Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Michael S. Morse, University of San Diego; Truc T. Ngo, University of San Diego

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 25.1307.5In order to assess the impact of a prototype exemplar on design creativity, a two-prongedapproach was used: A. A survey, focusing on the design process, work distribution within a team, and student perceptions concerning the influence of the prototype exemplar (if applicable) and/or the influence of other student designs on a team’s final design. B. Photographs of the student racers were taken at the end of each of the three design phases and an analysis of the design progression through those photographs was performed by the investigators.A. Survey dataAt the end of the laboratory meeting, students were asked to complete a short survey. Twodifferent survey instruments were

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Xu, Del Mar College; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Allen Babb, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

to thirteen per semester, a total of six students including onefemale attended the course during the Fall 2011 semester, with three students from EngineeringTechnology, one student from Electrical Engineering and the remaining two students fromComputer Science disciplines.Two-student teams were formed to brainstorm, conduct research, design, build, and test a robotand compare performances. Two robotic kits, i.e., LEGO Mindstorm and Boe-Bot, weredistributed to each team and two engineering challenges were assigned to reinforce engineeringdesign methodologies, technical knowledge and hands-on skills on robotics: a) the challenge-1;and, b) the challenge-2. The teams were asked to design and build two robots with differentdesign, hardware, and

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christel Heylen, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven; Jos Vander Sloten, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven

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Educational Research and Methods

technical report of 6 pagesmaximum. (a) (b)Figure 1. Students are preparing (a) and conducting (b) the experiment to measure propulsive force generated by a chemical reaction and exhaust of water. Page 25.588.5The outline of the report is predefined by the didactic team. Furthermore the students arereminded of the feedback they received on their literature assignments and of the guidelineson writing style in the manual of the course.The report is graded by the didactic team on the content as well as the writing style. Thestudent teams receive feedback on

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Momodou Jain

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International

: Educational Effects on Project Members and Their Peers. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering 2009, 4 (1), 15- 30. 8. Dukhan, N.; Schumack, . M. R. Reflection-based assessment of service learning in undergraduate engineering. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering 2010, 5 (2), 32-43. 9. Riley, D.; Bloomgarden, A. H. Learning and Service in Engineering and Global Development. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering 2006, 2 (1), 48-59.10. Mehta, Y.; Sukumaran, B. Integrating Service Learning in Engineering Clinics. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering 2007, 2 (1), 32-43.11. Braskamp, L. Developing Global Citizens. Journal of College & Character 2008, 10 (1

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; John E. Beard, Michigan Technological University; Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological University; Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Education," Technology Review, MIT, October 1987.[2] Weaver, W. W., Anderson, C. L., Naber, J. D., Keith, J. M., Worm, J. J., Beard, J. E., Chen, B. "An Interdisciplinary Program for Education and Outreach in Hybrid and Electric Drive Vehicle Engineering at Michigan Technological University", 2011 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference,[3] Naber, J. D., Worm, J. J., Allen, J., Anderson, C. L., Beard, J. E., Burl, J. B., Keith, J. M., Hackney, S. A., Weaver, W. W., Woychowski, T., Smith, R. (2010). "Curriculum and Delivery in Engineering for Hybrid Electric Drive Vehicles, Meeting the Needs of the Automotive Industry for New Engineering Talent and Retraining", Ed. Naber, J. D., Worm, J. J., Society of Automotive

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 25.662.8university campus so that: (a) students could appropriately dispose of their devices, and (b) theuniversity’s cleaning staff would not have to contend with over-filled garbage cans that were notdesigned for the disposal of mechanical equipment.5 Assessment of Student LearningAs mentioned previously, the primary goal of gamifying the activity was to enhance studentfocus and engagement. Anecdotal evidence from the classroom instructors suggests that this goalwas largely met. However the activity also has associated learning objectives, and the investmentof effort to gamify the activity needs to have a payoff in terms of those objectives.In the absence of a formal, longitudinal, and experimental approach to assessing changes

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Thomas Malcolm, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia; Edward Pan, University of Virginia; M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. (2003). Problem-based learning meets case-based reasoning in the middle-school science classroom: Putting learning by design™ into practice. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 12,(4), 495-547.15 untambekar, S., Stylianou, ., bscher, R. ( 00 ). Improving navigation and learning in hypertext environments with navigable concept maps. Human-computer Interaction, 18, 4, 395-428.16 Puntambekar, S., Stylianou, A., & Goldstein, J. (2007). Comparing classroom enactments of an inquiry curriculum: lessons learned from two teachers. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 16,(1). 81-130.17 Chinn, C. A., & Malhotra, B. A. (2002). Epistemologically authentic inquiry in schools: A theoretical

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Olivier Frédéric Pfeiffer, Technische Universität Berlin; Omar Musa Hasan, American University of Mdaba; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universität Berlin

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Mathematics

. Kato, O. Pfeiffer, E. Zorn, Pre-Freshmen Students Gearing up with Early Bird, Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, ASEE6 http://www3.math.tu-berlin.de/OMB/7 https://www.tu9.de/8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux9 A. Heck: Introduction to Maple, 3rd ed., 2003, Springer, New York.10 Maple User Manual, Maplesoft, a division of Maple Waterloo Inc., 2011, www.maplesoft.com.11 L. Bernardin, P. Chin, P. DeMarco, K. O. Geddes, D. E. G. Hare, K. M. Heal, G. Labahn, J. P. May, J. McCarron, M. B. Monagan, D. Ohashi, S. M. Vorkoetter, Maple Programming Guide, Maplesoft, a division of Maple Waterloo Inc., 2011, www.maplesoft.com.12 D. E. Knuth, Computers & Typesetting, Volume A: The TeXbook, 1986, Addison

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Peter Vogt, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah

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Manufacturing

experimentations over the internet,” (Vancou- ver, BC, Canada), 2011. Academic community;Current status;Cutting edge technol- ogy;Experimental setup;Federal research;Integrated assessment;Laboratory course;Learning outcome;Learning strategy;Real-time learning;Remote experimentation;Remote laborato- ries;Remote location;Research activities;Single computer;Sustainable solution;.[14] F. Coito and L. B. Palma, “A remote laboratory environment for blended learning,” (Athens, Greece), pp. University of Texas at Arlington; Univ. of the Aegean (Inf. and Commun. Syst. Eng. Dept.); Technol. Educ. Inst. of Athens (Department of Informatics); ARRI – Automation and Robotics Research Institute at UTA –, 2008. Blended learning;Data ac

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

2 ECE 2 MEGrade Distribution: The number of students receiving A grades in their project work was foundto be 79%. The percentage of B grades was 14% and the number of C grades was 7%. This gradedistribution appears to indicate grade inflation. The large number of A’s relative to the number ofB and C’s is related to the number of projects that were judged to be worth 1 unit (9 credit hours)per student. In this review, it was determined that 29% of the projects completed weremarginally worth 1 unit or did not worth 1 unit at all. However, It must be emphasized that an Agrade should reflect one unit of excellent work by the student, a B grade should reflect one unitof

Conference Session

Research in Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4488: EVOLVING A RUBRIC FOR USE IN ASSESSING ENGI-NEERING GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES IN A STUDENT SENIOR RESEARCHTHESISMr. Alan Chong, University of Toronto Alan Chong is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Communication program at the University of Toronto, housed in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, where he teaches technical communication to undergraduate engineering students. He has spent the last five years working with engineering faculty to conduct research on and develop integrated courses in engineering design, research and communication, focusing on designing tools for better assessment and instruction, and improving students’ critical thinking skills.Ms. Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Manufacturing

at two different sets of data for the same subject and topic. There aremultiple variables, such as instructor delivery styles, diverse student body, differentmathematical background and varied fundamental knowledge (Narayanan, 2007, 2009, 2010 &2011).Analysis Once the course has been approved and implemented, assessment analysis can be carriedout using Washington state university’s critical thinking rubric. An example of what assessmentmay look like has been shown Appendix B. The assessment matrix utilizes a 5 point likertscale. A score of 5 may indicate that students have understood the content at the desired level.A score of 1 may be indicative that the instructor has to put in much more effort tocommunicate at the

Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu F. Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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International

AC 2012-4073: BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO OBTAINAND SUSTAIN STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR A COLLABO-RATED LABMr. Fanyu F. Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University Fanyu F. Zeng is an Assistant Professor in business information systems at Indiana Wesleyan Univer- sity. His research interests include software development, programming, database management, database performance, data mining, software project management, teaching methods, and international cultures in high education. Page 25.275.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Building a Comprehensive

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle M Fitch, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

offered by the mentoring program; however, there were nostudents in either class that took advantage of these services. As for the office hours provided bythe mentoring program, only 29% and 21% of the honors and regular sections, respectively,visited the mentoring office. Office hours were more publicized, as approximately half of bothclasses said they knew about the availability of the mentoring program’s office hours.Figure 4 shows the comparisons between 2010’s survey responses3 and 2011’s responses fromthe student panel, (a), and other mentor activities, (b). In order to address these concerns in the Page 25.353.7future, the first mentoring

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University; Santaneel Ghosh, Southeast Missouri State University; Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

- vancement, Tucson, Ariz.; ”Faculty Research Award,” Southeast Missouri State University, COSM, 2010; ”Tony B. Award,” Association of laboratory Automation, 2010, 2011; Center of Nanoscale Science and Technology-University of Maryland, College Park (CNST-UMD) Scholarship, 2009-2011; and Marquis ”Who’s Who in America,” 2009. He has involved both undergraduates (22 to date) and graduates (five) in his research projects. He has established a laboratory for Nano-biotechnology and micro- and nanoflu- idics at Southeast and created and developed interest at the pre-college level by incorporation of science in K-12 classroom.Dr. Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University Ken Surendran is a professor in the Department of

Conference Session

Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill H. Powell, Cornell University

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Engineering Libraries

Books at Faculty Fingertips – With Robot Help. July 24, 2011. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available: http://chronicle.com/article/A-High-Tech-Library- Keeps/128370/17. Winterman, Brian, J. B. Hill. Continued Viability: A Review of the Life Sciences Library at Indiana University in a Time of Institutional Change and Proposed Branch Library Downsizing. Science & Technology Libraries 29:3, 200-215, 2010. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2010.49772518. Lessin, Barton. Merging Science/Technology Libraries. Science & Technology Libraries. 21:1-2, 3-15, 2001. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J122v21n01_0219. Zhou, Jian-zhong (Joe), Leilani Hall. op. cit, 2004.20. Dodd, Jeff, John Forys. Barbara I Dewey

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Student

● Redirect student’s questions to other students ● Let students vote on an office hour time ● Ask students to submit questions before class3.3 Providing Motivating Feedback and Grading Schemes3.3.1 Avoid grading on a curve “Grading on a curve” is a grading method that assumes grades in a class should bedistributed along a bell curve or some other predetermined distribution. The average score for atest becomes a B or C and the rest of the scores are distributed accordingly. This grading schemecauses only a few students to receive As or Fs and most receive Bs or Cs. This practiceencourages performance mentality by forcing students to focus on how their performancecompares against their classmates’ performance. Grading on a curve also

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Eric C Pappas, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

year’sdesigns will use primarily the lower body. The final completed prototype from 2010-2011academic year (the second year for the project) is provided in Part B of Figure 3. The studentsare provided with the following information about the vehicle at the beginning of the project: A client with cerebral palsy would like a human-powered vehicle to use for exercise purposes. The design should accommodate his or her unique needs allowing for both inside stationary use and outside transportation use. The seat should be adjustable to allow for future growth spurts, and the bike should provide adjustable tensioning to allow for strength training. The bike should have brakes on all wheels, storage appropriate for the client’s intended use, and

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

stepper motor shown in Figure 5. is operated by the laboratory setup similar to the onepresented in Figure 2. Conveniently, the same setup can be used to operate this bipolar steppermotor as well as the linear stepper motor. Then, another bipolar stepper motor is disassembled toexpose the rotor with the permanent magnet and a bearing (Figure 6a) and the stator with eightwindings corresponding to two phases of the stepper motor (Figure 6b). Figure 5. Bipolar Stepper Motor Used to Verify the Correct Operation of the Microstepping Drive and Software a b Figure 6. Bipolar Stepper Motor: Rotor (a) and Stator (b)Then the bipolar

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge

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Mechanical Engineering

. TORGteam leaders are identified, responsibilities of each team member aredefined, etc.)Budget/Schedule - If appropriate, a project budget and schedule are clearly B/Sdescribed using appropriate tools (e.g. Gantt chart, spreadsheet, etc.) Page 25.223.4 Table 1 Performance Criteria for Oral Presentationsperformance criterion, to range from 0 to 3, which can be assigned by the course instructor basedon the importance of that criterion to the particular project. The rating given for eachperformance criterion is multiplied by the weighting factor, and then the weighted scores aresummed over all the criteria to

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann , Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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New Engineering Educators

ratio one means a student successfully completes courses on thevery first attempt. It provides a comparison measure for those students repeating classes Page 25.732.13multiple times for earning a (D)FW where only grades of A,B or C are acceptable tomove on. Student grades were tracked through second calculus and the second physics –the engineering preparatory courses. Based on placement, students may take up to 4math classes in completing the first two years of the curriculum: college algebra, collegetrigonometry, a combined algebra/trigonometry course, calculus I and calculus III. Forphysics, students could start in either Physics 1100 or

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-2991: DESIGN OF A ZERO ENERGY HOME AS A FIRST-YEARDESIGN PROJECTProf. Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Andrew (Andy) S. Lau is Associate Professor of engineering and Coordinator of first-year seminars for the Penn State College of Engineering. Lau is a 1977 graduate of Penn State with a B.S.M.E. and was a Research Fellow and 1983 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with an M.S.M.E. He has worked since 1977 as an engineer in the areas of solar energy applications in buildings, simulation of building energy use, and general consulting in the energy field. Most recently, his work has involved green buildings, engineering ethics, and sustainable design. He is a licensed

Conference Session

Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

been fewopportunities to build work relationships between area studies librarians and engineeringlibrarians.Bibliography                                                                                                                1  Shuman, L., B. Bidanda, K. Thomes, L. Feick. 2005. “The global and societal challenge – an innovative approach  2  Grandin, J. M., N. Hedderich. 2009. "Intercultural Competence in Engineering: Global Competence for Engineers"in: Darla Deardorff (ed.). The SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Competence, pp. 362-373  3  Parkinson, A. 2009. “The Rationale for Developing Global Competence”. Online Journal for Global EngineeringEducation 4 (2). Retrieved December 28, 2011 from http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/ojgee/vol4/iss2

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

during the semester. It is a well enrolled classwith an average enrollment of 45 to 50 students. It requires thermodynamics and fluidmechanics as prerequisites and heat transfer as a co-requisite. The course learning objectivesthat specially deal with geothermal energy are: a. Students are able to understand the nature of the earth as an energy source or sink. b. Students are able to understand and evaluate different types of geothermal energy systems. c. Students are able to calculate the performance of geothermal energy systems. d. Students are able to design a geothermal energy system.The paper continues with a review of underground heat pump technology. The project statementis then presented, including the grading rubric and results

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Rachel Margaret Best, University of Memphis; Charles V. Camp, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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Civil Engineering

objectives tied to each expected cognitive outcome are as follows: Year 1: Demonstrate technical competency in fundamental GIS skills utilizing existing GIS data to examine Civil Engineering problems. a. Define key GIS terminology b. Identify the process required to import data into GIS software c. Recognize two methods for making measurements within GIS d. Manipulate data to prepare maps demonstrating solutions to simplified Civil Engineering problems using GIS software Year 2: Analyze Civil Engineering problems by generating GIS data and integrating it with existing data while demonstrating comprehension of multiple decision factors. a. Collect GIS data and import to tables, shapefiles or

Conference Session

What Are We Learning About Co-op and Experiential Education Experience?

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

academic knowledge and skills are being integrated into the daily experience in a manner that will result in the attainment of critical management abilities such as decision-making, time management, and scheduling. b) The Supervisor who will provide guidance and support while at the hosting firm. Page 25.93.13 c) The Internship Coordinator who will assist in maintaining a high quality, productive experience for both the intern and the hosting firm. Table 3 - Supervisor Evaluation of Intern

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Brazile, University of North Texas; Kathleen Swigger, University of North Texas; Matt Ray Hoyt, University of North Texas; Brian Lee, University of North Texas; Brandon Nelson, University of North Texas

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Computers in Education

. Bouillon and J. Krinke, “A Platform For Teaching Distributed Software Engineering,” 2004.[2] H. K. Edwards, “Analysis of the Effectiveness of Global Virtual Teams in Software Engineering Projects,” in Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (January 06-09, 2003). HICSS. IEEE Computer Society, 2003.[3] L. J. Burnell, J. W. Priest, and J. B. Durrett, “Teaching distributed multidisciplinary software development,” IEEE Software, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 86- 93, Oct. 2002.[4] J. Favela and F. Pena-Mora, “An experience in collaborative software engineering education,” IEEE Software, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 47-53, Apr. 2001.[5] M. Guzdial, P. Ludovice, M. Realff, T. Morley, and K

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; James William Altschuld, Ohio State University; Blaine W. Lilly, Ohio State University; Daniel A. Mendelsohn, Ohio State University

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Mechanical Engineering

did not respond to the postassignment.The pre and post Focus Group Interviews (Appendix B) were similar with the only differencebeing appropriate to whether the course was in progress or had been completed. After a warm upquestion, the discussion dealt with questions such as the organization of the course, working inteams, what they felt they had learned, and other parts of the experience. Four males and twofemales were in the first group and four males and one female were in the second. A summaryof the final course evaluations can be found in Appendix C.Results of AssessmentIn analyzing the pre-version of the Power Point assignment, more than 160 responses weregenerated for the first question. This is an approximation since several thoughts

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Reichlmayr, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael J. Lutz, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

inindustry hiring, where companies often include a short logic or programming problem as part ofthe interview process. The goal in all cases to gage how the individual works through a problemand to provide an indicator of their technical ability.Practica are given in class at the conclusion of each major topic (C with no pointers, C withpointers, Ruby, etc.). Appendix B contains a sample practicum description. We focus on shortprogramming problems that a competent engineer can complete within an hour. The problemsreflect the in-class activities and project assignment, and are submitted in stages to rewardincremental development and submission. Practica are open book, open notes, open internet – inessence, open everything except mouths. Practica turn

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Energy Concepts into Undergraduate Courses," Proceedings of the 2010ASEE Annual Conference3. Idowu, P., "Energy Systems and Conversion -- Course and Content," Proceedings of the 2003ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition4. Hodge, B. K., "Alternative Energy Systems --- A New Elective?", Proceedings of the 2002ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition5. Bosma, B. and Kallio, G., "Renewable-Energy Labs for an Undergraduate Energy-SystemsCourse," Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference6. Riddell, J. and Sala, A., "Alternative Energy, an Introduction for Engineers," Proceedings ofthe 2010 ASEE Annual Conference7. Krohn, J. L. and Apple, S. C, "Energy and the Environment: An Energy Education Course forHigh School Teachers," Proceedings of the 2003