Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Samson, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

through a model of “mini-lectures” combined with quizzes to test students’ understanding ofconcepts (Figure 1), the following objectives can be achieved: Improved Discourse — It is often difficult to engender discourse in large lecture classes, as the environment is impersonal and sometimes intimidating to students. Instructor questions often go unanswered or are answered by a select few. Few students become engaged and learning becomes passive. LectureTools aims to engage more students by offering tools for students to pose questions anonymously and answer a wider range of question types from an instructor than was afforded by clickers. The answers offered by the students to these questions become an opportunity for further

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fahmida Masoom, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Abulkhair Masoom, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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First-Year Programs

would really examine where the difficulty was coming from and seek help toaddress the issues. Since many states require only two years of math for high school graduation[1] , students were asked about the highest level math class they had taken in high school and howlong before they entered college they had taken the last math course. They were also asked abouttheir ACT math score, math placement score, their first math course in college, if they had torepeat any math courses in college and what were the biggest challenges in the first math coursein college. Finally, students were asked about their confidence and performance/satisfaction levelin the courses in which they were currently enrolled.The results of this survey are expected to

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Myongsook Susan Oh, Hongik University; Yookyung Bae, Seoul National University, Institute for Gender Research

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Women in Engineering

Page 22.534.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The effect of group culture on leadership opportunities for female engineering students in Korea1. Introduction The importance of leadership training has been prevalent since the 1990’s as a part ofhuman resource development in Korea. Industry has heavily invested in training programs,and universities include leadership in the regular curriculum by providing related subjects, aswell as by installing leadership centers. Leadership is considered as a core competence forengineers. However, leadership is often pointed out as a quality lacking in female engineersin industry.1 One needs to investigate whether female students

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Cline, Boise State University

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Construction

undertaken by Cline4 to determine the key competencies needed by constructionproject managers, it was found that effective project managers must possess fundamentalconstruction management skills, project administration skills, business writing andcommunication skills, and soft skills, such as negotiation, leadership, and teamwork.Specifically it was found that the five most important skills were: 1. Leadership 2. Construction Management 3. Professional and Ethical Judgement Page 22.535.2 4. Contracts 5. Plan Reading -%-Construction EducationA great body of research exists that has attempted to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

ability to function on multi-disciplinaryteams.” To help students be effective team members and develop leadership skills in amultidisciplinary environment, S-STEM recipients were required to register for a one-creditcourse that utilizes a team project.Adams and Simon suggest a teamwork model and believe that ABET requirements and theengineering industry’s need for teamwork suggest four questions concerning teamwork; 1. What does it mean to function on a multi-disciplinary team? 2. What should be used to measure students’ ability to do so? 3. How will teamwork in the classroom be used to enhance this ability? 4. What effect does teamwork have on the enhancement of learning?Answering these questions is essential if engineering

Conference Session

Mini-Workshop on Bias in Faculty Searches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, University of Washington, ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change

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Women in Engineering

College ofEngineering and the Science Division of the College of Arts and Sciences, each initiative isevaluated to determine how it can be institutionalized throughout the UW campus. The CIC’s six focus areas are: (1) leadership development for current deans anddepartment chairs, (2) SEM department cultural change, (3) policy transformation, (4) mentoringwomen in SEM for leadership, (5) transitional support for faculty in SEM, and (6) visitingscholars. Recruitment and retention are key lenses through which to examine these six focusareas. For example, when cultural change efforts challenge underlying assumptions or traditionalpractices, recruitment and retention processes evolve. Training faculty on interruptingunexamined bias in the

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meghan Marie Rock, Rochester Institute of Technology; Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology; Seth M. Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Applied Science and Technology; James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

insight into this innovative learning experience.IntroductionAlthough remote laboratory experiments have been studied for educational applications since theearly 1990’s, they are still in their infancy, and are only recently becoming a reality. 1 Moore’sLaw proposes that computer technology development doubles every year, and completeddevelopmental stage can then be utilized the next year to continue these advancements. 2 Takinginto account this exponential growth in computer technology, remote laboratories are now at adevelopmental stage where their potential to become an essential tool for science education ispromising.It is not uncommon to see simulations of experiments used as supplementary educational tools.These virtual laboratories exist

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

theyserve (all income ranges, high populations of students from underrepresented groups).Variations among the school types and school districts lead to differences in how HSEimplementation evolves at these schools, and the differences are likely required in order toproduce successful and sustainable implementations. The flexibility of the HSE program to beimplemented in the best manner for the host school is a strength of the program. The basicformula for an HSE implementation is illustrated in Figure 1 by a schematic diagram thatemphasizes the team (student) focus of the program and how the basic HSE operating model isgrounded in a surrounding multi-base support system formed by partners from industry, highereducation, and the local community. HSE

Conference Session

Integrating Math Science and Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Po-Hung Liu, National Chin-Yi University of Technology; Ching Ching Lin, National Taipei University of Technology; Tung-Shyan Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Chiu-Hsiung Liao, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Yen Tung Chung, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; C. Lin, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan R.O.C.; Ruey-Maw Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology

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Mathematics

-related courses werebetter than their counterparts in reformed Calculus I classes. Furthermore, 44% of reformedCalculus I students changed to traditional Calculus II programs and only 18% of traditionalCalculus I students shifted to reformed Calculus II. Baxter, Majumdar, and Smith[1] alsosurveyed reformed and traditional calculus students’achievement in the Math-ACT andfound that traditional Calculus I students’average grade was slightly higher than that in thereformed Calculus I, but only 52% of traditional Calculus I students passed the exam,significantly lower than reformed Calculus I students’passing rate of 64%. As for succeedingperformance, reformed Calculus I students surpassed the traditional students in Physics I andCalculus II, yet

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Barth, University of Alabama; Debra M. McCallum, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Rosanna E. Guadagno, University of Alabama; Beverly Roskos, University of Alabama; Carmen Burkhalter, University of Alabama; Marion J Goldston, University of Alabama

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

included items related to performance inschool (e.g., self-ranking of ability and performance in math and science in comparison to othersubjects) and items related to the ability to learn math or science. Items were averaged so thatscores ranged from 1 (low) to 5 (high). Internal consistency (a measure of reliability) for thesescales was high, with mean alpha = .72.Math and Science Interest. Two separate measures were created for math and science, one foreach time point (four scales all together). Items were adapted from the MSALT.14 The scalescombined items related to attitudes (liking, interest in taking more math or science) and theperceived importance and usefulness of math or science for the future. Items were averaged sothat Interest scores

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsey Simmons, Stanford University; Beth L Pruitt, Stanford University; Kaye Storm, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Sessions on Confidence in Teaching STEM-Related SkillsAbstractProfessional development programs for teachers involving hands-on research have been shownto improve student performance. However, the mechanisms by which this occurs are unclear.After preliminary investigation, teacher confidence appeared to be one metric that may beaffected by participation in our research program. Quantitative survey data fail to confirm thishypothesis, though. Qualitative essay data suggest external factors that impact confidence andthus our interpretation of survey data.1. IntroductionNational Science Education Standards established by the National Research Council in 1996suggest that science teachers “encourage and model the skills of scientific inquiry, as well

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gamze Ozogul, Arizona State University; Martin Reisslein, Arizona State University; Amy Marcelle Johnson, University of Memphis

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Goldwater Center, MC 5706, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5706; telephone: (+1)480-965-8593; fax (+1)480-965-8325; e-mail: reisslein@asu.edu.Amy Marcelle Johnson, University of Memphis Amy Johnson is an experimental psychology PhD student (cognitive track) working in the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis. Her research interests relate to Cognitive and Educa- tional Psychology, including self-regulated learning, intelligent tutoring systems, cognitive load theory, and the cognitive processes underlying the integration of verbal and pictorial information in multimedia and hypermedia environments

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Greco, Arkansas Tech University; James D. Reasoner Jr, Arkansas Tech University; Daniel Bullock, Arkansas Tech University; Carlos L. Castillo, Arkansas Tech University; Patricia S. Buford, Arkansas Tech University; Gill G. richards, Arkansas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

obscured to discourage a circuit analysissolution. Monte-Carlo simulations were performed with the rated component tolerances toobtain ranges for acceptable measurements.A comparison between the solo and control groups for the final lab practicum grades provided ameasure of the effectiveness of solo versus team laboratory student organization. The finallaboratory practicum served as an objective and direct measurement of students' electric circuitlaboratory knowledge and skills. This study was reviewed and approved by the Human SubjectCommittee.ResultsLab Practicum Scores:The final laboratory practicum scores are summarized in Figure 1 for each of the fiveconsecutive semesters in the study. Statistical analysis was performed to compare lab

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

enrollment in one or more online courses reached 4.6 million students in 2008 1.The 17 percent growth rate for online enrollments is significantly higher than the 1.2 percentgrowth rate of the overall higher education student population during the same time period 2.The report of the survey entitled, “Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States,2009″ 1 seeks to address and provide answers to some of the fundamental questions related to thenature and extent of online education. Some of the questions addressed in the report are, whetherretention of students is harder in online courses, if the learning outcomes in online courses arecomparable to face-to-face courses, or the impact of the current economic conditions on onlineeducation. The

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University, (first, corresponding author)

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 22.546.4undergraduate/graduate studies in power and energy systems and related areas including powerelectronics, signal processing and computer network security issues for emerging smart gridapplications. One such program is offered by the research group led by Professor Ned Mohan ofthe University of Minnesota.1 Many faculty members and department heads attend annualworkshops organized by this group at the University of Minnesota. In 2010, the ECEDHA Boardof Directors decided to seek funding to organize workshops for educators and industryparticipants to exchange ideas and discuss important issues on workforce and curriculumdevelopment in electric energy and power systems.Background InformationThe electric power grid is a fundamental

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando R. Baiocchi, University of Washington, Tacoma; David A. Rogers, North Dakota State University; Max H. M. Costa, University of Campinas (Unicamp), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter M. Osterberg, University of Portland; Aziz Sukru Inan, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students successfully built and tested afunctioning Fast Fourier Transform prototype system which was presented and demonstrated tothe EE community at the University of Portland. This use of the MEP Program to implement asophisticated digital function such as the FFT was an extremely effective pedagogical experiencefor the students and the faculty. Page 22.548.2FFT Circuit Description The design of the FFT processor begins with the algorithm to be implemented. The FFTalgorithm is a “divide-and-conquer” approach which reduces the number of required calculationsfrom O(n2) to O(n·log n), where n is the number of samples. Figure 1 shows the

Conference Session

Faculty Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A. Enszer, University of Notre Dame; Jessica A Kuczenski, Century College; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

opinions of student abilities, importance of specific skills, andavailability of university resources.IntroductionBeginning in the early 90’s, portfolios have gained popularity in academic settings and morerecently there has been a shift towards electronic portfolios (e-portfolio). “E-portfolios cansupport student advisement, career preparation, and credential documentation; sharing ofteaching philosophies and practices; department and program self-studies; and institutional andprogram accreditation processes.”1 In addition to student benefits, a variety of institutions haveimplemented e-portfolios for the added purpose of assessment and accreditation in support of“lifelong learning,” 2-5 a specific criteria for engineering accreditation through

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V. Ernst, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

theintegrated pedagogical approach. The teacher implementation and teacher effectiveness researchaspects of the pilot test were gauged through a descriptive statistical display and an instuctionalplanning/process correlation matrix, respectively.MethodologyThis project model consists of four distinct phases: 1) Teacher professional development, 2)cross-curricular grade level teacher planning, 3) ongoing programmatic alignment, and 4) astudent afterschool program. The teacher professional development phase of the project was ledby a long-standing K-12 engineering outreach professional. The professional developmentproject staff member who provided faculty development and implementation strategy for thepilot school is a certified trainer for the Museum of

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Irene B. Mena, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: Transformation or assimilation?Purpose of the study and research questionsThe aim of this study is to examine how elementary school teachers translate what they learnedfrom using the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) curriculum. The research questions include thefollowing: 1) What are the teachers‟ first steps in developing engineering design-based sciencelessons? 2) What are the teachers‟ actual attempts at integrating the engineering design process?3) How can we characterize teachers‟ attempts? The context of this research study is auniversity-based initiative focused on creating an engineering literate society throughpreeminence in P-12 engineering education research and scholarship.Theoretical frameworkCentral to this study is the work of teachers

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Rivale, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jayne Aiken, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sweta Adhikary, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

These large expenditures, however, have yetto produce measurable gains in public understanding of engineering. In response to this, theNational Academy of Engineering conducted a comprehensive study, Changing theConversation, to: (1) identify a small number of messages likely to improve the publicunderstanding of engineering, (2) test the effectiveness of these messages in a variety of targetaudiences, and (3) disseminate the results of the message testing to the engineering community.7As part of the study, the Committee on the Public Understanding of Engineering Messagesdeveloped a new positioning statement for engineering: No profession unleashes the spirit of innovation like engineering. From research to real-world applications

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

selected to conduct the study; atotal of 187 students (58% female) completed the modified DAE test. The drawings and open-ended responses were analyzed following an inductive data analysis approach. Four maincategories emerged to describe the data: 1) engineers in action, 2) characteristics of an engineer,3) gender, and 4) work context. Our findings indicate that the majority of participants in thisstudy perceive engineers as male individuals that perform activities related to the constructionand oil industries.IntroductionIn the 2009 results of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Mexicanstudents experienced a setback in the scientific literacy indicators, and even when a significantimprovement in the mathematics scores can be

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Bowles-Terry, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

thelibrary learning outcomes. Page 22.554.2Introduction & BackgroundIn the past decade there has been an increased impetus for assessment of student learningoutcomes in information literacy settings in general and at our institution.1 Because we regularlysee all first-year engineering students in library instruction, we identified the multi-sectionOrientation to Engineering (ES 1000) course as a good place to begin assessing engineeringstudents’ proficiency in information literacy skills. Many engineering faculty know theimportance of information literacy,2 due in part to the inclusion of information literacy andcritical thinking skills in the ABET criteria for

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Deborah Morrow, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Engineering & Computing at Grand Valley State University. Page 22.555.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Embedding Lifelong Learning Skills into a First-Year Engineering Course through Introduction of an Independent Research Project and Information Literacy Skills1. IntroductionThe ABET, Inc. (ABET) criteria for accrediting engineering programs requires that a programhave documented evidence that engineering graduates demonstrate a recognition of the need for,and the ability to engage in lifelong learning, identified as program outcome „i‟.[1] As

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Mansour Tahernezhadi, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

provided to show that professional development ofquality can lead to increases in educators’ knowledge and skills, which in turn leads to changesin instruction and ultimately improves student learning [1]. The Emerging Technology Instituteincorporates the professional development context, process, and content standards of theNational Staff Development Council [2]. The context standards are met by the learningcommunity approach and involvement of academic leaders in ways that can lead to improved Page 22.556.2instruction based on action research. A critical aspect of ETI is its approach to teaching advanced technology. The goal is tohave

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

queer, strange, funny, or disconcerting.” John Dewey (1932)Critical student reflection is increasingly recognized as a crucial part of engineering students‟overall learning 1-6. This is highlighted by a number of trends that focus the attention of theengineering educator on aspects such as students‟ awareness of engineering practice beingembedded in social contexts and their future role as professionals with ethical and societalresponsibilities 7-9. In part, such broader competencies are inherently reflective and point to theneed to specifically support students‟ development as critically reflective practitioners 10, 11

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

and developed ananimatronic polar bear robot shown in Figure 11. The robot successfully competed at the 2003Society of Manufacturing Engineers/Robotics International (SME/RI) event at RochesterInstitute of Technology, earning the 3rd place in the Robot Construction Category. This capstone Figure 1. Animatronic Polar Bear for the 2003 SME/RI Competitioncourse project led to the development of a cross-disciplinary honors course, enrolling art,engineering, technology, and pharmacy students2. Puppetry and mechanism design projects were Page 22.558.2the focus of this 4 hours a week course. Also following the capstone project, the author

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zeshan Hyder, Virginia Tech & UET Lahore; Zulfiqar Ali, Virginia Polytechnic State University; Janis P. Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

learning outcomes in the form of competence andabilities desired, development of course content to achieve these outcomes [1], proper utilizationof available data and resources, development of assessment criteria and student feedback. “It is acontinuous process that starts with course planning, continues with lesson design and delivery,moves through student assessment and grading to conclude with course evaluation andrevision”[2]. Several aspects of course design process are available in literature [3-5]. The processof course designing and update is a non-trivial task. It requires effective organization of differenttasks, coordination of efforts and involves extensive decision making about the way course willbe taught[5] to achieve desired

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Emma M. Allain, Louisiana State University; Harald Thomas Leder, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

located far from their own homes and countries of origin”(1).Students need to be culturally aware and culturally sensitive (including differences in language,religion, food, socioeconomic conditions, educational and working variants) in order to workeffectively with other engineers from around the globe. The ABET document, Criteria foraccrediting engineering programs, states that engineering programs must demonstrate “the broadeducation necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,environmental, and societal context (2). Louisiana State University (LSU) strives to providemore opportunities to equip our engineering students to be prepared for the global market place.One option for students to gain

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud K. Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

bioinformatics. There is no doubt that computingenhances forensics and biology and biology and forensics "enliven computer science" [9]. Thetwo field are also among the most declared majors for bachelor’s degrees at our university [1]and attract a large numbers of males and females the majority of whom are Hispanics. Indesigning the track, several references [2-10] have been consulted to decide the courses and theirlearning outcomes. We also made sure that the new program will be in compliance with ourrecently granted ABET accreditation.Core Computer ScienceTable 1 shows the required core that all students in the program must take. This reduced core,compared to traditional and exclusive computer science degrees, makes sure that the student thenecessary