Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Mechanical Engineering

materials to undergird design and manufacturing education.Enlisting students as authors of these instructional materials further provides an opportunity toenhance their project learning. Formatting these materials on wiki pages, in turn, provides aconvenient method for efficiently retaining important design as well as manufacturingknowledge for subsequent use by a larger audience. By linking this digital information withengineering artifacts and manufacturing tools via QR codes, potential users can have just-in-time, point-of-use access (via their cell phones) to design features and design realization details.These are the ingredients of a Web 2.0 approach for knowledge management that has beenintegrated in our lean manufacturing elective as well

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Mechanics

the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). Papadopoulos has diverse research and teaching interests in structural mechanics, biomechanics, appro- priate technology, engineering ethics, and engineering education. He is PI of two NSF sponsored research projects and is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis. Pa- padopoulos is currently the Program Chair Elect of the ASEE Mechanics Division and serves on numerous committees at UPRM that relate to undergraduate and graduate education.Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez CampusDr. Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

ofoutcomes. The introductory course is designed to contribute toward the achievement of fourABET1 student outcomes. Assessment of outcomes is performed through direct measurements ofstudent performance in multiple assignments and three team projects. The data from the directassessment is compared with the student perceptions of the achievement of these outcomes.Statistical analysis and correlation analysis are used to compare the two data sets. Studentperceptions are quantified through data collected from surveys conducted in three sections of thecourse taught by two different instructors during Fall 2013 with the use of a 1-5 Likert scale. Thesurveys are conducted at the end of the semester. The surveys are designed such that eachoutcome can be

Conference Session

DEED Melange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education

CourseAbstractEngineering Design is a project-based first-year student course that introduces systematicengineering design methods. Using the engineering design cycle, students are walked througheach phase of the cycle using real world examples. Two faculty members introduced asustainability theme into the existing project-based course to around 180 students (approximatelyone third of the incoming freshman). With the university’s mission to become a more sustainablyaware campus, this piloted theme synchronized well with long term goals. Thematicsustainability lessons that focused on water, materials, and alternative energy technologies wereintroduced throughout the course alongside traditional methods used to teach the engineeringdesign cycle and culminated with a

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 24.364.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Design and Implementation of a 1kW Photovoltaic System as a Training InfrastructureAbstractThe Solar Instructor Training Network (SITN) program of the South-Central Region is one ofeight nationwide regions that are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to train instructorshow to teach implementation of solar photovoltaic systems. One of the eight regions is theSouth-Central Region led by the Energy Institute at Houston Community College-North East,collaborating with Ontility the first 3 ½ years and now Janet Hughes Solar Consulting (solarenergy training providers) and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). The primarygoal of the project is

Conference Session

Sustainability

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Caroline Carvill, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

content andtechnical content together in ways that are manageable by faculty who are not engineers. Thecourse in professional and technical writing at our college is required of all engineering andcomputer science majors and is usually taken in the junior year. The course has undergone manytransformations in content and focus since it was first developed in 1994. The latest iterationblends communication principles with technical projects that can bridge the divide and helpstudents see how the two fields are intricately intertwined in the engineering workplace.This paper reflects on the work-in-progress at Rose-Hulman focused on helping our studentsdevelop their communication skills in technical contexts. Currently five faculty are

Conference Session

Developing the Design Skillset

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear

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Design in Engineering Education

return to graduate school. She teaches design and entrepreneurship courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her work is often cross-disciplinary, collaborating with colleagues from engineering, education, psychology, and industrial design.Prof. Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State UniversityDr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Daniel Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate with the Design Center Colorado in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Knight’s duties include assessment, program evaluation, education research, and teambuilding for the Center’s hands-on, industry-sponsored design projects. Dr

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Angolia, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; Charles J Lesko Jr., East Carolina University

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College Industry Partnerships

consulting for topics including forecasting, inventory management, production planning, project management, and supply chain management. His research interests are in improving supply chain efficiency through the application of technology and best practices for warehousing, logistics, and inventory management. He holds a B.S. and Master of Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from Indiana State University. He also holds professional certifications of CPIM and CSCP from APICS, The Association for Operations Management, and a PMP from the Project Management Institute.Mr. John Pickard, East Carolina University I am a teaching instructor at East Carolina University in

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ScienceStandards incorporate engineering design processes alongside scientific inquiryin K-12 settings2 . Using engineering design as a medium through which to learn relatedSTEM content has shown promise3 yet it may be difficult for precollege instructors toincorporate into their practice because many K-12 teachers and students lack explicitexposure to engineering design. Students who do engage in engineering projects oftenrely on trial-and-error approaches that may or may not connect to deeper conceptualunderstanding, or focus heavily on building structures without engaging in other designprocesses4.Modeling engineering design explicitly can help students develop design fundamentals,much like the principles of cognitive apprenticeship or explicit models

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Rural Nicaraguans Pritpal Singh1, Maria Virginia Moncada2, Edmond Dougherty1 and James Klingler3 1 Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 USA 2 Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingieneria, Managua, Nicaragua 3 Dept. of Management, Villanova School of Business, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 USAAbstractA collaboration between the Universidad Nacional de Ingieneria (UNI) in Managua, Nicaraguaand Villanova University was established three years ago. The initial collaborative efforts werefocused on a telehealth humanitarian development project. More recently, faculty members atUNI and

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Jin-Lee Kim; Talal Trabolsi

request. Being able to fill out forms, incident reports, and daily progress reports in thefield increases efficiency and overall accuracy of such reports. These technologies also save timeby reducing the amount of trips back and forth to the job trailer to acquire needed information, Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 167allowing for more immediate decision making in the field. Ultimately, readily availableinformation allows companies and project teams to reduce risk and exposure to failure as projectteams will

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion H. Jackson, Grand Canyon Univeristy

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New Engineering Educators

where anunderstanding of group dynamics, team organizational, and communication skills come into play.Students and faculty face a particularly difficult task when working in academic teamenvironments. Most students realize that several artificial constraints are in play for these student-centered projects. These artificial elements include – but are not limited to: 1) the short-termnature of the team assignments, 2) the final objective of the project assignment [usually a reportor an artificial product] which is generally never developed into a sustainable design or functionalproduct that will ultimately be manufactured, distributed, and maintained throughout a typicallifecycle, 3) the low probability that their individual long-term success is

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2014 EDI

Authors

Yannis C Yortsos

› Uniqueness: Two-Semester Capstone Design Course Jointly between CS, Fine Arts and Cinematic Arts » 80 to 100 CS students, 30 SCA gameplay design students and 140 artists› Demo Day Twice Each SemesterUSC GAMES Joint Capstone Project Cinematic Arts Final Games Project Fine Arts Engineering (CS)4 4Advanced Games Course - The Maestros Placement, Demo Day Attendance• EA • Zynga• LucasArts • Blizzard• Microsoft & MGS • Seven Studios• Activision • Applied Minds• Google • Qualcomm• Akamai • Pricegrabber• Sony Computer

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

problems, to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and to consider non-technical perspectives, long before the characteristics of the “Engineer of 2020”1 was everdefined.This paper discusses the EPP program over its four decades and how the program integrates withthe traditional engineering programs. We discuss the curriculum over time, the course selectionsstudents make, and the benefits our alumni receive from the program. We will give an overviewof our capstone EPP Projects course, a truly interdisciplinary teamwork situation addressingcurrent technology issues. Finally we reflect on how the program achieves the ABET (a) through(k) outcomes and work in the ABET system, and how the program has been successful these past40 years.We do not

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

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Community Engagement Division

. Page 24.293.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Community Engagement in the Developing WorldIntroductionBaylor University has a long standing program doing service projects in the developing world.Our engineering program has been involved with this since 2005.We have done projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Honduras, and Haiti. In each of the countries ourengagement with the local community in the area has been different. The level of engagementhas had a significant impact upon the sustainability of the projects. Our model for how best todo this engagement has changed as we have learned from experience.We have learned that for our projects to be sustainable there needs first to be a

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi F. Prosise, St. Ambrose University; Hank Yochum, Sweet Briar College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

institution offers an ABET accredited engineering degree (Engineering Scienceand Industrial Engineering) and each graduates ~7-12 engineers per year. Sharing expertise,capabilities, and faculty time are important considerations in developing the program because ofthe very small size of each school’s departments.The mission of the program is to allow students to practice engineering skills while they developstrong communication and teamwork skills, gain global perspective, and learn socialresponsibility through projects for persons with disabilities that otherwise could not affordassistance, both locally and globally. At each institution the program is incorporated intorequired sophomore and junior-level design-intensive courses. The course is offered

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University; Mindy Hart, EPICS

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8624The EPICS Program: Innovative Education for Authentic LearningMrs. Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University Jean Trusedell is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher with extensive experience working with K-12 Ed- ucators and students. Her current project is working with the EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) at Purdue University to create curriculum that can be used with students throughout the coun- try to integrate best classroom practices with engineering principles. Previously, she was the Science and Technology Coach for MSD of Decatur Township in Indianapolis, IN. Ms. Trusedell is pursuing a

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuju Wu, Central Connecticut State University; Shane Michael Carroll; Keith Boyd-Carter; James Krostoski

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Computers in Education

with bus schedules, real-time bus location and delayinformation so they can plan trips accordingly, and to provide useful information to thetransportation center for management purpose. The developed system has been tested anddemonstrated successfully.IntroductionThe presented work is the outcome of an undergraduate capstone project. Students in theComputer Engineering Technology (CET) major at Central Connecticut State University arerequired to finish a capstone project in their senior year study. The capstone project isaccomplished by successful taking two consecutive courses, Capstone Project I and CapstoneProject II. The Capstone Project I course is 1-credit in which students research, propose andfinalize project ideas. The Capstone

Conference Session

Issues in ET Education I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Joseph Michael PE, Gannon University; Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

1989 from Westmoreland County Community College, the B. S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1991 from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and the M. S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998. Mr. Nitterright is a senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME, and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE . Fred Nitterright began his career as a machinist at Elliott Support Services in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1986. He was employed as a computer-aided draftsman at Powerex, Inc, a project engineering at Stanko Products, a process engineer at Ami-Doduco, Inc., and a project engineer and team leader at Classic Industries, Inc., in

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Carlye Lauff; Joanna Weilder-Lewis; Kevin O'Connor; Daria Kotys-Schwartz; Mark Rentschler

in a large publicuniversity in the United States, a general engineering freshman cornerstone design course and asenior Mechanical Engineering design capstone course. These were analyzed throughobservations and other ethnographic methods. The third design setting is professionalengineering companies. This setting was analyzed through the research team’s experiencesworking on design teams for multiple companies. Data suggests that engineering education andindustry organizational contexts constitute processes of design differently. These findingschallenge the typical rhetoric that undergraduate education project courses are intended toprovide students with real-world design experiences.IntroductionEngineering design has been defined as a

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida; Joniqua Howard, University of Texas Arlington; Ken Darrie Thomas, Auburn University, Biosystems Engineering & The Honors College; Helen Muga, University of Mount Union; Jeanese Christine Badenock, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill; Sheena A Francis, University of Technology, Jamaica 235 Old Hope Rd Kgn 6. Jamaica

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Student Development

 Indies  Cave  Hill,   Barbados.      Abstract  Sustainability  is  recognized  as  being  critical  for  the  framing  of  engineering  research  and  education  with  unique   opportunities   for   engineering   student   training   through   non-­‐traditional   university   partnerships,  including   international   ones.   With   limited   natural   resources,   high   vulnerability   to   catastrophic   events,  and   isolated   by   the   sea,   Caribbean   islands   have   been   pushing   for   sustainable   development   and   have  championed   adaptation   as   the   main   mechanism   to   deal   with   climate   change.   Actual   demonstration  projects  or

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University, Innovation One; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; M. Brian Thomas, Trine University

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College Industry Partnerships

responsibilities as Di- rector, he also teaches machine design, and advises senior design capstone projects. His research interests include integration of industry and academia, and utilization of project based (experiential) learning to enhance the applicability of learning.Dr. Vukica Jovanovic, Old Dominion University Dr. Jovanovic is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology De- partment, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Prior to joining ODU’s Engineering Technology Department Dr. Jovanovic was teaching at Trine Uni- versity, Angola, Indiana at Design Engineering Technology Department. Before Trine, she was working as an

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

John Murray; Erin Elder; Ryan Bingham; Glen Longhurst; Desmond Penny

268 The Design and Construction of a Tiny House: Small Is Beautiful John Murray, Erin Elder, Ryan Bingham, Glen Longhurst, and Desmond Penny Southern Utah UniversityAbstractThe Danish scientist and poet, Piet Hein said, “Art is solving problems that cannot be formulatedbefore they have been solved. The shaping of the solution is part of the answer.” Hein’sstatement sets the stage for a senior capstone project involving two Southern Utah University(SUU) students majoring in Integrated Engineering, and justifies their undaunted roving

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Armineh Noravian; Patricia Irvine

. The research question for thisstudy is: What is the role of problem- oriented pedagogical strategies in developing technicalcapital among community college students in advanced technological education?To understand how students might acquire technical capital, this study investigated theperspectives of students enrolled in a two-year technician level program at North-WestCommunity College (NWCC). In the first year, learning takes place in courses that incorporateprojects with well-structured problems 9, often with both a theoretical classroom and a labcomponent. In the second year, students engage in ill- structured problem 9 solving in theircapstone projects that integrate the principles that students have learned during the first year

Conference Session

Teaching Approaches for Ethics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Raridon, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah K. Nykanen P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn C. Hart, Minnesota State University- Mankato; Winston Sealy, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

). Page 24.848.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Learning about Ethics in a Multidisciplinary ContextIntroductionIn conjunction with a National Science Foundation-sponsored scholarship program, we have amultidisciplinary peer mentoring support system for STEM students that addresses keyprofessional development areas, including ethics. The students receive financial support and anopportunity to develop academic, professional and life skills through a weekly scholars seminar.The seminar coursework is centered on semester-long investigative projects designed andcompleted by multidisciplinary teams. A small group of math, science and engineering facultyoversees the seminar and selection

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Debra Monson, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

informalengineering; learning theory and engineering; lesson planning, assessment and engineering;engineering practices in the K-12 classroom; the influence of engineering and technology onsociety; participant microteaching and curriculum unit development; A Framework for K-12Science Education; and final project discussion.Preliminary FindingsA case study of classroom to practice allows for a preliminary understanding of the coursestrengths and weaknesses. Data was gathered from multiple interventions including reflectionsfrom the summer course, classroom observations while the teachers were teaching in the K-12classroom, teacher interviews, and student interviews. Teacher reflections from the summercourse were studied to identify key understandings and

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering

project to develop a sustainable desalination system using solar energy and recycled concrete membranes. Page 24.168.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Innovative Way to Teach Sustainability in a Civil Engineering Materials ClassAbstractSustainability concepts were introduced into the Civil Engineering Materials course atManhattan College by requiring students to design their own “Greencrete” using recycledmaterials for their term project. Students were allowed considerable freedom in choosing therecycled materials, and were

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Longyin Sun; Christian Bach

demanding“decision execution process”. Therefore, decision-making sits for decision-makers.on not-to-be-neglected position, and studies on how to make F2: Both statistical and informal evidence suggest that anright decision are of great importance to scientific important factor in successful project management is selectionmanagement. of the right projects (Cooper et al. 2000). If you are capable of choosing a proper project, it will be easier to manage. The III. RESEARCH METHOD selection of right project can

Conference Session

Construction Safety and Risk Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neil Opfer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; David R. Shields P.E., University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Construction

experience in construction, engineering, and research and eight years of academic experience. He was Co-Chair of the ASCE Civil Engineering in the Oceans V conference. He was the only manager in the 55-year history of the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory ever to win the Employee-of-the-Year Award. He has won numerous awards for project management. He has conducted research for the Construction Industry Institute, Center for Construction Industry Studies, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, OSHA and other organizations. He has published 45 journal and conference pa- pers. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and the M.S. and B.S. in Ocean Engineering from Texas A&M University

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

more educators are becoming aware of the issues of design, and steps arebeing taken world wide to address the concerns of industry at large. One approach has been toform “symbiotic” partnership between industry and academia through senior capstone projects. Page 24.948.2The capstone course has evolved over the years from “made up” projects devised by faculty toindustry-sponsored projects where companies provide “real” problems, along with expertise andfinancial support. In fact, design courses, in general, have emerged as a means for students to beexposed to some flavor of what engineers actually do; and also, could learn the basic elements