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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

over 85%of the respondents; nearly 55% of the respondents attend classes, grade exams and createsolutions for homework, exams, etc. Activities such as teaching a discussion section or creatingassignments are done by nearly 40% of the students. Only about 30% teach a lab, hold reviewsessions, maintain a website, give occasional lectures, and supervise graders. Although someTAs have multiple responsibilities, the primary teaching duties of engineering GSIs in this studywere to (1) teach a lab (27%, N=20), (2) teach a discussion section (26%, N=19), (3) hold officehours (22%, N=16) (4) grade homework, papers, labs or projects (10%, N=7), (5) give lectures(7%, N=5) or (6) supervise team projects (4%, N=3

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Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

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Construction

Paper ID #6068Appraisal of Learning Objectives of a Course in Construction ScienceDr. Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University Ifte Choudhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University and has extensive experience as a consulting architect working on projects funded by the World Bank. His areas of emphasis include housing, alternative technology, issues related to international construction, and construction education. He is also a Fulbright scholar. Page

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Instrumentation Technical Session I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth E. Dudeck, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus; Wieslaw Grebski, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus

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Instrumentation

programs, especially those who have the interest to deal with energyissues. Many teachers are working to integrate energy related topics into their curriculums andinvolve students in “a community based sustainable energy project that will give them theopportunity to make a difference in their local community and the world”.[2]At the university level, various “Energy Engineering” programs have begun to emerge to addressthe anticipated shortage of energy engineers. In a 2009 industry survey by the Center forEnergy Workforce Development [3], it was found that over half of engineers engaged in powergeneration could leave their jobs by 2015, due to retirements and other attrition. This anticipatedshortage of traditional energy engineers, along with the

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeeyeon Hahn, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

Director of the Engineering Leadership Minor. She obtained a B.S. in mathemat- ics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career (CA- REER) award winner and is a

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Dr. Purzer is a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. She is also the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. Her expertise is on assessment and mixed-methods research. Page 23.1227.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Quality of Engineering Decision-Making in Student Design TeamsAbstractEngineers often must decide between multiple design options that present tradeoffs. Engineeringstudents gain experience making and justifying such decisions during team design projects

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dazhi Yang, Boise State Univeristy; Inanc Senocak, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

students, 1 a more rational way for us to treat them is to prevent them by trainingstudents before they take relevant coursework.The nationwide trend to reduce the number of credit hours in engineering education haveresulted in a compact and refined curriculum, leaving less time for remedy interventions. Webelieve a foundational understanding of core science and engineering concepts early in thecurriculum is more critical than ever for students to succeed in upper level engineering coursesand improve their problem-solving abilities for multidisciplinary projects. Therefore, we believepreventing and eliminating student misconceptions can be a key strategy to increase retentionrates in engineering degrees.AcknowledgementWe thank the National Science

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6190Using a Virtual Platform for Teaching Electrical Machines and Power Sys-tems CoursesDr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Research Institute – Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nevada. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A Zwicky, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

Biomedical Engineering). Initially, two librariansattended each session, and each session was only held on Tuesday afternoons from noon to2:00PM. Starting with the third semester of the project, the schedule was expanded to two dayseach week with one librarian per session (rotating through a staff of three librarians). EB I wasvisited on Tuesdays and EB III was visited on Thursdays. At the same time, the time was shifted Page 23.1390.3to 11:00AM to 1:00PM, in order to align more closely with openings in the typical classschedule in those buildings.To promote “Ask Us Here,” beyond the immediate signage, we posted notices on the electronicbulletin board

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Anne Beug; Phillip L. Nico

. Scratch, on the other hand, grew out of academic work in MIT's Lifelong Kindergarten Lab, officially launching in 2007 as a new educational programming and computing platform. From its website, "Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael C. Reynolds

Engineering Analysis. The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith willcontinue to refine the freshman curriculum to optimize retention and success of its engineeringstudents.Bibliography1 Knight, D.W., Carlson, L.E., Sullivan, J.F., “Improving Engineering Student Retention through Hands-On,Team Based, First-Year Design Projects,” 31st International Conference on Research in Engineering Education,Honolulu, HI, June 22 – 24, 2007.2 Bodnar, L.J., et al, “Engaging Freshman in Team Based Engineering Projects,” Proceedings AmericanSociety for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012.3 Budny, D., Newborg, B., and Ford, M., “Combining the Freshman Introduction to Engineering and theFreshman Writing Course

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Bryndol Sones; Frank Wattenberg

. Unfortunately, the motion sensor Proceedings of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 238cannot provide data on 3-D motion. There are efforts at West Point to use video analysis andshadow projections to evaluate the departure of the spring mass system from 1-D motion. Thistechnique shows some promise although it is still being developed.DIY Modeling Modeling and simulation is not constrained by sensor limitations. The ultrasonic motionsensor measures only relative distance between the sensor face and the object surfaced used toreflect the

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aiman S. Kuzmar

programs, ABETcurriculum criterion [7] statesthat “the technical content of the program must focus on the applied aspects of science andengineering.” Statics is one way to fulfill this ABET requirement for many EngineeringTechnology programs.Construction Management:The Occupational Outlook Handbook by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics [8] states:“Construction managers plan, coordinate, budget, and supervise construction projects from earlydevelopment to completion.” Construction Management is a vital field nationally andinternationally. Construction activities serve as an index to the strength of the economyin the USand across the World [9]. Poor construction indicates a poor economy status and vice versa [10].Many universities offer various

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Yaseen Mahmud; Masud Salimian

appropriate videos and post it through discussion groups and Facebook. During the lecture and subsequent class discussion of the processes under review, students are expected to add to the transfer of knowledge by sharing points and information gleaned from the digital sources and their textbook. The lecture is supported by a weekly hands-on laboratory. Students are questioned, in a non-test environment, while working on their lab projects about relate theories and concepts.IntroductionIn an industrial Engineering curriculum, a manufacturing processes course meets three categoriesof students’ employment needs after graduation: (1) Students whose professional career directlyinvolves

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2013 ERC

Authors

Michael F Trentacoste

Highway Research Center Exploratory Advanced Research Status 100+ Initial stage investigations  Reference scans, convening workshops  200+ external experts Six solicitations resulting in  50 projects awarded; 37 ongoing  $43M federal; $17M match 7th Closed October 4 2012  Topics: Novel binders; low-powered, wireless sensors 8th (DTFH61-13-R-00011) Closes March 15 2013  Topics: Advanced Cooperative Highway and Vehicle Systems; Automation of Video Feature Extraction for Road Safetyhttps://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=0819fa7ea0d5b7f2bfb1557b2c39decb&tab=core&_cview=1 Turner-Fairbank Highway

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2013 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Joseph Helble, Dartmouth; Richard Benson, Virginia Tech

? Figures are rounded Billions $ Blanks are not defined2/22/2013 24 Some Key Provisions• National Science Foundation—Partnerships for Innovation,15 and Academic Technology Transfer and Commercialization of University Research.16• Department of Commerce—Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship,17 Federal Loan Guarantees for Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing,18 and NIST Green Jobs.19• Department of Energy—Advanced Research Project Agency—Energy.20• Some other provisions authorizing inducement prizes and research competitions at

Conference Session

Starting Them Early

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gina Navoa Svarovsky, Science Museum of Minnesota; Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understanding. In particular, the project closely examines parent-childconversation within a range of informal engineering contexts that exist at the intersection ofparents, children, and meaningful STEM learning. In this study we examine a pre-schoolprogram where parents and children can play with engineering-focused toys, a family-orientedengineering event for elementary students and their parents, and an engineering exhibit within ascience museum. This paper focuses on the first setting, the pre-school program where parentsand children play with toys to engage in engineering-related activities.Drawing from the literature on both engineering education and informal science education,video-recordings from 30 daughter-parent dyads are analyzed for

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Michael C Smith, University of Virginia

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Design in Engineering Education

, providing students the opportunity to orally present technical work becomeschallenging as the number of students per class grows to large numbers. Furthermore, decadesof prior research in education have shown the effectiveness of formative feedback and anauthentic, active, and collaborative environment in promoting student learning. It is in thiscontext that the authors redesigned a class to take advantage of several blended learningapproaches in an effort to provide a higher quality learning environment.The purpose of this project is to implement and assess the impact of integrating blended learningapproaches in a case study based systems design class that faces growing enrollment. The goalsof integrating blended learning approaches into this

Conference Session

Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W Martin, Northern Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

implementation and outcomes of applying an active learningmethodology to a senior level engineering technology fluid mechanics course. This applicationis an element of a larger effort at Northern Michigan University to implement active learningthrough an NSF – TUES project (National Science Foundation – Transforming UndergraduateEducation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). In this project a dedicated, studentcentered, high technology, active learning classroom was developed and used to teach variousclasses in the STEM disciplines, including the fluid mechanics class. Various approaches toimplement active learning in this class, including the use of the technology items available in thededicated classroom, will be explored.The effectiveness

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Kimberly A Warren, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

of engineering students in the United States hasexperienced a decrease10,17. Approximately 60% or less of all engineering students graduate withan engineering degree3,13,18. With a decline in both the engineering enrollment and graduationrate, the U.S. government, industry, and academia have become more dependent on the foreignengineering workforce16. As a result, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has fundednumerous projects with the goal of recruiting and retaining students in this field10,11. Whileattracting students to engineering majors requires an increase in outreach and an improvement inthe overall perception of engineers in society, retention can be enhanced by increasingengagement in engineering curricula11. This paper describes

Conference Session

Dynamics - Wow! They accelerate

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Jeffrey Georgette

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Mechanics

engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics. Dr Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bio- engineering from the University of Utah.Dr. James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University Jim Widmann is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and design courses. He conducts research in the areas of machine design, fluid power control and engineering

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean P Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

, theimplementation of the course was enriched by sequencing instruction around a series ofchallenge-based learning experiences following a proven learning cycle. This paper providesresults from an initial study evaluating the prior implementation relative to the enhanced versionof the course. The primary focus is to determine the impact of using small challenge projects toincrease the effectiveness of learning and instruction with second year civil engineering students.BackgroundChallenge-based instruction engages learners in complex problem spaces that require thecoordination of multiple concepts to define an effective solution[1,2,4,5]. That is, a challengeillustrates the context and conditions when knowledge is used. The central learning theoryfocuses on

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

engineering and automation, industrial faultdiagnosis, linguistics, material science, music, and physics6.Educational excellence requires exposing students to the current edge of research. To ensure thatstudent projects are along the same trajectory that the industry is moving, educators mustcontinually introduce emerging techniques, practices, and applications into the curriculum. Thefield of computational intelligence is growing rapidly. It is essential that the emerging field ofcomputing intelligence be integrated into the computer science and engineering curriculums.This paper is a study of different approaches that are used by different institutions of highereducation around the world to integrate computing intelligence concepts in their

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Graduate Studies

projects have been developed for the courseas a part of this practicum, and are necessary to complete many of the exercises in thecourse. Generally speaking, manufacturing is to convert materials into products. Themanufacturing processes provide the job opportunities for people. The products made bymanufacturing are to improve our standard of living. To increase the value and quality ofthe products, supply chain and services have to be involved with the manufacturingprocesses. One of the outputs must include waste from manufacturing processes. Theshadow side of manufacturing needs to be addressed first, such as environmental issuesand excess of energy used in industry. Figure 1: Green engineering strategiesAs shown in

Conference Session

Statics & Strength of Materials - A nice couple

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #7723A Study of Warping of Non-circular Shafts in TorsionProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University Page 23.115.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A STUDY OF WARPING OF NON-CIRCULAR SHAFTS IN TORSIONABSTRACTThis project is geared towards the study of warping as that takes place in non-circular shaftsunder torsion loading. For this purpose specimens of square cross-sections were used. .Thisactivity constitutes a laboratory unit in Mechanics of Materials course taught at the junior level.The students

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Ph.D. degree, Darshi has gained ten years of experience in the construction industry, including working in an array of multinational projects. Also, has three years of experience in other industry sectors. He has, thus, gained cross-disciplinary experience in a broad spectrum of activi- ties: design, construction, maintenance, manufacturing, marketing, research and teaching. Presently he teaches Construction Surveying, Financial and Economic Aspects for Construction Managers, Managing for Construction Quality, Electrical and Mechanical Construction, and Land Development.Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University Thomas Schanandore is graduate student in the civil engineering department at North Dakota

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xingyu Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their un- dergraduate student population. She currently serves as the principal evaluator for the Teachers Attracting Girls to Computer Science project which aims to increase and diversify the student population studying computer science in high school. Dr. Brawner previously served as principal evaluator of the NSF- sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. She remains an active researcher with MIDFIELD, studying gender issues, transfers, and matriculation models in engineering.Dr. Matthew

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Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

30 Same 8 Material Removal A 20 Same 9 Tolerance Analysis/GD&T A 6 Increase 10 Project Management A 12 Increase 11 Product Prototype Build and Test A 45 Same 12 Plastics/ Polymers B 12 Same 13 Process Development and Test A 30 Same 13 Customer Focus A

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Construction Industry Issues in the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M Holliday P.E., University of Oklahoma; Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Richard Cecil Ryan, University of Oklahoma; Kenneth F. Robson, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

served as a laborer, field engineer, assistant project manager, project manager, estimator and vice president for various small to medium sized construction companies and as an owner’s representative for a national development com- pany. He has managed and estimated construction projects in Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada and Colorado. After receiving his Master’s Degree, Ken was a Visiting Assistant Pro- fessor at Arizona State University for one year before joining the faculty at The University of Oklahoma in the Fall of 1994. Professor Robson has served as the Director of the Haskell & Irene Lemon Construc- tion Science Division since 1996 and is currently the Robert E. Busch Professor

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Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

including the outcome of LLL. They identifythe tools and techniques to not only meet these criteria but also to provide a framework forcurriculum development.9 To specifically address curricular challenges and concerns, theauthors of this paper proposed a new course design that can be used to respond to ABETrequirements and criteria. The goal of this project specifically was to implement the designand assess life-long learning skill development with data from surveys conducted before andafter the student exercises.As a basis for this approach, the authors adopted a modified version of LLL definition byHanne Smidt and Andrée Sursock.10 This definition views “LLL as the constant building ofstudent knowledge on a subject matter or concept throughout

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Mark Cuson; Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #6565Bending Moments to Business Models: Integrating an Entrepreneurship CaseStudy as Part of Core Mechanical Engineering CurriculumDr. Mark Schar, Stanford University MARK SCHAR works in the Center for Design Research - Designing Education Lab at Stanford Univer- sity. He is also a member of the Symbiotic Project of Affective Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University and a Lecturer in the School of Engineering. Dr. Schar’s area of research is ”pivot thinking” which is the intersection of design thinking and the neuroscience of choice where he has several research projects underway. He has a 30 year career in