Conference Session

First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

for the course, but it is also a criticalengineering skill for students. This paper presents a model for classroom practice, which is basedon the peer review, tutoring, and teaching literature, to develop both knowledge and skills instudents.IntroductionActive and project-based learning (PBL) strategies provide a great means for students to enhancetheir learning and further develop critical engineering skills [1-6]. PBL provides complex tasksbased on challenging questions or problems that involve the students' problem solving, decisionmaking, investigative skills, and reflection. The activities are student centered and focus on real-world problems and issues, which further helps motivate students to learn. However, studentsstill struggle with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David J. Elton, Auburn University; Kirk Vandersall, Arroyo Research Services

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NSF Grantees

(PrimarilyUndergraduate Institution) and Auburn University (Research-1 Institution). Synchronous videoconferencing was conducted between university classrooms and practitioners. In some cases,international partners (both practitioners and universities) were involved in the conferencingactivities. Video productions were assigned and completed by students in lieu of conventionalwritten laboratory reports. For selected assignments, graphics-only (i.e., no words) or audio-onlydocumentation of laboratory experiences was required. All of the activities have been undertakento investigate the pedagogical benefits of incorporating unconventional learning styles intoteaching of geotechnical engineering laboratory courses. Assessment of these learning activitiesis

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University; John M. Jones, East Carolina University; Kris Kareem Augustus, East Carolina University

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Computing & Information Technology

virtualdatacenters, it does not directly provide a user-friendly provisioning (allocation) system forindividual virtual lab users.Virtual Lab Automation (VLA) systems facilitate the need by automating IT labs usingunderlying virtualization technology. Some notable VLA systems include Virtual ComputingLab (VCL), VMware vCenter Lab Manager (VLM), formerly known as VMware Lab Manager,and VMLogix LabManager (recently acquired by Citrix), among others. Virtual Computing Lab(VCL)5 is a free, open source, virtual lab automation system originally developed at NorthCarolina State University and released under the Apache license in 2008. Figure 1 depicts asimplified VCL infrastructure. The user makes a reservation for a virtual environment throughthe VCL web site

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

change in Page 22.857.2temperatures due to seasons, exposure to humidity and prolonged outside exposure arestill to be explored. The DSSC sealing system including sealing material and sealingprocedure need to be further investigated.DSSC Operation Principle: A DSSC comprises of a working electrode made of dye-sensitized TiO2nanoparticles fabricated on a transparent conducting oxide (TCO), a Pt counter electrode,and an electrolyte containing iodide/triidode (I-/I3-) redox couple. The photo conversionefficiency of DSSC is significantly dependent on the quality of TiO2 electrodes. Theschematic representation of the DSSC is shown in Figure 1. A

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda A Thurman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William F. Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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College Industry Partnerships

to focus on may have been to narrow.In our review of peer institutions2 we found several engineering colleges utilize the engineeringcommunity to broaden the undergraduate experience for their students but they are typicallyoffered only within a certain major or individual department. For those engineering colleges whodo not engage in employer development for the undergraduate students, their university’scontinuing education or career center services offer some forms of employer outreach andconnection.We have found at our own units on campus:1) The Career Center Services3 offers a basic level of services for employers such as job fair, internships and co-op postings. These programs are developed for the general student population. While

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Ashley Russell, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

real time feedback12. The interactive and self-directed nature of this software tool provides scaffolding for student learning, whichgives the teacher more opportunities to facilitate student learning rather than expendresources on classroom management, particularly true for classrooms engaged inengineering activities. Page 22.859.5Prototype Functional user characteristics across learning disabilities can be categorized,interdependently, as: (1) reading (2) memory, (3) metacognitive, and (4) search andnavigation16. Gribbons8 proposes that each category encapsulates a broad list ofdeficiencies and many deficiencies are connected to others. Within

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emiko Hirose Horton, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Kumiko Miki, Nihon University

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Women in Engineering

inworking places in Japan. However, among those corporations that answered the survey, theratio of female engineers was only 1.3%.Ratio of female students Page 22.860.2 The ratio of female students in engineering fields among the member institutions was11.6% in universities and 16.5% in colleges of technology. According to the 2010 BasicSchool Survey of MEXT (= Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology),the ratio of female students in educational institutions as a whole is 41.1%, an increase of0.4% from the previous year (Fig. 1). The number of female students has been increasingsteadily. However, the ratio of female

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Dickrell, University of Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

these capabilities, it was necessary to construct laboratory experiences that were bothscientifically non-trivial and individually accomplishable. Since the USB DAQ device had fourchannels of analog signal acquisition capability, transducer selection was based around low cost(12 seats per laboratory section), robustness (12 sections per week), and analog DC voltageoutput. Mechanics of materials oriented experiments were designed around these transducertypes: linear variable differential transformers (LVDTs) for displacement measurement,conditioned and amplified strain gauges and load cells for strain and force, and thermocoupleswith converters for temperature.Modular bench top experimental frames, shown in Fig.1, were conceived and fabricated

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Merritt Lane, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

-week program students learn limited Spanish,live with local host families, take a business and culture class, work in a local manufacturing company and workwith local students to design and build a product to meet a need identified by local community members. Theprogram is based in Estelí, Nicaragua where the faculty sponsors have extensive experience and contacts. Thefaculty co-sponsors have run an innovation and entrepreneurship program in Estelí for the past five years. Theprogram is specifically designed to appeal to engineering students and fit into the perquisite driven engineeringcurriculum.The objectives of the program are listed below. 1. Provide an opportunity for students majoring in engineering to participate in a study abroad

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal, John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L. Price, University of Tulsa; John E. Matsson, Oral Roberts University; Wes Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC.; Sarah M. Olson, Northern Oklahoma College

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College Industry Partnerships

manufacturer that has partnered with two local universities toprovide adjunct instructors. This paper will discuss the benefits and challenges alongwith some of the lessons learned when industry provides adjunct engineering instructors,including some recommendations on how to enhance this type of relationship for both theadjuncts and the institution.IntroductionPart time university faculty are referred to by a number of terms including adjunct faculty,adjunct instructor, adjunct professor, contingent faculty, sessional faculty, associatefaculty, and community faculty. 1 Here, the more commonly used term adjunct will beused. This paper specifically focuses on part-time engineering adjuncts who work full-time in industry, which are referred to here as

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Glenn R. Blackwell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

mandated by the Bologna Declaration in 1999 and are part of a strategic plan for creatingan integration of the higher education systems in Europe by the end of the year 2010. The ECTSis an important part of this overall effort since its intent is to allow students to transfer creditsamong the diverse universities in different European countries. The countries involved in theEHEA are not limited to, nor all-inclusive of, member countries of the European Union (EU).The process leading to the ECTS has been reasonably well accepted by European systems. Asnoted by the European Students Union (1), “The three-cycle system (bachelor, master, anddoctoral degrees) and the ECTS are among the prime examples of successes of the BolognaProcess…”One significant

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

different atmosphere is critical. No longer is this the normal, learn material and repeat that material; this is discovery of material that has not been seen before and the importance of conveying the findings to an audience that is not looking for regurgitated material but material that is fresh and new. The preparation for this activity has taken four years. During the student’s undergraduate years, communication activities have been an integral part of the engineering curriculum. As is shown in Table 1, the student has been provided with multiple opportunities to investigate and practice his/her communication skills within all of the required mechanical engineering courses and many of the elective courses. By the time the student takes the

Conference Session

International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Braun Riggins, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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International

(IFDP)in 2005 to train faculty to internationalize university‟s curricula. Second author represented theCollege of Engineering on the first cohort of IFDP which included 13 faculty from variouscolleges and co-authored cohort‟s report that included various recommendations tointernationalize curricula [1]. Second author initiated various activities, beginning in 2005,targeted at internationalizing the freshman engineering program (also called General Engineering(GE)). A major grant under the Department-Level Reform (DLR) program of the NationalScience Foundation facilitated implementation of various international activities into freshmanengineering program, particularly into a first semester engineering course “EngineeringExploration EngE1024” [2

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Nick L. Wilson, Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2011-40: INDUSTRY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP: MECHATRON-ICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTNiaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech) Dr. Niaz Latif is the Dean of the School of Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). He is also the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Studies at PUC. Dr. Latif served as an Assistant Dean for Statewide Technology Administration in the College of Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, before joining Purdue University Calumet on July 1, 2007. He is the Principal Investigator of the 2010 NSF-ATE grant, ”Meeting workforce needs of Mechatronics Technicians.” Mr. Nick Wilson is the founder and President of Morrison Container Handling

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

engineering field. Nonetheless, China’sgeographical vastness and cultural diversity pose unique challenges for many students, who oftenhave little knowledge and understanding of differences between Eastern and Western cultures –much less the kinds of local and regional differences within and around China.Intensive publication of IREE 2010 China was successful, leading to submission of more than360 applications. A special team reviewed all 278 of the completed applications (i.e. not missingany materials) to develop a ranked list of prospective awardees using the rubric presented inFigure 1 below. Our rankings were used to make award offers until 50 total participants wereconfirmed. Supplemental funding allowed the addition of 8 more highly competitive

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher A. Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

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College Industry Partnerships

constitute a rich source of industry experience and perspective: The alumnicould highlight possible challenges and difficulties new students will face and provide relevantadvice and perspective based on years of industry experience. We surveyed the alumni with twoopen-ended questions: (1) When you were enrolled in Capstone, what was the most difficultchallenge you experienced transitioning to this project-based design course? (2) Based on yourCapstone or subsequent industry experience, what recommendations do you have for helpingnew students do well in Capstone? Two thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight alumnireceived the survey and 397 responded. This paper will catalog the challenges alumni most oftencited as students in transitioning to project

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xia Wang, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Michael A. Latcha, Oakland University; Li Jia, Beijing Jiaotong University; Zhuqian Zhang, Beijing Jiaotong University

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International

cultural differencesbetween the U.S., European, Asian and other educational systems [1-9]. Many foreign scientistscome to U.S. institutions to conduct research and make use of state-of-the-art laboratoryfacilities. The number of foreign students at U.S. universities is significantly higher than that ofU.S. students at foreign universities. However, if the U.S. is to remain competitive in a globaleconomy, it is important that future engineering leaders and researchers be given the opportunityto experience firsthand what it is like to work in a foreign research environment and to establisha network of contacts that could lead to future international collaborations.To address these issues, the department of mechanical engineering at Oakland

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma

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College Industry Partnerships

months in advance, and involved three targeted, face-to-face meetings of approximately 1-1/2 hours each between the industry fellow and myself. Eachmeeting was centered around answering a key question. Page 22.866.3 Meeting 1: What will students be able to do on course exit? Meeting 2: What specific work will we assign to students? Meeting 3: How will we sequence the topics from week to week?I kept extensive notes of these meetings, and shared these after each meeting with the industryfellow via email for commentary and clarification. There were several weeks between eachmeeting. At the end of the three meetings, I developed an

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk M. Aktan, Western Michigan University; John Stephen Polasek P.E., Western Michigan University; Kevin James Phillips

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Civil Engineering

Structural Analysis and Engineering Construction Management, from Western Michigan University. Graduated from Western Michigan University in Spring 2010, with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engi- neering. Page 22.867.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Capstone Design Factory “Industry University Partnership in Restructuring Senior Design Course I & II” John S. Polasek P.E.1, Kevin Phillips2, Haluk Aktan Ph.D., P.E.3

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila D. Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Daniel Hirleman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

. Page 22.952.3Beginning in late May or early June, awardees started their research assignments, with aminimum duration of 10 weeks, at more than 20 different institutions across China (universities,national laboratories, and industry laboratories). The IREE team arranged research placementsfor 21 participants (“site- placement”), and 37 arranged their own (“self placement”). The mostcommon placement sites were Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tsinghua University, and Xi’anJiao Tong University.In mid-September of the same year, 56 IREE participants who completed their summerexperience in China attended a two-day re-entry meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose ofthis re-entry meeting was to (1) provide opportunities for participants to evaluate

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Wesley Francillon, Ph.D., Connectiuct Community College; John Birch, The Birch Group, LLC

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Design in Engineering Education

and environmental factors. Themain challenge is to educate engineers with strong entrepreneurial, leadership and innovativeskills within a social and business context2.Problem Based Learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that challenges students to “learnhow to learn” through collaborative real world problem solving. PBL is based on the constructivist model of learning, whose major tenets are: (1) learning and understanding are directly related to the environment or context in which learning occurs, (2) cognitive conflict or “puzzlement” is the stimulus for learning and

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

electrical engineering technology program at Michigan Tech will re-shape, enhance,and expand its power engineering focus area. The Power Engineering curriculum developmentwill incorporate the addition of three new courses that will be added to the current two courses,Electrical Machinery and Power Systems. The Electrical Engineering Technology program willre-shape the current power systems course to focus on Power Distribution and introduce threenew courses (Power Transmission, Power Electronics, and Alternative Energy Sources). Figure 1 Page 22.869.3shows the current and proposed power engineering focus area curriculum; the descriptions of thethree

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Priti N. Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Suzanne G. Brainard, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

that changes are needed in theengineering classrooms, and the need to think about women as a diverse group. Femaleundergraduate engineering students are typically studied with little attention paid to theintersection of race/ethnicity and gender. Some researchers consider this dual minority status tobe a “double-bind 1” while other researchers look at how attributes of certain underrepresentedracial backgrounds offer advantages to female students in Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) fields 2. Despite continued calls for disaggregated data on race and gender,few datasets have detailed information on student experiences with sufficient representation ofunderrepresented minorities to facilitate statistical analysis 3.Using

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary E. Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Triesman model workshops in introductory STEMcourses and to implement targeted recruiting of underrepresented minorities to the engineeringprogram.The SLS group persisting into year three remained more diverse than earlier correspondingmajor cohorts: 22 (59%) were either women and/or underrepresented minority (URM) studentsin STEM. In the 2007-08 academic year, 36 Cohort 1 students entered the program. Of theCohort 1 freshmen, 23 (66%) persisted into their second year and 12 (33%) persisted into theirthird year as SLS majors. White and Asian Cohort 1 students were more likely to persist thanSTEM URM students (47%, n= 8 compared to 21%, n=4). In 2008-09, 15 additional SLSstudents were added. Of these students, 12 (80%) persisted into their third

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Vibhuti Dave, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a short duration andstill managed to be fun and interactive. Students were divided into groups of 11-12 and wererotated through the activities every 15 minutes.This paper will detail the program and each of the activities. The paper will be concluded withresults from surveys taken from participants as well as teachers at the end of the event.IntroductionAccording to the National Science Board (2008), the need for more workers in the next fiveyears in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math otherwise known as the STEMfields is predicted to grow twice as fast as the overall rate of growth for workers in alloccupations in the United States .1 Will there be enough workers or qualified people to meet thisdemand? The National

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Angie M. Harris, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Jasmine Alysse Pope

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First-Year Programs

services offered atELLC. All Veterans are required to hold a GPA above 2.75. Faculty members and/oradministrators devote time to students through academically-focused group activities to provideearly connections to the COE. Academic advisors hold office hours in the residence hall andanswer student questions about class registration and their specific departmental curriculum. Inaddition, student organizations are also involved at the ELLC with events that aim to engagefreshman in their activities. Overall, the ELLC offers students both academic and social supportand opportunities to connect with engineering.Demographics of ParticipantsTables 1 and 2 show the demographics of students who lived in the ELLC from 2007 to 2010.The Non-ELLC cohort

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State Univeristy; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

LEGO for creatingarms and other moving parts.In this paper we also show how interested and more advanced student teams can developmore involved projects. We conclude the paper by showing student responses to thequantitative and free-form questions concerning the integration of Roomba.2. BackgroundAlmost all engineering programs require students to take at least one course inmicrocontrollers or microprocessors. Most of the engineering students are also requiredto take one semester of programming in their first or second year. However, the studentsoften find programming classes uninspiring, criticizing assignments as being too abstractand unrelated.1 Consequently, by the time they take microcontroller classes, many of thestudents often have a

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W. Goodman, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Heather L. Cooper, The Soundcoat Company

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

requirements and the desire to create a sustainable and safeenvironment, there is a growing need to transition gradually from fossil fuels toward new andemerging energy solutions. An important component of addressing the global energy challengesof the future will involve public understanding and acceptance of new and emerging energytechnologies as safe and reliable sources for transportation fuels, energy storage, and powergeneration [1]. Creating a highly educated workforce who will contribute to overcoming theenergy challenges and increasing the public awareness of the challenges and opportunities areessential components in bringing about the transition [6]. Informal science education approachescan be applied to promote energy literacy at all levels

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iskandar A. Hack, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Gary D. Steffen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Azrul Hisyam Abdul Rahman, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, British Malaysian Institute

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International

thedecision to save money by routing through Singapore. The goal was to fly into Singaporeand spend one night there, and then the group would take a train on to Kuala Lumpur thenext day. The cost savings was much smaller than anticipated when ground costs inSingapore were added in along with two nights in hotels in Singapore. The group arrivedin Singapore at 1:00 AM and the train selected to go to Kuala Lumpur left the nextevening at 10:30 PM. It was planned that the students would have time to tour Singapore,however at least one of the students was too tired for such a tour. A friend of one of theauthors, who was visiting her family in Singapore, offered to lead such a tour. As itturned out, one student spent much of the day assisting the instructor

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

the ABETcriteria[1], noting specifications in program outcomes, facilities, and support. ABET 2010-11 Criterion 3. Program Outcomes (i), (j) and (k) may be applicable. Quoting ,“Engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain the followingoutcomes: (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning, Page 22.873.2(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues and (k) an ability to use techniques, skills andmodern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.” The search engines,electronic data bases, value and uniqueness of paid subscriptions, surely fit the bill asmodern engineering tools, along with a