Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Materials

24.770.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrating Eco-Design in Manufacturing Materials and Processes RelatedCourses - Material Selection for Sustainable Design using CES-EduPack and SolidWorksAbstractResponsible design aims to provide safe, affordable services while minimizing the drain onresources and the release of unwanted emissions. This can be accomplished by performing anongoing eco-audit of the design (or redesign) as it progresses. As we teach engineering materialsand manufacturing process courses prior to capstone senior design projects, it is imperative tointroduce Engineering Technology (ET) students to advanced tools to impart skills that willguide

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Mohammad Hamdi Saad P.E., Northern Kentucky University

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Construction

) Figure 1 – Course assessment form 8- Establishing a progress baseline for 5- Perform a delay claim analysis to project control (3 weeks) determine project parties' liabilities for CMGT 431 9- Computer applications in developing delay. Capstone: Commercial and Residential

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Kurtis Kredo; Dale Word

-the-art low cost components into a sequence of embedded and digital systems designcourses so as to maximize the learning opportunities provided to students for the resourcesinvested. The resources required, both time and monetary, are minimized in several ways.Low cost, but flexible and current, components are selected, which minimizes costs to theuniversity or student. The investment is further leveraged by using the components in multiplecourses throughout the curriculum and allowing students to maintain possession of thecomponents for independent learning and capstone projects. Integrating the componentsacross multiple courses also simplifies managing replacement parts, if desired. Judiciousselection of components and projects can also

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

some (but not a full complement) third and fourth yearengineering courses, as well as technical electives.All students at Lawrence Tech, regardless of college or discipline must take a series of generalcore-curriculum liberal arts courses consisting of language and literature, leadership,communications, and social science classes for a total of 32 credits. Two “zero” credit coursesare also required and include the COM 3000 Writing proficiency Exam (which is a one-timewriting assessment to assure students have the ability to communicate comprehensively bywritten word) and a capstone leadership course (which meets weekly and comprises certainleadership projects, develop portfolio, and through participating in various leadershipworkshops).The

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He served as the 2009-10 Program Chair and 2010-11 Division Chair for the Biomedical Engineering Division of the ASEE.Dr. Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Kristine Csavina recently joined the faculty of the Department of Engineering & Computing Systems at Arizona State University Polytechnic campus, where she is the Associate Director for Engineering Program Innovation. Currently she is the instructor for the senior capstone design experience and ac- tive with the ABET accreditation process for the department, among other courses and responsibilities. Dr. Csavina came to the Polytechnic campus from Florida Gulf Coast University, where she was

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Janardhan Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John P. Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Matthew S. Bollom; Willis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

each of the six semesters of design. BME Design throughout the Curriculum Sophomore 1 BME 200 Sophomore 2 BME 201 Junior 1 BME 300 Junior 2 Senior 1 Senior 2 BME 301 BME 400 BME 402 Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Peer Guided-design Independent Capstone Design Mentoring Fundamentals LearningFigure 1: The BME design course sequence throughout the curriculum where each semesterstudents work in teams of four or five on client-based design projects. During Phase

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Deng Cao, Central State University; Ashraf Yaseen

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the first nationwide example of evolvablesoftware defined radio (SDR) based laboratories for three existing undergraduate courses. Theselaboratories have been well received by the students, and have significantly improved thelearning outcomes of such courses. Furthermore, these labs have attracted students to thesecourses: the enrollment of these courses has increased drastically after the introduction of theselabs. Based on our success of this project, we are developing a suite of experiments andlaboratories into a sequence of courses (ranging from freshmen year introductory course tosenior year elective courses and capstone design projects) that vertically integrates the SDRbased experiment approach in this NSF TUES type II project. We are

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Christopher McComb; Fariborz Tehrani

orcapstone project, where problems are more complex and require more rigorous decision makingas well as communication within a team. Further, the nature of a senior design projects typicallyintroduces aspects of design that are new to students, such as risk, uncertainty, and projectmanagement. A capstone project is generally the most complex experiential assignment in abachelor degree program.Comparison of bachelor and master degree curricula shows that the focus of these experiencesmay gradually shift from practice-oriented projects in undergraduate studies to research-orientedprojects in graduate studies. A bachelor thesis, an option provided in many engineering schools,serves as a smooth transition from practice-based projects to research-based

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

colleges, andestablished industry partners. This paper will discuss the development of the digital systemscurriculum module that can easily be integrated into existing high school technology courseshaving electrical/electronic content. One goal of this project is to provide resources that willassist high school curriculum coordinators in linking this module to high school technologycurriculum. The course emphasizes on digital logic circuits. Number systems, codes, Booleanalgebra, logic gates, combinational logic, sequential logic circuits. Students will become familiarwith the basic digital systems and develop skills in digital design using VHDL and FPGA. I. IntroductionTechnologists trained on modern reconfigurable electronics will change the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9848Research Experience for Teachers Site: A Work-in Progress ReportDr. Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University VIKRAM KAPILA is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. His research interests are in control system technology, mechatronics, and K-12 STEM education. He directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He received NYU-Poly’s 2002, 2008, and 2011 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

and Villanova engineering students. The first course in thesequence was to be focused on providing the contextual background for students, especially atVillanova University, and orient them towards how to identify technology-based, entrepreneurialprojects suitable for rural Nicaraguans. The second course was to be focused on the developmentof sustainable business models for the base of the pyramid customer. In addition, students wouldprepare a proposal for their capstone design project in the first semester course and then executetheir design work in parallel with the second course on sustainable business model development.The projects were to be worked on jointly by teams comprising Villanova students and UNIstudents. NCIIA funded the

Conference Session

FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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First-Year Programs

adapted fromITC, which provides a multidimensional assessment of creativity.6-8 Possible performance levelswere from exemplar (value of 4) to benchmark (value of 1). Additionally projects were assessedusing the Creative Thinking VALUE Rubric that is made up of a set of attributes that are commonto creative thinking across disciplines.1, 10 Possible performance levels were entitled capstone orexemplar (value of 4), milestones (values of 3 or 2), and benchmark (value of 1).Mean values from Creative Thinking VALUE Rubric assessment of two major projects from thestudied course were close to the highest milestone performance level. In general, mean valuesfrom ITC Rubric assessment of two major projects from the studied course were at anintermediate

Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Seri Park

1 Modification of Engineering Economics Class at Villanova University Seri Park, PhD., P.T.P. in CEE 4606 Senior Capstone Design and CEE 4602 Abstract—There are several aspects of engineering economics Professional Practices, both senior core courses. Figure 1that depend on cutting-edge technology because it is an area that depicts this relationship.integrates fundamental economic knowledge and several

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Structural Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Haaken Hagen-Atwell; Matthew James Ross, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

University 2010). One of the avenues for this practicum is the summerinternship program. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania offers a “consultingpracticum” as part of its MBA program (Wharton 2013). The consulting practicum partnersstudents with a client company in order to develop operational plans for the clients. Theprogram appears to be analogous to civil engineering capstone projects when there is a real-world client.Overview of Master’s Program:The new Master’s program in structural engineering at Rose-Hulman is a one-year, course basedprogram. The curriculum consists of twelve courses starting with a practicum the summer beforebeginning the rest of the curriculum (Fig. 1). The objective of the program is to preparegraduates

Conference Session

Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Antoine Chahine; Minh Nguyen Ha, Forum Energy Technology; Vong Hem, Lectrus Corporation - Applications Engineer; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

electrical energy by usingphotovoltaic panels. This experimental study discussed the design of the photovoltaic system, fora small scale model house, along with its associated instrumentation, real time data acquisitionand automation using LabVIEW. The study showed that house energy requirements can be metusing renewable energy sources. This work was performed in partial fulfillment of therequirements of the Senior Capstone Project course in controls and instrumentation of theEngineering Technology department at the University of Houston – Downtown. Successfulproject completion required teamwork and effective project management skills.References 1. National Academy for Engineering, “Make Solar Energy Economical”, http

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; William S. Oates, Florida State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

consensus to furtherenhance certain aspects of the program. In areas of quantifiable disagreement, faculty involvedwith the REU will discuss issues to determine a method to move forward. Ultimately, thismathematical algorithm will provide a tool for faculty to make decisions about the future of theREU program in the presence of uncertainty and limited survey data.The second concept is based on graph theory and is motivated by recent discussions at a NationalAcademy of Engineering, 2013 Frontiers in Engineering Education meeting attended by Oates.The concept, known as Epistemic Network Analysis, has been implemented at the University ofWisconsin3 in which a capstone design project included documentations of student interactions

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, P.h.D., P.E., is the professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mas- sachusetts Lowell and has previously lectured at University of Pennsylvania’s EXMSE Program and at the University of California Irvine. He is the coordinator of the Design and Manufacturing Certificate, the Quality Engineering Certificate, the ME senior Capstone Projects and COOP education at UML. He is a past chairman of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Robotics/FMS and a founding mem- ber of the Massachusetts Quality Award. He is the founder of the New England Lead Free Consortium. He is the author of several best-selling books on Concurrent Engineering, Six Sigma, Green Design and Engineering Project Management. He

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Hüseyin Sarper, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

) involving a governing board of 15 faculty members from 13 departments.  Liao et al. 4 describe the development of a new multidisciplinary course on smart grids.  Stansbury and Towhidnejad5 describe using the EcoCAR challenge in a capstone design course in computer and software engineering.The work we report here differs in scope from these papers. First we have incorporated moremultidisciplinary connections by using the broad topic of sustainability. Second we haveincorporated the topic of sustainability into more courses throughout our programs.Sustainability in our engineering programsIn 2011 CSU-Pueblo received a five-year $4.3 million grant from the US Department ofEducation to create the PROPEL center to help STEM programs

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Bharadwaj Ramesh, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

, etc., and 3. Changing the education to include sustainability, greenmanufacturing, and efficient design into the engineering and engineering technology curricula9-13.The purpose of this paper is to describe a capstone senior design project involved in the cleanenergy manufacturing14. The experience to introduce the use of renewable energy and theconstruction of a green factory in the project is discussed. Our senior design project course is a 3-term core course sequence usually taken by the students during their terminal year in theEngineering Technology program at Drexel University. The design involves an educationaleffort that incorporates clean energy in the senior design project. During the past several years,our senior design capstone

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Harry B. Santoso, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education

undergraduate engineering and threeinstructors who teach engineering design capstone project were invited in the face and contentvalidity process. While the students focused their attention on the improvement of wording, theinstructors focused their evaluation beyond the wording issues such as whether each of thosesurvey items was relevant in their capstone design project. Interview sessions were laterconducted for further inquiries and clarifications of their comments about the survey. Revisionswere made based on their feedback and the revised questionnaire was returned back to the samestudents and instructors for their final comments. Final revision was then made based on theirfinal comments.The resulting survey instrument contains 127 questionnaire

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Capstone haveFigure 9 Students Enjoying Chocolate after successful project been positive. It has been noted that since the inception of this course students are more Page 24.470.9comfortable with the design process, and more readily integrate the concepts required forcompletion. The following is the full complete set of comments from the course evaluations inthe fall 2013 semester. Great class! Very technical and hands-on; a welcome break from other courses that were centered around lecture and homework sets. The workload by the latter half of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Eric C. Pappas, James Madison University; Gretchen Anne Hazard, James Madison University; Matthew Swain, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

process included the Groups in Context: Leadership andParticipation in Decision Making Groups text which provides task roles, social/maintenanceroles, and dysfunctional roles for members of the team,19 the CATME Team-Maker Instrument 20which uses a behavior-based rating system to assess the contributions of team members,21 deBono’s Six Thinking Hats which provides idealistic team behaviors based on individual roles todrive success,22 and Tuckman and Jensen’s “Stages of Small-Group Development Revisited,” 23which is covered by the course text (Dym and Little’s Engineering Design: A Project-basedIntroduction 24). It should be noted that the CATME Team-Maker Instrument is used during thejunior and senior capstone design courses for self and peer

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Matthew Adle; Justin Bostwick; Kyle Graves; Synjin Hipolito; Yong Gan

11 High Impact Learning Practice through Group Research on Thermoelectric Energy Conversion Nanomaterials Matthew Adle, Justin Bostwick, Kyle Graves, Synjin Hipolito, and Yong Gan California State Polytechnic University, PomonaAbstractHigh impact learning practice refers to enhancing students’ learning through senior capstone design andundergraduate research. A faculty-student team in Department of Mechanical Engineering, College ofEngineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona formed and performed research in theSenior Capstone Design course

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Joshua M. Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

education who are engaged in hands-on design-build-test scenarios willattain a valuable skill set and be more likely to pursue STEM careers. These skills will also beuseful for developing designs for capstone projects which are common in higher education andbecoming popular in high schools.RecommendationsIntegrating RepRap 3D printers into curricula may be a perfect way to deliver K-12 sciencestandards and university STEM program goals. If interested in implementing a 3D printer of anytype, it is recommended that one consider aspects other than the overall cost. Some other factorsthat play a role in the 3D printer decision are; the printed part quality/accuracy, types of materialoptions, plastic material cost, printing time, support material

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madison J. Gallipo, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(grade 9) course,during which they explore the engineering design process and learn the importance of teamworkin engineering. Grades 10 and 11 offer the STEM Academy students a range of semester-longCreative Engineering and Advanced Engineering courses—with discipline-specific topicsranging from biomedical engineering to environmental or robotics—modeled after CU-Boulder’sFirst-Year Engineering Projects course curricula. Additionally, one of these design courses isoffered in the summer for students to take full advantage of the engineering course options in theSTEM Academy.The culminating Senior Capstone Design course provides students with the opportunity toresearch and design a year-long engineering project in teams. These projects are

Conference Session

Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Architectural

Figure 6: The importance of the project to help you understand the codes concepts?Future plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the capstone in term of learning outcomes: Actions that willbe implemented to improve the effectiveness of the curriculum in term of learning outcomes:  We expanded on the instructors’ self-evaluation such that more direct assessment of students’ learning outcomes is obtained. A set of standards for instructor’s self-evaluation will be prepared by the faculty and the Board of Advisors and will be implemented with the annual assessment cycle. The main point of these standards is that the evaluation of students’ performance will based on samples of work in three categories of students

Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Guthrie, California Polytechnic State University; Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

sections of this new course were taught in Fall Quarter2013 and several lesson learned that will be incorporated into the Winter Quarter course. Thiscompression resulted in reduced depth of some of the material and an elimination or relocationof other material. Still it was believed to represent a good balance of content and will provide thestudents with a strong background in structural engineering knowledge and skills.Bibliography1 Dolan, C and Plumb, O “Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Program – A Case Study” Paper 2008-463, 2008ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings.2 Folz, D and Mellodge, P “A Multiuniversity, Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project in Engineering” Paper 2009-154, 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition

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2014 EDI

Authors

Stephen M. Phillips P.E.

does not International embargoes International export controlFULTON schools of engineering electrical, computer and energy engineering ABET and online programs Disclaimer: I do not represent ABET (but interact with ABET often). From the ABET web page http://www.abet.org/online-programs/What is an Online Program?Many academic programs in higher education have at least some contentoffered online, including individual courses, homework assignments, and classresearch projects. What constitutes an "online" program is not always well-defined. In addition, the percentage of online content for any

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DaVina J. Hoyt, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University; J. Manuel Acevedo, Washington State University; Jairo Luis Rodriguez Acevedo; Corinna Cisneros, Washington State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Clinic, where students work on real-world industry problems with specified deliverables for their capstone projects. He is also interested in global engineering and the evolution of engineering education.J. MANUEL ACEVEDO, Washington State University J. MANUEL ACEVEDO, Director Office of Multicultural Student Services Washington State University Compton Union Room 409 PO Box 647204 Pullman, WA 99164-7204 (509)335-1071 ˜ acevedo@wsu.edu EDUCATION Washington State University, M.Ed., 1995, Counseling Psychology Universidad Santo Tomas, 1990, BA, Education PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Director, Office of Multicultural Student Services, Washington State University, 2004-Present Associate Director, Office of

Conference Session

Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Joshua Lloyd Olds, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Eric Joe Coyle, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Engineering Ethics

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Ethical Concerns of Unmanned and Autonomous Systems in Engineering ProgramsAbstract:Unmanned systems are entering educational curricula (both K–12 and post-secondary) becausethey capture student interest, provide multidisciplinary engineering opportunities, anddemonstrate many tangible science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)concepts. In collegiate engineering programs, unmanned systems are used both within thecurriculum (e.g. capstone design projects) and as part of co-curricular/extra-curricular activities(e.g. the Associate for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)’s student designcompetitions). Graduate programs dedicated