Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brandes, Lafayette College, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

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Environmental Engineering

the sort of stream & wetland restoration work that I would eventually pursue in my career” “I also enjoyed the teamwork approach that was used to attack the project. Not only did we work in our groups of four but the whole class worked together to develop the base plan, drainage maps, and perform various field tests” Page 22.1361.8 “While I was only involved in the final stages of planting and weeding, it was really rewarding to be helping the community with something that I actually had no idea existed” Overall I thought the project was a great concept because it involved multiple aspects of civil

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University; Myra W. Curtis, Morgan State University

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First-Year Programs

: Brain, Mind and School Expanded Edition 3Adding It Up4, Strengtheningthe Linkages Between the Sciences and Mathematical Sciences 5 have shown that with focusedintervention strategies many of the students can enjoy productive academic and professionalexperiences. Similar to the United States another argument can be made that there are regions inthe world that have huge pools of nontraditional students that could be actively engaged inproviding engineering goods and services of benefit to their infrastructure and society at large 6. While an overarching goal of the efforts at our institution is to prepare and retain studentsin STEM and to improve the preparation of students for careers in engineering, the strategyemployed in this work is to

Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

motivate children and help them learnscience 2 Most studies to-date on this issue have focused on K-12 teachers and students,leaving the role of parents out of the limelight.We know from studies in science education that parents can impact their children’s attitudestowards learning a subject 3. Kluin, Cardella and Purzer concluded from a comprehensiveliterature review on parental influence in science education and engineering education thatparents can be engineering career motivators, engineering attitudes builders, studentachievement stimuli, and engineering/scientific thinking guides4. As crucial as parental rolesare in engineering learning, it is necessary to understand parental attitudes towardsengineering.We are in the process of developing

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel J. Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

individuals.2 This UAS team project was fairly well balanced with each person being responsible for a subsystem; however, the optimum number may have been one less engineer. e. UAV is a good platform for Capstone. The cadets at the Air Force Academy tend to be highly motivated to work on UAV projects as they see its relevance to their future career and these projects are considered “cool.” Other authors as well have noted UAVs make motivational projects.2,5,7 In addition, full-size conventional aircraft are too expensive and above the scale for our capstone projects. On the other hand, RC Page

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina White, Columbia University; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kris Wood, University of Texas; Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin

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Minorities in Engineering

stated that working with kids orsome form of teaching would affect their futures in engineering, and over 30% stated that theirfamilies have made an impact on their career choices. For example, one female participant statedthat ―conversations with my family‖ influences her future practice as an engineer. If moreopportunities were made available to women in these interest fields, including more study abroadopportunities and more humanitarian engineering efforts, women might become more interestedin the fields of engineering to make an impact on their communities.Natural disasters are significant problems for people worldwide – the motivation for the secondqualitative question. In response to it, each participant describes priority engineering

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher S. Greene, University of Saint Thomas; Paul Ian Nyombi, University of Saint Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-754: DIGITAL DESIGN MEETS DSPChristopher S Greene, University of Saint Thomas Christopher Greene received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology (MIT) and proceeded to a 25 year career in industry. At Honeywell, he did research on adaptive control and navigation systems before becoming Program Manager for several large aerospace programs. At Horton and Nexen, he was responsible for the development of industrial control products. In 2002, Dr. Greene joined the engineering department at the University of St. Thomas where he currently is the Pro- gram Director for Electrical Engineering and teaches classes in signals and systems, controls and digital design as

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

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NSF Grantees

(ASEE) and actively involved in promoting engineering education.Mr. Fred Scheu, College of Lake County Professor Fred Scheu earned a BSEE from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and an MSEE from San Jose State University, San Jose. CA. Professor Scheu has been teaching at the College of Lake County, Il. since 2005 and is the Electrical Engineering Technology Department Chair since 2008. Prior to his teaching career, Professor Scheu worked in the electronics industry developing thermal and inkjet printing technolgies. Later he was responsible for the development of state of the art time domain reflectometers and fiber optic components. Professor Scheu holds four patents as the result of his work in industry

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

EngineerFor most engineers, a bachelor’s degree in some field of engineering is the starting point for theirHVAC education. Students who choose to pursue a technology related career in HVAC have anumber of two and four year options across the country. However, for those students destinedfor the design side and future professional licensure as an engineer, there are few specialtydegree options. Most will pursue a degree in mechanical engineering, often taking elective Page 22.523.4courses related to HVAC and/or the other thermal-fluid sciences. In fact, an ABET accreditedengineering degree is one of the initial requirements for PE licensure. Not

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

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Women in Engineering

at a higher level. The ratio of women in Korean 4-year engineering colleges has been at an 18% level for thelast 10 years, and the ratio of female engineering faculty was about 3.3% in 2009. Being aminority group in a field known as a men’s area, Korean female engineering students areexposed to a ‘chilly climate’.6,7 Kim et al.8 investigated psychological characteristics of Page 22.534.2almost 2000 female and male students in 8 universities nation-wide, including the measuresfor self career aspiration, self efficacy, satisfaction and expectation in engineering careers.The results revealed that female students scored significantly lower than male

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meghan Marie Rock, Rochester Institute of Technology; Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology; Seth M. Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Applied Science and Technology; James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

may havebeen initially overlooked.5 Another advantage of performing remote experiments is theincreased accessibility and opportunity for those students who are unable to attend laboratorieslocally.6 This provides online colleges the ability to offer these science oriented activities whichmay have previously been available.One goal of our student experience was to gain a varied exposure to different technologies andsystems. With this exposure to different applications we feel that we are better able to adapt tochanges in our future careers. Utilizing remote laboratory experiments allows the University toexpose students to different applications without the need to purchase extensive equipment. Inaddition, with the ever increasing growth of

Conference Session

Integrating Math Science and Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Po-Hung Liu, National Chin-Yi University of Technology; Ching Ching Lin, National Taipei University of Technology; Tung-Shyan Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Chiu-Hsiung Liao, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Yen Tung Chung, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; C. Lin, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan R.O.C.; Ruey-Maw Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology

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Mathematics

incalculus forces college students to leave engineering or keeps them from choosing amathematics-related career. Third, the faculty outside mathematics usually complains thatstudents are ill-prepared to apply learned skills and concepts to solve practical problems.Reform effort in calculus curriculum aims to restructure content and develop tools to fixaforementioned pessimistic situations. We will briefly review calculus reform projects, thenfollow with a report on the PLEASE project.A brief review of calculus reformRooted in its rigorous development in history, traditional instruction in calculus is conductedin logical order in which proving theorems and propositions deductively, based upondefinitions and lemmas, plays a critical role; and working

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron L. Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts; Richard Miller, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts; Robert Andrew Stevenson, Oklahoma Christian University

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First-Year Programs

performance incalculus I it will, in turn, improve student one year retention and, ultimately, increase studentprobability of graduation. Secondly, the course is designed to improved student preparation andfamiliarity with mathematics topics and engineering methodology encountered within their entireeducational career. It is believed that by improving the likelihood of success in calculus andstudent familiarity with engineering problem solving that student retention will be improved.Course StructureThe course, labeled as ENGR-1113 Foundations of Engineering Mathematics, was instituted as a3 credit-hour course consisting of a 50 minute twice a week lecture period as well as a once perweek 3-hour lab. The course is a required first semester course for

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Garene Kaloustian, Lebanese American University; Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Lafayette Dr. Demetra Evangelou is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a PhD in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and international expertise in early childhood policy and research methods. Her current research focuses on developmental engineering, early education antecedents of engineering thinking, developmental factors in engineering pedagogy, technological literacy and human-artifact inter- actions. She is a member of Sigma Xi Science Honor Society and in 2009 he was awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER Award.Garene Kaloustian, Lebanese American UniversityDr. Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Renee Lockwood-Cooke, West Texas A&M University ; Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

commonsections of an engineering and mathematics course while also integrating the curriculum of thesecourses through regular assignments that utilize the content of both courses and Problem-BasedLearning projects which apply theory to real-world problems.The WTAMU Model for Engineering Learning CommunitiesWest Texas A&M University (WTAMU) began its engineering learning community program infall 2007 through funding provided by the National Science Foundation Science TechnologyEngineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion program. The goal of this program was toincrease retention of first year engineering majors by (1) creating a community of learners thatwould form study groups early in their academic career; and (2) integrating of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

workforces. Engineering schools have greatdifficulty measuring their students’ preparedness for globally focused workforces. Globalpreparedness cannot be measured with a traditional examination as it involves difficult tomeasure constructs that fit together as metrics of preparedness. Throughout the past two decades,researchers have attempted to measure related constructs such as citizenry and internationallyfocused readiness. Unfortunately, none of these metrics exactly aligned to career preparednessin the way that this paper begins to describe. Further, in the recent past, no metrics specificallymeasure program components that may assist in global preparedness, nor do they focusdeliberately on engineering education.Research Design and Metric

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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Mathematics

math foundation for their science andengineering careers. A summary of courses impacted, samples of the math learning modules, andstudent feedback are discussed.BackgroundMathematics serves as the foundation of all STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) programs. However, the weak mathematical knowledge base and prolongedpreparation for mathematics readiness force many STEM students to either drop out or turn awayfrom their STEM tracks. Many students have to repeat some of the required mathematics coursesseveral times in order to pass them, especially for those admitted with relatively low SAT scores.This has serious and negative impact on the enrollment in the STEM programs and hurts theoverall graduation rate. The problem is

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnnie Lynn Hancock, Agilent Technologies

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2914: EVALUATING OSCILLOSCOPE SAMPLE RATES VS. SAM-PLING FIDELITYJohnnie Lynn Hancock, Agilent Technologies About the Author Johnnie Hancock is a Product Manager at Agilent Technologies Digital Test Division. He began his career with Hewlett-Packard in 1979 as an embedded hardware designer, and holds a patent for digital oscillo- scope amplifier calibration. Johnnie is currently responsible for worldwide application support activities that promote Agilent’s digitizing oscilloscopes and he regularly speaks at technical conferences world- wide. Johnnie graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in electrical engineering. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his four

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Ellen Gerdemann, Oregon State University; Willie (Skip) E. Rochefort, Oregon State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Materials Engineering, and (3) Air and Weather and WindToys. When curriculum is chosen or created, a team of veteran and early-career teachers arerecruited to pilot the new lessons. The STEM curriculum coordinator meets with pilotingteachers to introduce the lessons and materials kits in an after-school mini-training. The pilotingteachers try out the lessons in their classrooms and then a debriefing meeting is scheduled.Feedback from piloters is used to revise the curriculum and the materials kits. A second group ofpiloters try out the revisions before the district purchases and assembles multiple copies of thenew materials kits with teacher's guides. The new kits are stored in the central materials centerfor distribution and restocking. Finally

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sowmya Narayanan, VIT University; Muniratnam Adithan, VIT University, Vellore; Robert C. Creese, West Virginia University

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International

. There is an emphasis on interdisciplinary, integrated, project-based, learning within abroad based curriculum framework: Collaboration – the ability to work in teams Critical thinking – taking on complex problems Oral communications – presenting Written communications – writing Technology – use information and communication technology(ICT) in education Learn about careers – through internships Citizenship – take on civic and global issues and involving in community service learningShift from Teaching to Learning Paradigm “A paradigm is like the rules of a game. One of the functions of the rules is to define theplaying field and

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Mechanics

AC 2011-1384: FIRST LOOK AT A VIDEO GAME FOR TEACHING DY-NAMICSBrianno Coller, Northern Illinois University Brianno Coller is an Associate Professor of Mechanical engineering. He started his research career ap- plying fairly deep mathematical ideas to gain insight into how complex physical and engineering systems work. His work was theoretical and somewhat abstract. Since then, his research has evolved toward studying a different type of complex system: how students learn and become excited about engineering. In this endeavor, Dr. Coller is mostly a ”nuts & bolts” practitioner, an engineer, and an experimentalist

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Prashant N. Kumta, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey S. Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Sarah K. Pixley, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine; Partha Roy, University of Pittsburgh; Jangannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

slightly staggered startand end dates), identification of a weekly time slot convenient to all campuses, scheduling of atelevideo-enabled classroom with archiving capability and the cost of staffing such a facility,travel schedules of lead and guest instructors with active research careers outside the classroom,and the difference in exposure level to certain background information, such as biologyfundamentals, among some students. The challenges were successfully overcome and the modelpopular enough that a third trans-ERC course, led by a researcher (Dr. Yeoheung Yun) fromNCAT, was successfully offered in the Fall 2010 semester. Assessment results for that course areawaited. As an epilogue, the success of these course added impetus to the

Conference Session

Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey R. Seay, University of Kentucky; Wesley Allen Whipple, University of Kentucky

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

strong belief that chemical engineering is an appropriatemajor for those interested in careers involving sustainability. Page 22.294.9Project ChallengesInvolving high school students into undergraduate research labs presents a special set ofchallenges. Safety is the first priority with anyone working in a laboratory, so a speciallaboratory safety training session was conducted with the high school students and their parentsso everyone would be aware of any specific hazards and all laboratory rules and procedures. Inaddition, it has been important to coordinate with high school administrators and faculty toensure that they are aware of all

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Jan B Hansen, University of Saint Thomas

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NSF Grantees

”Educate Tanzania” of which she is president and CEO. Page 22.315.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Certificate/Concentration in Engineering for P-12 EducatorsThe engineering community has called for the integration of engineering content into the P-12curriculum. However, universities have been slow to offer engineering content courses andprograms designed for students preparing for careers in education. While a number ofworkshops and summer academies exist, their focus is often on specific engineering activities forthe classroom. As P-12 teachers tend to lack confidence in their

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Engineering Technology

. The format hasan additional advantage of presenting the same compact message to the reader, especially if it isbeing read on a screen or tablet device. Student responses indicate that the project goals arebeing met.Problem statementComplaints about poor student writing skills have been rampant for generations. Effectivecommunication (in all its forms) has been identified by Wagner as one of the seven survivalskills for careers, college and citizenship in the 21st century 1. There is also ample evidencefrom field studies that higher-level communication skills such as the ability to elucidate conceptsthat span many business functions is an essential attribute for promotion to business decision-making roles 2. Of all the forms of communication

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention, and Diversity in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet ; Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet, Department of Technology; Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University, Calumet; Hassan Moghbelli, Isfahan University of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics

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Engineering Technology

Computability, Database systems, Computer Graphics, Artificial Page 22.363.3Intelligence, Numerical Analysis and DSP. This integrated unified approach provides a road mapin the form of curriculum that utilizes the same tools which industry is employing. This approachto curriculum bridges the gap that exists between the classroom practices and industrial practices.This unified approach would deliver students with career-bound knowledge essential for theindustry.Time line for a student in the Program Curriculum: • 2 years in the program Associate of Science degree. • 4 years in the program Bachelor degree with a Minor in Computer

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

, influence their career and academic options, as wellas their persistence and success in their chosen majors 1.Self-efficacy and GenderGender differences in students’ beliefs about their computer/technology abilities have receivedmuch attention in education because they provide a potential interpretation of females’ lowparticipation in computer-related fields 9. Females tend to have less confidence in theircomputer-related skills than males, and this pattern has been found from elementary school 10 tocollege 11, 12. The gender inequity on computer-related self-efficacy can be attributed to differentsocialization experiences of females and males, and was found to be a reflection of gender biasedsocial expectations as expressed by parents 13. With an

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University; Janet Brelin-Fornari, Kettering University; Joseph Neal, Kettering University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

helps me understand situations in myeveryday life.” (experts agree). Students’ rate of favorable responses is presented in Figure 2. Page 22.389.7Figure 1: A-D plot as in Ref. 3, including their published data. (Experts are college teachersinvolved in Workshop Physics; USIPOT is one of the US International Physics Olympiad Teams,and UMCP pre are students entering the University of Maryland calculus-based physics course.)DiscussionThe goals of the curriculum development project were ambitious in the context of a two hourweekly lab. By incorporating a recurring theme of crash safety and vehicle testing, the projectaimed to improve the perception of students that introductory physics is relevant to a career inengineering, in an area that

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

through case studies and examples. Smallenergy projects such as v-belt changes are calculated by the student to illustrate that smallindividual savings applied throughout the plant can have a sizable effect on overall energysavings.Basic Passive solar and green building design concepts are introduced as well as how to thinkgreen on product design and process improvements each of which can affect the energy footprint of the company.Resources that the student can use in his future career are presented including the “ModernIndustrial Assessments A Train Manual”7, EPA Guide to Industrial Assessments for PollutionPrevention and Energy Efficiency8, and Self Assessment Workbook for Small Manufacurers9.The following is a summary listing of the learning

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prawat Nagvajara, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering ; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

with mixed-signal systems O O O O O (digital and analog). 9. I design embedded systems with design O O O O O stages and debugging plan. 10. I am prepared for career in embedded O O O O O systems design. Page 22.437.11 Figure 10: Pre and Post Course Evaluation Questionnaires Pre-Course Evaluations 70 Percentage of Students 60

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heinz Schmidt-Walter, Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette; James L. Barnes, James Madison University

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Electrical and Computer

werestudying as a cohort and furthermore many lived off campus. Regardless of instructionaldifferences or the nature of the courses, the students overall specified that they were satisfiedwith their academic experience during the exchange and that it did not jeopardize theircompletion pace at their home institution.SummaryUniversities have to prepare the students for their career. This is more than learning expertknowledge. Communication skills, respect for other people, understanding of different waysof social life, just knowing not being the center of the world is also a part of learning. This isnot countable in examinations but nevertheless a big learning effort.International exchange lives from the involved individuals. Close contacts up to