Conference Session

Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanon Marie Reckinger, Fairfield University; Scott James Reckinger, Brown University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9503An Interactive Programming Course Model for Mechanical Engineering Stu-dentsProf. Shanon Marie Reckinger, Fairfield University Shanon Reckinger joined the department of Mechanical Engineering at Fairfield University in Fall 2011. She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder in August of 2011. Her research interests include ocean modeling, computational fluid dynamics, fluid dynamics, and numerical methods. At Fairfield she has taught courses in thermodynamics, numerical methods (gradu- ate), fluid dynamics, gas dynamics (graduate), computational fluid dynamics (graduate

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer (Cong Yan) Zhao, McGill University; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #10887Identifying Challenges Faced by Chinese Undergraduate Engineering Stu-dents in Acquiring Information Literacy Skills – A Report on Survey Find-ingsMrs. Jennifer (Cong Yan) Zhao, McGill University I am a liaison librarian for Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physical Geog- raphy at Schulich Library of Science and Engineering of McGill University. I am interested in promoting information literacy to students, especially to engineering students and international students.Mrs. Tara Mawhinney, McGill University Tara Mawhinney is the liaison librarian for Civil Engineering and Applied

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Berndt Spittka P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Seamus F. Freyne, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #10889Inspiring Student Engagement through Two-Minute FolliesDr. James L Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy Led Klosky is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civl and Mechanical Engineering at West Point. He is a past winner of ASEE’s National Teaching Medal and works primarily in the areas of Engineering Education and Infrastructure.Mr. Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy Major Scott Katalenich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineer- ing at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from the United States Military Academy

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Joy Arbor, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #8496Student Perceptions of Connections between Statics Class and Co-op WorkExperienceDr. Diane L Peters, Kettering University Diane L. Peters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, MI. Her engineering education research focuses on the links between industry and academia.Dr. Joy Arbor, Kettering University Joy Arbor is assistant professor of communication in the Department of Liberal Studies at Kettering University. She teaches communication, public writing, and ethics

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #9803The development and introduction of a new Bachelor of Science Degree inRobotics Engineering at Lawrence Technological University: A review of thefirst two yearsDr. Robert W Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University Robert W. Fletcher joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lawrence Techno- logical University in the summer of 2003, after several years of continuous industrial research, product development and manufacturing experience. Dr. Fletcher earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington, a Master of

Conference Session

Teaching Approaches for Ethics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory A. Rulifson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Whitney Thomas, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

highschool, or high school extracurricular, all of them have a more well-defined sense of socialresponsibility. In some cases, like Travis, the students even connect their sense of SR toengineering in high school although they may not have stated that explicitly. This is important tonote for the engineering education community because these students need to be encouraged tocontinue to volunteer and stay involved in college. Incorporating volunteering, service-learning,and engineering ethics in the classroom could help keep these students interested in pursuingtheir SR and connecting it to engineering. Additionally, service-learning can help students likeTodd to realize that others in their major are like-minded. A sense of belonging and connectionto

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Julia Ziyatdinova; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Artem Bezrukov, Kazan National Research Technologcal University, Russia

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

typesand frequency of errors, various awkward sentences and other poor English components insuch submissions. Proposed changes that have come from this research include severalaspects. Page 20.2.3 The first aspect is that the Russian engineers should consider their papers as turnkey products, which will not need to be polished by editors and that will simply be rejected if English is improper. An introductory mind-changing lecture is offered with the consideration of “turnkey polishing” in the final course score. Another “mind-changing” paradigm is that an original paper written in English is MUCH better than the translation of

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakut Gazi, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9938Issues Surrounding a Heutagogical Approach in Global Engineering Educa-tionDr. Yakut Gazi, Texas A&M University In her 20 years of experience as an instructional designer, media specialist, IT consultant, faculty mem- ber, and technology leader, Dr. Yakut Gazi has worked at higher education institutions in the US, Qatar, Turkey, and Spain. Prior to joining TAMU Engineering as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Engineering Remote Education in September 2013, she led the distributed learning and classroom technology oper- ations at Texas A&M University-Central Texas and worked at A&M’s branch

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects 3. Furthermore, the teaching ofdesign in high school settings has several cognitive advantages including developing engineering“habits of mind”, problem solving skills and the development of system thinking skills 4.Although researchers and curriculum developers agree on the benefits of introducing engineeringdesign into high school settings, there is a lack of literature proffering a framework or structurefor the successful infusion of engineering design experiences in high school settings.In response to this literature void, the National Center for Engineering and TechnologyEducation (NCETE) solicited positions papers from prominent educators in the field outlining aframework for engineering

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 24.121.5explaining to others important, but discussion with others and learning from them also holdsvalue to the participants. For example, one student explained this interaction: So I think yeah, pulling in people from other disciplines, both engineering and even non- engineering. They might say something that you think why wouldn’t that work but you just would’ve never thought of it because you’re, you know, your mind is already kind of going through the steps that you’re used to …Critical thinking varying in other disciplines and majorsLearning from others was often achieved by interacting with students from different disciplinesand majors. A few students believed other engineering disciplines and non

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Shervin Zoghi; Eric Liguori; Manoochehr Zoghi; Fariborz Tehrani; The Nguyen

century will possess, with modest exaggeration, the followingskills: (a) Knows everything – can quickly find information about anything and subsequentlyevaluate and use it. He/she will be able to transform information into knowledge; (b) Can doanything – have the know how to quickly assess what needs to be done, acquire the necessarytools, and use then tools proficiently; (c) Able to imagine and turn his/her imagination intoreality – has the entrepreneurial mind set, the imagination, and managerial skills to identifyneeds, come up with effective solutions and implement them efficiently. Additionally, in a well-publicized report published by the National Academy of Engineering, entitled The Engineer of20208 and its sequel, Educating the Engineer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

community or marketplace in a community. “In my mind, innovation is recognizing a need, or a gap, or a circumstance that could be better and then bringing to bear new ways of putting things together, [things] that usually exist, to be able to meet that need, or that gap.” Richard “Simply put, it’s a new way of doing things. It’s breaking tradition and taking a new approach to solving an old problem. I think an innovation is actually only truly innovative if it is delivered to the world and widely adopted, and enjoyably used.” Riley2. A two-stage definition of the engineering innovation process: the front-end, or discovery and development stage, and the back-end, or implementation and adoption stage. Engineering innovators defined

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G. O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #8929Teaching Vectors To Engineering Students Through an Interactive VectorBased GameDr. James G. O’Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology James G. O’Brien is an assistant professor of Physics and Mathematics at WIT. His field of expertise is gravitation and cosmology, and has published numerous papers on alternative formulations of gravity. He is a strong advocate of project based learning in physics and mathematics, and is always trying to engage students in new and exciting ways to bring physics alive in the classroom and laboratory.Dr. Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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

could alterthe future.Entrepreneurial Start-up Companies Page 24.517.10Another perspective on the entrepreneur is this individual has the ability to create something ofvalue where others see no value.10 The cases below effectively describe the efforts of students inideating, creating and/or contributing to the effort to create a value-add business where noneexisted before. The cases deal with software engineering, high altitude ballooning, and processengineering for the creation of carbon nanotubes.BloodStat was a software product birthed in the mind of a Taylor University undergraduate whosaw a way to create economic value through efficiency

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Dale S. Deardorff, Rocky Peak Leadership Center

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

State University, Northridge (CSUN) is alsoincreasing its focus on entrepreneurship. Currently as part of their Master’s program inEngineering Management, a course on entrepreneurship and innovation management ismandatory for all students. The authors of this paper taught this course in Fall 2012 and Fall2013.The primary learning objectives of this course in Fall 2012 were: (i) Understanding how to put together a business plan (ii) Getting an in-depth analysis of identifying a target market (iii) Evaluating intellectual property related to their project (iv) Applying engineering economy concepts such as Rate of Return, Payback period, Sensitivity Analysis and Breakeven point.Keeping in mind the philosophy of

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Carlye Lauff; Joanna Weilder-Lewis; Kevin O'Connor; Daria Kotys-Schwartz; Mark Rentschler

come back for more business. Companies are business-minded and end-results driven, whereas university courses are both learning minded and driven.Approach to Design. At the undergraduate level, the process of design is constructed fromabstract technical descriptions of professional design. Students are being taught regimenteddesign methodologies, which gives them a false sense of the exact processes professionalengineers use. In industry, engineers rarely use just a linear design methodology as a roadmap for Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University; Pavel M. Polunin, Michigan State University

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International

Paper ID #9516International Students and Engineering Departments Facing the Speak TestMr. Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University Craig Gunn is the Director of the Communication Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineer- ing at Michigan State University. He integrates communication skill activity into all courses within the mechanical Engineering program. He is editor of the CEED Newsbriefs and has co-authored numerous textbooks, including - Engineering Your Future.Mr. Pavel M. Polunin, Michigan State University Pavel Polunin is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering Department at Michigan State University. He

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

creation and in their level of abstraction4. They can be in the mind (internal) orthey can be physically perceivable (external).The ability to mentally rotate and manipulate geometry is of fundamental importance interms of being able to graphically communicate. Keen spatial skill is a strong indicatorof achievement and attainment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsfields5. These abilities are significant for an assortment of reasons, including “effectiveeducation in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines”,(p. 352). Predominantly, previous academic studies concentrated on spatial ability, but Page

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruben Pierre-Antoine, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

present often was ethics. Weattributed that to a combination of factors. First, many students may have not considered ethicsas a concept that they should include in their concept map because it is not the first thing thatcomes to mind when doing a homework assignment for an engineering class. One other important observation from the Figure 4 map is that moments seem to beisolated from the rest of the concepts. It seems that students struggled to connect moments withthe rest the concepts, perhaps because it is a difficult concept that often gets introduced withoutmuch pretense. An encouraging aspect of this map is that students did do a successful jobgrasping a large majority of the concepts. Finally, in order to ensure the validity of the

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie McClurkin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Velvet Fitzpatrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.   4. Cox, M.F., London, J.S., Ahn, B., Zhu, J., Torres-Ayala, A.T., Frazier, S., & Cekic, O. (2011) Attributes of Success for Engineering Ph.D.s: Perspectives from Academia and Industry, 2011 Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (10 pages). 5. Ahn, B., Zhu, J., Cox, M.F., London, J.S., & Branch, S. (2013). Recommendations for Engineering Doctoral Education: Design of an Instrument to Evaluate Change. 2013 Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Oklahoma City, OK. 6. Pruitt-Logan, A. S., Gaff, J. G., Jentoft, J. E. (2002). Preparing

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #8586Advanced Student-Centric Learning Practices in Applied Engineering Pro-gramsProf. Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University Prof. Ben Radhakrishnan is currently a full time Faculty in the School of Engineering, Technology and Media (SETM), National University, San Diego, California, USA. He is the Lead Faculty for MS Sus- tainability Management Program. He develops and teaches Engineering Management and Sustainability Management graduate level courses. Ben has taught Sustainability workshops in Los Angeles (Army) and San Diego (SDGE). His special interests and research include teaching methods (specifically

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University; Mats Daniels, Uppsala University; Åsa Sofia Cajander

Tagged Topics

Student Development

Paper ID #11088Integrating Global Systems Development Skills into the Engineering Curricu-lumProf. Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University Arnold Pears received his BSc(Hons) in 1986 and PhD in 1994, both from La Trobe University, Mel- bourne, Australia. He occupied positions as lecturer and senior lecturer at La Trobe University between 1991 and 1998. In 1999 he was appointed as senior lecturer at Uppsala University, Sweden. He was awarded the Uppsala University Pedagogy Prize in 2008, and appointed as Associate Professor of Com- puting Education Research in May 2011. Roles at Uppsala University include appointment to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qu Jin, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

their career more strongly than did men, although only marginal difference wasobserved (Cohen’s d = 0.19). This gender difference was present among students in bothdisciplines, keeping in mind that the gender difference in business was larger than the genderdifference in engineering. Generally, these findings are in line with Johnson’s finding on genderdifferences in career values 14.Our analyses of personal characteristic measures suggest that although engineering and businessstudents are similar on many developmental traits that may have traction in helping to explainentrepreneurial behaviors, small differences favoring business students are observed on some ofthese traits, such as innovation orientation, the way they optimize their goals

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan M. Hicks, University of Florida; Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

,general setting, and efficient tools can measure growth, then each process should be emphasizedearly in each student’s education. Either approach should lead to engineering graduates who arestronger adaptive experts.ConclusionThe importance of critical and reflective thinking in the field of engineering cannot be argued.The goal of developing adaptive experts who excel at thinking critically and reflectively is anadmirable and important goal in engineering education. Engineers with training in critical andreflective thinking should be more capable in the increasingly complex, global landscape andwill be more mindful of their impacts on society. While it appears that some individuals are moreprone to be critical and reflective thinkers than others

Conference Session

DEED Melange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education

includes two group projects: a smaller, minor, hands-on project where thestudents build, test, and redesign an engineering system and a larger, major project, which ismore theoretical with extensive research and design to solve an engineering problem. The groupsconsist of 3-4 students. Both projects follow the students through the engineering design cyclebut with different goals and lessons in mind. The minor design project is more hands on and the Page 24.811.3students get to test their designs and realize their mistakes, which is detailed in a paper by Jaeger,et. al2. This project is given mid-way through the semester and the students have 2

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

universities have been introducing cornerstone design courses, using hands-on projects,looking for real-world challenges and problems to meet the many objectives named above.These reflections were deliberately gathered at the end of the first year, as students are decidingon majors, and have the projects most fresh in their minds as influencing their decision. Indeveloping their version of a cornerstone course at McMaster University, it was noted, “Theobjective of the Cornerstone is to instill in first-year engineers enjoyment from learning,motivation to continue learning, and genuine intellectual curiosity about the engineering in theworld around them.” 1 And, from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, “The purpose ofcornerstone projects is to

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Briana Lucero, Colorado School of Mines; Cameron J Turner P.E., Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

Figure 4 HCD process and objectives21ConclusionsThis paper attempts to meld design curriculum with the methodologies of designing with humansin mind. No longer able to design simply for humans, the problem facing new design engineers ishow to exercise inclusionary design practices for a global market. As the opportunities afforded Page 24.1034.16to students continues to allow for greater interactions with society, students need to develop anew toolset that uses both their technical and their social skills.All the programs reviewed in this study offer various takes on the standard design pedagogies.The programs agree that interdisciplinary work

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #10204Assessing the Effectiveness of Leadership Education for Engineering Stu-dentsDr. David Bayless, Ohio University Page 24.207.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Assessing the Effectiveness of Leadership Education for Engineering StudentsAbstractRegardless of the approach taken to help engineering student develop their leadership potential,the engineering leadership development community faces challenges in assessing theeffectiveness of the educational approach. Soft skills, while assessable, are much

Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #9871Integrating Community Engagement, Freshman Chemical Engineering, andan AIChE Student ChapterDr. Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University Bill B. Elmore currently holds the Hunter Henry Chair and Associate Directorship in the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. In his twenty-fourth year of engineering education, Bill focuses on project-based learning at all levels of the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum and undergraduate research in energy and micro-scale reactor studies

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

screen(Figure 2).The informed engineering design pedagogy focuses on learning science and mathematicsconcepts through carefully designed specifications and constraints followed by learningactivities for the targeted content (Developing Knowledge; KSBs). This targetedapproach embedded in an engineering design cycle helps students focus and learnFigure 1. An informed engineering design model. The inner cycle represents how these processes are not necessarily Page 24.820.4stepwise and that design should encompass many iterations and refinements. The outer cycle makes engineeringhabits of mind such as collaboration and creativity