Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

implementation, and productfabrication, etc.. This course becomes an Enterprise Design Experience based on the projecttype. To register for the course students need to have completed at least 90 credits out of the 126credit requirement for their degree. Engineering Design Process (ISBN: 9780495668145) byHaik and Shahin is utilized as a reference book since it effectively follows through the stages ofthe engineering design and development process. The engineering department does not offermany courses on Fridays but this course is placed on a 4 hour block on Friday afternoons startingat 12:00 PM.Table 1. below depicts the weekly schedule for the Fall course including the requirements. Withthe syllabus, students are given a sample project list. However

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Joshua Konstantinos

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Manufacturing

presentation to faculty andpracticing engineers from industry. Since this is a capstone project course, many ABET StudentOutcomes are assessed each quarter as indicated in Table 1. Written, oral and studentcontribution rubrics were developed specifically for the capstone project course and are usedduring assessment and evaluation. Assessor body include Engineering Technology programfaculty, sponsoring company engineers and invited Drexel University faculty.Table 1. ABET Students Outcomes assessed per quarter offering. ET COURSES OUTCOME(s) MET 421 Project Design I a-k MET 422 Project Design II a-h, j, k MET 423

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University; Pavel M. Polunin, Michigan State University

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International

there will be less and less difficulties with the testing as we improveour techniques.Conclusions 1. The assumed problem of international students not understanding English may be little more than a fear that those students have of performing badly. Page 24.801.5 2. Great strides can be made by simply explaining what tests are attempting to show and not assuming that everyone knows their purposes. 3. Being comfortable with test taking can be the difference being passing and failing a test. 4. Looking closely at cultural issues can help to provide assistance in preparing students to take the speak tests and

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

learningoutside of their discipline even after leaving the academic environment 1-7. As Duderstadt arguesin his response to the Engineer of 2020, each of these positive outcomes helps to produceengineers who are better equipped for a changing professional environment, in which the abilityto quickly master and respond to new technologies in collaborative often global workenvironments may be more important than the basic engineering skills taught within the currentundergraduate curriculum 2.While the benefits of a liberal education may be clear, the practicality of providing theseopportunities while competing with the time constraints of the core curriculum is a challenge.Canada’s accreditation criteria stipulates a minimum of 225 academic units (one AU

Conference Session

Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

programs across the country lack the resourcesin their schools needed to prepare students to study engineering (23). This fact can be summedup by Bandura’s sentiments: “diversity in social practices produces substantial individualdifferences in the capabilities that are cultivated and those that remain underdeveloped” (1). Page 24.803.2 Math and science skills are underdeveloped in urban communities. This leads manyunderrepresented minority students to pursue careers outside of engineering. Addressing thisissue should actually take place prior to a student’s undergraduate career; when they arrive to theuniversity it is almost too late for them to

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron J. Pieper, University of Texas, Tyler; Wudyalew T. Wondmagegn, Frostburg State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

approach is based the directscheme to integrate the solution for a point source or line over the source domain over the sourcedomain in the aperture. As it turns out the primary deficiency in the method is that it will notcorrectly predict all factors in the diffraction recipe4. The missing factors are not critical to theapplication here. Lastly the one dimensional transform rule can be derived directly from theexact formulas as demonstrated in the first Appendix A.3A Fourier Transform in time or spaceFigure 1 represents “cycles” of a wave shown in time and in space. This should clarify ananalogy that links the time domain applications for the Fourier transform, e.g. temporal signalprocessing and communication theory, with the space domain

Conference Session

Flipping ECE Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

classrooms” have recently received increasing interest.1 In these classrooms, instructor-centered in-class lectures are replaced by student-centered learning activities such as problemsolving, Q & A sessions, etc. It challenges the accustomed traditional methods of collegeeducation and influences engineering education at every level: individual instructors, studentgroups, departments, colleges, and institutions. Proponents believe it is an inevitable trend inengineering undergraduate education, which brings deep learning to realization. Because coursecontent is digitized and posted online in “flipped classrooms”, in-class periods now can be usedfor interactive and purposeful activities. It allows flexibilities in how instructors operate

Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

constructionrelated program started to integrate BIM concepts and skills into their programs1. Severaluniversity level BIM courses with different educational approaches were developed andimplemented in the recent years. Based on the survey distributed to members of AssociateSchool of Construction, as of 2008, less than 1% of the construction programs had a stand-aloneBIM course while 9% incorporated BIM as part of the existing courses2. By the year 2011, 56 %of all surveyed programs offered BIM courses3. Becerik-Gerber et al. noted the lack ofadequately trained BIM personnel was the major reason hindering BIM adoption in theArchitecture-Engineering-Construction industry 3. By 2013, 54 % of the programs had dedicatedand fully developed BIM class included in

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College; Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

same time as the CCS revision, the four B.S.-awarding engineeringdepartments also revised their curricula to 1) reduce the total number of courses required forgraduation from 38 to 36 and 2) decrease the number of required science, math, and engineeringcourses to increase student flexibility within the curricula. Both of these initiatives took place inthe context of increasing interest among faculty members and students in interdisciplinary                                                                                                                a Lafayette College awards ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering, CivilEngineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, each housed in

Conference Session

Innovations in Pedagogy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Joseph Seta, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

institution.IntroductionBiomedical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering (BME) is a relatively recent addition at many traditional engineeringschools with an increasing number of academic institutions now offering a Bachelors of Science(BS) degree in BME. The field of BME merges engineering disciplines such as mechanical,chemical, and electrical engineering with biology-based disciplines of life sciences andmedicine. This merger was prompted by the need to improve procedures such as diagnostics,therapeutics, noninvasive surgical techniques, patient rehabilitation and quantitative analyses forbiological problems [1]. The multidisciplinary nature of the field means that students in BMEneed to develop a broad based set of skills and knowledge. They need the modeling

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung Hoon Lee, Marquette University; Susan C. Schneider, Marquette University; Trevor Thiess, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

techniques forseveral different base metals and sulfiding mediums. Then based on the results (either success orfailure) determined by the measured current-voltage characteristics of the memristor, the studentsmade choices on the materials and methods to scale down the macro-scale memristor to themicro/nano-scale memristors using an industry standard fabrication techniques. A graduatestudent working in the nano-electronics laboratory assisted the students during all experimentalwork including safety training and help on both fabrication and data acquisition.1. IntroductionA memristor is a passive electrical circuit component proposed to explain non-linear circuitry byLeon Chua in 1971 [1]. In 2008, an HP Labs team realized the conceptual fourth

Conference Session

DEED Melange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

: Page 24.811.2 1. Needs Assessment - Assesses the objective, reason or goal for the design of a solution to a problem. Looks at what the problem is, who would need this solution, and how will they benefit from it. 2. Problem formulation - Determines what the real problem is by looking at the design goals that are to be achieved by any viable solution.Teaches multiple problem formulation techniques to identify the real problem, i.e. Dunker Diagrams, Kepner-Tregoe, Why-why diagrams and Statement & Restatement techniques. 3. Abstraction and Synthesis - Come up with general concepts or approaches to solve the problem and develop detailed alternative solutions or designs for the problem. 4. Analysis (of

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeleine C Brannon, George Washington University ; Zoe Szajnfarber; Thomas Andrew Mazzuchi, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

, there has been much discussion (see for example, [14], [1], [7], [9], [3] and [16]), about Page 24.813.2what a Systems Engineering curriculum should be. Particularly important is the question of howto introduce young or inexperienced students to Systems Engineering concepts (see for example[16], [8], [15], and [2]). The consensus appears to be to introduce students to these conceptsthrough hands-on experience, however, introducing students to these concepts and providinghands on experience in a first course is a tall order. In this paper, we present an overview of aneffort to do just that via the revamping of our Introduction to Systems

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Without changing thecontent of the class or the equipment used, active learning was introduced in 2013 at threedifferent stages of the class:1. Before lab: An extra lab session was offered to one team of students per section per week todevelop their capacity to be peer-leaders. These students worked in groups to gain an in-depthunderstanding of the material to be covered the following week in lab.2. During lab: The peer-leaders present a short lecture covering the necessary backgroundinformation. Additionally, they serve as ‘experts’ helping their peers troubleshoot and completethe lab activities.3. After lab: Peer-leaders write a modified in-lab protocol with detailed instructions on how toimplement a new laboratory activity that reinforces the

Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

alllearners or even some Nobel Prize winners in the same manner. Beeston noted the challengesthat Einstein overcame with his difficulty of the common mechanical, or rote learning of thetime.[1] The quote is a reminder that not all students learn equally and sometimes pedagogyshould adapt when students cannot.Many architects believe that mathematics interferes with design learning, while engineersunderstand and advocate its eloquence. The architectural academy cites dissatisfaction withstructures pedagogy through its detachment with the design process and its emphasis onmathematics.[2,3,4] Engineers commonly embrace mathematics in architecture. Mario Salvadorithought that “to satisfy the prerequisites for an understanding of structures you have to

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerardo J. Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Jaime Rene Huerta

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

States successfully compete, prosper and ensure its place in the globaleconomy. One of these highlighted measures was to improve STEM education 1. This initiativehas shown great success, to the extent that it was re-enforced in 2010 by President Obama.Significant investments have been made to increase the interest in STEM education, including Page 24.817.2funding not just for high school levels but as early as kindergarten (the K-12 initiative). Thisway, every U.S. child will have to get involved. However, the population in the U.S. is changing rapidly. Thirty-seven percent of peopleunder age 18 in the U.S. are persons of color, and this

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Arielle Citrin, Lafayette College; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Page 24.818.3on how to present complex science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts in a waythat would be understand by the students attending the camp. Examples of the hands-on,interactive modules include Moving Down the Road, during which students explored an electriccar and then assembled their own battery powered vehicles, as well as Is it Getting Hot in Here?,where students learned about global warming and the negative implications of anthropogenicclimate change. Figure #1: Lafayette College S.T.E.M. Camp Activity Summaries depicts thecomplete list of activities that the students participated in throughout the duration of the threeday program.Figure #1: Lafayette College S.T.E.M. Camp Activity SummariesBefore and after

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, University of Michigan; Meisha Nicole Berg, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

students to understand their own natural approaches to idea generation and to learnhow to approach idea generation in other ways.The focus of our work is ideation flexibility, what we define as the ability to ideate in bothincremental and radical ways – or, more precisely, to be able to ideate along a continuum ofapproaches depending on the needs of the problem. Based on existing research, we expect threekey factors to influence ideation flexibility: 1) problem framing (the way a problem and itsconstraints are “set”); 2) the use of ideation tools; and 3) ideation teaming (interactions withothers during ideation). Our research investigates the impacts of these key factors on engineeringideation flexibility and correlates them with students

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

steps to complete design projects, students can navigate freely within theenvironment. Using log data from students engaged in a Community Garden designproject, we will investigate how scaffolding informed engineering design can helpstudents become involved in engineering design processes. Classroom observationscombined with the analysis of system log file data to explore the time devoted to variousengineering design processes will help us answer the following research questions:1. How can scaffolding engineering design processes throughWISEngineering help middle school students engage in authenticengineering practices?2. What types of patterns in design processes do students exhibit?Results from this study will inform other precollege

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica W. Clark, University of Maine; John R. Thompson, University of Maine; Donald B. Mountcastle, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

IntroductionThermodynamics is a core part of the curriculum in physics and many engineering fields. Whileindividual courses in each discipline appear to cover many of the same topics at some level, theemphasis, applications, and many representations are idiosyncratic to the discipline. Educationresearchers in both disciplines have studied thermodynamics learning and teaching. In everydaycommon language heat and temperature are often used synonymously. This has led to well docu-mented conceptual confusion among middle- and high school students.1, 2 These difficulties, alongwith others relating to thermodynamic work, have also been documented among students enrolledin introductory and upper-division physics courses.3, 4 Similar difficulties have been documentedby

Conference Session

Construction Contracts, Law and Ethics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Tymvios, UNC Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

asked to state if they consider these actions to be “cheating”,“Unethical but not cheating”, or “Neither unethical nor cheating”. The students were then askedto state the number of times they performed these actions in the past year. A total of 162 studentsresponded to the first survey, of which 86.4% of them were male, and 9.9% female. In addition13.6% of the students stated they were freshmen, 17.9% sophomores, 32.1% juniors and 34.6%seniors. The percentages for both the “M/F” question and the “Year” do not sum to 100% sincethe students had the option to leave that question blank. The survey questions and the results areshown in Table 1.When the results of this survey were compared with the results from 4 it was observed that thestudents

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Bailey, UVAINTRODUCTIONOver the last 5 decades, the average engineering curriculum has largely been based on an “engineeringscience” model in which the analytical and mathematical elements of engineering are strictly of focus [1].This implies that all challenges faced in engineering can be condensed and modeled as solvable mathequations. This model, however, poses a threat to the current methods of engineering practice by givingthe notion that all serious engineering is done in the language of mathematics [2]. While the engineeringscience model approach has a clear role in a design process, the model neglects to show that engineeringalso involves “working between technical and non-technical considerations … and managing trade-offswhere solutions

Conference Session

Innovative Projects in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Gurau P.E., Kent State University at Tuscarawas

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Membrane Fuel Cells Vladimir Gurau Kent State University at Tuscarawas, 330 University Drive N.E., New Philadelphia, OH 44663 1. IntroductionThe proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is an alternative, clean power source forportable, automotive and stationary applications having the potential to reduce our energy useand the nation’s dependence on imported oil. It delivers high-power density and offers theadvantages of high gravimetric and volumetric power density, rapid start-up and better durabilitycompared with other fuel cells. As identified by the U.S. Department of Energy, one of theobstacles that remain to be resolved on the road to hydrogen

Conference Session

Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University; Heli Shah, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

professionals are expected to switch seamlesslybetween 2D and 3D representations at various points during project design and executiondepending on the situation. It logically follows that for students a vital part of their training islearning to work with 2D as well as 3D representations. In the Architectural Science (AS)program in the Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences (AMS) Department at WesternKentucky University (WKU) students are given a solid foundation in 2D visualization in theirfreshman year. In the freshman architectural drafting course AMS 163 students are introduced toorthographic and isometric projections using hand drafting tools as well as computer-aideddesign (CAD) software [1], while students are introduced to3D modelling the

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Todd P. Shuba, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mindy Hart, EPICS; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

careers, and that modifying self-efficacy and outcome expectationscan help people reconsider career pathways. We used the SCCT framework to create our ownmodel to allow us to explore the relationship between the SCCT factors, participation in EPICSHigh, contextual supports and barriers, and student’s interests and goals (see Figure 1). Thismodel guided the development of a survey instrument to be used as a pre-/and post-participationsurvey, which has been adapted from existing validated instruments1,25,30-31 (see Appendix A). Figure 1. Application of SCCT model for our studyFall 2013 PilotThe questionnaire was piloted (as a post-participation survey) at five diverse schools in Fall2013(see table below). Data was analyzed

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Williams, ESTBarreiro, Setubal Polytechnic Institute; Phillip C. Wankat, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Pedro Neto P.E., Polytechnic Institute of Setubal ; Carlos Alexandre Tiago, ESTBarreiro, IPS

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International

Purdue. He is a distinguished professor at Purdue with a joint appointment in Chemical Engineering and Engineering Education.Pedro Neto P.E., Polytechnic Institute of SetubalMr. Carlos Alexandre Tiago, ESTBarreiro, IPS Research Assistant on Wedo, ESTBarreiro, Set´ubal Polytechnic Institute. Page 24.828.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Is Engineering Education Research Global? The Answer May Surprise You. Bill Williams1,2, Phillip Wankat3, Pedro Neto1, Carlos Tiago1 1 ESTBarreiro, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, 2 CEG-IST, Universidade de

Conference Session

FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrew P. Kruzic, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Ziaur Rahman, The University of Texas at Arlington; Heather L Frost

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

mathematics aptitude measured using ACT and/or SAT Math scoresand not only enrolling in, but also performing well in advanced science (i.e. physics) andmathematics (i.e. calculus) courses in high school.1-3 Additionally self-efficacy, determinedfrom student survey responses to questions designed to gauge their confidence in theirquantitative abilities, parental educational attainment and geographic location (i.e. urban versusrural home) have been found to impact engineering student persistence and achievement. 4,5 Oneof the primary first year indicators is grade point average (GPA), which is indicative of students’quantitative and analytical capabilities, as first year engineering curricula are dominated bymathematics, science and fundamental

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny Ph.D., Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University; William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean Maass; Candace K. Chan, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineers PUBLICATIONS (i)Most Closely Related [1] W.J. Stuart ’Problem Based Case Learning - Composite Materials Course De- velopment – Examples and classroom reflections’ NEW Conference, Oct 2011 [2] W.J. Stuart and Bedard R. (EPRI) ’Ocean Renewable Energy Course Evolution and Status’ presented at Energy Ocean Pacific & Oregon Wave Energy Trust Conference, Sept. 2010. [3] W.J. Stuart, Wave energy 101, presented at Ore- gon Wave Energy Symposium, Newport, OR, Sept. 2009. [4] W.J. Stuart, Corrosion considerations when designing with exotic metals and advanced composites, presented at Corrosion Conference of Exotic Met- als, Park City, UT, 2009. [5] W.J. Stuart, Ruth

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres Cornel Chavez, California State University Northridge; Stephanie Marie Jaco, California State University Northridge; Alejandro Roldan, California State University Northridge; Matthew Ferrer, CSUN; Joyceanne Sim; George Youssef, California State University, Northridge

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

integration andtroubleshooting. This is also apparent in current K-12 curricula which lack hands-on engineeringconcepts due to time and resource constraints imposed on science educators by administratorsand state standards. The cumulative effect of these approaches to education over a student’s pre-college academic lifetime results in: 1) a shortage in career-ready high school graduates; and 2) alimited number of college bound students pursuing STEM education and careers. Moreover,those graduates who seek STEM education may have strong analytical skills, but lack the criticalthinking, hands-on and practical skills needed for scientific applications, i.e. engineering orexperimentation. This serious problem is further elevated by the sporadic

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

project are as follows:1. Does the Teachers in Industry: K-12 Teacher Internship Program change teaching practices to increase the classroom use of the engineering design process?2. Does the Teachers in Industry: K-12 Teacher Internship Program change teaching practices to increase the classroom use of STEM learning concepts?Program DescriptionThe Teachers in Industry: K-12 Teacher Internship program places in-service K-12 teachers intoa 4-week industry work experience in a company that specializes in engineering and problemsolving processes. This experience was designed to give traditionally licensed classroom teachersan opportunity to experience how corporations are currently using the engineering design processand 21st century skills to