Conference Session

Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Johnette C. Shockley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center; Leah R Ellis, University of Nebraska, Peter Kiewit Institute; Berndt Spittka P.E., Unitee States Military Academy- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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Civil Engineering

Challenge as a new student competition builtaround solving the social-technical, complex adaptive, and ‘wicked’ problems associated withdesigning, constructing, operating and maintaining the world’s infrastructure. This paper explainsthe organization of the Goethals Infrastructure Challenge, the student learning objectives forparticipating in the challenge, the annual process used to formulate the challenge, requiredfunding mechanism, submission procedures, judging and evaluation plans, and budgeting andfunding. In addition to being educational, this competition is designed to inspire a newgeneration of engineers to address the challenges we face in “restoring and improving urbaninfrastructure” and“providing access to clean water”as suggested by

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2013 GSW

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Amit Oza; Gary Coleman; Lex Gonzalez; Bernd Chudoba; Paul Czsyz

-shift towards future robust air transportation scenarios.Thereby the United States must be prepared to lead this Air Transportation Revolution by timelydelivering industry technology solutions throughout the air transportation continuum. IntroductionThe principal objectives of this study are as follows:To perform advanced strategic planning for N+3 commercial transport aircraft concepts andtechnologies (large long haul) to assist technologists, researchers, and managers at NASA LaRC,NIA, and other US centers in decision-making.To transition such selected technology portfolio into future operational and practical industryhardware applications.As such, the effort is limited to the formulation and first

Conference Session

Best of DEED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Ronald R Ulseth P. E., Iron Range Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

plan is presented forintegrating teamwork development into an engineering program to prepare graduates forsubsequent development of high performing teams in the professional workplace. A case isdiscussed to illustrate how team development is achieved in a project-based curriculum setting.IntroductionThe great engineering challenges of the twenty-first century are complex and multidisciplinary innature [1]. Engineers engaged in addressing problems of societal concern that have economicimpact will necessarily be members of multidisciplinary teams that bring diverse expertise andperspectives to the problem solving process. In general, a team is “a small number of people withcomplementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, set of

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Scott Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Roger G. Hadgraft, RMIT University

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ASEE International Forum

structures and methodologies of systems engineering as a holistic basis for managing complexity and sustainability in engineering practice. 2.2 e) Applies formal systems engineering methods to address the planning and execution of complex, problem solving and engineering projects. 2.3 a) Proficiently applies technical knowledge and open ended problem solving skills as well as appropriate tools and resources to design components, elements, systems, plant, facilities and/or processes to

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, University of Arkansas; John DUPE Lee, University of Arkansas; Douglas E. Spearot, University of Arkansas

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New Engineering Educators

application and companies that produce anduse the material. At the end of the semester there was “Adopt-A-Material” poster day wherestudents presented their posters and were evaluated with external judges. The fourth mode oflearning was through a visit to a materials manufacturing company, Kennametal, where studentssaw materials such as tungsten carbide and cobalt. The students were also able to observe themanufacturing processes necessary to create the tungsten carbide-cobalt composite, methods fortesting the composite, and their applications for the gas-oil industry. Mentees worked withProf. Malshe in planning, development and execution through the application of the abovefour modes of learning and teaching. In this process of learning and teaching

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego; Rachid Manseur, Oswego State University College; Thomas E. Doyle, McMaster University

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New Engineering Educators

-fibers properties synthesized by electrospinning Page 23.271.4After choosing the topic, students researched out articles on their own and made a plan of actionguided by the instructor. It was interesting to see how new ideas emerged right from the start.Directions of research were discussed with the instructor and were not altered by the instructorunless the choice was clearly wrong. Sometimes students wanted to pursue their work indirections not entirely wrong but not optimal. In such cases, the instructor refrained from stiflingthe initiative and allowed students to come to the correct conclusion

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin; Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Kevin Otto, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

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Design in Engineering Education

]. However, there are relatively few structured approaches to organizing,sequencing, and bounding such experimental prototyping. Given that prototyping is pervasive tothe design process through ideation, concept selection and design verification, it stands to reasonthat prototyping is a process worthy of scholarly attention. This research explores methodologiesto enhance prototyping during concept development, particularly engineering prototypes, i.e.those used to verify or improve the functionality, performance and operation of a novel device orsystem. Based on design context variables such as the total allotted time for the prototypingeffort, the methodologies introduced in this paper will provide practical planning for studentprototyping efforts

Conference Session

Design Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Lobna El Gammal, Institute For Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto; Jennie Phillips MA, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering studies at the University of Toronto. She is pursuing a certificate of global engineering and working towards an optional fourth-year thesis with the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. Previously, she worked as a pilot analyst summer research student, with both ILead and Patricia Sheridan, to develop a team effectiveness inventory for guided reflection and feedback. Lobna was responsible for performing quantitative and qualitative analysis of the pilot project findings and for modifying the proposed inventory based on analysis. Lobna is passionate about engineering education and plans to pursue a career path in the field.Jennie Phillips MA, University of

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems; Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems

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Continuing Professional Development

conferences. Furthermore, to address his passion for leadership development and community building, he kickstarted a chapter of Connect1NG; a professionally recognized yet non-traditional development program focused on engaging and assimilat- ing new employees to the workplace through leadership development activities and networking. He is currently one of two Western Region liaisons for the program. Boyd was also selected to be a part of the company’s prestigious LTP (Leadership Training Program) and, just two cycles from graduation, planned and facilitated two recent offsite retreats, events involving a hundred participants, requiring months of de- tailed planning and acute project management. An avid nature lover

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

by brieflyreviewing the design as a “thought” process, focusing on several dimensions of “designthinking” and how “design thinking” skills are acquired. Second, the paper reports on thedevelopment, implementation, and subsequent evaluation of a senior design course at aninternational university, where practitioners have played a major role in planning and teachingthe capstone course. The new, restructured design course, co-taught by practitioners from theRegion, has met its declared objectives and exposed students to professional practice. Thisindustry-driven experience has also provided information with regard to curricular content andcapabilities of departmental graduates. In a way, the capstone experience reported on in thispaper, serves

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Anthony H. Hawes LCDR, USCG, United States Coast Guard Academy; Royce Warner James Ph.D.; Eric Jonathan Page, United States Coast Guard Academy; Ali M. Reza, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Electrical and Computer

for data collection, system monitoring, and remote control. Thesystem is required to simultaneously record data from 30 to 40 sensors with samplingfrequencies between kilo to mega samples/s depending on the diagnostic input level and speed.During the preliminary planning of the project, students were responsible for developing theDAQ system from the probe (sensor) amplifier box to the GUI interface. A flow diagram wascreated with a “systems engineering” approach to constructing a timeline and procedure fordevelopment of the system. Project management eventualy became the most prominent hurddle for the collaboration.There were many competing demands on multiple key contributors to the collaboration and timeon task was imperative for

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University; Robert L. Mott P.E., University of Dayton; Carl R Williams, University of Memphis; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

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Manufacturing

of the manufacturing field. 2. By identifying respondents with their focus among six different types of academic programs, the survey responses provide insights on the differences in relative importance of the large number of topics that make up the manufacturing field. 3. The survey results show that there are meaningful differences among the variety of types of manufacturing programs and that the Four Pillars model is useful in curriculum planning. While not being prescriptive, the model can help educators tailor their programs to meet the needs of the industries served and the career expectations of their graduates.The Four Pillars of Manufacturing

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Manufacturing

of this work could then be used as a template in other mechanical engineering programsto ensure adequate exposure to manufacturing topics for those that require a manufacturingprocesses course. This paper will begin with a presentation of the project background, includinga brief history of the four pillars as well as more detailed information about the engineeringprogram analyzed. It will then describe the evaluation process and present conclusions regardingproposed changes in course content.Four Pillars History and PurposeManufacturing engineering education practitioners, spearheaded by the SME ManufacturingEducation and Research Community, have been involved in curriculum planning andimprovement over the last several decades. Manufacturing

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Howard E. Jackson, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Connecting Academic Content to DesignProjects; and 4) Sharing Course Plans. The seminars were spread out over three months,February to April, during which the instructors were also developing their course materials.Each of the seminars included activities, discussion, and assignments that helped the instructors Page 23.1263.6to develop their SIT courses. More details of these professional development seminars arepresented next in this paper. The first seminar (February 21, 2012), titled CEEMS Vision, Goals, and Structure,facilitated by two of the Principal Investigators of the CEEMS project, began by providing adetailed explanation of challenge

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez; Denise Hum; Christine Woo; Brandon Price; Danni Redding Lapuz; Anna Camacho

Math Anxiety Financial Aid Panel Math Jam Assessment1-1:30 pm Time1:30-2 pm Management Field Trip Why an Ed Plan Ed Plan2-2:20 pm Counseling OR Counseling OR Education Plan? Learning Styles Math Anxiety Time2:20-2:30 Signups for Workshop Managementpm Work Sessions2:30-3:00 Individual Ed Individual Ed Individual Edpm

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

: Construction Terminology and Accreditation, Ethical Dilemmas, Resume and Career Plan, Engineering and Tech Expo (visit and summary paper), Professional & Trade Organizations, and Guest Speakers.MethodologyThe basic methodology for the development and delivery of the revised CM&E 111 is presentedbelow.  The author attended the ACCE2 Mid-Year Meeting held in Phoenix (February 2012) to discuss first-year construction management courses with construction management program directors at the Baccalaureate Program Chairs Meeting. Approximately forty- five (45) ACCE accredited schools were represented at this meeting. The program chairs approved a request for a survey to collect first-year construction management course

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Rabbani Muhammad, Florida A&M University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Salman A. Siddiqui, Florida A&M University

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Community Engagement Division

Engineers Society. He is licensed to practice architecture in Washington D.C., Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Muhammad has won the following awards: the Florida A&M University’s Division of Engineering Technology Teacher of the Year Award for the years 1993, 1994 and 2000; theZeta Educational Thespian Association Design Award; and the 1st Place Kopper Corporation Design Completion Design Award. His research travels have taken him to Mexico, Senegal, Edmonton, Canada, Lagos, Nigeria, and London and several other places. Muhammad has completed projects in planning and approval stage, renovation, new housing, international large scale, preservation, religious, hotel, food preparation, medical facility

Conference Session

Integration of Manufacturing and Society

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Technological University; Ersel Obuz, Celal Bayar University; S. Murat Bagdatli, Celal Bayar University; Ismet Anitsal; Meral Anitsal

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Manufacturing

University Dr. Bonita Barger is currently an associate professor of Management at Tennessee Technological Uni- versity. She is perceived as an innovative professional with diverse domestic and international operations experience in both for-profit and non-profit organizations. She has consistently demonstrated an ability to conceptualize and implement effective strategic human resource management plans that further broaden corporate objectives.Dr. Ersel Obuz, Celal Bayar University Dr. Ersel Obuz is a faculty member of Bioengineering Department at the Faculty of Engineering, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. His areas of research are mainly mathematical and statistical modeling, fresh and processed meat products

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corinne Johnson Rutzke, Corinne Rutzke

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

courses and currícula; 3) motivate and inspire students topursue careers in the STEAM disciplines with appreciation of sustainable issues; and 4)strengthening collaborations with existing partners as well as school systems for future projects(both research and education) on bioenergy and bio-based products and global climate change.Each NBBEP partner offers internships (summer field experience) and a NBBEP Institute duringthe summer at their site, immediately following the three-week enrichment and planning effortheld at Cornell University where all the site instructors and project leaders participate. This paperfocuses on the summer institute on Bioenergy and Bioproducts held at UMES led by the authors.2.0 NBBEP and the Kolb’s Experiential

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mathematics

anintensive precalculus course for the second half of the semester8. At North Carolina StateUniversity9, students in a Calculus course identified as at-risk early in the semester were invitedto participate in a program in which they met with an academic advisor and developed anaction plan for improvement.The incentivized remediation program discussed in this paper bears strong resemblance to twoprevious studies. One study involved a “Success Enhancement Program” in a Physics forEngineers course at the University of Tennessee3. Students were able to earn back lost pointson their first exam by completing various requirements based on their performance on theexam, including completing corrections, working extra problems, attending study sessions

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

William Robinson, Stevens Institute of Technology; Michael Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology

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ASEE International Forum

themes emergedfrom that feedback: • Both POC designs were over-engineered, e.g., custom designs and multiple operating systems, and therefore too complex for the intended purpose. • Both teams underestimated the test and integration effort required for their POC designs and neither allowed enough time to accomplish these late-stage, critical activities. • Both teams underestimated how important it was to plan and manage activities and communications across a geographically distributed team.The design teams concluded that these three themes were the primary root causes of why neitherdesign was able to pass the (simplified) completion tests.The Leadership Simulation involved twelve

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University; Dan Mott, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

12.5 12.5 12.5 Planning a technical Conducting Managing time "Fitting in" with a Communicating project technical tasks while working on a new group with project project personnel Fig. 1. Feedback on questions 1 through 5 Page 23.1001.4  Extent of increase in students' confidence (Q6‐Q10) No Increase Little Increase Good Increase Great Increase Not Sure

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Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

23.1119.3Regional Engineering Program (GTREP), collaborate with other institutions in order toprovide Internet-based access to shared laboratory resources (facilities, equipment, faculty,etc.) necessary to offer remote laboratory exercises3; and a number of remote laboratorysolutions exist for individual online courses and programs at various institutions. In thefollowing pages we will examine several of these solutions and the cited advantages anddisadvantages that they offer.Survey of Remote Laboratory SolutionsSouthern Polytechnic State UniversityIn the “SPSU Distance Learning Strategic Plan 2010-2015” one of the institutional objectivesstates “Academic computer, lab, and library resource access agreements are in place withpartner agencies for students

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Two Year College Division

,university recruiters, and practicing professionals from our area.This paper will present an analysis of our experience with the challenges encountered and theencouraging results of the first five years of the MESA Program at our community college, aswell as offer recommendations and outline future plans. Page 23.1199.2Brief HistorySince its inception in 1970 the MESA Program has been the subject of numerous papers andarticles documenting its success in helping students excel in math and science and go on to attaindegrees in the fields of engineering, science and mathematics (1), (2), (3), (4), (5). This one will addanother perspective to this body of

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos

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Construction

focus is in active learning and project based learning in engineering and technology education. Contact: kgt5@txstate.edu Page 23.1286.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Unrealized Potential: Course Outcomes and Student LearningAbstractDo you recall those course-level student learning outcomes on your syllabus? Ones that wereargued over in some curriculum planning meeting long ago when they were developed to satisfyan accreditation agency. You know, those outcomes that students rate at the end of the semesteras to how well they agree that they learned various things in

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2013 ERC

Authors

Chris Crumbly

Program Planning Deputy Manager Manager & Control Manager Daryl Woods Earl Pendley Keith Hefner Boosters Deputy Engines Deputy Stages Deputy Manager Manager

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Imran, Ajman Univeristy of Science & Technology, UAE; Mohamed Nasor M. Kalil; Fahar G. M. Hayati, Ajman University of Science & Technology

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International

respective programs was acause of concern for the College of Engineering. To understand the causes and to find remedies,systematic and well planned actions were taken which included obtaining and analyzingfeedback from various stakeholders including the following: a) Employers of the program graduates b) Program alumni c) Senior level students d) Program faculty membersIn addition, comparative studies involving similar programs of other reputed universities fromdifferent countries were also conducted to analyze the curriculum design and contents.Further, expert advice was sought from senior evaluators of engineering programs including

Conference Session

Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Chandra Y Austin Ph.D, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

“My experience in MESA allows me to”. Example survey items included (a) Myexperience in MESA allows me to discuss future plans with my advisor and (b) My experience inMESA allows me to feel a sense of accomplishment.Data CollectionIn Spring 2012, the revised ESIPS survey that included the “impacts” section was distributed tostudents from the states of Washington, California and Utah. Students completed the test onlineusing SurveyMonkey7 and were asked to rate their degree of agreement, on a 10-point scale, withthe 39 impacts statements. Of the 224 students completing the survey, fifty-eight percent of thestudents were female and forty-two percent were male. Forty-six percent identified themselves asHispanic / Latina / Latino, twenty percent

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson, South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mission of STARS Alliance. SC State’s STARS SLC aims to encourage and informstudents at all levels on the various computing careers that are available to them. The following are someof the details of our SLC: Page 23.317.3 SLC Participation & OrganizationThe SLC at SC State consists of 10 computer science students and 3 computer science faculty. We meettwice a month to plan various outreach and professional development activities. The students work ingroups under the supervision of a faculty mentor. They prepare the K-12 outreach lesson plans anddeliver the lessons to the participating K-12 school

Conference Session

CEIII Wrapup

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Bates Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

about the Page 23.360.2program and past research can be found at our website and in past publications4,5,6,7,8.RoboticsRobotics technology has been shown to be an effective means of engaging students inmeaningful design activities. In a study of a summer program using LEGO® MINDSTORMS®robotics, 10- to 13-year old students built submersible boats over 3.5 hours at a summer camp9.Many students let the materials drive their progress and engaged in trial and error designs,becoming frustrated during the process. Some students stayed within the problem but spent timeplanning and were able to generate designs. Some students spent time planning and