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Learning styles affect on students in graphic and design courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Christopher D Grant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Engineering Design Graphics

explorereal engineering design is unknown.This paper describes how to incorporate the IGL into the Graphical Communications course, andshows how students are engaged to learn at a higher level of the Bloom’s taxonomy [9-11] byimplementing sustainable design final projects. Students work in teams to collaboratively collectinformation, define and analyze the problems, and seek the effective solution. Instead offollowing faculty member’s instruction to passively complete the model design, students have anopportunity to apply the skills they learned in class to solve the real-world problem, and to thinkas an engineer. IGL introduced a greater level of excitement and enthusiasm by allowingstudents to explore the topics of personal interest to themselves

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Paul M. Jones; J. Richard Phillips

Professional Practice and the Engineering Curriculum Paul M. Jones, J. Richard Phillips Corporate & University Relations Group/ Harvey Mudd CollegeAbstractThere are elements of professional practice common to the engineering profession in allengineering fields. However, many, if not most, engineering academic curricula allowlittle or no room for professional practice other than minimal capstone projects. In thosethat do, the approach is widely scattered. The purpose of this paper is three-fold: (1) Tobriefly describe a professional practice program (featuring sponsored senior designprojects) as adopted by California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA); (2) Todiscuss difficulties

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Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

development teams. This poster will highlight the benefitsof the changes. These include an addition of two classes focused on the product design process.The first class is an Introduction to Product Design it uses a semester long project to guide thestudents through the product development process. It begins with an idea for a product andproceeds through market analysis, specifications, design and a final prototype. The second classis Advanced Product Design it uses a similar project centered class generally starting at theprototype stage and continuing towards a ready for mass production design. This poster willshow examples of the projects and methodologies used in these two classes

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Trends in Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leticia Anaya, University of North Texas

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Educational Research and Methods

strategies and didacticcurriculums, integrated design technologies and developing technologies; to simulation, qualityin higher education, and distance learning; to information communication technology,assessment/accreditation, sustainable technology and project-based training; and to engineeringmanagement, women engineering careers, and undergraduate engineering research.Trends in Engineering EducationThe trends in engineering education have been reported over several periods of time by differentauthors. Meisen6 mentions that the global trends in engineering education in the 90s were agreater emphasis on experiential programs supported by industry work experience, decliningemphasis on laboratory instruction, internationalization of engineering

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Assessment of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Barry J Brinkman, Gannon University; Scott E Steinbrink, Gannon University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #6399Assessing Impact without Using Grades: Quality Review of Community En-gagementDr. Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University Dr. Theresa M. Vitolo is an associate professor in the Computer and Information Science Department of Gannon University at Erie, PA. Teaching in systems-related fields since 1986, she joined the Computer and Information Science Department at Gannon University in 1999. In addition to teaching, she has worked as a systems analyst/programmer on a variety of systems development projects. Her academic background includes a B.S.E. in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Information Science

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2013 GSW

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Melanie Sattler

: Operation SMART air quality presentations to elementary school girls for Girls, Inc.; Air Pollutant Sampling of Carbon Monoxide, Particulates, and Ozone for the American Lung Association; Analysis of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Energy and Water Efficiency Improvements for a Habitat for Humanity House; Analysis of Air Pollution Emissions for the Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana.Effectiveness of the projects in improving student skills in application of knowledge, criticalthinking, communication, and teamwork is evaluated, along with impact of the projects onstudents’ sense of civic responsibility. Based on qualitative information from student projectreflections, the projects were effective in helping students

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Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Jared P Coyle, Drexel University; Jamie Lyn Kennedy, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Curriculum Development

Paper ID #8266Engineering Visiting Fellows: A modular, low-cost model for scalable, university-facilitated international K-12 partnerships in engineering educationMr. Jared P Coyle, Drexel University Jared Coyle is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering at Drexel University. He earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Drexel University in 2008 and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Drexel in 2010. Coyle is a former NSF IGERT Nanotechnology Fellow with research interests in composite organic materials for electronic devices. He is also International Projects Director and a Lead Fellow

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Thomas M. Korman; Hal A. Johnston; Lloyd Crask

are required to set up a complete business strategy including thefollowing tasks: • examine available information • determine the best portfolio of jobs to bid on • create strategies to improve bonding limits • set strategies to create negotiated work • develop bid prices for desired jobs • monitor their financial position as work progresses • monitor and create strategies to improve company’s appraisal metrics • choose and modify their construction methods to meet due dates and reduce costs • interpret their competitors' strategies • respond to changing conditions and situations proposed to the company and driven by the decisions and actions of the company Commercial Building Projects

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2013 GSW

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Danielle Reynolds; Nur Yazdani; Tanvir Manzur

Experience for Teachers (RET) project on Hazard Mitigation at UT Arlingtonwas funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The project had the importantintellectual focus of educating high school STEM teachers in inquiry-based research learning,research design, execution and implementation, and in solving real-world hazard-relatedengineering problems with open-ended solutions. The RET program brought together 27 highschool STEM teachers from 10 high schools in the Arlington, Texas, and five other schooldistricts from surrounding areas. A total of seven summer research projects with the commontheme of hazard mitigation were identified and conducted. In the six week summer extremewind RET project, the STEM teachers were provided with hands on

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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International

- nois. She completed her undergraduate degree in General Engineering at Illinois with a concentration in Sustainable Development. Keilin is interested in international experiences in engineering and how to better integrate project-based learning into the engineering classroom.Dr. Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor in Human Resource Development and a Fellow with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research investigates how engineering students navigate their educational experiences and how engineer- ing graduates transition into the workplace. He is especially interested in the

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Design Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mark Anderson, Rensselaer

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Design in Engineering Education

product divisions in Japan. He was also responsible for managing his groups’ patent portfolio. From 2002 to 2004, he was a man- ager at the system group of Panasonic’s sales company in Secaucus, NJ providing system integration and software development for clients. He was also an Export Control officer. Dr. Kanai joined the Design Lab at RPI in 2004. He is currently the Associate Director of the lab and and Professor of Practice of in the Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering department. The Design Lab provides industry spon- sored and service oriented multidisciplinary design projects to 200 students/semester. His responsibilities include managing the operation of the Design Lab and enhancing the experience for

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FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

participants were members of the University’s Honors College and completed the coursein their first or second year on campus.In the initial offering, the course focused on a single problem: how to increase the sustainabilityof the supercomputer center on campus? Students enrolled in this problem-based researchseminar learned about the problem area through in-class instruction and homework assignments,and then worked with the instructors to develop individual projects examining various solutionsto the shared research problem. In the second year the course was offered, the focus shifted froma specific problem to the broader topic of image analysis workflows, which are used in manySTEM disciplines to analyze data from photos and videos. In this workflow

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Information Literacy, Computer Efficacy and Readiness

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill D. Bailey, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Two Year College Division

- Communicate effectively through speaking, listening, and writing.  Critical Thinking - Use critical thinking to analyze and solve problems.  Technical Skills - Demonstrate knowledge and competence in academic and technical fields of study.  Teamwork - Demonstrate positive, effective, and appropriate interpersonal skills.The integration of these Workforce Skills also resulted in a more comprehensive approach toassessment. This program requires multiple individual and team projects in the laboratorysegment, and design projects for the classroom segment of courses within the major. Rubricswere developed for all individual and group projects. As part of the effort to integrateWorkforce Skills, written plans, post-project analysis

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Robert O. Warrington Jr., Michigan Technological University; Madelyn Marie Espinosa, Michigan Technological University - Pavlis Institute; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University

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Student Development

4-8 students) are multidisciplinary, approximately 70% engineers and science majors, with a few other majors from social science, business, and other disciplines. 2. The students work on multiple technology projects while in-country, some are ongoing from previous years and some are new. The students also check on completed projects for sustainability and identify future projects for the next cohort traveling to the project center. 3. The in-country teams are student led, a faculty member spends 1-3 days at the start of the experience for orientation and introductions and then leaves. A local person is “employed” by the university to be 24/7 contact for the student’s in case of emergencies and to

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven F Barrett, University of Wyoming; Ivo Wambeke

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Computers in Education

Education Excellence Award.Ivo Wambeke Page 23.1065.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Service Learning: Industrial Embedded Systems CourseAbstractService learning is defined by the National Service-Learning Clearing House as “a teaching andlearning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection toenrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.” Aservice learning capstone project was incorporated into a senior/graduate level industrial controlcourse. The course provides instruction on control system

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Nina Robson P.E.

Enhancing Learning Techniques in Undergraduate Mechanical Design Classes Nina Robson Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering California State University Fullerton, CAAbstractThe paper discusses two different challenges, presented in the form of two projects, as a part ofthe Introduction to Mechanical Design class at California State University, Fullerton, usinginquiry and project based learning approaches, respectively. The students take the theoreticalideas of mechanical design and implement them with moderate guidance for the first project

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Hands-on/Experiential Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J Benson P.E., United States Military Academy; Hans J Thomas, United States Military Academy; Shad A Reed, United States Air Force Academy; Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy; Steven J. Condly, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

com- mander, assistant product manager for infantry and tank munitions, project manager with the Coalition Provisional Authority during the reconstruction effort in Iraq, and Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He holds a Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University and a Masters Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. His military awards include the Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, four Army Commendation Medals and six Army Achievement Medals. He recently founded and is serving as Director of the West Point Center for Innovation and Engineering.Dr. Steven

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Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Candace Mazze, Univeristy of North Carolina at Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Gary Bruce Gehrig P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

presenting studies in Engineering Education on instructional and service learning components of under- graduate construction management courses. Ms. Mazze is expected to receive her doctorate Spring of 2013.Dr. Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. Sandra Dika is an Assistant Professor of Research Methods in the Department of Educational Lead- ership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research interests are focused on student engagement and success in college, particularly among underrepresented students in STEM fields. She collaborates frequently with engineering educators on research projects and evaluations of programs and curricula.Dr. Gary Bruce Gehrig P.E., University of

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Fred Guzek; Kathy Brockway; Troy Brockway; Sue Guzek

Broadening STEM Students’ Perspectives, and Recruiting with Blended Learning and Study Abroad Fred Guzek, Kathy Brockway, Troy Brockway, Sue Guzek College of Technology and Aviation Kansas State University SalinaAbstract:In order to encourage students to consider STEM careers, and to broaden the perspectives ofstudents in STEM curricula, a multidisciplinary team of four faculty members created a six creditcourse in International Project Management for a class of students with a variety of academicinterests. Graduate students seeking Professional Master of Technology degrees were integratedwith undergraduate students majoring in Aeronautical

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2013 GSW

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Eric Haney; Lex Gonzalez; Amen Omoragbon; Amit Oza; Bernd Chudoba

Friday Morning Session 1- Student Integrated Engineering Database: A 21st Century Decision Aid Eric Haney, Lex Gonzalez, Amen Omoragbon, Amit Oza, and Bernd Chudoba Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington AbstractThe exponentially increasing amount of information accumulated from past and currentengineering projects has created an environment where retaining and utilizing existingknowledge is paramount. The modern engineer is tasked with leveraging the intellectual andfinancial efforts of legacy projects in order to ensure on-time, on

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Hands-on/Experiential Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gavin T. Garner, University of Virginia

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #7895Programming Printers Printed by 3D PrintersProf. Gavin T. Garner, University of Virginia Gavin Garner holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Colby College and Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia. His primary area of expertise lies in the burgeoning field of mechatronics (aka robotics). Over the past decade, he has built UVA’s mechatronics program from scratch, developing over 50 hours of unique laboratory experiments as well as dozens of open-ended design projects. Through this experience, he has gained valuable insight into how to engage

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Yanwu Ding

discrete-time convolution, difference equations, discrete Fourier transform,Z-transform, filter designs, impulse, and frequency responses of discrete-time systems. Toimprove students’ skills in practical signal processing techniques and application, a new graduatecourse, EE887D Signal Processing Applications and Techniques, was offered in fall 2012. Bothcourses integrate practical projects using real-world data, thus providing students the opportunityto work on real signal processing techniques via Matlab programming. In this paper, we presentan overview of these projects.1. IntroductionSignal processing finds numerous applications in event detections, signal separations, parameterpredictions, and estimations in various systems. At Wichita

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CAD Assessments, Trends and Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

simulation and engineering analysis, as well asother areas of the students’ interest, are practiced in under graduate research and/or individualstudies. Earlier, a team of two students had been engaged in a project titled as: Computer AidedReverse Engineering of a Toy Car. One of the main objectives of this project was for the studentsto extend their knowledge of reverse engineering and to also gain a hands-on experience in thefield of solid modeling of complicated products. Coordinates Measurement Machine (CMM), acaliper, and a micrometer were used to measure the main dimensions of the Toy Car. A solidmodeling program was then used for creating the model and manufacturing analysis. This paperreports the re-engineering methodology and process of the

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Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-michael Hardin P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

Integrating ‘Design Challenges’ Into a Freshmen Introduction to Mechanical Engineering CourseIntroductionIt is currently widely recognized that retention of engineering students can be enhanced byincluding introductory engineering courses into the first-year engineering curriculum in additionto the usual math and science classes1-3 Moreover, the inclusion of engineering design projectswithin the first-year curriculum, or “cornerstone design projects”, provides students with insightinto the differences between engineering and science, and increase students‟ motivation andinterest in engineering4-11. One team of researchers has shown that the incorporation of hands-ondesign projects in the first year provides “experiences of

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Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jean N. Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Student and Curriculum Development

65% of the newly developed 787Dreamliner airframe from outside companies.2 In a field where work is traditionally performedby small, localized teams of engineers, these complex global projects present new challenges forovercoming cultural differences, language barriers, and bureaucracy.With these industry trends set to define a large focus of the next 20-50 years of the aerospaceindustry, educating the next generation of engineers who will be responsible for addressing thesechallenges is of paramount importance. Efforts to train students in the global design effort havebeen reported before, and they were mainly limited to virtual computer design studies and didnot include delocalized manufacturing.3 In different cultures the educational

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trevor J. Bennett, Texas A&M University; Kristin D. Nichols, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

overview of the modifications made to the freshman level Introduction toAerospace Engineering course at Texas A&M University and details the motivation fortransitioning to a more design-centered course structure from previous modifications made overthe past few years. The course focuses on three multi-week design projects supplemented byother various forms of instruction, such as guest lecturing and student mentoring. The paperconcludes with survey results and testimonials that demonstrate the effectiveness of engineeringdesign education at the freshman level.IntroductionA successful engineer is equipped to innovate and create within the technical community and toinspire and inform the whole of society. Creating the framework for this success

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"Best" of BED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony J McGoron, Florida International University; Hamid Shahrestani, Florida International University, BME; Michael Edward Brown, Florida International University; James Dennis Byrne, Florida International University

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Biomedical

InternationalUniversity consists of three courses for a total of 7 credit-hours over two semesters. Significanteffort by the entire faculty is required for a successful outcome and to ensure that all studentsreceive a “major design experience” and that there is consistency in expectations and outcomesamong the students and croups. One of the creative components of the program at FIU is thatnear the end of the first semester of the senior design course sequence a committee of facultymembers reviews each group’s project design written proposal and critiques a 20 minute oralpresentation of their proposal during about 40 minutes of questioning. The team’s companysponsor and faculty advisor also attends and participates in the oral proposal defense. The facultypanel

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Albright P.E., University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

that finding such an appropriate balancebetween depth and breadth of education, especially one with complementary aspects, is anongoing challenge. The balance point is not stagnant, but varies from time-to-time and place-to-place depending on societal needs and technological developments.The focus of this paper is to summarize our curricular changes, with their rationale, beginningwith the ones that apply to all of our School's curricula. The major changes include reinstituting acommon first-year of study to aid students in selecting a major, enhancing the capstone designsequence to encourage and facilitate more multi-disciplinary projects, and designating ninesemester hours of existing credits as "professional electives" that can be, for

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

, instrumentation, and entrepreneurship.Dr. Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University Joseph A. Morgan has over 20 years of military and industry experience in electronics and telecommunica- tions systems engineering. He joined the Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Department in 1989 and has served as the Program Director of the Electronics and Telecommunications Programs and as the Associate Department Head for Operations. He received his BS degree in electrical engineering (1975) from California State University, Sacramento, and his MS (1980) and DE (1983) degrees in in- dustrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His education and research interests include project management, innovation and

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Enhancing Engineering Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Philip Mayhorn, Univerisity of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #7075Partnering With Students to Continuously Improve the Systems Engineering& Engineering Management ProgramDr. Jonathan Philip Mayhorn, Univerisity of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. Jonathan Mayhorn currently works for AT&T as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt where he coaches those who lead projects to improve processes in the Construction and Engineering Department. He recently became a certified Project Management Professional. Jonathan also serves as an Adjunct where he teaches four classes in the Systems Engineering & Engineering Management Department at the University of North Carolina at