Conference Session

Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guy Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Computing & Information Technology

roles and as the Director of the National Technology Training Center for the K-12 program and pre-engineering program Project Lead The Way. Page 22.1068.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Mobile GIS in a Multidisciplinary Academic CenterIntroduction and rationale for the Mobile GIS courseThe evolution of mobile Geographic Information Systems (GIS), utilizing Global PositioningSystems (GPS), remote sensing, and location based computing, is leading to new and excitingapproaches for problem solving in STEM careers. The National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hsiao, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Disagree Agree Engineers are highly respected. 0 5.71 17.14 42.86 34.29 Engineering could be an enjoyable career. 0 0 8.57 40 51.43 Most of the skills learned in engineering are useful in 0 0 14.29 60 25.71 everyday life. A career in engineering would be financially rewarding. 0 0 2.86 54.29 42.86 Engineers are important to future economic success. 0 0 8.57 25.71 65.71 Engineers deal

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Mustafa A. Biviji, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

were with experts who had career experience as educators aswell as innovators.Mental Models‘Mental models’ is a psychological term that refers to people’s construction of a “model” in theirmind of real or imaginary situations. A mental model captures a connected set of observations,assumptions and beliefs about a domain-specific situation that people draw upon when they thinkof the situation. Peter Senge writes, “Mental models are deeply held internal images of how theworld works, images that limit us to familiar ways of thinking and acting. Very often, we are notconsciously aware of our mental models or the effects they have on our behavior”12. The familyof methods called “mental model approaches” attempts to characterize people's intuitive

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees

engineering and other university students who want to explore engineering as a career path or for personal enrichment. He has written a textbook and a laboratory manual for the course ’Introduction to Electronics and Electrical Systems: A PBL Approach’.He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence at UALR including Donaghey Outstanding Teacher award. He has also received recognition for research excellence from the chancellor and college. His research interest is in the gen- eral area of signal processing (analog/digital) and he is working on new approaches in inverter design and solar controller to improve efficiency of solar energy conversion. He received the bachelor’s degree with honors from Indian Institute

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James McConnell, North Carolina State University; Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

Scuba Diver Trainer and medical certifications in both Wilderness Medicine and CPR. While his main focus continues to center around academia, James still likes to take the time to focus on activities not related to the university whenever he is free. He is a former scuba diver who also enjoys sailing, mountain biking, hiking, reading, cooking and any form of travel. His international travel has taken him to South and Central America, Europe, Africa, The South Pacific and parts of Canada.Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University Brian D. Koehler is Director of International Engagement in the College of Engineering at NC State Uni- versity. He leads NC State’s Engineering Career Fair which has become one of the

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

research. Institutions in Brazil have had active programs to promote proficiency inPortuguese. Students are admitted to engineering programs in Brazil by competitiveexaminations. At the best Brazilian universities, laboratory facilities are on a par with or betterthan those in some U.S. institutions.Career paths for faculty might differ in both countries, but the goal of continuing growth incompetence is the same. In Brazilian institutions the faculty career involves acquiring themaster’s and doctoral degrees and a formal procedure for progress through full professor bycompetitive examination. The established university in Brazil typically functions with greaterself-governance than its American counterpart. Chairs, deans, and even the university

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

computerscience course. The projects were designed to engage students in cross-disciplinary activitiesand to enhance their career opportunities in the job market. The first project was concerned withthe design of a data acquisition software system and the second project involved a standard dataacquisition system for condition monitoring of computing equipment. The students who workedon these projects were involved in hands-on activities and gained knowledge and skills that werecross-disciplinary in nature.IntroductionIn recent years, there has been an increasing trend in industry to recruit college graduates withinterdisciplinary as well as cross-disciplinary skills1. Many educators have also emphasized thatit is essential to engage students in

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin V. Fell, California State University, Sacramento

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

effects of earthquakes on steel structures to the point of collapse.Workshop FormatParticipantsThe workshop participants were enrolled on a first-come basis, solicited from NorthernCalifornia home school distribution lists. An email explaining the objectives and format of theworkshop was sent to parents with the notion that the workshop would attract students interestedin technology and engineering careers. While future efforts by the research team may seek to Page 22.669.3reach students who have not considered STEM careers, it was desirable to assemble a captiveaudience for the first offering of the workshop. Furthermore, the home school aspect

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xingguo Xiong, University of Bridgeport; Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence V. Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

- …… dot cellular electron elec- based crossbar electronics automata transistor tronics transistor circuit Figure 1. Interdisciplinary field of nanoelectronics2. Current VLSI Curricula in Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentTo prepare students in their VLSI career to meet the challenges of modern VLSIdesign, fabrication and testing, a series of VLSI courses have been developed to covercomprehensive fields in VLSI technology. These courses include but are not limitedto: CPE/EE 448D - Introduction to VLSI, EE 548 - Low Power VLSI Circuit Design,EE 458 - Analog VLSI Circuit Design, EE 549 - VLSI testing, etc. The above seriesof VLSI curricula prepare students with knowledge

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

outcomes through the interactions and dynamics ofmicro-level elements. Thus, no single-level model can adequately provide a holistic account ofstudent outcomes of entrepreneurship education program because only limited conclusions canbe drawn from a single-level perspective.The third problem is the timing of measure. The ultimate impact sought from entrepreneurialeducation programs is the creation of an entrepreneurial mindset among the students. In order tomeasure whether the program creates entrepreneurial mindset among the students properly, theresearchers may need to wait years before the students graduate and then contribute toinnovations or new ventures in their later careers. This is not an option from the programevaluation perspective

Conference Session

Educating Students for the 21st Century: History, Reflection, and Outcomes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Joseph, Pace University; Mabel Payne, Independent Education Researcher

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

of the keybenefits of participating in coop ed programs1,4,15. Because coop ed students often obtainedhigher than minimum starting salaries on their full-time jobs they tend to be more loyalemployees when compared to peers with lower starting salaries4. However, the actual length oftime the salary advantage lasts is arguable. Some researchers contend that the salary advantageseems to vanish within five years5,15. What seems to be less arguable are that women and thosewho would otherwise have little or no related work experience prior to full-time employmenttend to benefit more from coop ed experiences5,15. Moreover, students benefit from coop edprograms in other ways. Some of these ways include clearer career goals, marketable

Conference Session

Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

result, educators must place additional emphasis on two complementary goals.First, all students must be prepared to be proficient in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) subjects. Second, students must be inspired and motivated to learn STEMsubjects and pursue STEM Careers (Prepare to Inspire10, 2010). The bottom line is in order to beadequately prepared for the future; the past (tools, technologies, processes, and events) must beclearly understood.MethodThe method used to develop these lectures was based on tracing the historical impact of atechnology from its humble roots all the way through to its modern day counterpart. It becomes ajourney that the particular technology made over time, perhaps hundreds of years. During

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Joseph L. Gutenson, Western Kentucky University, Center for Water Resource Studies

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

economic10 expertsalike. In fact, observations by T.P. Wright (1936)11, an aeronautical engineer, found that thenumber of labor hours required to produce an airframe was inversely proportional to the numberof airframes of the same type which were produced. What this means to developing wateroperators is that their educational training will function optimally if they perform tasks which aresimilar, if not the same, to those that they would perform during their careers. Therefore, theWTI program has embraced this time-tested philosophy.In effect, the WTI degree program is designed to integrate the established hands-on requirementsthat operators must meet in order to maintain their licensure with a classroom educationalcomponent, ultimately fulfilling

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William Darby; Richard Grodsky; Joseph Pietroburgo; Nancy Shields

, electrical, and civil engineering, and a minor in environmentalengineering science. There are currently 314 students enrolled in the program, 16 percent areAfrican-American and 17 percent are female. The Joint Program has co-sponsored a programcalled “Access to Engineering” for three summers. The McDonnell Douglas Foundationprovided funding to the University of Missouri-St. Louis for the Access to Engineering Programin the summers of 1995 and 1996, and the Boeing Foundation continued to provide funding forthe program in the summer of 1998.Description of the 1998 Access to Engineering ProgramThe major goal of the program was to introduce rising high school seniors to the field ofengineering and the challenges of an engineering career. Nearly all high

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul P. Mathisen

of the professionalcommunity.1. IntroductionFor the last decade, there has been a growing concern that a division exists between theprofessional community and academia. The university or college typically provides the studentwith an undergraduate education, and then industry takes over and trains the student for theremainder of the student’s career. New approaches are necessary to overcome this division andbetter prepare both undergraduate and graduate students for their careers after graduation.Fortunately, a number of educators have taken steps toward this goal. For example, Bourham(1997) emphasized the use of research to better prepare undergraduates for post-graduate work,while Middleton and Branch (1996) established collaborative

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

L.J. Bohmann; B.A. Mork; Noel Schulz

, synchronous machines, and inductionmachines. Over the years this has been a good course which introduced students to the principlesof the basic types of electric machines.This is no longer good enough. Many if not most electrical engineers will not actively deal withthese large machines during their careers. As a result, many universities have dropped this coursefrom the required curriculum. A course that is more relevant to the majority of electricalengineers would not only be more interesting to the students but also would be taught as arequired course at more universities.The question is, "What is a more relevant course?" We propose that the ideal Introduction toElectrical Energy Conversion course would discuss all forms of energy conversion that

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Lilja

hands-on experience” [3]. Additionally, the experience of writing a research proposal, competing with other studentsfor a limited number of positions, and learning to handle unexpected research problems providesthem with practical skills that will enhance their future employment prospects. The closeinteraction with a faculty member that this type of research experience provides students helpsthem to begin establishing contacts in their field of interest, and it connects them with a mentor Page 2.377.4who can provide career and educational advice. Finally, it allows students to test whether theyare capable of performing research, and

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; David Walden, Sysnovation, LLC

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

engineering, furnishing a tangible professional development milestone,and providing a discriminator that can aid in career placement and advancement. Earning theASEP credential requires that the candidate obtain an INCOSE membership and pass theINCOSE certification exam. No work experience is required to earn the ASEP certification.Maintaining the ASEP requires continuous membership in INCOSE and a documented record ofparticipation in professional development activities. An ASEP-certified engineer can elevatetheir certification to the Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) after they havegained five years of professional systems engineering experience.This certification advances the profession by endorsing and promoting a common framework

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State Univ.; Marcus Duffy, Oklahoma State University; Lynn Franzmann, Stillwater; Rebekah Reece, Stillwater; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

disinterest in engineering career by nearly 85% of 8 to 17 oldstudents [1]. A major reason cited by the students is the lack of awareness about engineering.As most students advance through middle school science classes, their attitude toward sciencebecome more negative and their interests decrease most in the seventh grade [2-5]. Thus, themiddle grades are a critical period for students, representing the period most beneficial toprovide engaging academic opportunities. With the increase in demand of qualified engineers,the lack of interest has been thought as future problem. There has been a significant increase in academies and workshops to provide an earlyexposure to engineering, which is recognized as a way to prepare K-12 for

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Liles, NCA&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, NCA&T State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Bush1 and Barack Obama3.It seems intuitive that increasing young adult interest in STEM careers would benefit theeconomic future of the United States. Indeed, research suggests that individuals who are notpersistent with their original engineering major demonstrate significant differences in ability,academic background, and work habits and that these differences are evident early in the collegeexperience. It is further surmised that positive pre-university STEM experiences could influenceundergraduate efforts to persist in a STEM major4. Other factors also appear to impact individualchoices. Some studies indicate that women are less likely to enter professional fields when theyanticipate difficulties balancing professional and personal (i.e

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Lewis, North Carolina State University; Michael Leming, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

. Completing the case study project allowed students to demonstrateproficiency in the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criterion 3c, 3e,and 3g, which were major objectives of the course. For the case study presented here, thestudents were required to design the construction process for an electrical substation project thathad recently been completed by the industry partner. At the completion of the case study project,the students presented their results to a panel of professionals including the course instructor, twomembers representing the industry partner, and two members representing the local electricalutility company. The industry partner also conducted job interviews for all students that wereinterested in a career with

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology; Robert Creese, West Virginia University

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International

managers across the countries. India can no longer remain in isolation with respect to its higher education, both in termsof quality and diversity of students passing out of the system. India has the third-largest highereducation system in the world, only behind the U.S. and China, training almost 2.5 milliongraduates every year3, which is about 10 % of India’s youth. Hence, there are enormousopportunities for professionals trained in Indian universities to pursue careers in teaching andresearch as well as in industry and business. Globalization has brought along with it a “death of distance,” which in principle enablesany place with an internet connection to participate in the knowledge economy. Nevertheless,proximity plays a role

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

its goals include: (1) introducing underrepresented populations of high schoolstudents to computing topics, field of study, and the profession in a fun but challenging way, and (2)training computing undergraduates to mentor youth and teach computing topics. The team of 7 undergraduate mentors and a professor visited a Cincinnati Public School district highschool mathematics class. The class of twenty 11th and 12th graders was 50% female, 73% African-American, and 8% Hispanic. The team developed and taught 7 lessons that related computing topics toeveryday life and showcased career opportunities. The lessons were aligned with Ohio Department ofEducation Academic Content Standards for math, science, and technology [1]. For each visit

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

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 15.1271.3The same templates are used by all departments with exhibits posted online so faculty and staffcan view what has been prepared across the College. Department Chairs and Program Directorsserve as prime movers for much of the work and maintain consistency in style and content toharmonize efforts and facilitate communication. We were aided by a wide range of ABETmaterials published on the web by other institutions, making it easy to find best practices1,3,5.Figure 1 shows the CIP flowchart for the Mechanical Engineering (ME) program, and illustrateshow the multiple missions and strategic plan support the PEOs and POs.Program Educational ObjectivesPEOs, developed based on input from the constituencies, describe the 3-5 year career

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gettens, Western New England College; Michael Rust, Western New Engalnd College; Diane Testa, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

much faster than for other engineering disciplines.2 Reasons for thisprojected rapid increase include the demand for more technically sophisticated medical devicesdue to an aging population, and concern for the development of more cost effective medicalprocedures.2 This increased demand coupled with an existing trend of engineers going to themedical device industry necessitates a change in the academic setting to better prepare and train Page 15.1335.2these engineers for careers in biomedical device and related industries. The objective of thispaper is to present an experientially-based pedagogical method using the senior capstone designcourse to

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

applications.Monterrey’s Electronic School (Escuela Electrónica Monterrey ESEM): ESEM is a technicalschool located in downtown Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, in the Northern Mexico area. The curriculashould prepare students for a variety of employment opportunities. ESEM offers short, objective,and productive courses. The school offers the 10 most requested technical careers requested bycompanies; the program durations are four, five, or six semesters long depending on specialty.The programs are short compared to professional careers, and they are practical because theprograms are combined with theory and practice, taking place in workshops and laboratories ofthe institution.The “Machining and Tooling Technician” program offered by ESEM requires 69 credit hours

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Melissa Chapman Haynes, Independent External Evaluation Consultant, Professional Data Analysts, Inc.; Soko S. Starobin, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

A Longitudinal Evaluation of Project Lead The Way in the State of IowaAbstractThe State of Iowa has implemented Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a sequence of pre-engineering courses for students in middle and high schools. The intent of PLTW is to increasestudent interest in STEM careers through a rigorous, project-based curriculum. Despite thepopularity and rapid expansion of PLTW program in Iowa, little is known about its efficacy.This is partially due to the lack of studies with robust data, such as comprehensive statewide K-12 and postsecondary databases, or the lack of a control group where pre-existing differences instudent demographic characteristics, PLTW course enrollment, academic performance, andstandardized tests are considered

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University; Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

sink circuit, developed the LabVIEW program, loaded theappropriate firmware into the DAQ, programmed it, and acquired I-V curves. This was doneover the course of a summer, and the student previously had only a freshman electronics classand no prior experience with LabVIEW or op-amps.The student outcomes for this lab were to make the student more aware of renewable energytechniques, in particular the use of solar cells, and what role they played in the generation ofenergy. Student outcome assessment was performed with a questionnaire with the followingquestions: How did this experiment influence your career choices? Are you more likely toconsider a career in renewable energy in the future? How did this experiment affect yourawareness of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara; Clare Olsen; Laura Steinberg, Syracuse University; Samuel Clemence, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

creativity in engineering students. The principal aim of thetrans-disciplinary course under discussion here is to investigate the degree to which theintegration of architecture and engineering pedagogy is successful in producing desirableoutcomes for either group of students. Given their different but potentiallycomplementary skill sets, engineering and architecture students are a natural fit forinvestigations into creative pedagogy. In fact, the practices of both disciplines areintimately related and, yet, students whose careers may be so closely linked, rarely haveopportunities for cross-disciplinary interaction in their formative years, least of all indesign contexts where dialogue and collaboration could be so productive for both.2

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Hunt, Norwood High School; Regina Lamendella, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Sara Garrison, Norwood City Schools; Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

research to an understandable andinteresting K-12 level. This process instills better communication skills in the STEP Fellows andbreaks any reservations of working with the K-12 environment once employed as a university Page 15.626.2faculty member. The secondary goal of Project STEP was to impact student learning by relatingSTEM content to urban city issues through the use of hands-on, technology-driven, inquiry-based projects that also relate to desired curriculum standards. Students need an understanding ofSTEM and the reasons to pursue STEM careers; over 3,000 students have been exposed toSTEM lessons in the past three years with Project STEP