Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint; Anita Ainsworth, University of Michigan-Flint

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First-Year Programs

/Nov). Ausubell‟s learning theory: An approach to teaching higher order thinking skills,The High School Journal, 82(1). Research Library[13] Ausubel, D.P. & Robinson, F. G. (1969). School learning: an introduction to educational psychology. (p.46). New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.[14] Oxford, R.L. (1990). Looking at language learning strategies. In Language learning strategies: what everyteacher should know, (pp. 1-37). New York: Heinle & Heinle Publishers.[15] Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., Cocking, R.R. (2000). How people learn: brain, mind, experience andschool. (p.20). Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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First-Year Programs

group tasks in the classroom and significantuse of the room outside of class.IntroductionMany studies have recognized the benefits of using alternative approaches to lecturing in Page 15.470.2presenting undergraduate material. Students can be more engaged in the material through active,cooperative and inductive approaches. Felder, et. al. in their review paper on “TeachingMethods that Work” discuss seven themes that have repeatedly been shown contribute to studentlearning.1 Four of these themes directly relate to the instructors approach in the classroom:establish relevance of course material and teach inductively, balance concrete and

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Southeast Missouri State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

forboosting the confidence and creativity of freshman students while introducing them to theengineering disciplines. The core philosophy behind the LWTL concept is to create a learningenvironment that empowers students with a “can do” attitude. One of the essential ingredients tothis environment is transitioning students from their previous learning mode to a more self-reliant mode of study. The LWTL curriculum encourages this transition through the use of acommercially available “lab” and real-world projects.The LWTL curriculum was motivated through a combination of the following factors: 1. Our college vision of “being the best college in the world at integrating engineering and science in research and education” 2. A noticeable change in

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Simon, Columbia University

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Minorities in Engineering

participants being silenced andreduced to percentages, making it difficult to learn about the experiences of individuals thatcomplete doctoral degrees. The use of qualitative research methods in this study allowed theexperiences of nineteen African American doctoral recipients in engineering and applied scienceto be documented and presented in their own voices. To identify factors that influenced thedecision to pursue and complete the doctoral degree in engineering and applied sciencedisciplines, the following research questions guided this study: 1. What factors influenced African Americans to pursue doctoral degrees in engineering and applied science disciplines from their experience? 2. What are the most influential factors

Conference Session

Measuring the Impacts of Project-Based Service Learning on Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Chinn, Pennsylvania State University; Veena Raman, Pennsylvania State University; Steve A. Walton, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

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International

multiculturalenvironments, understand the business context of engineering, and adapt to changingconditions have become requirements for engineers in our global environment [1].Teaching ethics is increasingly a component of science and engineering professionaleducation, reflected in the growing attention paid to ethics courses by accreditingagencies, particularly in engineering as reflected by requirements such as those in theUnited States instituted by its national engineering accreditation organization, ABET.Ethics is increasingly being integrated into engineering curricula, in recognition of thecomplex professional and personal issues facing scientists and engineers in modernworkplace [2, 3]. It is essential that students understand that science and technology

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

focus on how writing can be used with a minimal investment of time.Finally, the importance of effective instructor feedback will be discussed along with ways toprovide that feedback in such a way that students have time to adjust their thinking while thelearning is actually taking place.I. INTRODUCTION A primary purpose of teaching is to promote and enhance student learning. However,traditional teaching methodologies have clearly been shown to put students in a role of passiverather than active learning [1]. Traditional instructional methods have also been shown to bevery inadequate in terms of promoting deep learning and long-term retention of importantconcepts. Students in traditional classrooms acquire most of their “knowledge

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Black, American University; Hiren Patel, Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering

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International

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Conference Session

Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Rosenblatt, Ohio State University; Andrew Heckler, Ohio State University

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Materials

would informally ask students whether they had anyquestions and/or to explain their answers. We observed during these sessions that students made agood faith effort to answer the questions to the best of their ability.Difficulties Distinguishing Between Force and Stress.Many students have difficulty applying the fundamental concept of stress to the definition of yieldstrength. For example, Figure 1 presents a very straightforward question comparing the yieldstrengths of two (otherwise identical) samples of metal with different cross sections. This questionwas administered to 117 students after they received instruction and homework on this topic. Re-markably, only 23% of students correctly answered this question. The majority of students, 67

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education

Division, he is also co-founder of the International Network for Engineering Studies (www.inesweb.org) and co-editor of its journal Engineering Studies (www.tandf.co.uk/journals/engineeringstudies). Page 15.1368.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 1 What is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators1 One approach to the question “What is global engineering education for?” is to examine thecareer trajectories of

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

thinking showed no statistical significant changein the students’ critical thinking from the beginning to the end of the course. Based on writtenassignments and oral presentations, the instructors hypothesize that students did not graspspecific critical thinking concepts to the degree desired for the course. Possible modifications tothe assessment and course are discussed in the conclusions.1. IntroductionThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) now requires all accredited schoolsto design and implement a quality enhancement program. In 2007, the University of Louisvilleadopted as its quality enhancement program (QEP) the requirement that all schools within theuniversity, including the school of engineering, develop and

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; Glenn Blackwell, Purdue University

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International

Purdue University.The student’s were required to: obtain the competition design specifications, which wereperformance-only specifications and made no attempt to define the electrical or mechanicaltechnologies to be used, submit a proposal, including a preliminary budget, obtain funding forboth the cost of the project as well as the costs of travel and lodging, and design and create thecompetition entry. This paper describes the overall project including the competition, thecommunications issues faced and solved by the two parts of the team, and the results of theproject.Introduction:As we continue to merge into a global market, it is imperative that we prepare our students tooperate in a global work force environment [1]. Moreover, it is

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University; Michael Harris, Kettering University; William Riffe, Kettering University; Massoud Tavakoli, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

recently for mid-western engineering schools, theKern Foundation, have funded entrepreneurial programs. Finally, society in general isincreasingly looking for small and medium sized firms for economic and employment growth.The days of large employers absorbing large number of graduates are largely over. Because ofthese factors, engineering school interest in entrepreneurship is evident in a growing numbers ofconferences, journals and funded projects. Against this backdrop, Kettering University began working to include entrepreneurship inits academic programs in 2006. Funded with a generous donation by the Kern foundation, webegan following a “magnet” approach 1 wherein the Department of Business offered academiccourses to students from all

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

. This study was unique because it allowed researchers toobserve engineers on-site, recording everyday work patterns, habits, and frameworks for decisionmaking. Our team also works with the assumptions that the practicing engineers’ voices need tobe heard; thus, this article contains direct quotes gleaned from our participants in order toforeground their voices, not just our summaries of their input. Our observations in this particularpaper are situated within the body of research and commentary regarding professionalengineering ethics decision making 1, 2, 3, 4.Herein, we first outline the goals and methodology of our study. Next, a discussion of ethics anda framework for exploring that concept is outlined. Finally, we will discuss two pieces

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

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New Engineering Educators

assessment strategy include:1) Establish goals and desired educational outcomes for the degree program, which mustinclude 11 outcomes2 (designated “A-K”) identified by ABET as essential for allengineering programs2) Measure whether graduates of the program are attaining the goals and outcomes3) Use the data collected in step 2 to identify opportunities for improvement, and modifythe program accordingly4) “Close the loop” by assessing whether the changes led to improved attainment ofdesired outcomes1According to Gloria Rogers3 the most difficult part of the process, and one which mostengineering programs do not do well, is “identification of a limited number ofperformance indicators for each outcome.” An outcome is a broad statement such as“The

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Todd Shields, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas

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Minorities in Engineering

persisting in engineering disciplines. Theprogram has already demonstrated significant increases in the number ofunderrepresented students entering and persisting in engineering. The ECAP studentsshow higher GPAs, greater satisfaction with engineering and the College, have astronger commitment to the university and maintain a more positive overall outlookregarding their college experiences than other students.The following paper describes the program and findings of an evaluation showing thatECAP students are more successful than their non-ECAP peers and compared toprevious cohorts of students (underrepresented students and all students). Quantitativestudies showed statistically significant results. The ECAP program includes sixcomponents: 1) an in

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoojung Chae, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Engineering Education, 2010 Core Concepts for Engineering Literacy: The Interrelationships among STEM DisciplinesAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to define STEM literacy by examining the commonalities anddifferences between engineering, technology, science, and mathematics. We analyzed threemajor organizations’ publications on literacy and K-12 education standards. These publicationsare: 1) Standards for Technological Literacy, 2) National Science Education Standards, and 3)Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. These standards and literacy documents arecompared and synthesized by examining their differences and commonalities. We also comparedthe definition of engineering literacy emerged from this

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jui-Chen Yu, National Science Technology Museum; Hsieh-Hua Yang, Department of Health Care Administration, Oriental Institute of Technology; Lung-Hsing Kuo, National Kaohsiung Normal University; Hung-Jen Yang, National Kaohsiung Normal University

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International

believed thatbecause of the liberalization and diversification of education, students' abundant potentials canand are induced to their full development. Teacher training programs are available at highereducation level and usually last four years. Those programs fall into two categories:(1) Programs for training teachers of secondary education; and(2) Programs for training teachers of primary schools and kindergartens.The former are primarily offered by normal universities while the latter are chiefly offered byeducation universities. However, educational reform is not merely a reform that takes place on a campus. Moreimportantly, it is also a social reform, even a challenge to cultural traditions. The changes in theeducation system, curriculum

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

affect it. For example, if one establishes a schedule forstudying in the library after class for 4 hours each day. Initially the environment is acceptableand there is measured improvement in the retention of the materials being studied. However,once the outside temperature begins to fall, the library environment becomes uncomfortable.For this reason, study times are reduced to only one hour. The student must be recognize thatreducing one’s study time to only one hour is not sufficient and an immediate change must bemade to provide to a better environment. Two possible approaches are 1) to ask the librarian incharge if there are ways to modify the inside temperature or 2) find an equally suitable locationthat has a more acceptable temperature

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Thomas Gavigan, Penn State Berks; Brittany Farrell, Penn State Berks

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

topics that challenged their neophyticunderstanding of pertinent engineering principles. The students had access to facilities andequipment not usually available in their first year. In some cases, as with that presented here, thestudents also benefited from work being performed by more senior student researchers. Ideasput forth by team members were evaluated and tried in near-real-time to determine their meritand effectiveness. Thus a “sandbox” environment was created.The team investigation presented in this paper involved energy harvesting techniques. Previouswork in this area has been presented.1 In the work presented here, the students investigated theefficiency of human-powered flashlight devices. These devices are becoming quite popular

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

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Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Liberal Education

Technological Change.1 Her general thesis was accompanied by illustrationsfrom the history of MIT, where as a social historian, she is Director of MIT’s program inScience, Technology and Society. Subsequently in 2003 she published a short butcontroversial paper in The Chronicle of Higher Education with the intriguing title“Education for the profession formerly known as engineering.” 2Williams argues that engineering has lost its identity because it “has evolved into anopen-ended profession of everything in a world where technology shades into science,art, management with no strong institutions to define an overarching mission”.The consequence of this for engineering education is that there are numerous forces thatpull engineering in different

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Northeastern University; Christopher Wishon, Northeastern University; Colleen Fritze, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

remindus that “many undergraduate classes occur in large lecture halls where instructional practices areconstrained… such constraints include: student-teacher dialogue limitations, heavily lecture-based formats that encourage passive learners, and memorization of facts and formulas that passtests [yet] fail to achieve genuine understanding of STEM subject matter.”7The declining teacher-student ratio is the result of several factors, such as (1) diminishingresources for faculty and/or graduate teaching assistants, (2) an inclination toward enlisting onlyuniversity faculty with the highest possible degree, (3) a trend toward learning methods thatdepend less on instructor-based pedagogy and foster either individual/solitary responsibility forlearning

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Schroeder, University of Houston

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Computers in Education

including general lessons learned, technological drivers of success, and preliminary data regarding student perceptions of an online tutoring experience.Foundational BasisMuch learning today is supported in some way by information and communication technologies(ICT). Recent research reports that ICT supported learning is growing. At the same time, studiesreport that drop-out rates for such non-traditional learning vary from 10% – 75%.10Chang grouped factors that may cause such high drop-out rates, calling the groups (1) barriers(including technology problems), (2) unmet student expectations, and (3) faculty timelimitations. Factors contributing to unmet student expectations include timely response time,comfortable student-instructor

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Cordes, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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Women in Engineering

engineering and higher education have been looking at this issue and trying to find waysto increase the number of women completing engineering degrees at the bachelors, masters anddoctoral levels.Even with the many efforts going on across the nation, the number of women pursuingengineering degrees is not increasing; and in some areas of engineering, the numbers are actuallydeclining. For many years at Michigan State University (MSU), we saw a steady climb in thenumber of women engineering students, especially in disciplines like Chemical and Mechanical.Through the 1990s, we averaged 22% women engineering students, well above the 16% nationalaverage. However, in 2000 we saw the numbers begin to drop, as they did nationally.Figure 1 compares first-year

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso, University of Virginia

: they educate engineers tohandle systems issues or component issues, but not both. Furthermore, many interdisciplinaryprograms in engineering are more focused on developing knowledge and skills in multiplecomponent-level domains (e.g., mechatronics focuses on developing component level knowledgein electrical, mechanical, and computer domains) than in component-level and systems-levelareas.These observations serve as the basis for the Technology Leaders Program (TLP), a transportableinterdisciplinary program being developed at the University of the Blue Ridge and CentralCommunity College. The TLP is designed to develop in students 1) disciplinary grounding in acomponent-level domain (electrical and computer engineering) and a systems-level area

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre; Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; James Oppong, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

application and is not as pervasive as either radio or TV. However the advantages indata applications are numerous and make that mode of information transmission desirous.One major application is the Internet and that alone provides many advantages. To cite a fewexamples as a result of this major development, schools can have Internet access to majorlibraries and electronic learning (e-learning) can also be achieved [1]. And along this sameline, distance education will experience a phenomenal boost in its delivery. Rural clinics canhave connectivity to major hospitals and hence the expertise and services of doctors at suchhospitals.Ghana currently has electrification in most urban centers and some rural areas, and it isfurther being improved by

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Rosen, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Computers in Education

, Page 15.139.2control theory, and cost tradeoffs. They also build on skills typically acquired in an introductorycourse including AC/DC circuits, energy and power, and digital electronics. Expected outcomesinclude the ability of the students to explain basic computer organization and architecture,programming models, and instruction sets, and to write simple microcontroller code. Multipleforms of assessment were used to measure success, including student surveys, course exams,laboratory reports, and homework.The Smart House ProjectThe Smart House is shown in Figure 1. The shell measures 30 cm along each side and isconstructed from a Styrofoam (polystyrene) sheet with an R-3 insulation value. These sheets aresold in the U.S. in 4’ x 8’ x 5/8

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

requirements of the global industry and society [1-3]. To achieve a smooth transitionfrom academia to industry, there should be an agreement between the desired outcomes ofengineering curricula and the desired attributes of an engineer defined by the industry. In otherwords, the graduates of engineering programs must have a set of basic skills to meet the needs ofthe industry and society. A good understanding of engineering science, a good understanding ofengineering design process, a multidisciplinary perspective, excellent communication skills, highethical standards, critical and creative thinking, an appreciation of the importance of teamwork,an awareness of economic, environmental and societal issues, and a desire for life-long learningare among

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Richard F. Miller, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

common concern for engineering educators today is that the number of American studentsentering the engineering field is not high enough to meet future demand.1-4 In recent years,fewer than one-third of college students have pursued science and engineering degrees5. Theenrollment of engineering freshman declined from 1985 to 2005, according to data by theEngineering Workforce Commission.6 As studies have shown, in recent years “the number ofengineering Ph.D. graduates has increased very little.”7 Undergraduate research focusing oninterdisciplinary projects has been shown to have a positive impact on retention in theengineering majors, enrollment in engineering graduate schools, and the career development ofengineering graduates.8-12 In most

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

first electric bicycle in 1977 and has been actively developing improved electric vehicles ever since. He founded the RIT Ebike club in 2006 and has been the advisor since inception. Scott led the club to the 2006 Tour de Sol ebike competition in Saratoga Springs, NY. The team placed first and second in the student category with both entered bikes finishing 1, 2 in the three hour marathon race.Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 15.1332.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using National Competitions to Focus and Energize Student ClubsAbstractThis paper