Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

but would take several audits to get the same experience. Following are some of themore common energy saving projects the student works on through the use of case studiesduring the term of the course.The typical industrial lighting systems are described in detail since 30-70% of the energy incommercial building and 5-25% of the energy in industrial plants is in the lighting system.1 Theadvantage and disadvantage of each type of lighting system is discussed and as well as theminimum lighting level standards for various tasks. Energy saving calculations for changingballast/lamp combinations as well as using different lighting schemes are performed.The heating, ventilating and air conditioning system types and configurations found in

Conference Session

Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

and function effectivelyin the future, people must first understand the past and its technologies.This reawakening and understanding of past technologies is directly related to enhancing thestudent's technological literacy level. "Technological literacy can be thought of a comprisingthree interrelated dimensions that help describe the characteristics of a technologically literateperson... (1) knowledge; (2) ways of thinking and acting; and (3) capabilities" (NationalAcademy of Engineering9, 2008). "Technological literacy is the ability to use, manage, assess,and understand technology" (International Technology Educational Association5, 2007). All ofthese definitions point to the knowledge and understanding of technologies."Common elements of

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of Southern Maine. Based on 2004/2005 statistics 1, 95.4 % of theUniversity’s student population was “White/Non-Hispanic”. In an effort to increase ourtotal enrollments and also address our lack of racial diversity, we found a very“reachable” population in the local public schools. The public school student populationin the region is in fact significantly more diverse 2 with a “White/Non-Hispanic”population of 80.81%. In both instances the balance of the populations were comprisedof Blacks, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic.On average, two high school classes per month have traveled to campus to participate inlaboratory based sessions. As a direct result of these sessions, four new majors havejoined our program and

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

, andengage in highly structured “cookbook” type laboratory activities, PBL is open-ended andcontextualized, where student learning is driven by the problem itself.While a number of different approaches to PBL have been described in the literature since firstbeing introduced in medical schools in the 1970s, they all share the same basic learningprocess10. Working in small teams, students learn “how to learn” by engaging in a recursiveprocess that includes problem analysis, independent research, brainstorming, and solutiontesting. Figure 1 – Problem solving cycleIn PBL, students are presented with an open-ended problem with little or no content preparation.Working in small teams, they collaboratively reflect upon prior

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University

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International

engineering education, global engineering, international education.IntroductionOver the past decade increases in international engineering have necessitated increasedcollaboration among culturally and globally diverse groups of people [1]. In response to thisdemand, universities have worked to teach and train students how to interact with culturallydiverse groups in a positive and supportive manner. Traditional educational approaches providestudents with a variety of cultural experiences and educational opportunities such as studyabroad, international internships, or having students complete combined degrees withinternational universities [2, 3]. Many of these efforts place students on teams of internationallydiverse students to learn engineering

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Tyler Lewis, Brigham Young University; Paul T Skaggs, Brigham Young University; Bryan Howell, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

focused on measuring divergentideas. In the TTCT, participants are asked to sketch and explain different objects in response tovisual stimuli presented in the test (e.g., circles, lines, abstract drawings) within restricted timelimits. Developed from Torrance’s research on creativity and previous theoretical work byGuilford (1967)4, the TTCT measures the following components of creativity: (1) fluency, theability to generate large numbers of meaningful ideas, (2) originality, the ability to produce ideasthat are statistically infrequent in the normative population (used less than 5 percent of the time),(3) elaboration, the ability to add details to one’s ideas, (4) resistance to premature closure, theability to maintain an open and flexible

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

better able to consider the consequences of anygiven action, and have the opportunity to make well thought out decisions. Thus, theorganization will be able to increase the probability that the best course of action will bechosen, in the above example, preventing employee injuries by implementing anequipment maintenance program.Organizational Benefits Of Pursuing Proactive ThinkingThere are benefits companies can realize by pursuing proactive thinking. From a safetystandpoint, Table 1 lists some of the benefits associated with proactive thinking as itrelates to workplace safety8, 11, 12.Table 1: Benefits of proactive safety practices Correct hazardous conditions Prevent/reduce future employee injuries Create awareness of safety

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; John C. Lusth, University of Alabama; Sushma Kotru, University of Alabama

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

ObjectivesAfter the successful pilot project had been completed, a proposal was submitted to NSF in theCCLI Phase 1 program. When funding was secured, the project team began planning fordevelopment of laboratory modules that could be implemented in ECE 125 each semester for thegrant period of two years (four semesters). The goal of the proposed laboratory was to exerciseand enhance the creative process in lower level ECE students. It was our desire to emphasizecreativity and visual appearance in the design of a product. The project objectives included: 1) Making ECE more appealing to students early in their academic career; 2) Demonstrating that engineering is a creative process; and 3) Prompting students to think about problems in a

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert J. Herrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sancho Maria-Ribera, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Nuria Castell, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Matthias Kuder, Freie Universität Berlin; Gareth O'Donnell, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Masters of Science (Technology) from Purdue University and an existing Masters degree from the European partner via which they entered the program (for European students) or which they have choiced (for American students).The project team evolved the graphic provided in Figure 1 to provide an easily under-standable overview of student traffic/flow in this concurrent master’s degree project. [Local tuition waived due to Erasmus agreements] Page 22.402.3 Figure 1. Student Flow in the Concurrent Master’s Degree

Conference Session

Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Mallory Donawa, Independent Consultant

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

higher education institutions with an expectation that they will benefitfrom knowledge acquisition and develop an expertise in a designated discipline1 (Tsui, 2003). Inthat vein, the major goals of higher education are to cultivate critical thinkers 2, 3, 1 (Tsui, 1998,1999, 2003). The role of higher education is becoming increasingly demanding, given thecriticism that K-12 educational systems are not preparing students to think beyond rotememorization4 (Darling-Hammond, 2000). Learning in higher education institutions, however, isthought to be qualitatively different from learning at earlier levels of education5 (Dubuc, 2000). Developing critical thinking skills among young African American students, especiallythose entering college for

Conference Session

Laboratories and Projects in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. Lamack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering; NE Schlick, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ron Gerrits, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

students the ability “tosolve the problems at the interface of engineering and biology” and “the ability to makemeasurements on and interpret data from living systems.”[1] Therefore, a good biomedicalengineer must have a solid understanding of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineeringfields, as well as biology, chemistry, and physiology, and must be able to combine and applyengineering and life science concepts to solve interdisciplinary problems in biomedicalengineering.In the course of its continuous improvement process, the BME faculty at the Milwaukee Schoolof Engineering (MSOE) redesigned its curriculum to introduce more team-basedinterdisciplinary learning. The faculty members believe the most innovative additions to thecurriculum are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; David R. Bowman, Clemson University; Michelle Cook, Clemson University; Roy P. Pargas, Clemson University / U.S .Air Force Academy

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

assessed, and will support futurecomponents of the project (identification of error patterns and assessing effects of priorknowledge). This overall project plan is summarized in Figure 1.Figure 1. Summary of project plan and evaluation plan components: inputs, outputs, outcomes,and evaluation methods.In-class Data CollectionTablet PC software called MuseInk® has been developed by one of our research team membersas a means for collecting digital Ink data. The software allows students to work problems on aTablet PC, and stores the digital Ink in such a way it can be played back, annotated and queried.Students work through problems much as they would with pen and paper, with the added benefit

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Papini Warren, Maui Economic Development Board; Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

population is white or Caucasian, while the majorityconsists of Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders and mixed races. (See Table 1 Below.) Table 1. Ethnicity of Students and Teachers in Public Schools of Hawaii Ethnicity Students Teachers African-American 2.3% 0.4% Caucasian 14.7% 22.8% Chinese 3.2% 3.9% Filipino 20.5% 5.7% Hawaiian/Part- 27.6% 9.4% Hawaiian Hispanic 3.2% 0.2% Japanese

Conference Session

Int. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, and Implementations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yue-Min Zhao, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116; Yue-min Zhao, China University of Mining and Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

innovative personnel training system which ischaracterized by building industry leading subjects and cultivating multidimensionalinnovative talents; as well as made high stuff innovative talents as a chief target of majorbuilding[1]. Constructing Research Curriculum System, Exploring Innovation Teaching Mode.The undergraduate curriculum is the guarantee to the innovation awareness and innovation ofstudents. Mineral processing engineering is dedicated to the pursuit of curriculumdevelopment and reform, and explores innovation and experience of teaching modelthroughout the process. 2008 was a critical year for the constitution and implementation ofthe 2008 edition of undergraduate training program, the 2008 edition of undergraduatetraining program

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

International

different levels of cultural awareness and appreciation amongparticipants.These results also point to new opportunities for further research. Particularly, this studyrepresents a significant step towards developing and testing an integrated assessment model forglobal engineering programs that brings together measures of readiness assessment, orientationtoward diversity, and global engineering competency.1. IntroductionFor more than a decade, a growing roster of influential stakeholders have argued that globalcompetency is imperative for a new generation of “global engineers” who must be ready topractice in an increasingly diverse, interconnected, and rapidly changing world.1,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 Yet asnoted in many of these same commentaries and reports

Conference Session

Global Education in Construction Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neil D. Opfer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; David R. Shields, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. New federalrequirements effective October 1, 2010 mandate that now for classroom training, as anexample, “OSHA 10-Hour” training programs be conducted over at least a two-dayperiod with “OSHA 30-Hour” training over a least a four-day timeframe. Thoseconducting the training (e.g. college faculty) must be properly qualified through passingOSHA-authorized training programs. Criteria for trainers to pass these programs arebeing tightened considerably in these new regulations. In the U.S., there are 26 OSHATraining Institutes authorized by OSHA across the country. At one training institute, oneconstruction director estimated that half of their past graduates would not be able tosuccessfully renew their trainer credentials when they expire. Other

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Van Stephen Blackwood, Colorado School Of Mines, GK-12 NSF Fellow; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Educational Partnership Between Colorado School of Mines andMeeker Elementary School, the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) and Meeker School District Re-1 have established a collaborative relationship with the purpose of improving K-5 instruction inmathematics and science. The goal of this collaboration is to transfer research and curriculum thatis being developed as part of the Bechtel K-5 Educational Excellence Initiative for use at MeekerElementary School (MES). A major hindrance to this effort has been the 250 mile distance fromMES to CSM, a portion of which is on rural roads and over the Rocky Mountains. These factorsprevent regular visits and in-person meetings between MES and CSM faculty, which is possiblewith CSM’s local partner elementary

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engineers and technologists. This data must support a broad range of other productdevelopment functions within an enterprise. The need for data management and collaborationhas given birth to Product Data Management (PDM) and more recently Product LifecycleManagement (PLM) technologies. Though logistically challenging to implement within auniversity setting, it can be argued that PDM/PLM should be an integral part of the exposure ofstudents to the CAD/CAM discipline.Skill Set for a CAD/CAM TechnologistTable 1 lists the desired skill set for a technologist in the CAD/CAM discipline. Thisencompasses a broad range of skills that go far beyond the ability to just use the software. Anunderstanding of the central role of this technology in authoring and

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake C. Wade, University of Texas, Arlington and Kennedale High School, Kennedale ISD; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as writing a research paper for a journal ormagazine. Students are capable of using computers accordingly to gain knowledge from theirschool system, collegiate system or from their home at a much higher rate than in the past. Manyindustries depend on students coming out of college programs that know how to use technologyand apply it to their daily jobs. One such industry is engineering. Students and professionalsalike are required to know how to apply technology to working models and ultimately to projectdesign. Research shows that Americans are becoming ever more dependent on technology,especially computers, the internet and cell phones.1, 2 In October 1997 36.6% and 18.6% ofAmerican households reported the use of computers and the

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University, School of Engineering Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

. Page 22.413.2Why China?According to the U.S. Census, in 2010 China accounted for 14% of all trade with the USand is our leading trading partner excluding our North American NAFTA neighbors,Canada and Mexico. Trade with China is 2-4 times the trade with other traditional tradingpartners Japan and Germany. Only 5 billion dollars in 1980, U.S. trade with China is nowabout 400 billion dollars. China’s population is over 1 billion and its current increase inwealth will generate many new potential consumers of American goods and service.In the automotive industry, Chinese companies have recently purchased Volvo, Hummer,and a number of parts companies located in the U.S. General Motors, rescued byAmerican taxpayers now expects more production and

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chasnov, Cedarville University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

is “students will analyze engineering systems to evaluatetheir thermodynamic designs”. The Rankine Cycle and its application to power plants werestudied intensely. Students were provided with the results of the campus Energy Usage andEmissions Inventory.1 Some key data which they noted was (1) 74% of the campus energy usagewas electricity purchased from the local distributor (2007), (2) roughly 90% of the campusenergy usage over the past 10 years was attributed to either purchased electricity or purchasednatural gas, and (3) while the student body has grown a modest 8% over the past 10 years, thedollar amount of the energy purchased by Cedarville University has risen 50% over that same 10-year period.Students were then placed onto teams and

Conference Session

Assessing Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Bluman, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher Thomas Duling, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

covered on homework sets outside class. Additionally, several studies have addressed theeffect of more frequent testing over widely interspersed testing. Finally, some support forfrequent quizzes based on discoveries in the neurosciences will be summarized.Literature Review: Preparation for class A significant amount of literature pertaining to regular in-class quizzing is focused on thegoal of improving student preparation for class. To that end, Liebler 1 outlines a low-impact, interms of instructor workload, method of instituting regular in-class testing. His method employsquizzes based on daily homework problems and an instructor-led solution to one of the quiz

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Keith Berrier, University of Saint Thomas; Andrea Guggenbuehl, University of Saint Thomas, Health and Human Performance Department

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Table 1 lists the schedule with the topics for each class (lecture or lab) and theassignment due dates associated with each. The details for each topic and assignment aredescribed in the sections that follow. It should be noted that the course, for the most part, stayedon schedule, but that occasional extra computer lab time was added to give students more time towork on lab analysis.Books and EquipmentThe textbook for the class was Fundamentals of Applied Dynamics1. While this was arecommended, rather than required, textbook, most students in the course purchased it.For the labs in this course, three different motion analysis tools were used.  PASCO2 “Amusement Park Physics Bundle” sets which consist of: o A data-logger

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody T. Hoesly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Anne C. Glorioso, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

, the shelving facilities were full, funding was not offered, and the timetable was 1 year.By creating Dim and Dark temporary storage, enlisting a student workforce, and benefiting froman ISyE student study of our workflows, we daringly set out to accomplish our goals. Thepurpose of this paper is to share our process so that other libraries facing similar circumstancesmay benefit.FEASIBILITYAs soon as the project was announced, we did a feasibility study to establish a broad brush project plan. Our student organizations had made it very clear that they did not want collection materials to take up

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University; Ranjani L. Rao, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

meaningswith engineering, and how educational experiences may need to be designed and assessed toaddress the complete (and varying) meaning(s) of the concept.In this paper, we present portions of a larger research project motivated in part by the researchquestion: What is the set of concepts, ideas, approaches, tools, methods, and philosophies that could be included as the “necessary knowledge of sustainability” for all engineering students?Our approaches to answering the research question include three parts: (1) an in-depth collectionand analysis of published descriptions of sustainable engineering in practice, in research, and ineducational innovation; (2) a set of interviews conducted with undergraduate students at

Conference Session

Learning Outside the Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

15% of students reported participation in aURE; non-URE students were used as a comparison group. The comparison group of non-UREstudents in our survey was not based on a true, experimental research design of randomassignment to groups for obvious ethical and legal reasons. But it does provide a usefulcomparison (albeit with limitations). First, we looked for patterns in the data that would providesome insight into three hypothesized claims (see below) for our YES program. We thencompared our findings with five studies, two of which are described here: a study of 76 risingseniors in eight science disciplines at four liberal arts schools by Seymour et al.1 and a study of1,135 students (primarily in engineering and the sciences) surveyed at 41

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Alanna Walker, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

International

all.Our survey indicated that the top five most important dimensions of global competence are: 1)the ability to communicate across cultures, 2) the ability to appreciate other cultures, 3) aproficiency working in or directing a team of ethnic and cultural diversity, 4) the ability toeffectively deal with ethical issues arising from cultural or national differences, 5) possessingunderstanding of cultural differences relating to product design, manufacture, and use, and 5)possessing understand implications of cultural differences of how engineering tasks might beapproached. While more research is needed in this area, it is our hope that these findings willlead to a well-supported definition for what it means to be a globally competent engineer

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Weimin Wu, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Methanotrophic bacteria canalso be isolated from environmental conditions as described in Whittenbury et al, 1970, and Pattet al, 1974.5,7 Methanotrophs should be appropriately stored prior to the experiment. Storage at4oC is appropriate if the experiment will be conducted within 72 hours. For longer durations, thebacteria should be stored at -20oC.The instructor, or teaching assistant, will prepare the fluid medium for bacterial growth. Themedium will be prepared in a sterilized 2-liter glass container using Milli-Q water as the solvent.The following chemicals are added to the solvent: 0.8 mM MgSO4, 10 mM NaNO3, 0.14 mMCaCl2, 1.2 mM NaHCO3, 2.35 mM KH2PO4, 3.4 mM K2HPO4, 20.7 µM Na2MoO4, 10 µMFeEDTA, and 1 mL of a trace element solution [which contains

Conference Session

Integrating Math Science and Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach, CA; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

describe theauthors’ approach to adding original derivation assignments to the curriculum of engineering andtechnology courses in order to ensure the genesis of this creative skill set at the undergraduatelevel. The goal is to develop in undergraduate students learning patterns that will facilitate theability to write for any system, a set of equations that describes the system. II. INTRODUCTIONMathematical modeling entails finding a series of steps that define all the relationships in asystem. An example of a system is an energy system, a power system, an electronic circuit, amanufacturing process or a cancer cell. Each of these systems is an ongoing subject formathematical modeling.1-4 Students can use a

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

engineeringprofessor, who is also an ABO member. The paper also presents the results of a survey taken bystudents on these projects. The unique results in this paper are presented and discussed in termsof the student motivation for undertaking and remaining motivated on an interdisciplinaryproject, implications for conducting inter-disciplinary undergraduate projects, and influencesprojects had on students’ future careers.Project 1: Photobioreactor DesignThis project was conducted by four mechanical engineering students during school year 2006-2007. In summer of 2006, our program was approached by a local entrepreneur and president ofan algae start-up company, Bioalgene. He tasked our students with designing a photobioreactorto grow two microalgae