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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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PAUL FAGETTE; SHIH-JIUN CHEN; GEORGE R. BARAN; SOLOMON P. SAMUEL; MOHAMMAD F. KIANI

their understanding of the world. This effort included a wider rangeof classes that would count for general science credit. In the promulgation it was stated “faculty in all schools and colleges are encouragedto think across disciplinary lines about the best ways to convey the kinds of sophisticatedknowledge that will produce Temple graduates able to see connections in seeminglydisparate information.” This new program summed these efforts with the motto "Dare toknow!" In a descending order, a series of general to specific skills and requirements wereoutlined. Accordingly, each course had to accomplish the following required goalsassociated with the general education program: 1. Develop students’ thinking and communication

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Hossein Rahemi; Shouling He

intensify their skills of critical thinkingand problem solving and they are organized to work on course projects in a team. Furthermore, with thehelp of faculty members, they develop their course projects or innovative ideas into conference papers ortutorial/postal topics and present them in educational and technical conferences. Their performancesworking in a team and dialogue with professionals in the field, will build up their confidence and skillsfor their future jobs in the area of mechatronic engineering.OVERVIEWTo enhance students’ communication capabilities through mechatronic engineering program, this paperwill specifically address the following topics 1. Implementing teamwork and classroom presentation in core computational project

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Radian Belu

connectedrenewable or hybrid energy systems. During the second part of the quarter the students arerequired to design, via a project a hybrid power systems, integrating wind, PV and energystorage systems to provide power for a specific load. The project is handled by a team of 3 to 4students. The project is part of the final grade of the students, and is complementary to the finalexam. The students are free to make the team based on their preferences and mutual interests.They are required to make a 10-min presentation on the project topic during the final exam weekof the quarter. The outline of the course includes (ten 3-hour lectures/units): 1. Basic principles of energy generation 2. Introduction to renewable energy systems 3. Electric machines

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Paul G. Ranky

industrial engineering,engineering quality management, project management, concurrent / simultaneous greenproduct / process design, visual lean factory management, and continuous professionaleducation. 557IntroductionMillennial generation students are interested in an integrated, simultaneously analytical,computational, interactive, as well as practical, real-world-focused, customized education.They expect a large number of choices, because they understand the power of simulation.They are very visually focused, because this is the video gaming generation. They wantpersonalized, customized products, processes and service, and their education process isnot an exception. They look for technical details, and want

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Pawan Tyagi; Christine Newman

the distillation efficiency. EI recognizes that successful and meaningful engineering careers involve understanding ofvarious other subjects, not just mastering technical skills. Other subjects, which EI also includes in itscurriculum, are professional ethics, finance, communication, and the ability to estimate. To teach the vital role of ethics in engineering and science, an interactive session is designed.Different EI instructors conduct their ethical education session in various ways; generally by presentingnumerous past ethical cases which adversely impacted economy, safety, or social wellbeing. Ethicaleducation is imparted through discussion on the variety of case studies or hypothetical situations.Students explain their

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jumoke Ladeji-Osias; Kehinde Abimbola; Yacob Astatke; Craig Scott

121assessment. All courses were required to conform to The 2008 – 2010 Quality MattersTM (QM)Rubric [2]. This rubric outlines many of the practices that are generally accepted for teachingengineering courses and includes some items that are critical for an online student’s success [3].The rubric assigns points to several aspects of an online course to ensure a student’s success.These components include the following: 1. Course Overview and Introduction: Ensure that all instructions for students are easy to find including establishing expectations for the course and how to use the modules developed for the course. 2. Learning Objectives: Students are provided measurable learning objectives for each module and information on how

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Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

-based learning programs: worksite mentor knowledge and training. Career and technical education research. 30(1).Eyler, J., & D. E. Giles, J. (1999). Where's the learning in service-learning? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Ferguson, D. (2002). Community service-learning initiatives bridge the gap between America’s technology haves and have-nots. Chronicle of Higher Education, 48 (43), 1-2.Folkestad, J., Senior, B., & DeMiranda, M. (2002). The implications of service-learning for technology studies. Journal of Technology Studies, 28(1), 52-58. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.Heiselt, A., & Wolverton, R. (2009). Libraries: partners in linking college students and their communities

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Radian Belu

their ownproject with the instructor agreement of the topics. The goal of the design project is to exploreand enhance students understanding of the fundamental power conversion principles, power 65circuit simulation capability and hands-on demonstration of circuit prototyping. The courseproject is worth 25% of the course grade. Students are required to present their project output ina poster session arranged for a technical audience. They are also required to summarize theresults of the design in a short report by the end of the course.4. Lessons Learned and Student AssessmentThe student reaction to the incorporation of EMC/EMI topics into our curriculum has been wellreceived so far. In the first

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Aaron Abugaber; Rohit Dayal; Noah Greenbaum; Sally Hong; Jon Hunt; Joseph Saltzman

. The steps in the project development will bedescribed along with the contributions of various team members and how their work wasevaluated. The regulatory aspects of this project will be described along with how an on-goingsearch is made for competitive devices. Finally, the future direction for this project including:next generation developments, partnering with the Veterans Administration, other educationalinstitutions, selecting manufacturing facilities and setting up future supply chain distribution willbe presented.1. Introduction (By Michael Marcus)As an Associate Professor of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, York Campus, Ihave worked with students on design projects for various courses that I teach. In addition, I

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Richard Devon; Richard Schuhmann

user models. The business model is verywidely held and more influential in practice than the ecosystem model. While they are all verydifferent models, all but one assumes the general model that products come and go. This articlebrings together the various models of the product life cycle in one reading, which mightencourage resolution of the deep conflicts among these perspectives as well as be helpful tostudents studying design. We end by suggesting a meta-model of the product life cycle thatwould allow designers to see all the perspectives simultaneously and even to add new ones.This review should improve a student’s ability to communicate effectively with others about thedevelopment and operation of technology, and also to understand how

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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PATRICA A. S. RALSTON; JEFFREY L. HIEB

teacher certification to engineering students. A small, butgrowing number of engineering colleges are offering general engineering degrees combined with K-12teaching certification.26 Very recent research is underway to actually assess which programs are effective for learning andstimulating interest to pursue STEM fields in college. It is intended to be the first step in evaluating theability of K-12 outreach programs to prepare students to study engineering in college30. This study wasconcerned with the association between types of engineering exposure (e.g., class, field trip, summercamp, etc.) and engineering self-efficacy. The results revealed that there was not a significant differencein self-efficacy scores between the students who