Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Bonuccelli, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

created at Washington State University (WSU) in 2006 under National Science funding(DGE 0538652). The program uses culturally-relevant engineering applications in mathematicsto energize graduate students, high school teachers and students, and university faculty to reformmathematics and science education and heighten engineering career aspirations. Teachers with WSU graduate student mentors facilitate pedagogically sound, student-centered, engineering projects in which high school students create engineering solutions to localsocially-important problems while achieving classroom objectives and state mathematics andscience standards. Diverse and geographically-distant students and teachers are connected toform learning communities to

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Atchison, Drexel University; Dorothea Holmes-Stanley, St. Cyprian's School; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods



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Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Braden Boss, Springville High School; Daniel Bates, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. For years, technology literacy has been a topic of instruction for our undergraduatestudents, but recently we have added a technology literacy course to our masters program.Students in our masters program come to us from a variety of disciplines and experience. Manyof these students are in-service teachers. The new course will help our graduate students whopursue teaching careers meet the need to increase content in this important area.Teacher Technological Survey DevelopmentIn preliminary work, the investigators closely worked with various NCETE (National Council ofEngineering Technology Education) committee members, with ITEA personnel, and with theBoston Museum of Science, in collaboration dealing with K-12 technological literacy

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Darryl G. Thelen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Klingenberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

inengineering enrollment. Materials will allow students with different learning preferences to studyand solve problems at their own pace in “gateway” courses.)Enhancing Liberal Studies for Engineering Students (Goal: To better expose engineeringstudents to the humanities and social sciences by providing recommendations on how studentscan maximize elective credits to gain a comprehensive understanding of the social contexts ofengineering careers.)International Engineering Development (Goal: To provide leadership training for studentsparticipating in international projects, and in particular in countries where the Engineers WithoutBorders chapter is active.)Video-Enhanced Instructional Material for Statics (Goal: To help students better understandbasic

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas; Gigi Secuban, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

relative to grading is placed on submitting complete, correct, andneat homework in a timely fashion. Most FEP students find that achieving a high grade in GNEG1111 and GNEG 1121 is a result of beginning assignments in a timely fashion, diligentlyfollowing directions, and taking advantage of resources available for assistance. As such, theFEP faculty and staff consider the grades in GNEG 1111 and GNEG 1121 to be accuratemeasures of the students’ work ethic.The Introduction to Engineering course sequence also provides a forum for many activitiesrelated to CoE major selection, career development (resumes, interview skills, job searchstrategies, coops and internships, etc.), academic skills development (note taking, test preparationstrategies, etc

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Genik; Craig Somerton

RatingSome of the more interesting or useful anecdotal comments included using a factory buildingpowered by water, changing the theme from semester to semester (which in fact is done),showing the development of some of the software used in the projects, and having a greater“connection between the background of each project and the theme, like a continuing budgetthroughout the term”.A very successful approach has been used to connect the five projects of thermal design coursesthrough the use of a theme. In addition to increasing students’ interest and enhancing theirlearning, the themes allow the introduction of engineering activities and careers that might not benormally covered in a mechanical engineering curriculum. More details concerning

Conference Session

Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis

processes, the ability to identify, analyze, andsolve technical problems, and a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuousimprovement.In Manufacturing Engineering Technology, for example, the objective of an accreditablebaccalaureate degree program in manufacturing engineering technology will preparegraduates with the technical skills necessary to enter careers in process and systemsdesign, manufacturing operations, maintenance, technical sales or service functions in amanufacturing enterprise. Graduates, in this program, must demonstrate the ability toapply the technologies of materials, manufacturing processes, tooling, automation,production operations, maintenance, quality, industrial organization and management,and statistics to the

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Ibrahim Karaman; Jeff Froyd; Terry Creasy; Winfried Teizer

increase as the scientificunderstanding of the students increases through their undergraduate career. In addition tocontent changes, curriculum changes will use pedagogical innovations advocated by the NSF-funded Foundation Coalition (FC), one of eight engineering education coalitions:active/cooperative learning, technology-enabled learning and student teams. Further, theprincipal investigators will use the lessons about processes of curricular change gained from theFC experiences. As a result, many engineering students will become better acquainted with thepossibilities offered by nanotechnology, and some engineering students will gain an in-depthunderstanding of nanoscale manufacturing processes.The envisioned curricular change has four

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michelle Summers; Julie Phillips; Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

Albany. Dr.Dean holds a Ph.D. from the University of Louisville in Clinical Psychology, a Master of Public Administrationfrom IUPUI, and a Master of Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisville. He is an ASQ CertifiedQuality Engineer and a Registrar Accreditation Board Certified ISO 9000 Quality System Auditor.DONNA EVANECKYDonna Evanecky started teaching as an assistant professor for Purdue University School of Technology in 2001after an eight-year career in quality management. She teaches Organizational Behavior, Managing Change,Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Occupational Health and Safety and Team Development for the Department ofOrganizational Leadership and Supervision at the Kokomo, Indiana campus.NATHAN HARTERHarter has been an

Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bales

who wish to learn more about electronics without having to digest extensive theory and math. • Gets students building circuits from the start, with little theoretical introduction. • Lets students experience early in their careers the non-idealities of real-world engineering, and demonstrates the utility of simple rule-of-thumb design. • Appears to have students complete the subject with a positive impression of engineering as a field of study. • Can be readily taught by a graduate student or an advanced undergraduate, enabling large numbers of students to take the subject without taxing a limited (and over-worked) faculty and staff.Its weaknesses include that it: • Is somewhat more time consuming than

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder

teaching effectiveness, consistent with accepted best practices inevaluation, and reliable, and does not impose undue time demands on the faculty. If it is part of amultiple-source assessment system of the type illustrated in Figure 1, it should provide anevaluation of teaching performance with a validity acceptable by any reasonable standard, butmore extensive testing will be required to confirm that hypothesis. The protocol also provides agood basis for formative evaluation, which if implemented in the first few years of a facultymember’s career should significantly increase the likelihood that a subsequent summative reviewwill be favorable.References 1. N. Van Note Chism, Peer Review of Teaching, Bolton, MA, Anker Publishing, 1999. 2. M

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Hartley T. Grandin, Hartley T. Grandin,; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

becomes a professionalengineer in industry. Why not expect the student to be a professional engineer during theiracademic career? Page 9.495.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2468Points Emphasized in a Symbolic Formulation The authors emphasize the following points when formulating a problem symbolically for in-class and out-of-class exercises:• Definition of Variables and their

Conference Session

The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

they move through their program of studies. They continue tobuild their habits of mind skills as they move through their career path. These habits of mindhave students: 1. Employ a holistic perspective by accounting for the broader system within which the problem exists. Typically one extends the problem boundary to include actors and forces associated with both natural systems and those associated with social or cultural institutions or norms. 2. Take a long-term view of the problem by seeking to understand the history of its evolution and how things might unfold in the future, given the dynamic forces in play. 3. Know what kind of outside expertise is needed and when/where to get it from those who

Conference Session

Use of Technology for Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Aurel Mathews

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

tremendously to new theories, applications and technologies that are still considered emergingtechnologies and are not in a textbook or course notes. In this way we stimulated students further toseek research activities based on their personal or career interests through open-ended problem solving,interdisciplinary projects, offering them a great opportunity to “try-out” at a smaller scale a “capstonetype” projects. Students enriched constantly their knowledge and they proved critical thinking andcreativity. Some of the main drawbacks pointed out by the students include the fact that since thedevices are extremely small it is difficult at times for all students to directly work hands-on with theexperiment and hence it may be better suited for an

Conference Session

Enhancing Success/Peristence at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Lundy-Wagner, Teachers College, Columbia University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Career Assessment, 12(2), 135–149.24 Ohland, M. W., Yuhasz, A. G., & Sill, B. L. (2013). Identifying and removing a calculus prerequisite as abottleneck in Clemson’s General Engineering curriculum. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(3), 253–257.25 Attewell, P. A., Lavin, D. E., Domina, T., & Levey, T. (2006). New evidence on college remediation. Journal ofHigher Education, 77(5), 886–924.26 Jaggars, S.S. & Stacey, G.W. (2014). What we know about developmental education outcomes. New York, NY:Columbia University, Teachers College, Community College Research Center.27 Bahr, P. R. (2008). Does mathematics remediation work?: A comparative analysis of academic attainment amongcommunity college students. Research in Higher

Conference Session

Laboratory Applications of Computers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

classsource code is shown in figure E4.These are just a few of the representative Biomedical Instrumentation, DSP using Javaprogramming, Image processing using MATLAB laboratory modules to which students getexposed.Feedback and AssessmentContinuous examining the evolving needs of our students and employers for career-oriented highereducation programs as basis for development of additional programs is our university mission andpurpose. Agencies accrediting our programs are also increasingly focused on student outcomes andachievement. Student outcomes are the skills and abilities students are expected to demonstrate atgraduation. One of the student outcomes in our program is the ability to conduct standard tests andmeasurements; to conduct, analyze

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

coming together to work on the projects. During the past threeyears, California State University Los Angeles faculty team worked collaboratively to developCPBL-beyond-Classroom pedagogy that has proved to be effective to enhance student learningon commuter campuses. As an extension to CPBL, a specific PBL model developed in theauthors’ previous work to address the retention issues of minority students in theirfreshman/sophomore year [5-7], CPBL-beyond-Classroom aims at preparing senior students forprofessional careers. To address the learning needs of students on commuter campuses, the newpedagogy emphasizes on virtual collaborative learning and community inquiry in a remotefashion. Iterative classroom implementation and assessment demonstrated

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Kisselburgh, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jonathan Beever, Penn State University; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew James Iliadis; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

#1237868. Portions of this paper were orally presented at the SEACconference (2013), the Frontiers in Education conference (2013) and the National ScienceFoundation EESE PI meeting (2013). Attendees at each of these venues provided valuablefeedback. We are also grateful for the administrative and technical support received fromHUBZero, GlobalHUB, and Eckard Groll.INTRODUCTIONEducating future engineers to effectively handle novel ethical dilemmas they may encounter intheir careers, especially those developing and implementing new technology, is a critical andrelevant challenge for a nation that is advancing science and engineering technologies at an everincreasing rate. However, the ethics education programs of most engineering colleges do

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

together.Engineering Engineering activities in general, which are hands-on and practical to use inActivities the classroom.Model-Eliciting Use of MEA lessons to bring real world mathematics into the classroom.Activities (MEAs)Engineering is Instructional modeling of EiE lessons.Elementary (EiE)Student Teaching engineering in interesting and meaningful ways to increaseMotivation students’ interest in engineering and to encourage students to develop confidence in learning engineering and consider future careers as engineers.Making Mistakes It is O.K. to fail at an engineering task because students can learn from theiris O.K. mistakes.Teacher An increase of

Conference Session

Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Rajesh Ganithi, UAE University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

graduation training in the Railway Workshops he joined the Cement industry where he worked for ten years. He got his M.Sc. from University of Aston in 1981 and Ph.D. from City University London in 1991. He joined Brunel universityin 1995 and worked there as a senior lecturer until he left Brunel in September 2011 to join UAEU. Dr Sivaloganathan was the founding Course Director for M.Sc. in Advanced Engineering Design at Brunel.Rajesh Ganithi, UAE University Mr Rajesh Ganithi started his career in engineering with a Diploma in Tool and Die Making from NTTF, India in 1995. In the next twenty years he has gathered enormous amount of experience and exposure while working in various companies in various capacities in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron M. Cramer, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

disciplines. Within thiscontext, the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky, a multidisciplinary engineering instituteoffering certificates in power and energy at the University of Kentucky has been created. Amotivating observation guiding this educational program is that exposure to multidisciplinaryideas within the power and energy field will better prepare engineers from all disciplines for thetypes of multidisciplinary problems that they will encounter in their careers. As part of thisprogram, a senior-/graduate-level course in electric power system fundamentals was created.This course is a core course within the power and energy program and is an option forundergraduate students and a requirement for graduate students studying within the program

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. McBride-Pluskwik, Iron Range Engineering, a program of Minnesota State University, Mankato; Puteri S. Megat Hamari, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

monitored. You notice that there is some oil spilled on a stair case that presents an immediate safety risk. However, the stairs can only be cleaned by a union worker but none are immediately available to help. Salaried workers have been cited and penalized for assisting with union work in the past, so you are apprehensive to do the job yourself. What should you do? If the penalty came in the form of a fine, would your decision change if the fine as $50, $500, $5,000? Are you liable if you do nothing?The topics that faculty brought to the team were scenarios that the student may encounter in theearly years of their engineering career or typical ethical issues commonly encountered by young

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Michael Rogy; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

confidence in their ability to start a business. Using cluster analysis, we alsofound a change in the typology or student groupings based upon their reasons for wanting to starta business. This change brought about a higher awareness of the categorization of students whowanted to start a business, with a distinction between those students motivated to do so basedupon social concerns or the lack thereof.As students enroll in engineering programs at colleges and universities, it is important to build anentrepreneurial mindset. Building the entrepreneurial mindset through epistemic games can helpin shaping the 21st Century skills, which are so important in engineers’ professional careers. Asstudents develop and strengthen these skills, there is much

Conference Session

Developing the Design Skillset

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claes Fredriksson, Granta Design, Cambridge (UK); Mats Eriksson, Univeristy West; Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd.

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Concurrent Engineering. Page 24.590.21. IntroductionProduct Development is important in many engineering courses and educational programmes.The Product Development Process, as applied in industry, is practiced in many different ways,depending on, for instance, product technology, company size and type of market. At University,general and systematic approaches to product development need to be covered to preparestudents for various careers in industry.The design process starts with the identification and specification of the product function1-2. Thenext step is the description of concepts, their elaboration into possible layouts, followed byrefinement

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl A. Reidsema PhD, The University of Queensland; Lydia Kavanagh, The University of Queensland; Lesley Jolly, Strategic Partnerships

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #9716Flipping the Classroom at Scale to Achieve Integration of Theory and Prac-tice in a First Year Engineering Design and Build CourseDr. Carl A Reidsema PhD, The University of Queensland Associate Professor Carl Reidsema, University of Queensland Associate Professor Reidsema is a me- chanical design engineer with over 12 years industry experience. Beginning his academic career at the University of New South Wales in 2001, he led the Faculty development of the first hands-on active- learning team based first year common course in engineering design ”ENGG1000 - Engineering Design and Innovation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic com- patibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published eight book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or Co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy, microgrids, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation, atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Page 24.191.4students in seven different projects throughout a course. The first project involved the studentslisting two contributions they would like to make to their careers. The next five projects followedthe DMAIC process, and the final project requires a report on the overall process. In eachproject, the students applied the DMAIC principles toward achieving their goal, learning thelanguage and function of Six Sigma as they progress [18]. By applying DMAIC, students wereable to achieve their goals and familiarize themselves with the system.The problems associated with change management is challenging in higher education due to thenature of the environment that promotes academic freedom. Academicians have beenaccustomed with this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrick A. Aden-Buie, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida; Ram Pendyala, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, gender and performance in the prerequisitecourses were recorded. Additionally, as students in the course are typically further into theiracademic careers, students were identified by transfer status: first time in college (FTIC) –started their college at University of South Florida, transfer students from a community college(CC) with a completed Associate of the Arts degree, or other (OT) which includes studentstransferring from another institution without a completed degree. All of the above data werecollected from official institutional records.Student achievement in the course was assessed through a combination of homeworkassignments, class activities and examinations, including the final comprehensive examination.The same topics were covered

Conference Session

Simulations and Project-Based Learning II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Chris Foreman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ability of a system to meet certain power loads and the economic feasibilityof system configurations, students implicitly gain additional understanding of concepts requiredin evaluating real world systems. In fact, HOMER and SAM can follow the student into practicalapplication for career projects.A very good evaluation of the use of HOMER as an educational tool is presented in [39]. Both adiscussion of the HOMER’s capabilities and its use by instructors and students are examined indetail. The results conclusively demonstrate HOMER’s effectiveness in the classroom. SAM isexpected to have similar success, based on the same simulation engine.Effectiveness as real world tools: As discussed, HOMER and SAM are capable tools that aredesigned to simulate

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee P.E., Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Doris M. Munson, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

seenby Engineering and Technology students (lecture-nonmathematical, lecture-mathematical,lecture/lab, lecture/demonstration). The project is also being conducted using multiple separateinstructors who have agreed to participate in the project research. The use of more than a singleinstructor is an attempt to enable a more representative sample of the type of instruction that astudent experiences during his/her academic career at the university. This use of multipleinstructors will also help minimize the effect of a given instructors influence on student success.This paper is not examining the effects of differing attendance policies among differentinstructors but it should be noted that there is not a single universal policy in use by the