Conference Session

Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin James Wainwright, BC Institute of Technology; Barbara Ellen Endicott-Popovsky, University of Washington, Information School; Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University

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Continuing Professional Development

like to start a business. c) Wish to obtain immediate employment.The organization of this paper is as follows: The next section gives a brief overview of theCanadian Forces training modules that are relevant to this project. Section three describes thebasic program structure at BCIT. Section four explains the reservist re-entry program at BCITand section five gives a summary of results and initial findings.Canadian Forces Military Training Modules3The following is a brief overview of the reservists’ formal military training covered in ouranalysis: Page 22.155.3 Figure 1: Overview of Canadian Forces Training ProgramAll

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Fleeman, Rock Valley College

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Engineering Technology

asvideos, to be delivered asynchronously, but paced to ensure timely completion. Laboratoryactivities are still conducted to provide students with hands-on experiences and direct interactionwith their professors and other students. The design of alternative-format hybrid classes leadsinherently to a detailed, concise, week-by-week course construction. This paper includes fivesections: (1) Alternative Energy – A Comprehensive Overview, (2) Designing a Curriculum forAssessment, (3) The Pros and Cons of a Hybrid Course Design, (4) The Critical Issues ofEnrollments and Employment, and (5) Conclusions and Future Development. The SES degreeprogram curriculum at Rock Valley College finishes its first two years of delivery in June 2011.1. Alternative

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Richard J. Stock, Cooper Union

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Chemical Engineering

biological and biomedical applications of chemical engineering. Page 22.157.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Alternative Lab Reports – Engineering Effective CommunicationIntroductionFor many chemical engineering undergraduate programs, required laboratory sequences allowstudents to experience hands-on applications of chemical engineering principles outside theclassroom. After students have successfully completed their laboratory experiments, their resultsare analyzed and typically written up as a classic laboratory report [1-2]. In addition, prior totaking their chemical

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

clients during the PBSL-based section of the course. Theinstructor treated the projects between both sections equally, and, when queried, did not thinkthat client-based design would have a greater impact on student learning or attitudes.Student demographics for both sections (n = 66) are provided in Table 1. Ethnicity was recordedas either students who are underrepresented in engineering (URM) or majority students (MAJ).MAJ students included White and Asian students, while URM students included AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, Native American and Multicultural students.Table 1. Fall 2009 and 2010 First-Year Engineering Projects (FYEP) course demographics, with rawnumbers followed by percentage of the whole. Course

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

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Educational Research and Methods

solve problem scenarios. Specifically, our research attempted toanswer two questions. The first question asked how effective the scaffolding approach is forteaching problem-solving while simultaneously addressing academic diversity. The secondquestion focused on how this approach could best be implemented in project-based instruction.B. Project TasksTable 1 explains the problem-solving related tasks, gained knowledge or skill, and theappropriate engineering taxonomic units or taxa. These taxa6 are identified as follows: I. Pre-knowledge Conceptual Experiences Page 22.159.4 II. Basic Conceptual Knowledge III. Applied Conceptual knowledge IV

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

and hardware portions along with its sampleresults will be presented.1. IntroductionPower electronics is an engineering discipline that deals with the conversion of electrical energyfrom one form to another. Power electronics has become increasingly important nowadays wherebillions of kilo-watts of electric power are being re-processed every day to provide the kind ofpower needed by loads1. Due to the rapid growth in power electronics technology, there has beenan increased presence of engineering companies who come during the career fair at Cal Poly torecruit electrical engineering (EE) students with power electronics background. This in turn hastriggered a great interest among our EE students in the field of power electronics as indicated

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University; Dyah A. Hening, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University

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Two Year College Division

engineers. Occupations in natural sciences related disciplines also have a highfrequency of being defined as STEM fields.Table 1 lists STEM definition used for this work based on the high frequency of occurrence ineducational and occupational definitions.Variables IdentificationMost of the literature regarding success measurement provides qualitative analysis. Palmer(2003) wrote a report that examined the differences between the subgroups of faculty and staffwithin the public 2-year sector. Page 22.161.3Palmer6 described the differences in the age reflecting the concern of the impending turnover forthe gradually aging faculty. In NSOPF 1993, the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig T. Evers P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Manufacturing

ofthe IAB, the course emphasis was on the application of a variety of advanced qualitytools used to plan, implement and communicate an effective quality program. Theschedule of topics is shown in Table 1 below. Page 22.162.3 Topic Introduction - Supplier Relationships and Requirements, Supplier Quality Manuals 8D APQP/PPAP QMS/QFD Gage R&R, Control Plans FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA Process Maps Process Capability

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Reed, Purdue University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

projects, with an emphasis on planning and design alternatives to meet cost,performance, and user-interface goals. One of the course requirements is the completion of theconceptualization and initial development phases of an electronic device that accomplishes astudent-defined task or solves a student-defined problem. Student projects are taken tocompletion in two subsequent self-directed laboratory courses, Project Design and Development,Phase I and II. The students who volunteered to participate in the study (n=40) ranged in agefrom 21 to 35, and most were white, non-Hispanic males from within the state, with nearly halfof them starting as freshman in the ECET program. The cohort included 1 female, 3 African-Americans, 3 Hispanics and 1

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Borup, Brigham Young University

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Environmental Engineering

. Page 22.164.2The decision making process has been well studied. The specific approaches to the decisionmaking process are as varied as the decision situations; however, it is widely accepted that thefollowing are the important elements of the process1,2,3: 1) Definition of the problem 2) Listing alternatives 3) Definition of criterion, values, or objectives that will be used for evaluation 4) Quantification of the importance of each criterion, value, or objective 5) Evaluation of each alternative for each criterion, value, or objective 6) Choice of a course of action based on the evaluationTo make better decisions in the wastewater treatment plant design process it is necessary tounderstand the values held

Conference Session

Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Frances C. Ray-Earle, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Center for Biorefining & Biofuels (C2B2); Nancy S. Tway, University of Colorado

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Chemical Engineering

the country.Each goal will be briefly described below:Goal 1: Engage students in fundamental investigations of converting biomass to fuels andchemicals – Upon admission to the REU program, students are matched based on researchinterest to a research project and team at one of the participating institutions. Participants engagein weekly meetings with their respective principal investigator (PI) and research teams. Inaddition to working with a principal investigator, students are matched with a mentor graduatestudent or postdoctoral researcher that can provide guidance on everything from the researchproject execution and equipment maintenance to career experience and getting settled into livingarrangements at their summer site. PIs and mentors

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; John E. Weaver, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Luis Falliner, The University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

carried out atNASA shows that out of 38 skills, 36 are directly related to communications, leadership,attitudes, and systems thinking. While only 2 of the skills are the "hard skills" dealing withtechnical acumen. The data yielded 38 key characteristics or behaviors which were grouped intofive categories: 1) leadership, 2) attitudes, 3) communication skills, 4) systems thinking, and 5)systems acumen; the results clearly indicate the soft skills above and beyond the technical“acumen” are clearly what set the best NASA engineers apart.31This paper concentrates on the Systems Engineering (SE) graduate programs developed in theCollege of Engineering (COE) at the University of Texas at El Paso; similar efforts onredefinition of curricula at the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christianna Irene White, Iowa State University, Institute for Transportation; David J. White, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

thatin their study, ―above all other skills required to be ‗an effective engineer‘ communication wasranked as ‗essential‘ by more than 60% of [their] respondents.‖ They call out three themes withinthe communication skills category: ―[1] big picture awareness . . . being able to communicatewith others outside of his [sic] discipline. . . . [2] willingness to proactively seek out discussion,clarification, or even debate. . . [and] 3] being a good listener.16However, they conclude by suggesting a dissonance with these professional abilities and thecommunication practices presently assessed in engineering education.16Approaches to Teaching Engineering CommunicationTo address the need for well-prepared engineering communicators, nearly every

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard H Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Mehdi Ferdowsi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

level and for community college vocational programs for mechanics. The project also includes a public dissemination component, including partners from the St. Louis Science Center. This program began recently, in the fall of 2010. In order to provide an initial evaluation of a sample of courses in the program a survey was administered to students currently enrolled in undergraduate and graduate courses that are part of the program. One part of the survey focused on the impact of the courses on motivation and engagement, and the other consisted of Felder’s Inventory of Learning Styles (ILS) [1]. Results indicated that motivation and engagement, in this context, could be conceived of as

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego; Carolina C. Ilie, State University of New York, Oswego

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Engineering Physics & Physics

style, and although class levels and disciplines weredifferent, significantly similar positive perceptions were recorded for different criteria.I. INTRODUCTIONMany instructors have difficulties making students read outside the class [1]. We use onlinequizzes for obtaining feedback on the students’ comprehension of topics not yet taught in theclassroom. Variations of the method were originally developed in 1996 at IUPUI and the USForce Academy; the term “Just in Time Teaching” or JiTT was coined. In this approach, studentscomplete online assignments/quizzes [2] by a certain deadline. Instructors adjust lectures “Just intime” not only to cover the curriculum but also to respond to student needs [3] so that thefeedback loop is closed. The end

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom C. Roberts P.E., Kansas State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

keynote, Kerns asked several questions to stimulate member thinking.1 How, throughASEE members, could ASEE become a critical player in solving the world’s greatest challenges?For example, how could corporate partners advocate for funding needed for engineeringeducation and research in ways that academia cannot? Where do we begin? Why? How? Whatdo we know? What do we need to learn?The first reference to the term “Citizen Engineer” the authors can find is from a 2002 IEEE-USApresentation to the Student Professional Awareness Committee.2 The opening power point slideof the presentation states:“Being a Citizen Engineer Implies Recognizing and Acting On • Professional Responsibilities • Public Responsibilities • Enlightened Self Interest”The

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Linda L. Naimi, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

mandated learning management system. This information can be helpful in improving Page 22.171.2training, support and usage of LMSs.MethodFor the purposes of this study, we sought to address three main questions: (1) How do universityfaculty feel about the learning management systems in use at their institution? (2) Do theybelieve they are engaging students with their use of the learning management system? (3) Whatelements do they consider to be crucial or important in a learning management system?Full-time faculty from eight departments and every level of teaching experience from theCollege of Technology Purdue University were invited to participate

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant P. Richards, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Helen A. McNally, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

students; reportingincreased rates of learning and improved comprehension [1, 2]. Additional studies haveexplored the relationship between student learning styles and student retention rates [3].While learning styles data has been routinely published for students in many fields; there is littledata on students in Electrical Engineering Technology programs. This study examines thelearning styles of two groups of incoming students (n = 154) in a four year ElectricalEngineering Technology program. Data for this study was obtained using the Felder-SolomonIndex of Learning Styles (ILS), a freely-available instrument used in the assessment of learningstyles in a range of fields.Students in this study exhibit a distinct preference for visual learning

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

, this paper describes the key functions and roles associated with mentoring in thecapstone course as well as a factors that can influence these mentoring environments. The resultsprovide the engineering education community with a more complete understanding of the natureof design teaching in a way that can be used not only for professional development of currentdesign faculty, but also in the training of new design educators.IntroductionThe capstone course in engineering emerged as a result of the perceived lack of practical skillsin graduates that resulted from a strong focus on theoretical knowledge in the curriculum in thecold war era 1, 2. Among the strategies for addressing that imbalance, ABET, Inc. now requiredthat programs incorporate a

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Renato Acosta, University of Texas, El Paso; Rafael Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Design in Engineering Education

resultcounterproductive since the students will be overloaded with information. Another extreme willbe to teach them only one or few methods; although this avoids an overload, the authors haveobserved that most instructors do this, teaching just a couple of preferred methods. The premiseof this research work is that there is a lack of guidance when it comes to design methodselection. This situation is also reflected in the professional world where it is well known thatdesigners will stick to just a couple of methods in each category for the most of their professionallife. This is understandable because (1) the designer is familiar with the method, and (2) there isnot a clear guide to help decide which other methods to use. A test-bed for an expert system toguide

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Francisco Enrique Andrade, Hewlett-Packard Mexico

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College Industry Partnerships

a premier “best-shore” destination for development inside HP. HPLabs hopes to continue to explore OI collaborations around the globe using GUAPO’s modelto augment and enhance its research portfolio, as the 5+year outcomes of the relationshipwith the Jalisco Government show. HP’s experience with this kind of industry-government-academia partnership can be used by other companies and regions who wish to establishsimilar win-win collaborations to advance science and technology.                                                            1 Morell, Lueny, Martina Y. Trucco, Edgardo Torres-Caballero and Francisco Andrade. HP UniversityRelations: helping build engineering capacity in Latin America. 2007 ASEE Conference Proceedings2 Banerjee

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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College Industry Partnerships

consortium of smaller companies may sign a formal agreement for a body ofongoing research activities with a particular university. The Ford-MIT alliance is an example ofthis sort of partnership. (1) At the other extreme, a single company may choose to sponsor asingle student or small group to develop a design. Many schools operate such a sponsorshipsystem for their capstone design courses. (2) In between, there are many different levels ofcooperation.This paper discusses collaboration between an industry consortium and a mechanical engineeringdepartment that involved several different types of work over a six-year period. Initially, theconsortium provided a project for inclusion in a single-quarter senior design course. Later, theyfunded a number of

Conference Session

Mechatronics in the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett M. Clayton, Villanova University; Rebecca A. Stein, University of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

with step-by-step instructions showing how to build and troubleshoot the motor. In addition, preliminaryexperiment testing and student reactions are presented.1) IntroductionMotors are an important part of the mechanical engineering (ME) curriculum as well as incurricula developed for high school science and robotics clubs – in fact, this experiment wasdeveloped as part of a curriculum to accompany the Navy’s SeaPerch program1, which focuseson junior high and high school students. In college ME programs, motors are introduced infreshman and sophomore introduction to engineering courses, and then elaborated upon in higherlevel classes, such as system dynamics, control systems, and mechatronics. Most commonly,experiments involving motors focus

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Victoria Bernal, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Rican-born parents). *U.S. Natives with Native Parentage or Third-and-higher Generations—U.S.-born citizens withboth parents born in the United States (including persons born as U.S. citizens in foreigncountries with two U.S.-born.”[8]The Hispanic profile we would like to study are Hispanic currently or recently enrolled in K-12that consider going to higher education. The following table describes the personas.Table 1 - Personas Born K-12 Education Parents1. Joseph Non US US US citizen2. Judy US US Non-US citizen3. John Non US Non US US

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Susan M. Montenery, Ohio Northern University; Courtney M. Hetrick, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Electrical orComputer Engineering) or a Biomedical Sciences minor (through Mechanical Engineering) 1;both options offer students an opportunity to take coursework and some laboratory work in thebiomedical area well into their plan of study. Implementing a full scale biomedical engineeringprogram is not feasible without significant additional recourses or an affiliated medical school.There is little opportunity to work in a laboratory setting on projects related to biomedicalengineering in the first year of study, as is the case for most if not all engineering programs.Engineering faculty met with faculty from the Department of Nursing while pursuingopportunities for undergraduate student research projects and, together, an undergraduateresearch and

Conference Session

First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan L. Hart, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

accomplish these outcomes, while retainingdeclared majors as a small emerging program in an established college, innovative techniques wereencouraged and applied throughout the program coursework. Of particular concern is the first yearexperience, or freshman year, as the first year has been cited as a critical decision making juncture forretention in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) (1, 2).Completion surveys from previous students consistently pointed to the traditional common freshmanengineering introductory course as lacking in engagement. Anecdotal evidence on these surveys associatedthis course with major changes out of engineering. To achieve retention of majors and stay competitivewithin an established college, the newly

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Houssein A. Kheireddine, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

them canreach the target. In the mass-integration exercise, a recycle problem is presented to the students.Data for process streams and units as well as constraints on acceptable recycles are given. As theuser defines the flowrates assigned from the process streams (sources) to the process units(sinks), infeasible solutions are detected and the student’s score is penalized. When a feasiblesolution is finally obtained, the grade is assigned based on the number of trials and the ratio ofthe student’s answer to the optimal value. Figures 1 and 2 are snapshots of the graphical userinterface (GUI) for the mass-integration exercise.Figure 1: Mass integration solution tableFigure 2: Mass integration error messages. In the heat integration exercise, a

Conference Session

Hardware Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Hayne, The Citadel

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Computers in Education

memory (MEM) for storing both programs and data.The complete data path is shown in Figure 1. BUS A BUS B BUS C 6 PC IR A1 A2 1 REGS 2 MUX 2 A ALU R B

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Salleh Abu, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Shahrin Mohammad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Educational Research and Methods

. Thus, there is an urgent need toprepare future engineers for solving unknown problems. The emphasis should be on teaching tolearn rather than providing more knowledge. Teaching engineers to think analytically will bemore important than helping them memorize theorems. Teaching them to cope with rapidprogress will be more critical than teaching them all of the technology breakthroughs.1 In theopinions of engineering managers, thinking and problem solving skills are evaluated as the mostimportant skills of an engineering professional, and are becoming even more vital in theextremely challenging world of today.2Currently, most of our engineering schools have developed curricula by creating scenarios orpredicting the expected problems. In doing so

Conference Session

FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ani Ural, Villanova University; Joseph Robert Yost, Villanova University; David W Dinehart, Villanova University; Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

describesone of these interdisciplinary freshman projects. The project, known as Analytical andExperimental Evaluation of a SMARTBEAM, combines elements of civil, mechanical andelectrical engineering in the study of flexural behavior of expanded wide flange steel beamsknown as cellular beams. The project combines finite element analysis, flexural stress concepts,strain gauge instrumentation and experimental investigation into a unified experience. Detailsrelated to course development and structure, lecture content, method of delivery, outcomes, andlearning assessment are presented.1. IntroductionEngineering analysis, design and research investigation must rely on theory, computationalanalysis and experimental evaluation. In order to effectively