Conference Session

Evidence-based Practices in Faculty Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Megan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joseph C. Tise, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven G. Bilén, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.Megan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Megan Huffstickler in an Academic Adviser in the Biology Department at Penn State. Her undergraduate work is in Chemistry, and she will be receiving an MS in Educational Psychology from Penn State in May 2018.Joseph C. Tise, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park Joseph Tise is a doctoral candidate in the Educational Psychology program at Penn State University. His research interests include self-regulated learning, measurement, and connecting

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Dennis M. Lee, Clemson University; Anne Marguerite McAlister, Ohio State University; Teresa Porter, Ohio State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #23194Engineering Student Perspectives on Research and What It Means to Be aResearcherDr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michael L Curry, Tuskegee University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

), with theknowledge and skills to equip their students to become part of a technologically adept workforceas well as informed designers and users of sustainable products. The objectives are: 1) To enhance teacher quality and proficiency in teaching highschool science, 2) To increase the number and diversity of students who study STEM (science,technology, engineering and math) in high school and college and choose STEM-related careersand 3) To equip participating teachers to share their knowledge and innovative, science-basedcurricula within their districts and with a broader, national community of high school STEMteachers. Our rationale for proposing this project is that there is high demand for a scientificallyliterate workforce

Conference Session

Effective Use of Technology in Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Magpili, Engineering Management & Systems Engineering (EMSE), Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Preetham Sathish Ullal, Old Dominion University

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Computers in Education

projects give little consideration to the cognitive and behavioralprocesses such as team building, clarifying goals and expectations, planning, communication,consensus building and conflict resolution; which hold the key to successful collaboration.5,6 Arecent review of research on engineering student teams suggests that our understanding of howbest to cultivate collaboration amongst remote teams of students is largely underdeveloped7.Others have noted an opportunity to capitalize on much of the life-long learning that can occurthrough team dynamics and interaction.6Web-based scaffolds that include technologies and team activities help enhance virtual teamcollaboration by providing support for online collaboration. A team scaffold is a stable

Conference Session

Professional Skills development in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Schmitt, Florida Institute of Technology; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Institute of Technology; Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology; Ted A. Conway, Florida Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

design. The goal of Dr. Morkos’ research is to fundamentally reframe our understanding and utilization of system representations and computational reasoning capabilities to support the development of system models which help engineers and project planners intelligently make informed decisions at earlier stages of engineering design. On the engineer- ing education front, Dr. Morkos’ research explores means to integrate innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering education through entrepreneurially-minded learning, improve persistence in engineering, address challenges in senior design education, and promote engineering education in international teams and settings. Dr. Morkos’ research is currently supported by the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Galina Burylina, Kazan National Research Technological University; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova; Dilbar Sultanova

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #17396Chair of the Department of Economics and Management in Nizhnekamsk Chemical Engineering Institutein 2002-2012. She supervised several projects for Tatarstan chemical and petrochemical companies inthe years 2002-2007 and headed the Department of Macroeconomic Research in Advanced EconomicResearch Center in the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan in the years 2007-2010. Hercontribution to the projects was the supervision of their economic sections (including setting of researchobjectives, project supervision, economic assessment, report writing, presentations, and publishing of re-search discoveries). She was personally involved in the strategic planning of economic development at aregional level. All these research

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuosheng Ma, Southern Polytechnic State University ; Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Kai Qian, Southern Polytechnic State University; Dan Lo, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Computers in Education

. Students need to attend thephysical laboratory section and to finish the specific project in the labs. They need to accomplishall pre-set lab activities in a limited time with many constrains and pressure. This instructionmodel jeopardizes students’ learning effectiveness by reducing students’ interests, blockadingcreative thinking, and hindering transformative innovations. Further, the training on theemerging mobile embedded systems education is even less and unavailable.II. Portable labware designIn response to these dilemmas, we are working on developing a labware to be implemented in Page 24.1397.2our embedded systems curriculum without further

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Robotics, Automation, and Product Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kee M Park, Queensborough Community College

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Engineering Technology

the process, students learned to design for manufacturing, build withinmaximum build envelope of the 3D printers, assembly for parts, and resolve fitment issues.Additional parts to be designed include side skirts, motor and battery covers, and a rear wing.The outcome of such learning experiences from this project can be expanded to interdisciplinaryproject oriented courses for engineering students to enhance their learning experiences.IntroductionThe goal of this project is to introduce new technology in the class room and inspire studentsabout using 3D printers for design and manufacturing processes. Most engineering colleges havebeen providing outdated technologies in current high technology era. Engineering studentsexperience lack of next

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Agustin Irizarry-Rivera P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Cecilio Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico-INESI; Marla D. Perez-Lugo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayguez Campus

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Agustin Irizarry-Rivera P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Agust´ın Irizarry-Rivera is professor of electric power engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez (UPRM). He holds a Ph.D. (Iowa State), an M.S.E.E. (Univ. of Michigan-Ann Arbor), and a B.S.E.E. (UPRM). He conducts research in the topic of renewable energy and how to adapt the existing power grid to add more of these resources in our energy portfolio. He has served as Consultant on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to Puerto Rico’s Government agencies, municipalities, private de- velopers and consulting firms in and outside Puerto Rico. He has also served as expert witness in civil court cases involving electric hazard

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Theresa Green, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University; Christina Marie Hartman, Utah State University; Jared W. Garlick, Utah State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Graduate Student in the Secondary Education Master’s of Education (MEd) program through the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. Research interests include argumentation in science and engineering and the benefit they play in developing literacy in specific content areas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Learning from Engineers to Develop a Model of Disciplinary Literacy in Engineering (Year 3)Project OverviewTo broaden participation in engineering and improve the accessibility of high quality curricularmaterials that reflect the authentic nature of the engineering discipline, new approaches toteaching engineering at the K-12 and

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nandita Biswas, Washington State University; David Torick, Washington State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Washington State he was an application engineer for Hawk Ridge Systems, a SOLIDWORKS reseller. His research areas include engineering education focused on engineering graphics and design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Effective teaching for dimensioning and tolerancing in MechanicalEngineering Application with a visual aid and an experimental set up.Abstract:This project addresses a pedagogical problem related to dimensioning and tolerancing ofcomponents and an innovative approach to solve that problem in a Mechanical Engineeringfreshman level Computer Aided Design and Visualization class. In this class, students learn howto dimension and tolerance a drawing for a part using a set of rules

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Timothy A. Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Erin Elizabeth Bowen, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Carlos Alberto Castro, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Heavy Maintenance Representative for ASERCA airlines in Venezuela. In August 2002, Carlos received his Masters in Aeronautical Science, with a Management and Safety Specialization, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Carlos joined the Embry-Riddle NEAR Lab team in June 2003 as a Simulation Analyst, specializing in the Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) simulation soft- ware. Carlos is currently the NEAR lab Project Manager. His duties include project lead and simulation support for different projects. He also is a simulation specialist for software such as TARGETS, SDAT, and TAAM. In addition to his NEAR Lab duties, Carlos is an Airport Planning and Design instructor for the College of Business at ERAU

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Mathew Mounce, University of Central Oklhoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

facilitation of their peer mentors, students built a working scaleddown model that could autonomously navigate, identify, and extract mines. Following thepresentation of their project, these students expressed enthusiasm in pursuing a degree inengineering physics and computer science disciplines.IntroductionThe National science foundation and the International Association for the Evaluation ofEducational Achievement reported that America is below average in science and mathematicseducation when compared to other countries. When comparing U.S. K-12 students to theirinternational counterparts, a trend emerged. While U.S. students in the 4th and 8th grades scorein the top percentile, 12th graders score at the bottom in math and science1. Without a

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Floyd-Smith, Tuskegee University

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Chemical Engineering

research careers andreporting their work at conferences and in journal publications. The factors investigated includevarious topics such as how candidates are identified, factors considered most important whenselecting an undergraduate, defining a project for an undergraduate and assessing theundergraduate. Forty eight individuals, the majority of whom where professors (88%) atresearch institutions (56%), responded to the survey. Although there were not any statisticallysignificant conclusions, the results suggest that (1) having a formal application procedure, (2)choosing undergraduates based on conceptual understanding and (3) assessing undergraduatesbased largely on critical thinking lead to more undergraduates attending graduate school

Conference Session

Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abulkhair Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Fahmida Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Minorities in Engineering

obtained her M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin. She taught at Savannah State University for two years before coming to UW-Platteville. Her research interests are in the areas of Engineering Design Graphics and Digital Design. Page 12.774.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 GE Design Competition - Opportunities and Challenges for Minority Engineering StudentsAbstractIndustries around the country routinely collaborate with engineering and engineering technologyprograms in providing opportunities and challenges for senior design projects. Capstone

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kundrat, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University

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Industrial Engineering

. “Manufacturing WorkEnvironments”, a graduate course at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) addresses the issuesrelated to work measurement, method improvement, safety, and ergonomic aspects in workdesign. As a practice oriented teaching school, GVSU highly emphasizes the culmination of thelearning process by the realistic execution of the principles and techniques taught in a course. Inthat tradition, this course employed a semester ending project as an important tool to develop theproper understanding of the course materials.This particular project idea involved improving the efficiency, performance and workenvironment at the Science, Technology, and Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) camp heldat Grand Valley State University. The STEPS camp at the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Kilduff, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jong-In Han, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Environmental Engineering

Biocontrol (biological pesticides) 1 Generation of valuable products from waste 1 Tests and Project Presentations 3Microbial DiversityIt is essential for students to know how diverse microbial species and their activities inenvironments are, and understand how they function. Thus in the second part of theproposed course, a variety of microbial species, in particular environmentally relevantspecies (e.g., pollutant-degraders and waterborne pathogens) and their importantcharacteristics will be introduced. Traditional and modern microbial methods tocharacterize microbes will also be taught. At this point, we anticipate that a significantportion of students

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qingli Dai, Michigan Technological University; Zhanping You, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

numericalproblems and generate charts and graphs using MATLAB. This course is designed to givestudents opportunities for hands-on practice through the lab work and project studies. The authoralso instructed senior students to use MATLAB for experimental data analysis in course MEEN4131 (Mechanical Engineering Laboratory). In this paper, these successful teaching experiencesare summarized and some additional suggestion is also addressed.IntroductionMATLAB has been largely used in many engineering schools, because it provides a friendlyinteractive system that incorporates numeric computation, symbolic computation, and scientificvisualization [1-2, 4-10]. Authors taught a sophomore course to help the students apply theMALAB tool for engineering problem

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bean, Paul Smith's College; James Carroll, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University; Andrew H. Strong, Clarkson University; William R. Wilcox, Clarkson University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

incorporate these into the class arepresented.BackgroundIn 2003, Clarkson University received a grant from the National Science Foundationentitled "Hands-On Learning in Engineering". The major goal of this project was toincrease the number and quality of hands-on experiences in engineering classes. The firstclass for attempted reform was the freshman engineering class ES100, Introduction toEngineering Use of Computers. ES100 is a second-semester freshman year course takenby approximately 350 students; nearly all are engineering majors.Prior to the Spring of the 2004-2005 academic year, ES100 was handled independentlyby each of four engineering departments, each with their own instructor, teaching solelyto their own majors, using their own

Conference Session

Teaching Topics in Aircraft Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University; Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University

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Aerospace

, Page 12.1166.2and structural joints. The theory is reinforced in the materials laboratory where they manufactureand test several hands-on projects using manual and CNC mills and lathes, and test equipment.During their freshmen year, students take AT108 and AT166, which are prerequisites for AT308,and are taught sheet metal fabrication and repair, corrosion, heat treatment, aerospace materials,welding, and painting. The topics of AT108 and AT166 are geared towards the FAR Part 147curriculum. Students enrolling in AT308 have developed basic aircraft materials skills, but all ofthem still have a lot to learn about structural joint design, the use of CNC equipment, and qualitycontrol systems like ISO 9000. American universities, in general, are

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; Jon Weihmeir, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

Mesa, Arizona AbstractThe Arizona State University and community colleges across the State of Arizona have ahistory of collaboration that is acclaimed as a national model. However, Arizona StateUniversity East and its community college partners are working diligently to elevate theireducational partnership to a new level beyond traditional articulation and the transfer ofcoursework. This paper describes a model curriculum development project designed tocreate a seamless microelectronics laboratory curriculum between local communitycolleges and Arizona State University East (ASUE).INTRODUCTION ASU East and Central Arizona College, Chandler Gilbert Community College, MaricopaAdvanced Technology

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Cirucci; Joseph Santoro; John Coulter; Herman Nied; David Angstadt; Charles Smith

curriculum at Lehigh University. Annually,approximately eighty mechanical engineering juniors complete a three-credit course entitled ME240-Manufacturing. This course exposes them to a wide array of manufacturing processes from ascientific, business and social standpoint. The course is innovative in that manufacturing scienceknowledge is acquired while students simultaneously develop skills in the areas of teamwork,project management, business analysis, and customer focused product realization. An additionalinnovation is the creative inclusion of approximately 120 local middle school students. Thesestudents benefit by developing an awareness of engineering as a potential future career at acritical age. The cooperative university/middle school

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Glotzbach; Carlos Morales

, the Internet that is. Web-enabling software has been around for a while, but it is more recently that companies have begunto exploit its capabilities. The purpose, usefulness, and advantages of using a web-enabled systemwill become readily apparent as an example of how it can change the way a company performs itsday-to-day business is presented. Simplifying a process by automating it using the Web can helpreduce the time commitment by parties involved, reduce ambiguity, improve communication andcollaboration, and has the potential to save a company money in the long term. On the otherhand, implementing a system can be costly and may extend the project deadline or not be in placein time for its utilization. For those companies with the need

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Anna Zilberberg; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sean Mcvay, James Madison Univeristy

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-5229: FACULTY SURVEY ON LEARNING THROUGH SERVICE:DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL FINDINGSDr. Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University Olga Pierrakos is an Associate Professor and founding faculty member in the School of Engineering, which is graduating its inaugural class May 2012, at James Madison University. Pierrakos holds a B.S. in engineering science and mechanics, an M.S. in engineering mechanics, and a Ph.D. in biomedical en- gineering from Virginia Tech. Her interests in engineering education research center around recruitment and retention, engineering design instruction and methodology, learning through service (NSF EFELTS project), understanding engineering students through the lens of identity theory

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

MethodologyQuantitative technology forecasting is the process of projecting in time the intersection of socialneeds and technological capabilities using quantitative methods. In QTF, technology is definedas any human creation that provides a compelling advantage to sustain or improve that creation,such as materials, methods, or systems that displace, support, amplify, or enable human activity.By this broad definition, technologies include not only the usual hardware and software we allrecognize such as computers, automobiles, telecommunications systems, etc., but also suchdevelopments as accounting, law, learning systems, etc. It has been shown that rates of newtechnology adoption and rates of change in technology performance take on characteristicpatterns in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; John Krupczak, Hope College; James Young, Rice University

AC 2010-1140: 'EXPANDING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY THROUGHENGINEERING MINORMani Mina, Iowa State UniversityJohn Krupczak, Hope CollegeRobert J. Gustafson, Ohio State UniversityJames Young, Rice University Page 15.4.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 EXPANDING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY THROUGH ENGINEERING MINOR(Due to the nature of this study, the names of the schools etc are not hidden from thereviewer, we apologize however, without the names the essence of this project could notbe correctly captured)This paper describes our effort to design, implement, and expand a valid platform forproviding a technological literacy program that is adaptable for a

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

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Manufacturing

within a senior level manufacturingengineering elective, ENGR 4801 – Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering. Otherengineering majors and forensics minors can also take this course as a technical elective with theapproval of their academic advisors. The ENGR 4801 is a 3 credit course, with two 50 minutelecture and one 2 and ½ hour laboratory time weekly. It is also offered as a graduate elective forthe MS in Engineering Management program.Literature ReviewA literature review conducted by the authors indicated the various ways reverse engineeringmethodology and its tools utilized in engineering education. Following is a brief summary of theliterature review. Goss presented a non-educational project where he used the CADKEYgeometry generation

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Thorn, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

tenured and tenure track faculty are expected to perform scholarly work, but this may or maynot include sponsored research at any given time. While some faculty work plans are morefocused on research than others, in most cases when research projects are approved, teachingassignments must be offloaded to free up the required people. Lecturers and adjunct faculty fillthis need, but it is possible to outstrip the existing supply, and often difficult to bring on newtalent with short notice. In the tables and models that follow the number of individual faculty ineach proposal, the full time equivalent amount of effort promised in the project plan, theequivalent effort of graduate students, and the total amount of funding is identified. It should

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael (Mick) J. Bates, Waynesburg University; Donald Ken Takehara, Taylor University; Hank D. Voss, Taylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

gasification, and wind turbine reliability/optimization. Previous to Taylor, Don was at Dow Corning Corporation for 16 years as a technology leader, project leader, and Expertise Center Leader in the R&D of processes and products for silicon containing materials. Don is currently a consultant for university-industry partnerships, grantsmanship, research development, partnership development, engi- neering, project management, and science education. Don received his PhD and MS in Chemical Engi- neering at Northwestern University and his BS in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University.Dr. Hank D. Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois in 1977.He then

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Roy Brown, Eastern New Mexico University; Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

worked three years as a project engineer. Page 24.722.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Improving Students’ Soft Skills through a NSF-Supported S-STEM Scholarship ProgramAbstractIn this paper we explore the soft skills and interpersonal confidence that students gained througha one-credit course. The course was delivered to students receiving the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Scholarship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) that focused on teamwork. Students were grouped in teams of 5 students from sciences,mathematics