Conference Session

Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Nadar Vahdat, Tuskegee University

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Chemical Engineering

semester. The case study includes the description of the accident and thesequence of events that caused the explosion, a brief history of safety violations at BP Page 22.764.4and other companies involved, and the role of government. This case is presented inAppendix B.For the assignment, students were required to study the case and determine the mainreason(s) for the Deep Water Horizon disaster. Students were provided with thefollowing potential list: • Company’s greed (BP) • Lack of oversight from government • Company’s work environment • Not paying attention to heath and safety regulations • Lobbying efforts by the company

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chitra Javdekar, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley Hills MA 02481; Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

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First-Year Programs

-bordercollaboration has been made possible due to the availability of a larger pool of researchers, thispresents challenges to U.S. competitiveness in high technology areas and to its position as aworld leader in critical S&E fields. Within the US the proportion of Natural Sciences andEngineering (NS&E) degrees as a share of total degrees conferred in US has declined byapproximately eight percent from 2002 to 2007 [1]. There is evidence to suggest that some of thisdecline can be attributed to the student attrition during their first one or two years from thescience and engineering programs.Previous studies have indicated that significant student attrition or “switching” from science andengineering educational programs to other fields occurs during

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Tyler Schecklman, Savannah Technical College

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Instrumentation

USB connection, which is rated at maximum of 5 volts at500 mA. The calculated maximum current draw over the USB connection is about 114.71mA, sothat the microcontroller and all attached components are well within the limits of the USBconnection. This project is utilizing three of the digital outputs and two of the analog inputs.Each of the 14 digital pins can sink or source a maximum of 40mA. Each of the digital pins willsource about 11.5mA to the connected devices. This is well within the limits of the ATmega 328with plenty of room to spare. The analog inputs provide ten bits of resolution through theATmega328’s analog to digital converter. This allows the five volt reference to be divided into1024 steps. Figure 2 shows the Ardunio board

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Omar Abuzaghleh, University of Bridgeport

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Computing & Information Technology

) Page 22.816.5 64-bit PowerPC 32 KB Instr/Data L1 Cache, 512 KB L2 Cache SMP (2 threads) 3.2 GHz (SP: 25.6 GFlops DP: 6.4 GFlops) o 8 SPEs (Synergistic Processing Element) 256 KB Local Store 3.2 GHz (SP: 25.6 GFlops DP: 1.83 GFlops ) 128-bit Vector Registers o EIB (Element Interconnect Bus) Interconnects PPE, SPEs, Memory, I/O Simultaneous Read/Write o MIC (Memory Interface Controller) Interfaces to XDR Memory Theoretical B/W of 25.6 GB/s o 218 GFLOPS of total floating point performance

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University; Emre Selvi, Muskingum University; Ferdinand Avila-Medina, Ohio State University, Newark

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

fun to attend a PK style presentation than a traditional one.Student’s commentsThe survey included a section with open-ended questions. This section was optional for thestudents. Here are some of the comments: 1. Please write any issues encountered using the PechaKucha style. ⋅ “No issues, just more preparation.” ⋅ “The biggest issue was trying to decide what info was most important to put in the presentation.” ⋅ “Keeping time with the 20 s slides.” ⋅ “I don’t believe PK style works well for groups.” ⋅ “I thought PK was really cool.” 2. Was it helpful for you? How? ⋅ “Yes. It really forces you to really know the material since you have no bullets, just images. It made me

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Merritt Lane, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

: Beyond Cultures by Hall. When the Ak-47s Fall Silent: Revolutionaries, Guerrillas, and the Dangers of Peace by Timothy C. BrownAssessments: Student’s grade will be based upon a number of assignments. At the discretion of the instructor, assessments may include, but are not limited to: Exams Journal Research Project(s) Attendance and ParticipationFinal Grade: Total points will be divided by total possible points and the final grade will be assigned according to the following schedule. A 93.0 - 100% C+ 77.0 - 79.9% A- 90.0 - 92.9% C 73.0 - 76.9% B

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Glenn R. Blackwell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

standard grading scale: • A: best 10% of students • B: next 25% • C: next 30% • D: next 25% • E: next 10% • FX and F: failIn this scheme FX means “fail-some more work required to pass” and F means “fail-considerablefurther work required”.To compare the 1500-1800 hours “of study” expected for the 60 credits in one year, consider anapproximate comparison with a two-semester year at a U.S. institution (your mileage may vary).If a U.S. student in a technical discipline registers for 16 credit hours each semester, s/he mayhave a semester load similar to this:• One 4-credit course with 3 lecture hours and 2 lab hours/week• Two 3-credit courses with 2 lecture hours and 2 lab hours/week• Two 3-credit courses with 3 lecture hours/week

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xia Wang, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Michael A. Latcha, Oakland University; Li Jia, Beijing Jiaotong University; Zhuqian Zhang, Beijing Jiaotong University

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International

Page 22.951.912. Peitzmeier J., Kapturoswski S. and Wang, X., “Optimizing Bio-inspired Flow Channel Design on Bipolar Plates of PEM Fuel Cells, ” 2011 Comsol User Conference, Boston, MA. Page 22.951.10

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Capstone Design II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Wesley Francillon, Ph.D., Connectiuct Community College; John Birch, The Birch Group, LLC

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 22.868.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Industry Based Projects and Preparing Engineers for the 21st Century WorkforceIntroductionAt the October 2005 National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education (NSF-ATE)Annual Meeting, Dr. Renee S. Lerche, an executive at The Ford Motor Company and a nationalauthority on global leadership and workforce development, said that, “employers need workerswith deep experience with scientific inquiry, design and problem solving solutions.” Studentsmust be able to apply what they learn to real world problems that are relevant and meaningful. Inparticular, research has documented that contextual learning

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State Univeristy; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

available at: http://irobot.com/images/consumer/hacker/Roomba_ROI_Spec_Manual.pdf 6. Hacking Roomba: http://hackingroomba.com/?s=avr 7. Build your own Rootooth: http://hackingroomba.com/projects/build-a-roomba- bluetooth-adapter/comment-page-1/#comment-66964 8. Rootooth can be purchased from http://www.sparkfun.com/products/684 9. RealTerm Terminal Software: www.realterm.sourceforge.net/ Page 22.955.10

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

and graduate programs inengineering, sciences, mathematics, computational science and engineering, and technology byoffering an attractive alternative graduate program for the graduates of those programs in thisexciting and evolving field of the future. As new industries and technologies evolve so are theneeds for new educational programs. Historically, new educational programs have evolved tomeet the related needs and opportunities; for example, computer engineering in 1970’s, computerscience in 1980, bioengineering in 1990s, computational science and engineering in 2000s andthe nanoengineering programs of the 21st century. The committee does not believe the proposedprogram will stretch existing resources. Rather we feel it will further

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.3. Cleveland, C. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010 from http://www.eoearth.org/article/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill?topic=503644. Munson, B., Young, D., Okiishi, T., Huebsch, W. (2009) Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (6th edition). New Jersey. John Wiley and Sons.5. Mourtos, N. 2003. “Defining, Teaching and Assessing Lifelong Learning Skills.” Proceeding so the ASEE/ISEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder CO.6. Hanus, J., Hamilton, S., Russell, J. 2008. “The Cognitive and Affective Domain in Assessing Life-Long Learning”. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.7. Raltson, P. and Bays, C. 2010. “Refining a Critical Thinking

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Daniel Forciniti, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

- shots instead of desktop video captures of this navigation because they allowed the instructor to better focus students¶ attention to each of the major tools in these toolbars. In addition, this strategy significantly reduced the demand on the instructor¶s time to produce these materials. Once the

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

-MARC) NIH Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (NIH-RISE) NSF S-STEM projects in industrial engineering and computer scienceAt this point we are early in the process but several events have occurred. There has been a setof joint workshops to teach MATLAB to biologists but these workshops were also attended byengineering faculty and students. While biology students and faculty learned the modelingcapabilities of MATLAB, engineering students and faculty were exposed to the SIMBIOLOGYtoolbox..Recognizing that research into new biomaterials is a significant area of emphasis for modernmaterials research and therefore is an area worthy of study, the mechanical engineeringdepartment faculty has upgraded the course entitled Modern

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University; George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Frank Miceli, Asheville Bucombe Tech Community College

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Engineering Technology

Application of a Pedagogical Framework to Improve Existing Instruction”. IEEE Medical Biology. July/August 2003, pp. 71-79. 6. Nelson, J.K., “Work in Progress: Project-Based Assignments for a Graduate-Level Digital Signal Processing Course”. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference No. 36, October, 2006, Session M4D. 7. Fink, F.K., Enemark S., and Moesby E., “UICEE Center for Problem-Based Learning (UCPBL) at Aalborg University”. Presented at the 6th Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education, Wismar, Germany, September, 2002. 8. Sheppard.K. and Gallois, B. “Implementation of Technogenesis in the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum”. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE/SEFI/TUB Colloquium, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Ordonez, Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal do Parana; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Design in Engineering Education

, 2006.8. Ordonez, J.C., Vargas, J.V.C., Morega, A., Luongo, C.A., Shih, C “An International Component to Capstone Senior Design Projects,” 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 28, San Diego, CA, 20069. Ordonez, J.C., Vargas, J.V.C., Morega, A., Luongo, C.A., Shih, C.“International Capstone Senior Design Projects,” Proceedings of the Fifth LACCEI International Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, May 2007, Tampico, Mexico10. Beer J. 1997 Communicating Across Cultures, http://www.culture-at-work.com/highlow.html11. Edward T. Hall. (2011, March 8). http://www.edwardthall.com/12. Hall, E.T. (1959). The Silent Language, New York: Doubleday13. Missana, S., “The

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christopher L. Brace, University of Wisconsin; Willis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

faculty members in an assessment process that is not onerous, weincrease the likelihood of having vigorous and productive discussions of curricular strengths andpotential areas of improvement, and subsequently developing and implementing curricularreforms, which are the desired end-results.Acknowledgements:The authors would like to acknowledge the important contributions of BME AssessmentCommittee members from 2006 to 2010: Walter Block, Pablo Irrarazaval, Wan-Ju Li, KristynMasters, William Murphy, Amit Nimunkar, Brenda Ogle, John Puccinelli, Paul Thompson,Mitch Tyler, John Webster, Justin Williams and Tom Yen.References:1. Website www.abet.org, accessed January 19, 2011.2. Enderle, J., Gassert, J., Blanchard, S., King, P., Beasley, P., Hale

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis ; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. The interests shown bystudents and faculty to these two courses provide a preview for the forthcoming nanotechnologytrack. The nanotechnology track will provide a regional and national model for building aresearch-based curriculum derived from a strong campus infrastructure that supportsundergraduate research.References:1. Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI), IUPUI [Available: http://www.iupui.edu/~indi/index.php].2. Russell, S., et al., “Benefits of Undergraduate Research Experiences,” Science, vol. 316, no. 5821, 2007, pp. 548-5493. Nagda, B.A., et al., “Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Partnerships Affect Student Retention,” Review of Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, 1998, pp. 55-724. Ishiyama, J

Conference Session

Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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Continuing Professional Development

basisoften in another location where there may be issues getting particular courses. When a studentleaves early, the program completion rate suffers and there is lost income to the college. As thecurricula were developed, consideration was given to keeping required undergraduate coursesthroughout the last year of the program. The senior design project usually provides thisconstraint in that it may not be possible to offer that course(s) out of sequence. In the case of theElectrical – MBA program in Figure 1, it is typically not possible to complete all of the SeniorElectives (EE Sr Elec) prior to the 5th year.Advanced Placement – Completing both degrees in five years requires that students are ahead ofthe traditional curriculum. Students are best

Conference Session

Developing International Engineering Research, Course Enhancement, Leadership of, and Online Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College

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International

educational providers, and the interested end users to the world of “free” andaccessible Open Source Technology (OST). In this article, we adopt the definition of “Open Source” as,“of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available.” (fromhttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=open-source). All presented software here can bedownloaded free of charge over the internet or requested from the developers free of charge. In somecase, there maybe a nominal fees associated with the setup and logistics. The costs of the servers andworkstations are not included in these fees, and they should be considered appropriately. Only a shortlist is provided here where it is not an all inclusive list. We only provide some

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering


 
 
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Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

contemplative activities into the Page 22.1582.7course, a socio-cultural theory offered by Cole and Engstrom22 shall be used as the theoreticalframework for the study. Vygotsky conceived socio-cultural theory23 in the early 1920’s. Itemphasizes the central role of social relationships and culturally constructed artifacts inorganizing thinking. It attempts to theorize and provide methodological tools for investigatinghigher cognitive processes by which social, cultural and historical factors shape humanfunctioning. Cole and Engstrom’s model provides several dimensions along which one can studythe classroom as an activity system. They identify factors

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne E. Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Teaching Practicum providesa competitive advantage to the mechanical engineering doctoral degree at Georgia Tech. Theconsensus opinion appears to be in retaining the current topics in the course. Considerationshould be given for adding a session(s) on obtaining research funding and preparing grantproposals. Also, since many graduates do not enter academia, more coverage could be spent onadditional topics from industry and other career paths.Bibliography1. Wankat, P.C., Oreovicz, F.S., Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1993.2. Norris, Pamela M., Palmer, Sheila C., Effectiveness of the Woodruff School Doctoral Teaching Intern Program,Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 87, No. 3, 1998, pg. 223-2263. Lowman, Joseph, Mastering the

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

Technology ABET, On-Line, http://www.abet.org/forms.shtml, accessesJanuary 2011.6. Jack Zable, Guest Editorial 2007 National Capstone Design Conference, Advances in Engineering Education,Spring 2010, pp. 1.7. Carlee A. Bishop and Tommer R. Ender , Capstone Projects: Key to the Lifecycle Development of the SystemsEngineer, Proceedings, 2nd National Capstone Design Conference, Boulder, CO, June 2010, CD RAM.8. Shraddha Joshi, Joshua D. Summers, Investigating Information Loss in Collaborative Design: A Case Study withCapstone Design Project, Proceedings, 2nd National Capstone Design Conference, Boulder, CO, June 2010, CDRAM.9. Daniel A. McAdams and Julie S. Linsey [dDesign Education: A Globally Distributed Capstone EngineeringDesign Experience

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K. Hodge, Mississippi State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Minimize tunnel length by placing lines in the same tunnel. 5. Use a "Z" network (see Figure E2). 6. Avoid pipe velocities in excess of 8 ft/s. 7. The two AHUs in Concourse 4 are to be placed in parallel.Include the converged Kirchoff or Hardy-Cross solutions, and make sure your logic is explained.Accomplish a preliminary system design and provide: 1. Layout of the network; (a) actual physical layout (pipe numbers indicated) (b) “Z” arrangement for Kirchoff or Hardy-Cross usage (pipe and loop numbers indicated); Page 22.1650.12 Figure

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

Problem Based Learning Approach for Freshman Engineering,” 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 18 - 21, 2000, Kansas City, MO.[5] Daryl E. Chubin, Gary S. May, and Eleanor L. Babco (2005), “Diversifying the Engineering Workforce,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 73-86.[6] C. Dym, A. Agogino,O. Eris, D. Frey, and L. Leifer, (2005), “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Page 22.1183.7 Learning,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 103-120[7] Wayne Clough (2000), “The Future of Engineering Education,” Stay Informed! Magazine, http://gtalumni.org/Publications

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC; Anna Newsome, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.8 Barker, Bradley S., J. Ansorge. “Robotics as Means to Increase Achievement Scores in an Informal Learning Environment” (2001) Journal of Research on Technology in Education 39(3), 229-2439 Petre, Marion; B. Price. “Using Robotics to Motivate „Back Door‟ Learning” (2004) Education and Information Technologies 9:2, 147-158.10 Robinson, Mike. “Robotics-Driven Activities: Can They Improve Middle School Science Learning?” (2005) Bulletin of Science Technology & Society. 25:7311 Usselman, Marion; J. Davis, J. Rosen. (2008) Diversifying Participation in FIRST LEGO League. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Ahsan Mian, Montana State University; Hunter Lloyd, Montana State University; Robb Larson, P.E., Montana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

5Mb/s was set on the communication link,between the control room and the robot. The following figure shows the inside of the controlroom during the competition.Figure 3. Inside of the control room during a competition (MSU students John Ritter, ChrisChing, and Jennifer Hane).In addition to the technical rules, all teams competing had to turn in a systems engineering paper,and an outreach report. Optional items could also be turned in including a presentation about thedesign process and a video showing the design progression. Each of these elements of thecompetition earned points toward an overall team score that was combined with the results of themining competition. One award was given to the team that mined the most overall amount

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Sarah L. Codd, Montana State University; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carla M. Cortes, Northwestern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

projects (Engineers without Borders, etc.) Non-engineering related community service or volunteer work Student design project(s)/competitions(s) beyond class requirementsA 1: Not active; 2: Slightly active (attend occasionally); 3: moderately active (attend regularly); 4: Highly active(participate in most activities); 5: extremely (hold a leadership post)Table 4. Curriculum emphases scales for students, faculty, and program chairs. The Cronbach’salpha indicates the internal consistency reliability. Values can range from .00 to 1.00–psychometricians consider scales greater than .70 to be acceptable. Students - Broad and Systems Perspectives (alpha=.84) Overall, how much have the courses you’ve taken in your engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Dettman P.E., Western Kentucky University; Walter L. Collett, Western Kentucky University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students”, this year’s group exhibited none of the skepticism and were eager toget started. More data will be collected at the end of this academic year and will be presented atthe conference. While some constraints do exist that must be considered, the benefits appear to Page 22.1090.6be worth the effort in creating as many reasonable opportunities for cross disciplinary projects aspossible.Bibliography 1. Fruchter, R. and Lewis, S. (2003). “Mentoring Models in Support of P5BL in Architecture/Engineering/Construction Global Teamwork”, The International Journal of Engineering Education, 19(5), 663-671. 2. Orvis, S.M. (2009). Prestressing