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Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ross Pfluger, P.E., United States Military Academy; Matthew P. Baideme, United States Military Academy; Katie E Matthew, United States Army; Stephen A. Lewandowski, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #6254Interdisciplinary, real-world, client-based term projects in an introductoryenvironmental engineering and science courseMajor Andrew Ross Pfluger, P.E., United States Military Academy Major Andrew Pfluger is an officer in the United States Army and an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. He holds two graduate degrees from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University and is a Professional Engineer in the State of Delaware. He current teaches Environmental Science, Environmental

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

in their degree programs. The importance ofcommunicating that knowledge must be an integral part of their education. Page 23.142.8Appendix IStudent ChecklistThe following items make up the elements that will be evaluated in the formal reports forcomposition. Refer to Guidelines for Preparation of a Formal Technical Report (included in this labpack) for writing style guidelines and additional information. Teaching assistants will comment onthe inadequate elements, and you will have to address those comments.Examples of all these items can be found in the lab and in the library in the reserved reading.ONLY SUBMIT CLEAR AND CONCISE REPORT TO

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Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #6498Implementation of Active Cooperative Learning and Problem-based Learn-ing in an Undergraduate Control Systems CourseDr. Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Dr. Sanjay Jayaram is an associate professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department of Saint Louis University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Central Florida in 2004. He teaches control systems/mechatronics, space systems engineering and astronautics related courses as well as engineering sciences courses. He has published several peer reviewed journal and conference papers in

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Julia L. Morse

variation, measurementoptions, and other process options seem an integral part of an engineering or engineeringtechnology student’s introduction.Introduction and discussion of engineering concerns at the equipment is meant to link the processoperation to the deeper learning objectives. However, we found that students are increasinglyimpatient with demonstration discussion on engineering considerations and tend to disregard asirrelevant topics beyond what they think they need immediately to operate that equipment.Certainly those of us instructing in the lab (instructor and lab technician) were also frustrated atthe time it seemed to take to introduce important processes, tooling, and the processconsiderations. We were already examining ways to use

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Frederick Doe, illinois institute of technology; Elana Rose Jacobs, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

essential for graduate students, especially for those who plan on pursuing a faculty career. Thevarious aspects of the graduate student role defined in this study is useful information forgraduate students to know about prior to providing one-on-one mentoring to undergraduatestudents. Third, mentoring program for graduate students have been developed, however, theywould benefit from integrating these findings into their curriculum. Therefore, academicinstitutions that are expanding or developing undergraduate research experiences should alsoconsider implementing programs to prepare graduate students to take on the role andresponsibilities that come along with providing one-on-one mentoring to undergraduate studentsin research.Bibliography1 Hu

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank V. Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Susan E. Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Patrick B. Kohl, Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines; Hsia-Po Vincent Kuo, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Technology-Enabled Nurturing of Creativity and Innovation: A Specific Illustration from an Undergraduate Engineering Physics CourseAbstractThere is general agreement that creativity and innovation are desirable traits in the toolbox of21st century engineers, as well as in the future workforce in general. However, there is a dearthof exemplars, pedagogical models, or best practices to be implemented in undergraduateengineering education to develop and nurture those talents.In this paper, we use a specific example of a classroom activity from a course designed to helpbridge the transition from learning the fundamental principles of engineering physics inintroductory courses to being able to creatively and

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany, SUNY; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

feedback is necessary to help students further develop these skills and ithas been suggested such feedback is best when situated in the context of authentic engineeringtasks 3. We hypothesize that in such a context, students are more likely to take up feedback onprofessional skills because these skills will be viewed as an integral part of what an engineerdoes. There are two parts to providing students with feedback on these skills: (a) we first musthave a firm understanding of what it means to have professional skills in engineering, and (b) weneed to know how to effectively provide students with feedback on these skills.The case study described in this paper focuses on discourse as students receive feedback whilethey engage in an industrially

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New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akshay Milind Pendharkar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Vrishank Raghav, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #8129The LowCost Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Project: An exercise in learningacross disciplinesDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology This is a student-led paper guided by Professor Komerath. Dr. Komerath is a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and director of the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed, plus 3 US Patents, and has guided 15 PhDs , 50+ MS and over 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former Chair of the Aerospace Division.Akshay Milind Pendharkar, Georgia

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Thermodynamics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

Nature of Thermodynamics Learning ProblemsIt is critical to understand and to correctly frame problems associated with thermodynamicslearning and teaching. It is also essential to identify the root causes of these problems. Doingthis can form a foundation for eradicating these problems, and can guide curriculum and Page 23.1280.11textbook design. It also can inform and positively influence new instructional strategies.Close scrutiny of the literature outlined above reveals that in addition to conceptual difficulties,students have difficulty integrating concepts and principles and recognizing their relevance insolving problems.10,15,22,32,47,66

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari Wold, University of Virginia; Stephanie Moore Ph.D., University of Virginia

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International

master’s degree in international education from George Washington University.Stephanie Moore Ph.D., University of Virginia Stephanie L. Moore, Ph.D. is Director of Engineering Instructional Design and Lecturer in the Engi- neering & Society Department in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia. She is the instructor of the course, which she redesigned into a live, fully online, interactive environment and co-designed the class’s simulation activity with her German colleague from Technische Universitaet, Dominik May. She is co-PI on an NSF grant (EEC #1136205, PI: John Bean) supporting the development and educational assessment of the integration of the simulation into this and

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Cutler, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

Special Topics - Physics Education Research, vol. 8, p. 020104, 2012.[16] J. E. Froyd, M. Borrego, S. Cutler, M. Prince, and C. Henderson, "Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in core electrical or computer engineering courses," IEEE Transactions on Education, in press.[17] M. J. Prince, M. Borrego, C. Henderson, S. Cutler, and J. Froyd, "Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in core chemical engineering courses," Chemical Engineering Education, in press.[18] E. J. Pedhazur and L. P. Schmelkin, Measurements, Design, and Analysis: An Integrated Approach. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1991.[19] R. M. Felder and R. Brent, "Active Learning: An Introduction," ASQ Higher Education Brief, vol

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Materials Science Education for the Future

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd C. Hufnagel, Johns Hopkins University; Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University

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Materials

course in question, Structure of Materials, is an entry point intothe undergraduate curriculum in materials science and engineering (MSE) taken by mostprospective major students in the autumn of their second year of study. Being a gateway sciencecourse, it is important for students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of foundationaltopics before they embark on more advanced coursework. Structure of Materials is also taken bystudents from other departments, most notably from biomedical engineering, who can take it asan elective as part of a focused group of courses on biomaterials. These students are typically at amore advanced level of study (third or fourth year) than the MSE majors.The primary instructor has taught Structure of

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Scott Tracewell StJohn; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada, University of Central Oklahoma, Department of Engineering and Physics; Juan Camilo Orozco

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Engineering and Physics DepartmentAbstractOur department, which offers an Engineering Physics program, with majors in ElectricalSystems, Mechanical Systems, and Physics, as well as a Biomedical Engineering program,requires all of its majors to enroll in a two-hour “Introduction to Engineering and Laboratory”course that integrates lecture, laboratory, and design components. The objective of thelaboratory and design experiences is to prepare freshmen and transfer students for upper-levelengineering laboratory courses, as well as senior design courses, required for our majors. Eachlaboratory module, presented during two-hour laboratory sessions, at a rate of one module perweek, provides either an introduction to concepts and tools required to complete

Conference Session

Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas, Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

becompleted by an engineering technology student, of an efficient solar energy system using anautomated solar tracker for the optimum harvesting of sunlight. This project also exemplifies theintegration of various aspects of the engineering technology curriculum, such as automation,product and process design, design for manufacturability, and continuous improvement, with thesenior design project.IntroductionA senior design project is a vital part of a four-year undergraduate engineering technologyprogram. The students majoring in this program are required to complete a two-semester long (4credit hour) senior design project. The students are expected to demonstrate the application ofproduct and process design principles with their projects. One of the

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Harry R. Diz, Gannon University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

interaction with an industry partner.1. Background and Problem DefinitionAgricultural residues are those vegetative materials produced around the world that are not usefulfor their food or other value. One such material produced in the region is grape pomace. Grapepomace is the residual fruit solids remaining after pressing plus the expended filter paper left fromthe vacuum filtration process used to extract the juice from the press. In rare cases, the pomace canbe used as fodder or fertilizer, but in most cases, it is discarded as a waste and must be truckedfrom the fruit processing plant back to the fields where it decomposes, yielding little benefit to thefarmer since it typically contains few nutrients. As one of the nation’s grape harvesting

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Multidisciplinary Instruction

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Newberry, Dakota County Technical College; Marilyn Barger P.E., National Science Foundation ATE Centers

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

educators with regard to desiredcharacteristics of emerging technology content such as technical area, depth, supporting materialetc. The survey results were used to create the module content and characteristics that wouldmake integration of emerging content easier for educators. A modular approach can also be usedto emphasize the same foundational math and science knowledge and skills in different coursesin an applied technology context. This approach reinforces basic skills in a meaningful way.Many types of modules (content, length, cost etc.) can be used at the secondary and post-secondary level with few changes. There are also a large number of STEM (science, technology,engineering and mathematics) courses at both levels that are appropriate

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Multidisciplinary Instruction

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darshita N. Shah, Teaching and Learning Laboratory at MIT; Jennifer E French, Teaching and Learning Laboratory at MIT; Janet Rankin, The Teaching & Learning Lab - MIT; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #6210Using Video to Tie Engineering Themes to Foundational ConceptsDr. Darshita N. Shah, Teaching and Learning Laboratory at MIT Darshita (Dipa) Shah is the Associate Director for Teaching and Learning in MIT’s Teaching and Learning Lab (TLL). Dipa’s primary role is to assist in the development of curricular innovations on campus and to provide professional development around teaching and learning for graduate students and faculty. Before joining TLL, Dipa played an integral role in developing instructional materials for the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) project at the Museum of Science in Boston. Used by more

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division - Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank E Falcone, Villanova University; Edward F. Glynn P.E., Villanova University; Mark Edward Graham, Villanova University; Mark Doorley Ph.D., Villanova University

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Engineering Ethics

rudimentary or elementary level. We can alsoconclude from the results that most faculty agree that more should be done to implement furthera deeper and more thorough culture within the College which supports and embraces EthicsAcross the Curriculum as primary and essential throughout the undergraduate educationalexperience.  To discover what faculty might currently already be doing in classes with ethics.The results indicate that some faculty members are currently addressing ethics in some of theirclasses. However, the current general approach to ethics in engineering courses is viewed assecondary or peripheral. It is often an ‘addendum’ or perhaps addressed on a superficial level. Inmost instances, ethics is not presented as an integral

Conference Session

Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context,  a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning, Page 23.1049.6  a knowledge of contemporary issues, and  an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.2.4. CURRICULUM The program has a structure that integrates foundational concepts from Computer

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Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College; David Wayne Kelley, Department of Geography, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN; Warren Roberts

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Environmental Engineering

Page 23.642.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 GIS and Introductory Environmental Engineering: A Way to Fold GIS into An Already-Existing CourseThe use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) was implemented in the upper-divisionundergraduate technical elective Introduction to Environmental Engineering at Harvey MuddCollege. Students integrated technical engineering skills, newly-learned geographicalinformation system (GIS) skills, and the engineering design process, all in the context of thedesign of a debris flow barrier for a wilderness land parcel acquired by a local conservancygroup.Junior and senior general engineering students, the majority of whom had no experience

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University

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Manufacturing

vision, simulation and off-line programming. Actually, robot hands-on experience plays a key role in engineeringeducation. It is an effective tool for student learning, as well as for encouraging participation inclass learning and in research outside the classroom. In general, industrial robot programmingsubject can be integrated with the MET curriculum in three different ways: (1) for manufacturingautomation class that is specifically designed to teach students how to program differentindustrial robots; (2) for Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) class that is designed toteach students how to integrate industrial robots into a production system; (3) for advanced levelprogramming classes or other specific topics such as robotic simulation

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liana Bayatyan, Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY); S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

, itbecomes evident that it is pertinent for the organizations to adopt an organizational culture thatwill foster well-developed means of communication, strive for development as well as flexibilityin order to adapt well to the environmental trends. In both instances one could gain acomparative advantage in adaptation to environmental trends such as market trends competitors,technological developments, economic climate etc. that are crucial for the success of anorganization. The authors will use the above logic to explain to engineering managers the need toincorporate more psychological concepts into the EM curriculum so as to understand how tobetter the organization as an entity and to improve its organizational strength

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Joseph Cluever, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 23.185.8The authors hope that this paper will spark ideas on how other universities can alter a traditionallaboratory course they are teaching to become a similar open-ended research experience for thestudent. The altered new paradigm of teaching will help us all train the next generation ofengineering innovators.Bibliography 1. Richter, D. C., “The use of Self-Directed Laboratory Experimental Learning in the Undergraduate Curriculum”, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2005. 2. Olds, Barbara and Ronald Miller, “The Effect of a First-Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum on Graduation Rates and Student Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study,” in Journal

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efra Altamirano; lourdes gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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International

analysis; food safety and microbiology; foodprocessing and engineering; applied food science; and success skills2. As part of assessmentefforts at FE, the Food Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum Committee designed a strategythat uses both direct and indirect assessment measures.Direct assessments of the FE program outcomes were conducted through the analysis ofevidence collected (since spring 2009) in the food engineering undergraduate thesis andcorresponding defenses (by means of specific rubrics), as well as in the capstone course Designand Development of Food Products and Processes (by means of self-, peer-, instructor-, andoutside evaluators-assessment results, as well as final grades received by students). In the case oftheses and their

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; James Huff, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

PhilosophyThe overall assessment philosophy of EPICS is guided by two core values of EPICS. First,EPICS seeks to provide an educational experience that will prepare students for professional Page 23.151.3practice. Second, we seek to meet compelling human, environmental and community needs.The assessment processes are integrated into the curriculum and designed to create artifacts thatcan be assessed. A key concept in PBSL assessment is to utilize authentic project artifacts(papers, reports, notebooks, blogs, reflections, etc.) that can be assessed and used to demonstratestudent learning. Whenever possible, the assessments are integrated into processes

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Desmond Y.R. Chong, National University of Singapore; Jian Huei Choo, Engineering Design and Innovation Centre, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore; Eng Keng Soh, Engineering Design and Innovation Centre, National University of Singapore; Yee-Sien Ng; Ming Po Tham, National University of SIngapore

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Biomedical

small so asto ensure quality supervision received by the students. And the multi-disciplinary group willencourage cross-disciplinary exchange between the students thereby enriching the students’learning experience.Structure of the ProgrammeThe university’s engineering curriculum is divided into 8 semesters (4 years), and the structureof the EIM programme is shown in Fig. 1. While the students are enrolled in the programme,they continue to take the core modules and technical electives in their home departments(bioengineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering). The students enter theDCP-EIM programme at semester 3 (year 2) and work on the project for the next 3 years.Through an interview session, the students are selected based

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W Wait, Marshall University; Jeffrey T. Huffman P.E. P.E., Marshall University; Christopher T. Anderson, Huntington (WV) Sanitary Board

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Civil Engineering

resources.Project Integration into CourseIn Marshall University’s “Hydrologic Engineering” course (enrollment = 12), students learned ofthe course project on the first day of the course, when the basic principles of combined sewers,wet-weather flows, and rainfall-runoff relationships were also introduced in an introductory andqualitative way. The problem of combined sewer backups was used as a conceptual outline forthe course, highlighting different aspects of what contributes to the problem and how each can bequantified or understood. In a single 50-minute lecture, students were exposed to ideas such astemporal distribution of precipitation, time of concentration, degree of imperviousness of landcover, variation in infiltration capacity of soil, and

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michael Butler, Lockheed Martin

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Aerospace

design provided anopportunity to see the impact of a controlled intervention on students (in a typical largeuniversity environment) who have had three years of training predominantly under the deductivelearning model where emphasis is often not placed on the application of theory to real worldproblems.The Experiment In the live simulation, the students experienced being an aircraft design engineer for afictitious aircraft company called Ace Aero. The students used a combination of electronic toolsand real world role playing in order to simulate the aircraft designer experience. These realworld industry level design tools included the computer CAD tool CATIA by Dassault Systems,the synthesis tool ModelCenter® by Phoenix Integration, and

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Malinda Faber, The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation; Jeni Corn, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State University; Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University; LaTricia Townsend

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6746A Large-scale Survey of K-12 Students about STEM: Implications for Engi-neering Curriculum Development and Outreach Efforts (Research to Prac-tice)Dr. Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University Dr. Wiebe is a professor in the Department of STEM Education at NC State University and Senior Research Fellow at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. A focus of his research and outreach work has been the integration of multimedia and multimodal teaching and learning approaches in STEM instruction. He has also worked on research and evaluation of technology integration in instructional settings in

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa; Soko S Starobin, Iowa State University; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Melissa Chapman Haynes, Professional Data Analysts, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of students in these courses. The curriculum is divided into two strata (Taylor,Foster, & Ratcliff, 2006)—foundation courses (Introduction to Engineering Design andPrinciples of Engineering) and specialization courses (Aerospace Engineering; BiotechnicalEngineering; Civil Engineering and Architecture; Computer Integrated Manufacturing; andDigital Electronics). The sequence of courses ends with a capstone course (Engineering Designand Development) that requires students to take their own idea from design through development.In addition, Gateway to Technology is offered in middle school in selected school districts and isintended to maintain and increase middle students’ interest in STEM fields and to encourage thestudents to take the high