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Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Theresa A. Good, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Laurent Simon, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John P. O'Connell, University of Virginia; Jeffrey John Chalmers, Ohio State University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Erik Fernandez, University of Virginia

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Chemical Engineering

Genencor, a Danisco Division, where she developed a metabolic flux model for an enzyme production process. Additionally, after her postdoctoral research at the ETH-Zurich, she obtained a Science and Diplomacy Fellowship from the American As- sociation for the Advancement of Science to spend a year working in the U. S. Agency for International Development providing technical expertise to the Child Health Research Project which promoted research targeting the reduction of child mortality in third world countries. She has 19 publications and 2 patents, has received over $1MM in grants since joining SJSU. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the ACS Biochemical Technology Division and on the advisory board of

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International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

instructor, would be gearedtowards relevant technical and nontechnical issues that had a bearing on the case. In this secondsession, all seven groups that made up the class contributed to the discussion. In the thirdsession, an invited speaker, a practitioner, would address the class, focusing on real issues andconcerns that only practitioners could address. During the final fifteen minutes of the thirdsession, the instructor would summarize the case pointing in the direction of: lesson(s) learned,discrepancies, if any, and how the presented case would relate to and/ or supplement theknowledge students have been exposed to in previous courses.Getting off to a good start is vital, so the first class session was an ideal opportunity to be clearabout

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

operations lab experiments and provides instruction for the virtualbioreactor. Dr. David Hackleman developed CBEE 416 and served as the Linus PaulingEngineer for 5 years. The authors are indebted to numerous practicing engineers for sharingtheir time and experiences with students. Finally, several faculty members sponsor seniorprojects, committing resources and knowledge.References1. Feisel, L. D. and A. J. Rosa. (2005). The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education. J. Eng. Educ., 94, 121–130.2. Wankat, P.C. and F.S. Oreovicz. (1993). Teaching engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill.3. ABET Website, http://www.abet.org/, retrieved Jan. 2011.4. Dutson, A., R. Todd, S. Magleby, and C. Sorensen. 1997. A Review of Literature

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Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Marchese, Colorado State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, environmental and health problems in the developing worldthrough the formation of innovative business structures that disseminate these products on thewidest appropriate scale. The GIC has played a central role in facilitating the spinoff of a varietyof CSU-related business ventures such as Envirofit [9] and Solix Biofuels [10]. Figure 1 showsan example of the GIC approach wherein research on clean cookstoves at the EECL (Fig. 1a)was transformed into a viable product (Fig. 1b) by the non-profit corporation Envirofit, whichrecently partnered with the Shell Foundation to produce and sell 10 million clean-burning stovesover the next 5 years. Figure 1 (a) Cookstove research at CSU and (b) the Envirofit S-2100 cookstove in use in India.Putting it All

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1999 Annual Conference

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Peter J. Graybash

role of human resource professionals; - The nature of resistance; - The influence of centralization and decentralization; - How processes are redesigned; and - The impact of personal stresses, costs, relationships and hidden agendas.As higher education goes beyond its traditional boundaries to create programs for lifelonglearning, we must become more aware of external influences for a more holistic approach toprogram planning. Defining the decision-making profile of corporations and then developing astrategy to address that profile will go a long way to helping make these kinds of programs bethe most meaningful they can be.Bibliography1. Queeney, Donna S. (1996), Continuing Professional Education. The ASTD Training &

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1999 Annual Conference

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Richard Shiavi

. There was no correlation between this remark andany learning style. Thus the notebooks were beneficial to students with a cross-section oflearning styles and are a valuable addition to the other teaching/learning modalities used forteaching signal processing.Bibliography1. Special Issue on Digital Signal Processing Undergraduate Education. IEEE Trans Educ: vol. 39, number 2, 1996.2. G. Orsay and D. Etter, "Collaborative SP Education – Using the Internet and MATLAB," IEEE Signal ProcessingMagazine, pp. 23-32, November, 1995.3. S. Wood, "A New Approach to Interactive Tutorial Software for Engineering Education," IEEE Trans Educ, vol.39 pp. 399-408, 1996.4. J. Shanner, J. Hamaker, and J. Piconne, "Visualization of Signal Processing Concepts

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Nabil Kartam

this last semester course, they are using all their designexperience from freshmen to senior level classes.AcknowledgmentThe author gratefully acknowledges the financial support from Kuwait University, Grant #EV-115.Bibliography[1] Wilczynski, V. and Douglas, S. “Integrating design across the engineering curriculum: A report from the trenches,” J. of Engineering Education 84(3), ASEE, July 1995, 235-240.[2] Kartam, N. “Integrating Design into Civil Engineering Education,” Int. J. Engineering Education 14(2), TEMPUS Publications, U.K., pp. 130-135, 1998.[3] ABET, Engineering Criteria 2000, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Inc., New York, 1998.[4] Christoforou, A., et al. “Curriculum Development

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Goodnight; Thomas Zickel; Dennis O. Owen

Adult Education” Chicago, IL. Association Press, Follett Publishing Company, 1980.2. Brookfield, S. “Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning” San Francisco, CA. Jossey-Bass, 1986.3. Pratt, D.D. “Andragogy as a Relational Construct” Adult Education Quarterly, Volume 38, Number 3, Spring 1988, pp. 160 – 181.4. Zemke, R. “In Search of Self-Directed Learners” Training, May 1998, pp. 60 – 68.5. Galbraith, M.W. “Essential Skills for the Facilitator of Adult Learning” Lifelong Learning: An Omnibus of Practice and Research, Volume 12, Number 6, 19896. Knowles, M.S. “Andragogy in Action: Applying Modern Principles of Adult Learning. San Francisco, CA. Jossey-Bass, 1984RONALD GOODNIGHTRonald Goodnight is currently an

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1999 Annual Conference

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Susan M. Montgomery

include development of a course-pack to provide current journal articlesand other materials, and examination of broader issues such as curriculum planning and theABET criteria.Bibliography1. National Society of Professional Engineers, Code of Ethics for Engineers, http://www.nspe.org/, January 1999.2. Wankat, Phillip C. and Frank S. Oreovicz, “Teaching Engineering,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 19933. Reis, Richard M., “Tomorrow’s Professor: Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering,” IEEEPress, New York, 19974. 1994 National Effective Teaching Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 23-25, 1994, course materials.5. Felder, Richard and Linda Silverman Index of Learning Styles, available fromhttp://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Marty Bowe; John Feland; Brian Self; Daniel Jensen

attachment to each student in the course(s). Students email back the completedinstrument. A separate Excel spreadsheet is used to score the instruments. Of the 30 questionson the instrument, 5 are dedicated to each of the 6-Hats types. These 5 questions attempt toascertain the student’s preference for functioning within that particular 6-Hats style/role. The Page 5.9.4students’ numerical answers on these 5 questions therefore indicate his/her preference for thatstyle/role. The scoring spreadsheet computes an average and standard deviation over the full 30questions and then computes the average of the 5 questions pertaining to each

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlesworth R. Martin; Alex O. Kalu

disciplines while affirming the commonage of their core. Assessment instrumentswith emphasis on specific programs, course sequences, as well as general science andtechnology education are presented.The proposed model clearly identifies the goals of the College of Sciences and Technology andits specific educational objectives. For each objective, performance criterions as well asinstrument(s) for measuring the attainment of the objective are developed. A schedule foradministering each instrument is recommended. The proposed assessment program alsoincludes a data analysis phase and feed back channels with recommendations for correctivemeasures, where needed.A chart showing the various attributes as well as key personnel for program implementation

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John Valasek

credit hour course (threeone-hour lectures per week). The primary textbook is Reference 7, and the primary software isReference 12. The engineering prerequisites are AE 450 Flight Vehicle Performance, and AE460 Airplane Stability and Control. Co-requisites are AE 459 Flight Test Engineering andDesign; ME 571 Gas Dynamics; and ME 480 Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Project. Students select a request for proposal from one of the two provided by the instructor, and thendesign an airplane which satisfies (as far as possible) the mission specifications. The requests forproposal are taken from the current year s AIAA Undergraduate Individual and Team AirplaneDesign Requests For Proposals. Students document the progress of their designs by

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

ResearchGraduate research education, funding, research faculty, and curricula to enrich the graduatescientific research path was largely built into the nation’s engineering schools in the 1960’s,70’s, and 80’s. Consequently, American engineering education has primarily patterned thescience-driven model of graduate education which is in-place at the graduate level at the nation’sresearch universities. The universities have performed an outstanding job in meeting the scienceeducation and research goal. Those graduate engineers who are pursuing scientific researchcareer paths have been especially well served. The nation is preeminent in graduate education forscientific research. This model of graduate education is patterned worldwide.The effects of the Bush

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lia F. Arthur; Irem Y. Tumer

CourseThe first case study is a freshmen-level introductory mechanical engineering course taught byIrem Y. Tumer, a doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering, along with faculty member Dr.Kristin L. Wood. A second section of this course was taught by Dr. Philip S. Schmidt, who hasbeen responsible for this course for the past several years. The typical enrollment in this courseis around 170 every semester. Due to the lack of a second large room, we broke the course intotwo sections, and Dr. Wood and I took a class of 40, as opposed to a class of 130 students in Dr.Schmidt's section.The course involves teaching the basic concepts of mechanical engineering to first-yearengineering students, such as design, modeling, reverse engineering, manufacturing

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Hunley, Michigan State University; Joshua Whitman, Michigan State University; Seungik Baek, Michigan State University; Xiaobo Tan, Michigan State University; Drew Kim, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

agreement survey method.AcknowledgementsThe work of X. Tan was supported by NSF (ECCS 0547131).References[1] McAfee L, Kim A. AC 2007-2415: Successful Pre-College Summer Programs. American Society for Engineering Education. 2007.[2] Heckel RW. Significant Departures of Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Trends in Engineering Disciplines from the Trends of Engineering as a Whole. Engineering Trends, vol. Report 0207C, 2007.[3] National Research Council (U.S. W, DC). National Science Education Standards: observe, interact, change, learn.: National Academy Press, 1996.[4] Schreuders P, Feldt A, Wampler H, Driggs S. A Brine-Shrimp Ecosystem Design Project for 5th and 6th-Grade Students. American Society for

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Fred Allen, Drexel University; Elisabeth Papazoglou, Drexel University; Mustafa Sualp, Untra Corporation; David Delaine, Drexel University; David Hansberry, Drexel University

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Educational Research and Methods

studentlearning outcomes and associated performance criteria are developed.Academic Program Design and Development ManagementThis component allows users to create and manage academic programs and curriculum usinginnovative approach by way of mapping courses, outcomes and performance criteria together invarying levels from University Level to Unit/College Level to Program Level while being able toallow inheritance of these outcomes from the higher level(s). As with the previous tool set, theuser has access to the design, development, approval process, versioning, and history of allaspects of the mapping process. By mapping SLOs and PCs into the curriculum, users can designa developmental appropriate learning experience for each SLO/PC.Direct and Embedded

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Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; James DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; David Sianez, CCSU

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

impact students depending upon the environments inwhich students learn. Some recommended strategies for reaching all students with STEM afterschool activities are listed below:Content-based Strategies  Use and teach with the latest technologies and provide students with tools from many and various media  Contextualize activities by connecting with real-life situations and societal issues  Provide opportunities for individual student expression and connection to their cultures and experiences  Provide students with as much choice as possible in some aspect(s) of the activity  Provide activities that link content areas (for example, dance and geometry, writing and astronomy)  Provide a varied slate of

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1. Ormrod, J.E., Human Learning. 1995, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Press.2. Chi, M.T.H., "Two Approaches to the Study of Experts' Characteristics," in The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance, K.A. Ericsson, et al., Editors. 2006, Cambridge University Press: New York. p. 21-30.3. Berliner, D.C., "Describing the Behavior and Documenting the Accomplishments of Expert Teachers." Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2004. 24(3): p. 200-212.4. Bucci, T.T., "Researching Expert Teachers: Who Should We Study?" Educational Forum, 2003. 68(1): p. 82- 88.5. Kreber, C., "Teaching Excellence

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force

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Mechanics

appear tobe unduly affecting the process. Page 15.1342.7 45 40 35 30 S tudents E nrolled 25 20 15 10 5 0 Fall 05 SP 06 Fall 06 Sp 07 Fall 07 Sp 08 Fall 08 SP 09 Fall 09 SemesterFigure 2: Dynamics Class Enrollment Over Nine Semesters Average course grades are shown in Figure 3 with the grade distributions

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

and do participate. Toinsure that all rules prohibiting underage drinking are maintained, the students running the eventcheck all participants and provide special “of age” wrist bracelets to all who are over 21, toinclude faculty and ASCE professional members in attendance (note the green wrist band on thestudent, on the far right of the right hand photo, in figure 5). This again models responsible useof alcohol, or non-use. Page 15.645.9 Figure 5 End of Year Celebration and “HB101 Final” Beer Name Slogan Associated Course(s)/EventGraduation Wheat

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Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Patricia Pena, Federal University of Minas Gerais

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International

. ASEE Prism, 16(2), October 2006.4 S. Danielson and J. R. Hartin. The future of mechanical engineering technology education. In Proceedings of the 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, 2005.5 National Academies of Engineering and the National Academies. The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2004.6 National Academies of Engineering and the National Academies. Educating the Engineer of 2020:Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century. National Academies Press, Washington, DC,2005.7 National Academies of Engineering and the National Academies. Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing

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Teaching Dynamics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Mechanics

40 0.747 to 0.824 0.801 2 40 0.792 to 0.830 0.811 3 40 0.796 to 0.821 0.810 All three 120 0.747 to 0.830 0.8074 Page 15.1331.13Tabl e 3 Ranges an d average va ues tIor the coe ffiICIents . 0 f restItutIOn 0 f new ba 11 s. Used Ball no Number of data samples Range of values Average value 1 40 0.780 to 0.834 0.813 2 40

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Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

summer months. In 2009, the Utica team qualified for, and participated in, the International MATE Finals in Buzzard’s Bay Massachusetts in June 2009. • RC Aircraft Kit: The Detroit Aerospace H.S. “Afterburners” built a 1/5 scale Piper Cub RC aircraft from a kit. They plan to use this to take aerial photos. • Environmental Consultants: Hancock H. S. PEAK (Partnering the Environment and Academics in the Keweenaw [peninsula of Michigan]) worked as an environmental consulting group focusing on a local watershed area. They performed stream monitoring, mapping, and plant inventory for the watershed.Each HSE team worked on its project during the 2008/2009 school year. In April 2009, teammembers from all five HSE

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Laboratories and Projects in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

Agrawal R. Programming games to learn algorithms. Proceedings of theASEE Conference 2007.3. Bowen J. Motivating civil engineering students to learn computer programming with astructural design project. Proceedings of the ASEE Conference 2004.4. Bundy D. Four steps to teaching C programming. Proceedings of the Frontiers in EducationConference 2002.5. Clough D. Teaching introductory computing to ChE students - A modern computing coursewith emphasis on problem solving and programming. Proceedings of the ASEE Conference2002.6. Clough D, Chapra S and Huvard G. A change in approach to engineering computing forfreshmen - Similar directions at three dissimilar institutions. Proceedings of the ASEEConference 2001

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Design Tools & Methodology I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Renato Acosta, University of Texas, El Paso; Rafael Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Design in Engineering Education

for options. For example, adesign engineer may use brainstorming for all occasions; there can be various reasons for this, Page 22.174.4some of them understandable. First, learning a new method may require some time, further,identifying which method is more appropriate to learn for the particular design problem can bedifficult. The knowledge or expertise to identify which method(s) are most appropriate for eachdesign problem, takes time to develop, and when considering multiple areas or disciplines in thedesign process, one can imagine the difficulty of becoming expert in more than one area (e.g.design quality, design creativity, sustainable

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State Univeristy ; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Bruce A. Harvey, Florida A&M University/Florida State University, College of Engineering; Okenwa I. Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Design in Engineering Education

capstone senior design course objectives and outcomes are met, the senior designteams and each student is evaluated by course instructor, faculty advisor(s), two or more in thecase of the multidisciplinary teams, peer evaluation, external sponsors, Mechanical EngineeringAdvisory Council (MEAC) and by senior exit interviews. These evaluations are conductedthrough presentations, reports, staff meeting and Peer self evaluations. Grading rubrics weredeveloped for assessment during the course. It was established to assess the students on the courseobjectives and student outcomes as set forth in the course syllabus. During the two semesters the teams present their project a total seven times. During the 1stsemester the team has three presentations

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Systems Engineering Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University; Chyna Kristin Vaughn

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Systems Engineering

Transportation Policy: Funding Metro Atlanta’s Transportation Needs, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, 2010. 2. Goodwill, J. & Hendricks, S. Building Transit Oriented Development in Established Communities. Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR). Tampa, FL. November 2002. Helling, Amy. The Effect of Residential Accessibility to Employment on Men’s and Women’s Travel. George State University. Women’s Travel Issues; Proceedings from the Second National Conference. 3. 2007 Atlanta Regional Commuter Survey, 20-County Nonattainment Area, Survey Key Findings. Georgia Department of Transportation 4. Wolf, J. ,Guensler, R. ,Washington, S. & Lawrence, F. Use of Electronic Travel Diaries and Vehicle

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Research on Engineering Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Hyun Kyoung Ro, Penn State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

design and problem solving throughout theirundergraduate curricula. Findings are drawn from the Prototyping the Engineer of 2020: A 360-degree Study of Effective Education (P360) and Prototype to Production: Processes and Conditionsfor Preparing the Engineer of 2020 (P2P) projects. P360’s qualitative data from six case studiesexamines concrete examples of effective design curricula and co-curricular activities. P2P, whichcollected quantitative data from 31 four-year engineering schools to provide information on thestructure of the design curriculum in nearly 120 engineering programs, augments the qualitativedata from P360. Both projects collected data from multiple sources: faculty, program chairs,administrators, and undergraduate engineering

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Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 15.371.8While the technology readiness level is not linearly related to the rubric scores of capstoneproject demonstrations, when plotted against the TRL the demonstration score, S, has a quadraticdependence given by S = (TRL - 6)-.13 + 3.3. Thus demonstration scores are highest (mean of3.3) for a TRL of 6. This technology readiness level is defined as "Representative model orprototype system, which is well beyond the breadboard tested for TRL 5, tested in a relevantenvironment. Examples include testing a prototype in a high fidelity laboratory environment orin simulated operational environment."11. Thus capstone project which have students createprototype systems generally scored better than those which are more speculative or research

Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computers in Education

. Sherri S. Frizell is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). Her research interests include human computer interaction, educational technology, and computer science education. She is very involved in activities to promote the academic and career success of women and minorities in computer science and engineering. Dr. Frizell has served as mentor to minority students participating in the Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program and the LSAMP Bridges to the Doctorate Program. She is the recipient of the 2009 PVAMU College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher award. Dr