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Nancy Ortins Savage; Samuel Daniels; Michael A. Collura P.E.

Inverting the Lecture Paradigm for a Multidisciplinary Course Nancy Savage, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Samuel Daniels, Mechanical, Civil & Environmental Engineering Michael Collura, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering University of New HavenSession: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationAbstract The traditional lecture course is based on a simple premise; that students will be activelyinvolved in their learning. These active learners read textbooks and seek out supplementalsources of knowledge. They try to understand concepts rather than just memorize terminology.They attempt

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ali Alshubbak; Saeid Moslehpour; Eugenio Pellicer; Joaquín Catalá

2010 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, 7 – 8 May, 2010 Implementation of Delphi methodology for designing engineering syllabus according to the industry’s needs Ali Alshubbak 1, Saeid Moslehpour 2, Eugenio Pellicer 3, Joaquín Catalá 4Construction and civil engineering are multidisciplinary professions where students areacquiring a career that is based on the durable knowledge; practical abilities andindustry’s needs. Other studies, such as mathematics or physics are pure science basedon theoretical knowledge. But a question persists: is the knowledge acquired

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Hudson V. Jackson P.E.; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E.; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E.; Nathan Rumsey; Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E.

Design & Construction Center. 2. Analysis of storm water flow and quality and the impact of planned construction at the lower cadet parking lot at the USCGA (2008). Students analyzed the current storm water system for an existing cadet parking lot and evaluated the feasibility of adding additional flow from planned construction. They also developed a testing and analysis program for storm water pollutants generated at the USCGA. Sponsor: USCGA Facilities Engineering Division. 3. Development and testing of treatment systems for various wastewaters containing heavy metal contamination at the USCGA (2009). Students researched several systems for removing heavy metals from various

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Vijay Kanabar; Robert Schudy

, planning, control andcommunication.b) Practical skills are acquired - such as interviewing users, obtaining user requirements, keeping projectson track and meeting deadlines.c) Students put to test concepts obtained in the classroom such as systems design, systemsimplementation, testing, training and technical writing.d) Students learn good communication skills learn how to function effectively as a team member.e) New technical skills are acquired as the project sponsors sometimes have different hardware andsoftware.One of the best advantages of using projects is that with the emergence of new application andtechnologies, such courses readily provide a framework to introduce new tools and concepts. For exampleplanning and implementing an Applied

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

) administrative information related to designprojects, and (4) a forum for the students' presentations of their design projects. The facultylectures covered three main areas: structural analysis techniques, project management and designfor manufacturability.Another aspect of the course involved bringing in outside speakers to give seminars. Several ofthe speakers were practicing engineers from industry. Topics covered by the guests includedProject Management, design for manufacturability, and a Intellectual property.” The challengein presenting some of the research talks was keeping them at a level that undergraduate studentscan comprehend. One seminar was a joint effort with the local ASME section and hosted by adistinguished ASME speaker. If possible

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Alva L. Couch

. 7Bibliography1. Teaching, as Learning, in Practice. Lave, Jean. 1996, Mind, Culture, and Activity, Vol. 3(3).2. Enhancing Learning by Community. Tinto, Vincent. s.l. : NEA Higher Education, 1997, Thought andAction , pp. 53-59.3. Denning, Peter. Educating a New Engineer. Communications of the ACM. December 1992, Vol. 35(12),pp. 83-97.4. Cooperative Dyads: Impact on Text Learning and Transfer. McDonald, Barbara, Larson, Celia andDanserau, Donald. 1985, Contemporary Educational Psychology, Vol. 10, pp. 369-377.5. A Flexible Framework for Online Collaborative Learning. Redmond, Petria, Lock and Jennifer. 2006,Internet and Higher Education, Vol. 9, pp. 267-276.6. Designing and Teaching Courses to Satisfy the ABET Engineering Criteria. Felder, Richard and

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Tom Goulding

technically skilled but socially restrained. The positive interdependence thatIn many ways programming is one of the easiest develops among GM-Game developers seems todisciplines to convert to a Socratic or online be one of the primary reasons for student success.format. Young programmers are adept at web [15] The research literature also suggests that acommunication. Even in the traditional classroom student’s feeling that he/she is liked and acceptedthey use online forums and web resources to search by fellow team members is also essential. [16]for answers, to engage experts and to seek the Performing well on a team is the best way to beknowledge

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Chiara Silvestri; Suzanne LePage; Paul P. Mathisen

particular location on a map. Examples include parcel, zoning and land use data;information about rivers, lakes, and other waterbodies; performance data for transportationinfrastructure; demographics; aerial photography; etc. All of this information is used to analyzeenvironmental conditions, measure development impacts, and ultimately, make decisions abouthow to best manage natural resources and the built environment in a sustainable way.Methods The video streamed tutorials for incorporating these packages into the classes weredeveloped using the Camtasia Studio software package. Camtasia Studio is a screen videocapture program which captures parts of the screen defined by the user and records any actionoccurring in that area. It is generally

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Chiara Silvestri; Adriana Hera; Malcolm H. Ray; Siamak Najafi

enhance thestudents understanding of the engineering notions and to motivate them exploring alternativesolutions to practical problems. Two particular cases, involving instruction of undergraduate andgraduate level classes, are here depicted. Software packages for technical computing (MATLAB)and finite element analysis (ANSYS) served for development of classroom demonstrations andassignments in a matrix analysis of structures undergraduate course. Transient dynamic finiteelement program (LS-DYNA) and pre and post-processor (LsPrePost) were employed forillustration of wave propagation concepts taught in an impact strength of materials andcrashworthiness graduate class. To help students acquiring the necessary skills to effectively use these

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Charles R. Sullivan; Mark J. Franklin

An Extended Driving Simulator Used to Motivate Analysis of Automobile Fuel Economy Charles R. Sullivan and Mark J. Franklin Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Session 2: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationAbstract In a senior undergraduate/introductory graduate level interdisciplinary course in energyutilization at Thayer School, students experiment with “driving” a simulated car in differentstyles and measuring fuel economy. To enable this, we modified an open-source automobileracing computer game to include a realistic model of fuel