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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Paper ID #11001Utilization of Eclipse-based Software Tools in Teaching a New Software De-velopment Methodology to EngineersDr. Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato Nannan He received the Ph.D. in computer engineering from Virginia Tech. She did Post-doc at Oxford University in UK and participated two EU projects. From 2012 to present she is an Assistant Professor at the ECET department in Minnesota State University at Mankato. Her teaching and research interests are in safety-critical embedded software, real-time embedded systems, and software verification. She is an IEEE member and reviewers for many conferences

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Andras Gordon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Richard J Schuhmann, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard F. Devon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University; Ahmad Atieh, Taibah Univeristy; Peter Dietrich, Corvinus University Budapest

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unit around the globe simply picks up where the prior team unit left off.This approach is referred to as “Follow the Sun.” This means a faster time to market for new products.Outsourcing, parallel activities may be better than sequential but both are used.New Markets: Geographically dispersed teams provide access to different global market opportunities.Virtual teaming allows for such distributed teams to integrate their activities and leverage theirresources. Cultural and political mistakes are avoided.New & Cheaper Resources: such as local markets, natural, human, and industrial resources, anddiversity in specific skill sets are the major reasons for global operations that create the need forteaming. (Devon and Bilen, op. cit.) These

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

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Curriculum and Lab Development

engineering concepts being taught while also fosteringcollaboration amongst students to learn the intricacies of applying their knowledge to a real-world application.2 Although it was seen by Cline and Powers that in order to fully realize thebenefits of PBL, students and faculty must accept a larger work load. The entire teaching methodtaught must be restructured in a manner that the students are responsible for their empiricalprogression through the lab.3This paper will discuss the restructuring of the curriculum of an Instrumentation Laboratory forundergraduate Mechanical Engineering students at the University of New Mexico. Increasingundergraduate enrollment during an economic downturn left the Instrumentation Laboratorypoorly equipped to

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Achille Messac, Mississippi State University; James N Warnock, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

the early 1990’s andresponded most notably through Boeing’s list of “Desired Attributes of an Engineer” 1. ABETresponded to the needs of industry and, in 1996, the Engineering Accreditation Commissionapproved the student learning outcomes for the Engineering Criteria 2000. The eleven studentoutcomes, commonly referred to as “a thru k”, are comprised of six technical skills and fiveprofessional skills 2. The National Academy of Engineering developed a similar list of attributesfor engineers that included additional skills such as leadership and creativity3. Thus, the 21stcentury engineer should be someone with a sound understanding of engineering fundamentals,have a systems approach to engineering design and problem solving, a natural

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Mert Bal, Miami University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

that requires significant developmentefforts. The effectiveness of this approach is typically a function of the problem domain,curriculum and the technology. In order to determine its effectiveness in distance education,careful assessment studies need to be performed in various engineering disciplines 2.Remote laboratories or remote-access labs are often characterized by use of automation andinformation system technologies to provide remote-access to laboratory instruments andequipment. In terms of the physical laboratory equipment requirements, the remote labs are verysimilar to hands-on labs. What makes them different from real labs is the distance between theexperiment and the experimenter. In real-labs, the equipment might be mediated

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Duane B Swigert, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Curriculum and Lab Development

often involves simple solutions tosolve problems related to basic needs (i.e. clean water, air, sanitation, heat, shelter etc.). As such,training for one who participates in humanitarian engineering incorporates history, politics,economics, sociology, language, as well as rigorous engineering basics. The nature of humanitarian engineering projects offer a unique opportunity to teach studentsthrough an approach that integrates theory with a practical hands-on experience. By creating alearning environment through helping marginalized communities, students are challenged withproblems that enhance their critical thinking ability and help them acquire new technical skills.Moreover, the service learning aspect of these projects contribute to

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Julia Ziyatdinova; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Artem Bezrukov, Kazan National Research Technologcal University, Russia

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Curriculum and Lab Development

research is to improvethe English teaching curriculum to Russian engineering faculty and to specifically addressthese problems [2]. A precursor to this activity was a workshop at the 2013 International Scientific Schoolon Engineering Education for New Industrialization held in Kazan, Russia given to nativeRussian speaking faculty by the author [3]. This workshop focused only on writing titlesand abstracts in English. During this workshop it was noticed that several types of errorswere often repeated and this repetition caused the authors to delve deeper and research thesources of these errors and understand what kind of exercises could be created to mitigatethese errors. This paper provides statistical evaluation of these types of mistakes

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Mona Azarbayjani, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Curriculum and Lab Development

being presented with a particularproblem solution methodology during their course lectures and applying it to similar problemsin a take-home problem set. They are generally uncomfortable venturing outside of the designmethodologies in which they have been specifically instructed. While engineering students areencouraged to bring creativity to their design process, they are also sensitive to constraints andboundary conditions, such as economics and physical limitations. Although architecturestudents are also provided with formal design strategies in their curriculum, they are generallymore comfortable approaching unfamiliar design challenges with confidence in their ability tosolve them with brute creativity.One result of these observed

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

successful in meeting thechallenges of the technological future and brave new world. This paper will also examine some of the ways this canbe achieved.INTRODUCTIONIt is hoped that work presented here will broaden and deepen awareness among faculty membersand administrators of the educational institutions and that it will motivate more educators toparticipate in and support this global understanding of this issue. This paper will also help infurther growing the body of knowledge about educating our future generations by initiating amore active, interdisciplinary, and international collaborations among educators, educationresearchers and curriculum designers. Faculty in the engineering programs have shown increasedinterest in reading the education

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Steven M. Pilgrim, Alfred University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

/engineering technique that boosts task-compliancewhile lowering performer stress. Community is expanded via a series of presentationsfrom students and faculty of the various programs. These emphasize the unique, butinterconnected, nature of the programs and reveal ways for new students to engage withstudent clubs and national student chapters.ContentThe primary content portions are related to engineering specifics, e.g., the distinguishingbackground of engineering thought and approaches. One week of ENGR 160 is devotedto “language” and another to “shibboleths”—two distinguishing features of engineersGreek letters and units or process and fundamental software. With the reduction in Greeklife on many campuses, student awareness of Greek letters has

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Jonathan W. Valvano, University of Texas, Austin

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Curriculum and Lab Development

andanalysis rather than design. It takes an effective approach to learning new techniques by doingthem. We feel we have solved the dilemma in learning a laboratory-based topic like embedded Page 20.14.2systems where there is a tremendous volume of details that first must be learned before hardwareand software systems can be designed. The approach taken in this course is to learn by doing in abottom-up fashion. One of the advantages of a bottom-up approach to learning is that the studentbegins by mastering simple concepts. Once the student truly understands simple concepts, he orshe can then embark on the creative process of design, which involves

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Henry Griffith, Wright State University; Riad Ajami, Director, Center for Global Business, WSU; Angela Griffith

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Curriculum and Lab Development

, contentdelivery began to shift in order to focus more on pure mathematical content for MPL preparation.While such a strategy may be suitable for improving achievement of the prior goal of the course, itignores the importance of the secondary goal. As EGR 1010 represents the immediate gateway toentering the engineering curriculum for students within this pathway, such an approach posessignificant risk of jeopardizing the success of these students.Over the past year, accelerated growth in the enrollment of internationally mobile undergraduate Page 20.11.6students has significantly expanded the number of enrollees entering the pathway at thepreparatory

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University; Mats Daniels, Uppsala University; Åsa Sofia Cajander

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Student Development

 and  assessment  approach  used  at  that  time  is  described  in  Pears  et  al.  200117.In  2005  we  introduced  international  collaboration  in  a  semester  long  project  course,  where  the  Uppsala  students  work  with  students  at  an  American  university.  This  course  has  an  explicit  focus  on  competencies  suitable  for  global  collaboration  and  different  pedagogical  challenges  with  this  has  been  investigated  in  an  action  research  manner3-­9,14,15.  The  goals  are  to  help  to  scaffold  progressive  development  of  global  engineering  competencies  and  experience.The  paper  is  structured  as  follows.  We  describe  the  evolution  of  the  curriculum  reflecting  on  the  instructional  design

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Natalie A Mello, The Forum on Education Abroad

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Student Development

served as 2004 chair of the ASEE ChE Division, has served as an ABET program evaluator and on the AIChE/ABET Education & Accreditation Committee. He has also served as Assessment Coordinator in WPI’s Interdis- ciplinary and Global Studies Division and as Director of WPI’s Washington DC Project Center. He was secretary/treasurer of the new Education Division of AIChE. In 2009 he was awarded the rank of Fellow in the ASEE, and in 2013 was awarded the rank of Fellow in AIChE.Dr. Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Camesano is Assistant Dean of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute.Ms. Natalie A Mello, The Forum on Education Abroad Natalie A

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark; Tsirigotis Georgios

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Faculty Development

procedure could be applied in the frame of LLL and alsoin classical engineering education systems, such as university and college education, in order toharmonize the recognition of engineering degrees in Europe and outside the Europe. We state thenecessary outcomes in the subject of Control Systems in engineering at the Bachelor level andthe process to test the qualifications. This procedure is based on The European QualificationsFramework for Lifelong Learning (EQF), based on the existing bibliography and on theeducational experiences of the authors of this article. The objective of this work is to propose analternative approach, compared with the classic one (university or college educational systems),to detect and certificate knowledge, skills

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University; Shane M Curtis, University of Tulsa

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Student Development

theInternational Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) 2007 Grantees Conference:, April,2008. Available at https://engineering.purdue.edu/GEP.17 Sigma Xi, Developing evaluation approaches to international collaborative science andengineering activities. (2008). Research Triangle Park, NC: Sigma Xi.18 Deardorff, D. K. “Assessing intercultural Competence.” New Directions for InstitutionalResearch,149, 65-79 (2011).19 King, P. & Baxter Magolda, M. “A developmental model of intercultural maturity,” Journal ofCollege Student Development, 46, 6, 71-592, (2005).20 Kegan, R. In over our heads: The mental demands of modern life. Cambridge, MA: HarvardUniversity Press (1994).21 King, P. & Baxter Magolda, M. “A developmental model of

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Student Development

Paper ID #11013Education Without Borders: Exploring the Achievement of ABET LearningOutcomes through Engineers Without Borders-USAKaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder Kaitlin Litchfield received her undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering at the University of New Hamp- shire and is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department within the Mortenson Center for Engineering in Developing Communities. Her research interest is in recruiting, educating, and retaining engineers capable of meet- ing global development challenges