AC 2011-1159: COMPREHENSIVE COURSE REDESIGN: INTRODUC-TION TO THE MECHANICS OF MATERIALSJefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development in the Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engi- neering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
AC 2011-1838: DESCRIPTION OF THREE ALGAE-RELATED INTER-DISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS IN MECHANICAL ENGI-NEERING AND THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENTSTeodora Rutar, Seattle University Teodora Rutar Shuman is a Paccar Associate Professor at Seattle University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Belgrade University, Yugoslavia, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. She pursues research in electro-mechanical systems for sustainable processing of microalgae. email: teodora@seattleu.eduGregory Mason, Seattle University Page
AC 2010-325: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A DECISION MODELFOR APPROVAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECTSBrock Barry, United States Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Barry is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states and accumulated 10-years of industry experience prior to entering academics.Jeffrey Braun, United States Military Academy MAJ Jeff Braun is an Instructor in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. MAJ Braun is a licensed professional engineer in California and has
AC 2010-936: TWO-YEAR COLLEGES AND THE ALLURE OF "NANO":UNDERSTANDING INSTITUTIONAL ENTHUSIASMSAmy Slaton, Drexel University Amy E. Slaton is an associate professor of history at Drexel University in Philadelphia, and director of Drexel's Master's Program in Science, Technology and Society. She holds a PhD in the History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and has written on social aspects of standards and instrumentation in American engineering, construction and manufacturing occupations. Her most recent book is _Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color Line_ (Harvard University Press, 2010).Mary Ebeling, Drexel University
AC 2011-2830: A DESIGN FOR LOW COST AND SCALABLE NON-CONTACTFEVER SCREENING SYSTEMRoss B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ross Kaplan is an electromechanical engineering student studying at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He has experience in a wide variety of fields including nuclear and biomedical engineering. Interests include biomedical and digital systems.Timothy M Johnson, PE, Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology since 2006. Interests include programming microprocessors, FPGA, Altera Nios II, and LabView.Ralf O Schneider, MDes, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ralf Schneider teaches Industrial Design coursework at the Wentworth Institute of
AC 2011-2730: A GUIDED INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING APPROACH TOHIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTER GRAPHICS EDUCATIONAlejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alejandra J. Magana is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology and the School of Engineering Education, at Purdue University. Alejandra’s research inter- est are focused on identifying how computational tools and methods can support the understanding of complex phenomena for scientific discovery and for inquiry learning.Bedrich Benes, Purdue University Bedrich Benes is Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University. He received his Ph.D in Computer Science from Czech
AC 2011-2457: AN INTERESTING APPLICATION OF OPTICAL MEA-SUREMENT TECHNIQUESBijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a registered Professional Engineer and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at TCNJ. He is currently serving as the chairman of the ME department. He is actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. Professor Sepahpour did his undergraduate studies at TCNJ and has degrees from New Jersey Institute of Technol- ogy (NJIT). He has served as the Chair of ASEE Divisions of Experimentation and Laboratory
AC 2010-2044: A TRIPLE PLAY: MATHEMATICS, BASEBALL, ANDSTORYTELLINGRobert Homolka, Kansas State University, Salina Robert is on the faculty at K-State in Salina where he teaches Mathematics classes in the Arts, Sciences and Business Department. Besides teaching, he has umpired collegiate baseball for over 30 years including the College World Series and a stint in the Major Leagues. Homolka also organizes umpire camps and does guest presentations, using stories, on baseball, mathematics and umpiring.Greg Stephens, Kansas State University, Salina Greg is on the faculty at K-State in Salina where he teaches Supervisory Management, Labor Relations and Business in the Technology Management
Circuits Lecture 2 6 Nodal Analysis Lecture 1 15 Transient Analysis 7 Nodal Analysis Lecture 2 16 AC steady-state AC steady-state complex 8 Nodal Analysis Lecture 3 17 power 9 Op-Amp Lecture 3Table 2 shows the schedule for the laboratory experiments and recitations that were used forgroup work with hands-on problem solving. There were 7 lab experiments, 5 recitations wherestudents worked in 2-person teams to solve practice problems or to work on their design project,2 design project sessions (one for building and testing their design and one for rechecking their
AC 2010-1109: CHANGING HIGH SCHOOL STEM TEACHER BELIEFS ANDEXPECTATIONS ABOUT ENGINEERING LEARNING AND INSTRUCTIONMitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison Professor Mitchell Nathan, PhD and BSEE, is currently Chair of the Learning Sciences program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a founding officer of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). Dr. Nathan studies the cognitive, embodied, and social processes involved in learning and teaching mathematics, science and engineering in classrooms and the laboratory, using analysis of discourse, survey and assessment instruments, and experimental design. Dr. Nathan examines teacher beliefs about student
this mini-unit’s essential question. The suggested prompt is as follows: It’s a hot summer day and the AC is out at your place (or you don’t have one). What are some things you can do to cool down the room you’re in? List both the actions you can take and try to describe how things in the room change as a result of your actions.After giving students time to recall, brainstorm, and jot down responses on their own, theeducator invites students to share their answers aloud, initiating a whole-group discussion. Theeducator (or a designated student scribe, if the classroom management structure provides forsuch a role) visibly records key details of student answers for all to see. One method tographically organize student
AC 2011-2792: DUAL CAREER PANELAdrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics and the development of biomedi- cal microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER award; her group has published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE Journal cover. She is an active men- tor of undergraduate
AC 2010-351: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING BODYOF KNOWLEDGEAngela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Page 15.1119.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student Perceptions of the Civil Engineering Body of KnowledgeAbstractIt is of interest to determine how civil engineering students perceive the educational outcomerequirements articulated in the American Society of Civil Engineers Body of Knowledge(BOK2). Therefore, freshmen and senior civil engineering (CVEN) students at the University ofColorado at Boulder (CU) were introduced to the BOK2 and asked for feedback. Students in afirst year Introduction to Civil Engineering course were
AC 2010-1803: THE AERODYNAMICS OF THE PITOT-STATIC TUBE AND ITSCURRENT ROLE IN NON-IDEAL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONSB. Terry Beck, Kansas State University B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University Terry Beck is a Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University (KSU) and teaches courses in the fluid and thermal sciences. He conducts research in the development and application of optical measurement techniques, including laser velocimetry and laser-based diagnostic testing for industrial applications. Dr. Beck received his B.S. (1971), M.S. (1974), and Ph.D. (1978) degrees in mechanical engineering from Oakland University.Greg Payne, Kansas State University Greg
AC 2010-177: K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVELYOFFERED BY STEM FACULTY FROM A RESEARCH UNIVERSITYSusan Powers, Clarkson University Dr. Susan E. Powers is the Assoc. Dean of Engineering for Research and Graduate Studies at Clarkson University. She has been a PI or co-PI on K-12 outreach projects for the last decade. Her contributions are especially in the area of energy education.Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam Dr. Bruce C. Brydges is the Director of Academic Assessment/Institutional Research in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at the State University College of New York - Potsdam. He has served as the evaluator on the teacher PD institutes described here.Jan DeWaters
/Distance delivery at the ME Department at VT. In 2010, with an education grant from Nuclear Regulatory Com- mission (NRC) she completed the online design of the Graduate nuclear engineering certificate program. In 2011, the new education grant from NRC, allowed initiating the design of two new nuclear graduate courses for the Master program. She maintains research and publishing tracks in nascent interdisciplinary trust concepts, eLearning, and innovative teaching, learning in fields of statistics and research methods, engineering, medical fields, and assessment methods.Prof. Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Tech Dr. Shaffer received his PhD in Computer Science from University of Maryland, College Park in 1986
Ugly” Paper2010-1004 2010 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, ASEE, Louisville, June 20-23,2010.2 Nuttall, B, Nelson, J and Estes, AC “Interdisciplinary Design – The Saga Continues” ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition Proceedings, ASEE, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 26-29, 2011.3 Nuttall, B, Nelson, J and Estes, AC “Interdisciplinary Design – Much Tougher Than It Looks”, CivilEngineering Department Heads Annual Conference, Department Head Council Executive Committee,Educational Activities Division, Madison, Wisconsin, May 22-24, 2011.http://www.asce.org/PPT.Content.aspx?id=1288490721 accessed December 26, 2011.4 Guthrie, J. Nelson, J., Nuttall, B. and Estes, A.C., “Interdisciplinary Capstone Design: Architects
AC 2012-2963: COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT PEDAGOGICAL TECH-NIQUES TO TEACH MECHANISTIC-EMPIRICAL PAVEMENT DESIGNGUIDEDr. Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan UniversityDr. Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University Page 25.333.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Comparison of Different Pedagogical Techniques to Teach Mechanistic- Empirical Pavement Design GuideABSTRACTMechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) is relatively new design methodologyfor conducting pavement structural and materials design. MEPDG is a significant departurefrom the current Association of American Society of Highway
AC 2012-3065: A HANDS-ON COURSE IN DATA COMMUNICATIONSFOR TECHNOLOGISTSDr. Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Aurenice Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University. She received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Her current research interests include communication sys- tems, digital signal processing, optical fiber systems, and engineering education. Oliveira is the Michigan Tech Project Director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium funded by FIPSE-U.S. De- partment of Education. Oliveira has also been contributing to STEM K-12
AC 2012-3711: TEACHING NON-MAJOR STUDENTS ELECTRICAL SCI-ENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDr. Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College Harold Underwood received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at UIUC in 1989 and has been a faculty member of the Engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching circuit analysis and electromagnetics, he supervises the Communications Group of the Messiah College Collaboratory, including a project involving flight tracking and messaging for small planes in remote locations, and an assistive communication technology involving wireless enabled remote co-presence for cognitively and behaviorally challenged individuals. He has been teaching Exploring Electrical Technology as a
://anitaborg.org.5. Ryan, M., and Deci, L. (2000), “Self-Determination Theory and the Facilitation of Intrinsic Motivation, Social Development, and Well-Being” American Psychologist, 55(1): 68-78.6. Stevens, R., O’Connor, K., Garrison, L., Jocuns, A., Amos, D. (2008), “"Becoming an Engineer: Toward a Three Dimensional View of Engineering Learning" Journal of Engineering Education, July 97(3): 355-368.7. Loshbaugh, H. and Claar, B. (2007). “Geeks are Chic: Cultural Identity and Engineering Students’ Pathways to the Profession.” Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Paper No. AC 2007-1277 (18 pages).8. Matusovich, H., Streveler, R., Miller, R. (2010). “Why do students choose engineering? A
shuttle fleet was grounded once again, untilDiscovery flew again in July 2006.Plans were made for the Shuttles to be retired in 2010 (actual retirement in 2011). A new vehiclewas to be developed names Orion with an Ares launch vehicle. The Ares launch vehicle programwas later cancelled. In September 2011 a new Space Launch System (SLS) was announced witha planned development cost of $35 billion.Ethical ConsiderationsThere are previous publications that provide ready-to-use ethics case studies, mostly relating toChallenger.2-5 Some additional questions that could be suitable for starting an in-class discussionor for homework include:• If you were in the place of Roger Boisjoly or Al McDonald and were convinced it was not safe to launch
via online video lectures, and class time is devoted to hands-on practice ofconcepts. The implementation of flipped classrooms, requiring self-regulated approaches tolearning, is becoming more common; however, most students within the STEM domain areaccustomed to the traditional teacher-directed classrooms. Although many students had priorexperience with video lectures, their comfort levels are generally not high. A major focus of thisdevelopment effort is to provide students with a scaffolding infrastructure so they can becomemore confident and successful in this new learning environment.Starting in 2010, a series of pilot videos were developed and implemented. The purpose of thevideos was to provide a method whereby instructors, advanced
initiative is to support the development of a statewide online education systemthat, by increasing access to courses that are in high demand and required for transfer, willaccelerate and increase associate degree completion and transfer. The initial focus for the OEI isto use online education to support the courses needed for the Associate Degrees for Transfer.Numerous studies have been conducted across various disciplines to determine the effectivenessof online teaching and learning.12-24 A 2010 meta-analysis released by the US Department ofEducation, which included a systematic search for experimental or quasi-experimental studies ofthe effectiveness of online learning published in the literature from 1996 to 2008, concluded that“on average
AC 2010-1756: SPECIAL SESSION: NEXT GENERATION PROBLEM-SOLVING:RESULTS TO DATE - MODELS AND MODELING USING MEASLarry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in the engineering education literature, and is co-author
potentially all over theworld, team work becomes very challenging.Another integral part of the traditional introductory engineering course is the inclusion of theperspective of outside practicing engineers. This usually takes the form of either a field trip to he ac ici g e gi ee c a b i gi g he e gi ee c a a a i i i g ec e . Freasons stated above, this becomes a challenge in the online environment. Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section ConferenceBeing able to give oral presentations is an i a a ec f a e gi ee ca ee . For thisreason, it is emphasized in the traditional introductory engineering course. Given that studentsare geographically dispersed and courses are generally delivered
% 0% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Page 26.949.2 Figure 1 Increase in Latino STEM Majors at Cabrillo College23Those seeking to increase the number of STEM and engineering majors, including URMstudents, and help ensure their graduations will find replicable activities and pedagogiesdiscussed that may also hold promise at their institutions.STEEP Outcomes OverviewData collected over the six year period of the STEEP project reveals several large-scalechanges at the college: Although the overall college population was in decline during period from 2008-2014, there was almost a doubling in the number of students
) Closed-mindedness (Webster & Kruglanski, 1994), (2)Discomfort with Ambiguity (Webster & Kruglanski, 1994), (3) Certainty of Knowledge (Yu &Strobel, 2012), (4) Sources of Knowledge (Yu & Strobel, 2012), (5) Simplicity of Knowledge(Greene, Torney-Purta, & Azevedo, 2010; Yu & Strobel, 2012), and (6) Justification ofKnowledge (Ferguson & Braten, 2013; Greene et al., 2010; Yu & Strobel, 2012). Two factors(Closed-mindedness and Discomfort with Ambiguity) were used to measure a participant’s needfor cognitive closure (Webster & Kruglanski, 1994). The other four factors were used to probe aparticipant’s epistemic beliefs in engineering (Ferguson & Braten, 2013; Greene et al., 2010; Yu& Strobel, 2012). Table 1
AC 2012-3209: DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL WIND TURBINES FOR ISO-LATED COLONIA HOMES OF SOUTH TEXASDr. Kamal Sarkar, University of Texas, Pan American Kamal Sarkar completed his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Calcutta Univer- sity and graduate degree in materials science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. After finishing his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, he joined the industry as a materials re- searcher. He has more than 20 years of diversified industrial experience using his experience in materials, computer visualization, and manufacturing. Presently, he is teaching in the Mechanical Engineering De- partment of the University of Texas, Pan American. His
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