Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine

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Environmental Engineering

itself. The Earth is a planet of finiteresources, and its growing population currently consumes them at a rate that cannot besustained.”1, and the first five challenges: (1) make solar energy economical, (2) provide energyfrom fusion, (3) develop carbon sequestration methods, (4) manage the nitrogen cycle, and (5)provide access to clean water, are all related to sustainability. It is, however, possible to work onthese important issues without really contributing to overall sustainability by defining theproblem boundaries too narrowly rather than assessing potential solutions from a broad systemperspective.With this context in mind, one course was altered and another was developed to deal moredeliberately with sustainability issues. They are: CIE

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

phrases (“each summer” “start of each semester” “oneat a time”) reflected design decisions about the pace of change of courses. By collecting similartypes of language and seeking common factors in the language a number of design domains wereidentified. Table 1 shows the design domains that were found.These design domains not only indicate the multi-faceted nature of the design architecture, theyalso show other characteristics. Examining each of the domains it appears that each domainrepresents a certain type of design decision. Parnas20, in his discussion of software modularity,indicated that a major purpose of modular design is to enclose design decisions in modules. Thedifferent types of decision for each domain were identified and shown in

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University; Christopher D. Wilson, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

mechanics of quasi-brittle composites such as portland cement concrete. While vastly different, each of theseexamples is extremely complex and requires insights from many disciplines to understand, even,in some cases, to have a superficial understanding. Therefore, interdisciplinarity and complexityare intimately intertwined 1. So, does this imply that 21st Century medical doctors, scientists,business professionals and engineers must be “jacks of all trades?” The answer to this is “no,”but rather, they must be trained to recognize interdisciplinary problems, to approach themappropriately and to work in an interdisciplinary environment.The maturation of well developed disciplinary studies such as economics, sociology, biology

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

– Page 22.875.5informed our instruction on the design of technical presentation slides to our specificstudent set. Figure 1a shows a typical example of the “traditional” slide design thatresults in cognitive overload slides; this is the slide design that most of our students useon a regular basis. Figure 1b shows the topic once transformed by the slide designtechniques we model and teach.Figure 1 (1a on right, 1b on left): Cognitive overload transformed into content-appropriate slide design.We teach students to move away from fragmented, textually focused slide design, as shown in (a). Instead,we encourage them to think more completely about crafting the message using sentence headers, visualevidence, and notes to align their slide design with

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-Square. The ePDN courses were created using the ASSURE model of Instructional Design 9. TheASSURE model is based on Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction 10. Gagne believes that there arenine events or processes that need to occur for effective learning to take place. The nine eventsare: 1. Gain attention, 2. Inform learners of objectives, 3. Stimulate recall of prior learning, 4.Present the content, 5. Provide guidance for learners, 6. Elicit performance, 7. Provide feedback,8. Assess performance, and 9. Enhance retention and transfer. These nine events provide thebasis for the design of the instruction model and for choosing the right media. 11 The ASSUREModel emphasizes teaching with different styles and the active participation of the

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott A. Curtis, University of Missouri, Kansas City

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Engineering Libraries

researchers, assessments of journal and subfieldimpacts, and descriptive studies of the growth of new and interdisciplinary fields, someengineering librarians have studied reference citation patterns as a tool for collectiondevelopment.This paper presents a study that builds upon the methods developed by these librarians, creatingand analyzing a large sample of citation data from the research literature in civil engineering.Three research questions are addressed through this study: 1. Are the relative percentages of materials cited in different formats and the age of citations in the civil engineering literature different from the results obtained for earlier data sets examining all engineering fields simultaneously, or from results

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University; Sevinc Rende, Isik University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

are reported to be valuable in their daily life, emphasizing life-longlearning.1. IntroductionChemical engineering curriculum ensures students focus on learning the technical details of theprofession. However, problems in industry always involve much more than just finding technicalsolutions.1 Professional careers require skills such as proposing ideas, developing practicalsolutions, working in teams, meeting deadlines, establishing communication between technicalsupport and suppliers, overseeing financial issues and finally reporting and presentation skills.Very few chemical engineering programs incorporate project management courses that meetrequirements of professional life. Therefore, alterations and additions into the existingcurriculum

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

for the future of science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more broadly.”1 This pivotal publication thenidentifies a number of basic questions that at present remain unanswered: How is engineeringtaught in K-12? What types of instructional materials and curricula are being used? How doesengineering education “interact” with other STEM subjects, including how has engineeringinstruction been incorporated into science, technology, and mathematics classrooms?The National Academies report reviewed a variety of K-12 engineering curricula with the goal ofdescribing the curricular objectives and the engineering content and skills addressed.i The studyfound that, from the perspective of the curriculum developers, “the reasons

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mark Laingen, Iowa State University; Steven K. Mickelson, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

most with identifying key variables andderiving the behavior over time from causal loop diagrams.IntroductionThe College of Engineering at Iowa State University (ISU) aims to educate engineers who canaddress the grand challenges identified by the National Academy of Engineering 1. Thesechallenges include providing abundant clean water, renewable non-polluting energy, safe roadsand bridges, access to modern health care, sustainable agriculture and manufacturing, andprotection from natural and man-made disasters. The large scale of these challenges and theimportance of infrastructure make them especially relevant for civil engineers. Engineers whocan tackle such problems need not only solid technical skills but also strengths in leadership

Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Olsen, University of Michigan; Peter D. Washabaugh, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

, advanced placement and transfer credit, and extracurricularactivities. Performance in subsequent courses was studied by means of grades. Notably, theaverage student electing the blimp course had lower entering credit than a typical student.Despite this difference, the alumni of the DBTC course had a noticeable increase in theirsubsequent-term’s grades (~ 1/3 of a letter grade) compared to an average entry student; thisimprovement in performance was equivalent to the effect of 1-2 Advanced Placement coursesfrom high school and was most significant for students who were admitted with lower entrycredit and who later enrolled in the first Aerospace Engineering course.IntroductionFor the past six years there have been experimental offerings of a first

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

program will support many of the current and planned Research Clustersincluding: (1) Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology (new nanoengineered materials andmanufacturing processes); (2) Energy and Environment; (3) Biotechnology and Biosciences(new materials & applications of nanoscience in biology, agriculture and medicine); and (4)Computational Science and Engineering (computational aspects of nanotechnology) that are keytechnology areas for the current and future scientific, engineering and technology needs of thenation and the world. The rapidly spawning array of nanoengineered materials and techniques and theirapplications in research laboratories globally hold great promise for new nanoscale engineeringsystems and technologies

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Michelle L Pantoya, Texas Tech University; Aaron S. Hunt, Canyon Independent School District; Abbye M. Reeves

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

doctoral coursework in Edcuation Leadership and am looking forward to the future in schools.Ms. Abbye M. Reeves, Page 22.962.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Introducing Young Children to Engineering through Early STEM Literacy: Method and Preliminary AssessmentsIntroductionEngineering education (and outreach) at the youngest ages is largely predicated on hands-onactivities using manipulatives such as Legos™ that promote innovation and creativity [1, 2], twocornerstones of any engineer. Even with these activities integrated into selected curriculums, onaverage less

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

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Aerospace

. Page 22.881.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Innovative Instruction for Undergraduate Aircraft Dynamics and ControlIntroductionPrior studies have shown that the conventional teaching methods in university engineeringcourses undermine students’ motivation to persist in pursuing an engineering career [1-3]. Thiseffort, supported by NASA’s E.2 Innovation in Aeronautics Instruction conducted at a largesouthwestern university, addresses the development of an innovative approach to teachingfundamental concepts in Aircraft Dynamics and Control (ADC) to promote student motivation.A pilot study conducted in the same university identified that student’s reported significantly adecrease in two key

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanics

interested in this paper. Page 22.963.2IntroductionOne goal of engineering education is to produce world-class engineers who use their technicaland professional skills to innovatively solve problems in the world around them. “U.S. engineersmust become global engineers. They will have to know how to replenish their knowledge byself-motivated, self-initiated learning.”1 In order to achieve this goal, students need to be givenopportunities to address and develop the desired attributes of world-class engineers includingbeing aware of the world, innovative, and effective in teams. To do this more effectively,students can be given multiple experiences

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronic Systems

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Design in Engineering Education

commitment, scope, and breadth as the on-campus projectexperience.The project must include all elements of a standard Senior Design Project and produce hardware,software or research results as would be developed during a standard university Senior DesignProject Semester as negotiated in a Statement of Work (SOW) prior to start of the project.Throughout the project and at its conclusion the student is required to formally present hisprogress and work to the university senior design advisor and industry mentor.The Corporate partner is required to provide guidance, mentoring, materials and equipment tothe Cal Poly University student during the internship / Co-op period. 1. Minimum requirements for Senior Projects to be documented in a Statement Of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

Page 22.964.2Competition (FRC) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). These activities have been proven veryeffective in attracting high school students to study STEM related fields in colleges anduniversities.1. MechatronicsMechatronics is defined as a multidisciplinary engineering system design. It is the synergisticcombination of mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computerengineering, and systems design engineering in order to design and manufacture useful products.To put into perspective, mechatronics treats product design as a system design that requires thetight integration of mechanical components, electrical/electronic systems, industrial design ideas,computer-control systems, embedded systems, and intelligent

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

impact on student learning, of an innovative virtuallaboratory experience employed in 12 undergraduate civil engineering courses at 5 universitiesacross the United States over a period of 4 years (2007-2010). This laboratory experience isdesigned to integrate the fundamental concepts of hazard mitigation into undergraduate civilengineering education by providing students with remote access to bench scale shake table labstations.1-3 The goal of the evaluation estimate the impact of virtual experiments on studentlearning, including understanding of course content and development of civil engineering skills,and to describe associations between student characteristics and patterns in student learning. Weare particularly concerned with this second

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

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College Industry Partnerships

guarantee failure.1 And once the chip designis completed, the test engineer is responsible for implementing an efficient and thorough testplan that ensures the customer receives fully-functioning ICs. The test engineer’s task becomeseven more challenging as ICs are implemented in nanoscale technologies due to the host ofreliability issues that begin to arise.2Despite the critical importance of the test engineer, relatively few universities have introducedsemiconductor testing into their curriculum. Most test engineers report learning their craftthrough other means, such as on the job training from co-workers to even trial and error.3 It hasbeen estimated that about six months of training is typically required to bring a new hire up tospeed using

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF); Maisha Drew, Innovative STEM Foundation; Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF)

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Minorities in Engineering

. If there is not a sufficient pipeline to meet U.S.demand, then the country will not have the trained personnel required to remain competitive inthe global economy or continue its standing as a leader in technological research. In addition to being inadequate, the pipeline also needs to diversify. According to areport published for Congress, Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans as a whole comprisemore than 25% of the population; however, they earn 16.2% of the bachelor degrees, 10.7% ofthe master’s degrees, and 5.4% of the doctorate degrees in science and engineering 1. There needsto be an increased effort to recruit from historically underrepresented groups, in order todiversify the current pipeline. The nation's population is a

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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First-Year Programs

develop teamwork skills. The course aims to deliver the criteria for graduatingcompetent engineers as recommended by the Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology. These criteria are summarized in Table 1. Page 22.966.2 Table 1. ABET criteria for competent engineersCriteria Description of competency (a) An ability to apply mathematics science and engineering principles (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments and interpret data (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) an ability to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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NSF Grantees

 improve  significantly,  both  with  respect  to  the  pre-­‐course  concept  inventory  scores  and  with  respect  to  post-­‐course  scores  for  students  who  do  not  perform  these  activities.        Background  The  overall  goal  of  this  project  is  to  improve  undergraduate  student  conceptual  understanding  in  heat  transfer  and  thermodynamics  through  the  use  of  inquiry-­‐based  activities.    As  shown  in  Tables  1  and  2,  four  concepts  from  thermodynamics  and  four  from  heat  transfer  were  identified  as  difficult  yet  important  to  understand  by  Streveler  et  al  [1],  and  an  additional  concept  was  added  to  this  group  for  Thermodynamics  based  upon  instructor  observation.    Table  1

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Keller, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

instrumentation and measurement typically have two objectives: 1)introducing the students to essential and modern engineering instrumentation and 2) developingthe ability of students to plan, execute, and analyze engineering experiments. The projectdescribed in this paper encompasses all of these objectives and introduces students to practicalaspects of control systems. The multi-week laboratory exercise requires the students to interfacewith laboratory hardware and modern instrumentation with only limited guidance from theinstructor. The self-guided problem solving approach to instrumentation gives students a deeperunderstanding of the nuances and complexity of developing and implementing multi-componentinstrumentation systems. Additionally, the

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the girls were free to build any design of robotthey thought appropriate using the parts from one Mindstorm kit. The competition waspart of the IEEE Western Canadian Robot Games held in May 2010. Surveys wereconducted at the beginning and end of this program to measure girls attitudes towardsSTEM careers, in order to gage the effectiveness of this program.1 IntroductionIn this paper, we explain the project we created for female students aiming to increasetheir awareness of engineering, and in particular robotics, as a potential career. Recently,academia has started placing great emphasis on trying to increase the number women inscience, technology, engineering and math (STEM) university programs and careers [1].Many hands-on programs have

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; William J Calvo, Chemical and Molecular Engineering Program, Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

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NSF Grantees

radiation. The molecules present in the sunscreenabsorb the high energy ultraviolet photons through electron resonance delocalization, and areraised to a more energetic orbital state. The energy absorbed is released in the form offluorescence or heat when the molecule returns to the ground state. After a long period of sun Page 22.968.4exposure the molecules in the sunscreen start to degrade and the sunscreen will have to bereapplied. For an average sized adult the required amount of sunscreen needed for protection is 2mg/cm2. During the summer, 1 hour of sunlight is the equivalent of 10 joules per cm2 9.a) An average size man is spending the day at

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

this assignment as you would like.”The raison d'être of these lifelong learning assignments was to cultivate in the students thepractice of self-learning required for true lifelong learning 5,6. The students were required toaccess new material and demonstrate they can learn this material on their own and apply thisknowledge to the course assignment. In order to evaluate and focus student efforts, an evaluationrubric (Table 1) and specific instructions were provided by the professor for both assignments7,8,9 . In the assignment instructions, the professor directed the students to write a clear, succinctanalysis of their research and chosen applications of Fluid Mechanics principles. In fact,throughout our course, written and communication

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali M. Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University; Reda M Abdulaal P.E., King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering, Industrial Engineering Department; Abdelfattah Y. Soliman, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering; Faisal I. Iskanderani, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

Neverthelessauthors are interested in the qualities that can be nurtured or taught. Ten of these qualities wereidentified, namely creativity and innovation, organizational skills, leadership and team managementskills, responsibility, punctuality, time management, openness to change, dealing with ambiguity anduncertainty, attraction to challenges and desire to compete, and communication skills.Intended Course Learning OutcomesThe intended course learning outcomes are mapped to ABET Student Learning Outcomes and thequalities of successful entrepreneurs using the mapping matrix presented in Fig. 1. COURSE NUMBER AND NAME

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Dina Banerjee, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1956: INSTITUTIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY AS A METHOD TOUNDERSTAND THE CAREER AND PARENTAL LEAVE EXPERIENCESOF STEM FACULTY MEMBERSMarisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University Marisol Mercado Santiago is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue Univer- sity, and a research assistant in the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group. She has a M. E. in Computer Engineering and a B. S. in Computer Science (with honors). Among her research interests are (1) culturally responsive education, (2) engineering studies, and (3) art and engineering education. Address: School of Engineering Education, Armstrong Hall, 701 W. Stadium Ave., West Lafayette, IN 47907. mercado@purdue.edu.Alice L. Pawley

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jon Wade, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology; Douglas A. Bodner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Dan Ingold, University of Southern California; Peter G. Dominick Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology, W.J. Howe School of Technology Management; Richard R. Reilly, Stevens Institute of Technology; William R. Watson, Purdue University; Don Gelosh, ODDRE/Systems Engineering

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Systems Engineering

significantlyaccelerated as compared to the rate at which learning would occur naturally on the job. Thepurpose of the research project is to test the feasibility of a simulated approach for acceleratingsystems engineering competency development in the learner.A notional diagram of how the various concepts developed for the ExpAcc are related is shownin Figure 1. The development team has a threefold challenge to balance the development of thesimulator technology (ExpAcc) that supports displayed content (shown in green) that, in turn,supports the developed concepts (shown in purple). The goal is to effectively create challengesand landmines that support the user’s experience of the necessary “Aha” moment. The intent isthat by experiencing the “Aha” moment, the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali R. Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

observations and opinions about how toinstruct senior mechanical design projects based on our Capstone design course - MECH690-Mechanical Design will also be presented and shared throughout this paper. We recommend thatmechanical engineering program provide every student the virtual factory when they graduate.1. IntroductionOne of the main activities of engineers is to design and to construct products that satisfycustomers‟ and society‟s needs. One of the primary outcomes for engineering education is totrain students for conducting engineering design. In ancient time, engineering students wereapprentices to their Masters to learn engineering designs through real practices in realenvironments. Nowadays, engineering students are effectively training

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Daniel Forciniti, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

towardHQKDQFHVWXGHQWV¶OHDUQLQJH[SHULHQFHs more effective. The high complexity of the topiccombined with the ZLGHUDQJHRILVVXHVUHODWHGWRVWXGHQWV¶UHDGLQHVVWRWDFNOHWKHFRXUVHchallenges pointed toward the Cognitive Apprenticeship3,6 as grounding model. Research showsthat instructional strategies grounded in the cognitive apprenticeship model can be effectivelearning tools in various domains such as performance system analysis5, clinical training16 orleadership development1.The redesign of learning materials and strategies was informed by the four stages of thecognitive apprenticeship: 1) modeling that enable students to emulate expert in action; 2) scaffolding (task complexity reduction) as cognitive support for students in emulating expert performance