Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Punit Deotale, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

pollClicking the audience poll lifeline opens a window with a bar graph showing the percentage of avirtual audience who thinks a particular answer is correct. For example, in Figure 9, the bargraph indicates that 80% of the virtual audience thinks that answer “B” is correct. This lifelinehas eighty percent chance of yielding a correct answer for the player. Figure 8. Audience poll button. Figure 9. Audience poll screen.Each of the lifelines can be used only once per category. After using a lifeline once, the button isautomatically disabled. The button is activated again only when the user selects a new categoryand if he has not used his lifeline in that other category of questions.PointsEach successful answer earns points

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Mainul Kader Faruque, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

semester-longteam research experience. The students impacted by one and/or both of these initiatives areexpected to form an excellent talent pool for traditional graduate engineering programs, as wellas non-traditional graduate programs planned for the near future at our university, such as thegraduate programs of the ERC-supported Bioengineering Department and/or Joint School ofNanoscience and Nanoengineering. The content organization of the paper is as follows: (a)Development of Nanotechnology-I: An interdisciplinary nanotechnology theory-cum-laboratorycourse, (b) Development of Nanotechnology-II: A semester-long hands-on research-basedcourse, (c) Infusion of nanotechnology modules in existing undergraduate courses, (d)Organization of REU

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Earl Hilton Martin

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Minorities in Engineering

) Summer Workshop North Carolina A & T State University June 13 – 17, 2011______________________________________________________________________ Evaluation and Feedback Form1. On a scale of 1 (Not useful at all ) to 5 (Extremely useful), how useful was this workshop to learn about the North Carolina A&T State University’s NASA INSTRUCT Program and learning the experiences in integrating NASA content into undergraduate education?__4.28__ Please explain your rating: Each Alphabet Represent’s a Different Workshop Participant. A. Tours to the labs were great; all modules are very effective for education NASA release projects. B. Organization and contents of the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T State University; Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Michael S. Peluso, North Carolina A&T State Univerisity

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Computing & Information Technology

the release of failure data. A more pragmatic approach for the purposes ofcontrasting cable reliability is to explore the actual causes of failure in cable.IV. Economies of Fiber Optic vs. Copper NetworkThe question must be asked, if fiber optic cable is so much more effective and reliable attransmitting data, why have telecommunication network providers adopted its use in every singlepossible area? The answer has much more to do with economics of network operations than itdoes in the effectiveness of it. It is simply not cost effective to deploy a Fiber to the Page 25.1300.3Home/Business (FTTH/B) end to end fiber optic network.As an example

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra A. Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Laurie A. Britt-Smith, University of Detroit Mercy

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

other external accreditation bodies are often more mature than those inprograms that are not separately accredited, so a model of collaboration across disciplines hasbeen adopted as a way forward in developing assessment expertise among colleagues who deliverthe liberal education component of the undergraduate engineering curricula.The goals of this project were (a) to assess the existing capacity for core curriculum assessment,and (b) to design and implement an intervention aimed at increasing this capacity in academicdepartments not previously required by external bodies to engage in outcomes-based assessment.This remarkable effort is a largely faculty-driven process which enjoys the enthusiastic support ofuniversity administration. It also

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry D. Peel P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Jared Scott Cavazos

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

the elbow joint for each arm, similar to that shown in Figure 3. The orientations will be modified up to three times per group and students will record data for each orientation. Students will be given hands-on experience working with materials used in creating robotic arms used for replicating dexterous movement.Figure 3: Completed KA2 bone and pivot, similar to what students will use1. b. Testing the range of motion at a constant level of contraction (psi) Algebra students will be required to measure the range of motion for their arm at different internal muscle pressures and draw conclusions about their muscle placements and account for the differences in their measurements. c. Tabulate and graph results Students will

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Sadowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Judith A. Birchman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brandon Xavier Karcher, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

administered to first-year students who were enrolled in the College ofTechnology at Purdue University. It did not capture information from students who wereaccepted and chose not to attend. Capturing data from that population could be helpful indetermining how to increase the yield of students who are accepted and choose not to attend.Bibliography 1) Kaplan A., Haenlein, M. (2010). Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of social media. Business Horizons, 53(1), 59-68. doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2009.09.003 2) Sadowski, M. A., Birchman, J. A., Karcher, B. X. (2012). A study to examine the role of print, web, and social media for recruiting students. Global Graphics: An educational perspective, 66th Mid-Year

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

•Select projects appropriate to the participant technical knowledge levels andParticipants resources availableChallenges •Provide support to overcome the knowledge barrier •Peer Interactions •Explain possible handling approaches for interdependent projects and remedies for lagging teams Page 25.259.6 •Allocate administration time and attention fairly among the participants a) Advancing the state of the art in conventional manufacturing processes such as metal- casting, b) New trends in manufacturing such as rapid prototyping, c) Emerging

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Ethics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Dean Fontenot, Texas Tech University; Richard A. Burgess, National Institute for Engineering Ethics

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

information on the design, product, or concept. You may use the Internet but you should also research journal articles to find qualified documentation that validates the authenticity or reliability of your topic. 3. Address the following in your paper: a. Provide background on the design, product, or concept. Who is responsible for creating/producing/building it and what need is it intended to fill? b. What positive consequences are anticipated for: i. The company responsible for the new design/product? ii. The users of the design/product? iii. Those not directly using the design/product but nevertheless affected by it

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Alexandra Archer, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

essays by experimentalvariable (gender, class, experience). See Appendix A for the list of all codes(motivations) and Appendix B for the raw pie charts depicting all codes within thegroupings. While the top reason is idealistically focused (“helping others”), the rest arepragmatically focused professional and personal drivers.The top five reasons students participate in these programs are shown in Table 2 andinclude: helping others, personal goal, a desire to work abroad, a career goal, a desire tosolve problems and to gain hands on experience. A common statement was the desire tomake a difference and to use engineering to accomplish that goal for their community

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae-do Park, University of Colorado, Denver

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

experiment setup and output sample will also be described. The oldpower laboratory equipment is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Old laboratory equipment. (a) DC machine (b) Wound rotor AC machine (c) DC machine field control circuit (d) RLC load panel (e) resistor bank (f) DC machine starter (g) AC machine configuration Page 25.391.3 panel (h) AC machine starter2. Hardware DesignThe hardware design of the new laboratory has focused on cost-effectiveness whilemaintaining reasonably high performance. Furthermore, ability to offer a "real-world"experience has been taken into consideration as an important

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Muktha Jost, North Carolina A&T State University; Tyrette Sherlone Carter, North Carolina A&T State University; Shawn Raquel Watlington, North Carolina A&T State University; Terrie Ruth McManus, Ragsdale High School, Guilford County Schools; Solomon Bililign, North Carolina A&T State University; Terry White Worrell, Guilford County Schools; Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina A&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the North Carolina K-12 Curriculum.The project activities were designed for sustained implementation over a two year period.Teachers were selected to participate in two cohorts. Cohort A included 20 high school mathand science teachers and Cohort B included 20 middle and high school math and scienceteachers. GCS Central Region math and science teachers selected were full time teachers whoteach high school and middle school science and math courses, including earth science, physics,physical science, algebra, geometry, and calculus. During the selection process theydemonstrated that they were highly qualified according to district and state standards, genuinelyinterested in project activities, and willing to commit to the project beyond the two

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Lynn Sears; Jeffrey L. Beynon, Flour Bluff ISD; Raul C. Rivas, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Patrick L. Mills, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-4704: CITRUS WASTE BIOREFINERY: EFFECTS OF TEMPER-ATURE, PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION AND LIME PRETREATMENTSON GRAPEFRUIT PROCESSING WASTE (GPW) BIOMASSMiss Nicole Lynn SearsMr. Jeffrey L. Beynon, Flour Bluff ISD Jeff Beynon is a teacher at Flour Bluff High School in the Flour Bluff ISD. He has been teaching Physics AP and Physics Pre AP-B and C for the last five years at this school. He has been teaching for nine years in the science field and has taught biology, chemistry, integrated physics and chemistry (IPC), principles of technology, physics, Physics Pre AP, Physics AP-B, and Physics AP-C. He has an A.S. in biology, B.S. in marine biology, B.S in marine geology, and more than 30 hours in graduate studies in

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatih Oncul, Southern Polytechnic State University; Wasim Barham P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Metin Oguzmert P.E., Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

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Civil Engineering

, testing and publicity. Therefore, in addition toresearch objectives, a whole new set of “campus objectives” has emerged. Figure 1 shows thecompleted rubble house next to a student residence building.The overall research objectives were: (a) Evaluate current construction techniques and propose cost-effective improvements (b) Perform static load testing on a full-scale Rubble-House (c) Create computer models for static and dynamic analyses (d) Make recommendations for future seismic shake table experiments (e) Draft construction and design guidelines based on experimental and numerical findings,and the campus objectives were; (a) Increase awareness of the rubble house project amongst the students and the local community

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Toohey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael S. DeVasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Booth DeVasher Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

engineering solutions. Most of the time Some of the time Hardly ever Never 5. I am able to estimate life-cycle effects of processes and products. Most of the time Some of the time Hardly ever Never 6. I am able to minimize waste through sustainable social practices and sustainable design. Most of the time Some of the time Hardly ever Never 7. I am able to describe behaviors that contribute to sustainable communities. Most of the time Some of the time Hardly ever Never 8. The role of a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is to: a. Absorb the reflected energy emitted from the earth b. Absorb energy directly from the sun c

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Rebel Umphlett, BioNetwork Capstone Center; David Hobson Yarley, BioNetwork Capstone Center

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) 0 0 0 0 0Total (18) 2 5 2 9 3 Page 25.1075.8Table 2: Industrial Chromatography Pre-test ScoresQuestion Student Scores (points) Student A Student B Student C Student D Student E 1 (2) 2 2 1 0 0 2 (5) 1 2 1 1 0 3 (1) 0 0 1 0 0 4 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 5 (5

Conference Session

Innovations in Solid Mechanics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

questions:Question #1: Who is a “grandparent” from which all other law/principles can be derived?A) Principle of Work and EnergyB) Conservation of EnergyC) Principle of Linear Impulse and MomentumD) Newton‟s Second LawE) I do not think that “grandparent” existsQuestion #2: “Conservation of Linear Momentum” is the immediate descendant ofA) Newton‟s Second LawB) Principle of Work and EnergyC) Conservation of EnergyD) Principle of Linear Impulse and MomentumE) Principle of Angular Impulse and MomentumQuestion #3: Which of the following statements is true?A) “Principle of Work and Energy” can be derived from “Conservation of Energy.”B) “Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum” can be derived from “Conservation of Linear Momentum.”C

Conference Session

FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. DeJong, Central Michigan University; Joseph Langenderfer, Central Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

sharply in the 1011F semester. This is probably due to thechange in teaching method – in 1011F, a technology professor taught a section of the course.Note that the relative interest in sciences and business here does not match the actual resultingmajors shown before; more students leave EGR120 planning to major in engineering thanactually take the second-year courses. (a) (b) Page 25.578.10Fig. 7. Comparison of intended majors between Initial and Final surveys, in (a) 0809F, (b) 1011F.5.2 Math LevelsPersistence is strongly correlated with MathLevel. About two-thirds of the students

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wilczynski, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering students is difficult; most consider privacyissues enough to squash this idea. The alumni themselves are hard to find. ABET seems to sense the difficulty and our evaluators weresatisfied with our limited survey results.Criterion 3’s program outcomes are a different matter. These are the abilities that students are supposed to have on graduation fromyour program. For example, the a-k outcomes that ABET suggests for a computer science program are: Page 25.90.2a) An ability to apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline;b) An ability to analyze a problem, and identify and define

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Old Dominion University and Quality Measures, LLC; Duc T. Nguyen, Old Dominion University; Melinda R. Hess; James A. Eison, University of South Florida; Ram Pendyala, Arizona State University; Glen H. Besterfield, University of South Florida; Corina M. Owens, Battelle Memorial Institute

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Computers in Education

=61.9, σ=8.9 N=58, µ=70.0, σ=9.3 Yes (t(107)=1.98, p<0.01) b ASU N=71, µ=70.6, σ=12.0 N/A MVSU N=3, µ=30.0, σ=16.6 N=5, µ=43.6, σ=16.9 Yes (by observation; small sample size) A method to quantify student learning is to calculate the Hake’s gain index33, which is thedefined as follows µ post − µ pre g= 100 − µ pre (1)where µ pre = mean percentage score of the pre-test, µ post = mean

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Joseph Frey, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Fatima Zevallos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Denisse Echevarria, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Engineering Ethics

economist E. F.Schumacher and plays a prominent role in his book, Small Is Beautiful. Here, appropriatetechnology is used interchangeably with intermediate technology, that is, technology“intermediate” between the “indigenous technology of developing countries” and developedcountry or “high capital intensive technology”7. Intermediate technology is appropriate in thesense that it mitigates the harmful social consequences of moving too quickly from indigenous,labor intensive technology to high capital intensive technology. Technology appropriate toorderly, sustainable or even humane development (a) gives “special consideration…to context ofuse, including environmental, ethical, cultural, social, political, and economical aspects”8 ;(b)seeks

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin P. Pintong, Binghamton University; Douglas H. Summerville, Binghamton University; Kyle Temkin, BInghamton University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

13% 14% 0% 29% 57% 87% Page 25.1376.6Figure 4: Grade distribution: 2010 vs. 2011 6 7 5 6 A 5 A 4 Students Students B 4 B 3

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

) basic instrumentation and measurement,(ii) digital logic and microcontroller programming, (iii) mechatronics sensors with integrateddata acquisition interface, (iv) DC motor control with integrated interface, (v) advanced controlof multi degree of freedom systems, and (vi) mobile robotics. Figures 1(a) and (b) give someoverall views of the lab. (a) (b)Fig. 1. Overall views of the lab (a) from the front, (b) from the middle.In addition to the devices for basic instrumentation and measurement, the lab is well equippedwith a number of educational hardware platforms51, 52 including (i) mechatronics sensor modules,(ii) DC servomotors, (iii) multi-degree-of-freedom systems, both translational and

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

assessmentof the region by interviewing and surveying various stakeholders at two clinical care facilities(see Table 2).The first healthcare facility visited (Site A) was a large regional hospital in a metropolitancommunity. The second facility (Site B) was a small health clinic operated by a mission in arural village. In each case, students worked in multidisciplinary teams surveying or interviewingadministrators, healthcare workers, and patients to collect relevant data. Survey instruments,which were approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at WNE prior to the trip, wereused to gather pertinent information from volunteers in a confidential manner. All respondentswere asked demographic information to develop group statistics. Additionally

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges I: Novel Approaches to Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramirez Apud Lopez Zaira, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

with the first one (decision making/troubleshooting and diagnosisproblems allow students selecting one or more satisfactory answers). Traditionally, problemswith a single reaction are used to teach the whole course, but it is known that single reactionsystem is a particular case in reaction engineering; therefore problems with multiple reactions8were introduced for each topic along the course, in order to foster students’ knowledge transferto any kind of reactor and any number of reactions. A decision-making problem example isexhibited in Figure 3. There are two CSTRs available to process 80 L/min containing 0.5 M of A and 0.1 M of B, the first one with a 5 m3 volume and the second tank with 2m3 volume. The desired product C may continuing

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose del Carmen Chin Vera; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

International

Ministry of Public Education (SEP) and UniversidadAutónoma de Yucatán.References1. Prensky, M. 2001. Digital Game-Based Learning. New York: McGraw-Hill.2. Coller, B. 2007. Implementing a video game to teach principles of mechanical engineering. Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.3. Coller, B. 2009. Lessons learned from teaching dynamic systems and control with a video game. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.4. Barab, S., Thomas, M., Dodge, T., Carteaux, R., Tuzun, H. 2005. Making learning fun: Quest Atlantis, a game without guns. Educational Technology Research and Development. 53(1): 86–107.5. Vygotsky, L. S. 1933

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

usefulness and effectiveness to future students of the volunteers‟ suggestions, and that the volunteers should not feel that they are being evaluated by you on their knowledge, skills, or progress. 5. Your interaction during the lab design process should include only: a. teaching and/or correcting technical understanding of the lab subject matter b. providing comments on the relative learning effectiveness of volunteer- suggested procedures c. assuring that all lab equipment is functioning properly 6. Keep notes of observations and student suggestions during the design sessions. If students will allow, record the sessions on video. Review will capture

Conference Session

Examining Problem-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Franzosa Donnelly, Three Rivers Community-Technical College; Fenna D. Hanes, New Engalnd Board of Higher Education; James A. DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. 8. T. Camp. “The Incredible Shrinking Pipeline.” Inroads: SIGCSE Bulletin, 2002. 34(2): p. 129-134. 9. Savery, J. R., & Duffey, T. M., “Problem based learning: An instructional model and its constructivist framework”, In B. G. Wilson (Ed.), Constructivist learning environments: Case studies in instructional design, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications, 1996. 10. H.S. (1986). A Taxonomy of Problem Based Learning Methods. Medical Education 20: 481-486. 11. Massa. N.M., Dischino, M., Donnelly, and J., Hanes, F. (2008, August). Problem-Based Learning in Photonics Technology Education. Paper presented at the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Annual

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Ehlig-Economides, University of Houston (CoE); Sukesh K. Aghara, Prairie View A&M University; Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Reza Toossi, California State University, Long Beach; Anthony R. Kovscek, Stanford University; Mehmet Ayar, Texas A&M University; Emily Binks-Cantrell, Texas A&M University; Don R. Gilman P.E., Texas A&M University; Dennie L. Smith, Texas A&M University; Timothy Allen Robinson, Pennsylvania State University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Licensed Professional Engineer (software). Gilman has been active in various local, state, and national organizations including Rotary, Computer Cleanup Day, Leadership Brazos, B/CS Library Board, multiple IT groups, and the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, and has been nominated to serve on a national committee for the development of a standard professional engineering examination in software engineering.Dr. Dennie L. Smith, Texas A&M University Dennie Smith is a professor of education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received his Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction at Auburn Univer- sity in 1969. Prior to his current position, he worked as

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Igel, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

outlined by a black tape. The robotwas required to grab the object and bring it back to the starting position. The main requirementsof the challenge included: (1) the robot had to be mobile during the challenge, it needed to beprogrammed to move autonomously; (2) the robot had to use sensors to determine proximity tothe object on its path; and (3) the robot had to have an attachment to grab the object and be ableto travel without losing the object from its grip. The user guides introduced during the trainingwere perceived to be useful since teachers were observed to consult them extensively whileconducting research, design, and implementation activities for the challenge. Figure 1(b) shows ateam of workshop participants working on the robot during