Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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International

factors affectingthis fact.1. Introduction Higher education, or Tertiary education, as the OECD1,2 has recently introduced in its ownGlossary of Statistical Terms, including Further education, is undoubtedly a major concern ofgovernments. It has been recognized as one of the major drivers for economiccompetitiveness in a globalised world, which has been demonstrating how education isplaying an increasingly important role. Europe is engaged in improving citizens’ ability todeal with and being able to prosper in a world of ever increasing global competitiveness. TheBologna process is part of that strategy. The OECD has defined two types of programs. Type A programs that represent heavilytheory-based curricula designed to provide qualifications

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Elizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and Technology; John Fishell, STEP Conference

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

CaliforniaCongressional District that includes a large portion of the Inland Empire region of SouthernCalifornia (Riverside, CA). Congressman Calvert had committee assignments on the ScienceCommittee and recently on Appropriations. He belongs to numerous House caucuses includingthe House Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Caucus.In November 1999, Congressman Calvert received the “California Report on the Environmentfor Science and Technology” (the CREST Report) produced by the California Council onScience and Technology [1]. The report indicated that 9.3% of all jobs in California were inhigh technology industries which was well above the national average of 5.6% at the time.About 20% of the nations Research and Development (R&D) was

Conference Session

Lean and Six Sigma Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Gadalla, Central Connecticut State University; Mahdy Alam, UTC; Yepery Soro, Central Connecticut State University

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Manufacturing

) Gadalla, M. A., Alam, M., *Watkins , P., Soro, Y. Central Connecticut State University *Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractLean manufacturing transformation has been adopted by many industries in the northernhemisphere including small businesses as a survival method against tough competition from low-cost labor markets. The lean manufacturing system is the final result of lean transformation. Alean manufacturing system is a manufacturing system that is characterized by low (Work InProcess Inventory) WIP, material pull instead of push, and the use of kanban cards.The heart of a lean manufacturing system is the cellular manufacturing [1]. Although cellularmanufacturing has a proven track of success

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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First-Year Programs

suggest that increasing interactions among students withphysical disabilities can considerably improve their peer interaction and social skills.In the rest of this paper we elaborate on our methodology and outcomes and look at howthe service-learning project improved communication and teamwork skills amongparticipating engineering students.2. BackgroundService-learning is defined as a credit-bearing educational experience in which studentsparticipate in an organized service activity in such a way that meets identified communityneeds 1. Studies suggest that service-learning can significantly impact various educationaloutcome measures, including academic performance (GPA, writing skills, criticalthinking skills), values (commitment to activism and

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-317: PROMOTING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY AMONGMATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS: A GRADUATESTUDIES COURSEMoshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Page 15.1003.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Promoting Technological Literacy among Mathematics, Science and Technology Teachers: A Graduate Studies CourseAbstractThis paper addresses a graduate course aimed at fostering technological literacy amongK-12 mathematics, science and technology teachers. The course includes: 1) discussingbroad questions, such as what is technology and how technology relates to other fields,for example, mathematics

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Aerospace

Israel and other countries emphasize the educationaladvantages of the project method in fostering meaningful learning and raisingstudents’ motivation [1] [2] [3]. On the other hand, teachers having a strongengineering background frequently center on teaching specific subject matter, whilethe development of higher intellectual skills is often perceived as a side-effect or‘natural outcome’ of learning scientific-related subjects. As a result, students mightprepare very sophisticated projects from a technical viewpoint but progress only littlein terms of becoming independent learners and creative designers. In order tomaximize the educational potential of technology education in developing students’learning competences, we propose a model for

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; Steven Kreh, United States Military Academy; Rhett Blackmon, United States Military Academy; Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-319: PROBLEM SET ZEROSteven Hart, United States Military AcademySteven Kreh, United States Military AcademyRhett Blackmon, United States Military AcademyNicholas Melin, United States Military Academy Page 15.986.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Problem Set Zero What these students were good at…was feeding back correct answers: they had mastered the arts of short-term memory and recall. The whole class was a wonderful example of what the British call “surface learning.” But very little “deep learning”—which comes with time, depth, practice, and reinforcement— seems to have occurred.1 This

Conference Session

Simple Classroom Demonstrations for Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kiefer, Michigan State University

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Mechanics

examples adopted in this coursewere first created by Eann Patterson as part of a National Science Foundation sponsored projectto change the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum and make it more attractive to adiverse group of students. Specifically, this paper critiques the adaptation of five real lifeexamples taken from the original project. Student response to the lecture material was measuredby specific survey questions about the real life examples, survey questions about the course as awhole, interviews, and standard student course evaluation forms.1. Introduction A considerable amount of attention has been given to the retention of engineeringstudents in recent years. In fact, most universities with engineering programs are

Conference Session

Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

threw down a serious challenge:“Engineering today involves more than the solution of technical problems, more than the designof advanced technological devices, more than the pursuit of pure research, and engineeringcourses must be reviewed and revised to ensure that engineers, once again, play a role in thewider issues concerning society.” 1 This challenge has been addressed by a series of curricularinnovations undertaken by leading institutions of engineering education around the world.Specifically, within the United States, a national trend toward more active, project-basedlearning in engineering education has been gaining momentum for more than 40 years.2 Awidely publicized illustration of the trend was the establishment in 1997 of the Olin

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Braun, United States Military Academy; Mark DeRocchi, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

search led to little information on the process of selecting appropriateindependent study projects. Rather than utilizing a formal evaluation and decision process, mostof the identified resources1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 provided simple justifications for performance ofindependent study projects. These justifications typically included important considerationswhich, when summarized, hold the potential to be utilized as selection criteria for such projects.The following table is a summarization of the common considerations noted within several priorindependent study publications:Table 1 – Summarized List of Independent Study Project Considerations  Does the potential project have a well defined scope?  Is there a detailed timeline for benchmarks

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

complianceare raised; consequently, the effort required to plan, prepare and follow-up on general visitsplaces an increasing burden on programs, departments and colleges. This paper discusses themeans, methods and techniques developed to efficiently deploy departmental and programresources on small undergraduate institutions.Our College maintains nine accreditations with both the Technology and the EngineeringAccreditation Commissions of ABET. The following practices have been put into place tomaximize productivity: (1) prime movers lead, plan and coordinate the process, (2) standardizedtemplates are employed, (3) deliverables are assigned and shared by faculty, (4) useful content issourced from all programs and (5) faculty are supported with ‘how to

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth McManis, University of Louisiana

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

degree.The BOK2 Outcomes Rubric, using Bloom’s Taxonomy, is graphically presented in Figure 1.The reader is cautioned that this is a simple graphical representation of the full rubric only andshould refer to the full rubric as presented in Appendix I of the BOK2 report2 (which is availableat www.asce.org/raisethebar). What is clearly represented in Figure 1 is the recommended levelof achievement that an individual must demonstrate for each outcome to enter the future practiceof civil engineering at the professional level and, for each outcome, the level of achievement(LOA) expected to be fulfilled through the baccalaureate degree (B), the master’s degree orequivalent post-baccalaureate formal education (M/30), and pre-licensure experience (E

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

FOEEsymposium are summarized here to offer guidance to others who might consider similarmeetings.2009 Symposium SummaryThe inaugural FOEE symposium took place in November, 2009, and included 47 attendees, 7planning committee members, 2 program evaluators, 4 invited experts, 3 speakers, and severalNAE staff members. Attendees were expected to complete some pre-symposium activities inorder to define their own long-term goals in engineering education as well as short-term goals forthe symposium. The goal of these activities was to encourage attendees to familiarize themselveswith each others’ work and thus begin the process of forming a cohort. Specifically, they readportions of the book Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field 1 on

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

BOK2 outcomes associated with the baccalaureate degree. Specific emphasis isgiven herein to these identified “challenging” outcomes. Curricular changes are then presentedthat would bring the curriculum into compliance with the BOK2, in addition to meeting currentuniversity graduation and ABET/EAC accreditation requirements.BackgroundAs mentioned, the first edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century1(BOK1) was released in January 2004, with a second edition (BOK2) released in February 2008.The emphasis of this paper is on the BOK2 and the BOK2 outcomes and achievement targetedfor the baccalaureate degree.The BOK2 Outcomes Rubric, using Bloom’s Taxonomy, is graphically presented in Figure 1.The reader is cautioned

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miers, Western Carolina Univeristy; George Ford, Western Carolina University

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Architectural

catering business, along with other groups.In 2008, the Construction Management Department became involved in a lengthy discussionwith the Board of Directors of the Peggy Crosby Center. The board became concerned with therising costs of electricity and heating fuels and felt that alternative energy may be needed to meetthe economic demands of the Center, therefore, keeping it a viable asset for communitydevelopment. Various rooms have become vacant and renovation projects have been discussed.Many updates and upgrades to the structure must be considered due to lack of upkeep in previousyears.The board had several issues which they planned to address. Specifically, their primaryquestions were: 1. What is currently in place for energy conservation

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scientific concepts, concepts that might be beyond their students’ reachwhen not assisted. After the demonstrations and a brief review of the engineering design process,teachers worked in groups of four, and were required to test materials, then design, build, andtest a dwelling that reduces heat transfer in order to keep a penguin-shaped ice cube frommelting1 as can be seen in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1. Constructing the ice-penguin dwelling. Page 15.461.4As can be seen in Figure 1, using the material provided and after demonstrations and lectures,workshop participants begin to make decisions about designing a structure

Conference Session

Structure and Form in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Graham Archer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

process the building motions. Theheart of the test equipment is a portable long-stroke linear shaker with a total weight of about100 lbs (see Fig. 1). The shaker is capable of putting out a relatively constant sinusoidal force ofonly 30 lbs over a frequency range of 2-20 Hz. Due to the small forces involved, the shaker neednot be mechanically attached to the structure – friction at its base is sufficient. This shaker isappropriately sized for scale models of buildings and bridges. Nonetheless, the authors havefound that when appropriately placed in low-rise structures (<4 floors, <30,000 sq ft), the shakercan induce motions detectable throughout the building on all floors. Typical induced flooraccelerations range from about 20-40 g when

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiang Guo, California State University Los Angeles; Jose Macias, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Jimmy Hoo, California State University Los Angeles; Rony Velasquez, California State University Los Angeles; Maxim Fastovsky, California State University Los Angeles; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; SaeRom Hong, California State University Los Angeles

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Design in Engineering Education

. To address this challenge, we propose to improvespacecraft building and operating processes with integrated software support environments.Added components of this environment include systems engineering approaches with researchfocused on mission success of the flight projects and the development of all the requirements tomake sure these projects minimize the unavoidable risks that such unique endeavors entail.To achieve this goal, JPL has developed a set of practices called FPPs (Flight Project Practices)and DPs (Design Practices) [1]. However, it is difficult to ensure that the work being done by thetypical “one-of-a-kind” JPL projects follow the FPPs and DPs in their entirety or at least to theextent that is necessary and sufficient to

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University; Farzana Sultana, Vaughn Construction

Tagged Divisions

Construction

contagion9. Figure 1 shows the alarming scale of the problem inBangladesh.Being a tropical country, Bangladesh receives heavy rainfall during the rainy season withan average annual rainfall of 95 inches10. This amount makes rainwater harvesting anobvious solution for the country. Figure 1: Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in BangladeshThe ever-increasing population in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is putting increased Page 15.1011.4load on underground aquifers. Dhaka receives an annual rainfall of about 100 incheswhich can easily be an answer to the vertical recharge for the aquifers11. Rainwaterharvesting has also the promise of

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Carreño, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 15.451.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Eliciting P-12 Mexican Teachers’ Images of Engineering: What Do Engineers Do?AbstractThis study collected data using a modified Draw an Engineer (DAE) test followed up byunstructured informal interviews. The 134 Mexican teachers participating in the study weregiven the DAE test at the beginning of an unrelated workshop. The purpose of the DAE test wasto determine individual conceptions of engineers and engineering. Analysis of the teachers’drawings and answers to question prompts indicated the emergence of three main categories: 1)Engineers in action, 2) Occurrence of gender, and 3) Engineering tools. Drawings recorded asRepairing-Building

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego, USA; Anil Kumar Domakonda, National University, San Diego, USA; Pradeep Goutam, National University, San Diego, USA; Jayanth Kadlur, National University, San Diego, USA

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

all the activities of the users and their interaction with the system.Therefore use case diagrams give a complete picture about the system or applicationfunctionality. It also identifies the requirements and describes a value which results withthe user in operating the whole system. Figure #1 shows the use case diagram thatdescribes activities of the WECM and role of each actors interacting and using the system.Actors are the users of the system which represents their different roles that they playwhile interacting. The relationships between the use cases and actors are also depicted.Sequence diagramThis diagram is a type of representation in Unified Modeling Language (UML). TheUML 2.0 consists of thirteen different diagrams that are divided

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

noted waslacking. This approach of using “rich” pedagogy and learning experiences will be necessary toachieve the requirements in the BOK2. Student feedback on the BOK2 may indicate wherecurriculum changes in a specific program are needed, and/or may be useful indicators of whataspects of the profession may be appealing to students who are underrepresented in civilengineering (females and minorities).BackgroundThe American Society of Civil Engineers developed a Body of Knowledge (BOK2) whichdefines the breadth and depth of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to become a licensed,practicing professional civil engineer in the 21st century.1 The BOK2 is rooted in a vision forpreparing future engineers to benefit society via their practice of

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering Students to SustainabilityAbstractAs articulated in the Body of Knowledge for Civil Engineering, all civil engineering studentsshould be introduced to the concept of sustainability. The objective of this project was tointegrate sustainability concepts into the 1-credit Introduction to Civil Engineering course thatfirst year students are required to take at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Student attitudesabout sustainability were evaluated using a written survey and in class questions to whichstudents responded using a Course Response System (clickers). Evidence of student learning onsustainability was acquired via student performance on a homework assignment worth 12% oftheir overall course grade

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering (EVEN) nationwide4 and at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder (CU). For example, the enrollment figures from CU areshown in Figure 1. The largest boost in recent enrollment at CU has been from first yearstudents. Page 15.544.2 160 3000 First year students 140 First year course enrollment 2500 120 Total CU EVEN Enrollment CU # students Nationwide Enrollment

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Brewer, Northern Illinois University; Brett Speiser, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

-scale grid connected system and small remotephotovoltaic plants or stand-alone systems [1]. Recent technological development in thin-filmphotovoltaics (PVs) is leading to new generations of consumer portable solar panels. These newsolar panels are light weight, durable, flexible, and have been reported to achieve power Page 15.349.2efficiencies of up to 10% [2]. The portable solar panels make solar power readily available formobile power needs such as outdoor enthusiast, expeditions and campers. It also providesportable solar power for the military to extend the run time of military devices including satellitecommunications, two-way radios

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

sources to the instructor’s notes, then to thechalkboard, and finally into the students’ notes. In addition, students often run out of time whilecopying images, and may miss critical details. One solution is to provide printed handouts withimages used in the lecture. However, the standard handout formats available in MicrosoftPowerPoint lack the flexibility required for notetaking. The number of slides per page is fixed ateither 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 9; some combinations include horizontal lines for brief notes, but mostformats severely restrict notetaking space. Within these formats, the instructor does not have thefreedom to print slides on the same page at different magnifications, to change font sizes, tomove images on the page, or to insert

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devlin Montfort, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understands theconcept of engineering in terms of their conceptual ecologies. This, in turn, will illuminate onhow the concept may changes or resists change. 1. How do these high school students understand the concept engineering? a. How do they define it in their own words? b. How does this definition interact with their level of interest in becoming an engineer? 2. What conceptual ecology does the concept engineering exist in? a. What types of cognitive entities do students use to define it? b. How might this conceptual ecology interact with their learning about engineering?MethodsResearch SettingThis research was performed in a small, rural high school

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jones, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, U; Anglo Tadros, SUNYIT

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Theinstructor rates each project in terms of ten attributes on a scale of one to four, providing a directmeasure for assessment of program outcomes. The scale of one to four (1-Not Acceptable, 2-Below Expectations, 3-Meets Expectations, 4-Exemplary) was intentionally chosen so that theinstructor had to make a clear decision as to whether or not expectations were met.The rubrics were administered at the end of each semester, fall 2007 through spring 2009, andresults were tabulated and analyzed to identify areas which were satisfactory and areas needingimprovement. The measure of successful performance in each attribute was the percentage ofstudents achieving a level of three or four. A benchmark of 70% was used to gage the level ofsuccess. If 70% of

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley; Daniel Kawano, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

thechanging nature of our technological world. Cars that are computer controlled are not ones thatlend themselves to “tinkering.” Likewise, the microelectronics that runs through most all moderntechnological artifacts present our nascent engineers with little of the opportunity for hands-onlearning that so typified the pre-college experience of their counterparts in years past.On the other hand, students are very comfortable with videos and, hopefully, reasonably welloriented toward simulation/animation software. Their inclinations can be used [1], in a properlydesigned course, to enhance learning [2], [3], [4].What the authors have tried to do is add a new component to what have traditionally been pureanalysis courses as a way of addressing this

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, College of Engineering at Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech; Sam Conn, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

solving, the role of peers and students‟ use of technology as itrelates to accomplishing course work in order to better understand how to design an onlineversion of the same course. This study reports the baseline data collected from the control grouplearning problem solving in thermodynamics in the traditional learning environment anddiscusses how the data will be used to design the online asynchronous problem-based version ofthe same thermodynamics course using computational and communication technologies.1. IntroductionThere are numerous reasons for online design and delivery of undergraduate engineeringcourses. With the limitations on facility and growth of the student enrollment, online teachingpresents a viable option for institutions to