Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, University of Colorado; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

, University of Colorado, Boulder Alyssa Nicole Berg is currently an undergraduate in mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is interested in the energy field and plans on attending graduate school. Page 25.678.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduates in Research: Attitudes and Reflections about These ExperiencesOne-on-one mentoring relationships between 1st or 2nd year engineering undergraduate studentsand graduate student mentors were established and monitored during a semester-long formalresearch

Conference Session

Problem-based and Challenge-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech; Philip R. Brown, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

also associated with low sciencelevels.18 A similar result is expected with the MST majors, except in addition to low levelsof math and science anxiety they should also have low levels of “T&E” anxiety, allowingthem to comfortably execute active, hands-on and technically-rich lesson plans for bothSTEM and non-STEM subjects. Page 15.108.10Table 3 The number of math anxiety measurements for three populations (MST, Math andnon-STEM majors) taken before and after two math classes (MAT105 and MAT202). Group Pre105 Post105 Pre202 Post202 MST 24 22 51 56

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Walters; Keisha Walters

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

' basicunderstanding of fluid mechanics principles, and follow-up contact with students regarding theirpost-high school plans. With the exception of the follow-up contact, all other assessments wereanonymous and voluntary with the pre-post evaluations correlated using cartoon names. Each ofthe 12 students elected to participate in the assessment activities.For each major course taught, a standard course evaluation was administered by the MGS staff.The students responded to nine statements about the course and the instructors. Responses werevalued from 1-4, corresponding to “strongly disagree”, “disagree”, “agree”, and “strongly agree”.Example statements included “The instructor seemed well prepared for class”, “The class was

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University; Katie Hayes, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, and resources. At Lawrence Tech, the grant provided thefunding to integrate the existing entrepreneurial programs into a new innovative interdisciplinaryprogram focused on developing the “entrepreneurial mindset” on campus. The skills associatedwith the entrepreneurial mindset are communication, teamwork, leadership, ethics and ethicaldecision-making, opportunity recognition, persistence, creativity, innovation, tolerance forambiguity, risk analysis, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and business skills(including marketing, financial analysis, and strategic planning).1, 2LeadershipA leadership education program was initiated at Lawrence Tech in 2007 based on assessmentand program evaluation. First, a survey of employers of Lawrence

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Ellen Worsdall, Northwestern University; Jessica Swenson, Northwestern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: “STEP helped me to realize how much I enjoy building rather than theorizing. Buildingis not available in much of the physics department unless students are involved in a fewparticular research labs.” “The chance to do outreach and mentor prospective engineers is not available anywherein my degree program. Also, learning how to teach and create lesson plans, or how to organizeand run a very large event were very valuable skills I've learned.” “Absolutely! I gained tremendous leadership and teaching opportunities from STEP.These were useful for me throughout the rest of my career at the University, and I have no doubtthey'll be useful when I begin my job in management consulting.” “One of the really great things I learned

Conference Session

Communication Skills in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Crossley; Melanie Thom; James Thom

2 Trait Creative 2 Trait Able to plan 1 Ability Page 10.710.9“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” All skills and Abilities 18 16 14 12Frequency 10 8 6 4

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Moshe Hartman; Harriet Hartman

the questions are repeated, including theirself-confidence in themselves as engineering students, their plans for the future, their perceptionof problems in the field for women and men, their expectations about jobs; thus, changes in theserespects over the course of the year can be measured. In addition, they are asked to evaluateprogrammatic features such as the engineering clinic, group work, lab work, workload and manyother aspects of the program; the interpersonal climate of faculty-student and peer relations; andtheir satisfaction with the major. In the current research project, to study how the features ofRowan’s engineering program are related to retention, survey responses of students who beganwith a major in engineering but

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Kara Santelli, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

involve the tradeoff between the environmentand human life; and how this may change depending on the type of trees.Dam Construction. This MEA concerns the actual proposed construction of a dam in the SouthEastern Anatolia in Turkey. Having approved the initial plans, the Turkish government, for Page 15.499.6economic reasons, now must reduce the dam’s budget. Alternatives include reducing the dam’ssafety factor by either decreasing its height, substituting certain material or lengthening the timefor completing the project. Targeted concepts include: multi-criteria decision making, economicanalysis, and international perspectives in economic decision

Conference Session

Programs Using New Instrumentation Concepts

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas Adams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

undergraduates than any other. However wedo make the case in the following section that our work makes a contribution via a synthesis of Page 15.923.2the strengths of widely-used texts. Also, in recent years we have seen a steady increase in ouraccreditation program-outcome measures supported by our measurement systems course,although this material on piezoresistive sensors would contribute at most two hours of content tothe course. Based on these broad measures, we are satisfied that a presentation of sensoroperating principles like the one developed here contributes to meeting our learning objectives.We plan to develop an approach for measuring

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Joshua Marquit, Utah State University ; Jim Dorward, Utah State University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

interaction, questions, and general classroombehaviors of the students. Each RA splits their observational time between origination andremote sites so as to capture the breadth of student experience. Instructor Reflection. Sometime after the midpoint of the course, the project evaluatorconducts a structured interview with the calculus course instructor. The purpose of this interviewis to document the current perceptions and attitudes of the instructor as he is involved in teachingthe course. While it is planned that the same instructor will teach all calculus courses involved inthis study to reduce significant threats to validity, we anticipate a small amount of instructionalvariability as part of the natural evolution of teaching. We expect

Conference Session

Student Beliefs, Motivation and Self Efficacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kirn, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

discussing future goals, Sugar Cone studentsgenerated detailed descriptions of their future possible selves and the steps needed to achieve theseselves: I’m going to stick with the undergraduate Bioengineering program, pursue a Master’s and then, my goal is to ultimately work for a medical device company in research and design so, yeah, that’ll be the ultimate goal. Probably a Ph.D. also after I start working too. (Jeremy, male bioengineer junior) I plan to do the five year Master’s program here. And then, I’m thinking about med school. I’ve taken the practice MCAT a couple of times, but I’m not sure that’s really something I want to do, but I know that I’m very interested in the imaging, bioimaging type

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Stefi Alison Baum, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

might includeencouraging nominations for awards where they might otherwise not be considered or noticeddue to busy schedules. This may also include encouraging and allowing for self-nominations.Faculty suffer from busy teaching and research schedules. Careful planning with detailedschedules may alleviate the biases that increase due to hurried processes. Sufficient time will

Conference Session

Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariafé Taeví Panizo, James Madison University; John Hollander, James Madison University; Jesse Pappas, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Robin D. Anderson, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

being able to graduate. According to them,disengaged students who are mainly focused on their grades or in graduating without takingadvantage of the whole learning experience often struggle in many areas. One participantspecifically reflected on this issue: ―[Disengaged students] don‘t have long term plans, [they are] waiting for you to tell them what to do and when. [There is] no initiative or creativity. Everything is a means to an end: to pass or to graduate. You wonder what will happen to students like these – how will they cope? In a program like ours, they are the ones who consistently struggle with their engineering identity.‖This section of the interview provides insightful information on faculty members

Conference Session

Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - College of Education; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University; Indhira Maria Hasbun, Utah State University; Daniel L. Householder, Utah State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 24.634.11been used as their community-based project. For example, they relied on their previousknowledge regarding the work Francisco and Miguel performed at the dairy farm and tried todevelop a plan to decrease the number of bacteria accumulated in the milk tanks at the farm.Through their observations, they identified different problems in the milking process, whichcould have prevented the high levels of bacteria in the milk such as: cleaning the udders with theappropriate method, changing and cleaning tubing when necessary, in-situ testing for mastitis,changing tank filters, proper training of employees, identification of sick cows, maintenance ofthe equipment, and proper temperature and pressure on the tanks to eliminate

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos German Montoya Rodriguez, Ohio State University; Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, The Ohio State University; Roger Dzwonczyk, The Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Miriam Cater, Ohio State University

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Community Engagement Division

benefit underserved communities. This pipelineis afforded by the program construct that moves innovation from incubation (Phase 1) tocommunity introduction (Phase 2) to a sustainable business (Phase 3). It should be noted that notall innovations are expected to make it through all 3 project phases. For a number of reasons aninnovation or technology may prove in any early stage to be unaffordable or otherwiseinappropriate and the project is dropped. In other cases, the business plan may prove to beunrealistic. However, the academic calendar accommodates this multi-year, phased programrather well, as the cycle involving feasibility, user needs, prototype development, pilotinstallation and business start-up generally takes 3-4 years if one is to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Ismail I. Orabi, University of New Haven; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Ella R. Sargent, University of the Pacific; Brock Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Christopher Allen Wejmar, University of the Pacific; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

structural, vibrational, electromagnetic,biomedical electromagnetics, computational fluid dynamics, and heat transfer is a noted problem Page 24.212.5for some engineering graduates [16-17]. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and 2  Technology, Inc. (ABET, Inc.) expects engineering graduates to have "an ability to use thetechniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice"[18] such asFE analysis. Hence, engineering schools have, or are planning to add FE analysis to theircurricula [19-25], but these plans are not

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Kathryn Ann Mobrand, University of Washington; Drew Paine, Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington

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Student

. For example, in the first example, the action (i.e.,“develop a toolbox”) is something that the authors themselves are planning to do (i.e., “we willcontinue”). The next three examples are similar to each other in that they all explicitly drawattention to the action being promoted, but they differ from each other in the level ofassertiveness employed. Specifically, the assertiveness decreases from “should be” to “it isimportant to” to “could.” In the final example, the action is not specifically suggested but, rather,linked to an outcome that is likely to be considered desirable.Building upon the notion of an “implication for action” sentence, we developed a two-partprocedure consisting of (1) identifying and coding implications for action

Conference Session

WIED: Curricular Undergraduate Student Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University; Emily Olina Wisniewski; Rachel Lauren Shapiro, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Melinda Covert, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

Office Hours Tutoring24. Have you used these resources for any class in high school? _______ _______ _______25. Are you planning to use these resources for any class this semester? _______ _______ _______26. Have you used these resources for chemistry in high school? _______ _______ _______27. Are you planning to use these resources for chemistry this semester? _______ _______ _______General Conceptions of and Attitudes Towards this Semester in Chemistry28. Please circle how confident you are that you will do well in this class: 1 2 3 4 5(1=not confident, 2=little confidence, 3=some what confident, 4=confident, 5=very

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

terms of planning, implementation, accountability and evaluation, either as an individual or a partner in a group. ( problem solving)  Have developed appropriate physical and manipulative kills in work and leisure contexts (physical).  Have been helped to foster sensitivity and tolerance to the needs of others personal relationships (interpersonal/caring).  Have been enabled to develop an appropriate set of spiritual, social and moral values (faith; morals)  Have had opportunities to develop creativity and appreciation of creativity in others (aesthetic).  Have developed responsibility for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, both physical and mental (health).  Have developed an appreciation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

- sign Experiences for Mechanical EngineersAbstractThis paper reports our current progress towards introducing hands-on machining, analysis anddesign experiences in freshman, sophomore, and capstone design courses in the Department ofMechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The selection, assembly, anddeployment of two low-cost, desktop computer-numerical-control (CNC) platforms is describedalong with our current plans for deploying desktop CNCs throughout a sequence of undergradu-ate engineering design courses. Finally, we present our proposed approach to evaluate the impactof curricular enhancement on our mechanical engineering students’ cognition, motivation andattitudes toward the profession.1.0 IntroductionThe

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold L. Stalford, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

: “Our group found that some people are better than others at specific parts of the project and by everyone using their strengths we were able to teach others the necessary skills to understand the full analysis. As a team we definitely plan to take advantage of the knowledge of others.” “I learned a great deal about how to work with a group as well. Certain people have their own strengths and weaknesses and if you can play on those strengths the project will work much smoother.” “On a personal note, I learned that teamwork does trump individual talent.” “For the next project, I have learned to work ahead. I cannot let the work pile up until the very last minute to submit the final report

Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo; Roseli de Deus Lopes P.E., Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

will suit him or her for alifetime, many successful people take time to slowly work out what it is that makes them tickand brings them fulfillment.No matter what the career choice is selected, students need to start planning in high school toensure they are prepared to take the correct major later at university. Some specific profiletests may help as a starting point for students to gain a better understanding of their interests,values and goals, alongside discussions with friends, family or professional career counselorsat school or elsewhere. Good career decisions require good information about personal traitsand preferences, and also about the real world and workforce.When considering engineering as a career choice, excelling in mathematics

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matt Anderson, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

who then is supposed to complete the form and turnit in, along with the exam, to the disability services office at the university. Students then takethe test at this office. This office commonly requests that the materials be turned in 24 hoursprior to an exam which will require some instructors to plan ahead more than they are used to. Ifa student is visually impaired disability services will sometimes want materials turned in a weekearly so that they can be sent out to be converted into braille. Students may need to take the test Page 24.681.9at a different time than the rest of the class due to scheduling conflicts. This can create

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provide in-service professional developmentrelated to integrated STEM education61; most of these efforts are connected to existingcurriculum projects.Many of the changes likely to be needed to successfully implement integrated STEM educationwill require additional financial resources. Money, as well as time and planning, will be requiredto help educators acquire content and pedagogical content knowledge in disciplinary areasbeyond their previous education or experience. And funds will be needed to design, pilot test, Page 24.781.10and implement any large-scale assessment.RecommendationsBased on its data gathering and discussion, the committee

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

classified them as an engineer or non-engineer, the participants weregiven the opportunity to self-identify as an engineer or non-engineer at the end of the interviewprocess. Page 23.240.12Interview Process Interviews were conducted at locations that were convenient to each participant. Allinterviews were audio recorded for the purpose of review by the researcher. Field notes were alsorecorded during each interview. For the purpose of this study, interviews were not transcribeddue to the limited time in which this study was conducted. In future research, I will conduct moreinterviews with participants and plan to transcribe and code

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

with matters of identity and equity in science and technologyis less explicable still to his or her home discipline. And as little explored as race, gender, andLGBT identity might be, physical ability and disability in STEM disciplines remain subjects witheven less presence in social scientific spheres. This paper considers this absence: why dopersons with disabilities constitute an identity that remains underexplored in STEM educationtheory, marginalized in institutional planning, and nearly invisible in critical social scientificstudies of those fields, even where other forms of exclusion have come under study? What ideasabout bodies and intellectual abilities and the linkages between them are foundational to STEM,and why have social

Conference Session

Programs in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Seth Orsborn, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

willing to share their time and knowledge. The quality of their“lectures” was outstanding. We held several meetings with the guests to plan out their “lectures”.These meetings led to broader discussions about innovation and formed closer interdisciplinaryrelationships. The faculty then recognized that we have more in common then we had beforerealized. These relationships have led to other collaborations with guest lectures occurring in anumber of different courses. For example, one of us has given a guest lecture on kinematics andmechanisms to the sculpture class assigned to create mechanistic art. And Joe Meiser, professorin studio art, is team teaching a class for the MIDE program. Additionally, we have faculty nowworking together on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Gerhart

placed on the structure. The teams are judged/scored on their pre-build sketches andschematics, any written instructions or plans, the number of bricks supported, the amount of tapeused, and the number of straws. At the conclusion of the testing, a presentation is given by theinstructor about bridges to show the real-world application. Also the instructor demonstrates theextreme case of supporting 3 bricks with 4 straws (the bricks act as part of the bridge). Figure 5: Building a drinking straw bridge. Page 10.855.8 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition