Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Brian Schratz, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

foundation of the Lab. For the Lab to mature and Page 13.1253.8prosper, an adaptable strategic plan must identify priorities, deficiencies, and methods to addressthem. To this end, the students and faculty identified several key priorities deemed necessary toachieve the desired resources and capabilities. With the SSPL in its infancy, the key prioritiesfor the inaugural year centered on 1. providing an on-ramp for new students in order to develop an experienced workforce, 2. diversifying flight projects, 3. integrating the Lab with the Penn State curriculum, 4. interfacing with existing university research interests, 5. improving our

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan A. Burtner

for three years. The course, which has been designed and taught by an engineeringprofessor, is part of the College of Liberal Arts’ Senior Capstone program and is offered tostudents from any college in the university. The course structure encourages students to viewcontemporary issues from an organizational, personal and technical perspective. The presence ofboth engineering students and liberal arts students in the same class allows students to shareknowledge and break down stereotypes as they study accomplishments in the fields ofengineering and science.Introduction The practice of engineering is not conducted in a vacuum. Engineering accomplishmentsaffect society and, conversely society affects what engineers can accomplish. As

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Holmes Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon J Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart D. Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Paper ID #18910Culture and Attitude: A scholarship, mentoring and professional develop-ment program to increase the number of women graduating with engineeringdegrees.Ms. Paula Holmes Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Paula Jensen is an Industrial Engineering Lecturer and the Mentor/Director of Culture and Attitude at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. She also is a small business owner and was in Manufac- turing and Logistics for 9 years.Dr. Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Michael West is an associate professor and head of the department of materials and

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (3)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

College Engineering (WECE) study. Cathy received her S.B. in cognitive science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from Stanford University.Dr. Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science Dr. Christine Cunningham is an educational researcher who works to make engineering and science more relevant, accessible, and understandable, especially for underserved and underrepresented populations. A vice president at the Museum of Science, Boston since 2003, she founded and directs Engineering is ElementaryTM , a groundbreaking project that integrates engineering concepts into elementary curriculum and teacher professional development. As of September 2016, EiE has served 12.6

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Scoles; Harriet Millan

integrating writing with engineering content is the added time professorsmust allow for students to present drafts. We argue that this time is well spent and that itconstitutes the difference in helping students to become comfortable with the material. A modelof the writing intensive version ECE Laboratory will support our premise that the developmentaleffects of teaching writing facilitate learning.ECEL 301 ECE Laboratory IThe ECEL 301 course is the first in a series of four labs required of all EE and CE students. It is Page 10.277.2a third-year course in the typical 5-year curriculum with co-op. ECEL 301 is the sixth lab-related Proceedings

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael T. Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Angela Meyer, Rawlinson MS

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

camp named GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science)for selected high school girls in San Antonio. Therefore, it seemed natural to conduct a similarcamp for middle school girls with an emphasis in Engineering and which included more activelearning activities in Robotics. Additionally, miniGEMS integrated easily into the mission ofUIW which emphasized access to education for all in our community. In April 2015, we appliedfor an ‘Engineering Summer Program 2015’ grant offered by the Texas Higher EducationCoordinating Board. We received about $14,000 to run the one-week engineering summer campfor middle school girls. With the help of the three of the middle school teachers that we metduring the Super Saturday event, we advertised the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard A. Canistraro

overwhelmingly positive asample of which is given in Appendix C along with percentages of student responses. Studentshave especially enjoyed the use of an actual engineering system to illustrate the many conceptsthat are covered in the machine design course. They have also appreciated the invaluableexperience of technical report writing that will ultimately lead to improved performance inprofessional practice. They also have the opportunity to integrate several types of software into asingle report. A startling result has been the discovery of the conservative nature of the types ofanalyses that are presented in the typical machine design text, illustrating the “first order” natureof the material presented in the text.Conclusions and Future Plans:Given

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette "Peko" Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Amitava "Babi" Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

research has made giant strides in the past twenty years or so and it isclear that “a robust research base is required to inform future engineering practice”4. Yet we seefew applications of this in creating innovative curricula and approaches to teaching and learning.University teaching is probably the only profession where novice practitioners, i.e., new facultywith fresh PhD’s are expected to start off as experts without any kind of systematic training.Rapid advances have been made in the “science of learning” and taking an evidence-basedapproach to college teaching can help create more effective teachers5. Yet faculty are rarelytrained on how to deal with changes in curricular approach and curriculum or when newpedagogy is introduced.The

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Colledge, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2010-742: EPLUM MODEL OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: EXPANDINGNON-TRAVEL BASED GLOBAL AWARENESS, MULTI-DISCIPLINARYTEAMWORK AND ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET DEVELOPMENTKhanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University Khanjan Mehta is a Senior Research Associate in the Electronic and Computer Services (ECS) department and an affiliate faculty member in the School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP) in the College of Engineering at Penn State. His professional interests include innovative system integration, high-tech entrepreneurship and international social entrepreneurship. His research interests include social networks, application of cellphones for development, innovation in

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimia Moozeh, University of Toronto ; Nadine Ibrahim, University of Toronto; Rahim Rezaie, University of Toronto; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Murray R. Metcalfe, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

, "A comparison of students' conceptual understanding of electric circuits in simulation only and simulation-laboratory contexts", Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 71-93, 2010.[17] Z. Zacharia and C. Constantinou, "Comparing the influence of physical and virtual manipulatives in the context of the Physics by Inquiry curriculum: The case of undergraduate students’ conceptual understanding of heat and temperature", American Journal of Physics, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 425-430, 2008.[18] S. Hennessy, J. Wishart, D. Whitelock, R. Deaney, R. Brawn, L. Velle, A. McFarlane, K. Ruthven and M. Winterbottom, "Pedagogical approaches for technology-integrated science teaching", Computers & Education, vol. 48, no

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, University of California, Merced

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

identity, (2) the engineering curriculum and what happens in the classroom, and (3)fundamental components of engineering practice. Downey and Lucena 3 affirm that not onlyengineering identity and what counts as engineering knowledge are closely related, but also bothengineering identity and engineering knowledge are tied to national identity and priorities of thetime. Moreover, epistemology and its pedagogical implications are critically important in thediscussion of systemic change and transformation of engineering education. For example, Olson 4and Riley 5,6 have offered an epistemological critique of outcome-based paradigm to show why asa viable program of change it is self-defeating, partly, due to epistemic rigidity.The main goal of this

Conference Session

Capstones and Economics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

David S Greenburg, The Citadel; Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel; Tyler Miner; Susan Kahn Huntington

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

teams have a naturalmechanism for responding to change quickly.Figure 1. Comparison of Agile to Waterfall Project Methodologies. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section ConferenceThe project discussed in this paper involved a business that recognized it needed to produceshorter delivery times and improve its value. After being exposed to Agile processes it becameapparent to the student that employing an Agile methodology could help shorten the systemimplementation process his organization was experiencing while preserving the integrity of thedelivered solution. Employing Agile methodology to reduce the time to delivery and therealization of benefits is

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Schuhmann, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; Kim Barron, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

impact, and the minimal disruption on the path to graduation. An integral partof the ELP mission is to promote a robust contemporaneous and projective world-view instudents and user-friendly international programs are a significant part of this effort.With respect to leadership education and internationalization, the ELP curriculum appears to beon target with alumni perceptions and the program will continue to build upon and refine itsmission to educate World Class Engineers. Students will be taught leadership in a global contextso that they are sensitive to cultural differences and aware of the world and that people andnations are interconnected; as part of this effort, additional short-term international experienceswill continue to be built

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogical Techniques II: Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Tiffany Lauren Pascal, New Mexico State University-Carlsbad

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #19848Using Student Developed Comics to Promote Learning of Transport Phenom-ena ConceptsProf. Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut Jennifer Pascal is an Assistant Professor in Residence at the University of Connecticut. She earned her PhD from Tennessee Technological University in 2011 and was then an NIH Academic Science Education and Research Training (ASERT) Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New Mexico. Her research interests include the integration of fine arts and engineering and developing effective methods to teach transport phenomena.Prof. Tiffany Lauren Pascal, New Mexico State University

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Liberatore, University of Toledo; Uchenna Asogwa; Amanda Portis Malefyt, Trine University; Charlene M. Czerniak, University of Toledo; Gale A. Mentzer, Acumen Research and Evaluation, LLC; T. Ryan Duckett, Acumen Research and Evaluation

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

digital native students is the topic of thispaper.Aside from educational integrity, engaging digital natives could lead to an improvement in theirproblem-solving skills. Moreover, Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)standards stress the need for engineering graduates to have the ability to solve problems in additionto being knowledgeable of current issues. In addition, complex problem solving skills is predictedto be the most prevalent skill to thrive in the workforce in 2020 [5]. Real world problems helpstudents’ understanding to become more integrated [6, 7]. However, most instructional approacheslimit students’ ability to transfer learning by focusing on course-specific information.Active learning involves students

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Joel N. Swisher, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

. Joel N. Swisher, Western Washington University Joel N. Swisher, PhD, PE, is Director of the Institute for Energy Studies and Research Professor of Envi- ronmental Science at Western Washington University. The Institute offers interdisciplinary education and training related to the science, technology, policy and business aspects of the conversion and use of energy resources. Previously, Dr. Swisher was Consulting Associate Professor at Stanford University and an in- dependent consultant in clean energy technology and business strategy. He was formerly CTO at Camco International, and Managing Director of Research and Consulting at Rocky Mountain Institute, where he led research and consulting work for numerous

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osvaldo Clua, University of Buenos Aires; Maria Feldgen, University of Buenos Aires

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

independent of the curriculum as is the case with English language?2) Is there a preference in core ICT tools ready to be integrated in the course to enhance students experience?3) Is there any difference in ICT literacy according to the majoring our students choose? Answering these questions will provide us an overview on the approach our students have to theICTs. This overview will allow us to prepare a plan for integrating ITCś in the courses, beyondthe standard use of course related tools.Overview of the Collected DataData Collection Methodology The data was collected using an on-line questionnaire during the first term of 2012. It washosted on a free server dedicated to surveys. Students completed the survey during a 30 minutesperiod in

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Erin Sprowl; Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Carrie A. Wachter Morris, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

positive manner. An empathetic engineer will understandwhich actions are deemed positive to others and a caring engineer will ensure that theirengineering decisions have long-term positive effects.This project is grounded in two theoretical assumptions stemming from Conversation Theory.14First, in order to conduct interdisciplinary work and integrate conceptions from different fields ofinquiry, a common language needs to be established. Second, the establishment of a commonlanguage is not a static process or the development of a thesaurus; common language is acontinued and dynamic process of negotiation, in which conversations between participants leadto knowledge emergence and shared understandings. Conversations are not merely describing

Collection

2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Mojeed Olamide Bello, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY; Nkiruka Jane Nwachukwu, Morgan State University; Ida Mougang Yanou N, Morgan State University; Niangoran Koissi, Morgan State University; Celeste Chavis P.E., Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

tradition and innovation.," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 43, no. 3, p. 216, 2009.[2] S. Tescari, A. K. Singh, C. Agrafiotis, L. d. Oliveira, S. Breuer, B. Schlogl-Knothe, M. Roeb and C. Sattler, "Experimental evaluation of a pilot-scale thermochemical storage system for a concentrated solar power plant.," Applied energy,, Vols. 66-75, p. 189, 2017.[3] T. Eberlein, J. Kampmeier, V. Minderhout, R. S. Moog, T. Platt, P. Varma-Nelson and H. B. White, "Pedagogies of engagement in science.," Biochemistry and molecular biology education,, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 262-273, 2008.[4] A. A. Ferri, B. H. Ferri and R. S. Kadel, "Program to Integrate Mobile, Hands-on Experiments into the ME, AE, and ECE Curriculum.," in ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramiro Jordan P.E., University of New Mexico; Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; Kamil Agi, SensorComm Technologies Inc.; Donna M. Koechner, eNova Solutions, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the varioussectors discussed diverse aspects of Peace Engineering and, in general, conference participantsagreed that the new global engineers, leaders and professionals need to be multi-disciplinary witha new mindset to solve global challenges. Among the aspects of Peace Engineering education theparticipants learned at the conference, they mentioned: a better idea of what Peace Engineeringis, including teaching students about compassion; the skill changes needed and the strain it willput on an already loaded curriculum as we add dimension like ethics, security and understandingof information technology; and an understanding of “good” and “bad” examples of PeaceEngineering.We also identified the overarching components of Peace Engineering

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gadhaun Aslam, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

education departments: • Learning design and technology • Environmental economics • Engineering technology • Journalism • Science and mathematics • Educational psychology • Curriculum and instruction • Rhetoric, composition, and literacy studies • Education, leadership, and policy studies • Heritage studies, and history languages, cultures, and literature among others.Future studies are needed to understand the impacts that these inter- and multidisciplinarydepartments have on both research and teaching practices in these departments.Finally, it was important to note an observation and perhaps an emerging trend. In thisexploratory study, it was found that the highest number of non-tenure track faculty across

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Katherine Dornian, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

retention of a student in a post-secondary technicaleducation [8, 9]. Further examples show that technical ability, such as high mathematicalachievement, predict higher retention in engineering majors [10]. Other institutional and societalfactors also play an important role, especially for the retention of female students [9].Thesefindings indicate the importance of developing skills before entering post-secondary education.For developing aptitudes in areas such as computer science, computer engineering, and softwareengineering, several countries have mandated computer science in their K-12 curriculum [11].Given this, we anticipate that the most vital delivery of digital skills in an engineering educationcontext happens before students graduate

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

credit in local school districts.The second change was the introduction of a in the Introduction to Engineering course.Promotion of the Program was further enhanced by the creation of a 30 minute “infomercial”about the EDGE Program that was presented for two weeks on the public access TV channel.However, the broadcasting was delayed until the last two weeks of the enrollment period and wedid not expect to see a significant impact on recruitment.This brings us to EDGE VI in 2008. The Program continued with the augmented ConceptualPhysics curriculum and the year around math engagement for qualified students. An updatedversion of the infomercial was broadcast weekly for the entire month of January. Building onthe successful robotics project

Conference Session

Faculty Development Technical Paper Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Samantha Michele Shields, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Constituent Committee

, REU, RIEF, etc.).Mrs. Samantha Michele Shields, Texas A&M University Samantha Shields is an Instructional Consultant at the Texas A&M University’s Center for Teaching Excellence. She is currently working on her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M Uni- versity, where she is concentrating on Teacher Education and Technology. Mrs. Shields taught an adjunct lecturer in the College of Education’s Teaching, Learning, and Culture department before transitioning to serving as a graduate assistant in the Center for Teaching Excellence, where she helps to develop curricu- lum.Dr. Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University Luciana R. Barroso, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Structural

Conference Session

Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Seals

, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education forall students, including: majors in STEM disciplines; prospective K-12 teachers; studentspreparing for the technical workplace; and all students as citizens in a technologicalsociety.The Division’s grant programs sponsor projects in the two broad areas of curriculumdevelopment and workforce preparation. The scope and objectives of these programs areherein described. Some of these programs are congressionally mandated but administeredby the Division. Greater attention is given to the Course, Curriculum and LaboratoryImprovement Program that was developed by the Division to provide leadership andresources for the improvement of STEM education. Guidance is provided on how toprepare a successful

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julanne K. McCulley, Weber State University; Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University; Megumi Usui Leatherbury, Weber State University; Kelly A. Harward, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

). Page 25.959.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Multidisciplinary Mobile Elemental Power Plant (MEPP) ProjectAbstract: In the College of Applied Science and Technology (COAST), we offer instructionwithin our Engineering Technology curriculum on the various forms of alternative energy.In promoting an active learning environment and accommodating the various learningmethods of our students, we are in need of engaging, hands-on tools for lecture andsupplemental labs on renewable energy. To address this need, a multidisciplinary team offaculty members and students from the Engineering Technology programs in the college areparticipating in a collaborative research project involving cogeneration of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erica Messinger, Keysight Technologies; Kathleen L. Melde, University of Arizona; Jonathan Chisum, University of Notre Dame; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University; Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Stephen E. Ralph, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

contributing faster and bring greater value to their new organizations. The demand fornew engineers ready to “jump in” and tackle some of these RF technology breakthroughs is onlyincreasing.The Keysight RF Industry Ready Certification Program serves as a collaboration betweenindustry and universities to produce and recognize industry-ready engineers. This allowsindustry to hire with confidence knowing that the productivity of the new employee is assuredfrom day one. More than 40 universities around the globe have adopted and use this Program intheir curriculum. The panel will share different strategies they have created at their universitiesto embed hands-on engagement activities using Keysight solutions. This represents a newconcept of an industry

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Skills Development

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Daniel Christe, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

Tagged Topics

Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

structure and context to transdisciplinary knowledge streams,empowering students to become knowledge integrators and creators charged with solving wickedchallenges.In this broader context, we report an ongoing effort between a university and a multinational corporation tocreate online experiences for students around the world to learn core research skills in context of globalgrand challenges. Information literacy(8, 9) is a foundational transdisciplinary skillset, arguably the coreliteracy of the 21st century(10, 11), the ability to extract signal from noise and distinguish truth from fantasy.Passive lecture-based demonstrations of research skill, absent a specific context are rarely a successfulpursuit(12, 13). Absent a clear “real world

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

emotional domains6. Recent review andrecommendations include the practice of engineering in an authentic context7. If structuredproperly, authentic projects as a context for learning engineering potentially meets many of thehuman goals within the Ford and Nichols Taxonomy of Human Goals: Integrative socialrelationship goals, self-assertive social relationship goals, affective goals, cognitive goals, taskgoals, and subjective organizational goals 8. The result can be synergistic improvements inmotivation for learning 9.Engagement is often cited as an important component of learning in PBL. In the Civil andChemical Engineering school at RMIT, researchers10 examined the factors that effectengagement in a PBL environment. They examined first year

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel J. Stokes; Nagi El Naga; Halima El Naga

Page 9.1302.1mimic what the students will experience during the total curriculum.Since much of the Computer Engineering curriculum introduces the idea of machinecontrol, hardware architecture, and low level design. The goal of this introductory courseis to start with the knowledge which the students may have gained at home or schoolduring their K-12 education then extend it by using the iconic based language ofSoftwire™ Technology to control test equipment which is similar in many ways toLabview™. Softwire™ is a Microsoft Partner product (made available free through theMicrosoft Developer Network Academic Alliance, in partnership with Softwire™). Thenby using the Legos Mindstorm™ the students will be able to gain an introductory look atevent