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Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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Ann Saterbak

discussed.Bioengineering Curriculum at Rice UniversityThe Bioengineering undergraduate program at Rice University is designed to prepare studentsfor careers in the rapidly developing areas of biomedical engineering and bioprocessing. Theundergraduate educational program in Bioengineering has the goal of producing a new type ofbiomedical engineer, fully conversant with modern biochemistry and cell and molecularbiology.1-2 This type of biomedical engineer translates bench-scale scientific advances inbiological sciences into cost-effective new products and processes. New and innovative curriculain lecture and laboratory courses are being developed to educate bioengineers who not onlycreate new tissues and cell-based therapies but also deliver them at a cost

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Design and the Liberal Arts

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Gayle Ermer; Steven VanderLeest

violating the public trust. Designsshould be dependable and live up to the expectations of those who use them. Roger Boisjoly andother engineers who pointed out the O-ring deficiencies before the launch of the space shuttleChallenger exemplify the norm of trust.6 Expanded Decision MatrixA common design tool introduced to engineering students early in their academic careers is theuse of a decision matrix (sometimes called a “design matrix”). The matrix allows the designer toquantify and rank the merits of multiple alternative solutions to a specified problem. The columnsof the matrix represent the various potential solutions. The rows of the matrix are the criteria bywhich the alternatives will be judged. The criteria can include “low cost

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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Steve York

between“MacGyver” and a miniature “Junk Yard Wars”. This approach to introducingengineering design results in an experience that the students find both engaging andeducational.MacGyver Learning ObjectivesThe concept of the MacGyver box can be extended to incorporate any number of specificlearning objectives by changing the nature of the assignments and/or the contents of thebox. However, several primary learning goals remain constant: · Develop teamwork skills among the engineering student body that may be carried forward in their academic and professional careers. · Help students to appreciate the value of input from peoples of different backgrounds and cultures. · Introduce the design process including, brainstorming

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Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Suzanne Scott; Robert Knecht

desired specifications.” Bieniawski5 recognized that manyskills required for engineering design, frequently not taught in formal classroom settings, aredeveloped only through practice. He describes a process of developing behavioral standardsnecessary to produce a quality product. Our sequence, on the cutting edge of engineering designmethodologies, provides students with a broad-based introduction concerning engineeringdesign, technical communications and teamwork early in their academic career. This report summarizes several years of research and engineering activities conducted byundergraduate students to fulfill their requirement for engineering design throughout theircurriculum. During the past 4 years 42 undergraduate students at various

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi; Jerry Samples

who has more to offer than just excellent instruction onthe course content. Candid and sincere responses by the professor begin the critical process ofdeveloping mutual trust, and respect so essential for success in the teaching component of theprofessor's academic career. Page 7.852.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionThe successful integration of a new untenured faculty member into the university communityrequires mentoring beyond the traditional interpretation of that

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Assessment in EM Education

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Bonnie McCormick; Jessica Matson; David Elizandro

program. high technology professional laboratory programs. environment. Pursue Pursue graduate Chemistry professional studies in a --Environmental career in natural

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2001 Annual Conference

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W. Bernard Carlson; Rosanne Welker

outside method in order to acknowledgerisk in the first place.To illustrate the hubris of method, we first return to Edison and consider one of the majorprojects of his career. For over a decade in the 1890s, Edison tried to take over the iron industryin the Eastern United States by building a mammoth plant for processing low-grade iron ore.Edison believed that, if he systematically analyzed the problem and developed large-scalemachinery, he could produce iron ore that would be cheaper than what was currently shipped toPennsylvania blast furnaces from Cuba and other parts of the US. Focused on his methodology,Edison downplayed how new iron mines in Michigan and Minnesota altered the industry and hefailed to understand how grinding iron ore into a

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Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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William Jordan; Stan Napper; Bill Elmore

, and what is the basis for drawing the line at a given point.All decisions within the engineering ethics domain fundamentally appeal to an authoritative source. Onecommon authority is the engineering code of conduct. The various professional societies have alladapted codes of conduct. So have the state boards of registration. The state boards have the powerof government behind their rules and their rules need to be treated with respect. However, we believewe need to ask the question of whether these codes of conduct are sufficient in themselves to be usedas a basis for engineering ethics decision making.In this paper we analyze the legitimacy of these codes of conduct. Are they really a sufficient basisupon which to build an engineering career

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Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jon Dixon

along in their careers, they may beresponsible for divisions or entire companies that are producers of goods. To understandthe production of excellent products, one must understand the essence of excellence fromthe perspectives of both producers (from the design and manufacturing vantages) as wellas consumers. The course fits well within a manufacturing program because it highlightsthe importance of design. If the design is poor, average or good at best, manufacturingcannot make it better than it is. If excellent, manufacturing can certainly make a designless than it should be.Excellence in Product Design – A Unique ApproachI graduated in 1994 from St. Thomas having earned the Master of ManufacturingSystems Engineering (MMSE) degree. I was

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Harold Stern; Robert Leland; Russ Pimmel

Discuss case where employer’s interests conflict with the interests of the public Give step-by-step Discuss the need for a professional code of Control description of ethics Post-Module solution Discuss the importance of engineering ethics in the career Control

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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Ann Wright; Andrew Wright

experienced the same problems, and many tread slipsolutions had been found. The student, who had attempted the treaded design, approachedand discussed this problem with these teams. For every design element, whethersuccessfully or unsuccessfully accomplished, at least 100 other, successful designs willbe present at the National Competition. Due to the student’s intense focus on a problem,he is prepared to communicate and understand the details of the other solutions, and he isreceptive to learning the other approaches.The lessons learned in year two were: 1. The good senior design students were capable of contributing design details to the project in a timely fashion. However, it is rather late in the student’s career to gain the full

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Capstone Experiences in OME Education

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Thomas Consi

” underwater vehicle can serve as a window intothe many facets of the complex and exciting field of ocean engineering. We have capitalized onthis fact and designed a freshmen-level undergraduate course to introduce students to oceanengineering and encourage them to consider careers in the field. In the process of developingand teaching this course we have designed simple and inexpensive devices to enhancelaboratory-based ocean engineering education. Page 7.751.7 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Hedrick

essentiallyindependent, with separate learning objectives. Page 7.1153.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationIn the fall of 2000 the first two weeks of the lecture portion were devoted to looking at some ofthe engineering careers involving each of the engineering disciplines taught at Union College(Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and ComputerEngineering). In the fall 2001 this material was moved to the last two weeks of the term. Arecurring theme in all of the material

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Instructional Technology--What Works

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2002 Annual Conference

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Keith Adolphson; Rujin Cheng; Kurt Gramoll

Session 2522 Web-based Distance Learning Environment To Teach Computer Aided Engineering Design and Analysis Tools Rujin Cheng, Keith Adolphson, Kurt Gramoll Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstractComputer aided engineering design and analysis technologies have become very important inengineering development. They increase product reliabilities and decrease product developmenttime and cost. Many engineering students hope to learn and use these tools for their researchprojects and in their future careers. This paper

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Reza S. Abhari; Friederike Mund; Anestis I. Kalfas

market and high technology of aircraft engines forces companies to use highlysophisticated computational methodologies to meet today’s development rate. Theturbomachinery education program at the ETH Zurich has recently undergone a refinementaiming to create a modern teaching program that prepares students for an engineering career andincludes a wide range of state-of-the-art topics in line with the interests of the relevant industry.The traditional lecture series have been reorganized to meet the demands of the ever-increasinguse of computational methods within the design process. To prepare the integration ofcommercial design software packages into the lectures and the exercises of "TurbomachineryDesign" course, a pilot phase was performed to

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Spencer Brinkerhoff; III, Walter Hopkins; David Hartman

Space Flight Center in Huntsville before beginning his teaching career in 1975. His interests are in controlsystems, computer simulation, and signal processing.SPENCER L. BRINKERHOFF (Spencer.Brinkerhoff@nau.edu)Spencer Brinkerhoff is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Northern Arizona University. He is a graduate of TheUniversity of Arizona (BSCE) and of Arizona State University (MS, PhD). He is a registered professional engineerwith experience in structural design. Other courses taught include statics, mechanics of materials, structural steeldesign, and reinforced concrete design. He has been teaching at NAU since 1978, having previously spent six yearsin the Department of Civil Engineering at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and several

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Amir Karimi

engineeringwere male. The minority student population constituted 62% of the total enrollment. Theclassification of students in Table 1 is created by the university and is based on the total numberof credit hours completed. It does not represent a true standing for many engineering students.For example, the largest group of students in Table 1 is classified as seniors. However, many ofthese students are taking engineering courses at freshman, sophomore, or junior levels.The majority of engineering students at UTSA work while attending school. A large number aremarried and support a family. Some have been out of school for several years and are pursuingengineering education to qualify for a career change. The engineering programs at UTSA havebeen

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Subhash Sarin; Louis Guido; James Heflin; Robert Hendricks

of the word). We describe a unique and innovative curriculum that solves anumber of difficult problems. It: • develops a process to expose large numbers of students to the excitement of microelectronics as a career very early in their undergraduate education; • provides a clear educational pathway for students who start their education in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS); • provides and opportunity for those so inclined to obtain a superior education in the field through a university option in microelectronics; • improves on the standard course-based undergraduate education by providing team-based research projects; and • encourages the best of our students to continue

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Jack Jennings; Vincent Wilczynski

students succeeded in completing a very complex design challenge. Through this process the participants realized the importance of team work and have developed a unique set of skills for distributed team projects.• The Academy Cadets had an opportunity to experience working on a geographically- distributed multidisciplinary team, which they’ll do frequently throughout their Coast Guard careers and beyond.• The high school students received mentoring from both college students and professional engineers. This experience has hopefully provided them with the interest and confidence to Page 6.646.13 pursue advanced education in math

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Zbigniew Prusak

Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationthat with the ever growing body of knowledge needed for a successful career, the centuries oldeducation model of one master and few apprentices had become largely insufficient. Education ofa goal-minded individual who uses technical knowledge as a principal tool and communicateseffectively with non-technical personnel became the emphasis of the education in that institution.The principles of today’s engineering work have not changed much since. Increasingly more oftenfunctioning of an engineer is viewed in context of the entire scientific and economic environment. Several reports by professional societies and papers published in the last

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Paul Eckerman; Robert Hendricks

yield versusprocessing parameters will clearly assist us in improving our mask sets and processes to assurethat each student group is successful in producing a wafer with working devices—an essentialgoal if we are to excite students about pursuing careers in microelectronics. Other usefulenhancements include automation of cleanroom performance measures. The capability to soundalarms and take preventative measures regarding elevated particle counts and inadequate DIwater quality should be automated to the point where lab managers need only receive updates onwhat is occurring in real time, thus allowing corrective action in a more timely fashion.V. AcknowledgementsWe thank LabWare, Inc. (http://www.labware.com) for donating a copy of LabWare and

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A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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Ronald C. Rosenberg, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Systems Engineering

evidence that this was going on but there was no systematic harvestingof assessment data by the instructors.During the course anecdotal feedback was provided to individuals both by the instructors and bypeers as circumstances permitted, usually initiated by the student (e.g., “How am I doing?”).Grading of presentations was avoided intentionally during the semester despite many students’requests for graded feedback (e.g., “How was that presentation – maybe a 3.5?”). Weconsistently emphasized the concept of self-directed professional growth as the way the studentswould have to learn to improve during their careers; we argued that the self-directed reviewapproach was an excellent opportunity for them to practice while in school. We also tried

Conference Session

Hardware Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Amos L. Purdy; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

in1941 and worked for Curtis Wright Aircraft Co. during World War II. Following this service tothe country, he returned to the University of Wyoming in 1946 for a teaching career thatspanned 38 years. He was awarded the professional EE degree in 1958, was selected the SigmaTau Outstanding Faculty Member in 1961 and was a past president of the Wyoming EngineeringSociety. During his tenure Mr. Beach was noted for his dedication to his students and over theyears Professor Beach and his wife, Charleen, have made generous contributions to the next Page 22.765.11generation of engineers through scholarship endowments

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Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Kevin Caves, Duke University; Julie A. Reynolds, Duke University

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Biomedical

skills will be more important intheir careers. In addition, they may assume that a project that doesn’t work will hurt their finalgrade much more than a poorly written final report. Finally, our students have had fewopportunities to practice and develop their technical writing skills in our curricula.Therefore, we adopted new strategies to improve the quality of technical writing in our capstonedesign course. Our goals were to: 1. Encourage students to work on their writing earlier and throughout the semester 2. Engage every student in the class in the writing process 3. Use writing as a tool to improve students’ understanding of the clinical problem that they are addressing and how their design addresses their client’s needs 4

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; William J. Riffe, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

value can bemade. Page 22.845.10References1 Carlson, C., and Wilmot, W. “Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want,” CrownBusiness, ISBN 13:978-0-307-33669-9, 2006.2 Thursby, M., Fuller, A., and Thursby, J., “An Integrated Approach to Educating Professionals for Careers inInnovation,” Academy of Management Learning & Education, Vol. 8, No. 3, 389–405, 2009.3 Sager, B., Fernandez, M., and Thursby, M., “Implications of a Multidisciplinary Educational and ResearchEnvironment,” Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 18, pp. 57-69, 2006.4 Kingon, A. I., Thomas, R., Markham, S. K., Aiman-Smith, L., Debo, R.. “An

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Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine McComas, Cornell University; Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

rural communities my career.” people’s lives in rural areas and in throughout the world, it is quiteThe benefit of this program is that it creates and enhances cross-cultural connections by offeringa joint course but more importantly allowing US graduate students to learn first hand the impactNSE can have on the developing world. With a strong SEI connection, the course places NSE inthe context of the developing world and encourages a global perspective to the graduateparticipants.SummaryNanoscale science and engineering is believed to be a technology that will have an impact on allareas of society from the development of new medicines and drug-delivery systems to changingthe workforce. As part of its mission, the

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seunghyun Chun, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Bruce McCann, University of Texas, Austin; Ariane L. Beck, University of Texas, Austin; Eric Dean, National Instruments; Alexis Kwasinski, University of Texas at Austin

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

extreme events on critical power infras- tructure which included performing damage assessments after several natural disasters, such as hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Ike (2008), and the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake. Dr. Kwasinski is also an active participant in Austin’s smart grid initiative: the Pecan Street Project. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Argentine Electrotechnical Association during the years 1994 and 1995. In 2005, he was awarded the Joseph J. Suozzi INTELEC Fellowship and in 2007 he received the best technical paper award at INTELEC. In 2009 he received an NSF CAREER award. Dr. Kwasinski is an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary E. Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University

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Minorities in Engineering

little as 30percent6.Group 1 participants persisted in their SLS majors at a rate approaching the averages reportedelsewhere (Table 4). By year 5 of their academic career at HSU, 22% of those who had not yetgraduated remained on a STEM pathway: One student graduated who had come in with collegeunits that were part of high school home schooling.Table 4: Group 1 STEM Pathway Persistence Group 1 SLS National STEM Final Graduation Rates *Persistence % n Year 2 (Fall 2008) 59% 19 Year 3 (Fall 2009) 25% 8

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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Curtis, University of Missouri, Kansas City

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-48: INFORMING COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT THROUGHCITATION EXAMINATION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCHLITERATUREScott A. Curtis, University of Missouri - Kansas City Scott Curtis is the Research and Instruction Librarian for Science and Engineering at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. He most recently held positions as a Bibliographer for Science and Engineering, the Head of Reference Services, and the Search Service Coordinator at Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology. Prior to his library career, he worked in engineering and management roles in electronic instrument and refractory materials manufacturing companies. He has a BS in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh, an MS in

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DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claude M. Hargrove, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

will be evaluated according to pre-defined rubrics as described in earlierpapers1,3 . The deliverables and rubrics used to measure team’s progress greatly impact thesuccess of the Hardware completion by keeping the team on schedule and target. Utilizingindustry-standards deliverables prepares students for future careers related to design. Table 1provides a history of team’s performance in competitions, while tables 2 and 3 show teamsperformance in class using the capstone course rubrics.Table 1: History of the UNC Charlotte IEEE team performances March 2007 March 2008 March 2009 March 2010 March 2011Theme Basketball Moon Surface Pick up trash Solar Respond in