Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark J. Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

development of an understanding of the problem from the client’s perspective as wellas an analysis of solution alternatives.Unfortunately, in many cases, the software engineering course is offered late in thecurriculum, typically at the senior level. This makes it difficult for students to apply theknowledge that they have learned effectively on capstone and other academic projects.Students often comment that it would have been “nice to know this” before making thewrong decisions on their capstone projects. Thus, to be successful, components of softwareengineering need to be taught earlier in the undergraduate curriculum. This shifting to anearlier level, however, poses pedagogical issues.This paper describes the metamorphosis of an undergraduate

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Patrick Hogan, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2012-4852: MILLENNIALS PERCEPTION OF USING CLICKER TOSUPPORT AN ACTIVE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT: AN EARLY ADOP-TION PERSPECTIVEDr. John Patrick Hogan, Missouri University of Science & Technology John P. Hogan is an Associate Professor of geology in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engi- neering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in geology in 1990 and 1984 from Virginia Tech. He also holds a B.S. in geology from the University of New Hampshire. His research interests include igneous petrology, structural geology, and tectonics. He has active projects in Maine, Oklahoma, Missouri, Egypt, and southern Africa. He is also interested in enhancing

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Niranjan Venkatraman, Northern Arizona University; Sheryl L. Howard, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 25.486.2through the Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering programs. Incorporation of globallearning into our curriculum gives us an opportunity to better prepare our students for careers astruly global engineers 3;6 .Three key results of this integration of global learning elements into the ECE curriculum are thefollowing: 1. Several elements of global learning were already present in our ECE curriculum, but were not formalized or assessed. The most common were: (a) Discussion of historical background of course topic; (b) Sustainability, in the form of efficient design or use of resources (for example, mini- mized logic, efficient code or spectrum usage). 2. Global learning

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Pitts Jr., Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, Engineering and Math (STEM) courses to solve real-world problems in the areas oftransportation, scheduling, manufacturing, logistics, and many others.With a Course, Curriculum and Lab Improvement (CCLI) grant project sponsored by theNational Science Foundation from 2009 - 2011, an updated Industrial Robotics and AutomatedManufacturing (IRAM) laboratory was developed. Utilizing this newly updated laboratory atMorgan State University (MSU), students are now able to use modern equipment within a set ofcourses specifically designed around the facility. These courses are in the areas of advancedmaterial handling systems, robotics and automation, computer-aided manufacturing, and flexiblemanufacturing systems. The integration of these courses with a hands

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Cruz, Great Minds in STEM; Lupe Munoz Alvarado, Great Minds in STEM

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

developmentof the rapidly expanding bilingual hands-on K-12 Viva Technology™ Program, the hosting ofthe widely recognized HENAAC College BowlTM, and the comprehensive communitypartnership STEM-UpTM Initiative. These combined efforts demonstrate a unique and embeddedcommitment to continue the push for equitable representation of a STEM workforce, reflectiveof the ethnic/racial and gender diversity of the U.S. population.The STEM-UpTM InitiativeIn an effort to build STEM capacity, Great Minds in STEMTM developed the STEM-Up™Initiative. Community engagement around STEM served as the change strategy to boost interestand achievement. Through a comprehensive and integrated approach, STEM-Up™ engagesstudents, parents, teachers, and community-based

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Ordel Brown Ph.D., West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engineering course instructors implemented thegrading rubric in all technical reports required.This paper presents the learning objectives and grading rubrics and describes the contentmodules developed through this project. The results of the assessment of student learning and ofthe development process are presented as well. Recommendations are made for additionalmodifications to more effectively prepare students to search and use information correctly andappropriately, giving them skills needed to succeed as a student and as an engineering Page 25.534.2professional.2.0 Integrating Information Literacy into the Freshman Engineering CourseThe targeted

Conference Session

Instructional Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naveen Seth, New Community College at CUNY; Donald P. O'Keefe, Farmingdale State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

thecontents of separate courses are complementary. In the kind of curriculum being planned at theinstitution of one of the writers, teaching and learning in first-year learning communities willinvolve skills, content and disciplinary courses, all building upon one another.Learning communities in Engineering Economics coursesThere are several ways in which learning communities can be integrated into engineering andengineering technology programs. For example, an Engineering Economics course may bepaired with a Statistics course where both include some integrative assignment(s) applyingstatistical concepts to engineering economics problems; these assignments reinforce learning inboth subjects. The engineering economics course may go on to form the

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

dropout rates because of lack in studentsincentive and limited hands-on experience. The model is articulated with the 2008 ACM andIEEE Computer Society Guidelines for Engineering Information Technology, and enablesstudents to achieve multiple ABET program outcomes. Results of the implementation of thecomputer networks model in a minority serving institution are included. Index TermsComputer networks, computing disciplines, curriculum development, student learning outcomes,ABET.I. IntroductionComputer networks is an important area in the body of knowledge of multiple degree programs,such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, InformationEngineering, Software Engineering, and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

course content as theylearn. The projects have been carefully selected and designed to support the program learningobjectives. The careful selection and integration of projects to meet specific learning objectivesis an aspect of an effective inductive learning pedagogy called Challenge Based Instruction. A positive and supportive learning environment is essential to effectively accomplishing thelearning objectives that the curriculum and pedagogy is intended to support. The ultimateobjective of the PREP program is to prepare students for and motivate them toward highereducation particularly in STEM fields. The university setting is an ideal environment for theprogram. Exposure to college students, STEM faculty, campus laboratory and research

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Giada Biasetti, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-4143: AN UNUSUAL PARTNERSHIP: TRANSPORTATION EN-GINEERING OUTREACH AND SPANISH TRANSLATION PROGRAMDr. Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University Rema Nilakanta is the Program Coordinator of the K-12 outreach e-zines Go! and Vamos! at the Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. She has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Iowa State University and a master’s in German from Rice University, Houston, Texas. Nilakanta’s research interest lies in the study of technology in teaching and learning, especially in the area of designing online learning systems. She has worked extensively with faculty and teachers in STEM and non-STEM fields, students, and tech developers to research and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn Hanna Laffey, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Kimberly A Cook-Chennault, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program.Post-surveys were collected online after the conclusion of the summer program. Sixteen teacherscompleted the pre-survey. All seventeen teachers completed the post-survey. Analysis of pre-and post-surveys evidenced change in teachers’ beliefs and attitudes towards engineering in theK-12 curriculum. The survey uses 4 point Likert scales with no neutral point that requireteachers to respond to items such as “I can define engineering” on a 4 point Likert scales where1=Strongly Agree, 2=Agree, 3=Disagree and 4=Strongly Disagree or indicate confidence in their“ability to integrate engineering into their curriculum” where 1=Not Confident, 2=Confident,3=Confident and 4=Very Confident.The first question on the pre- and post- survey asked teachers about

Conference Session

Using Applications and Projects in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Burlington County College; Kathleen Spang, Middlesex Boro High School

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

the museum of science in Boston. On theMiddle School Level: “Building Math”5, a modular curriculum for grades 6-8 mathematicsstudies that integrates math concepts, algebraic reasoning, and engineering through anengineering design challenge in a realistic story context. Additionally, on the Middle Schoollevel: “A World in Motion”6, developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers Foundation,brings math and science principles to life in the context of an engineering design challenge formiddle school students through highly interactive and innovative learning experiences thatincorporate the laws of physics, motion, flight, and electronics. And on the High School level:“Engineering the Future”7, developed by the Museum of Science in Boston, is a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; John P. Henry

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3423: SUSTAINCITY A INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITYGAME PROMOTING ENGINEERING DESIGN IN PRE-ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMDr. Ying Tang, Rowan University Ying Tang received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph.D. degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., in 2001. She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rowan University. Her research interests include virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and modeling and scheduling of computer- integrated systems. Tang has led or participated in several research and education projects funded by National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Paras Mandal, University of Texas, El Paso; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Juan Venegas

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

25.804.3 2 a. the API based on FDM 3000 b. The main menu of the RP simulator    c. The control panel of the virtual RP machine d. The simulator performs a calibration sequence Figure 1 (a-d): The API and the Rapid Prototyping (RP) simulator developed by University of Taxes at El Paso (UTEP)To date, there is no comprehensive education model fully integrating available Internettechnologies and virtual reality into classroom with an emphasis on the improvement of students’skills in problem solving and information seeking 9. Therefore, the authors propose to use adigital simulator based approach to explore the use of Internet for active learning and

Collection

2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Muhammad Faysal Islam; Mohammed Nazrul Islam

provide future engineers a mindset to think like problem solvers. Earlyexposure of systems engineering and project management principles in the curriculum would bebeneficial for all engineering and computer science students, because many of them will enterworkforce and manage critical interdisciplinary systems and work with peers from variousbackgrounds. The scope of systems engineering and project management can range from missiledefense to non-profit organizations and covers many aspects of our daily life.In this paper, an outline of first year systems engineering and project management topics andtheir rationale are discussed based on industry standard bodies of knowledge (BoK) and recentgraduate survey reports. Early exposure of both business

Collection

2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Muhammad Faysal Islam; Mohammed Nazrul Islam

provide future engineers a mindset to think like problem solvers. Earlyexposure of systems engineering and project management principles in the curriculum would bebeneficial for all engineering and computer science students, because many of them will enterworkforce and manage critical interdisciplinary systems and work with peers from variousbackgrounds. The scope of systems engineering and project management can range from missiledefense to non-profit organizations and covers many aspects of our daily life.In this paper, an outline of first year systems engineering and project management topics andtheir rationale are discussed based on industry standard bodies of knowledge (BoK) and recentgraduate survey reports. Early exposure of both business

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3964: IMPROVING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING VIA REMOTEOPNET-BASED LAB SEQUENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE COMPUTERNETWORKING CURRICULUMDr. Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles Jianyu Dong is a professor in electrical and computer engineering at CSULA. Her area of expertise is video compression/communication, multimedia networks, QoS, etc. As the PI of the NSF CCLI Project entitled ”Enhancing undergraduate computer networking curriculum using remote project-based learn- ing,” she works closely with colleagues from computer science to redesign the network curriculum to integrate project-based and inquiry-based learning.Dr. Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles Huiping Guo is currently an

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

challenges existing for wireless sensor networks.Typical ones include the unreliable wireless communication systems, limited power availability,failure of nodes, large- scale deployment.Educational excellence requires exposing students to the current edge of research. To ensure thatstudent projects are along the same trajectory that the industry is moving, educators mustcontinually introduce emerging techniques, practices, and applications into the curriculum. Thefield of wireless sensor networks is growing quickly, and there is an increasing interest inproviding students with a foundation in the area. It is crucial that the emerging field of wirelesssensor networks be integrated into the computer science and engineering curriculums.Undergraduate

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University; Brian Charles Capt, Brigham Youmg University

Tagged Divisions

International

construction practices. These site visits were also an integral part ofaccomplishing the purposes of the international experience, by allowing the students to get a feelfor some of the challenges being faced in the world and gain a sense of how they can personallymake a difference.Participation in this capstone experience has already proven to be valuable to the students whowere involved. The students indicate that after having included the international technologyexchange on their resumes, job interviewers want to know about it and are very complimentaryfor having participated. Two of the students indicate that the job offers that they received upongraduating were greatly influenced by their participation. Thus far it appears that employers arealso

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4154: ENGINEERING IN A FICTIONAL WORLD: EARLY FIND-INGS FROM INTEGRATING ENGINEERING AND LITERACYMs. Mary McCormick, Tufts University Mary McCormick is a graduate student at Tufts University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in education, focusing on mathematics, science, technology, and engineering education. She received a B.S. from University of Massachusetts, Lowell, in civil engineering, and an M.S. from Tufts University in civil engineering. Her current research involves seeing the engineering thinking and doing in children.Dr. Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University Morgan Hynes is a Research Assistant Professor in the Tufts University Education Department and Ed- ucation Research Program Director for the

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Allen Toth, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3554: CONTINUED ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION TECH-NOLOGY SOFTWARE INTEGRATION IN A CIVIL ENGINEERING PRO-GRAMMajor Jason Allen Toth, U.S. Military Academy Jason Toth is an Instructor in the Civil Engineering Department at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy; M.S. from University of Missouri, Rolla, MO and M.S. from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. He is an active member of ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. His research interests include engineering education, development of social responsibility in engineers through Learning Through Service opportunities, and developing world infrastructure assessment and design

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

]. However, capstone experience isan outstanding opportunity in integrating knowledge and skills from different fields and can beused as an opportunity for a genuine undergraduate research experience [5]. Moreover, suchexperience is a major block in proving student performance for program accreditation purposes[6]. A large national survey of engineering programs (444 programs) showed that most programsoffer a one-semester long capstone course followed by two-semester capstone [7]. A similarremark is valid particularly for accredited engineering physics programs as well, while in morethan two thirds of non-accredited programs no capstone course is required [8]. The generalobjectives of the capstone experience usually aim at creating a stimulating

Conference Session

Main Plenary 3 - Opportunities for collaboration with engineering educators in India (ISTE)

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

R. Natarajan, Indian Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

GC 2012-5658: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES INENGINEERING EDUCATION IN INDIADr. R. Natarajan, Indian Institute of Technology R Natarajan received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University Visvesvaraya Col- lege of Engineering (of the then Mysore University) in 1961. Subsequently he obtained the M.E. degree of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; and the M.A.Sc and Ph.D degrees from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has worked as a National Research Council Fellow in Canada, and as a Humboldt Research Fellow in Germany. He served as The Director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras from 1995 to 2001, and as the Chairman of The All India Council for

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M. Argrow, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Suzana Brown, University of Colorado, Boulder; Adam J. Blanford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Corrina Ladakis Gibson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Eric Donnelly Kenney

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Daniel W. Knight is the Engineering Assessment Specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Pro- gram (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of reten- tion, program evaluation, and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include assessment, evaluation, and research for the ITL Program’s and BOLD Center’s hands-on initiatives.Nathan E. Canney

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and design outputs.Design processes are the steps necessary to create design products. Design products are theitems created as a result of a design activity and include the resulting software, systems,materials, or objects. In a typical curriculum, the percent of material taught in each year willvary, as is shown in Figure 3. This, in general, represents the shift toward high Bloom level inlater courses. Page 25.501.3 Figure 1 Design Outcomes versus Educational Stage3Challenges of Assessing Design in an Exam SettingFor many aspects of engineering, the traditional exam setting is the perfect environment to assessstudent

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; William Stark, Macomb Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Automotive Technology and Electronic Engineering Technology, with emphasis on ElectricDrive Vehicles. The programs also include certificates with Electric Vehicle Technologycourses, an undergraduate concentration and a graduate certificate program in EVE, and tosimultaneously provide for general public and consumer education. This paper presents thedesign of the program curriculum, development of undergraduate and graduate courses and thelaboratories, implementation of the degree programs, and the outreach activities, including theSummer Academy on HEV for community college students, professional development shortcourses in Advanced Energy Storage for community college automotive instructors and K-12science and technology teachers, and a national

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise H. Bauer, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

systematic engineering design process to conduct undergraduate engineering management capstone projects. Journal of Engineering Education, April, 193-197.4. Howe, S. & Wilbarger, J. (2006). 2005 national survey of engineering capstone design courses. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.5. McKenzie, L.J., Trevisan, M.S., Davis, D.C., & Beyerlein, S.W. (2004). Capstone design courses and assessment: A national study. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.6. Noble, J.S. (1998). An approach for engineering curriculum integration in capstone design courses. International Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

reading documents and gathering data.The second step, study of alternatives, is an important part of the systems engineering philosophythat is rooted in methods. Most books appear partial to decision analysis (Hazelrigg11) andprobabilistic tools, e.g., probability trees, (Sage and Armstrong22). At least one chapter in eachbook appears to be devoted to this topic. The third step revolves around integrating all systemcomponents and launching the system. The fourth step is testing the performance of the system.The fourth step relies on techniques from operations research, e.g., queuing theory for discrete-event stochastic systems and scoring methods and objective function formulation etc. The finalstep essential captures the principle of continuous

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-4531: BEST PRACTICES IN CREATING AND RUNNING RE-SEARCH EXPERIENCE PROGRAMSProf. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Mohamed Abdelrahman received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and engineering physics from Cairo University, Egypt, in 1988 and 1992, respectively. He received an M.S. and a Ph.D. in measurement and control and nuclear engineering from Idaho State University in 1994 and 1996, re- spectively. He is currently the Associate Dean of Engineering at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Abdelrahman’s research focus is industrial applications of sensing and control with major research fund- ing from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to globalization, the development of the student softskills is becoming an integral part of the curriculum in most universities. In most of our classesstudents are required to present a technical journal paper on topics related to the class subject andsubmit a written report. The student performance is graded based on several factors such as: theability to extract the key technical concept of the paper, the technical knowledge of the subjectmatter, proficiency and confidence in presenting, and the quality of the written report. Due to thehands-on nature of educational strategy, the laboratory component is an integral part of anycourse offered in the SoT, and the EM course is no exception. Every week, the course enrolledstudents have an