Conference Session

Design Cognition I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

identify the occurrences of eachstage throughout the portfolios. The manner in which students utilised different media atdifferent stages of their learning is analysed and outlines the dominance of various mediatypes to communicate various stages of student learning. This is of significant importance toDesign based Technology Education as it outlines the importance of constructivist e-portfolios in addressing the linear design approach and allows for a clearer interpretation ofstudents’ learning. The evidence presented clearly demonstrates how students representedthe various stages of learning through the media available which has significance for coursedesigners planning to use electronic portfolios

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lamis J. Behbehani, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P. Suresh C. Rao, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

and Technology Public Policy curriculum. Ohio University; 2008.21. Creswell JW. Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. 4th ed. Kindle Edition: Allyn & Bacon; 2011.22. Chatzis K. Coping with the Second Industrial Revolution: fragmentation of the French engineering education system, 1870s to the present. Engineering studies. 2009;1(2):79–99.23. Jesiek B, Shen Y. Educating Chinese Engineers: The Case of Shanghai Jiao Tong University During 1896-1949.24. Hira R, Bailey M. Engineering, public policy-making are wed at RIT. Democrat and Chronicle - Online [Internet]. 2008 Aug 1 [cited 2011 Nov 21]; Available from: http://www.rit.edu/news/dateline_archive

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Loren Christian, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

elaborate it. In two of thetwenty “after” concepts, there was no evidence of heuristic use, but these concepts were stilltransformations of “before” concepts. Students who had already been working on concepts fortheir design task tended to limit their exploration to transformations of ideas they had alreadygenerated.Students also commented that the Design Heuristics made them more aware of the aspects of aconcept they should consider or could change. Participant B2 said “It made me think more aboutfeatures of the design, rather than being so stuck on the task.” Thus, students used the heuristicsto inspire novel ideas for the task, but also used the heuristics to transform planned productcomponents. For example, participant A1 used heuristics to

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sumedh Inamdar, University of Texas, Austin; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kevin A. Gibbons Ret., U.S. Air Force Academy, NexOne, Inc., and CAStLE; Brittany Rucker, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

% 3.9% 5.9% 7.1% Average 35.1% 39.8% 45.4% 40.5% Variety St. Dev. 7.6% 5.1% 2.8% 5.5% Table 1: Average percentage quality, novelty, and variety of designs that exhibited qualityThe results in the above table display an acceptable standard deviation among the fourevaluators, so the evaluation did not have to be repeated. The percentage increases anddecreases of designs that exhibited each individual design metric within both the control andexperimental group are displayed in the chart below. Note that a more formal study is planned

Conference Session

Research in Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baba Abdul, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Robert Brown, Portland State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman

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Educational Research and Methods

Learningdelimiter at 3.0 or a grade of B-. Rating descriptors that are now available were developedthrough intense interaction between field expert professors that continued until all were satisfiedwith the definitions.The rubric scores were designed and corroborated to be more descriptive of learner cognitionthan a single grade or score and hence more useful in future formative interventions. We aim totake these results into consideration when designing learning experience and assessment forfuture classes. Also we plan to modify this rubric using the same dimensions for other coursesfor which the dimensions adequately describe cognition. Page 25.441.15

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benita M. Comeau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rohit Karnik, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sang-Gook Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

student response to the micro/nano lab has been highly positive. The positive word-of-mouth coupled with increases in the number of mechanical engineering undergraduates has ledto a rapid growth in enrollment for this course. Thus, our future plans involve continuedstreamlining to make a more efficient laboratory experience, and developing more transparentteaching materials so that the course may be easily transferrable to additional engineeringinstructors.Course Objectives Page 25.442.2As this course was developed, there were a number of course objectives and learning outcomesthat were desired. Overall, the course is meant to introduce concepts

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

utilizedfor providing education and research facility for Mechanical Engineering students at sophomoreor higher levels. In future, it will be open to multidisciplinary teaching and research with otherdisciplines within the newly formed College of Engineering and Information Technology atGeorgia Southern University. It is also being planned to extend the lab facilities, with additionalsupport and in collaboration with other colleagues in the College, as a potential REU (ResearchExperiences for Undergraduates) site.References[1] Brainard, J. (2011). As budgets tighten, big science gets a new opportunity to make its case, The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2011.[2] National Academy of Engineering (2011). Educating the Engineer of 2020

Conference Session

Ethical Cases and Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Russell Capelli, Virginia Tech; Estela Patron Moen, Virginia Tech; William N. Collins, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

forunethical wage rates by ensuring that at all stages in the bridge project, Haitian workers andleaders were either equally compensated (i.e. everyone on the project, both American andHaitian, were working for free) or were the highest paid participants on the project. Similarly, theVirginia Tech Haitian exchange student serving as an advisor to the project was compensatedonly for work performed following coursework at Virginia Tech, and (because he planned to liveand work in Haiti into the foreseeable future) was compensated at a rate comparable to otherHaitian entry level engineering graduates.Construction safetyEvery aspect of construction was performed by Haitian workers, with the exception of the initialbridge feasibility study and setting the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University; Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

addition to teaching approaches that engage students more actively in the classroom, researchhas demonstrated very favorable influences of undergraduate research (UR) on the overalleducational experience of undergraduate students. Lopatto, for example, reported a study across41 institutions in which a great majority of the undergraduate student participating in URexperiences began or continued to plan for graduate-level education in science21. Hunter et alhave shown that UR experiences in which faculty and students work collaboratively on a project Page 25.509.4of common interest contribute to significant gains relating to the process of

Conference Session

FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paula G. Leventman, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

accomplishment,” and felt they “learned a lot.” Over 80%of the students supported the use of such modules in future classes. (See Table I and II below.)EST104 “Engineering Essentials and Design” at NECCNorthern Essex Community College serves students from cities and towns north of Boston. Thepre-engineering program at NECC is rapidly expanding, with most students planning ontransferring to the engineering program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell (UMass-Lowell). Other state or private universities also enroll NECC graduates. UMass-Lowell recentlyintroduced a required first-year “Intro to Engineering” course into their engineering curriculumand, as a part of their articulation agreement with NECC, agreed that students who complete theEST104

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Environmental Engineering

project is an underway project for MET 421/422/423 (Senior Project Design), preformed by Page 25.120.5a team of four students, two electrical and two mechanical seniors. MET 421/422/423 is asequence of three-quarter capstone project design courses required for all the BSET majors. Thecourse focuses on planning, development, and implementation of an engineering design project,which includes formal report writing, project documentation, group presentations, and projectdemonstrations. The goal of these courses is to demonstrate the ability to manage a major projectinvolving the design and implementation of products with a mixture of electrical and

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

49(2): 67-72.19. Rubin, S.E. and Spady, W.G. (1984) Achieving Excellence though Outcome-Based Instruction. Educational Leadership 41(8): 37-44.20. Lorenzen, M. (1999). Using Outcome-Based Education in the Planning and Teaching of New Information Technologies. Journal of Library Administration, 26 (3-4): 141-52.21. Towers, J.M. (1996). An elementary school principal’s experience with implementing an outcome-based curriculum. Catalyst for Change, 25 (2): 19-23. P. 19. (As cited in [28]).22. Berlach, R.G. (2004). Outcomes-Based Education and the Death of Knowledge. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Victoria, Australia. Accessed January 11, 2012 from http://www.aare.edu.au/04pap

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological University; Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey D. Naber, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; John E. Beard, Michigan Technological University; Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University; Bo Chen, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, power electronics, battery models as RC circuits, Page 25.173.6introduction to drive cycles and driver controls, effects of road conditions and energy efficiencyover a specified drive cycle. Figure 1. Floor plan, equipment layout and workflow of 53 foot tractor trailer mobile laboratory.The assignments were designed to culminate with a complete hybrid vehicle model (HVM) inSimulink with a driver controller (PID), IC engine, electric machine, battery (FreedomCarmodel), finite ratio transmission and longitudinal vehicle dynamics subsystems linked to a drivecycle. The students developed their own HVM, including diagnostic subsystems using

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

ingreenhouse gas emissions. In order to implement renewable energy in projects, qualifiedpersonnel take a very important role in planning and design prior to project implementation.Education and training of workforce who will be involved in the projects is important and shouldbe taken into account when investments are considered to execute projects, so that there will bequalified personnel. In preparing students for their future career, real-world experiences andhands-on training is an important part of their education. Research projects and laboratories areexcellent teaching aids for providing students with opportunities to implement the theory theylearn in class. Educating the younger generations about sustainable and clean energy sources isvital to

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

Page 25.185.6Specific Indicate a desire to study a particularInterests discipline of engineering (only for those study Aerospace responses that indicate certainty of specific Engineering” or “I want to type of engineering) build skyscrapers (Civil Eng.)”Prepare for Studying engineering in preparation for “Engineering will prepare meOther Career another field upon graduation to be a patent lawyer” or “I plan to go into the air force”Family Immediate or extended family member is an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck; Ethan V. Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

graduate courses. Hosseini has extensive administrative experience, as well. In addition to serving as the computer science chair, he has served in important committees such as the College of Engineering and Applied Science Strategic Planning Committee, the Division of Natural Sciences Executive Committee, and the UWM Senate. Page 25.186.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Analysis of Math Course Placement Improvement and Sustainability Achieved Through a Summer Bridge ProgramAbstractAs part of an NSF-supported project, a summer bridge program for incoming

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V. Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Mathematics

administrative experience as well. In addition to serving as the Com- puter Science Chair, he has served in important committees such as College of Engineering and Applied Science Strategic Planning Committee, Division of Natural Sciences Executive Committee, and UWM Senate. Page 25.188.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Analysis of the Impact of Formal Peer-led Study Groups on First-Year Student Math PerformanceAbstractFormal peer-led study groups were created for first-year engineering and computer sciencestudents. The groups were organized around

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Anna Traband, University of Toledo; Daniel Burklo, Northwest State Community College; Nadeane D. Howard, University of Toledo; Marcia A King-Blandford, University of Toledo

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College Industry Partnerships

tertiary education in fixing failed states: Globalization and public goods. Page 25.208.11Journal lf Peace Education, 8(2), 127-142.2. Weill, L.V. (2009). The President’s role in cultivating positive town-gown relations. Planning for HigherEducation, 37(4) [No Pagination]3. Christen, A. (2009). Transforming the classroom for collaborative learning in the 321st century. Techniques:Connecting education and careers, 84(1), 28-314. Jackson, N. J. (2010). From a curriculum that integrates work in curriculum, that integrates life: Changing auniversity’s conception of curriculum. Higher Education Research and Development, 29(5) 491-505.This

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Elif Ozturk, Texas A&M University; Joshua Johnson, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

manner that allows them to adapt and transfer their accruedskills to new platforms and versions of these CAD tools. Unfortunately, most instruction related toCAD is focused on declarative knowledge: that which is related to the specific steps required toperform certain tasks in particular CAD platforms 2, 3. This is opposed to the strategic knowledge thatis associated with CAD expertise4. This strategic knowledge entails the planning of CAD models and Page 25.212.2the communication of design intent2, 4-6. This strategic knowledge should be adaptable to other CAD   program versions and

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette

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New Engineering Educators

fresh eyes when Itime the exam length. This ensures that I am reading the exam as it is written – not on what I planned to say.Quite often I find glitches which can range from conflicting values between the text and the graphic to missingparameters needed to solve the problem. The length of the exam is critical. The instructor should be able tocomplete the exam in 25% to 30% of the time allotted for students. So a 50-minute exam should take theinstructor 12 to 16 minutes to complete. If it takes over 18 minutes for you to complete, you need to eliminatesome calculation steps in a long problem, omit one or more questions from the exam, or allow students to chooseone or more problems to skip. (If they all skip the same problem, there is a message

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part I: Non-traditional Learning Methods and Expanding Student Markets

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri; Matthew A. Easter, University of Missouri; William H. Miller, University of Missouri, Columbia; Gayla M. Neumeyer, University of Missouri Research Reactor; Valerie Deitz Taylor, Center for Energy Workforce Development; Gwen K. Weakley, Kansas City Power & Light

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Continuing Professional Development

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Michael S. Morse, University of San Diego; Truc T. Ngo, University of San Diego

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

initial academic advisor for the students. The goals of the Preceptorial Program are6: 1. To fulfill a general education requirement by instruction in an essential academic discipline [this is typically for students who do not know what area they want to major in] or to prepare the student for a future major or minor [for those who do have a proposed major]; 2. To provide early and continuing communication between the student and the advisor; 3. To assist the student in planning a cohesive and productive educational program; 4. To introduce the student to the intellectual resources of the University; and 5. To help the student develop the inquiring habit of mind that is fundamental to

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Penn State University; Sven G. Bilen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andras Gordon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

background literature in Section 2, this paper presents a summaryof our investigation in Sections 3 and 4, including the experimental design, research methods,and scoring metrics to determine the impact of cognitive style on concept mapping. We close (inSections 5 and 6) with a discussion of the implications of our results, limitations of the study,and planned future work based on our findings.2. Background and Literature ReviewWith the increasing complexity of engineering problems, there are very few problems we cansolve alone. As a result, understanding cognitive diversity and how it affects particularengineering artifacts is important within the context of engineering education.7 Concept mappingis a tool used in many fields, including engineering

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy; Michael V. Cristiano; Patrick Caton, U.S. Naval Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

thethermodynamics and mechanics at various points will allow determination of the variousefficiencies of the engine. The versatility of the engine with its instruments and controls packageis intended to allow for future research on the variables of steam and spray timing and insulationof the cylinder can affect the various efficiencies.Something else we plan to investigate are the effects of scaling on the performance and how theuse of different materials effects the overall performance of the engine. So many things can belearned about this historic technology. We speculate that the potential exists for this technologyto be used again, perhaps in third world applications. For example, one of the key needs of manyparts of the developing world is clean water

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Kaitlyn J. Bunker; Nilufer Onder, Michigan Technological University; Raven Rachaun Rebb; Laura E. Brown, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-3810: UNIVERSITY STUDIES OF STUDENT PERSISTENCE INENGINEERINGDr. Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological UniversityMrs. Kaitlyn J. BunkerDr. Nilufer Onder, Michigan Technological University Nilufer Onder is an Associate Professor of computer science at Michigan Technological University. She received her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research areas are artificial intelligence planning systems and decision making under uncertainty. Her webpage can be found via http://www.cs.mtu.edu/.Miss Raven Rachaun RebbDr. Laura E. Brown, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University Leonard J. Bohmann received his B.S. in electrical engineering

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

José Colucci Ríos P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Miriam del Rosario Fontalvo

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

be discussed separately.Retraining and General Public The general public has different challenges related more to logistics. It should bementioned that the Chem E Sustainable Energy Lab team leader is recognized in Puerto Rico asan expert in Sustainable Energy. At least once a month presentations are delivered toprofessional organizations (50 to 100 attending, engineers and chemists) for continuouseducation credit in the area of Sustainable Energy. An outreach collaboration with a major citybenefitted from their self governance philosophy that allows the organization of Town Hallmeetings with relatively ease. Eleven energy town hall meetings were organized between2009/10 to kickoff a series of demonstrations projects planned for that

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William R. Peterson, WRP Associates

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Manufacturing

reasoning including skillssuch as classification, sequencing, planning, and comparison. Creative thinking involves creatingand generating something new or original. It also involves the skills of brainstorming,modification, attribute listing, and originality. The purpose of DFA creative thinking is tostimulate curiosity among students and promote product structure simplification. Bloom'sTaxonomy provides a useful structure in which to categorize DFA learning objects whenassessing student learning outcomes. Asking students to think at higher levels is an excellent wayto stimulate student's thought processes. In DFA learning process, the purpose of writing

Conference Session

Using Applications and Projects in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Moore, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Mathematics

this value xmax and write down a formula for xmax in terms of , , mr and g. (d) *(Bonus question) Can you explain the answer to (c) directly from differential equation (4) without solving it?We plan to explore multi-stage rockets later in the semester. For this we will first need to learnsome multi-variable calculus methods. Page 25.1437.7Background to Project 2: A Model of Resonance for Car Suspensions Consider a car traveling along the road that consists of poured concrete sections of equallength. Due to seasonal variability (expansions / contractions), moisture, and variable forcesconsistently applied (weight of

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Technology; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

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Engineering Technology

the development of instructionalmaterial to be incorporated into existing or planned courses at both the institutions. Thesecourses included the Introduction to Nanotechnology and MEMS Based Nanotechnologycourses at SUNYIT, and the Introduction to Semiconductor Manufacturing course at MVCC.However, the team also anticipated interest in AFM on the part of the instructors in relateddisciplines such as Material Science and Physics 3 courses at MVCC. As such, a strategy waspursued to provide the instructors of said courses with deployable modules. The modeldeveloped included a multipage narrative for faculty members who may not be familiar with thespecifics of AFM but acquainted with the general topics of visualization. This narrative detailedthe

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

environmental laws. Therefore, they created a grantcalled “P3”, which stands for “People, Prosperity, and Planet”, in order to encourage studentresearch in sustainable engineering. A four-week time period of Sophomore Clinic I is dedicatedto the P3 grant assignment. The lectures during this time range from how to write an effectiveresearch proposal, key features and attributes that a sustainable design solution should include,environmental remediation and treatment technology, and budget preparation guidelines. Thisassignment allows students to develop a research plan to improve society through a healthierpopulation, a stimulated economy, and a greener planet.Wind Turbine ConstructionWind is an abundant domestic resource that can help meet the national