Conference Session

Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #6304Impact of Academic Performance Improvement (API) Skills on Math andScience Achievement GainsDr. Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh Sylvanus N. Wosu, PhD Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs Associate Professor of Mechanical Engi- neering Swanson School of Engineering University of Pittsburgh Sylvanus N. Wosu, Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. As the Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs, Dr. Wosu is responsible for the Engineering Office of Diversity (EOD) which is committed to fostering an environment in which faculty

Conference Session

...by Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mangold, University of California, Berkeley; Stefanie Robinson, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

perspectives and skills in the creation of discrete curriculummodules. These modules act as exemplary “hands-on – minds-on” engineering projects as modellessons that enrich the learning experience of the entire range of secondary students.The overall goals of the program were to: engage middle and high school students in doingmathematics and science through engineering projects that strengthen their understanding of coreconcepts in math and science; inspire and enrich learning for the diverse population of middleand high school students found in urban classrooms; create and sustain a vibrant learningcommunity of teachers, graduate students, undergraduate students and university faculty whowork together to develop exemplary curriculum modules; foster a

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems; Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #8204An Effective Leadership Development Experience through Modular Skill BasedSimulationsMr. Tim Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation After graduating from the California Institute of Technology in 2006, Tim started working at Northrop Grumman as a Systems Engineer. Since 2006, Boyd has not only been involved in performance analysis and on-orbit sensor characterization but has also managed technical teams as a technical team lead and a deputy Integrated Project Team lead within the SEIT (Systems Engineering Integration and Test) organi- zation. Boyd has presented his work at both academic and industry

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #8203”Decision Making: The Full Monty!” – A Uniquely Inspired Leadership Train-ing ExperienceMr. Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems Noah Miller – Change Agent, Intrapeneur, and Software Engineer – brings passion to all that he does, es- pecially in fusing technology and people to accomplish the mission. Most recently, ”His business aware- ness and leadership skills have grown in scope as he takes on challenges beyond his cost and schedule objectives that are geared towards helping elicit excellence from others in the company.” He has kicked it into high-gear as an engineer-teacher after

Conference Session

Pre-Service Development Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Carolina State University, Department of STEM EducationAbstract The purpose of this study was to develop a framework for assessing students workingthrough an engineering design challenge. Using a case study approach to theory building wecollected artifacts from a pre-service teachers in a second level Engineering Design Thinkingcourse. The students produced artifacts in the form of conceptual models, graphical models,mathematical models and finally working models. Student-generated mind maps, designjournals, final design products and their accompanying documentation, and peer checkingprocedures were also collected and triangulated with the modeling artifacts for the purpose ofthis study. The result was a working framework that helps eliminate

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

program, a ”Design Technology” program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to educate teachers of high school engineering. Page 23.1292.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Use of Concept Generation Techniques in Different Cultural SettingsAbstract Systematic design processes that utilize concept generation tools, such as 6-3-5/C-Sketchand Brainstorming with Mind-Mapping, are widely applied in product development processes indeveloped countries. The use of these tools contributes to

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

accomplished througha concerned engineering faculty speaking about communication, not preaching about it. Byinvolving students in the work that they themselves do, the faculty of every engineering departmentcan stimulate a massive movement in the production of improved engineering text. Along with thediscussion on the need for a greater awareness of how text is presented the assignments that aregiven by each instructor can allow the students to speak their minds through short one- minute writeups at the end of class, quick 1 or 2 sentences comments about previous lectures or assignments, ormemos. These short assignments combined with longer formal reports can provide the studentengineer with ample ground upon which to want to improve their

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Boyd Cartwright, General Electric; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida

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Mathematics

Department of Mathematics.References 1. B. Obama, State of the Union Address, January 25, 2011, retrieved January 4, 2013, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2011. 2. National Research Council. “Rising above the gathering storm: Energizing and employing”, 2007. 3. D. Reich, “Why Engineering Majors Change Their Minds”, http://www.forbes.com/sites/danreich/2011/11/09/why-engineering-majors-change-their-minds/2/, Forbes Magazine, November 9, 2011. 4. A.W. Astin and H.S. Astin, “Undergraduate Science Education: The Impact of Different College Environments on the Educational Pipeline in the Sciences”, Los Angeles, Cal.: HERI UCLA, 1993. 5. C. Moller-Wong and A. Eide, “An Engineering

Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ayar, TUBITAK; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Fatih Ugurdag, Ozyegin University; Alpaslan Sahin, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to continue in post-secondaryeducation. Private and university sponsored programs offer few opportunities for the students todo some hands-on and minds-on activities. A limited number of schools across the countryencourage students to participate in extra-curricular activities (e.g., science fairs, clubs andOlympiads). These informal learning settings allow the students to spend time for practical work.Nevertheless, the K-12 students in Turkey are not sufficiently engaged in engineering activities Page 23.98.4or design challenges.We studied an informal learning setting in which two engineering professors, three graduatestudents, and four

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anil Saigal, Tufts University; Arun Karthik Saigal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

careers, additional skill training may prove useful. Thus the program could focus ontraining of the mind, student development, mandatory graduate internships, structured requiredcourses in entrepreneurship, global education and research, presentation, proposal and reportwriting and other transferable skills5,8. In addition, it is recommended and desirable to have atleast one member of the doctoral thesis committee from industry. Page 23.592.6 Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education  It may be wise

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University; Robert A. Svetz, Syracuse University

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Architectural

architectural history and theory discourses. He has worked professionally in various New York City offices and was previously a special lecturer at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Svetz holds an M.Arch. from Yale University, where he received the David C. Taylor Memorial prize on architectural writing and criticism. Page 23.659.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Hidden in Plain Sight: Campus Scavenger Hunt to Teach Structures and Technology to Architects.1. IntroductionLook down the street, what do you see? Buildings with windows and doors, a

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Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Anderson, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell, Northwestern University; Barbara Shwom, Northwestern University; Stacy Benjamin, Segal Design Institute; John Andrew Lake, Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #7845Embedding communication in an interdisciplinary project-based upper-levelengineering design courseMr. John C. Anderson, Northwestern University John C. Anderson is a lecturer in the Segal Design Institute, where he also serves as Instructional Technol- ogy Coordinator. He has taught courses in composition and engineering communication at Northwestern for more than fifteen years. He received his B.A. from the University of Michigan’s Residential College and his M.A. from Northwestern University.Dr. David W. Gatchell, Northwestern University Dr. David W. Gatchell is a clinical associate professor of

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Gregory Bassett

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, engineering design methodologies encourageconsideration of a variety of alternative arrangements for subfunctions as well as the particularcomponents employed to achieve functional requirements. This type of work requires anunderstanding of the relation between abstract function and physical structure as well as thecorrespondence between the total system and individual elements. The existence of multipleconcepts for a particular design solution implies that the engineering designer has an abstract orgeneral function in mind which is projected into specific implementations. It can be seen thatabstract thought characterizes this process from understanding the problem through developmentof a particular solution.Similar Thinking but Differing in

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill M. Diong, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

driving, the greater use of video in engineeringeducation. Among these are:a. Incoming millennial generation college students are typically technologically savvy and havehigh expectations of using Web 2.0 technologies1b. Engineering students are overwhelmingly 'visual' learners2c. Recorded lectures gives students the option to replay the video as many times as they need toclarify concepts they missed in the classroom; a feature that was used and appreciated by thestudents most often, and has made the most positive impact in students’ minds about the use ofvideo in engineering education3d. Exponential growth of smartphone adoption in the U.S. and many other countries meansrecorded video - made available as vodcasts (video podcasts or compressed

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Augustus Krudysz, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #7731Work-in-Progress: DSP education through web-based selective concept re-trievalMr. Gregory Augustus Krudysz, Georgia Institute of Technology Gregory A. Krudysz is a Ph.D student in the School of Electrical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. His interests are in learning, DSP education, and intelligent tutoring systems. Currently, he is developing an educational research platform which has been deployed in the ”Introduction to DSP” course at Georgia Tech. Page 23.1392.1

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

Slate: The Development of the Initial Olin College Curriculum. In Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the Page 21.32.14 New Century (pp. 98-113). Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.17. Borri, C. (2007). Foreword. In C. Borri & F. Maffioli (Eds.), Re-engineering Engineering Education in Europe (pp. 7-10). Firenze: Firenze University Press.18. National Research Council (NRC). (2000). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (Expanded Edition). Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.19. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). (2012). Innovation

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #7820Work-in-progress: A novel approach to collaborative learning in engineeringprogramsDr. Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University Dr. Soundarajan is an associate professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Ohio State. His interests include software engineering and engineering education. Page 23.1391.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Work-in-Progress: A Novel Approach to Collaborative Learning in Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6584Assessment and repair of critical misconceptions in engineering heat transferand thermodynamicsDr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell UniversityDr. Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University Dr. Margot Vigeant is an associate professor of chemical engineering and associate dean of engineering. She is interested in chemical engineering pedagogy, first-year programs, and international education.Dr. Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University Dr. Nottis is an educational psychologist and professor of education at Bucknell University. Her research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael C. Reynolds

a significant hurdle for sophomores in engineering. Many are intimidated and don’t know where to start. • Many students don’t ask the question, “Does my answer make sense”. • Students are often frustrated with their Physics course and feel like it moves too quickly through topics.With these observations in mind, the goal was to create a class that would try and remedy someof these problems. It was hoped that the creation of this class at the freshman year would have ameasurable effect on student success in the sophomore year. The goal of this paper is to examinewhat effect the Engineering Analysis course has on the sophomore engineering and physicsclasses.Description of Engineering Analysis CourseThe engineering analysis

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

ASM Delowar Hossain; Zory Marantz; Djafar Mynbaev

troubleshooting. With that in mind, a sample of institutions providingthe two-year degrees in electrical/electronic engineering technology was surveyed. The mainitems that were investigated were the programs’ focus and the approach that they used (bottom-to-top or top-to-bottom) based on the program schedule and the course descriptions. (Please notethat bottom-to-top scheme implies teaching from component up to the system level; hence, top-to-bottom means the opposite approach.) All the schools that were part of the survey follow thebottom-to-top approach; the list of them is given in Table 2. Despite this fact, each program hadsome slight differences from the other. One very common, but not universal, course that wasoffered was typically called

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya T Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Shonda L Bernadin, Georgia Southern University; Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Page 23.1395.12 and Affective Preparedness with a Pre-Instructional E-Learning Strategy”, Advances in Engineering Education, A Journal of Engineering Education Applications, Spring 2010, Vol. 2 Issue 1. ASEE 2013 Annual Conference10. Bransford, J.D., A. L.Brown, and R. R.Cocking, eds. “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition”. 2000, National Academy Press: Washington DC.11. MatLab Marina, http://engineering.armstrong.edu/priya/matlabmarina/main.html12. TechSmith Corporation, http://www.techsmith.com/13. NaturalSoft Limited, http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm14. Sun, W. and Sun, X., “Teaching Computer Programming Skills to Engineering and Technology

Conference Session

Starting Them Early

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gina Navoa Svarovsky, Science Museum of Minnesota; Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

conversations. Science Education, 94 (3), 478-505. 13. Barseghian, T. (2011, March 10). Where does informal learning fit in? [Blog post]. Mind/Shift, 3/10/11. Retrieved March 21, 2011 at http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/03/where-doesinformal-learning-fit-in/ 14. Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 15. Rogoff, B. (2003). The cultural nature of human development. New York: Oxford University Press. 16. Tate, E., and Linn, M.C. (2005). How does identity shape the experiences of women of color engineering students? Journal of Science Education and Technology, 14(5-6), 483-493. 17. Shaffer, D. W. (2004). Epistemic Frames and

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University; David B. Rank, Root Cause Consortium, LLC

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #6230A Hands-On, Active Learning Approach to Increasing Manufacturing Knowl-edge in Engineering StudentsDr. Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University Jay R. Goldberg, Ph.D, P. E. is a Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University, and Director of the Healthcare Technologies Management program at Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee). He teaches courses involving project management, new product development, and medical device design. His experience includes development of new prod- ucts in urology, orthopedics, GI, and dentistry. Dr. Goldberg

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Session 3253, pp. 2363-2365.20. Siegler, R. (1991). Piaget’s Theory on Development, In Children’s Thinking, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, pp. 21-61.21. Swan, C., T. Rachell, and K. Sakaguchi (2000). Community-based, service learning approach to teaching site remediation design, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference and Exposition Proceedings, June, St. Louis, MO.22. Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Interaction between learning and development, in L.S. Vygotsky, Mind and Society: The development of higher psychological processes, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, pp 70-91.23. Vygotsky, L.S. (1986). The development of

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Frank G. Jacobitz; Thomas F. Schubert

Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 199every day. Having never been out of the US, I feel like I was close-minded about the rest of theworld. Now that I have been here for a week, I am getting a better feel for other countries, andthe rest of the world in general. It makes me wonder how different other countries are.”“I also want to continue meeting the local sydneysiders to learn more about the culturaldifferences and life “Down Under” so that I can walk away from this study abroad experience amore informed person of the world.”“This

Conference Session

Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Wold, University of Virginia; Stephanie Moore Ph.D., University of Virginia

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International

’ previous beliefsabout the importance of knowing engineering practices of those from other cultures. This trendheld true with Ben and Manuela who strongly agreed with this statement in both the pre- andposttests.Lastly, students’ self-ratings of their global competency levels are important in determiningwhether they recognize others from different cultures. Students’ scores taken after thesimulations were nearly always 4 or 5 out of a 5-point scale. For instance, Ben rated himself a5 out of 5 in his level of global competence. He said he would like to think himself as an open-minded and culturally-aware person and that the simulation helped enforce these skills. He didnot see any difference in how he treated people from different cultures from one

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

socially constructed andsubject to political constraint.11 The experience of being queer and the experience of beingdisabled are both lived through bodies and can be theorized using sociologies of embodiment.Heterosexism, homophobia, and ableism are political forces that construct bodies in particularways and thus these isms are enacted upon -- and experienced within – bodies, as is heterosexualand able-bodied privilege. Engineering, in its adoption of mind-body dualisms as part of itsconstruction of objectivity, is able to ignore these experiences or render them unrecognizable.Theories of embodiment in Queer and Disability Studies can confront this disembodiment anduncover how it supports heteronormative able-bodiedness.To understand how

Conference Session

Engineering in K-12 Science and Mathematics Standards

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jennifer Anna Kersten, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Forster D Ntow, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and analysis. The engineering “habits of mind” refer tothe values, attitudes and thinking skills associated with engineering and these include: (1)systems thinking, (2) creativity, (3) optimism, (4) collaboration, (5) communication, and (6)attention to ethical considerations2. While reviewing various instructional models, Brophy et al.8 Page 23.1234.3suggested that in the younger grades, P-12 engineering education could use hands-on activities todevelop a qualitative sense for material properties, spatial reasoning, physics, mechanics, numbersense, and general problem-solving strategies. Then, as students advance, the lessons could buildupon

Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Qaiser H Malik, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan University

Tagged Divisions

International

Paper ID #6402Incorporating New Trends and Teaching Methodologies: Improving State ofEngineering Education In PakistannDr. Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech. Salahuddin (Sala) Qazi holds a Ph.D., degree in electrical engineering from the University of Technology, Loughborough, U.K. He is a full Professor (Emeritus) and past chair in the School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology at the State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica. Dr. Qazi has published several articles, book chapters in the area of fiber doped amplifiers, wireless security, MEMS based wireless

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Naima Kaabouch, University of North Dakota; Mohammad Khavanin, University of North Dakota

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

is also anopportunity for students to give and receive feedback in a small group setting, a learningenvironment that is less “risky” than the traditional classroom setting.Mentor Training ProgramAs previously mentioned, the engineering peer mentors perform multiple roles in the program.For example, they provide support to students in understanding the engineering content of thecalculus problems. They facilitate group discussions, aid students in being successful during theirfirst year in engineering, and to make students aware of opportunities to connect with other like-minded individuals in environments such as the student chapters of the Institute of Electrical and