Conference Session

Engineering a Just Future: Cultivating Equity, Voice, and Community in Technical Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A. H. Wood, University of Michigan; Angie Kim, University of Michigan; Amber N Williams, University of Michigan; Berenice A. Cabrera, University of Michigan; Hayley N. Nielsen, University of Michigan; Lu Zhou, University of Michigan; Grenmarie Agresar, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Erika A Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Steve J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

engaging in equity-focused curricular and instructional change efforts, as well as theimpact of newly designed courses on students’ and instructors’ experiences and learning. Thiscomprehensive effort will be needed to support refinement of the framework before we engageadditional partners beyond our home institution to further study and refine the framework indifferent institutional and disciplinary contexts.References[1] E. McGee & L. Bentley. The Equity Ethic: Black and Latinx College Students ReengineeringTheir STEM Careers toward Justice. American Journal of Education (Vol. 124): 1-36, 2017.[2] R. Hughes, J. Schellinger, B. Billington, B. Britsch, & A. Santiago. A Summary of EffectiveGender Equitable Teaching Practices in Informal STEM

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Grau, University of Alabama; Guillermo Mejia, University of Alabama and Universidad Industrial de Santander

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New Engineering Educators

workforce. Currently, he investigates the effect of a novel program to increase the retention of first-year undergraduate students enrolled in an engineering college. The program also aims at increas- ing engineering student success, enhancing the sense of community and belonging by the students, and improving the transfer of knowledge in the engineering disciplines. In order to succeed in his research endeavors, Dr. Grau frequently collaborates with social scientists and educators. Prior to his academic career, he worked for more than seven years both leading an engineering department and managing com- plex industrial projects in South and Central America, and Europe. He is a registered Industrial Engineer in Spain and

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheri Shakiban, University of St. Thomas; Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

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Mathematics

2006 he was tenured and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. Mike gained 10 years of industrial and academic research lab experience at 3M, FMC, and the University of Minnesota prior to embarking on an academic career at Rochester Institute of Technology (3 years) and Minnesota State University, Mankato (2 years). Mike holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Minnesota (with distinction), an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He is also a member of ASME, SIAM, and ASEE. Page 22.1046.1

Conference Session

Laboratories and Projects in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Donald L. McEachron, Drexel University; Fran Cornelius, Drexel University

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Biomedical

before taking the course.This provides immediate feedback on the success of the course in meeting its objectives. Toassess the long-term impact of the course, information will be derived from several sources. Forundergraduate participants, information from senior exit interviews can be used. Additional datawill be collected on the career choices of students who have taken the proposed course and theiroverall employment rates.SummaryThe new transdisciplinary program based on the biomedical instrumentation laboratory to bedeveloped is described in this paper. The main participants in this development are the School ofTechnology and Professional Studies, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and HealthSystems, and the College of Nursing and

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1893: USE OF HIPELE APPROACH IN A SPLIT-LEVEL CHEM-ICAL ENGINEERING ELECTIVE COURSEAdrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics and the development of biomedi- cal microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER award; her group has published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Genevieve Wojcik, Villanova University; M. Clayton, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University; Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University

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Design in Engineering Education

use of impromptudesign exercises across the engineering curriculum. The paper concludes by describing a pilotstudy on impromptu design exercises being conducted by the authors.1. Mind the gapThe call for more design experience in engineering curricula draws attention to a problem indesign education that engineering educators have noted for quite some time. Traditionalengineering programs lack curricular coherence when it comes to design. Students typicallyhave design experiences during introductory coursework (or “cornerstone” courses2) as freshmenand then again later as seniors during capstone projects or seminars. Thus, design experiencescomprise disjointed bookends in students‟ college careers. Their sophomore and junior years aredevoted

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Kenji Ryan Yamamoto, Northern Arizona University; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Tom Weller, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer

, and normally learned on the job. The best systemsthinkers become technical leads and managers in part because they become experts in systemsthinking as part of their professional and technical career growth. Systems thinking is in ourexperience often developed through informal mentoring, and is larger in its aims and scope than Page 22.1693.2systems engineering (as often executed, e.g., using trade studies involving several variables).Our definition includes the systems dynamics viewpoint and encompassing contexts, but alsoinvolves thinking about the design process in ways that (i) span traditional disciplinaryboundaries, (ii) integrate

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wong, Portland State University, ECE Department; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University, ECE Department; Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

course sequence thatwas introduced in the 2009-10 year.3. Course DevelopmentHistorically, the EAS 101 syllabus followed a traditional set of topics, such as problem solvingand data presentation. Rudimentary coverage of mechanical systems, electric circuits, fluidmechanics, thermodynamics, and statistics was provided. Other subjects included someprinciples of design, engineering economics, ethics, and a very short MATLAB tutorial. The CSprogramming course was devoted exclusively to teaching the fundamentals of computerprogramming, with UNIX serving as the development environment. These courses exhibited anumber of deficiencies for prospective ECE students: ● For those who were still undecided about engineering as a career path, the EAS and CS

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick C Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Dianna Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, The Evaluation Consortium; Gavin Anaya; William Brubaker, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

all courses(e.g. Caucasian (74% and 64% respectively for the two Circuits classes; 78% Introduction toElectronics; 90% Electronic Instrumentation), Asian (13%; 20%; 12%; 5% respectively), andHispanic (4%; 11%; 5%; 5% respectively).19Similarly, evaluators have found successful use with students representing different stages ofcareer development. Those enrolled in Electric Circuits in the replication phase were primarily intheir second year while the courses in each transfer phase represented more advanced courses atRPI and generally served students at a higher level in their academic career. The majority ofstudents enrolled in the course in the context-transfer phase were third and fourth year studentsin mechanical or aeronautical engineering

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Art Duval, University of Texas, El Paso; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Alexandria Nicole Ogrey; Kien H. Lim, University of Texas, El Paso; Catherine Tabor, El Paso Independent School District; Rebeca Q. Gonzalez, UTEP-Graduate Student and EPISD-Teacher; Alan Siegel, New York University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 22.1159.8As described in [6], other curricular modules examine the principles underlying ballistic motion, physicaland electrical resonance, and other dynamic phenomena.5. EvaluationOur expectation is that students who attend iMPaCT will have:  Increased competency and confidence at ―computational thinking tasks‖ including programming and math concepts.  Relevant experiences applying math applied towards problems that include computational thinking early enough to affect choices regarding academic major and career.  Greater success in subsequent coursework that includes mathematics or quantitative reasoning.There is a growing body of evidence that these expectations are being met. This section briefly

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce M van de Vegte, Camosun College, Victoria, Canada; Alan P. Duncan, Camosun College, Victoria, Canada

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

North America women are severely underrepresented inengineering and technology. Despite efforts made in recent decades, young women continue to Page 22.1239.12choose these fields dramatically less often than young men,8 9 even though many womenengineers and technologists report high job success and satisfaction.10 Girls are more likely tochoose careers that they perceive help people and with which they feel a positive association, andthey prefer to work in teams.11 12 For this reason, when girls visit the department, we showcasesuch renewable energy applications as the use of solar pumping for clean water supplies or solarlighting for rural

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University; Joseph M. Nowakowski, Muskingum University

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Engineering and Public Policy

as some other career. Students at the undergraduate level may beable to respond to adverse movements by changing majors, and even graduate students willconsider other options if the costs of becoming a professional engineer grow to outweigh thebenefits. On the other hand, degrees are not earned overnight. Movements in relative wages willlikely lead to changes in the number of qualified job candidates in four to six years at thebachelor’s level, a couple of years at the master’s level and six to seven years at the doctorallevel.13 It would not be surprising if falling relative wages would lead to quicker declines in thenumber of job candidates than rising relative wages would produce more candidates.One final note concerns the entry into the

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Paul J. Componation, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska, Anchorage

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Engineering Economy

(and to avoidjustifiably scathing student critiques when technology is required to be purchased and then not Page 22.1527.8used).In summary, to ensure instructors are providing students with the skills and knowledge they needfor practical application in their careers it’s time to stop focusing on interest tables. The toolsthat are actually used in the real business world are financial calculators and spreadsheets. If weare not teaching our students how to use these tools, then we are not adequately preparing themfor jobs in today’s employment market.Bibliography1. Fish, J. C. L. (1915) Engineering Economics: First Principles, McGraw-Hill.2

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University; Steve Harrist, Oklahoma State University; Scott D. Gelfand, Oklahoma State University, Department of Philosophy

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Engineering Ethics

-Strategies Report – will be provide to the student, and they canbe used throughout the student’s career, especially when in a new professional situation.I. Introduction The number of incidents of ethical breaches and research misconduct is worrisome. Arecently released study reported that the frequency of research misconduct and under-reportingof research misconduct among those receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services is three instances per year for every 100 researchers.1 In fact, the true annualrate of unethical behavior is greater than three incidents per 100 researchers (it may be fargreater), because this study did not take into account unethical behavior that does not constituteresearch misconduct, e.g

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

the survey finalized, theauthor moved on to address the deployment activities.Qualifications to participate in the study required any level of Six Sigma certifications (belt) aswell as active engagement in projects. Individuals were identified for the survey by workingwith Career Services and the Alumni Offices’ databases. Additionally, Six Sigma agents whowere not captured using the Institutional databases received a personal communication from theauthor.With the target population identified, each potential participant received an email invitationrequesting their participation in the study. If the email recipient was not an active Six Sigmapractitioner, they were asked to forward the email to the appropriate person(s) within

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith R. Pearse, University of Maine

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Engineering Technology

, where she taught introductory courses and co-directed the NSF-sponsored Young Scholars Program. Her most recent service to the University began in 2001, when she began teaching in the EET Program. Her technical courses include Digital Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, and DC/AC Circuit Analysis, but her strength lies in teaching the more humanistic side of engineering in Introduction to EET and Project Management. Her student evaluations earned her the University of Maine’s Presidential Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in 2010 and the College of Engineering’s Early Career Teaching Award in 1995. Prior to 2001, Judith held several engineering and project management positions throughout Maine, including

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University; Michael Ryan Golla, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

within a system to provide transmission of thatpower into useful work; experimental application of the related theory as it relates to theindustrial distributor. All theory taught is linked to the "real world" for application in Page 22.1686.3industry.Course Objective: To prepare the Industrial Distribution student for a career in theindustry of Fluid Power Technology. This is accomplished through the interaction ofboth theory and laboratory "hands on" exercises using real world components andsystems related to the Fluid Power industry.The course is designed for the students in the Industrial Distribution program at _University. Tables 1 and 2 show the

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ridgely, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) The Effective Prototype Principle: The concepts that students must formulate, construct, modify, etc. must be robust in terms of their applicability to the future academic and professional life of the engineering students. A high-quality MEA will help students work with several important and common concepts.In a course on mechanical measurements at California State Polytechnic University, we haveused the MEA principles to develop a series of assignments which require teams of students tosolve problems of a scope and nature very similar to that which they are expected to encounter intheir engineering careers. To successfully solve these problems, the students must work inteams, understand the physical principles relevant to the

Conference Session

ELOS Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Brackett, Bradley University; David Zietlow, Bradley University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-2498: OPTIMAL DESIGN OF A PUMP AND PIPING SYSTEMCurtis Brackett, Bradley University I am a senior mechanical engineering major at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. I am originally from Aurora, IL. I am the team captain for Bradley’s Formula SAE senior project. I am very interested and plan on developing my career in the field of energy generation.David Zietlow, Bradley University Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University The primary author is Curtis Brackett, candidate for BSME May 2011 Page 22.1126.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Paul Tallon, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

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Graduate Studies

in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, and serves more than 250,000 membersin more than 12,500 clubs in 106 countries.Members Have the Opportunity to:  Learn and practice techniques of effective public speaking.  Prepare and deliver formal speeches on subjects of their own choosing.  Give impromptu talks on assigned topics.  Gain speaking experience that relates to specific career needs.  Sharpen their listening/evaluation skills.  Learn proper parliamentary procedure.  Preside as a meeting chairman.  Gain valuable leadership management experience  Gain personal confidence that will help when speaking to one person or one thousand.  Enter Toastmasters International‘s Annual Speech Contest, ―The World Championship of Public

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta; John A. Nychka, University of Alberta; Roger Graves, University of Alberta

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Graduate Studies

variety of reasons, creating a new course is unworkable. In someways a course may not be the ideal solution because it is often removed from the context ofwriting in a working research group. One ideal solution would be a problem-based learninggroup that is facilitated by instructors in Engineering or writing, and embedded in thedepartment’s activities (e.g., researching, presenting, and publishing). Departments can establishthese learning groups, and writing centres (writing across the curriculum programs) on thecampuses of large universities are often eager to support these groups.Ultimately we came away from the workshop with these thoughts: 1. Technical writing skills must be learned continually throughout a career as new writing

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

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Industrial Engineering

usage from going to conferences or reading suitable material. Results of our survey indicate that students believe these buzzwords are important in securing jobs and that employers value them. 2. From the long-run perspective of a student’s career, it is essential that the student recognize that the life of most buzzwords is limited and that it is more important to understand the underlying principle rather than the latest buzzword. Without this, the student may not be able to adapt to the new buzzwords of every generation. 3. Buzzwords that confuse students because of similarity with a buzzword of a similar meaning that was in use only a few years back should not be used. In other words, only

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization

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International

OrganizationAbstractThe discussions after the Bologna Process in Europe is about to graduate a global engineer, i.e.,an engineer who thinks globally and acts locally. The engineer's training is long; it is not easy toface the demand for Institutions well-equipped labs, etc. The number of students who chooseengineering as a career decreases every year, and it is a phenomenon that occurs in the westernworld. So, add to the table the need to motivate students who will leave the K12 to pursuecareers in technology has been a huge challenge. Another aspect that must be discussed is aboutthe engineering professor who has to deal with very different students than s/he was. About thatthere is already an organization that for 39 years has been preparing, certifying

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University; Donald P. French, Oklahoma State University; YoonJung Cho, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

-72.27. H.F. Kaiser and J. Rice, Little Jiffy, Mark Iv. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974. 34(1): p. 111-117.28. R. Cattell, The Scree Test for the Number of Factors. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1966. 1(2): p. 245- 276.29. C. Fernet, et al., The Work Tasks Motivation Scale for Teachers. Journal of Career Assessment, 2008. 16: p. 256-279. Page 22.1097.13

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Jun Zheng, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolyn Joy Awalt, University of Texas, El Paso, College of Education; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Francisco Medina

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NSF Grantees

, establish close ties among different schools andprograms, and promote interdisciplinary education. Yet current education models areprimarily based on the learning in the classroom with a clear delineation betweendisciplines. Students attend the lectures and are evaluated through homework problems,class projects and exams. Even though the importance of team work has been stressedover the years for the successful engineering career development, the extent ofimplementation is limited to the team projects in the classroom. Manyengineering/business courses are pure lecture-based, and do not usually containcomponents that help student to boost their communication skills within the frameworkof engineering problems. The limited exposure to this critical

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

institution in the United States has combined bothtechnologies to offer ECE undergraduate courses completely online. This new approachrepresents a major paradigm shift in the way higher education institutions should think whendelivering Electrical Engineering education. We hope that it will open the door to many studentswho are candidates for joining the science, technology, engineering and mathematics workforcesuch as, current and new personnel relocating to new military bases, mid-career employees, andex-military personnel because they typically require the opportunity to continue to earn a livingwhile pursing their education and are most often unable to relocate to college campuses for thetwo to three years required to complete the requisite

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Weightman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

collaborate if they use different and variably compatible software platformsfor their design work. Our decision to work with Autodesk products is because the company isstriving to achieve compatibility and integrated workflows across the wide range of software intheir portfolio. Whilst it is possible to collaborate in ways not dependent on software, the realityis that the manufacturing industries that most of students will join in their future careers useCAD as the means of supporting and conducting their operations.Steps have been taken to correct this problem. Rather than expecting industrial design students tobe productive with Alias in a single semester, they can instead elect to focus on either Inventor orInventor Fusion as their primary

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

ofbuilding the specialty engineering education on a sound systems engineering foundation.Being close to graduation, students enrolled in the capstone design sequence expect that theprojects selected for the course are part of the real-world such that they can apply the knowledgeand skills acquired in their undergraduate program to solving problems that have relevance to Page 22.613.4real-world organizations, and thus being better prepared to start their career, upon acceptance ofa job offer. Students expect to be actively involved with the client organization in data collection,and information sharing with both the management and the engineering

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oxana S. Pantchenko, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel Scott Tate, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel O'Leary, University of California, Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ali DUPE Shakouri

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

school next year in pursuit of a career in patent law. His interests include electrochemistry, DNA sequencing, renewable energy and microfluidics.Daniel OLeary, Univ. of Calif. Santa Cruz Having earned a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California and a BA in Management Engineering from Claremont McKenna College; Dan O’Leary is currently working on a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research at the Renewable Energy Lab at NASA Ames in Mountain View, CA investigates the use of wind and solar power on electric vehicles, energy storage, and smart grid technologies. More information on this project can be found at re.soe.ucsc.edu.Dr. Michael S

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. McCarthy, University of Pittsburgh; Robert S. Parker, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

of certain subject matter. rors. Figure 6: Concept Map Scoring Rubric 25Figures 7 and 8 where traditional, transitional, and Pillar cohorts are compared (and Pillarcohorts include results from sophomores and juniors as well as seniors). When comparing theaverage scores obtained, there is an encouraging trend that not only do Pillars students have ahigher median score on each measure versus the traditional cohort group, but they are achievingcomparable scores to the traditional cohorts earlier in their careers. Specifically, seniors thatfollowed the traditional curriculum received a “Total” median score of 2.42, while studentsfollowing the pillars curriculum received