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Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Dempster

opportunity for the student to investigatethe integration of mathematics and engineering science in an open-ended design problem.Unfortunately this often ends in failure with either minimal analysis being carried out or themajority of the time being devoted to technical analysis as an end in itself instead of being atool within the design process.A review of the literature and engineering curricula from many other universities indicatedlittle attention has been given to these issues. This is surprising since, a requirement forteaching engineering analysis in a design context had been ident ified by the ASEE in the1950’s, (Nicolai, 1998) but rarely implemented in any formal way. However, Tavakoli andMariappan, (Tavakoli and Mariappan, 2000

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Duarte; Brian Butz

as assignments.When the student feels that s/he knows the solution, s/he emails it back to the supervisor. Thesupervisor acknowledges that the assignment solution is either correct or offers additional help tosolve the assignment. A description of the IMITS learning mechanism has been givenpreviously14 and will not be repeated here.Project StatusThree of the six modules, DC Analysis, AC Analysis and Transient Analysis have beencompleted. Consequently, the intelligent tutoring system is able to assist students in their firsttwo courses in circuit theory. The assignment is the basis of learning within the IMITS softwarepackage. The assignments have to be done in a linear fashion—one assignment completed ormastered before the next assignment

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Loker

1 1 1 0 pushbutton * is pushbutton 0 is pushbutton # is depressed depressed depressed Table 1. Keypad Truth TableAs the truth table indicates, all three DAQ input terminals (M,H, and E) will be read as all logic 1'swhen all logic 1's are written to the four DAQ output terminals (A,B,F and G), regardless of thestate of any one of the pushbuttons. When a logic 0 is written to any one of the output terminals,then terminals M,H, and E will be read as all logic 1's unless a pushbutton is depressed. In order todetermine which pushbutton is depressed, it is necessary to read all three input terminals (M,H, andE

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rosanne Simeone; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

this environment is maximizing“perceived sales value” relative to “production cost”, and in thi s case thecustomer’s perception is limited to a walk through. Only after the first energy billsarrive does this perception shift. By then the manufacturer has been paid.(Commercial real estate is dominated by lease -holders where customers aremore cognizant of operating costs. New commercial construction strikes abalance between amortized purchase and energy costs.) Only during periods of Page 7.1102.2high and/or rapidly increasing energy costs does the pursuit of energy efficiencybecome a dominant factor in the engineering efforts applied to houses ascomplete

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Morel; Jerry Schumacher; Ed Mattison

., Krikke, J., Dieter, S., and Sandro, S. “Using Handheld Computers in the Classroom: Laboratoriesand Collaboration on Handheld Machines” SIGCSE 2001, 2, 1, 2001, p. 169 – 173.3. Gardner, J., Morrison, H., Jarman, R., Reilly, C., and McNally, H. “Learning with Portable Computers.”Computers and Education, 22, 1/2, 1994, p. 161-171. Page 7.1256.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Cindy Finelli; Trevor Harding

Session 2230 Suggestions for Establishing Centers for Engineering Education Trevor S. Harding and Cynthia J. Finelli Kettering UniversityIntroductionAt the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference, a group of individuals gathered for a session entitled “ARoundtable Discussion of Best Practices for Developing Centers for Engineering Education,Teaching, and Learning”. The event was part of the Breakfast of Champions session, regularlysponsored by the Educational Research Methods division of ASEE. Eleven people directlyinvolved in existing centers for engineering education were invited to

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alim

institution, established in 1890’s to serve theneeds of the minority population of the State of Alabama. During the 1970’s, the Universityentered into a lawsuit to acquire the necessary funds to carry out its land-grant mission. In1995, the court order authorized the University to establish two new engineering programs,one in Electrical Engineering and another in Mechanical Engineering. The Electrical andMechanical programs became a part of a larger legal desegregation law suit resolution in thecivil case CV 83-M-1676. This situation brought to AAMU both challenge and uniqueopportunity to develop VLSI and Microelectronics option in the Department of ElectricalEngineering.The Electrical Engineering program offers BS degree. In addition to the general

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Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Naiqian Zhang; Masaaki Mizuno; Gurdip Singh; Amy Gross; Mitchell Neilsen; Donald Lenhert

Session 1320 A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Teaching at Kansas State University M. Mizuno1, D. Lenhert2, M. Neilsen1, G. Singh1, N. Zhang3, and A. Gross4 1 Department of Computing and Information Sciences, Kansas State University (KSU) { masaaki, neilsen, singh}@cis.ksu.edu* 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KSU, lenhert@ksu.edu* 3 Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, KSU, zhangn@ksu.edu* 4 The IDEA Center, 211 S. Seth Child Road, Manhattan, Kansas

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ET Student Design Teams

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence Kelly; Aaron Cowin

Advanced Materials: A Team-Orientated Inquiry Based Approach. Journal of Engineering Education, vol.90, no.4, October 2001, pp. 637-6405. McKeage, K., Skinner, D., Seymour, R.,M., Donahue, D., W., and T., Christianson. Implementing an Interdisciplinary Marketing/Engineering Course Project: Project Format, Preliminary Evaluation, and Critical Factor Review. Journal of Marketing Education, vol. 21, no.3, December 1999, pp217-232.6. Nowaczyk, Ronald H. Perceptions of Engineers Regarding Successful Engineering Team Design, NASA/CR- 1998-206917, ICASE Report No. 98-9, February 19987. URL: http;//www.sae.org/students/aero2002.pdf8. Alden, S.,D., Laxton, R., Patzer, G., L., and L., Howard. Establishing Cross-disciplinary Marketing Education

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Zhang

Exhibition, Charlotte, North Carolina, Session 2225, June 20 – 23,1999. 4. H. Zhang and J. P. “Ostrowski, Visual Servoing with Dynamics: Control of an Unmanned Blimp”,Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 1999, pp618-623, May, 1999 5. E. Paulos and J. Canny, “Designing Personal Tele-embodiment”, Proceedings of IEEE InternationalConference on Robotics and Automation 1998, May, 1998 6. A. Elfes, S. S. Bueno, M. Bergerman and J. G. Ramos, “A Semi-Autonomous Robotic Airship forEnvironmental Monitoring Mission”, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics andAutomation 1998, pp3449-3455, May, 1998

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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patricia LaCourse; Barrett Rock

, vol. 15, no. 1, 1985, pp. 43-47.8. Kramberg-Walker, C., "The Need to Provide Writing Support for Academic Engineers," IEEE Transactions onProfessional Communication, vol. 36, no. 3, 1993, pp. 130-136.9. Hill, S. T., 2001. "Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards: 2000, NSF 02-305" National Science Foundation,Division of Science Resources Statistics, Table 4. Accessed on: January 30, 2002. Available athttp://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf02305/start.htm10. Desruisseaux, P., "Foreign Students Continue to Flock to the U.S. Annual report finds that economic turmoil inAsia did not lead to a decrease in enrollments," The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 10, 1999, p. A57.11. Allison, D., Cooley, L., Lewkowicz, J., & Nunan, D., "Dissertation

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2001 Annual Conference

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David Probst

Session 1380 The Experience of a First ABET Evaluation David K. Probst Southeast Missouri State UniversityAbstractSoutheast Missouri State University has had an Engineering Physics Program since the early1980’s, but only recently became positioned to request evaluation for accreditation by ABET.Two sets of circumstances, one intentional and one fortuitous, enabled this; namely, the additionof a third bona fide engineer to the faculty and the implementation of Criteria 2000 by ABET. Inthis paper, we describe our program, the preparation for the visit by ABET

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2001 Annual Conference

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Lynn Nored; David Compton

Asession1454@ From Senior Design to Starting a Company-A Model for Entrepreneurship Lynn S. Nored, P.E., David Compton Oklahoma Christian University / Commack LLCAbstractEntrepreneurship and education have gotten engaged in the last few years, and will either enjoy ablissful marriage or require some counseling to prevent a breakup. Some universities might rejectthe idea of creating new companies or products based on faculty or student research. There couldbe nostalgia for pure research, where scientific research funds do not depend on businessmarketing

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2001 Annual Conference

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Mark Worden; Carl Lira; Daina Briedis

a recent period of nine years. Of these students, 16 became M.S. students (some of ourcurrent M.S. students may continue for a Ph.D.), three became Ph.D. students, and fivediscontinued after the bridge course. Those who completed the subsequent required collateralcourse, Process Design and Optimization I, received an average grade of 3.56. For the bridgingstudents continuing in the graduate program, their average graduate GPA was 3.68. Based onthese gradepoint averages, we have concluded that the bridge program is successful in providingthe fundamentals necessary for strong performance at the graduate level.In the mid 90’s, the courses were offered via satellite through the National TechnologicalUniversity (NTU), which increased the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Macy Reynolds; Joseph Untener

-2097. Gunn, Craig James Approaching communication skill awareness ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings. V.21995 p.2467-24708. Harney, Mick Is Technical writing an engineering discipline? IEEE Transaction on Professional Communication,June 2000 V. 43, No. 29. Hendricks, Robert W.; Pappas, Eric Writing and communications-across-the-curriculum in the materials scienceand engineering departments at Virginal Tech Proceedings - 29th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, v2,1995,p708-712.10. Mahan, John; Jayasummana, Anura, Lile, Derek; Palmquist, Mike. Bringing an Emphasis on Technical Writingto a Freshman Course in Electrical Engineering. IEEE Transaction Education. Feb. 2000, Vol. 43 #1 IEEDAB. P.36-4111. Manual-Dupont, S. Writing-across-the

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2001 Annual Conference

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William Schultz; Marc Smith; Marc Perlin; John Foss

. Benedict, B.A., Napper, S.A., & Guice, L.K., “Restructuring for Strategic Outcomes,” Journal of Engineering Edu-cation, April 2000.2. Caughey, D.A. & Liggett, J.A., “A Computer-based Textbook for Introductory Fluid Mechanics,” 1998 ASEEAnnual Conference Proceedings, 1998.3. Hailey, C.E. & Spall, R.E., “An Introduction of CFD into the Undergraduate Engineering Program,” 2000 ASEEAnnual Conference Proceedings, 2000.4. Henderson, B.S., Navaz, H.K., & Berg, R.M., “A New Approach to Teaching Compressible Flow,” 1999 ASEEAnnual Conference Proceedings, 1999.5. Hodge, B.K., “The Use of Mathcad in Viscous-Flow Courses,” 1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 1997.6. Homsy, G.M., Aref, H., Breuer, K.S., Hochgreb, S., Koseff, J.R., Munson

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hergert

Carrier Detect Option (CD) is specified, the program waits a specific period of time. Thedefault time is 1000 milliseconds.A simple program that suppresses the Request To Send and times out the Carrier Detect after1000 ms is shown below. The program prints the string “5” to the COM 1 serial port and waitsfor an input. The input is stored in a 20 character buffer before being transferred to the memoryaddress pointed to by A$.OPEN “COM1:9600,N,8,1” FOR RANDOM AS #1PRINT #1,”S”;CHR$(13)A$=INPUT$(20,#t)PRINT A$CLOSE 1The specifications are: Baud: 9600 Parity: None Number of bits: 8 Number of stop bits: 1Implementing RS232 communication in Visual Basic 6.0 requires similar coding. To begin, theComm Control component must be loaded. To do

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2001 Annual Conference

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Mang Tia; David Bloomquist

thecapacitor, and V the applied voltage. Again, if you think of electrons as water molecules, thenthe amount of charge(s) stored in a capacitor is equivalent to the number of water molecules inTANK B. And this is dictated by the size (diameter) of the tank, C and the water supply height,or voltage V. In hydraulic terms, the amount of water in the tank is D x H or the diameter timesthe height.So before we derive the above equations using electrical concepts, let’s rewrite them substitutingVS and VC for H (voltage for water heights), R for valve G (electrical resistance in Ohms, for thevalve opening) and C for D (capacitance, in farads for the tank diameter); VC = VS (1 - e-t/RC) for voltage across the capacitor as a function of time.and IC

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2001 Annual Conference

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Georg Mauer

Educationstudent is thus encouraged and required to understand and actively practice the concepts leadingto successful completion of assignments. The presentation of pertinent facts and concepts incombination with a GUI environment for their immediate application should facilitate theiradaptation and practice and facilitate the training of students in practical scientific problemsolving.ReferencesBarrett Steven F., D. J. Pack, G. W. P. York, P. J. Neal, R. D. Fogg, E. Doskocz, S. A. Stefanov, P. C. Neal, C. H.G.Wright, A. R. Klayton (1998) “Student-centered Educational Tools for the Digital Systems Curriculum,” Proc. 1998ASEE Annual Conf., Session 1620.Beer, F.B. and E.R. Johnston (1997) "Vector Mechanics for Engineers," Sixth Ed. McGraw Hill

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2001 Annual Conference

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Marion Hagler; John Chandler; A. Dean Fontenot

Engineering learn about issues ofprofessional practice by reading award-winning books about engineering written for thegeneral reader and then discussing them in structured on-line synchronous andasynchronous discussions. These books include: • The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder 1. This book describes an actual engineering effort by a group of engineers at Data General during the late 1970’s to save the company after archrival Digital Equipment beat them to the market with a 32-bit minicomputer. Chapter-by-chapter notes provided by the instructor identify issues in the workplace for practicing engineers. The notes discuss people and events that relate to such issues as the inevitability and practicality of

Conference Session

WIED Olio

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Chester J. Van Tyne, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryne Van Tyne, University of Chicago

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Women in Engineering

Effective Teams. Journal of Student Centered Learning, 2: 9-34.4. R. Marra, K. Rodgers, D. Shen, and B. Bogue, 2009. Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A Multi- Year, Multi-Institution Study of Women Engineering Student Self-Efficacy. Journal of Engineering Education, 98: 27-38.5. A. Bandura, 1977. Self- Efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. Psychological Review, 84: 191-215.6. A. Carberry, H-S Lee, and M. Ohland. 2010. Measuring Engineering Design Self-Efficacy. Journal of Page 22.739.8 Engineering Education, 99: 71-79.7. R. Felder, G. Felder, M. Mauney, C. Hamrin, and E

Conference Session

Ethics in different disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; JoAnna C. Whitener, U.S. Military Academy, West Point

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Engineering Ethics

., Steadman, J. W., Tietjen, J. S., White, K. R., & Whitman, D. L. (2005). Using the fundamentals of engineering (FE) examination to assess academic programs. Clemson: National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.McNeel, S. P. (1994). College teaching and student moral development. In J. R. Rest & D. Narvâaez (Eds.), Moral development in the professions: Psychology and applied ethics (pp. 27-49). Hillsdale, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates.National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. (2008). Exam development procedures manual: Exam development, scoring, and general procedures: NCEES.Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (2005). How college affects students : a third decade of

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Capstone Design III

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Timothy M. Cameron, Miami University

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Design in Engineering Education

achievements for theperformance indicators, the capstone course assessment can be viewed as a significant indicatorfor the program assessment, as well. It is a best practice that the set of performance indicatorsand rubrics used for identifying the gaps and assessing the course should be developed incollaboration with the program faculty and stakeholders.References1. Henscheid, J. M., “Professing the disciplines: An analysis of senior seminars and capstone courses,” National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, Monograph No. 30, Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, 2000.2. Kerka, S., “Capstone experiences in career and technical education,” Practice Application Brief No16, Clearing house on Adult

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Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch, West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University; Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

studentsagree or disagree with a survey question.Question Survey QuestionNumber1 I understand which technical communication skills are needed and how they are used in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) career field.2 I can compose a standard business letter.3 I can compose a standard interoffice memorandum (memo).4 I can create a data spreadsheet and related graph(s) for the data using a typical spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel ®.5 I can compose a complete technical report including title page, cover letter, table of contents, and body of the report.6 I understand what skills are necessary for a team to function

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; David Fritz, VA Tech

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Electrical and Computer

concepts inelectrical and computer engineering at a much deeper level so that they can participate fully inthe design, construction, and testing of mechanical systems. This is forcing changes in theundergraduate ME curriculum. Starting in the 1970‟s,5,6 microprocessors have been incorporatedinto ME courses, usually in a senior technical elective or laboratory course at a number ofschools. Coursework on mechatronics, a discipline form at the overlap between mechanical,electrical, and computer engineering, exist in almost all engineering schools with minors anddegree programs available at some institutions.While a two-course sequence in mechatronics is routinely offered to seniors at Virginia Tech anda Minor in Mechatronics is under consideration

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Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Glen D. Hodgson, Itasca Community College; Ed Damiani, Itasca Community College; Glen Duane Hodgson, Itasca Community College

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Educational Research and Methods

by Sheila Tobias3 and Richard Felder4 in the 1990’s are “second tier” engineeringstudents. Tobias3 defines first tier engineering students as those who have intentions and abilityto earn science degrees and do so. Second tier are students who have the initial intention andability but instead switch to nonscientific fields. For many engineering students who start atcommunity colleges or are a “second tier” student, the calculus math sequence is a key factor intheir decision to complete an engineering degree and then their time to graduation. This is due inpart to the math prerequisites required for engineering and physics courses. To finish anengineering degree in four years, a student needs to start in calculus 1 in the fall of the first

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

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Environmental Engineering

allowed waste-to-energy plants to become highly clean. 3. Explain the important issues and environmental impacts USA is suffering environmental costs by not utilizing the potential of waste to energy plants. The environmental impact is higher greenhouse gas emissions and loss of cheap electricity. 4. Recommended actions.  Create awareness that waste-to-energy plants do not mean the end of recycling  Streamline the process of selecting and building the incinerators  Change public perception by educating them about effective operation of waste to energy plants elsewhere  Government funding 5. Based on your analysis/reflection of the environmental impacts what action(s) you would like to take

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Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey C. Evans, Bucknell University

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Civil Engineering

and World Reports http://www.usnews.com/rankings, 2010.10 Lynch, D. R., Russell, J. S., Mason, J. M. and Evans, J. C. “Claims on the Foundation: Professionalism and its Liberal Base,” ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Volume 135, Issue 3, pp. 109-116 (July 2009).11 Lynch, D. R., Russell, J. S., Evans, J. C. and Sutterer, K. G. (2008), “Beyond the Cognitive: The Affective Domain, Values and Achievement of the Vision,” ASCE J. of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol.135, No.1, pp.47-56. (January 2009).12 The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025, ASCE, 2007

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Innovations in Computing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tao Xing, Tuskegee University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Heshmat A. Aglan, Tuskegee University

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Computing & Information Technology

). Page 22.927.87 Nakajima, K. & Hori, M. in 2009 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, ICCSIT 2009, August 8, 2009 - August 11, 2009. 319-322 (IEEE Computer Society).8 Huang, Y.-M., Kuo, Y.-H., Lin, Y.-T. & Cheng, S.-C. Toward interactive mobile synchronous learning environment with context-awareness service. Computers and Education 51, 1205-1226 (2008).9 Dagon, D., Martin, T. & Starner, T. Mobile phones as computing devices: The viruses are coming! IEEE Pervasive Computing 3, 11-15 (2004).10 Maniar, N., Bennett, E., Hand, S. & Allan, G. The effect of mobile phone screen size on video based learning. Journal of Software 3, 51-61 (2008

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Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

documents seemed veryuseful to evaluate any of the 3 skill areas for a pilot. However, an interesting idea surfacedregarding the team status meetings with the instructor in which an interview Q&A style could beused to gather sufficient evidence.A pilot was conducted in spring 2010 involving the capstone for Electrical Engineering as wellas Computer Engineering majors. The face-to-face meetings with the teams provided anexcellent opportunity to evaluate the skill levels. The instructor reported that each teamemployed all 3 skills at one or more point(s) during the semester. The results are shown in Table5 for all 6 teams. Good performance was observed in 2-3 teams for each skill; however, the bestteams were not always the same. No team