Conference Session

FPD I: Research on First-year Programs Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

the Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs)implementation sequence (Figure 1). MEAs are open-ended modeling problems that challengestudents to work in teams to solve complex problems with realistic applications.10 Theimplementation strategy of these activities involves multiple iterative points that challengestudents to constantly and critically evaluate their team’s solution and improve their solutionusing external feedback. The solutions are submitted in the form of a memo in which students Page 25.1323.2communicate their developed procedure (or mathematical model or method for solving theproblem), their mathematical logic behind their procedure

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Best of Computers in Education Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Oliver Cristy, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

reducing the amount of screen statically allocated tonavigation. This allows the user to switch OneNote into full screen mode, which hides thestandard interface, to allow more space for content while not sacrificing many of the necessarycontrols. These added navigation controls include page forward and backward for either windowdepending on whether or not the pages are synchronized, ability to change to other pages in the Page 25.1324.6current book and a table of contents accessible through a few quick mouse or touch movementwhich includes all books. The page forward and back controls, as shown in Figure 1, are locatedat the bottom left and right

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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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

taken to further develop an operational engine, in viewof performing an exergy analysis of the model engine. Developing and documenting this level ofanalysis is a significant goal of this project.backgroundThe purpose of this section is to familiarize the reader with a synopsis-level history of theNewcomen engine. The definitive book on this topic is The Steam Engine of ThomasNewcomen, by L.T.C. Rolt and J.S. Allen.1 The reader is encouraged to refer to this excellentbook for a more detailed history of the Newcomen engine.The beginning of the 18th century was an extremely important time for the advancement of thesteam engine. Many scientists who are familiar to us today contributed to the development ofpractical steam power, but one individual

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

the first years oftheir careers. Interviews were conducted by phone, audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, andthen coded.Through our analysis, we identified the initial paths chosen by ECPs simply as 1) entering theworkforce or 2) continuing in education. We then examined the robustness of initial choices bydetermining if participants stayed in their initial work/school pathway and if, at the time of theinterviews, they are doing what they thought they would be doing prior to graduating. Offeringinsight into the initial career decision process of ECPs allows academia and industry a betteropportunity to prepare undergraduate students for the decision process of graduate school versusentering the workforce directly from undergraduate

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lynda M. Coulson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Continuing Professional Development

revised set of guidelines for the DirectedProject Process. The following flow chart (figure 1) defines the various steps and sequence of theproject: Page 25.1327.2Figure 1The recommended Directed Project outline is defined in Attachment A.Several modifications were made to the instructions for each process step in the Directed Project: 1) The selection of the project topic was mandated to be jointly done by the student and his manager with a focus on what would benefit the student’s organization in a measurable way. 2) The advisor matching process was facilitated by a surrogate who had knowledge of research interest of all

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Civil Engineering

Level of achievement number and 1 2 3 4 5 6 title Know- Compre- Appli- Analy- Synthe- Evalu- ledge hension cation sis sis ation Foundational1. Mathematics B B B2. Natural sciences B B B3. Humanities B B B4. Social sciences B B B Technical5. Materials science B B B6. Mechanics B B B B7

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

integrate Policy Statement 465 implementation into theSociety’s broader strategic planning process. At this important juncture, there is a critical needto document the achievements of the past, discern key lessons learned, and chart an appropriatecourse for the future.PurposeThe purposes of this paper are (1) to summarize the decade-long process of developing andimplementing new accreditation criteria in support of the ASCE Raise the Bar initiative; (2) toidentify the principal lessons learned through this process; and (3) to provide recommendationsfor future developments in the accreditation domain of this ongoing effort to raise theeducational standard for civil engineering professional practice

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas A. Lenox Ph.D., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Page 25.1330.1 Division and the Middle-Atlantic Section of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012and as a member of ASCE’s Educational Activities Committee. Lenox also served as Co-principal In-structor of the NSF-supported Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering (T4E) workshops at West Pointin 1996, 1997, and 1998. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army on Oct. 1, 1998, Lenox joined thestaff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as Educational Staff Leader ofASCE, Lenox led several

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monte L. Phillips P.E., American Society of Civil Engineers; Forrest M. Holly Jr. P.E., University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

) in February 2004; a revised (second) edition was published in February2008 (BOK22). The BOK2 is a comprehensive list of 24 outcomes divided into three outcomecategories: foundational, technical, and professional. The BOK2 outcomes have the desired levelof achievement defined according to Bloom’s Taxonomy for the cognitive domain3. The BOK2has recommended outcome achievement targets for each stage of the fulfillment pathway: thebaccalaureate degree (B), post-baccalaureate formal education (M/30), and pre-licensureexperience (E) (see Figure 1).Detailed implementation guidelines are included in the second edition of the Civil EngineeringBody of Knowledge for the 21st Century (BOK22); see www.asce.org/raisethebar/reports. Policy465 and BOK2 are

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

of several papers presented in recognition of the tenth anniversary of establishingCAP^3. The collective papers will provide engineering educators and practitioners with adescription of the history, lessons learned, and next steps related to the “raise the bar" initiative.Collectively these present the six different aspects of the “Raise the Bar” initiative: (1) Theoverall initiative, (2) The civil engineering body of knowledge, (3) changed university curricula,(4) draft guidelines for professional experience, (5) revised accreditation criteria, and (6)modified licensure laws and rules.IntroductionBeginning in 1995 at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Civil EngineeringEducation Conference (CEEC ’95), key educational and

Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

comparison of traditional tools of documentation andcommunication should be compared to digital forms of documentation and communication as thefoundation for this work.Research QuestionsThe research questions were: 1. What practices (design notebooks, photographs, storyboards, or video) help student reflection in the design process? 2. What does comparison of design notebooks, photographs, storyboards, and video provide for teachers when evaluating student learning?MethodsIn order to compare natural tendencies or previously learned behaviors in science journaling thatwould transfer to design notebooks, students took notes in daily lectures and completedhomework in journals without a formal structure given in how to do so for this

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

called “personaltransferable skills”.The implications of findings for educational policy makers are (1) that policy making should beundertaken from a systems perspective that embraces elementary education at one end of thespectrum and lifelong (permanent) education at the other: (2) that engineering educators togetherwith industrialists should pay much more attention to lifelong education, and therefore incontinuing professional development for engineers in both technical and personal dimensions:(3) that engineering educators should better prepare students with the skills of flexibility andadaptability required to cope with ever changing knowledge, that is “personal transferableskills”.These axioms are reinforced by a recent report from the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blythe Marlow Vogt, Kansas State University

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Architectural

faculty office hours.In January of 2010 the first online course offering was delivered. Thirty-eight undergraduatesenrolled in the course with a minimum prerequisite of junior standing. Modifications for onlinelearning that were made to the course content as follows. 1. Camtasia (mp4) recorded lectures 2. ADA online learning requirements were met by providing typed dictation of lectures with each Power Point slide in PDF format. 3. A workbook with unit divisions, each with step by step instructions was annotated and provided to students in a PDF version with additional hints and suggestions. 4. Terms and theory quiz questions were entered into assignments in the online classroom and scored electronically

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Neale, University of Waterloo; Oliver Grant, University of Waterloo; Manoj Sachdev P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Student

, 7, but there has been littleconsideration for student-athletes enrolled in STEM programs. The research that does exist islimited to American Division-I schools and the military8, 9. What is lacking within currentresearch findings is a general understand of how STEM student-athletes are able to succeed intwo challenging, yet distinctly different, pursuits while other students struggle to get by in just Page 25.1336.2one. A great deal of research has gone into time management issues for STEM and non-STEMstudents10, 11, and student-athletes12, 13. This work considers the research questions:1. “How do STEM student-athletes manage their time and

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Eyassu Woldesenbet, Southern University and A&M College

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

. Page 25.1337.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Role Model Affect and Its Effect on Underrepresented Minorities Pursuing Doctorates in Engineering Education1. BackgroundRegardless of race or ethnicity, engineering education began to see a decline in enrollmentbeginning in the early 1990’s. To address this concern, among others, ABET adopted theEngineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000), which introduced a new paradigm in engineeringeducation.1 The new paradigms in engineering education went beyond the need to keep studentson the cutting edge of technology, but required students to have interpersonal skills, beinquisitive and innovative, and most importantly, possess inter

Conference Session

Examining Problem-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aikaterini Bagiati, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

findings examining the developmental appropriateness of introducingengineering at an early age suggest that activities and content relevant to engineering areappropriate for young children [1, 2]. Objects in children’s environment appear to be influential inthe development of engineering thinking as they contribute to exploratory learning [3] which islong recognized as a developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood education [4, 5]. Thepresent study investigates how children and teachers use artifacts in exploratory learning.In this paper we present a study designed to investigate the engineering environment present inpreschool classroom. The study builds on prior research related to young children’s interactionswith artifacts and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul A. Bosela P.E., Cleveland State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

University, theUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte, Colorado State University, and Pennsylvania State Page 25.1339.2University. The courses were taught by a total of six different faculty members. Thedescriptions of the courses that the cases were used in are provided below.Cleveland State UniversityESC 211 Strength of Materials. Study of stress, strain and stress-strain relations; stress-load andload-deformation relationships for axial, torsion and bending members; buckling of columns;combined stresses, inelastic behavior.CVE 312 Structural Analysis 1. Truss and frame analysis, influence lines and load positioncriteria, deflection analysis

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Niall Seery, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

Seery, University of Limerick Page 25.1340.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Role of Observational Sketching in Forming and Manipulating Graphical LibrariesThe ability to externalize libraries of visual mental imagery through freehand sketching is acomplex cognitive skill. Lane [1] devised and empirically validated a model of developmentalexercises which ranged along a continuum from observation to imagination. The purpose ofthe model was to promote freehand sketching as a sense making tool while developing theability to form, manipulate, synthesize

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Sadowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Judith A. Birchman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brandon Xavier Karcher, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Page 25.1341.2at the costs and effectiveness of their recruiting efforts. The Web and social media offer a meansto reach out to prospective students that is both economical and current. Like many others, theCollege of Technology at Purdue University has embarked on creating a presence in the realm ofsocial media. Social media can be defined as “a group of internet-based applications that build onthe ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation andexchange of User Generated Content.”1 Facebook and Twitter are two of the most prevalentsocial media outlets utilized by the College of Technology. This survey was used to gauge theawareness level of incoming students and determine the effectiveness of recruiting

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Robinson, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

electronic mediums canencourage interactions and exchanges between and among faculty and students, creating a moreengaging learning environment 1. Recent advancements in slate enabled laptop computers andsmaller hand-held devices (e.g., Tablet PCs, iPads, HP Slate 500s), and their impact oncollaboration skills among engineering undergraduates is an area in need of further examination.Through a case study of an engineering course offered during a Summer Bridge Program (i.e.,STEP) at a Research I university, this research examines the role of slate enabled technologies incollaboration between and among course instructors and students. Our observations are guidedby the following factors: • The degree to which the collaboration is instructor led and

Conference Session

Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

25.1343.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Leadership Advancement Program: Preparing Engineering, Math, and Science Students for Leadership SuccessIntroductionRecently numerous publications have focused on curricular changes needed in engineeringeducation to prepare students sufficiently to meet the challenges of their technical professions.These changes appear to relate less to revisions needed in the technical curriculum and more torevisions that will allow students to develop interpersonal skills, global awareness, and otherabilities before graduation.1-2 For instance, the National Academy of Engineering’s TheEngineer of

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Globig, University of Dayton; Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

. If the student attends every class meeting (unless excused)and turns in every homework, then the instructor promises to spend as much time with thestudent outside of class, as is required, to help them do their best or at the very least, pass thecourse.Teaching Circuit Analysis“Begin at the End”This is a similar to Boylestad‟s Reduce and Return Approach.1 Although this approach isdescribed in detail in an example problem (one of countless excellent examples in Boylestad)nowhere is it explicitly stated that one begins the circuit analysis and reduction at the end of thecircuit opposite the source. Likewise, Nilsson starts at the end of the circuit but doesn‟texplicitly state a methodology2. Monier doesn‟t offer a methodology for circuit

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Ellen Melkers, Geogia Institute of Technology; Agrita Kiopa, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. Ernst, Purdue University; James V. Krogmeier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amos Johnson, Morehouse College

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Design in Engineering Education

to increase student involvement [1]. There is a broad consensus that studentmotivation is a perquisite of learning success [5], A high level of motivation is often a prerequisite forsuccess. There is a thus high probability that learning will not be successful if there is a lack ofmotivation. Therefore we also hypothesize that:H4: Students with higher levels of enthusiasm for the project will report higher learning outcomes.Data and Analysis:The data in this paper are based on a multi-year evaluation of the NSF-funded Vertically IntegratedProjects (VIP) Program [11], which brings together graduate and undergraduate students to solve appliedengineering problems. A common evaluative approach to student learning experiences involves

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Darling Urban, Texas Tech University; Joseph E Urban, Texas Tech University; Susan A. Mengel, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Patrick E. Patterson, Texas Tech University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

about teaching systemsand software engineering topics in a more integrated way.Table 1 presents the curriculum for the revised MSSE program. Applicants should have a B.S.degree in a computing-related discipline with proficiency in probability and statistics or a B.S.degree in an engineering discipline with proficiency in at least one high level programminglanguage. The MSSE is a 30 credit hour program. Students are required to take four core courses,two of which are from computer science (Software Modeling and Architecture, and SoftwareVerification and Validation) and two of which are from Industrial Engineering (ProjectManagement and Systems Theory). We chose to provide the broader systems engineeringperspective of project management as part

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jordan Michelle Hornback, University of Colorado at Boulder

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First-Year Programs

First-Year Engineering Projects CoursesFirst-Year Engineering Projects Courses (FYEP) courses have been found to produce significantretention gains. [1] Investigation is on-going into the reasons driving theses retention gains.Possible reasons include the development of self-efficacy, involvement in learning communities,the bolstering of professional identity, project-based learning and the unique set of skillspossessed by the teacher of the FYEP course. The present study investigates the last of thesereasons, the impact of the FYEP teacher on the course experiences that lead to retention.At a flagship western state university, the retention in engineering of seventeen cohorts ofstudents is found to be significantly greater for those who have

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

"skills necessary to functioning in society."1 The student's stakein preserving existing disciplinary goals and attendant institutional structures is thus assured.Contingency and Power in the Engineering CurriculumWithout attempting to paint a panoramic picture of engineering compared to other fields ofintellectual endeavor, we can articulate the ways in which engineering epistemologies make itparticularly difficult to interrogate matters of social and political power. Most obviously,engineering identifies itself with an almost extreme practicality. In a lengthy (and in certainways quite nuanced) 2009 report for the Carnegie Foundation on recent engineering educationreforms, Sheppard et al repeatedly have recourse to the belief that engineering

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Foltz, Iowa State University; Amanpreet Kaur, Iowa State University; William Henry Tushaus, Iowa State University; Christopher Sears Mikelson, Iowa State University; Brian Vincent Skalak; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

years [1].Atmospheric chemist, Paul Crutzen, first noted this change in 2000 [2]. He realized that we wereno longer in the Holocene but entering the “Anthropocene”: the age of man. During theHolocene, the Earth maintained itself but now, according to the article, “A Safe Operating SpaceFor Humanity”, “human actions have become the main driver of global environmental change.”The hot button phrase of this shift to the Anthropocene that seems to be the cause of mostconcern is “global warming”.Global warming, according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, is defined as “an increase in theearth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in thegreenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution”. For millions of

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-year Programs Part III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

asvalidity or reliability errors. The critical choice for data gathering was the survey respondentaudience, which was carefully designed to avoid gender, age, technical subject or experiencebias.The selected faculty members were split among gender, years of teaching experience, first yearvs. upperclass instructors and also split among departments. A total of 41 surveys were sent out.A total of 23 responses were received (Figure 1). An average of 56% of surveys was answered,with females answering at a slightly higher rate of 60% versus males at 53%. As can be seen,the respondents have a similar gender split as the original requested survey group

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 25.1351.2terminology of electrical and computer engineering. The class meets once a week for 50 minutesof lecture and once a week for an hour and 50 minutes in the lab. The sole pre-requisite for thecourse is pre-calculus, and the course is designed more to inspire interest among students forelectrical and computer engineering while the students concurrently take the typical battery ofmath and science courses than to provide a rigorous introduction to the discipline. Detailsregarding the course have been published [1]. This introductory course is then followed by tworequired four-credit circuit analysis courses and a required four-credit electronics course. Thefocus of this paper is on the first of the two required circuit courses EELE

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert E. Efimba P.E., Howard University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

. They also developand improve their technical writing skills in generating the formal technical reports that arerequired by the CBA, and are occasionally asked to demonstrate technical presentation skills,again with computer-aided audio-visual support. The authors present data in this paper to explorehow effective CBAs are in achieving the learning outcomes regarding concept application,teamwork, and technical writing in those mechanics courses.IntroductionThe importance of integrating the use of computers in learning and teaching engineeringmechanics has been demonstrated and heralded in the literature.1-6 Students benefit from“instructional activities involving [them] in doing things and thinking about what they aredoing.”7 The emphasis in