Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard Devon; Richard Schuhmann

other views, and then we will suggest a meta-model of 191the product life cycle that allows designers to see all the perspectives simultaneously and even toadd new ones. Models of the PLC: A SummaryOutline 1. The ecosystem view 2. The social transformation view 3. Institutional views: business and government 4. The prestige model of permanent technology 5. The user views a. The utility model b. The affective model 6. The rational (ethical) model1. The Ecosystem View: The Planetary PerspectiveThe conventional eco-cycle model of the PLC is shown in Figure 1-1. Traditionally, this PLCassessment is focused on the ecosystem, its resources, and its

Conference Session

Topics Related to Telecommunications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O. Everly, University of Cincinnati; Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1965: DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-COST RADIO FREQUENCYTEST EQUIPMENTJames O. Everly, University of Cincinnati James O. Everly is an Associate Professor in Electronic and Computing Systems at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He received a BSEE and MSEE from The Ohio State University in 1969 and 1970, respectively. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio. He is a member of the IEEE Cincinnati Section, and in 1997 he received the IEEE Professional Achievement Award. He has held several research and management positions in industry working for such companies as Battelle’s

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh; Schohn L. Shannon, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

ability to build on the results of others has improved.For each statement, the students responded to a Likert scale with the following six choices: (a)strongly agree, (b) agree, (c) neither agree or disagree, (d) disagree, (e) strongly disagree, and (f)not applicable.Following each of the above statements, students were subsequently asked to identify the singlefactor most responsible for the change. The six possible answers were: 1. Feedback from the Instructor. 2. Having to write multiple reports. 3. Having to run multiple experiments. 4. Listening to presentations from other teams. 5. Having to work in a team. 6. Not applicable.The last question on the survey was an open written-response asking the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Statics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Dollar, Miami University; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

test of conceptual understanding of Statics [12-14]. As reported in [13-14], relativelyhigh correlations have been found at many institutions between scores on the SCI and scores onin-class exams. As one means of judging the level of correlations that might be expectedbetween the SCI and class-based performance measures, correlations between different classexams within a course were also calculated, and found to range from r = 0.32 to 0.73 [13].Summative Course PerformanceFor a summative measure of performance in class, we have used the mean of in-class examscores in the case of Miami and CMU, and the final grade (A, A-, B+,…) rendered into anumerical scale in the case of Itasca.Paper HomeworksWritten homework problems were assigned nearly

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Warren R. Hull, Louisiana State University; David Bowles, Louisiana State University; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Stephen O. Sears, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Crispino, “Cultural Intelligence: Engineering Success for a Flat World,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Austin TX, 2009.15. Waggenspack, W.N., Hull, W.R., Bridwell-Bowles, L., Bowles, D., Farrell, J. “Integrating Technical Communication into Engineering Curricula – An Implementation Model and Tools for Assessment of Success.” 2007 IEEE Professional Conference on Communication, Seattle, Washington, October, 2007.16. Sheehan, K. “Email Response Rates: A Review,” School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon, http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol6/issue2/sheehan.html, January 2001, Accessed January 16, 2011.17. Björkam, B., “English as the Lingua Franca of Engineering: The Morphosyntax of Academic

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

airtemperatures peak. b. Architectural Engineering Laboratory:The following laboratories have been suggested to be incorporated into the architecturalengineering curriculum (Figures 1, 2 and 3):- Study of thermal comfort (experimentation + simulation)- Blower door (the study of the airtightness of the building)- Duct blaster (the study of the airtightness of the duct system)- Infrared thermography- Combustion analysis- Energy simulation: Energy performance comparison of Heating/Cooling Systems- HVAC system Analysis- Airflow study in multizone Buildings- CFD applications- Wall conduction: application to ground heat transferArchitectural engineering at UW prior 2008: a. Strong Architecture Component:Our Architectural Engineering program includes a

Conference Session

International Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fakhteh Nakhavali, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Tagged Divisions

International

) (ET: to have a life like a dog) = “He leads a dog’s life”. Page 22.380.6 5 Table 1 - The semantic molecules of dog in English and PersianLanguage Vehicle Semantic molecules (a) salient English & Persian Semantic molecules: Violent, cruel, worthless, dirty, loyalty,English and Persian Dog ungrateful (b) secondary English & Persian Semantic molecules

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice M. Margle, Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Yu-Chang Hsu, Boise State University; Jill L. Lane, Clayton State University; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

STEM degree majors. Although someSTEM students receive their degree at one of these regional campuses, many start at a regionalcampus and then transfer to the largest campus at University Park to complete their degree.Toys’n MORE is based on four intervention strategies underway at these 15 regional campuses.These strategies include (a) tutoring programs that serve four mathematics courses (three pre-calculus and one calculus), (b) a freshman toy-based design course called Toy FUN-damentals inwhich dissection and re-design of toys is used to engage students in a positive environment, (c) anew summer bridge program administered at three regional campuses and designed to assistunderrepresented students, who have expressed an interest in

Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; Rustam Stolkin, University of Birmingham, UK; Susan Lowes, Columbia University, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College; James S. Bonner, Clarkson University; William David Kirkey, Clarkson University; Temitope Ojo, Clarkson University; Peiyi Lin, Columbia University, Teachers College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

courses andto meet their students’ academic levels. It seems clear that the strength of the curriculum was thatit could be—and was—integrated into a wide range of courses with a wide range of students—from upper level high school students to middle school students, from academically advancedstudents to academically challenged students, from Advanced Placement courses to courses forthose students who could not qualify for higher level science.c) Impact on studentsThe students were also asked to rate SENSE IT in terms of how much they felt they had learnedand how much they felt they had enjoyed it. Eighty-five percent of students gave it an A or B forlearning and 70 percent gave it an A or B for enjoyment. High school males were more likely togive

Conference Session

Mini-Workshop on Bias in Faculty Searches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

underrepresented groups in academia. She has communicated her findings in research papers, grant proposals, public presentations, short films and in journal publications. Her work is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Luce Foundation and the University of Washington Labor Center. She earned a Masters in Socio-Cultural Anthropology for her work on the historical and social relations of reproduction in Bahia Brazil. In her doctoral research in Socio-Cultural Anthropology at the University of Washington, she continues to engage feminist critical race theory and participatory, ethno- graphic methodologies in her examination of unexamined bias and politics of reproduction in cultures of technology

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Justice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, Carolyn, Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998.9 Seebauer, E.G., and Barry, R. L., Fundamentals off Ethics for Scientists and Engineers, Oxford University Press,Oxford, 2001.10 Jordan, W., and Thomas, B, Ethical Issues Related to International Development Projects, presented at the ASEEAnnual meeting in Austin, June 2009. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).11 Jordan, W., Ballard, Brian, Morton, Anna, Sanders, Brad, and Wakefield, J.K, Implementing a Service LearningEngineering Project in East Africa, presented at the A.S.E.E. Regional Conference, South Padre Island, Texas,March 2007. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).12 Jordan, W., Implementing Senior Design Projects in the

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University; Chandra Y. Austin, Auburn University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Daniel L. Householder, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Coordinator.References1. Kane, M. A., Beals, C., Valeau, E. J., & Johnson, M. J. (2004). Fostering success among traditionally underrepresented student groups: Hartnell College's approach to implementation of the Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) Program. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 28(1), 17-26.2. Mission and Overview. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.jhuapl.edu/mesa/about_mesa/overview.aspextra3. MESA USA. (2010). Retrieved from http://mesa.ucop.edu/about/mesausa.html4. Haro, R. (2004). Programs and strategies to increase Latino students' educational attainment. Education and Urban Society, 36, 202-222.5. Tierney, W. G., Corwin, A. B., & Colyar, J. E. (Eds.). (2005). Preparing for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Fred Scheu, College of Lake County

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

. Bibliography:[1] N. Alaraje, S. Amos and J. E. DeGroat, “A Re-Configurable SoFPGA Architecture Design – Learning Tool,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (ASEE 2006), June 2006[2] http://www.altera.com[3] R. Furtner and N. Widmer, “Technology Education and the new frontier of digital electronics,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (ASEE 2006), June 2006[4] N. Alaraje and J. E. DeGroat, “Evolution of Re-Configurable Architectures to SoFPGA,” IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS 2005), August 2005.[5] B. Zeidman, “ The future of programmable logic,” Embedded System Design, Oct 2003.[6] http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm.[7] http://www.abet.orgAcknowledgmentsThe authors gratefully

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1680: EFFECT OF THE GROUP CULTURE ON THE LEADER-SHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE ENGINEERING STUDENTS INKOREA.Myongsook S. Oh, Professor, Hongik University B. S. in Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley Sc. D. in Chemical Engineering, MIT Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Texaco, Inc Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hongik University in KoreaYookyung Bae, Institute for Gender Research in Seoul National University B.A. in Socioloy at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea M.A. in Socioloy at Ewha Womans Uni- versity in Seoul, Korea M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Texas at Austin Ph.D Candidate in Gender Studies at Seoul National University, Korea

Collection

2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John Syers

resource. As Figure 5 shows, the worst class average was a B. Only a fewcadets really struggle with error correction, so 25% is fitting. The more puzzling question is whydid 27% of people that took the survey decline to answer this particular question.As expected, most cadets only looked at the videos when they were actually working through thelabs in the classroom. It was promising to see that some cadets looked at the labs during the non-graded event.Initially cadet responses to the questions of personal and general utility were met withskepticism. All IT105 cadets are freshmen and some of them are still uncomfortable withproviding negative feedback. Comparing grades across all sections helped change myperception. Cadets performed better on the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

examination of eleven programs, we (a) explore the establishmenttimelines, similarities and motivations for the departments, (b) diffusion of optics education (c)examine the faculty backgrounds and (d) describe curricular approaches. This frameworkdescribes optics education as an alignment of multidisciplinary perspectives for developing aninterdisciplinary field. Interviews were conducted with seven department chairs or otherrepresentatives of the programs to add additional depth and perspective about the programs’establishment as well as understanding the current status of the departments.II. History of Optics ProgramsThe first optics education program was established in the United States at the University ofRochester through a corporate grant from

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Center’s overall ATE and ITEST grant evaluations connect each of the Center’sactivities with research questions and expected outcomes of the project. This paper focuses onthe subset of research questions that relate to the ROV competition: 1. To what extent did participating in the ROV program lead to an increase in the students’… a. Awareness of STEM careers b. Intention to pursue a STEM career c. Interest in studying STEM topics d. STEM knowledge and skills e. SCANS skills                                                            3 The category of “other” includes after-school clubs/programs and home schooled student teams.4 Many schools have participated in

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Position, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1982.[4] Elsayed, E. and T. Boucher. Analysis and control of production systems. Prentice Hall, second edition,1994.[5] Handfield, R.B. and E. L. Nichols. Introduction to supply chain management, Prentice Hall, 1999.[6] Hambleton, L. Treasure Chest of Six Sigma, Prentice Hall, 2008.[7] Haug-Warberg, T. Computer science buzz-words. Online athttp://www.nt.ntnu.no/users/haugwarb/Programming/MISCELLANEOUS/language_buzz_words.pdf,accessed on Jan, 17, 2011.[8] Heizer, J., B Render and J. Heyl. “A four-decade view of changes in OM.” OR/MS Today, Feb, 2011, pg8.[9] Heragu, S. Facilities Design, CRC press, third edition, 2006.[10] Montgomery, D. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Wiley fourth edition, 2001.[11] Ohno

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Kane, Cypress Semiconductor Corp.; Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Robert F. Giles, University of Michigan; Hongwei Liao, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the students may see as relevant and valuable to their field ofmajor: work with electronic devices that combine analog, digital, and programmable circuitstypical of today’s industrial equipment and consumer products. Creation of such projectsinvolves a number of constraints: (a) conceptual (students should be able to understand how the devices work); (b) logistic (the project should be completed within a limited time in the lab); (c) technical (the lab equipment should be adequate to test the functionality of the devices); (d) financial (the devices should be of low cost), etc.Institutions have various approaches to creating lab courses for non-EE majors; our literaturesearch did not show any projects that involve computers and

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University; Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

typical mobile robot.For each team, every student was responsible of a specific part of the robot. a) One mechanicalengineering technology student was in charge of the design and fabrication of the mechanicalbase, which included: the robot chassis, wheels, stability system, motors, and other small parts.All components were fabricated and/or assembled by this student to ensure that the vehicle wascapable of performing the desired tasks. b) An electrical engineering technology student was incharge of designing and building all the electronic interfaces. In particular, infrared and sonarsensor interfaces were required for obstacle detection and general environment information. c)The navigation of the vehicle was the responsibility of another

Conference Session

Developing International Engineering Research, Course Enhancement, Leadership of, and Online Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University, Afghanistan

Tagged Divisions

International

higher education in the country, the following problems need to be tackledimmediately: a. The high school graduates are weak and most of them have no or little exposure to the applications of Science and Technology. b. Priority needs to be given to education in subjects related to Science and Technology, since such subjects have proved effective for societies in the past and the Afghan people need to learn from history. Page 22.1477.5 c. Traditional teaching methods, i.e. just lectures with limited problem solving need to be changed and fundamental concepts should be taught properly

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Theresa Vitolo, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Barry J. Brinkman, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

identifiedneighborhood contains businesses, service organizations and residences. It is foreseen that Erie-GAINS could serve as a source of design project ideas and (potentially) funding for completionof small-scale projects, and that SEECS in turn could serve as a tool for improved neighborhoodprosperity.11 AcknowledgementsThis work is supported by the National Science Foundation Award DUE-0806735. Page 22.1274.1712 References 1. National Science Foundation, NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program solicitation, http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07524/nsf07524.htm, 2007. 2. Yue, K-B., and Hall, S.P

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2430: MOVING BEYOND THE DOUBLE-BIND: WIE AND MEPPROGRAMS AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF WOMEN OF COLOR INENGINEERINGLisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Lisa Frehill is the Director of Research, Evaluation and Policy at the National Action Council for Mi- norities in Engineering (NACME), a Senior Program Officer with the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine at the National Research Council, and a senior analyst at Energetics Technol- ogy Center. Since earning her doctoral degree Dr. Frehill has developed expertise in the science and engineering workforce with a focus on how gender and ethnicity impact access to careers in these fields. While she was an

Conference Session

Nanotechnology/RFID

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University,Addison, Illinois; Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

? Page 22.850.9 Appendix B Survey ResultsTo gauge the students’ understanding of nanotechnology and their perceptions about its impacton society, a survey is also conducted at the end of the course using a questionnaire (seeAppendix A). The results of the most recent (Fall 2010) student survey (N= 127) are as follows:Question 1. Do you have a clear understanding of what nanotechnology refers to? • More than 82% respondents agreed that they have a clear understanding of nanotechnology.Question 2. How will nanotechnology impact society? Select the level of followingnanotechnology on society? • There was a high level of agreement (95%) among respondents that

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinru Liu, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center, Arizona State University; Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center; Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Shuang Hu, Arizona State University; Mahesh K. Banavar, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

: a = [1, 0.9], b = [1, 3]. Page 22.977.8 Figure 6. MIDI synthesis in i-JDSP.3.4. MIDI Synthesis The MIDI block provides a simple piano keyboard interface and generates MusicalInstrument Digital Interface (MIDI) sounds at frequencies described by the MIDI standard. Itcan generate MIDI tones of length 256 samples with sampling frequency at 8KHz. Thisblock can be used along with the FFT block in i-JDSP to analyze the spectrum of the MIDItones. Figure 6 illustrates the interface of the MIDI block. Students can use this to relatemusical and MIDI tones to frequencies in Hz.3.5. Pole Zero Placement

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard H Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Mehdi Ferdowsi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. and J. Bal, Learning style preferences of engineers in automotive design. Journal of Workplace Learning, 2001. 13: p. 239-245.4. Rosati, P.A., Comparisons of learning preferences in an engineering program. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996: p. 1441-1444.5. Carlson, B. and P. Schoch, Evaluating a Motivational Freshman Course. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 1995.6. Hui, N., et al., Power Engineering Education and the Internet: Motivation and Instructional Tools. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2002. 17: p. 7-12. Page 22.168.7

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian German, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Annual Conference, June 2000[18] German, B., “A Case Study Approach to Teaching Aircraft Performance: ReverseEngineering the SR-71 Blackbird”. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 2010.[19] Forbes, A., Patel, A., Cone, C., Valdez, P., Komerath, N., “An Opportunity for HydrogenFueled Supersonic Airliners”. To appear in the Journal of Cybernetics, 2011.[20] Komerath, N.M., “Testbeds Connecting Space Technology To Terrestrial RenewableEnergy”. Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2011.[21] Komerath, N.M., “Opportunities In Power Beaming For Micro Renewable Energy”.Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2011.[22] Komerath, N.M., Chowdhary, G., “Retail Beamed Power for a

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephanie Lynn Daza, University of Texas at Arlington; Vu V. Pham, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Strongly Agree/Somewhat Agree Survey Item With Disabilities Without Disabilities Before I entered this class, I was interested in pursuing a degree in 20.4 24.1 engineering. I usually earn grades of ―A‖ and ―B‖ in science and math classes. 48.0 71.6 I enjoy science and math classes. 44.9 63.0 It seems like STEM classes are geared more for able-bodied 26.5 27.2 students, rather than students with disabilities.Both able-bodied students and those with disabilities held similar perceptions about STEMcourses being geared more for able-bodied students

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

+ = 2.33, B- = 2.67, B = 3.00, B+ = 3.33, A- = 3.67, A = 4.00, A+ =4.33. The incoming cumulative grade point average is compared to the final grade earned in theclass by the students in each of the two groups. This provides rudimentary analysis of whethergrades are an indicator of poor performance due to the conduct of the class.To examine the students’ experience in the class, and how it relates specifically to the ExCEEdModel, we look to the course end surveys as another method of comparison between the twogroups of students. The standard questions used in the survey are listed in Table 1. The UnitedStates Military Academy (USMA) course-end feedback system is a series of questions, mainlymaking use of a Likert scale, with some short answer

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Phillips, Arizona State University; Konstantinos Tsakalis, Arizona State University; Ravi Gorur, Arizona State University; Stephen M. Philips, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering b. ability to design and conduct experiments c. ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs d. ability to function on multidisciplinary teams e. ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g. ability to communicate effectively h. broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in global and societal context i. recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j. knowledge of contemporary issues k. ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practiceIt should be noted that within these outcomes there is