Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed H. ElSawy, Tennessee Technological University; George M. Graham P.E., Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

tower at arate of 7 gallons per hour. It was planned to have two dry wash filtration towers in order toensure that the maximum amounts of contaminants are removed in a shorter period of time. Thefirst tower is known as the lead tower and the second is known as the lag tower. From the drytowers, the biodiesel is pumped into a holding air tight and sealed tank, where it is ready to usein virtually any diesel engine. Figure 2 shows the drywash filtration towers designed for this purpose. Drywash towers werebuilt from inexpensive 4-inch diameter PVC pipes. Once the drywash media is in the tower, theoperator needs to allow up to 150% expansion of the media, or maximum fill point should onlybe 40-45% of the tower. Because this process is not using

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

withservice and humanitarian foci –referred to as service-oriented projects– for students to work onin teams. The research analyzes the change in students’ attitudes, and reveals that learningservice through selected project types has an impact similar to that of service learning. Resultsshow that there are some changes in attitudes and future planned activities after participation inthese projects, similar to those seen in hands-on service-learning environments. In addition,comparisons of students on non-service focused projects to those on actual service-learning orservice-oriented projects show they are significantly less affected in terms of concern for socialproblems or that non-profit work is a true venue for engineering work.Introduction and

Conference Session

Outreach Activities and Introductory Materials Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mohammad Mayy, Norfolk State University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tanya S. David, Norfolk State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

-stage approach utilized. • Identify desired results. – What do I want students to learn? • Determine acceptable evidence – How will I know students learned what they were supposed to learn? • Plan learning experiences and instruction – What experiences/activities/instruction can I include to make sure students learn what

Conference Session

What Are We Learning About Co-op and Experiential Education Experience?

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; David L. Whitman, University of Wyoming; Jerry Carl Hamann, University of Wyoming; Leslie K. Pendleton, Virginia Tech

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

paper first presents the background, conceptual framework, and methodology of the study.Next, we describe the results to date regarding the effect of cooperative education, in conjunctionwith descriptive measures of respondent demographics, on self-efficacy change. We thenconclude by reviewing the significant findings of the study thus far and describe future plans ofthis on-going study of pathways to retention among undergraduate students in engineering.BackgroundThe field of cooperative education and internships has proposed the use of the concept of self-efficacy as a promising avenue to link practice-oriented learning processes to learningoutcomes.2 Self-efficacy is defined as an individual’s perceived level of competence or thedegree to

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alex Gorod, Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

affecting everything from the day to day operations ofthe business to senior management’s strategic plans. Economies of scale, scope and skills appearto be wiped out by what Jagersma refers to as “economies of complexity [3].” Increasing complexity has resulted in risks being more prevalent. However, sincecomplexity is a new norm and requires new perspectives, engineering managers today are notfully prepared to manage the risks that arise as a result of these complexities. Managingcomplexity and the risks associated with it currently represents an unclear territory for businessesglobally [4]. According to a study conducted by KPMG at the beginning of last year [5], 94% ofsenior managers stated that managing complexity is one of the most

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blythe Marlow Vogt, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

each day with a 40 minute lecture and then skill/activity workbook assignments andquizzes. The TEVALS and feedback for the course was excellent. But recurring themes to thestudent comments were noted. “I find it easier to ask the students sitting next to me in the classroom for assistance and guidance because they are doing the exact same steps I am.” “It would be nice to be able to do these assignments on my personal PC instead of having to come to campus.” “I wish this course was offered online so I could start my internship sooner and work on this course in the evenings and weekends.”The department and faculty planned for a subsequent offering as an elective during theuniversity’s intercessions each year

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Globig, University of Dayton; Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

circuit with “flappin‟ in the wind” meaning “nocurrent flow, no voltage drop” where Vo = VR2.The “Rubber Band Rule”Consider Figure 35: Figure 3Students try to solve this series-parallel circuit every which way. But one thing for certain; R3and R4 are definitely in series: NOT! To solve circuits like these, first we utilize Boylestad‟s Page 25.1344.4General Approach number 16: “1. Take a moment to study the problem “in total” and make a brief mental sketch of the overall approach you plan to use. The result may be time and energy saving short cuts.”To teach the recognition whether two

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jordan Michelle Hornback, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

-build approach culminating in a tangible project by the end of the semester. About half the firstyear cohort (~700) enrolls in the course; of these, 66% fulfill a major requirement and the restvolunteer for the course. Previous research has not found differences in retention betweenvolunteers and required takers.[1] FYEP survey and focus group assessments indicate growth intechnical areas as well as satisfaction with the course from the variety of classroom experiencesthat enhance students’ engineering abilities while helping to develop their identity as anengineer. Hands-on and teamwork experiences also contribute to students’ knowledge ofengineering as a career.The FYEP course follows a curriculum plan that is uniquely different from the

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Chosang Tendhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

(task-specific self-efficacy) under normative conditions. Self-efficacycan also be viewed as one’s belief in their ability to overcome barriers to achieve a desiredperformance (coping efficacy). Within SCCT, task specific and coping efficacy are both studiedas predictors of choice goals and persistence. Interests refer to people’s likes and dislikes aboutan activity (engineering). An outcome expectation is the belief about the consequences ofperforming a behavior (e.g., earning money or helping others). Goals are the intention, plan, oraspiration to engage in an activity (e.g. engineering studies) or to obtain an outcome (become anengineer)4,6

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5574: TRENDS IN DOCTORAL EDUCATION: ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON FACULTY ADVISINGDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. She holds a Ph.D. in learning, teaching, and social policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Page 25.1378.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Trends in Doctoral Education: Engineering

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Tafur, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

interaction between troubleshooter’sdecision and artifact outcomes in order to draw conclusion about the system’s faults andtherefore developing diagnose skills.This appropriate learning environment is intrinsically related to technological literacy because ofthe interaction with the artifact, which is technology itself.References1. International Technology Education Association. Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology. Third Edition ed. Reston, VA: ITEA; 2007: http://www.iteawww.org/TAA/PDFs/xstnd.pdf.2. Alcaldia de Funza. Funza: Ciudad Eficiente. Plan de Desarrollo. 2011; www.funza.gov.co/plan.shtml, 2011.3. Alcaldia de Funza. Acuerdo No.15 Diciembre 07 de 2007. 2011; http

Conference Session

Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Robert Elliot Steffen, Western Carolina University; Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

locatedthroughout the state. Accrediting organizations and taxpayer considerations have propelled costefficiency measures, such as student retention, to the forefront of strategic plans for the state’suniversities. Over 222,000 students were most recently served by University campuses. Of thisnumber of students, about 32,000 were freshman undergraduates [UNC, 2010]. Based uponaverage campus retention rates of 80.7%, almost 6200 freshman students would be expected todrop out in their first year. At a conservative estimate of $10,000 per year in average tuition andexpenses per student, this dropout rate could cost as much as $62,000,000 annually to taxpayersin North Carolina. State and local tax burdens hit a 25-year high, according to a Tax Foundationstudy

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

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

automobilemanufacturing environment [11], electronic/circuit card design, assembly, fabrication, anddistribution [12-14], and generic manufacturing planning and quality management activities[15,16]. One interesting example is the Virtual Disk Drive Design Studio [17]. In this game,students build on three different learning styles: (1) literature search and abstract theory, (2)consultations from experts and (3) design studio. Students are asked to launch their new diskdrives in a certain time frame, simulating the idea of time-to-market. Theoretcial work about linebalancing program has been developed since 1980; however, over the years, as manufacturingtechnology advances, the complexity of the problem increases as well. Mazziotti, Armstrong,and Powell [18

Conference Session

BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

experience theeffect of the learning on operational performance.A graduate level course in construction planning and management techniques at the Universityof North Carolina at Charlotte included a course module on learning curves. The moduleincluded presentation of learning curve theory and an assignment requiring the repeatedperformance of a simulated operation and analysis of the resulting performance data. Studentknowledge related to the application of learning curve theory to construction was assessed on thefinal course exam.Bloom et al.10 presented a six level taxonomy of skills in the cognitive domain as, proceedingfrom the lowest order processes to the highest: 1. Knowledge – memory of previously learned materials 2. Comprehension

Conference Session

BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi; Lewis Frederick Jones III, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Construction

accomplished teacher and has taught a variety of construction courses, including Construction Planning and Scheduling, Construction Project Management, Cost Es- timating I, Project Control, Proposal Preparation, and Project Implementation, among others. Sulbaran received the prestigious John Trimmer Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2010. Sulbaran engages stu- dents in learning activities inside and outside the classroom continuously advocating hands-on experience and collaborative learning. He has been in the forefront of online teaching, and he was one of the pioneers in delivering online courses in the School of Construction. He established the Study Abroad program in Panama at the University of Southern Mississippi

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Devore, Kansas State University; David L. Soldan, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

vision difficulties. We plan to provide the ability to configure colors in the described tooland even to substitute other font characteristics for color to allow use by totally color-blindusers. However, our proof-of-concept program which was used to produce the figures in thisdocument is only capable of using a red-green color-coded display.Motivation for Creating VisiBooleInstructors of digital-logic continually strive to find ways to help each student experience adigital-logic “eureka” moment, preferably early in their studies. Techniques taught to beginningstudents are straightforward. They include creating a truth table for a given function(combinational or sequential), transforming it into a sum-of-minterms or product-of-maxtermsform, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

they will have an action plan for course integration. Page 25.1500.7Figure 2 Screen image of PharmaHUB accessing a course module for problem sets related tointegrating pharmaceutical concepts into introductory chemical engineering courses(www.Pharma HUB.org).V-Mixing: An Introduction to Powder/Particulate Mixing and Design of Experiments (DOE)V-mixers are commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry to mix powders. The mixing oflarge amounts of excipients with relatively small amounts of active ingredients, and the strictrequirements associated with pharmaceutical products make V-mixing an important componentin pharmaceutical processing. V

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Mathew Bissonnette

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

directly.Using Physical MEAs to Help with Self-AssessmentFor many MEAs, providing a means for students to “check” the validity of their models can bequite difficult. Strategies can include providing fictitious data from the client, referring studentsto peer-reviewed literature, and depending on student experiences to help them determine when asolution “seems” correct. We have found that one of the most powerful ways to provide self-assessment is in the form of actual laboratory or physical activities. Examples of this include theCatapult MEA and the Force Transducer MEA.Catapult MEAThe Petersborough Museum in England hosts a Medieval Exhibition each year, and plans to holda catapult launch competition. As part of the competition they want to award a

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

distinguish them from those who simplymake a wage in a certain occupation. For Samuel Florman, service is “the main existentialpleasure of engineering . . . to contribute to the well-being of his fellow man.”13Professionals may provide pro bono work for the indigent or be active in local governmentalboards, such as traffic commissions or city planning committees. Engineers without Borders, inparticular, is laudable as an activity that has a significant, positive impact on project recipients;our campus chapter, for example, has gone to Tanzania for the past three summers to dig wellsand provide the infrastructure in a remote community that currently does not have access to cleanwater. From these experiences, students learn important lessons about

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno D. Coller, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

their counterparts in anequivalent non-game course12.As stated earlier in the paper, Spumone collects detailed information about how students play thegame. The logs contain information on how frequently students “play”, how long it takes them toachieve certain milestones within each challenge, and copies of each iteration of theirmathematical rules. Additionally, we attempted to measure student engagement by embeddingexperience sampling surveys19 into the game. In the near future, we plan to analyze this data tolook for patterns that might support or refute our working hypothesis. References   1.  M. Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3528: PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS: AN AFFORDABLENECESSITYDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include power and energy processing, applied process control engineering, automation, fluid power, and facility planning. Page 25.1078.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Programmable Controllers: An Affordable NecessityIntroductionThe

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

the Japanese parts were virtually identical withdimensions at their nominal, target or basic sizes.The two lessons that were learned from this experience were that the target dimension variationplays a key role in determining the quality of parts, and variation in manufacturing componentshas an inverse correlation to reliability in the field.In another well-documented case study between Ford and Mazda [iii], Ford contracted Mazda tomake front-wheel-drive automatic transmissions. The parts were made by Ford at its Bataviaplant in Ohio. Ford issued the exact same blueprints to Mazda, who planned to build thetransmissions in Japan. When the transmissions were built into cars and had a considerable runon the roads, it was found that the

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Shadle, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

of some other newapproach (Theme D). Other themes directly associated with faculty teaching practice includedthe introduction of real-world problems (Theme K), the use of student questions to driveinstruction (Theme L), an attempt at the use of a strategy that didn’t go as well as planned(Theme M), and the use of models (Theme N). In addition, five of the logs expressed somefrustration over the tension of “coverage” of content in the course as the faculty memberimplemented new pedagogical strategies (Theme C). Page 25.1087.4 The remaining themes reflected participants’ paying close attention to evidence ofstudent learning in the

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

. Table 2: Mapping the EM topics to causes of failures Important causes of failures EM topics 1 Failure in communication Communication for Engineering Managers; Planning and organizing EM projects 2 Quality related failures Quality control for engineering managers 3 Failure in leadership Leadership in Engineering Management ; Leaders versus managers 4 Failure in teamwork Teamwork in Engineering management 5 Failure in flexibility / agility Flexibility in Managing

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

students.IntroductionIn 2003, the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas established aglobal studies endowment to provide financial support for activities designed to enhance theunderstanding of the global economy, global business practices and global cultures by theirstudents. A primary use of these funds is to provide supplemental support in the form ofacademic scholarships to defray the expenses of Industrial Engineering undergraduate studentswho wish to study abroad. The department wishes for as many students as possible to participatein a study abroad experience, and in its five-year strategic plan, calls for a goal of at least 25% ofour students to graduate with a global studies experience. In the recent past, about 15% of

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

average 1000, so the standarddeviation is used for the rating metric. To scale out of 4, a standard deviation of 50 isconsidered above exemplary corresponding to a rating of 4, and a standard deviation of100 is considered proficient corresponding to a rating of 3. The average for 156A and156B is thus 3.6/4.The Teaching Working Group that covers 156A noted that lower teamwork ratingoccurred in this course, as shown in the highlight areas above. Plans will be developedto specifically address teamwork early in the course rather then rely on studentsremembering teamwork topics from MAE3. Team deliverables will also be clarified tomake it easier for students to delegate tasks.In MAE156B, where students work on sponsored project, teamwork is also

Conference Session

Professional Aspects of Graduate Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Kavitha D. Ramane, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

education, students’ developing the skills tocommunicate technical issues in laypersons’ terms, and establishing a working relationshipbetween advisors and graduate students by clearly stating expectations and allowing students toexplore their own interests. They focused on students learning from each other and emphasizedthe necessity of being supportive yet critical to students’ ideas so that students can defend theirresearch ideas effectively.Academia-only respondents suggested recommendations for students and for institutions.Students should produce genuine and novel research ideas, do independent and groundedresearch and implement a research plan, be critical and rigorous in their research efforts,cultivate the skills of writing high quality

Conference Session

Ethical Issues I: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

situated, incremental curriculum plan in all seven departments in the college. Her responsibilities include faculty development (she has facilitated nu- merous college-wide workshops), TA training (approximately 15 graduate students from the humanities work with CLEAR to develop the communication competence of engineering undergraduates), program- matic and basic research, instructional development, and assessment. Kedrowicz received her Ph.D. in communication from the University of Utah in 2005. She also holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in organizational and corporate communication from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.Ms. Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Bret Alan Davis

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

,” January 2009, www.weforum.org/pdf/climate/Green.pdf. Page 25.1136.114. Beyond Fossil Fuels: How wind, solar and hydrogen will help us end our oil addiction, Sierra, July/August 2002.5. Renewable Energy: Its physics, engineering, environmental impacts, economic & planning, by Bent Sorenson, 2nd Edition, 2000, Academic Press.6. Faruk Yildiz and Keith Coogler, “Development of a Renewable Energy course for a Technology Program,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 20-23 in Louisville, Kentucky, 2010.7. Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems II Course, EML 4930/5930, Spring 2006

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development and Distance Learning Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony P. Dalessio, Erie Community College; Elena V. Brewer, Erie Community College

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

newfaculty members were hired, a plan had to be developed to fund professional development forboth faculty and staff in order to rebuild the program and evaluate current course offerings.Faculty and staff needed to be trained in new technologies and funding had to be sought forlaboratory upgrades. A number of strategies were employed to fund the faculty professionaldevelopment, which may be applicable to faculty in other parts of the country and in otherdisciplines.Funding for professional development at our college is limited to one funded event per year,based on available funding. It is managed by the college's Center for Teaching, Learning, andAssessment (CTLA), and CTLA is allocated a fixed amount of funding from the college budget.The amount