Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kathryn Thompson, Technical University of Denmark; Line H Clemmensen, Technical University of Denmark; Harvey Rosas, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

in the Fall 2010 semester (8.2%). If 5% ofthose observations were due to the statistical significant level, then only 3.2% of score sets werenon-normal.A range of +/- 1.5σ on a normal distribution should flag a maximum of 13.4% of the scores inthe course as potential outliers. This is a large enough percentage to minimize the risk of falsenegatives. However, it could easily flag more scores than could be reviewed in a large course.The standard deviation multiplier value could be further increased to reduce the number offlagged outliers. However, this would also increase the number of true outliers that goundetected, violating SC1. Instead, three additional conditions were added to reduce the numberof flagged scores and to satisfy SC2.First

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ella Willard-Schmoe, University of Massachusetts Lowell; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

Education 2006 Annual Conference Proceedings. 10. Barrington, L., & Duffy, J. (2007). Attracting underrepresented groups to engineering with service- learning. Proceedings American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference. 11. Barrington, L., & Duffy, J. (2010). Maximizing the Benefits of Service-Learning in Engineering. ASEE 2010 Annual Conference Proceedings. Louisville, KY: American Society of Engineering Education. 12. Burack, C., Duffy, J., Melchior, A., & Morgan, E. (2008). Engineering faculty attitudes toward service- learning. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Meeting Proceedings. Paper AC 2008-1521. 13. Duffy, J. J. (2000). Service-learning in a variety of

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University; Ryan Underdown, Lamar University; Qin Qian, Lamar University

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Mathematics

/2003 – 05/2003), University of Minnesota, Department of Geology and Geophysics • Research/Teaching Assistant (07/1998 – 02/2000), Nanjing University, Department of Earth Science, China • Construction Engineer and Geotechnical En- gineer (06/1994 – 06/1998) Nanjing Construction Company, China PUBLICATIONS Book Chapter Sediment pollution, Handbook of Hydrology, 2012 Journal paper 1. Qian, Q., Voller, V. and Stefan, H., 2010, Can the ”dispersion tensor model” for solute exchange in the sediment bed of a stream or lake be simplified? Advances in Water Resources 33 (2010) 1542–1550. DOI:10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.09.001 2. Qian, Q., Voller, V. and Stefan, H., 2009, Mod- eling of vertical solute dispersion in a sediment

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Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

number of boards; including the QLD Division committee of Engineers Australia and its sub-committee on Educa- tion Linkage (input into K12 and Tertiary Education). His research interests are in engineering education, engineering management, and renewable energy. He is a recipient of a USQ Faculty Award for Excellence in teaching (Early Career) 2008, USQ Associate Fellow 2009, and USQ Senior Fellow 2010. He served as the 2012 QLD President of Engineers Australia. Page 23.95.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013A qualitative study into the innovation and technology

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Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, June 2012.4. B. Ferri, J. Auerbach, J. Michaels, and D, Williams, “TESSAL: A Program for Incorporating Experiments intoLecture-Based Courses within the ECE Curriculum,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada,June 2011.5. J. Auerbach and B. Ferri, “Work in Progress - The Costs and Benefits of Using Alternative Approaches inLecture-Based Courses: Experience in Electrical Engineering,” 2010 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE2010), Washington,, DC, October 2010, p.2, 2010.6. B. Ferri and J. Auerbach, "Work in Progress - A Program to Incorporate Portable Labs Into Lecture-BasedElectrical and Computer Engineering Courses," 2010 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2010),Washington

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Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sang Eun Woo, Purdue University

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Student and Curriculum Development

. Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century: Preparing the Civil Engineer of the Future (Second Edition). American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. 2008.25 Engineers Australia (EA). Guide to Assessment of Eligibility for Membership (Stage One Competency). Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, Australia. 2010. Page 21.28.1126 European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE). EUR-ACE Framework Standards for the Accreditation of Engineering Programmes. ENAEE, Brussels, Belgium. 2008.27 Johri, A., and Jesiek, B. K. Global and International Issues in Engineering Education. In Olds, B

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Rethinking Engineering Writing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven R Walk, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, Kristina; and Malmström, Hans; 2010. “Engineering and Communication Integrated Learning - Collaboration Strategies for Skills and Subject Experts”, Proceedings of the 6th International CDIO Conference, École Polytechnique, Montréal, June 15-18.13. Levin, Tamar, and Wagner, Tili. 2006. “In their own words: Understanding student conceptions of writing through their spontaneous metaphors in the science classroom”, Instructional Science Vol 34 pp 227–278.14. Quality Enhancement Plan, Old Dominion University. http://ww2.odu.edu/ao/sacs/qep/index.shtml. Last viewed January 5, 2013.15. Walk, Steven, 2008. “Long On Students and Short On Equipment: An Effective and Well-ReceivedMethod to Improve Laboratory Outcomes Given

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New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audrey Lynn LaVallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Eric Asa, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

specific student research projects of relevance to thecommunity on radon mitigation completed under this program in Turtle Mountain CommunityCollege (TMCC), one of the tribal colleges in the State.Community-Relevant Radon Research at TMCCOne of the salient features of the TCURMP is the flexibility the TCC students and faculty havein the selection of any research topic of relevance to their community. Under this program,instructors at TCC were asked to recruit interested students and organize research projects ofrelevance to the community which would be for duration of one or two semesters. As a result,from 2006 to 2010, a series of student projects were proposed by the TMCC faculty on the topicof radon entrance into residential homes to study: 1

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2013 GSW

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Lex Gonzalez; Gary Coleman; Eric Haney; Amit Oza; Vincent Ricketts; Bernd Chudoba; Paul Czsyz

andsubsequent performance and mass estimates are based on the COBRA Ellipsled series of vehiclepublications [11, 12].Figure 12. Parametric mass breakdown of ellipsled aerobrake [11] Solution Space VisualizationConop 1 – Direct Insertion/ReentryThe parametric generic capsule is utilized to explore the effect of number of crew and volumeper crew on the size of an MGS Capsule. Figure 13 compares two-, three-, and four-crewcapsules with varying crew volume. Passive gross mass constraints corresponding to Delta IV-Heavy maximum launch mass, Delta-IV Heavy with ACES upper stage, and dual launch DeltaIV heavy with a delta cryogenic second stage (DCSS) ascent propulsion module for transfer fromLEO-GEO are plotted in the trade

Conference Session

Practical Teaching

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

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Manufacturing

70E,it will enhance any instruction on the topic of electrical safety in the technical electrical courses,especially with regard to the requirements of NFPA 70E.Some key points to be aware of is that the guide does not cover electrical systems below 50 voltsor over 600 volts AC, and is not applicable to any work related to utility systems. The guidecontains basic information regarding "qualified persons" (those legally permitted to do certainkinds of electrical work), basic safety and energy control procedures, arc flash hazards and arcratings, personal protective equipment (PPE) and fire retardant clothing, first aid, and NFPA 70Edefinitions

Conference Session

RET Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Rebecca P. Blust, University of Dayton; Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Renee Beach; Sandra M Preiss, Dayton Regional STEM Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

.). Learning experiences provide students with hands-on experience in using multiple technologies. (Examples:Quality of Technology computer hardware and software, calculators, probes,Integration scales, microscopes, rulers and hand lenses to name just a few). Page 23.755.5Program Design and ObjectivesIn 2010, UD received an NSF – Research Experience for Teachers (RET) award entitled,Engineering and Innovation Design for STEM Teachers. The overarching goal of the RETprogram, in general, is to develop long-term, collaborative

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University/; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Rabbani Muhammad, Florida A&M University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Salman A. Siddiqui, Florida A&M University; Stacy C. Tinner Jr., Florida A&M University

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Engineering Technology

of Robotics. He has a passion to teach and to make it interesting and simple for students to advance in the field of Electrical/Electronic Engineering and STEM in general. He has been teaching as an adjunct Professor at the FAMU Electronic Engineering Technology program since 2010.Mr. Stacy Tinner Page 23.568.3 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Experiences in Developing a Robotics Course for Electronic Engineering TechnologyDeveloping a robotics course for an engineering technology program has proven to be achallenge. Most

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer DeBoer, MIT; Glenda S Stump, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Frances Carter-Johnson, MIT, Teaching and Learning Laboratory; Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytes; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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International

; Murnane, R.J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change: An empirical exploration. The Quarterly Economic Journal, 118 (4), 1279-1333.3. Bielefeldt, A. & High, K. (2007). Work in progress—Assessing the cultural competency of engineering students, Proceedings of the 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Milwaukee, WI, October 10–13, 2007.4. Brown, L. (2010). ASEE corporate members council special interest group for international engineering education in partnership with IFEES. Global Engineer Project 2013. Retrieved from http://www.sefi.be/?p=28505. Epstein, R.M., & Hundert, E.M. (2002). Defining and assessing professional competence. JAMA, 287(2), 226-235.6. EUR-ACE

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Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina R Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

student retention. The Review of Higher Education. 22: 55–72. 7. Lopatto, D. (2004). „Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE): First Findings‟. Cell Biology Education. Vol. 3, 270–277, Winter 2004. 8. Morley, R.; J. Havick, and G. May (2002). „An Evaluation of the Georgia Tech Summer undergraduate program of research in electrical engineering for minorities‟. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(3): 321– 325. 9. Zydney, A.; J. Bennett, A. Shahid, and K. Bauer (2002). „Impact of Undergraduate Research Experience in Engineering‟, Journal of Engineering Education, April 2002. 10. Karp, T.; R. Gale, L. A. Lowe, V. Medina, and E. Beutlich (2010). „Generation NXT: Building Young Engineers With

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Naima Kaabouch, University of North Dakota; Mohammad Khavanin, University of North Dakota

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering Education Regional Conf., June 2007.8. N. Klingbeil, K. Rattan, M. Raymer, D. Reynolds, and R. Mercer. “The Wright State model for engineering mathematics education: A nationwide adoption, assessment and evaluation,” Proc. of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2009, pp. AC 2009-1416.9. Z. Wilson, L. Holmes, K. deGravelles, M. Sylvain L. Batiste, M. Johnson, S. McGuire, S. Pang, and I Warner. “Hierarchical mentoring: A transformative strategy for improving diversity and retention in undergraduate STEM disciplines,” Journal of Science Education and Technology, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2012, pp. 148 – 156.10. E. Voyles, R. Kowalchuk, J. Nicklow, and R. Ricks

Conference Session

"Modular" Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Chemical Engineering

beobvious, the latter conclusion is not.Another advantage of the DOE method is that the φ values calculated for each factor andinteraction may be used as input for a mathematical model which can predict system response foruntested values of each factor within the tested range. For this 3-factor, 2-level experimentaldesign, the model equation predicting experimental response (Ymodel) would be: ϕA Ymod el = ϕ mean + ( A) + ϕ B (B ) + ϕC (C ) + ϕ AB ( A)(B ) + ϕ AC ( A)(C ) + ϕ BC (B )(C ) + ϕ ABC ( A)(B )(C ) (1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Equation 1 uses inputs for each factor (A, B, C) based on the specified +1 to -1 scale. Forinstance, if

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael E. Auer, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)

Tagged Topics

Partner Society Plenary

national and international organizations in the field of online technologies. He is editor-in-chief of the International Journals of ”Online Engineering”, ”Emerging Technologies in Learning” and ”Interactive Mobile Technolgies”. Michael Auer is Founding-President and CEO of the ”International Association of Online Engineering” (IAOE) since 2006, a non-governmental organization that promotes the vision of new engineering working environments worldwide. In September 2010 he was elected as President of the ”International Society of Engineering Education” (IGIP). Furthermore he is one of the founders and Secretary General of the ”Global Online Laboratory Consortium” (GOLC), which is the result of an initiative started in

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Robert Cobb Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Li-Shiang Tsay, North Carolina A & T State University; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State University; Tony E. Graham I, Department of Built Environment; Chafic Bousaba, NC A&T SU, CST Dept.

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Educational Research and Methods

was negligibledifference between upperclassmen and freshmen on satisfaction with textbooks and resources. Page 23.908.9Specific exercises have been designed over several semesters to assess ABET outcomes. Thishistorical record allows retrospective analysis of the impact of delivery methodology on specificoutcomes. All classes have met the specific measured outcomes for 2010-2012 with negligibledifference among years. Interestingly, the same results are achieved for peer-reviewedpresentation assessment and instructor-reviewed assessment. Figure 7: Learning Outcome Assessment Example for Fall 2012 ABET Course Specific

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramadan Elmoudi, University at Buffalo; Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

systems analysis, design automation, and systems engineering.Prof. Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY B.E. (Electrical) Osmania University, India, MSEE University of Illinois), MBA, Ph.D. UB(SUNY). Ju- nior Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (India) (1958-59). Westinghouse Electric Corpo- ration, Buffalo, New York (1960-85). Research Professor, Advanced Technology Applications, Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo (SUNY) (1977-2010). President, STS International, Amherst, NY (1985-present). Technical interests cover static power conversion and optimal control systems applied to industrial processes, energy conservation and energy management. Holds 10 patents in this field and has

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario W. Gomes, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Design in Engineering Education

• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynard• Smoke On the Water by Deep Purple• Beethoven’s 9th by Beethoven• Lack of Communication by Ratt• Back In Black by AC/DC• Sweet Child of Mine (~ 1 min intro only) by Guns n Roses• Slow Ride by Foghat• Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles• Dream On by Aerosmith• Children of the Grave by Black Sabbath• Holiday by Green DayPossible criteria for song selection:• Playable on chimes• Notes are separate or simple chords• Max of 10-15 different notes• Repetition would make it easier• Appropriate lyrics• Simple melody• Consists of only a few notes and have a slow tempo• Be recognizable otherwise no one will know what we are playing• Should only consist of a few instruments to allow all aspects of the

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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Two Year College Division

Stephen McKnight of Northeastern University offered a two-weekprofessional development workshop for community college instructors in June, 2010. Attendingthat workshop were faculty members from three Massachusetts community colleges: NorthernEssex Community College (NECC), Middlesex Community College, and Massachusetts BayCommunity College. Over a span of two weeks, the community college faculty worked in teamsto complete the same hands-on projects that first-year engineering students at NortheasternUniversity completed in a semester. The workshop featured programming in MATLAB andC++. At the end of the workshop the community college faculty selected certain projects asmost appropriate for their institutions. Subsequently, Whittier Regional

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Creon Upton, Unaffiliated; Glen F Koorey, University of Canterbury; Aisling Dominique O'Sullivan Ph. D., University of Canterbury; Keith Comer, Chalmers University of Technology

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Civil Engineering

-book approach to teaching writing, theyhave the distinct advantage of being goal focused, which helps in convincing reluctantengineering students to put in the effort to improve. Universities as diverse as M.I.T.(Paradis and Zimmerman, 2002) and Curtin University in Australia (Grellier and Goerke,2010) have developed Writing Style Guides with a clear dependence on a genre-basedapproach to teaching communication skills. Grellier and Goerke (2010) go so far as to usethe metaphor of a tool as a way to emphasise how engineers will use unique document typesfor specific purposes. Contextual learning, and hence genre-oriented teaching of writing, isparticularly important for engineering students because they are characteristically practical-oriented

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #6087Design, Development and Implementation of a Master of Science Degree inModeling, Simulation, and VisualizationDr. Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet Dr. Niaz Latif is the Dean of the School of Technology at Purdue University Calumet. He has also served for two years as the Dean of the Graduate School and additional two years as the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies. Dr. Latif was responsible for the graduate education ac- tivities for 14 Master’s Degree programs, development of new degree programs and courses. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri—Columbia

Conference Session

Materials

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Pressure Split Bar for material properties characterization under high speed deformation. During the undergraduate studies, Mr. Dyab worked as a team leader for AIRSPACES Project (Air-propelled Instrumented Robotic Sensory Platform(s) for Assateague Coastline Environmental Studies) at UMES from 2010 to 2012.Dr. Payam Matin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Dr. Payam Matin is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Princess Anne, Maryland. Dr. Matin has received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan in May 2005. He has taught a number of courses in the areas of mechanical

Conference Session

Panel: Opportunities & Methods to Encourage More Women Toward Research Commercialization

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Babs Carryer, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Abby Thompson, Mississippi State University ; Louise C. Dunlap, DunlapBrowder

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation, Women in Engineering

Journal cover (2008). She is an ac- tive mentor of undergraduate researchers and served as co-PI on an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activi- ties in area schools (see www.mderl.org). Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams since 2003 and during this time has contributed to numerous ASEE conference proceedings articles and educational journal publications.Babs Carryer, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) Babs Carryer is director of faculty development and

Conference Session

FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

2 1 1 0 0 F D C B A F D C B A Figure 3. Final grade distributions from the spring 2012 pilot 1 pre-calculus course and the subsequent fall 2012 calculus grade distributions.As this GoldShirt cohort moved on, of the 11 students who took calculus 1 in the fall 2012, onlytwo students (18%) earned a B- or better—one student earned a B in one-semester calculus andthe other earned an A in the first semester of yearlong calculus I. Nine students (82%) earned aC, C-, D or F. Compared to the previous results, a lower percentage of students

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Golder, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Deanna Gail Levis, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Darlene B Webb, British Columbia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the fall of 2010, the three instructors were brainstorming ideas on how to motivate engineeringstudents to hone their oral presentation skills and showcase their engineering talents in a fun,competitive arena, and Presentation Idol for Engineering Students was born. The first event washeld in the spring of 2011, with over $2,000 in prize money. After the success of the inauguralevent, Idol was held again in May, 2012, and with industry support, the prize pool for the 2012competition grew to over $3,300. The next Idol competition for spring, 2013 is currently beingplanned. Having started as a simple idea for an extra-curricular activity, Idol is now on its way tobecoming an ongoing event at the institute.How does Presentation Idol work?To make

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Howard Silver

) willhave a peak amplitude at a center or resonant frequency f0 = 800kHz., with a bandwidth (i.e.difference between the upper and lower 3dB frequencies) of 10kHz. The circuit could be used to“tune” to an AM radio station with an 800 kHz. carrier frequency and provide the 10kHz. bandtypically used for audio reception. The quality factor for the circuit (Q) is the ratio of f0 to thebandwidth, giving us Q = 80 for this circuit.A slide range of 750,000 to 850,000 is selected.The callback function applies standard AC circuit analysis, using phasors and compleximpedances, to find the steady state sinusoidal voltages across R, L and C. These three voltages,VR, VL and VCrespectively, along with the source voltage Vin are plotted over one periodT = 1

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michael Butler, Lockheed Martin

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Aerospace

design provided anopportunity to see the impact of a controlled intervention on students (in a typical largeuniversity environment) who have had three years of training predominantly under the deductivelearning model where emphasis is often not placed on the application of theory to real worldproblems.The Experiment In the live simulation, the students experienced being an aircraft design engineer for afictitious aircraft company called Ace Aero. The students used a combination of electronic toolsand real world role playing in order to simulate the aircraft designer experience. These realworld industry level design tools included the computer CAD tool CATIA by Dassault Systems,the synthesis tool ModelCenter® by Phoenix Integration, and

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert John Bowman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Douglas A Mercer, Analog Devices Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

subjectss in math and science.This analytical foundation is essential for those who wish to become practicing, creative, analogcircuit design engineers. With tinkering and observation comes design instinct and appliedknowledge that’s hard to get any other waway. y. In the ten years since introducing “tinkering labs”into the curriculum (with other college initiatives) retention of first year electrical engineeringstudents between 2001 and 2010 has risen from below 70% to over 83%.Now with the introduction of a cost effective, portable instrument cluster, we are dramaticallychanging our thinking on how to effectively deliver engineering lab content and expand thedomain for student participation in the hands