Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-1618: AUDIO-VISUAL LAB TUTORIALS TO DEVELOP INDE-PENDENT LEARNERSDeborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Deborah Walter is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in circuits, electromagnetics, and medical imaging. Before joining academia in 2006, she was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global Research Center for 8 years. She worked on several technology development projects in the area of X-ray CT for medical and industrial imaging. She is a named inventor on 9 patents. She has been active in the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering and currently PI for an NSF-STEM

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Krudysz, City College of New York; Ann Wittig P.E., City College of the City University of New York

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

mapping courses and studentactivities to student outcomes3 and then selecting examples of student work in these courses oractivities. Direct evidence includes student work such as homework, laboratory reports,examinations, quizzes, and projects. These are graded, and in some cases evaluated usingrubrics, which define and describe the important components of the work and provide a moredetailed way to measure student outcomes4. Indirect evidence includes students’ self-assessmentof their learning using instruments such as survey. The scores students receive on their work orself-report on surveys are then related to a single numerical range with a threshold value that isconsidered to demonstrate achievement of the SO. Finally, the average cohort

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Keith Berrier, University of Saint Thomas; Andrea Guggenbuehl, University of Saint Thomas, Health and Human Performance Department

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Mechanical Engineering

sessions. They were to record advice and comments from the lab coaches in their notebook, as well as their written notes for the experiments that they performed.  Lab Write-ups 15%  Final Project 20% The lab assignments and final project will be discussed below.It should be noted that as it became clear how much time the lab write-ups were taking, studentswere given the option of having the write-ups count for 30% of their grade, reducing theweighting for problem sets to 45%. Page 22.416.3 Table 1: Class scheduleWeek Day Agenda

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Dennis J. Fallon

population—if anything in makes good business sense. • Now Women make up around 20%. Only around 8.5% of PE are women. Similar numbers for African-American • We need to change the message • In this complex society we need to have everyone at the table.Global Threat • We were the center of all engineering education when I graduate • China (as well as India) are now producing many more engineers than we do each year • Their economy are growing at a faster rate than ours • A project now through technology may never sleep • However, we are still the hub of innovation and creative • Challenge will be to provide the students opportunity to develop this skills • In addition, I believe that we will need to develop the

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neil H. Schiller

simple. Find a relatively quiet area, free ofinterruptions, and record information as time permitted. Just put the Smart ink pen on the specialnotebook paper and start writing and talking. You can spend a few minutes to record a single Copyright ASEE Middle Atlantic Regional Conference April 29-30, 2011, Farmingdale State College, SUNYconcept and then turn off the pen. Later, you can turn the pen back on and continue writing onthe same page. I found this approach a time efficient way to develop content. The information I developed was automatically organized by its placement in thenotebook. This is a huge advantage! In this project, I have over 800 separate audio files but nomanagement

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Denise Miller, Northern Arizona University; Elizabeth J. Brauer, Northern Arizona University; John Sharber, Northern Arizona University

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Electrical and Computer

mastering new information.[1,2] Furthermore,frequent practice promotes speed as well as accuracy. This point is particularly relevant in thefield of electrical engineering, as students must master core concepts (e.g., Ohm’s law) such thatthey can apply them quickly and effortlessly in order to efficiently solve more advancedproblems. The present project pilot-tested a novel technique for encouraging frequent, fast-paced practice among students in the first circuits course. Nineteen undergraduate engineeringmajors (including civil, mechanical, environmental and electrical) participated in a face-to-facecourse in which traditional course activities (lectures, in-class discussion, exams) weresupplemented by three online homework modules. These modules

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computing & Information Technology

Performance Evaluation.Table 1 is a survey of high performance computing courses offered in the US only. As shown inthe table, most HPC courses utilize high performance computing infrastructure such assupercomputer or cluster systems. For example, the Berkeley Network of Workstations (NOW)project builds a distributed supercomputer using a network of workstations, which is mainlysponsored by NSF10. Currently, NOW includes 100 SUN UltraSPARCs and 40 SUN SPARCsrunning on Solaris, 35 Intel PC's running on Windows NT or on PC UNIX variant. All areconnected by a Myrinet switched network. The NOW project stimulated many HPC relatedcourses, such as CS 258 Parallel Processors. However, since the universities listed in Table 1 are

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith J. Bowman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

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Materials

(MSE) Outreach Efforts of Evolving Design Standards for Elementary EducationIntroductionThe recently awarded National Science Foundation project, Science Learning throughEngineering Design (SLED) is one of nineteen targeted Math and Science Partnerships (MSPs)focused on science education and one of four MSPs focused on elementary education1. Severalstates, including Massachusetts2-4, Indiana5 and Minnesota6, have established engineering design-based standards that have potential implications for effectively engaging elementary schoolteachers and students with content related to materials science and engineering. Thirty-ninestates, the District of Columbia and the U. S. Virgin Islands, have also adopted

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

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Mechanics

, and even the measurementscale.2,4 Preliminary work on this project, completed with Yokomoto, examined students’ abilityto assess their performance in Statics and Engineering Ethics.5 In the case of the preliminarystudy, however, students were asked to rate their performance in Statics prior to taking the finalexam and no other factors were considered. This study indicated that there were mild correla-tions between performance and self-assessment (enough to warrant further study).The present study looks to see if comparing students’ self-assessments to performance acrossmultiple problems shows any more correlation than was found in the one question to oneproblem work of Sarin and Headley.1 The analysis is based upon data collected in the

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

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Environmental Engineering

the evening (similar to town hall meeting) to debate on environmental issues, their importance’s and impacts. Students are told that there is very limited funding available and only four projects will be funded for further study. After debating the issues they then develop a consensus and align themselves in four different environmental projects of their top interests. Each group then submits a formal written report on their environmental projects. The major thrust of this report is to provide a thorough analysis of the environmental problem, its impact and recommendations for corrective actions. 4. Making a Difference through Individual Actions: In the reflection Journal/Portfolio each student is

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hasina Huq, University of Texas, Pan American

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Electrical and Computer

nano scalelevel, but also experience the impact of design decisions at the device levels. Introduction ofnano devices in VLSI curricula also help the students learn nano technology.IntroductionThe paper describes our experience in teaching nano scale devices in an undergraduatecourse, which convinced us that it is possible to integrate nano scale devices in VLSI coursethrough design projects. As the deep sub micron and beyond technology emerges, trainingefforts in nano scale device characterization becomes more important than ever [1-5].The research is motivated by the significant increase of education and training ability in nanoelectronics areas at undergraduate level. It is estimated that about two millionnanotechnology workers will be

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engaged in a pluralistic,complex world, we have undertaken a project to develop and assess core liberal educationoutcomes. This paper describes the planning and actions thus far to meet these new requirementsat the university and specifically in our engineering programs. We have begun to expandoutcome assessment to include five “intellectual and practical skills,” specifically, critical andcreative thinking, inquiry/analysis, problem-solving, and information literacy. VALUE rubricsare being used as part of the process to ascertain where the best opportunities are to measurestudent achievement within the engineering and technology programs. An assessment frameworkis presented and successful pilot results are discussed.The ChallengeOur regional

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

projects include the blog STEMequity.com, and a study, with sociologist Mary Ebeling, of economic equity in nanotechnology training and employment. She is also writing on distributions of blame between workers and materials for failures in contemporary building technologies, as economies of scale and automation continue their long incursion on the labor of commercial construction. Page 22.1061.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Metrics of Marginality: How Studies of Minority Self-Efficacy Hide Structural InequitiesAbstractIn ongoing

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

-authored three ASEE papers on FIRST LEGO League and engineering in the middle school classroom. My current projects include an NSF research project called Science Learning Integrating Design, Engineering, and Robotics (SLIDER) and a NASA online professional development course for K-12 teacher on Using LEGO Robots to Enhance STEM Learning.N. Anna Newsome, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) atGeorgia Tech Anna Newsome serves as a Program Coordinator for the Center for Education Integrating Science, Math- ematics, and Computing (CEISMC), the K-12 outreach arm of Georgia Tech. She provides input and assistance to various projects at CEISMC, including Science Learning Integrating Design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia A. Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees

on loan to the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory from 1989 to 1995, managing a project to transition advanced instructional technologies to ten different middle schools located in five states. She is on the editorial board of three professional publications and has served as National Research Council Senior Fellow assigned to the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory. In her spare time, Pat enjoys reading and gardening. Page 22.1102.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Nine Years of Calibrated Peer Review™ in Rhetoric

Conference Session

BME Courses and Learning Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weizhao Zhao, University of Miami; Xiping Li; Fabrice Manns, University of Miami

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Biomedical

. Page 22.1057.3Pedagogical MotivationThe motivation to start this project was originated from the idea, “A picture is worth/better than athousand words”, i.e., using pictorial description would be superior to the text-only description.We extended the idea, “A moving picture is better than a static picture,” (by using Adobe FlashPlayer or Media Player). Furthermore, we added, “An interactive moving picture is better than asimple moving picture,” (by adding interactivities). Ultimately, our goal is to build an onlineuser-interactive teaching/learning system, featuring animation and simultion for physicalprinciples, mathematical derivations and engineering implementations, so as to fulfill themedical imaging education tasks optimally. By this

Conference Session

Professional Development from a Distance

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida

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Continuing Professional Development

the same generalschedule for assignments and exams as campus students, with a few day window of flexibilityfor large project due dates and scheduling times to proctor their course exams where they live orwork. Distance students are not required to travel to campus to participate in any courses; allmaterials can be submitted electronically for course participation. Any course supplementalmaterials (handouts, web links, software, electronic library access, etc.) are made available toboth distance and campus students through the same online environment using the University ofFlorida implemented course management system, Sakai. Implementing the same curriculum,assessments and supplemental materials for distance and campus students, ensures the

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Jorja Kimball, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-391: TIME TO COMPLETION OF AN ENGINEERING BAC-CALAUREATE AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITYMargaret Hobson, Texas A&M University Margaret Hobson, Ph.D. serves as an Assistant Director of Strategic Research Development for the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, a state-wide research agency of the Texas A&M University System. Dr. Hobson has a B.S. from Texas Woman’s University and an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Educational Psychology (Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of Change in Leadership Roles and Activ- ities as a Result of Participation in a Science Education Leadership Program). Her dissertation study was supported by the National Science Foundation project Center for

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Shannon Davis, Washting State University; Chelsea Nicholas, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

probe the conceptual understandings of engineers using a semi-structured interview protocol. Each interview lasted roughly 30 minutes and wasconducted at a location suggested by the engineer. The protocol paralleled a protocolused in a similar research project studying students’ conceptual understandings on sightdistance and stopping sight distance. Sight distance (SD) is the distance on the roadwaythat an individual can see ahead of them and is limited by the geometry of the roadway,obstructions, and at night by headlight strength and direction. Stopping sight distance(SSD) is the distance that it takes the vehicle to stop after the driver sees an obstruction inthe roadway and includes perception reaction time and stopping time. SSD is a

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammie Lea Cumming, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Rachel Tsang, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

ABET Criterion in orderto validly conduct program-level assessment activities. Performance criteria are specific,measurable statements identifying the performance required to meet the outcome. Forperformance appraisals (e.g., design projects, lab experiments), well-stated Performance Criteriaprovide faculty with clear direction for implementation, as well as explicit expectations ofstudent performance. Therefore, Performance Criteria were defined for each Program Outcome(an example of the CET department program level Performance Criteria is provided in Table 2as part of the department’s assessment plan).Table 2: Assessment Cycle for ABET Criterion 3a: “An appropriate mastery of theknowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of their

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Sozen, Grand Valley State University; David Faasse

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Valley StateUniversity’s Faculty Teaching and Learning Center (FTLC) and worked during the summersemester. The latter student was assigned part of this work as a mini-project that was part of therequirements of the dual-listed course during the semester the course was offered. By this timemost of what was realistically doable in a relatively short time period was determined. There wassome overlap between the tasks assigned to the two students partly in order to verify theaccuracy of the analysis of the important data. Besides generating data from theoretical models,both students had to work with data that was imported from NSRDB or provided by the GVSUweather station. Both students chose to work with Microsoft Excel extensively for data import

Conference Session

Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove; Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Technologies in Distance Education, and impact of Technology on Society. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Net- work Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of ”The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of ”Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” ”Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and ”Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE, and a senior member of IEEE.Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove Amin Karim has been with DeVry University since 1991. He served in the academic affairs department in

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

sets they can then employ in the services of theircompanies once they have found jobs. It is specifically worth mentioning a few specific ways inwhich academics within the Industrial Distribution program are closely intertwined with partnerswho hire graduates, sponsor education, and fund applied research projects. One of the biggestkeys is the Professional Association for Industrial Distribution (PAID) which is one of the largeststudent-run organizations at Texas A&M University. Faculty and research staff also engage infunded applied research projects, lead industry consortiums to determine best practices anddevelop supply chain solutions, and engage in various outreach activities towards businesses.These include site visits, hosting guest

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Myongsook Susan Oh, Hongik University; Yookyung Bae, Seoul National University, Institute for Gender Research

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Women in Engineering

experience in the activities listed. Interviews with selected students were conducted regarding the selection of a leader in adesign project team. The typical answers were as follows: ‘The eldest one is selected as the leader. I am comfortable with that. The age-rankingsystem is well accepted in society, and it is natural to adopt the same rule in school” – Ajunior, male “I was the leader once in a design team. It was a team that consisted of all women of thesame age. I have never complained about the eldest being the leader. I am afraid of being aleader. It can be too much to bear.” – A senior, female “I once volunteered to be the leader to get leadership experience. The team accepted it. Iam grateful

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando R. Baiocchi, University of Washington, Tacoma; David A. Rogers, North Dakota State University; Max H. M. Costa, University of Campinas (Unicamp), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

international partnerships not only enhance our lives, but represent our best hopefor peace and professional progress in the future. These collaborations raise awareness of globalissues, promote greater participation in projects of joint interest and build or strengthen bridgesof mutual understanding and respect. All of this is nowadays facilitated by the new technologiesof ubiquitous networks and computing devices that take information about anything everywhere.Progress towards the New Brazilian Economy of the 21st CenturyGraduate programs in electrical and computer engineering developed quickly in the 1970’s inmany Brazilian universities. The programs at the University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE) andCatholic University (PUC) in Rio, the Federal

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lu, University of Kentucky

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AppliedMathematics”.1 Laboratory courses are also important in accreditation and in ASEE Quality inEngineering Education Project.2,3 The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) requires that engineering programs demonstrate that their students attain elevenoutcomes, including one that most specifically addresses laboratory courses:2Outcome (b): Our students will have an ability to design and conduct experiments as well as toanalyze and interpret data.At the University of Kentucky, all mechanical engineering students are required to take asequence of experimentation courses: ME310-Engineering Experimentation I and ME311-Engineering Experimentation II. While ME310 focuses on fundamentals of measurementtechniques, instrumentation, interfaces

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

supervisor, aconstruction manager, views the case as a minor infraction of safety regulations and orders thetag removed so the project will not be delayed. The inspector job requires him to sign documentscertifying that equipment meets the city regulations, when he suspects that it does not. To makematters worse, the emission from the equipments are mostly carbon-mono-oxide and can beinhaled by the workers who are working in a small confined place. The young inspector believesthat he could lose his job if he presses the issue because supervisor does not want to spend anyextra money or time.The inspector experiences a major conflict between his obligation to be a loyal employee and hisobligation to protect the health and safety of the workers. Both

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin V. Fell, California State University, Sacramento

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshoppresented basic topics in earthquake engineering and incorporated a relatively advancedanalytical component linked to a series of shake-table experiments. The experimentsdemonstrated the influence of mass and stiffness on structural response while the analyticalcomponent introduced physics-based relationships engineers use to analyze seismic behavior.Overall, comments from the students and parents substantiate the effectiveness of an extendededucational experience which will inform future activities on an NSF-funded project. Engagingstudents in a mix of enjoyable and rigorous engineering activities over the duration of severaldays is a novel approach not commonly used in the field of earthquake engineering, but shouldbe disseminated and encouraged

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. O'Brien, Villanova University; Rebecca A Stein, University of Pennsylvania; Garrett M. Clayton, Villanova University; Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University; C. Nataraj, Villanova University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

topics such as force,pressure, density, buoyancy, statics, electricity, project management, engineering design, andsystem control. In addition, how these concepts related to the National Science Standards wasdetermined.Next, university faculty with expertise in each of these areas determined how these conceptsshould be presented. Following the faculty guidance, modules aimed at presenting the conceptsto teachers and PowerPoint slideshows aimed at presenting the concepts to their students weredeveloped. This development was carried by the faculty experts with the help of engineeringgraduate students. All demonstrations and experiments were built, tested, and modified bygraduate students and staff members of the College of Engineering under the

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University

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Minorities in Engineering

for Engineering Education (ASEE).Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Pri- mary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and