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Byron Garry; Suzette Burckhard

Lohmann16 In the report, Recommendation 5 states: “Raise awareness of the proven principles and effective practices of teaching, learning, and educational innovation, and raise awareness of the scholarship of engineering education.” 16 It is with this goal in mind that the committee approaches the Best Practices in Engineering Education series.Best Practices in Engineering Education SessionsSince the early-1990’s there has been a series of meetings at the SDSU campus level to ‘talkabout teaching.’ These meetings were generally very informal, and covered topics across a widerange of educational subjects. Most of the sessions were guided and led by experienced faculty 36from the Education

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Kevin Craig

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0034 Engineering Education in Context: nd rd 2 - and 3 -Year Required Systems Engineering Courses Dr. Kevin Craig Greenheck Chair in Engineering Design & Professor of Mechanical Engineering Marquette University kevin.craig@marquette.edu AbstractIn modern multidisciplinary engineering practice, the necessary skill set includes modeling andanalysis of multidisciplinary dynamic engineering systems, control system design andimplementation, and sensors and actuators with the necessary

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Roger Green

- andpost-secondary mark. Students at the primary and secondary education levels are typicallyminors and teachers often assume an in loco parentis role. Students at the post-secondaryeducation level are generally adults and classroom authority requires appropriate adjustment.The focus of this paper is on post-secondary engineering education where instructors behavemore as leaders than as parents. Recent trends and research in leadership provide excellent ideasto better guide engineering educators. Using a leadership perspective, Section II overviewsauthority, including characteristics that make authority effective. Section III discusses applyinga leadership perspective to the classroom, including non-traditional venues such as the flippedclassroom

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Naima Kaabouch; Deborah L. Worley; Jeremiah Neubert; Mohammad Khavanin

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0041 Retention in Engineering Programs: Integrating Real World Problems in Calculus Courses To Increase Student Learning and Interest in Engineering Naima Kaabouch1, Deborah L. Worley2, Jeremiah Neubert3, and Mohammad Khavanin4 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, 2Department of Educational Leadership, 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, 4Department of Mathematics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USAAbstractAttrition in U.S. engineering programs has been a major concern for more than two decades.Several studies have shown that the most significant

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Majura F. Selekwa

elements of mechatronics education in a minimal class time of three credit hours wasdeveloped. Since the course topics were well known, the the challenge was on developing aninstruction method that enables all intended topics to be covered without overwhelming studentsin their learning process. It is known that most students approach the learning process through one of the followingmethods 17,18 : (a) surface approach, which relies on memorization of the facts; (b) deep approach,which deeply probes into the facts and their limits; and (c) strategic approach, which mixes bothsurface and deep approaches with the purpose of scoring highest in the examination. Based onreview results of 17,19 , it was decided to design a curriculum that will lead

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Nannan He; Han-Way Huang

electronic control systems or special-purpose digital systems such as digital signal processing, etc. Traditionally, C/C++ was theprogramming language used by students to write programs to control or augment hardware, orperform numerical analysis in the course. LabVIEW as a graphical programming tool was alsoexposed to students. To improve this PT course, we add three MBD related topics: (i) MBDworkflow especially the automated code generation and model-based verification. (ii) Threeprogramming tools that support MBD: Matlab/Simulink from Mathworks, LabVIEW fromNational Instruments and Scade by Esterel Technologies; and (iii) Tools that supportprogramming with these languages are introduced to students and applied in the laboratoryassignments and

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Aurenice M. Oliveira

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0017 EFFECTIVELY TEACHING MAJORS AND NON-MAJORS IN HANDS-ON ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSES Aurenice M. Oliveira, Michigan Technological University, oliveira@mtu.eduAbstractModern technologies are remarkably interdisciplinary and often require knowledge of severalfields. In particular, the accelerated technology development in electrical engineering with mostof the industrial systems integrated with electronic solutions results in an increasing correlationamong different disciplines. The goal of higher education institutions is to prepare highly-qualified graduates who will contribute

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Cristinel Ababei; Anca M. Miron

. Moreover, among all engineering fields, electrical engineering has oneof the largest gender gaps. That is, the women’s representation in electrical and computerengineering fields is only 10% compared to for example 35% in chemical engineering 4 .In order to improve the situation of women in electrical and computer engineering fields,we designed and organized a summer camp for middle school girls enrolled in grades 6-8(11-13 years of age). This is part of a three year educational and outreach plan supportedby a National Science Foundation award. The first edition of this camp was held in 2012 inthe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at North Dakota StateUniversity (NDSU). In this paper, we present details about the first

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Achintya N. Bezbaruah

hashelped the author to address certain the needs to improve the program and covermore countries in the future.IntroductionPromoting science, technology. engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educationamong the younger (K-12) generation has been recognized by many as one of theneeds to create the future manpower, innovators, and world leaders [1,2]. Earlyintroduction to STEM education can create the necessary excitement among theyounger generation to remain interested that area and pursue higher education inSTEM [2]. While hands-on activities on science and technology can generate theimmediate ‘high voltage’ excitement among young students, they may notnecessarily teach them the skill set needed to become independent thinkers andresearchers. Research

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Audrey LaVallie; Eakalak Khan; G. Padmanabhan

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0004 Impact of a Research Experience Program on North Dakota Tribal College STEM Student Retention Audrey LaVallie1, Eakalak Khan2, and G. Padmanabhan2 1 Faculty, Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, North Dakota (e-mail: alavallie@tm.edu) 2 Professor of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota (e-mails: Eakalak.khan@ndsu.edu and g.padmanabhan@ndsu.edu respectively)Abstract Recent educational research shows that students who engage in research projects aremore likely to

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J. E. Johnson; L. Stradins; S Springer; R. Asthana

before establishing DeLuxe Check Printers in theTwin Cities area. 18 Fig. 1 Fulton and Edna HoltbyThe creation of the Holtby chair was made possible by a generous endowment from the estate ofFulton Holtby, a former professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota for41 years, and his wife, Edna Holtby (Fig. 1). Fulton was a highly sought-after educator and anexpert forensics engineer. He truly loved the hands-on approach to learning, to make sure youngpeople got to actually work on the products. Fulton is credited with designing and building thefirst aircraft flight recorder and the first heart valve replacements and special suture clamps forheart

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Achintya N. Bezbaruah; Rajani G. Pillai; Hannah Hood; Holly Erickson; Eric Dobervich; Jane Laux; Jamie Varholdt; Adam Gehlhar; Michelle Weber; Harjyoti Kalita; Talal Almeelbi; Mary Pate; Michael Quamme; Mohammad Enayet Hossain; Seydou Cisse; Amanda Grosz; Navaratnam Leelaruban

- and post-surveys were conductedand the data collected were analyzed to measure the impact of these modules onthe students. The surveys also collected additional information about the studentsand their perspectives on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) in general. A team of undergraduate and graduate students from NorthDakota State University’s (NDSU) Nanoenvirology Research Group (NRG) ledby the lead author sat down with the four seventh grade teachers and the principalof the school in the beginning of the 2012-13 academic session to get a sense ofthe need for hands-on activities to deliver specific contents in science andmathematics in the seventh grade level. The NDSU students worked ondeveloping hands-on activities

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Sousada Chidthachack; Mark A. Schulte; Forster D. Ntow; Jia-Ling Lin; Tamara J. Moore

engineering educators across thenations have also observed the significance of the mastery of professional skills identified inABET and Engineering 2020 for the development of engineering students as emergingprofessionals. ABET professional skills combined with an ability to innovate will add value toU.S. engineering graduates. What are “ABET professional Skills?” They are (i) an ability tofunction on multi-disciplinary teams (3.d); (ii) an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility (3.f); (iii) an ability to communicate effectively (3.g); (iv) the broad educationnecessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,environmental, and societal context (3.h); (v) a recognition of the need for, and an ability

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Francis Peloubet; Eakalak Khan; G. Padmanabhan

experience is structured for studentsto work on an assigned design project within an educational environment that simulates workingfor a civil engineering design firm. This environment offers the graduating senior students anopportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and proficiency gained from the CE programcurriculum. Engineering design firms, agencies, alumni, and organizations in the area work withthe CE Department to suggest and/or sponsor an existing or proposed ‘real world’ civilengineering project. After discussing a proposed design project with the project sponsor it isreviewed by the Department Chairperson, faculty, and the assigned capstonefacilitator/coordinator. Once the design project is approved, all relevant and necessary

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Navaratnam Leelaruban; G. Padmanabhan

. 59 Figure 3: Curve matching of enlarged type-curve and drawdown plots3. An Instructional Tool for Teaching Theis Graphical Method of Estimating Aquifer Parameters Theis method of estimating aquifer parameters is a major topic in groundwater and/orhydrogeology courses. The method requires matching a type-curve to a data generated curve asdescribed in the previous section. Teaching Theis method is often cumbersome because of thedifficulty of showing the curve matching using graph sheets, one transparent and one opaque.We have demonstrated a method of accomplishing good curve matching using exclusivelyMicrosoft EXCEL software which is generally

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Cory J. Prust; Stephen M. Williams

the then Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in themid-1980’s. At that time, ABET began to specify a “culminating design experience” for allaccredited engineering curricula.For many schools, the shift of accreditation criteria to assessment and evaluation processes hasimpacted senior design courses. Student outcomes are often assessed in the senior designcourse(s). Integration of student outcome assessment in design course(s) has met with varyingdegrees of success.Senior design has presented an opportunity to increase interaction with external constituents thathave an interest in projects and in hiring graduates. While these interactions often strengthenoverall student experience, in some cases they present unanticipated

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Charles McIntyre

number of engineering/design projects that canbe integrated into the structure of classroom activities,4 such as, Rube Goldberg Contraptions,Leonardo da Vinci: The Engineer, Lego Robots, Battle Bots, etc. Specifically, within theconstruction management discipline, few examples of first-year classroom applications areprovided in the literature. These hands-on application within construction education areprimarily focused on the senior capstone experience.10,12,13The basic purpose of this project is two-fold: first, to document current first-year constructionmanagement courses, and second, to develop and deliver a hands-on first-year “constructionmanagement experience” within the framework of CM&E 111