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Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alister McLeod, Purdue University; April Savoy, Purdue University

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Industrial Engineering

skilled workforce is necessary for the continued prosperityand viability of these manufacturers. According to the council on competitiveness, the nextgeneration of innovators needs to have skills that make them: 1) better at using scientific inquirytechniques, 2) better at the use and development of technical designs and 3) equipped forchanges in the nature of their jobs (Council on Competitiveness, 2004)5. The problems thatfuture engineers and technologists face render obsolete the sole use of traditional teachingmethods. Traditional teaching methods can be defined as a formal way of presenting content byan instructor (Vella, 1992)23. Utilizing this method of teaching is oftentimes a one-way processin which learners are not stimulated to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Corkins, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Sharon Robinson Kurpius; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for Page 14.436.1 Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design. He has also co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes.© American

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International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

improved our ability to make classes interesting and relevant to our students back inthe US. This stimulated them to care and work harder to master our courses. It changed the waywe approached and assessed our program, and it improved our administrative proficiencies,allowing us to focus more of our efforts developing innovative methods to engage our students.Teaching that Promotes Student LearningThere are several different learning style models and theories. One of the key dimensions ofmost models, to include the popular Felder Index of Learning Styles, includes the theory thatstudents prefer to receive information either visually or verbally.7 Study after study, to includeone conducted in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2009-1922: INTEGRATING A FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMWITH A LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITYTimothy Hinds, Michigan State University TIMOTHY J. HINDS is an Academic Specialist in the Michigan State University College of Engineering Undergraduate Studies and Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is the lead instructor for the Cornerstone Engineering / Spartan Engineering program teaching courses in engineering design and modeling. He has also taught courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, mechanics, computational tools and international product design as well as graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He has over 25 years of combined academic

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Mechanical Engineering

middle of the 20th Centurydesigned to emphasize theoretical content reflecting a postwar embrace of science byengineering programs. A glaring exception is perhaps Olin College, which opened in fall 2002to an inaugural freshman class www.olin.edu/about_olin/olin_history.asp after creating andtesting “an innovative curriculum that infused a rigorous engineering education with businessand entrepreneurship as well as the arts, humanities and social sciences. They developed a hands-on, interdisciplinary approach that better reflects actual engineering practice.”Many feel that the transition from engineering applications to fundamental engineering sciencehas been unfortunate and that experiential learning should form the backbone of engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Electrical and Computer

/olin_history.asp after creating andtesting “an innovative curriculum that infused a rigorous engineering education with businessand entrepreneurship as well as the arts, humanities and social sciences. They developed a hands-on, interdisciplinary approach that better reflects actual engineering practice.” Many feel thatthe transition from engineering applications to fundamental engineering science has beenunfortunate and that experiential learning should form the backbone of engineering education. Page 14.135.3As recent as January 2009, the article “Engineering Schools Prove Slow to Change” by P.Basken in The Chronicle of Higher Education points to the

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Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S Jordan, Purdue University; Nielsen Pereira, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-2084: RUBE GOLDBERGINEERING: LESSONS IN TEACHINGENGINEERING DESIGN TO FUTURE ENGINEERSShawn Jordan, Purdue University SHAWN JORDAN is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests include virtual cross-disciplinary engineering design teams, creativity, and innovation. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also founded and led an interdisciplinary Rube Goldberg team to two national championships.Nielsen Pereira, Purdue University NIELSEN PEREIRA is a third-year doctoral student at Purdue University where he is pursuing a degree in gifted education. He is coordinator of student

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Chou, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Civil Engineering

2003 ASEE Annual Conference, pp. 5827-5840, June 22-25, Nashville, TN.10. Tullis, B.P. and Tullis, J.P. (2001) “Real-World Projects Reinforce Fundamentals in the Classroom”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 127(12), pp. 992-995.11. Chou, K.C., Wilde, J.W., and Moaveni, S. (2005) “Integrating Major Design Experience throughout a Small Civil Engineering Program – a 2-Year Assessment and Implementation”, Chapter 17 of Innovation 2005 – World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research, International Network for Engineering Education and Research (iNEER), March. (Invited submission)12. Chou, K.C., Wilde, J.W., and Moaveni, S. (2007) “Subcontracting Senior Design Project in Civil Engineering”, Journal of

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University; Saraj Gupta, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

you help the students to develop these skills? 2. How do you judge if a design solution is: a. innovative, b. effective, c. scalable, d. cost effective? 3. How often does the faculty advisor not approve of the clinic report? What can be the issues related to the report? 4. How are the presentation evaluation forms utilized? Are student evaluations of their peers calculated in formal evaluations of projects? Students’ final grade? 5. What type of skills/issues do you address as the “coach” of the team? 6. When does the facilitator intervene for what reasons? 7. How do you react if a project you have advised is evaluated poorly (By Whom)? Has it ever happened? Do you get

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xia Wang, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; LianXiang Yang, Oakland University; GuangZhi Qu, Oakland University; Ishwar Sethi, Oakland University

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International

paramount for U.S. engineers and researchers to develop the skills and backgroundnecessary to effectively work, communicate and innovate on an international scale and to be ableto collaborate on complex engineering and research projects with colleagues and collaboratorsacross the world. Countries such as China and India, by virtue of their size, are graduating everincreasing numbers of engineers and scientists each year and are making great strides inscientific research. The effects of the globalization of science, engineering and manufacturinghave been particularly felt in rust-belt states such as Michigan and Ohio where the loss of marketshare by the big three U.S. automakers has resulted in large job losses and a migration of agrowing number of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Michael Oehrtman, Arizona State University; Janice Meyer Thompson, Arizona State University; Josh Gardner, Arizona State University; Christopher Mehrens, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

number of NSF projects including a Bridging Engineering and Education and a current TPC program. She has been a faculty member in science curriculum and instruction and has taught and developed courses in assessment, equity, and bridging engineering and education. She has been involved in the development of innovative science teaching curricular activities and is a co-PI of an NSF TPC project that is providing community college science teachers with authentic science inquiry and writing experiences. She is contributing to the effective formative and summative assessment of self-efficacy and learning of students in the course, which is critical in structuring of the Frets, Flutes, and

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farshad Rajabipour, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

14.1110.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Sustainable Construction: Active Learning of Sustainability through Design and Evaluation of Green BuildingsAbstractA sustainable future is not possible without innovative engineering solutions. New technologiesmust be developed and implemented to address emerging challenges in energy and naturalresources. In parallel, engineering education must equip students with the knowledge and skillsnecessary for designing sustainable engineering systems, i.e. with optimum economical,environmental, and societal impact. This paper describes the experience of developing andteaching a senior-level civil engineering course titled “Sustainable Construction”. A result

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

). ‘Scientific writing’ – A course to improve the writing of science students. Journal of College Science Teaching, 27(4), 267 – 272.15. Sharp, J. E., Olds, B. M., Miller, R. L., & Dyrud, M. (1999). Four effective writing strategies for engineering classes. Journal of Engineering Education, 88(1), 53 – 57.16. Kalman, C. S. (2007). Successful Science and Engineering Teaching in Colleges and Universities. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc.17. Larkin-Hein, T. (2001). Writing as a Teaching and Learning Tool in SMET Education. Journal of SMET Education: Innovations and Research, 2(1&2), 25 – 35.18. Larkin, T. L. (2007, March). Writing: A Global Active Learning Tool in STEM Education. International Conference on Engineering and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Foster, University of Toronto; Alexandra Heeney, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto is “Canada'slargest engineering school and is widely recognized as one of the best in North America”,attracting “…the top math and science students from across Canada and internationally.”[2]The Faculty offers eight core undergraduate Engineering programs – Chemical, Civil,Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, and Mineral – and one elite program,Engineering Science. The core eight programs comprise approximately 3,300 students, whilean additional 1,000 are enrolled in Engineering Science[4].Engineering Science “…offers a unique and dynamic program designed to provide superiorstudents with an undergraduate education in the most innovative disciplines

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 14.525.1Jay Golden, Arizona State University Jay Golden, Ph.D., is a faculty member in ASU’s School of Sustainability and codirector of the National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy. He works© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy. He works with the Global Institute of Sustainability education team to bring current engineering research on sustainability in the urban environment to this effort. Page 14.525.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian-you YU, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; James Sluss, University of Oklahoma; Guifu Zhang, University of Oklahoma; Phil Chilson, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma

area will be high as new radar technologiesreplace the ones designed 20 years ago, and as weather radar usage extends into areas such ashomeland security. From the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) perspective, the phasedarray radar technology developed at the NWRT will be used to enhance the safety and capacityof the National Airspace System. Moreover, this paper is consistent with one of NOAA’sMission Goals for the 21st Century: to serve society’s needs for weather information [3].Figure 1: This figure depicts several tornado paths that occurred in residential areas [4].Helping students to learn more about innovative detection technologies for improved warningdecisions is one tenet of the program. In the courses, students practice

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana

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Design in Engineering Education

component was also introduced into thedesign to be used as anesthesia. The use of vibrational anesthesia is innovative in the field ofophthalmology. Finite element analyses were conducted on each portion of the design forstructural strength and fundamental vibration frequency determination. The final designprompted the university to investigate possible patents, resulting in three patentable features.However, market analyses indicated that the cost of pursuing these patents would be more thanpotential earnings.Three students enthusiastically volunteered to work together on this project. During the semesterthe students were guided by their faculty advisor in weekly meetings, but all design and analysiswas conducted independently by the students. The

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Howell; Ken Collier; Debra Larson; Jerry Hatfield

synthesize and apply to the more holistic problems engineers typically face. Northern Arizona University’s College of Engineering and Technology isimplementing an innovative, four-year, sequence of classes called the Path to Synthesis.The sophomore and junior courses in the Path to Synthesis program are team-taughtindustry simulations which use collaborative product design to not only develop designskills, teamwork skills, and soft engineering skills, but to also encourage the use of state ofthe art design methods and professional-quality software tools. These two classes areeach divided into divisions consisting of 8 to 9 students from the engineering disciplinesof Civil/Environmental, Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Science. Each

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Strutz, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2006/aci/print/index.html5. The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). (2004). Engineering in the K-12 classroom: An analysis of current practices & guidelines for the future. Retrieved February 1, 2009, from http://www.engineeringk12.org/educators/taking_a_closer_look/documents/Engineering_in_the_K- 12_Classroom.pdf6. Amick, H., Binder, A., Jelinske, M., Strutz, G.A., & Tudor, M. (2007, September). Personal communication.7. Boeing. (n.d.). Desired attributes of an engineer. Retrieved February 1, 2009, from http://www.boeing.com/educationrelations/attributes.html8. Business Roundtable. (n.d.). Tapping America’s potential: The education for innovation initiative

Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; Jeremy Jessup, George Mason University; Lenna Storm, George Mason University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

appreciatedby students until they face them as real obstacles to a successful project completion. This paperexplores the learning opportunities presented by the GMU biodiesel project including animproved understanding of adoption barriers of innovative sustainable solutions and thedifficulties in obtaining reliable engineering data for analysis of new technologies.What is Biodiesel?Biodiesel is an alternative to diesel made from renewable, biological sources, instead ofpetroleum8. The sources of biodiesel include vegetable oils, animal fats, and recycled cookingoil. The most common technique used to produce biodiesel is transesterification.Transesterification occurs when a fat or oil is purified and then reacted with alcohol in a presence

Conference Session

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, National Science Foundation and Colorado School of Mines; Michelene Chi, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Nelson, University of Colorado; Monica Geist, University of Northern Colorado

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Educational Research and Methods

- 0127806), Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (ESI-0227558), and Rigorous Research in Engineering Education: Creating a Community of Practice (DUE-0341127).Barbara Olds, National Science Foundation and Colorado School of Mines BARBARA M. OLDS is Professor of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines. She has participated in a number of curriculum innovation projects and has been active in the engineering education and assessment communities. She was a Fulbright lecturer/researcher in Sweden in 1999. Dr. Olds is presently serving as Director of the Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication in the EHR Directorate of the National Science

Conference Session

Network Administration and Security

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron McKean, Ferris State University

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Engineering Technology

technologies were incorporated intowidespread instrumentation and control systems applications. Networked computer Page 11.1289.2communications were transforming both technology and society. The rate of technologicaladvancement and innovation was being experienced more than ever before. Smaller and fasterelectronics provided performance and features that could not be imagined a decade earlier.Emerging operating systems were just beginning to exploit electronic hardware to enablesophisticated user interfaces, multi-tasking, advanced memory handling, security and a wealth ofapplication tools. New programming languages emphasizing object-oriented

Conference Session

New Horizons in Academic Integrity

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevor Harding, Kettering University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

2006-636: CHEATING IN COLLEGE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ETHICALBEHAVIOR IN PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PRACTICETrevor Harding, Kettering University Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University where he teaches courses in engineering materials and manufacturing. Dr. Harding's research interests include wear phenomenon in orthopeadic implants, ethical development in engineering undergraduates, and pedagogical innovations in environmental education. Currently, Trevor serves on the ERM Division Board of Directors and on the Kettering University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Advisory Board.Cynthia Finelli, University of

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Nels Wirkkala, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, Labview developed utilities are available upon request. Page 11.1108.17Bibliography1. Avitabile,P., Pennell,S., White,J., “Developing a Multisemester Interwoven Dynamic Systems Project to Foster Learning and Retention of STEM Material”, 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Mechanical Engineering Education – Innovative Approaches to Teaching Fundamental Topics, ASME, Anaheim, CA, November 20042. Avitabile,P., Hodgkins,J., “Numerical Evaluation of Displacement and Acceleration for a Mass, Spring, Dashpot System”, 2004 ASEE Conference, Salt Lake, Utah, June 20043. Avitabile,P., McKelliget,J

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Huma Shoaib, Purdue University; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

onprogramming. Most of the pre-existing assessment frameworks are based on assessingprogramming competence development while using tools like Dr. scratch [10]. Whileprogramming is an essential tool for engineers, computational thought involves far more than justthe ability to program and develop games online.CT assessment space should focus on developing new specialized CT frameworks for engineeringstudents and connecting them with innovative forms of assessment that target computational skillsdevelopment and the computational practices and perspectives of engineering students. In addition,assessment developers on CT need to provide a framework to understand the construct evaluated. 5. LimitationsThe current study aimed to review the literature

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Undergraduate Students' Development of Computational and Programming Skills

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sofia Meyers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sarah-Elizabeth Deshaies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

bring to their early learningexperiences.References[1] L. Kaczmarczyk, E. Petrick, J. P. East, and G. L. Herman, “Identifying studentmisconceptions of programming,” in Proceedings of the Forty-First ACM Technical Symposiumon Computer Science Education, 2010, Conference Proceedings, pp. 107–111.[2] R. Lister, B. Simon, E. Thompson, J. L. Whalley, and C. Prasad, “Not seeing the forestfor the trees: Novice programmers and the solo taxonomy,” in Proceedings of the 11th AnnualSIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ser.ITICSE ’06. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, 2006, p. 118–122.[Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1145/1140124.1140157[3] J. D.Bransford, A. L.Brown, and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University; Heidi Newell, Rowan University; James Newell, Rowan University

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and team-teaches the innovative multidisciplinary design and composition Sophomore Clinic course at Rowan. She is certified to administer and interpret LCI surveys.Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University Brian G. Lefebvre is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.E. from the University of Minnesota in 1997 and his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in 2002. Prior to joining Rowan, he performed postdoctoral research in protein structural biology at the University of Pennsylvania. His primary teaching interest is integrating biochemical and biomolecular engineering in the engineering curriculum.Heidi Newell, Rowan

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkata Rama Chaitra Thota, University of Cincinnati; Nan Niu, University of Cincinnati; Wentao Wang, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Software Engineering Division

occurred was much earlier in Figure 5. We attributedsuch an earlier drop to the intervention activities that we adopted in the spring 2016 course.Interestingly, the instructor interventions seemed to have some side effects on C4 risks. In Figure5, the triggering point for the C4 curve to increase was delayed when compared with the point inFigure 3. In our intervention design and execution, we intentionally chose C3 over C4 becausewe believed that having the instructor endorse one and only one mitigation strategy might biasthe student, or worse, limit the students’ creativity for devising innovative solutions.Nevertheless, we realized that C3 and C4 were not always distinct. Our emphasis of lecturing C3risk items might have helped the

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd W. Polk, University of Texas, Dallas; Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas, Dallas; Jeanne Sluder; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Joe Pacheco Jr., University of Texas, Dallas

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

would be acquired on their own.This paper describes the ongoing pilot program in the Biomedical and Mechanical Engineeringdepartments to integrate professional training on soft skills into our existing engineeringcapstone curriculum. In addition to instruction by the capstone professors, for the past three yearswe have brought in outside experts to lecture on topics such as project management, ethics,standards and innovation to improve the overall instruction plan and to provide our students withadditional points of view on these topics.We also recognized that teamwork, team dynamics, team leadership and conflict resolution werecritical skills that our students needed to develop in order to be successful in capstone andbeyond. So we contacted

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mei-Mei Song, Tamkang University; Shang-Hsien Hsieh, National Taiwan University; Shih-Yao Lai, National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Building and Planning

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

 Curriculum  for  Innovative  Design,”  sponsored  by  the  Ministry  of  Science  and  Technology  (formerly  National  Science  Council),  Taiwan,  under  Grant  no.  NSC  102-­‐2511-­‐S-­‐002-­‐011-­‐MY3.  Teachers engaging in interdisciplinary curriculum are often freed from isolation, allowed toactively take on multiple roles in teaching,10 and supported in reconstructing their roles andviews on their profession.6 On the other hand, some kind of mechanism—either institutionalor social—also needs to be in place in order to foster interdisciplinary cooperation amongteachers in the long run.8 In December 2013, three university teachers from civil engineering (CE), building andplanning (B&P), and futures studies (FS) embarked on a 3-year