Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; William J. Riffe, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

”Engineering Creativity” that was designed to bring out the creative side of engineering and business students. Well over 1000 students passed through this course. Because of this background, he was selected to be part of a team to teach the ”Innovations and New Ventures” class on entrepreneurship that began in the summer of 2006, with him concentrating on the innovation side of the course. To date, over one hundred and eighty students have learned how to develop a product and put together a basic business plan. He led a team to develop ”Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum” at Kettering University where faculty members attended workshops designed to help put innovation projects into their classrooms. This effort resulted

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Hartley T. Grandin Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanics

proposed approach has been used for small design homework problemsand the design projects discussed in this paper. The proposed approach can also be used infollow up design and non-design courses that includes advanced mechanics of materials,machine design, structural analysis, structural design, etc. The first author and other instructorshave observed that students who have used the proposed approach are more prepared to solvemore complex design problems than previously considered in the follow up machine designcourse than students who were not exposed to the proposed approach. Future research willassess how successful the proposed approach compares to the previous approach in terms ofstudent learning. Furthermore, we plan to assess how the

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Iowa State University; Ye Li, Bradley University

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Manufacturing

and Automation, CAD/CAM and its Methodology applied in Medical Treatment Planning, and Compu- tational Geometry. Page 22.909.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Internal and External Customer Voices to Improve Manufacturing Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum Using QFDAbstractQuality Function Deployment (QFD) has been widely used in a variety of industry withthe goal to achieve quality improvement and cost reduction. QFD is one of the tools toidentify the strategy of taking into account the voices from customers and prioritize theefforts and/or recourses in

Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Juliet J. Trail, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of participants 4 and 10, as shown in Table 1, provide two examples of exciting, novelRET-based teaching materials for elementary education. Participant 4 teaches in elementarymulti-age classrooms for K-1, 1-2-3, and 2-3-4 grades and contributes to a school-wide “STEMacademy.” Her RET research in the Virginia Environmentally Sustainable Technologies (VEST)Laboratory, in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, yielded the classroomextension module entitled, “ALGAE: A Likely Gasoline Additive for the Environment.” Theteaching module contains a series of lesson plans and teaching materials based on the use of theScenedesmus dimorphus strain of algae as a potential source of biofuel. Specifically, the VESTlaboratory focuses on

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, work that critically examines the ethicsof the Grand Challenges has so far been rare. In this paper, examining the process surroundingthe framing of the Grand Challenges generates a series of ethical questions about both thespecifics of the Challenges and the processes that gave rise to them. The outcomes of this inquiryinclude a set of research questions for scholars in engineering ethics and engineering studies, anda Grand Challenges lesson plan for classroom implementation that focuses students on the ethicsof problem framing, and the consideration of social questions as an integral part of professionalethics.IntroductionSince the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) first publicly articulated the GrandChallenges in 2008, engineering

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University

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Materials

. Vygotsky, L.P. (1986). Thought and Language (rev. ed.). The MIT Press, Cambridge. 3. Yeung, H. H. and Werker, J. F. (2009). Learning words’ sounds before learning how words sound: 9- Month-olds use distinct objects as cues to categorize speech information. Cognition, 113, 234-243. 4. Patalano, A. L., & Seifert, C. M. (1997). Opportunistic planning: Being reminded of pending goals. Cognitive Psychology, 34, 1-36 5. Lemke, J.L. (1990). Talking science: Language, Learning and Values. Noorwood, NJ: Ablex. 6. Parkinson, J. (2000). Acquiring scientific literacy through content and gesture: A theme based language course for science students. English for Specific Purposes, 19(4), 369-387. 7. Braine, G. (1989

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allan T. Kirkpatrick, Colorado State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Robert O. Warrington, Michigan Technological University; Richard N. Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; A. Kulacki, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Perry, P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Mechanical Engineering

innovative and sustainable solutions to thesechallenges.The yearlong senior capstone class provides a vehicle to focus on larger scale engineeringproblem formulation, and the design, construction, and operation of a piece of hardware orprototype. The two terms would allow for the generation and selection of design concepts,engineering analyses, detailed component design, fabrication, systems integration and assembly,prototyping and testing, application, and failure analysis of the project. During the year, studentswould prepare and follow a project plan, allocate resources and budget, write progress reports,and deliver design reviews to different audiences. Ideally these projects would be industrysponsored and involve industry mentors in addition to

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Velda V. Morris, School District of Philadelphia; Rebecca A. Stein, University of Pennsylvania; James F. Keller, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania

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Minorities in Engineering

design, simulation, and flight test of all Boeing rotorcraft products. At Penn, he has been active in GRASP Lab robotics outreach programs with local FIRST Robotics teams at the high school level since 2004 and at the middle school level since 2007. Jim has been a Summer Academy Robotics instructor at Penn since the program’s inception in 2005. He is studying path planning for autonomous air vehicles in surveillance and reconnaissance applications.Dr. Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania Page 22.1713.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Robotics in Urban

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Hasker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

language, both for identifiers and libraries. This mechanism should allow users to specify identifier syntax and library classes. • Provide a course profile mechanism to enable or disable specific checks. • Revise how feedback is given so that issues appear as notes directly on the submitted diagrams. • Incorporate natural language processing tools to provide more semantic-oriented checks such as described in our previous work.19 For example, the tool could warn against using verbs to name classes. • Using metrics such as those surveyed by Genero9 to identify common design flaws such as concentrating all processing in one or two classes.As discussed above, we are also planning a careful evaluation of the tool’s

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University; Christine Mattley, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

advising, curriculum planning, hiringcommittees, and many others. As one biology professor stated, “Yeah, that includes service tothe college, service to the department, service to the profession, advising…we do it…we have allthat.” The majority of respondents indicated that working at a community college was just asdemanding as working at a four-year institution or in private industry. “I think the communitycollege work environment is very demanding. I don’t know that you’re able to balance life,family a little better. Maybe in the sense we are given more flexibility in our teachingschedules…but I don’t know that it’s easier.”However, a few claimed that community colleges might indeed help women balance work andfamily responsibilities. One math

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Tech; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jennifer E. Michaels, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas B. Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

reveals thatsupplemental materials and efficiency have an impact on student response to the experiments,which confirms the need to develop a set of “best practices” to achieve widespread integration ofportable labs in lecture-based courses.Integration Across the CurriculumThe major revisions to our curriculum that are now in progress offer several opportunities for amore thorough integration of the hands-on modules being developed in this program. Almost allrequired courses are undergoing at least minor changes, and new courses are being created.These changes provide a chance to design modules that build on related materials used in earlier,prerequisite classes. As an example, we are planning to use the National Instruments myDAQ in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Maryfaith Rodgers, Rowan University; Pavlo Kostetskyy, Rowan University; Keith McIver; Haddy Diallo; Kaitlyn Jean Zienowicz; Jason J. Giacomelli, Rowan University; Vladimir de Delva

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NSF Grantees

Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) is striving tobecome a focal point in pharmaceutical processing. The overall goals of the EngineeringResearch Center are coordinated through carefully planned thrust areas. The thrust areas includethe major research initiatives of the Center: manufacturing science; composites structuring andcharacterization; and particle formation and functionalization. Three test beds based onprograms developed from the thrust areas have been created at the Center. DevelopmentProgram I concentrates on the continuous manufacturing of pharmaceutical tablets. Continuoustablet manufacturing processes offer significant advantages over batch processes. Theseadvantages include an increase in tablet uniformity and stability, reduced production

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

of failure, and transformingfailure into learning opportunities, in design work. Sometimes, you are gonna have to fail. We knew what was wrong. It’s not like we weren’t gonna be able to fix it remotely. It’s just we didn’t have the equipment there with Page 22.1031.9 us, so it’s learning to be resourceful in areas where you don’t have everything with you or you didn’t plan certain things to happen…Sometimes, yeah, things will run a lot smoother if it’s structured, but will the students be getting the same experience? Probably not. Will some of them fail? Yes. But again, like I said before, they’ll

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheri Shakiban, University of St. Thomas; Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Moon.Fish frieze pattern at the Chan Chan Large walls at the Chan Chan complex Plan view of the Chan Chan complex, atcomplex (Tshudi Palace).21 (Temple del Arco Iris). least an 8th-order fractal of “nested Page 22.1046.13 rectangles.”4. Additional Noteworthy Student WorkAfter grading all of the student work, including their site journals, final papers, and collections ofsymmetry (excluding that from the internet), there are several noteworthy pieces of work worthsharing. In most cases, the work is tied directly to both visiting

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Andrés Trucco; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs

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Aerospace

models for both the NASA Langley Research Center and NASP related programs. In particular, Mr. Trucco has been involved in planning and designing a low speed premixed combustion test apparatus for NASA Lewis and premixed and diffusion type super- sonic combustion tests for NASA Langley, the design and manufacture of a laser diffuser model for NASA Ames and an x-ray scanner for computerized tomography for an industrial client, the design of a transonic wind tunnel for NASA Langley and the development of industrial burner concepts to improve combustion efficiency and reduce emission levels. He has also been responsible for an analytical study of bypass turbojet engines with supersonic fans for NASA Lewis, for design of

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

outcomes in the class are positively and significantly related to their finalgrade in the course. This indicates that students’ self-beliefs and the assessment in the class werebetter calibrated in the most recent semester that the course was taught.It is not yet known how the course modification may affect students’ overall success in themajor. Future plans include analysis of the correlation between participation in the modifiedjunior-year curriculum and student persistence and graduation rate. In the meantime, additionalrevisions to the aerodynamics course will include a stronger alignment of the laboratoryexperience with the class presentation and homework assignments. It is hoped that this willprovide a greater sense of the utility of the

Conference Session

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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Chemical Engineering

students gave several presentations on various topics. We were also fortunate to be invited to tour a nearby pigment plant, where the students saw full size examples of the unit operations and safety measures we had discussed.LaboratoriesThe students met in the laboratory on Fridays for two hours for different activities.About half the activities were done individually, and half done in a group of two or three(with each group including at least one engineer). The exercises are described below. Inaddition, I had planned to have the students extract indigo from the plant leaves, but I wasunable to keep my plants alive through the Pennsylvania winter. Dead plants do not yieldmeasurable indigo. 1. Natural dyes and the necessity of mordants: Each

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh; Schohn L. Shannon, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

– the opposite of what might be expected as students should develop greaterexperimental acumen as they perform more experiments. One reason may be that juniors mayfeel that they are confined by the structured labs, thereby limiting their perceived improvementin experimental design capability.Overall, all student answers tended towards agreement and strong agreement to the posed Likertscale questions with little disagreement. These favorable results, along with a substantial numberof positive open-answer responses, indicate that the majority of students believe that the Pillarlab course structure has value in their chemical engineering education.Future WorkThis Likert scale survey is an initial study of a planned longer study that will follow

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

identify critical features identify critical features Articulates no problem goals PROBLEM Defines/redefines the problem and identifies Seeks to understand problem goals Lets group identify Never uses the white boards SOLVING problem goals Identifies criteria problem goals and then Fails to apply inquiry to Breaks problem down into appropriate parts Uses inquiry in problem solving follows along problem Identifies and defines appropriate criteria Uses white boards to assist in Sometimes applies Never suggests a plan of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Colin Coghill, University of Auckland

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Computers in Education

, so that teachers can access practice and assessment data for theirstudents but not for others. The assessment generator will also be improved. In most respectsit is easy to use, but instructors wishing to provide different students with different questions(rather than different versions of the same questions) must currently follow a non-intuitiveprocedure. The question composer also requires some effort to master and a simplifiedversion is planned for 2011 in order to encourage greater teacher use. Once these changes areimplemented and School OASIS is operating smoothly, links will be added so students canreadily access information about engineering as a career, university engineering courses, andother relevant matters.With the above changes

Conference Session

Learning Outside the Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Janel A. Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Robert M. Bielby, University of Michigan; Eunjong Ra, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

towards cheating. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(3), 181–194.18. Harding, T. S., Carpenter, D. D., Finelli, C. J., & Passow, H. J. (2004). Does academic dishonesty relate to unethical behavior in professional practice? An exploratory study. Science and Engineering Ethics, 10, 311–324.19. Harding, T. S., Mayhew, M. M., Finelli, C. J., & Carpenter, D. D. (2007).The theory of planned behavior as a model of academic dishonesty in humanities and engineering undergraduates. Ethics and Behavior, 17(3), 255-279.20. Passow, H. J., Mayhew, M. J., Finelli, C. J., Harding, T. S., & Carpenter, D. D. (2006). Factors influencing engineering students’ decisions to cheat by type of assessment. Research in Higher Education

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Code; Data Analysis and Ethical Issues in Engineering. The faculty designedtheir own custom textbook for the course, after surveying the available textbooks in the area, andhave also designed appropriate laboratory projects to meet course learning objectives. Inaddition, the students attend IEEE meetings and invited lectures from practicing engineers.Two years have passed since “EENG 1301 – Engineering the Future – Electrical and DigitalConcepts” was introduced into the BSEE degree plan. Preliminary data shows that the retentionrate from freshman to sophomore years has improved from 54.8% to 75%. The survey data alsoclearly indicate that the retained students are more engaged and enthusiastic about the profession.It can be safely concluded

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Adam M. Wilson, College of Saint Rose; Adrianna Anderson, College of Saint Rose; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Frederick C. Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Dianna Newman, University at Albany, State University of New York; Judith E. O'Rourke, College of Saint Rose; Thomas D.C. Little, Boston University; Don Lewis Millard, National Science Foundation

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Electrical and Computer

preparation. For thelast two summers, students from St. Rose have participated in the SMART LIGHTING ERCsummer REU program. Working with and learning from primarily electrical engineeringstudents, these future teachers have succeeded in learning to use the Mobile Studio anddeveloping ideas for application of it in their courses at St. Rose and in their future work asteachers. Several Mobile Studio math activities have been developed that include fullinstructions, assessment, identification of state standards addressed, etc. The lesson plan calledWave to the Sine is an activity that uses the introduction of the technical functions of the MobileStudio to teach the properties of sine waves, like frequency, amplitude, and period. Studentslearn how to use

Conference Session

ECCD Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon De Los Rios, Lisbon Superior Engineering Institute (ISEL)

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

current trend of consuming fifty times more energy than onecentury ago [18]. Developing countries face the hardest challenge in providing solutions to the increases inelectrical power demand and the tightening of global environmental standards; these challenges canhowever, be overcome with proper planning and adequate participation from governmental and localbodies, companies and academic institutions. The way to approach a solution lies in the integration of renewable energy sources into the existingenergy market, to gradually substitute the conventional power sources, satisfying all electrical energy needsin an affordable, reliable, efficient and sustainable manner. An interconnected system of DistributedGeneration based on renewable energy

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University; Steve Harrist, Oklahoma State University; Scott D. Gelfand, Oklahoma State University, Department of Philosophy

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Engineering Ethics

Inventory Report, will help the student engage in reflection inorder to determine what sorts of situations the student might find ethically challenging. Thestudent will then develop a personal plan (Adaptive-Strategies Report) addressing what strategiesthey might use in order to increase the likelihood that they will act ethically in challengingsituations (that is, the situations arrived at while developing the Personal Inventory Report). TheAdaptive Strategies Report will help the student: 1) recognize when an ethically challengingsituation; and 2) act ethically in ethically challenging situations (that is, apply the strategiesdeveloped for the Adaptive-Strategies Report). The products of this exercise – PersonalInventory Report and Adaptive

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry A. Thompson, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Libraries

patrons entering the building, but thehigh traffic flow made it difficult to answer reference questions. To deal with this, at peak traffictimes the desk was staffed by both a librarian and a staff member or graduate student. For awhile, the reference desk was located behind a “welcome” desk, (an attempt at tiered service),and for one semester the reference desk was relocated to the 2nd floor, (another attempt at tieredservice).In 2006, a new Director of Research and Instructional Services was hired for Newman Library.Upon review of the reference services being offered, she began making plans for the reopeningof the science reference desk. Librarians were divided into two teams: BHSS (Business,Humanities, and Social Sciences); and SciTech

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith R. Pearse, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-campus professionals were asking foranother similar series. As a result, this course will be offered on a continual basis each fall usingthe interactive online technology.The materials from the FE Review Course, which was also deemed a success, are currently beingdownloaded to the college of engineering’s website so students may access them at anytime.Again, students cited the ability to review the recorded sessions at their convenience as the mostprominent benefit of Adobe ConectPro. The plan is to continue to offer this as a free service toanyone wishing to use the course information, and to update the information approximatelyevery two years to maintain currency. An important question was raised during the teaching ofthis class by one of the

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branislav Rosul, College of Dupage; Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College

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Engineering Technology

describes the mapping of the modules to existing coursesin the associate degree plans of study in partnership institutions, which allow students whocomplete the modules to receive course credits toward associate-level degrees in the participatinginstitutions at the same time. Modular offerings will allow certification at beginner, intermediate,and advanced levels in Mechatronics that meets industry workforce needs, while it facilitatesreceiving an associate degree. This approach enables a seamless transfer for students betweencolleges and university partners. A complementary aspect of this modular development is alsothe incorporation of innovative interactive and online delivery of lecture and laboratory materialsto accommodate a flexible schedule

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Satyajit Verma, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

incorporatemodules on Solid Waste Handling/Recycling and Biodegradation/ Bioremediation. The detailsof the two completed modules are discussed in the paper in addition to the plans for the year twomodules. We also discuss the benefits, disadvantages, and the lessons learned from the first year Page 22.1232.2of research for this work.Introduction This research was initiated to develop a method to enhance student critical thinking andanalytical skills in an Environmental Engineering Laboratory course. The educationalintervention entailed developing laboratory modules which use both problem-based learning andcase studies to introduce lab topics. The use