differences. September 2007; 17(4):316-327.21. White K, Thomas I, Johnston K, & Hyde M. Predicting Attendance at Peer-Assisted Study Sessions for Statistics: Role Identity and the Theory of Planned Behavior. Journal of Social Psychology. August 2008;148(4):473-492.22. Yao J. F. J., Chiang T. M., Correlation between class attendance and grade.Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Professors AAUP. Contingent Appointments and the Academic Profession, AAUP Policy 10th Edition, 2006, http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/contingent/ (Accessed September 2011).4. Daryl G., Smith D G., Turner C.S., Osei-Kofi N., Richards S. “Interrupting the Usual: Successful Strategies for Hiring Diverse Faculty”. The Journal of Higher Education, 75:2, March/April 2004.5. Kezar A.J., Sam C. “Understanding the New Majority of Non Tenure Track Faculty in Higher Education: Demographics, Experiences, and Plans of Action”. ASHE Higher Education Report, 36, November 2010.6. Waltman J., Hollenshead C., August L., Miller J., Bergom I. “Contingent Faculty in a Tenure Track World”. Center for the Education of Women, University of

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Azizurahman Azimi, Herat University

Tagged Divisions

International

technology in the classroom, pedagogicalinnovations, and student-centered learning.Since the partnership began in 2007, a total of 17 instructors from Herat University pursued theirmasters’ degrees in different disciplines of engineering at the University of Hartford. In additionto their coursework leading to a master’s degree, they shadowed UH instructors and through thismentoring, they learned technological applications available and are installed at HU via theWorld Bank and USAID funding. They developed and updated, student-centered coursematerials, assessment methodologies, and plans for continuing education and professionaldevelopment strategies. A number of the instructors also have implemented the Mechatronicsand Architecture programs. These

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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Engineering and Public Policy

the school, about the importance of engineers insolving problems and developing products, systems and services used by the public everyday, but who are, for the most part, taken for granted.It must be noted that the author secured permission from the director of the Office ofCommunications and Marketing (OCM) of the university before entering into a contractwith the PR firm to develop the program. The director agreed, subject to two provisos:(1) Any PR campaign developed as a result of this initiative must not compete with theuniversity’s PR programs, and (2) OCM must be kept informed of the nature of the Page 25.133.2campaign and plans during program

Conference Session

Ethical Issues II: Academic Integrity and Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narciso F. Macia P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Robert W. Nowlin, Retired

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

understood. For instance, one might know how and where to use sugar (skill) butat the same time have no idea of how sugar is produced (theoretical knowledge). Also, onemight know how to describe the chemical and physical reaction that arrests material degradationin a galvanized metal (theoretical knowledge) but have never galvanized a part.In summary, this paper has three goals:1. Provide some ethical motivation for university administrators to put in place programs thathelp a prospective student choose a degree program that matches his/her interests, academicskills and immediate and long-term career plans.2. Present a graphical representation that can be used to contrast the various characteristics ofengineering programs that can be used as a

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

. Mechanical Engineering Technology)? 2. Does your organization hire Engineering Technology (Bachelor Science) Graduates? 3. If yes, in what capacity (i.e. Engineering, Maintenance, Technical Support, etc.)?The brevity of the questionnaire was critical since it was embedded in a larger survey thatparticipants were provided prior to their visit to campus. Before deploying the instrument, theOffices of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment (IRPA) and Career Servicesreviewed the items for appropriateness, format, item clarity, and ease of use. After incorporatingthe suggestions, the instrument was finalized and administered. Participants were given a two-week window of opportunity, a week before and after their campus visit, to respond

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roobik Gharabagi, Saint Louis University; Huliyar S. Mallikarjuna, Saint Louis University; David E. Webb, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Policy and Social Work courses International Social Work 3 The Metropolis 3 Research Methods for Public Policy Analysis 3 Research Methods for Social Work 3 Sustainable Economic Development 3 Urban Systems and Services 3 Land Use Planning and Analysis 3 Science, Technology and Public Policy 3 Organizational Theory and Behavior

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Olivier Frédéric Pfeiffer, Technische Universität Berlin; Omar Musa Hasan, American University of Mdaba; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universität Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

. During the recent four years, Pfeiffer focused on the organization and coordination of the involved teams and contributed to several other eLearning-related projects. He is also involved in the planning and application of future eLearning projects at TUB and is the coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 AVEMPACE, a student and academic staff exchange program between the EU, Jordan, and Syria. In 2008-09, he spent four months of research at the Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Amman. His research interest focuses on the development of interactive mathematical objects especially supporting the visualization of complex mathematics and physics-related problems. Contact Information: Technis- che Universitt

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Michael Crowley, University of Southern California; Jaebong Yoo, University of Southern California; Hao Xu, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

support social and collaborative graph annotation tofacilitate data understanding by social scientists and intelligence analysts. Each of thesecommunities desired to understand data from their unique perspectives, and came to anunderstanding based on the underlying flexibility of the tools. However, sophisticated dataanalysis tools are expensive and instructional needs are unique to each class. Moreover, becauseof the instructor’s unique relationship with the course data, we felt it was important to usecurrent and authentic data. We do, however, plan to interview different instructors about thissame data in the future, and so will be looking at this issue in more depth.ConclusionsThe Pedagogical Workflows team has been developing graphs to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

that education in a new learningparadigm will prepare students for the work ahead of them (Cox, Grasha and Richlin, Page 25.214.21997). This indeed helps in raising expectations from the students. Whether it beperformance arts like theatre and music, or be it a laboratory setting like physics orbiology, student performance can be effectively accentuated by adopting creativeinstructional lesson plans. Furthermore, many of our educational institutions have triedto move away from emphasizing the establishment of a strong knowledge-base (Youngand Young, 1999). In this paper the author discusses two models that he has successfully utilized

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; John R. Hackworth, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ASSIGN GRADES IN THIS COURSE.7 IN ORDER TO GET GOOD GRADES ON TESTS AND 15 RATE THE FAIRNESS OF THE INSTRUCTOR INASSIGNMENTS, I HAD TO KNOW THE COURSE MATERIALS ASSIGNING GRADES.OUTLINED IN THE SYLLABUS AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS8 THE INSTRUCTOR’S PRESENTATIONS WEREINFORMATIVE.Table 2 shows the questionnaires for the Student Teaching Evaluation at the University,the class received an average of 4.9 out of 5.0 when compared to the averages of theDepartment (4.2) and College (4.2). Plans have been implemented to continue monitoringthe results of future class performances.8. SummaryThe automation laboratory is developed to conduct a project-based for a lecture. Resultsshow that the test performance improves in all main topic areas when