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Keith M. Gardiner

Embedding Sustainability into the Engineering Curriculum Keith M. Gardiner, Lehigh University Mohler Labs, 200 West Packer Av., Bethlehem, PA 18015AbstractThe background, conception, development and history of a course including the word„Sustainability‟ in the title are described. Subsequently the topic is being added whereverappropriate in courses that deal with „Introduction to Engineering Practice,‟ „OrganizationalPlanning and Control,‟ „Manufacturing Management, „Agile Organizations and ManufacturingSystems.‟ Students exposed to sustainability concepts range from first year through to graduatelevels. The original course offered in summer 2003 is now a regular university

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Andrea L. Welker; Leslie McCarthy; John Komlos; Alfred Fry

An Integrated Approach to Information Literacy Instruction in Civil Engineering Andrea L. Welker1, Alfred Fry2, Leslie McCarthy1, and John Komlos1 1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 2 Falvey Library Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085It is critical to graduate students that are information literate. Possessing the suite of skillsassociated with information literacy will enable our students to embark upon the path of life-longlearning. To ensure that information literacy skills were adequately imparted to students in theCivil and Environmental

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Bill Lorenz; Pritpal Singh

, ethical and social justice considerations. This is a truly distinctive approach to our 1 Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, Villanova University, October 15-16, 2010program compared to existing, more traditional programs. To ensure the breadth of understanding thatwe wish to impart to our students, the core courses were structured so that the first two coursesprovide the technical education and the third course provides the broader context (although this is alsowoven into the first two courses as well).Our new inter-disciplinary Master’s degree in Sustainable Engineering was launched in December2010. The program is available to all engineering and science disciplines and is

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completed in a short amount of time. The student team approachesthe problem as they best see fit – this may include trial and error, design-build-test-redesign, andany number of different design approaches. When complete, the designs are tested to determine a“winner” based on some predetermined metric. Examples of impromptu design exercisescurrently being developed for a diverse range of classes across engineering disciplines arepresented along with a discussion about some of the challenges of developing an adequateassessment plan. Relevant curriculum theory, such as that of Jerome Bruner’s spiral curriculum,will provide a backdrop for this discussion.1. IntroductionIn ABET’s 2010-2011 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs 1 , engineering

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Edward F. Glynn; Frank E. Falcone

Professional Practices in Engineering, An Introduction for Second Year Civil Engineering Students Edward F. Glynn and Frank E. Falcone Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova Universityrecently introduced a new required course, Civil Engineering Fundamentals, inthe fall semester of the sophomore year of its civil engineering curriculum. Oneof the primary objectives in the course is to introduce students to the professionalpractice of civil engineering. This paper focuses on the professional practicescomponent of the course. In particular, the paper

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Philip Samuel P.E.; Kathryn Jablokow

- KJ Method votingTable Legend:C&E Matrix = Cause and Effect Matrix AHP = Analytical Hierarchy ProcessKJ Method = Kawakita Jiro MethodFall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova University4.2 Use of the New Classification Scheme in the ClassroomIn making best use of this new classification scheme for idea generation techniques, ourrecommendations for both engineering design instructors and students include the following:• Make sure you are familiar with a large number of idea generation techniques – i.e., beyond what is typically offered in standard design texts. This will require added time within the course curriculum, but the return on investment will be

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Dean C. Millar

First Professional Degree.1 “Preparedness for Practice: Engineering deans and employer respondents were asked torate new engineers’ preparedness for practice in eight areas and then indicate the value theirorganization places on preparation in that area. Figure 1 shows the results for each area.” “With the exception of ‘Math and Science’ there appears to be a wide discrepancybetween the value expectations of the employer and the extent to which their employees are seento be well prepared. This would further appear to reflect on the mismatch between curricularemphasis and employer expectation. It must be recognized, of course, that math and science arewithout argument the key ingredients—at least in the lower division—of an

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M. Nazrul Islam

Student Involvement in the Class M. azrul Islam Email: islamn@farmingdale.edu Security Systems, State University of New York at Farmingdale, 2350 Broad Hollow Road, Farmingdale, New YorkAbstract: The main objective of teaching is to get the students learn the topic and train them for real life.Different Professors employ different techniques and methods to teach a class. Most of their focus is tomake the lecture interesting, illustrative and elaborate. But it actually does not matter how much effort aProfessor puts to developing the lecture materials if the audience is not paying attention to the lecture.The

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Frank T. Fisher; Hong Man

nanotechnologymaterials for the undergraduate curriculum in a manner that also exposes students to theacademic research environment. While anecdotal evidence of the value of REUs (and,analogously, internships, co-op experiences, etc) within undergraduate engineering educationabound, detailed studies characterizing exactly what it is about these opportunities which are sovaluable for students are largely lacking. In one study, undergraduate students overwhelminglyidentified specific instances of exposure to authentic engineering practice (design projects,internships, co-ops) as factors that facilitated their intellectual growth and the manner in whichthey approached their engineering education. In such situations students encounter ill-defined,ambiguous, and

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Jason T. Kirby; Talat F. Salama

rectifythis limitation, UAB Civil Engineering faculty were challenged to develop long-termpartnerships and investigate new ways to leverage ongoing international research efforts.In 2007, UAB was awarded the opportunity to co-host a NSF workshop in Cairo, Egypt. Duringthe event, UAB faculty approached Misr University of Science and Technology (MUST) aboutthe potential to create a summer educational program. A memorandum of understanding wasquickly adopted and the first collaborative / educational effort was launched in the summer of2008.Private universities in Egypt are routinely not authorized by the government to provide graduateeducation. As a result, institutions like MUST matriculate qualified students interested inpursuing advanced education

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Shawn P. Gross; David W. Dinehart; Aleksandra Radlinska; Joseph Robert Yost

associated with the use of overarching problems are discussed,and initial assessment results are described. Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova UniversityIntroduction: curriculum restructuringAfter two years of intense committee work, discussion, and course development, the Departmentof Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Villanova University began offering itsrequired mechanics sequence in a new integrated format to sophomores beginning with the Fall2009 semester. As shown in Table 1, the classical sequence of coursework in subjects of Statics,Dynamics, Mechanics of Solids, Fluid Mechanics, and Civil Engineering Materials was replacedwith a series of three four credit courses. An overview of

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Erick Froede; David Saint John; Richard Devon

productivity of hobbyists remains a potent force intechnological evolution. The current small trickle of listserve and wikispace dedicated to this„garage or basement capable‟ 3-D printing technology may very well serve to create similarlycrowd-sourced developments in the field of localized manufacture and perhaps sustainabilitymore generally. This is important to remember in the context of engineering culture and themarketing of technology that emphasizes the expertise of specialists and experts. Torvalds wouldlater have a highly public debate with Tanenbaum,29 the author of Minix, in which Tanenbaumexplicitly treats Torvalds as an “F” student even as Torvalds was creating a new operatingsystem. Part of what challenges conventional paradigms and

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Ani Ural; Joseph Yost

provide anopportunity for the students to understand the limitations and sources of error in computationaland experimental approaches. Furthermore, the integration of all components through a technicalreport allows students to reflect on the interrelation between computational and experimentalcomponents and their respective significance in engineering analysis, design and research.3. Discussion and Conclusion As a part of the new Villanova freshman engineering program, the project “Analytical andExperimental Evaluation of a SMARTBEAM”, provides an integrated approach to engineeringeducation by combining theoretical, computational and experimental components. Theengineering curriculum mostly focuses on laboratory courses that provide exposure

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Gary P. Halada

)which respond to particular outcomes in a measurable sense.Introduction to the broader issues in comprehensive engineering education is often a dauntingtask, falling outside the expertise (and in many cases interests) of engineering faculty. Thedifficulty in meeting these “professional skills” area in engineering education has been cited asbeing particularly challenging and requiring new approaches (for both teaching and assessment).4Shuman, et al., categorize these skills as “process oriented” (communication, teamwork andethics) and “awareness oriented” (global and societal context, knowledge of contemporary issues,life-long learning). A number of different approaches have been taken to enhance the learning ofthese skills in undergraduate

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Allison L. Felix; Joel Z. Bandstra; William H.J. Strosnider

. Sanders &J. Wells, personal communication, 3/16/10). Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova UniversityGrowing evidence suggests that student engagement and science and/or math learning areimproved by using design approaches in the science classroom in elementary school,2,3,4 middleschool,5,6,7 high school,8-12 and at the undergraduate level1. Further, the Katehi, Pearson, andFeder, Eds. (2009) suggest that incorporating engineering into the K-12 curriculum can providetremendous learning opportunities in five areas: “improved learning and achievement in scienceand mathematics, increased awareness of engineering and the work of engineers, understandingof and the ability to engage in engineering

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Eunice E. Yang; Beverly W. Withiam

, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova University  Bibliography  1. Bodner, G., Guay, R.B. The Purdue visualization of rotations test. Vol. 2. 1997. 2. Danielson, Scott, Mehta, Sudhir. "Teaching Resources for the New Millenium: Statics as an Example." Journal of SMET education (2001). 3. Hestenes, D., Wells, M., Swackhamer, G. Force Concept Inventory. Vol. 30. 1992. 4. Hsi, S, Linn, M.C., Bell, J.E. "The role of spatial reasoning in engineering and design of spatial instruction." Journal of Engineering Education 86.2 (1997): 151-158. 5. Kolb, D.A. Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Prentice Hall, 1984. 6. Mazur, E. Peer Instruction. Benjamin Cummings, 1996

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James C. Peyton Jones; Connor McArthur; Tyler Young

. Malec “How to make a challenging AI course enjoyable using the RoboCup soccer simulation system, in RoboCup-98: Robot soccer world cup II: Lecture notes in artificial intelligence, vol. 1604, pp.120-124, ed. M. Asada and H. Kitano. Berlin: Springer, (1999). 3. M. Goldweber, et al. “The use of robots in the undergraduate curriculum: Experience reports,” Panel at 32nd SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Charlotte, North Carolina.. 4. F. Klassner, “Robotics as a Unifying Theme for Computing Curriculum 2001”, National Science Foundation DUE #0088884, (2001). 5. D. Miller, “Walking Before Running: Filling the Freshman Engineering Gap by Building Mobile Stiquito(TM) Robots