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Andriani Parastiwi; Taufik Taufik

-doing education whilerequiring the multidisciplinary interaction is the Microhydro power plant project conducted byPolinema with a faculty at Cal Poly as a project collaborator.Microhydro Power Plant Project Development MethodologyThe microhydro power plant (MHPP) project was conducted in 2012-2013 under the sponsorshipfrom the Indonesian Higher Education agency. The team that participated in the project consistedof faculty and students from the electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanicalengineering, and civil engineering programs. Figure 1 depicts the MHPP project developmentmethodology. The figure shows that during the first year (2012) literature study was donesimultaneously with the field study. Field study was conducted to

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Manoochehr Zoghi; Hernan Maldonado; Syreeta Martinez

frontloaded with non-engineeringmajor courses such as math, science and general education, which are offered by departmentsoutside engineering. In recent years, broad spectrum of instructional approaches have beendeveloped to address some of these issues such as collaborative learning, problem-based learning, 5writing across curriculum, freshman experience, introduction to design, and so on.4 Felder, et al.point out that the long-term benefits of these methods, however, have been at best tenuous mainlybecause they are typically carried out short term. Felder, et al.,6, 7, 8, 9 conducted further studies inrelation to student success and retention

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Fariborz Tehrani; Nell Papavasiliou; Frederick Nelson; Carol Bohlin; Mara Brady

presented in the Next GenerationScience Standards (NGSS) 26. An example of one such collaborative effort is a STEMconcentration for the Liberal Studies major as reported by Nelson et al. (2013), Brady et al.(2013), and Tehrani et al. (2014) 5, 25, 33.There have been a number of outreach efforts to develop engineering curriculum for grades K-12, and particularly K-6 classrooms (e.g., Engineering is Elementary and Project Lead the Way).Comparative studies on the infusion of engineering materials into existing curriculum havegenerally indicated that high school students gain more favorable attitudes toward engineeringafter being exposed to such materials 30. In addition, Ma, Lo, and Chan (2012) have identifiedgrades K-6 as the optimal age period for

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John Murray; Erin Elder; Ryan Bingham; Glen Longhurst; Desmond Penny

InteractionsThe Integrated Engineering (IE) Program at SUU has, since its origin in 2005, included project-based, cross disciplinary, experiential learning combing elements of Electrical Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering in the integrated curriculum. All IE students arerequired to complete two one-semester design courses during their junior year, plus two,advanced, one-semester courses focused on the design and implementation of a capstone projectduring their senior year. Students often develop capstone projects for regional private and publicsector organizations as well as within the university. Southern Utah University has recentlyincreased its emphasis on experiential learning on a university-wide basis. According to

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nanotubes under the electric force. The results were usedto examine the effect of the manufacturing parameters on the production rate and the uniformity of thecomposite materials made in the casting process. The specialty of the project lies in the hands-onlearning strategy for training upper level undergraduate students in the emerging field of energyconversion. Some special learning methods such as active learning via student interactions, instructor-student face to face learning were adopted in the classroom activities. It is concluded that the activelearning should be the future trend in educating upper level students. The curriculum we should strivefor is an integration of knowledge learning and hands-on practicing. Through such a particular

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Nebojsa Jaksic

). Brainstorming, a group ideation method first introduced in196322, is well described in engineering design textbooks2, 3, 14, 15. However, there are somefindings that invalidate the use of this approach. For example, McGrath23 claims that a group ofpeople working together on a problem would accomplish less (fewer and lower-quality concepts) Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 160 24than if they would to work independently. Also, Lewis et al. conclude that