Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Burian, University of Utah; Edward Barbanell, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

mediated discussions of historical and emerging water engineeringissues and projects in the western United States. Within the context of the case studies, studentswere exposed to philosophical and legal concepts, hydrologic principles, water resourcesengineering design and management techniques, water management modeling and analysis tools,social and behavioral science theories, water law, and more. One unique aspect of the course wasthe use of position papers with random assignment of position that forced students to analyze andargue points from perspectives outside of their discipline and sometimes against their personalbeliefs. The outcomes of the course were assessed through a written survey, informal studentdiscussions, and end-of-course

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Baukal, John Zink Institute; Joseph Colannino, John Zink Co. LLC; Wes Bussman, John Zink Institute; Geoffrey Price, University of Tulsa

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College-Industry Partnerships

Industry sponsors senior design projects to produce some type of product ofinterest to them while simultaneously educating students by allowing them to apply theirknowledge and skills to an actual problem.16 Some universities have used industry tohelp teach senior design courses as part of capstone projects;18 Lehigh University refersto these adjuncts as “Professors of Practice.”19 Industry can sponsor research projectswith faculty that also include student workers. Industry can also provide facilities forstudents to conduct research if these are not available at the university. Industry canprovide formal mentors for university students and participate in supervisory thesiscommittees for graduate students,11 including sponsoring industrial theses

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Wojciechowski, Grand Valley State University; Charles Standridge, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

use of Excel; engineering terminology, mechanisms anddevices; and the engineering design process. This knowledge was applied duringthe co-op experience to customer relationship topics such as meetingrequirements, using design standards, satisfying machine footprint constraints,and writing documentation that was understandable to all constituents. Generalcurricular knowledge was also applied to technical issues such as calculating thethrust force of a pneumatic cylinder given its bore size, stroke length, andsupplied air pressure. The professional development gained each co-op semesterbetter prepared the student for the ensuing curricular education experience invarious ways including assurance that no curricular assignment, project, or task

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Joshua Hewes, Northern Arizona University

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Civil Engineering

political components of humancommunities, and the dynamics of human behavior in varied contexts.Additional University Requirements: Some university requirements are embedded within themajor, such as junior writing and senior capstone, and others, such as the diversity requirement,are fulfilled by the civil program with courses from the liberal studies course list that also satisfydiversity. These requirements as they apply to the engineering programs are as follows: • In Major (6-7 credits) − 3-4 credits of Junior Level Writing Expectation − 3 credits of Capstone Course/Experience in the Major • Diversity Requirement (6 Credits) − 3 credits of U.S. Ethnic Diversity − 3 credits of Global AwarenessThe global awareness

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Eniko T. Enikov; Vasco Polyzoev; Joshua Gill

greatestcontribution of the project was in using controls in their senior-year capstone design course.More than 50% of the students also indicated that they had used this experience in their jobsearch by including it on their resumes.V. ConclusionAn inexpensive (less than $100) take-home experimental setup has been designed for a hands-onexperience of mechanical engineering students with a real control system. This makes it suitablefor a term project, where minimal or no supervision is required, and no special time or place isneeded. It also helps students whose major is not electrical engineering to become familiar withthe modern developments in implementation of real-time control systems. While simple, thehardware allows demonstration of advanced concepts

Conference Session

Industrial Interactions and Educational Resources

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

thecollaborative environment that is essential to successfully implementing concurrent engineeringpractices.” 6Curriculum Background at Our UniversityA grant from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 1997 permitted the initial offering ofvirtual simulation (VS) as a senior capstone project for technology majors. By the summer of1999, simulation internships had placed 12 of 17 students after running full-scale simulationclasses 7. Internship placements included NASA-Johnson Space Center, a Navistar truck plant,Deneb Robotics, DaimlerChrysler, and General Motors. By 2000 graduates with these skillsreceived the following successful job placements: Applied Manufacturing Technologies(Systems Engineer); Argus & Associates (Simulation Engineer); Delphi

Conference Session

Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peilin Fu, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

College ofLetters and Sciences. The assessment of the ability of SOET students to communicate effectivelyin writing is most often done through an analysis of the formal documentation accompanyingend-of-program capstone projects (undergraduates) or master’s projects and theses. Data in someprograms have shown an increase in the length of time required for students to complete theseend-of-program projects, many times as a result to needing additional time to correct and polishwritten documentation. Other anecdotal evidence across many SOET programs indicates thatstudents reaching these capstone and master’s projects are frequently not fully prepared toprofessionally document their results in writing. Due to the importance of writtencommunication

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; David Knight, The Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

introductory engineering courses as multidisciplinary because they include studentsfrom all engineering majors.Similarly, study participants often described capstone courses in this manner. For example, aHarvey Mudd College faculty member’s description of a “Clinic” project suggested that he usesmultidisciplinarity as we defined it, referring to teams of students from within engineering: And clinic is where students have this, usually multidisciplinary problem that they are trying to deal with. So they draw from, I mean today you saw the mechanical engineering, structurally how do we make this not fall off our plane, and electrically, how do we make it communicate to the down station or base station. So I think that is it, they have to use

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Malali, Old Dominion University; Pooja Bais, Old Dominion University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

outcomes fromthe professional plan, it is necessary to provide students with the opportunity to acquire tools andskills, as well as technical competency5.The ability of ME graduates to successfully design, conduct and analyze experiments is one ofthe skills integrated across the ME curriculum, and is demonstrated in the execution of multiplelab experiences in senior lab courses and of the senior capstone design course. Beginning in thefreshman year, students are provided with opportunities to acquire experimental, analytical andmodeling tools and skills, and to develop effective means of communicating the results of theirwork. In an analogous fashion to the capstone design project providing a measure of thestudents’ ability to perform a design

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

John W. Duggan P.E.

both on and off-site. Such opportunities include use of soil as gradingmaterial, re-use of stone aggregate as a raw material for concrete and re-use of crushed concretematerial as sub-base material for roadways and parking lots. Recycling and re-use rather thanoff-site disposal of these materials saves on transportation expenses and tipping charges.Reducing the need to bring virgin soil and stone on-site protects natural resources, lowerstransportation costs and reduces air emissions. These practices may also provide creditopportunities for projects seeking LEED certification. Despite the growth in recycling and re-use of on-site soil materials, the topic is rarely addressed in any detail in standard sustainableconstruction texts. This paper

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Mary Bowden, University of Maryland at College Park; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University

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Minorities in Engineering

summer but for the relationships fostered by this exchange. Some ofthe students are still in touch with their faculty mentors, integrating their research experiencesinto their capstone senior design projects. A senior student from UMES, who worked as asummer exchange student at MSU, is now pursuing graduate work at MSU. Also, if thisprogram were to be extended in the future to some of the community colleges in the state, wewould undoubtedly see some of the best community college students transferring to a four-yeardegree program as a result of a summer internship experience, where they might not have feltmotivated or confident enough to do so otherwise. Recruitment and inclusion of communitycollege students may represent an important step in

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Atchison, Drexel University; Dorothea Holmes-Stanley, St. Cyprian's School; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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Educational Research and Methods

Scientist with the Legislative Office of Research Liaison of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He has been Principal Investigator of a number of bioengineering research projects involving implantable transmitters and sensors and their use in physiologic measurements. He was the Principal Investigator of the Drexel E4 educational reform project, the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and is currently PI of an NSF funded GK-12 project. He is member of the NAE and a fellow of the ASEE, the IEEE, and the AIMBE. He is the recipient of a number of other awards and honors including the Bernard M. Gordon Prize of the National Academy of Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane LeClair, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

degree. In order to avoid any misconception, Excelsior has developed a system of checks and balances in the form of appropriate and robust policies, procedures, and mechanisms that make the EC an outstanding alternative education provider.This paper describes the evolving assessment plan used by the School of Business andTechnology at Excelsior College to assess student performance at three layers of attainableoutcomes, program educational objectives, program outcomes, and TAC ABET Criteria.Multiple assessment tools consist of a capstone course, used as the direct measure of student Page 15.674.2 Page

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

facility.Future WorkCourse modifications, such as the mapping of course learning objectives and backgroundstatements on assignments, were implemented for fall 2009. Student feedback at this point ispurely anecdotal as specific data has not yet been reduced. It is planned to have that dataavailable for examination prior to presentation of this paper.Our next major undertaking will be to modify the structure of the projects currently offered inEGR 100. Based on instructor and student feedback, we plan to reduce our lab projects fromthree to two by eliminating the second project. This will allow our students to have a morecomplete design experience by transitioning our larger project into more of a capstone-likeexercise.With the continued evolution of

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Strife, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

of their use of WebCT to deliver instructional online tutorials to engineeringstudents at Drexel University (2007)10. These are options that we can explore as we go along.Two options for creating online video tutorials are Captivate and Camtaisia. One selects theoption based on availability and whether or not it fits the need of the project.OverviewAt the beginning, it was decided that tutorials would be done by department, would be accessiblefrom the libraries webpage, and would not be embeded in any Ecampus course modules at thisstage. We selected chemical engineering to work on first since one-shot sessions were regularlypresented to senior chemical engineering students working on their capstone projects. TheEngineering and Patents

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher L. Reitsma

that is programmed in PBASIC.Despite the amount of resources in programming and circuits provided by the vendor, theactivities need augmentation, or reinvigoration. The incorporation of common devices such asTV remotes, flashlights, gaming controllers and RC controllers provide students the opportunityto analyze and apply simple circuits with programming. These implementations and associatedactivities allow the operation of a robot and actuators in a semi-autonomous or tele-operatedmode, through the use of various sensors, communication systems and programming techniques.At the end of the course with a capstone project, students demonstrate the application of variousaspects of electrical engineering through a small-scale robotic

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

the emphasis is on getting to depth in every aspect, while obtaining perspective and learning the essentials quickly.The roots of this project started in the 1990s, as industry and government hiring and trainingpatterns changed drastically from the large weapon-system programs of the Cold War to thesmall-team, multidisciplinary contract-hunting environment. The traditional curriculum hadlinear course sequences in different discipline streams, coming together in senior-year“capstone” design experiences. During the Cold War era, large-company recruiting emphasizedcorporate training after school. To prepare students for the small-team environment that came upin the 1990s, we moved towards increasing comprehension levels, and enabling students

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

in Engineering Management.” Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2002, Montreal. (CD-ROM).16. Tilbury, D.M., Ceccio, S.L., and Tryggvason, G. “Restructuring the Undergraduate Curriculum of the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department at The University of Michigan.” Proceedings, 1997 ASEE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI.17. Badiru, A.B., Slagley, J.M., and Smith, D.A. “Project Management Application for Engineering Program Accreditation Preparation.” J. Profl. Issues in Engrg. Educ. and Pract. 136(1), January 2010, pp. 39-47.18. Sobek, D.K. and Jain, V. “Two Instruments for Assessing Design Outcomes of Capstone Projects.” Proceedings, 2004 ASEE Annual Confernece, June 2004, Salt Lake

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-33: A STRATEGY FOR INCORPORATING ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES INTO UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONDavid Wells, North Dakota State University David L. Wells has been Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at North Dakota State University since January 2000. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in process engineering and production engineering systems design and in product innovation and entrepreneurialism. His instruction is characterized by heavy reliance upon project-based, design-centric learning. Course projects are drawn from real industrial applications with real industrial constraints, often interactive with a corporate sponsor. Students are challenged to

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Gunnink, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. This course is an inquiry in the social sciences (IS) course. Students are also required to a take a diversity (D) course which may be in a social science field. Social Science topics are found in a few other courses, i.e., I&ME 325, Page 15.651.6 Engineering Economic Analysis, CE 308, Construction Practice, and CE 401, Professional Practice and Ethics. Students apply knowledge of social sciences in their capstone design 5classes (CE 457 and 458) as they complete design projects considering economic, safety, andsustainability

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Clayson, Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education; P K Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

University 30-35 Computer Graphics Technology, Product Data ManagementJudith R. Pearse University of Maine at Orono 30-50 Engineering Project Management, EET 386Eugene Rutz University of Cincinnatti 20 Engineering Your FutureLaKami Baker Auburn University 45 Managing Entrepreneurial StartupsSteve Brown Washington State University 50 ME 416 capstone designEli H. Fini North Carolina A & T State 20 CIEN482: Construction Engineering University (HBCU)Kemper Lewis University at Buffalo--SUNY 170-190 MAE277

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend College; Melanie Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

course.They were split into four teams of two students each working on separate projects. The generaltopics were pulley systems, vibrations, alternative energy and thermoelectric devices. Some ofthe projects were more successful than others, as might be expected. The overall outcome was asuccess and resulted in several hands-on activities that have been used for students in grades 1-12.This paper begins with a brief overview of the outreach programs in the School of Engineering.The main topic of the paper is the independent study course. The course goals and generalproject requirements are included. Each of the four projects are discussed with an emphasis onthe project goals, activities that were developed, success levels, and ongoing efforts to

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Establish/develop study groups / offer courses with focus on analytical skills to 1) Get more faculty & industry support for senior capstone help students put together their basic course; 2) (**) Raise expectations for the quality of knowledge with requirements of theGroup 7 projects to industry standard. Group 16 problem.Group 8 Problem-oriented course earlier in the curriculum Group 17 no answer Identify a couple of courses that will Should implement this idea across the curriculum

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Pitts, Morgan State University; Ricardo Camilo, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

the optimal tolerances of manufactured parts using the assemblyand quality control station, (3) utilizing the entire flexible manufacturing cell to meet due datedemands of customer orders, or (4) studying repeatability and accuracy issues while utilizing theHP3 robot. In addition, the IRAM Laboratory will enable additional topic areas to be researchedand presented for final capstone senior design projects. From those projects, more significantresearch will be possible for dissemination through the following channels: (1) contributions ofthe methodologies and processes to education and research journals to add to the common bodyof knowledge, (2) outreach visits to K-12 schools to promote careers in engineering and roboticapplications and (3

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Yueh-Ting Yang, Drexel University; Brittany Killen, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Ajou University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

pursuing degrees in theengineering field. Students in the Mechanical, Electrical, and Industrial fields along withmany others can learn many new skills from multi-disciplinary projects such as the rapidprototype design of a walking robot. Such projects show students how to use differenttypes of technology, and demonstrate how advanced technology can be used in an actualapplication. This project teaches future engineers and technologists various advancedskills that can be used in their careers. Overall, many different fields of engineering canbenefit from this application, enabling the development of skill and knowledge in manydifferent engineering aspects and processes. Students in the Applied Engineering Technology programs are required

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Students to SustainabilityAbstractAs articulated in the Body of Knowledge for Civil Engineering, all civil engineering studentsshould be introduced to the concept of sustainability. The objective of this project was tointegrate sustainability concepts into the 1-credit Introduction to Civil Engineering course thatfirst year students are required to take at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Student attitudesabout sustainability were evaluated using a written survey and in class questions to whichstudents responded using a Course Response System (clickers). Evidence of student learning onsustainability was acquired via student performance on a homework assignment worth 12% oftheir overall course grade

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Simmons, University of Utah; Susan Sample, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

collaborative writing skills; and (d)feedback from the instructional team guiding continuous improvement in the course.BackgroundCollaboration and communication impact engineering practice in profound ways. Engineers needto be creative, innovative problem solvers, often under time constraints. As a result, effectiveteamwork and communication are paramount. To equip students with the teamwork andcommunication skills necessary for engineering practice, educators have developed variousapproaches including writing across the curriculum, cooperative project-based learning, andintegrated communication instruction. For more than ten years, we have integrated teamwork andcommunication (oral and written) instruction into the freshman and senior

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prins, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

written in the tactile and kinesthetic language of manipulation, and was compared with information coming from the visual system, as part of a process through which the brain creates visuospatial images.”17This suggests a strong correlation between the manipulation of objects by hand and physicalunderstanding of objects and materials. Wilson further indicates that intelligence is bestcultivated using methods which employ both mind and body.Why do we need to do it?Over the last 10-20 years, senior capstone projects that often include a hands-on component havebecome popular in engineering curricula. More recently, a significant number of engineeringeducators have begun to include hands-on work at the freshman level as well. As an

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swenty, University of Evansville; Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Immanuel Selvaraj, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineering seniors are required to write a paper for the annual ASCE Daniel Mead paper competition.• Capstone design teams prepare posters for their project presentations.• The civil engineering curriculum was modified in 2008 and a science elective was added.• Co-op and intern opportunities in the area of transportation engineering have increased significantly. Page 15.203.11• Codes and standards are an integral part of the senior capstone design project.Fiscal and policy changes have been made as a direct result of data obtained from the alumnisurvey. The civil engineering program obtained a dedicated funding

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

, computer architecture, and peripheral hardware issues are discussed throughout thecourse so that the students gain a working knowledge of these topics. Hands-on learning isemphasized through simulation, hardware and software labs, and a final project. Also weemphasize the system-level design, high-level language, and connections between the Clanguage, assembly, and the underline hardware architecture. The outcomes of this course haveshown that this approach (1) inspires engineering physics students to be interested inmicrocontrollers, (2) provides students with a less compartmentalized view of manyhardware/software topics, and finally (3) underscores the importance of system-level design withjust enough understanding about individual components or