Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Akshit Aggarwal, Stanford University; Felipe Pincheira, Stanford University; Rebecca Rose Krauthamer; Gregory Kress, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

discussed using an open-process approach. Members noted a considerable lackof reluctance to prototype methods and team presentations; they also reported a deliberate lack ofspecific planning that they believe contributed to an entertaining and productive team ambiance.The full experiment offers stunning stories and compelling implications for creating effectivedesign interventions in team-based engineering and design classes as well as for those pursuingthe stories of compassion, empathy, and transformation in entrepreneuring.Key words: Open-team process, Entrepeneuring, Design Thinking, IMVU, Social Participation,Empathy1. Introduction and Overview of Design Team DynamicsOur diverse group, composed of graduate mechanical engineering students

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Mark Embree, Rice University; Maria Oden, Rice University

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First-Year Programs

solutions Preparing oral presentations, graphs, and tables Prototyping, fasteners, and supplies Testing design solutions Role of failure in design Project planning and Gantt charts Manufacturability Environmental issuesClient-Based Projects in ENGI 120In ENGI 120, students learn the engineering design process and use it to solve meaningfulproblems drawn from local hospitals, local community partners, international communities, andaround the Rice University campus. The instructor works with other faculty on campus toestablish relationships with possible clients within and outside the

Conference Session

Computer and Informtion Technology-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ken Burbank, Purdue University, Statewide Technology

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Engineering Technology

offering bachelor‟s degrees in Engineering Technology (or a discipline specific Engineering Technology). Every university has its own framework. These graduate programs have observable variations in terms of the course work and other requirements. As we move into the 21st century, these graduate programs will face new challenges and opportunities associated with the dynamics and the needs of the globalized society. Strategic planning is defined as „the process of determining an institution‟s long term objectives and then identifying the best approaches to achieve those objectives” (11). With the increasing demands on resources and changing needs of the stakeholders, periodic strategic planning is critical for any academic program

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Ricardo Leon Gomez, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

evaluation, and curriculum design and implementation. Gomez works closely with the Assessment and Evaluation Manager and staff in the development and implemen- tation of the NCIIA’s evaluation plans, including client satisfaction surveys, instrument development, data collection, analysis, and reporting.Mr. Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) As an entrepreneur leading a not-for-profit organization, Phil Weilerstein has grown the NCIIA (http://www.nciia.org/) from founding as a grassroots group of enthusiastic university faculty to an internationally recognized re- source supporting and promoting technology innovation and entrepreneurship to create experiential learn- ing

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

Engineering Education and is currently Co-chair of that SIG. Jacobs is presently in his second term on both the ASEE CMC Executive Committee and the ASEE Projects Board and is the Secretary/Treasurer of the ASEE CMC. He also serves on the ASEE Journal of Engineering Education Advisory Board and was a contributor to ASEE’s ”Advancing the Scholarship of Engineering Education: A Year of Dialogue.” Jacobs was previously a member of the ASEE International Strategic Planning Task Force, the Interna- tional Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) Executive Committee, and General Motors’ Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education Core Team. Jacobs has spent his professional career committed

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Test is the last stage before launch; itconsists of the steps necessary to convert a paper design into a functional, flight-ready spacecraft.The Integration phase covers the purchase, fabrication and assembly of spacecraft componentsinto subsystems and then the completed spacecraft. Due to the number of steps involved,integration can take months to accomplish.The Testing phase (often called Verification) consists of all activities necessary to prove that thespacecraft will achieve its objectives. Testing covers a range of functions, includingenvironmental testing to prove that the vehicle can handle the harsh environments of launch andspace operations, functional tests to show that the components can operate together as planned,and the

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Ameen Basim Al-Khafaji, College of Engineering at the University of Michigan; Martha Jane Neubauer, College of Engineering at the University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

a global work force1, 2, 3. Research, such as the pivotal work ofSeymour and Hewitt4 and Tobias5, has demonstrated that, in many cases, faculty teachingpractices can greatly affect the quality of STEM education. In particular, faculty teachingpractices can have a direct impact on student achievement (e.g., student involvement,engagement, knowledge construction, and cognitive development) and, as a result, on studentdecisions to persist in engineering6, 7, 8.Historically, the translation of research to actual classroom practice has been slow, thusindicating that a sustained effort is required to implement institutional change. As part of a largerproject, we aim to develop an evidence-based plan for motivating transformative change infaculty

Conference Session

Research in Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

uniquesupervisors from 22 distinct academic departments, and across theoretical, clinical, design andlaboratory settings, demonstrating a vast breadth of project scope. Outside of the student-supervisor relationship, students are provided with assignment guidelines, workshops, andrubrics to scaffold the documentation and communication of the research, which includes fourdeliverables: a proposal, an interim report, presentation and final research report. The statedlearning objectives, taken from the course syllabus, are as follows: • Write a strong research proposal, identifying and developing a gap in a science/engineering related field, and develop a plan/method for addressing that gap • Conduct and write a literature review, summarizing the state

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Allen Toth, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the course covers the skills of determining site layout and access,establishing site contours and drainage, installation of utilities, elementary surveying, creation ofsite models using advanced civil engineering software, and the development of environmentalimpact statements 22. The course textbook is the Dewberry Company’s Land DevelopmentHandbook, Third edition. The course is structured around the seven steps of land developmentoutlined by Dewberry: 1) feasibility and site analysis, 2) programming, 3) conceptual design,4) schematic design, 5) final design, 6) plans submission and permitting, and 7) construction23.Course content is taught using traditional classroom instruction, homework problems, exams,and a major engineer design project

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

AC 2012-4583: FOSTERING INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT IN THE CO-CURRICULAR ASPECTS OF AN ENGINEERING LIVING-LEARNINGPROGRAMDr. Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic ad- ministration, advising, career planning, first-year programs, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Holly K. Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Mark R. Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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Community Engagement Division

variability as the curricularpositioning of the program.Group size and composition also vary from a single student to large, multi-disciplinary teamsincluding both technical and non-technical majors (dimension 6). There is no minimum thresholdon the size or scope of projects that may be considered as valuable LTS experiences. As suchdimensions 5 and 6 have no optimal threshold or goal (in contrast to dimensions 1 through 4).The dimensions in table 2 simply describe the characteristics of a program. Faculty or schoolswho are starting LTS programs may find it easier to begin at the left side of these dimensions andevolve to the right. These dimensions also serve as a point of discussion for faculty teamsinvolved in, or planning to get involved in LTS

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian E. White, Complexity Are Us - Systems Engineering Strategies; Alex Gorod, Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide; Vernon Ireland, University of Adelaide

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

categories, e.g., Program Management (primarily Planning), (narrow-sense,traditional, or conventional Systems Engineering, as opposed to CSE), and Change Management.Under Planning, there are many possible nuances, and those that are the most relevant in the casestudy should be given some prominence. For example, one must plan for Contingencies and howinformation will be management, especially regarding the Sharing of Information and Infor-mation Security. Attention must be allocated to an overall guiding Strategy and the expenditureof Resources, to include classically, Staffing, particularly contributing Roles, and the Budgetwhich often is revised based upon continually incremental funding. Compared to conventionalSE, in CSE one should strive to

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Barbara A. Heifferon, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

established the need to better prepareengineers to operate on the global stage. Also, many other publications, most notably theAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), 4,5,6,7 have emphasized theimportance of improving communication skills of engineering students. At LSU, all three of Page 25.1445.2these needs have been acknowledged and addressed in the College of Engineering’s “Five-YearStrategic Plan: 2010-2015.” 8With these challenges in mind, our university developed a study-abroad program, EncounterEngineering in Europe (E3), in which students traveled to Germany in the summer of 2010 totour factories, plants, and universities, as

Collection

2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mauro J. Caputi

process, be a more creative and efficient designer, understand the consequences of design decisions, and create products, systems, or plans, that are sound, good, innovative, safe, and useful. Educators with more extensive design experience than my own have established andmaintained during the past 40 years that creativity, imagination, a step-by-step process of design,and many other factors work together to form a valid Science of Engineering Design. I now feelfar more confident that DESIGN 15 is serving the needs of our First-Year Engineering students.THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE Because of my love of TV and movies, and being blessed with an entertaining andhumorous personality, I decided to run the Lecture class as if it

Conference Session

ETD Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Wanless, Michigan Technological University; Paul Sanders, Michigan Technological University; Scott W. Wagner, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

Figure 1: Kolb model of experiential learningUniversity Community NeedsThe leading factor in the development of a capstone project for ET students is to satisfy the goalsstated in the University strategic plan, where at Michigan Technological University the goalstates that the education experience will enrich lives and improve our world throughinterdisciplinary endeavors that span engineering, sciences and arts, technology, forestry, andbusiness.5 Not unlike many University missions, visions, strategic plans, and goals this planconveys good intentions, but lacks in direction or means to achieve those goals. The action planto achieve the goals becomes a task of the departments or program areas while planningcurriculum reform and revision through

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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International

would provide information that would help us begin to determine whether programoutcomes and goals were being met. During the fall semester prior to the 2011 spring RSAPcourse, an assessment plan was identified to provide information that would inform futureprogram design. Following approval from the Institutional Review Board, current students andthe 2008 cohort of RSAP students were identified as the sample for this study. Among current students we wanted to examine how they developed the culturalcompetencies that we identified as important in a global engineering context. To do this we hadstudents engage in a writing activity. Students were assigned to answer a brief essay question atthe beginning of the semester and then were

Conference Session

BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian H. Kang, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

representation of construction project for productivityimprovement. Students taking these BIM class gain knowledge of using BIM for projectacquisition, construction planning, and project control.One of the best ways to teach students BIM is to provide them with an opportunity to put theirhands on it. Unlike other subject matters, it is not easy to pick up the BIM skill unless they havea chance to use BIM applications. In order to understand how BIM can improve productivity inconstruction, students need to get exposed to several BIM applications and learn how to create a3D model, how to detect clashes between building components, and how to create a 4Dconstruction sequence to visually present the construction schedule. Students taking our BIMclass learn

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Briana B. Morrison, Southern Polytechnic State University; Fong K. Mak, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

documentation of course improvements made because of the assessment process. This section is used to list any substantive changes made for the current offering of the course and cites, as appropriate, the source of the improvement (e.g., recommendations from a previous FCAR document, an action plan for addressing observed shortcomings, or minutes of a committee meeting). These documented references are valuable as they allow for each modification to be traced back to its source, thereby providing proof of their systematic utilization as input to the continuous improvement process as called for by ABET Criterion 4. By combining this information with the relevant portions of the referenced items, one can easily demonstrate how the

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher M Greene, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Engineering Technology

with robotics, college,STEM majors, and being an underrepresented student. The goal of this program was to getunderrepresented student interested in going to college and majoring in a STEM discipline.Project Lead The WayOver the summer there was a two part program, Project Lead The Way (or PLTW) , that bringsteachers into the institute to learn different teaching methods and styles in attempt to get them toincorporate the knowledge gained in their lesson plans. PLTW is a STEM education innovatorin middle and high schools across the country. One set of teachers come in one day and anotherset visit another day2. One of the highlights of the program is that it allows faculty todemonstrate different teaching methodologies and it also allows

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Michael Korman P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lonny G. Simonian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Construction

Contracting Contracting Contracting Contracting ConstructionSubject Construction Construction Construction ManagementMatter Management Management ManagementProject Construction Construction Construction No textbook No textbookControls Planning and Planning and Planning and Scheduling – Scheduling – Scheduling – The The The Associated Associated Associated General General General Contractors of Contractors of Contractors America America of AmericaConstruction

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

industry. The projectPrincipal Investigators will share their knowledge and expertise in digital logic curriculumdevelopment by offering this professional development opportunity to interested facultymembers at similar institutions as part of the dissemination plan. II. Faculty WorkshopThe goal of this workshop is to combine technical information from the vendor training withpractical curriculum planning and strategies for developing courses like those developed atMichigan Tech University under this project. The participating faculty members learnintroductory material on the impact of teaching engineering technology students relevant skills inhardware modeling and FPGA design. In subsequent sessions, the faculty members learnfundamental concepts

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, usually portrayed by drawing plans or performing specific parts of the engineering design process, an implied client or public use is intended. • Technician – Computer or electronic technician portrayed by a person fixing something electronic. • Design/Create Single – Hobbies, crafts, and designs for personal use or making one object for a specific person. • Tradesman – Carpenters, plumbers, welders, etc. where a person is fixing something that is not mechanical. • Mechanic – Fixing a vehicle, engine, machine or something else that is mechanical. • Laborer/Builder – Building houses, roads or buildings through physical labor and other forms of manual labor not covered in other categories

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, developing one might be good…for the studentsand the program.SituationA Civil Engineering Program was recently introduced in a College with five other wellestablished and supportive engineering departments. The new program immediately experiencedunpredicted growth. After the first year the three new professors hired to operate the programfound themselves trying to advise 237 declared majors at the same time they were learning allthe ins and outs of a new campus and a new degree plan. The time for helping students “one onone” quickly disappeared. Not all of the 237 students were Rhodes Scholars, in fact, many haddeficiencies of some sort and some found ways to enroll in courses well above their academicability.A quick inventory of program resources

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University; Brian William Loss J.D., Purdue University; Kevin Rodgers LEED AP, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Balance Communications Affordability Home Entertainment The “Affordability” contest was particularly compelling for 2011. To emphasize theimportance of cost effective net zero energy construction, the DOE imposed a cost ceiling of$250,000 on all homes and hired an estimating firm to conduct independent appraisals. Homesthat were over budget got penalized on a pro-rated basis.Solar Decathlon Competition A paper presented at the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference discussed our team’s organizationalstrategy and planning for the Solar Decathlon through 2010.3 By the spring of 2011, work hadshifted to construction planning, including ideas for disassembly and transporting

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Tiss AIC, CPC, State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Construction

AC 2012-4801: DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT EDU-CATORS: IS INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVAL-UATION THE KEY?Mr. Kenneth J. Tiss AIC, CPC, State University of New York Mr. Kenneth J. Tiss, AIC, CPC is an instructor in the Department of Sustainable Construction Manage- ment at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. His research areas are in undergraduate and graduate education, curriculum, construction project management, construction safety, planning and scheduling, and equipment and methods. Page 25.426.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahita Zarei, University of the Pacific; Jinzhu Gao, University of the Pacific; Jason Roy Ortiz; Alan Joe

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

developed that would compare the user's answer with the solution andaccept it as a correct answer if the difference is within a small error margin due to rounding. Inorder for students to save their progress while working through the problems, a MySQL databasewas employed to house the information.EvaluationIn the preparation of our evaluation plan, we considered the guidelines of several programdirectors in NSF's Division of Undergraduate Education described in [12]. The goal ofevaluation plan was to measure the changes in cognitive and affective behavior. Measuring thechanges in cognitive behavior is in accordance with the project’s first objective of increasingstudents' understanding of concept of random variables. Evaluating the changes in

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

satisfying customers’ needs for value purchasing.Manufacturing Engineering is a bottom-up discipline, based upon a strong foundation of scienceand mathematics. The linchpin is comprehensive understanding of the science of the interactionsbetween tool and workpiece. The production system of the factory is built on this foundation,with all design and operating decisions emanating from fundamental principles of the physicsand chemistry (and more recently, the biology) of materials processing. ManufacturingEngineering is also a design profession, where practitioners are required to make decisions tocreate processing plans and production systems based on both fundamental analysis and the

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Jean-Celeste M. Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Amy E. Monte, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

policy. This pathway also is used for traditional disciplines forwhich we have expertise but not a formal degree program.The pre-approved BSE pathways are 1) Industrial and Service Systems Engineering and 2) Page 25.211.2Geospatial Engineering. The Industrial and Service Systems Engineering pathway emphasizesanalysis, design, optimization, and the planning and management of manufacturing and servicesector operations, including human factors. The courses for this pathway are from ServiceSystems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business, and the Social Sciences. TheGeospatial Engineering pathway was defined to integrate a variety of

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Hohner, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Jennifer Wegner, University of Michigan; Moses K. Lee, University of Michigan; Amy Frances Goldstein, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, expectancy and anxiety.We plan to follow this group of students through their first year of engineering and re-evaluatenear the end of the academic year.educational outcomesAt Michigan Engineering, students are encouraged to work across engineering disciplines andbuild competencies beyond engineering. In addition to providing students with a superiortechnical education, Michigan Engineering is committed to teaching students the value ofcreativity, teamwork, and engineering design. The design immersion program is intended tointroduce incoming students to these key aspects of the Michigan Engineering curriculum andculture, and to offer them direct experience with the creative process of engineering. Aninnovative experience , the program provides

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in Elementary Schools is a two-year research project fundedby the National Institutes of Health. The Engineering Design Models in ElementarySchools project model is comprised of teacher professional development, cross-curriculargrade level teacher planning, and ongoing programmatic alignment. The teacherprofessional development phase provides implementation strategy including ensuringfoundational understanding of Engineering, Science and Technology, using engineeringas a core subject integration tool, using recording and assessment tools to documentstudent process and learning outcomes. Additionally the teacher professionaldevelopment involves implementing problem based learning approaches andunderstanding competency alignment with an