Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 22.622.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Freshman EngineersAbstract:On page 1 of Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the NewCentury cites the most critical task of engineering educators: “first and foremost, engineeringeducation must produce technically excellent and innovative graduates.” This report furtherstates “it is agreed that innovation is the key and engineering is essential to the task of helpingthe United States maintain its economic leadership and its share of high technology jobs.” Thegoal of our research is to benchmark and identify creativity and innovation skill sets in first-yearengineering

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn A Vallas, University of Virginia; Wraegen Williams, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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Minorities in Engineering

leader in innovation.1, 2 Therefore, we must rectify the situation to guarantee our Page 22.623.2prominence in the rapidly changing global economy.Many have stated that the United States is in turmoil due to its ill investment in education andinnovation.3-6 For example, America once led the world in high school graduation rates, butcurrently we rank 18th out of 24 industrialized countries.1, 7 Nationwide, less than 10% ofstudents in the United States pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) disciplines, whereas 75% of students in India and China are pursuing educationalopportunities in these arenas.8, 9 This is concerning as

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; S. (Ed) Cheng, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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Minorities in Engineering

program that has the potentialto strengthen the engineering education pipeline.1. IntroductionThe Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) at San Francisco State University is a two-weekresidential program held on campus at SFSU. The SEI program is part of a Minority Science andEngineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) grant funded by the US Department of Educationthrough collaboration with Cañada College, a Hispanic-Serving community college in RedwoodCity, California since 2008. The goals of the program are to introduce students to theengineering educational system and the engineering profession, to recruit students into anengineering field, increase student awareness of resources and skills needed for college success,and to increase student knowledge

Conference Session

Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Miao, The University of Cincinnati; Denis Fedorov, University of Cincinnati; James O. Everly, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), therewere nearly 6,500,000 auto accidents in the United States in 2009 [1]. Being involvedin a car accident is a nightmare, and the victims are often disoriented, upset, andunsure of what to do after the accident. In the worst case, the victims may be injuredtoo badly to call for help. But what if the car can call for help automatically right afterthe accident? More than 1 million motor vehicles are stolen each year in the U.S.Losing a car is surely an unpleasant experience, but what if the stolen vehicle canreport its geographical location to the owner or the police? Fortunately, commercialsecurity and safety services, e.g., OnStar and LoJack, are available today on themarket to

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandy W. Feola, Sinclair Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

faculty survey results about the potential use of socialnetworking technology (SNT) encourage collaboration between students, 58% agreed or stronglyagreed that SNT’s could be effective for this purpose.[1] Companies that participate with jobshadow programs make their facility available to students to learn about a “day in the life” of acareer mentor. The student prepares for the visit then spends the day with the mentor toexperience the work environment. The process usually completes when the student writes areport and presents to the class about their experience. Given easier access to social media andnetworking technologies, students can start the shadow experience before the on-site scheduledday and even continue working with the mentor well

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lu, University of Kentucky

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-37: ENHANCING THE STUDENTS’ ABILITIES IN EXPERI-MENTAL DESIGNS THROUGH DESIGN-EXPERTY Charles Lu, University of Kentucky Y. Charles Lu is an Assistant Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky, Paducah. His research interests include: (1) micromechanics and nanomechanics, (2) poly- mers, elastomers, composites, and advanced materials, (3) finite element analysis and mechanical design. Dr. Lu received the 2010 SAE International Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award for his contributions to mobility-related research, teaching and student development. He was also the recipient of the Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Faculty Award (2009), Paducah Outstanding Faculty Award

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Steven Michael Corns, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Jennifer A. Farris, Texas Tech University; Stephen Gent, South Dakota State University; Scott E. Grasman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Industrial Engineering

collaboration.IntroductionThe National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has identified that the Engineers of 2020 need tohave strong analytical and problem solving skills while being readily adaptable to rapidlyadvancing technologies in an increasingly globally interconnected world (1). The NAErecommended that engineering educators develop an undergraduate curriculum that providesstudents with learning opportunities utilizing the latest technology within interdisciplinary teamsin addressing real and meaningful challenges (2). This is not the way in which lean methods arecurrently taught. A typical lean curriculum currently consists of some instructional lectures, acourse project done at some company (if possible), one or two case studies and perhaps somemanual simulations

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

New York City public schools. He received Polytechnic’s 2002 and 2008 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award and 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of NYU-Poly’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 4 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 43 journal articles, and 92 conference papers. Moreover, he has mentored 67 high school students, over 170 K-12 teachers, 21 undergraduate summer interns, and 11 undergraduate capstone-design teams, and graduated eight M.S. and four Ph.D. students.Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University MAGUED ISKANDER is Associate

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keeshan Williams, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

schools. He received Polytechnic’s 2002 and 2008 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award and 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of NYU-Poly’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 4 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 43 journal articles, and 92 conference papers. Moreover, he has mentored 67 high school students, over 170 K-12 teachers, 21 undergraduate summer interns, and 11 undergraduate capstone-design teams, and graduated eight M.S. and four Ph.D. students.Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University MAGUED ISKANDER is Associate Professor and Graduate Adviser

Conference Session

ETD Design V: Classroom Delivery, Course Content, and Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Fred Walker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

several times during the past decade.These discussions have been spirited and have engaged literally every constituent groupthroughout the campus. Each time a discussion of calendar conversion has occurred the topichas eventually been tabled due to: 1. a rationalization of the financial and human resources required to complete the conversion 2. disagreement regarding the attractiveness of semesters vs. quarters, and 3. reluctance to depart from what has become to be a readily identifiable component of an RIT education – academic quarters.It is fair to say, however, that each time a conversation of calendar conversion has been raised atRIT, such conversations have concluded with an

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Aubrey Sykes, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

highlights two commonthemes: 1) the programmatic goals for the courses are quite similar and 2) the detailedimplementations differ as much as the institutions themselves differ. Although duplication of thesuccessful aspects of another program is rarely easy, surveying the range of possible approachesand leveraging the creative ideas in one’s own situation and institution is valuable.Ochs, Lennon, Watkins, and Mitchell1 from Lehigh University present a 5 phase productdevelopment model; they specifically look at how that model supports the ABET outcomes fortheir program. Lehigh’s IBE (Integrated Business and Engineering) program also ties into theircapstone course. The fourth and fifth phases of the product development model, which look

Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Ewert, Iron Range Engineering; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Jeff Wandler, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

these talented young people to stay in our region. Our immediate goal is to continuedeveloping a hybrid educational/economic development program that converts state tax dollarsinto regional and state-wide wealth. 1. Katz, J.A. ―The chronology and intellectual trajectory of American entrepreneurship education:: 1876- 1999‖, Journal of Business Venturing,18:2, 2003, pp283—300 2. Carlsson, B. and Acs, Z.J. and Audretsch, D.B. and Braunerhjelm, P., ―Knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: a historical review‖, Industrial and Corporate Change, 19:6, 2009 3. Khanduja, D. and Singla, V. and Singh, R, ―Entrepreneurial ambience of engineering education in India‖, 2:4, 2009, pp341—355. 4

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea M. Ogilvie, University of Texas, Austin

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Minorities in Engineering

= 417) in the CockrellSchool of Engineering. The average one year retention rate in engineering for EOE FIGparticipants is 92 percent, 11 points above the college average. The average two year retentionrate in engineering for EOE FIG participants is 78 percent, 12 points above the college average.Goals and ObjectivesFIGs led by the EOE Program are designed to increase the retention rate of first year AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, and Native American students in the Cockrell School of Engineering. EOEFIGs were initiated to address the following challenges: (1) gap in retention rates betweenminority and non-minority students in the Cockrell School of Engineering; (2) large percentageof African American, Hispanic, and Native American students with

Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

performanceand desired performance. Feedback in the academic world takes many forms, from interaction inthe classroom to interaction during office hours with a teaching assistant or a professor.According to a meta-analysis by Hattie and Timperely, the effect size of feedback is among thetop of all educational factors, weighted heavier than such factors as student’s prior cognitiveability, socio economic status, and reduction in class size.1 They describe feedback as a processwhere teachers identify specific learning goals, help student ascertain where they are relative toreaching those goals, and then assist students in moving their progress forward. Feedback inside

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Kristin E. Oliver, Texas Tech University

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Educational Research and Methods

universities in the west andsouthwest of the U.S. with well-established engineering programs. Based on the number ofacademic semesters completed, participants were classified as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, orseniors. All students participated voluntarily. The study in the U.S. was reviewed and approvedby the respective Institutional Review Boards; in India, an institutional ethics committeereviewed and approved the research project.Research Instruments The materials included the MRSQ12 and RBI17. The rating scales for both used a 5-pointLikert scale. The rating scale for the MRSQ, which measured frequency of strategy use, wasspecified as follows: I use this strategy 1-Never, 2- Rarely, 3-Sometimes, 4-Often, 5-Always. Asample item reads: I make

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

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Architectural

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Engineering Technology

Institute.Anticipated Outcomes The major anticipated outcome is that at least five new curricular components will becreated by the end of Year 1. In accord with the U.S. Green Building Council’sLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program for rating buildings,the educators involved in this project will design curricula in the areas of engineering,energy, architecture, horticulture, landscape architecture, and the natural and healthsciences, with a specific focus on the six “checklist” areas used to plan LEED buildings:sustainable site, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoorenvironmental quality, and innovation and design. The goal is to infuse sustainability intoconstruction education and career development

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gerlick, Pittsburg State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

outcomes to be measured for program and ABETaccreditation documentation. Fifteen TIDEE assessments have been developed to address fourcritical performance areas in engineering design: teamwork, professional development, designprocesses, and solution assets. Table 1 presents a brief overview of these performance areasalong with corresponding assessment instruments and the general performance criteria of each(adapted from Davis et al.2).The TIDEE assessments typically incorporate multiple response methods including checklist,short answer, and essay. The Team Member Citizenship assessment, for example, asks studentsto assess themselves and their teammates with respect to important attributes of teamwork, aslisted in Table 2. Students then assess the

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gina M. Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven LaLonde, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

barriers for current women STEM faculty in regards to rank, tenure,career advancement, leadership role progression, and resource allocation in order to establishhow well the university addresses issues that have been found to be important in the recruitment,retention, and advancement of women faculty. During the study, the research team seeks toanswer six primary research questions: 1) What is the distribution of STEM faculty by gender,rank, and department? 2) What are the outcomes of institutional processes of recruitment andadvancement for men and women? 3) What is the gender distribution of STEM faculty inleadership positions? 4) What is the allocation of resources for STEM faculty? 5) Are therebarriers to the recruitment and advancement of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University

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NSF Grantees

storage engineers and technicians. Thispaper presents the collaboration between university and community colleges to create anadvanced energy storage curriculum; setup an industrial-based energy storage laboratory;develop and deliver a short course for on-site training of engineers, technologists, and collegeinstructors working in the alternative energy and advanced automotive propulsion fields; developand deliver a series of workshops and seminars for K-12 science teachers, corporate partners,energy and automotive professionals; and provide transfer student advising by university faculty.1. IntroductionThe growing demand for energy and the increasing concerns about man-made climate changeshave called for clean and sustainable energy development

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Anahita Pakzad, Michigan Technological University; Renee Oats, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

other classmates, and participate in live feedback sessions.Internet-based learning also bears in mind students with various learning styles andphysical disabilities. There are many positive implications of internet-based learning suchas a means to interactively present and disseminate curricula through courseworkmanagement tools such as Blackboard. It also promotes collaboration and continuingeducation for full time employees, i.e. “learning anywhere, anytime.” 1 Students areencouraged to expand their knowledge of the material being taught through media,images, animation and streaming audio/video.Internet-based engineering education is an accepted practice throughout the United Statesand abroad. There are interesting ethical and societal

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

semester.ConclusionsTeaching ethics sometimes becomes very difficult depending on the composition of students andtheir background. There is not a single pedagogy to teach ethics. It can be taught many waysdepending on instructor, and availability of resources of the department.References 1) Altschuler, GC. “Batting the cheats. Education Life Supplemental. New York Times. Sunday, Jan 7, 2001, section 4A, Page 15, Column1. 2) American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), www. asce.org. 3) Daniel Calhoun, “Goals in the Teaching of Ethics,” in Ethics Teaching in Higher Education. ed. by Daniel Callahan and Sissela Bok (New York: Plenum 1980). 4) Hardigan, Patrick. “ First and Third-Year Pharmacy Students’ Attitudes towards Cheating Behaviors

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnnie Lynn Hancock, Agilent Technologies

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Electrical and Computer

grandchildren and restoring his century-old Victorian home located in Colorado Springs. Contact Information: Johnnie Hancock Agilent Technologies 1900 Garden of the Gods Rd Colorado Springs, CO 80907 USA +1 (719) 590-3183 johnnie hancock@agilent.com Page 22.644.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Evaluating Oscilloscope Sample Rates vs. Sampling Fidelity: How to Make the Most Accurate Digital MeasurementsIntroductionDigital storage oscilloscopes (DSO) are theprimary tools used today by digital designers toperform signal integrity measurements such assetup

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona

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Materials

from the three student groups are presented in Table 1. The results indicatethat the student understanding of these failure concepts just upon entering AerospaceEngineering Failure is about the same as for these students at the end of the Aircraft Structures I,which makes sense since the latter is the prerequisite course for the former. There is a littleimprovement in the scores at the end of the semester compared to their scores at the beginning ofthe semester, but this improvement is small and rather disappointing. Table 1: Engineering failure concept inventory exam results Course Number of students Score (out of 16) Aero Engr. Failure (beginning of 15

Conference Session

EM Program Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

set of quallity/ process managemennt topics perttinent to anyy graduate EM Mcurriculuum. Figure 1 provides thee reader withh an overvieew of the prooposed reseaarch. Research R h • Evaluating the relative im mportance off a set of quaality / process O Objective e m management ttopics as a part p of a gradduate EM cuurriculum • (A A) Identifyinng a set of toppics

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

period. The MEA was launched in the laboratory setting which was facilitated by twoGTAs supported by four undergraduate assistants. Student teams of 3-4 students developedDRAFT 1 of their memo with procedure and results. This draft entered a double-blind peerreview process. In preparation for the peer review, students participated in a calibration exercisein which they practiced giving feedback on one prototypical piece of student work using theMEA Rubric, were provided an expert‟s review of that student work, and reflected on what theyneeded to do differently to improve their ability to give a peer review. For the actual peerreview, each student reviewed one other team‟s solution to the MEA. Each team was assigned atleast 3 peer reviewers. Each

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candiya Mann, Washington State University, Social and Economic Sciences Research Center

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Ocean and Marine

). The focus of this grant is to support middleschool/junior high students and teachers by expanding the entry-level (SCOUT class) underwaterrobotics competition, providing marine STEM career information targeted to this age range, andbuilding a cyber-learning center to support them.The MATE Center has five major goals: 1. Expand and strengthen academic and industry partnerships 2. Update and expand marine workforce information, develop curricula, and help academic partners align their programs and curricula with workforce needs 3. Provide opportunities for students and faculty to collaborate with industry and working professionals

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Veltman, University of Calgary; William (Bill) Rosehart, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Denis Onen, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

to answer more favourably, and cause greater bias to the results. 1 = Strongly Agree 2 = Agree 3=Slightly AgreeLegend 4 = Slightly Disagree 5 = Disagree 6 = Strongly Disagree 7 = NA/Declined to Answer Figure 1. Legend of Likert scale responsesIn Figures 2-5, the responses corroborated with our predictions that the increased focus on atheoretical foundation in design would increase the students’ perceptions of their abilities tounderstand and apply the design to engineering challenges. Particularly, the theoreticalfoundation appears to have made a dramatic improvement in the students’ understanding of

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. McCarthy, University of Pittsburgh; Robert S. Parker, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

principles. We report results from two assessment vehicles in use to-ward these ends: concept mapping exercises and concept inventories. Finally, based on ourcurrent assessment results, we suggest a few adaptation strategies that may be fruitful for cohortinstitutions to use to enhance knowledge integration in similar (chemical) engineering curricula.Integrated Curricula and Block SchedulingPrevailing wisdom from engineering educators both within the US 1–3 and in the EuropeanChemical Engineering Universities, Working Party Education Group 4 is that the ideal engi-neering curriculum focuses on the following three issues: 1. Giving the students a strong fundamental foundation by concentrating on the essential core of scientific and engineering

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Civil Engineering

the 1990’s undergraduate science programs, physics programs in particular, began to developactive learning techniques to supplement or replace traditional lecture methods. Two of the moreeffective methods developed were just-in-time-teaching (JiTT)1 and peer instruction2. Theseactive learning techniques have proven to be effective methods and have steadily been deployedin undergraduate classrooms over the past 15 years. While not limited to use in the physicalsciences, these techniques have seen much wider use in science classrooms than in engineeringclassrooms. The results of a national survey of faculty using peer instruction show 94% of usersfrom the natural sciences and only 3% from engineering3. While there is some publishedscholarly