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ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2134: EVALUATION AND RESULTS FOR AN INTEGRATEDCURRICULUM IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGJoseph J. McCarthy, University of Pittsburgh Professor of Chemical EngineeringRobert S. Parker, University of Pittsburgh Page 22.650.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Evaluation and Results for an Integrated Curriculum in Chemical EngineeringAbstractIncreasing knowledge integration has gained wide-spread support as an important goal in en-gineering education. The Chemical Engineering Pillars curriculum is one of the first fullyintegrated curricula in engineering, and is

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Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ertunga C. Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Systems Engineering

sustainability in technology education.Borchers et al.[13] gave a detailed example of an undergraduate course in environmental designand manufacturing, while Lynch-Cary and Sutherland[14] discussed how to integrate principlesand practices of sustainability into the industrial engineering curriculum.Kumar et al.[15] discussed infusing sustainability principles into manufacturing and mechanicalengineering curriculum and describing challenges of the process and a benchmarking study atMichigan Tech. They concluded that the three main barriers were lack of accreditation processimprovement, conventional thinking of some faculty members and company expectations andrecruiting trends. Christensen[16] investigated how deans and directors at selected 50 globalMBA

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ETD Design V: Classroom Delivery, Course Content, and Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Fred Walker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2823: ENSURING CURRICULUM INTEGRITY FOR ENGINEER-ING TECHNOLOGYMike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Mike Eastman is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunications En- gineering Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology. Mr. Eastman spent six years as a hardware design engineer with Intel corporation before entering academia to specialize in embedded systems de- sign. Most recently he has been involved in curriculum development and academic calendar conversion at RIT. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering Technology and a MS in Computer Science from RIT.H. Fred Walker, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) H. Fred Walker is Dean of the College of

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Innovations in Computing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tao Xing, Tuskegee University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Heshmat A. Aglan, Tuskegee University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-1296: INTEGRATION OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY INTO UN-DERGRADUATE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMTao Xing, Tuskegee University Tao Xing is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering department at Tuskegee University. He re- ceived his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2002. His recent research focuses on computational fluid dynamics, most recently applied to renewable energy, and integration of mobile technology into engineering courses and laboratories. Address: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Luther H. Foster Hall, Room 532, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088 Ph: (334) 727-8986 (O), Fax: (334) 727-8090, Email: taox@tuskegee.edu, Web

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Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda M. Head, Rowan University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Change'. Proceedings. , vol.1, no., pp.383-386 vol.1, 5-8 Nov 1997.9. J. Marchese, R. Ordonez, C. Sun, E. Constans, J. L. Schmalzel, R. Ramachandran, H. L. Newell, H. Benavidez and J. Haynes, “Integration of Multidisciplinary Design and Technical Communication: An Inexorable Link”, International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 18, No.1, pp.32–38, 2002.10. Bolding, K.; Bauman, E., "Integrating engineering into a freshman liberal arts curriculum," Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual, vol.3, no., pp.13C2/1-13C2/5 vol.3, 1999.11. Heywood, J., "“Think…about how others think”, liberal education and engineering," Frontiers In Education Conference - Global Engineering: Knowledge Without

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Candace A. Cobb, Norfolk State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-2203: INTEGRATING CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND AS-SESSMENT IN A LASER SYSTEMS COURSEPatricia F. Mead, Ph.D., Norfolk State University Patricia F. Mead, Ph.D., earned the doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electrophysics from University of Maryland, College Park, in 1994. She joined the faculty of Norfolk State University (NSU) as Professor of Optical Engineering in summer 2004. Since her appointment, Dr. Mead has been active in the development of innovative curricula for Optical Engineering courses, and she serves as Education Director for the NSF funded Nano- and Bio-Inspired Materials and Devices Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST). Dr. Mead also

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raymond Addabbo

experiment and theory. Many diversephenomena in engineering and science are too expensive or dangerous to study in alaboratory and can only be studied using numerical simulations.The course Introduction to Programming using Matlab (CSC 215) taught a Vaughn Collegeserves to address several issues. The fundamental goal of the course is to teachprogramming by integrating different parts of the engineering curriculum. Theory taught inother courses can be verified or questioned using numerical simulations. In order toaccomplish this goals, several skill sets need to be developed. This paper addresses theseskill sets and how they are developed.2 Outline of CSC 215CSC 215 is a three credit required course for engineering students and an elective in

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

excitement in learning.The three aspects of Mobile Computing are mobile communication, mobile hardware and mobilesoftware. The first aspect addresses communication issues in ad-hoc and infrastructure networksas well as communication properties, protocols, data formats and concrete technologies. Thesecond aspect focuses on the hardware, i.e. mobile devices or device components. The thirdaspect deals with the characteristics and requirements of mobile applications10.Widespread use of mobile devices makes an opportunity for the computer science andengineering programs to integrate the use of mobile devices into their curriculum in order toenhance and promote new ways of teaching and learning. Since young people are very excitedabout these devices

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-2360: INSTRUCT INTEGRATING NASA SCIENCE, TECHNOL-OGY, AND RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM AND TRAIN-INGRam V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng) Dr. Ram Mohan is currently an Associate Professor with the interdisciplinary graduate program in com- putational science and engineering (CSE). He serves as the module content director for the INSTRUCT project. Dr. Mohan currently has more than 90 peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters and con- ference proceedings to his credit. He plays an active role in American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and serves as the chair of the ASME materials processing technical committee and a member of the ASME Nanoengineering Council Steering

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Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

demonstration. The useof rubrics to focus the questions and assignments results in more focused student workthat more clearly demonstrates accomplishment of the outcome.Gloria Rogers, formerly of ABET, has always said that a program only needs todemonstrate an outcome only once, but the crafting of that assignment and thedemonstration by the students must hit the mark.12 However, to get to that point in thecurriculum where the demonstration occurs (senior year?), the students have to grow thecorrect skill set. The UT Tyler Department of Civil Engineering decided to haveembedded indicators collected throughout the curriculum to show the development of therequired skill set. If the development of the required skill set cannot be shown, then theprogram

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Kathleen Atwood, University of Wisconsin - Madison; L. Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

placed in an orderly fashion and notknotted up in ―spaghetti‖, or that an alarm clock has to work properly on all 7 days of theweek and even one failure would not be acceptable. In the case of this curriculum, thedebugging of circuits is skills-based rather than conceptually based because of this lackof emphasisLastly, we found that most of the material presented in this curriculum is explicitlyintegrated – 77.5% of the time. Due to the nature of the material and the unique subjectmatter, this was not a surprise. No connections were made 17.6% of the time between theengineering and mathematics. Implied connections were made 4.9% of the time.Table 6 illustrates where integration occurred within the skills and concepts included inour analysis

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University; Elsa Head, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-732: INTEGRATING NASA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: US-ING AN INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE CURRICULUM DELIVERY TOOLTO CREATE A NASA-BASED CURRICULUMMorgan M Hynes, Tufts UniversityElsa Head, Tufts UniversityEthan E Danahy, Tufts University Ethan Danahy received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science in 2000 and 2002 respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007, all at Tufts University, Medford, MA. Within the School of Engineering at Tufts University, he is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Depart- ment of Computer Science. Additionally, he acts as the Engineering Research Program Director at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), where he manages educational

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

program focuses on the integration betweenarchitecture and engineering. It includes capstone design courses that cover the major areas. Theintegration aspects of different disciplines of architectural engineering will be discussed.As well, a methodology presented to our students in the framework of this course is discussedthrough case studies. This methodology is based on using actual buildings, where local weatherconditions as well as engineering considerations and architecture are used in an integratedapproach to achieve a successful design.History of Architectural Engineering at University of Wyoming:Over USA, only 18 programs of architectural engineering are accredited by ABET(Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). Architectural

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 22.1164.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Practical Issues Encountered in Building an Integrated Photovoltaic – Hydro -Biofuel Electrical Power System in a Remote Location as a Student ProjectAbstractDescription and specifications for a completed photovoltaic – hydroelectric – biofuel electricalpower system installed at the Taylor Wilderness Research Station (TWRS) in central Idaho.Students performed this successful project entirely, from writing the NSF funding proposal todesigning and installing the equipment. It is currently operating as specified, providing power toTWRS, a remote site 60 km from the nearest neighboring electrical power

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-683: INTEGRATING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE INTO THEENGINEERING CURRICULUM: A PROPOSED MODEL AND PROTO-TYPE CASE WITH AN INDUSTRY PARTNERRichard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Schoephoerster is the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he leads a College of over 3000 students (including approximately 500 graduate students) in 17 different BS, MS, and PhD degree programs, and 80 faculty members in six different departments with approximately $25 million in research funding from local, state, and national agencies and companies. Dr. Schoephoerster received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 1985, and his M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (1989) in Mechanical

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Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2099: MATH CURRICULUM IN A SET OF K-5(8) AND K-12STEM PRE-ENGINEERING TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMSStephen O’Brien, The College of New Jersey Dr. O’Brien is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Technological Studies within the School of Engi- neering at The College of New Jersey. Page 22.1045.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Applied Math Curriculum for Elementary and Secondary Integrated STEM teacher preparation programsAbstractIn this paper we describe the mathematical components of integrated Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM) teacher

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Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim M. Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Vincent C. Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanics

AC 2011-2300: A PHILOSOPHY OF INTEGRATING FEA PRACTICE THROUGH-OUT THE UNDERGRADUATE CE/ME CURRICULUMJim M. Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin - Stout JEREMY J. M. PAPADOPOULOS Jim Papadopoulos, P.E. is a Lecturer in the Engineering and Technol- ogy Department of University of Wisconsin Stout. His Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering is from MIT (where he received the Exxon Fellowship and was awarded the Departmental Instructorship), and he also had post-doctoral training in the Cornell Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He has been an R&D engineer for 20 years in areas such as power transmission equipment and paper converting equip- ment. He is the recipient of 7 patents, and co-author of an MIT

Conference Session

Integrating Math Science and Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach, CA; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

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Mathematics

describe theauthors’ approach to adding original derivation assignments to the curriculum of engineering andtechnology courses in order to ensure the genesis of this creative skill set at the undergraduatelevel. The goal is to develop in undergraduate students learning patterns that will facilitate theability to write for any system, a set of equations that describes the system. II. INTRODUCTIONMathematical modeling entails finding a series of steps that define all the relationships in asystem. An example of a system is an energy system, a power system, an electronic circuit, amanufacturing process or a cancer cell. Each of these systems is an ongoing subject formathematical modeling.1-4 Students can use a

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Stickel, University of Toronto

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Mathematics

Education: II. Teaching Methods That Work” Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 26-39, 2000.6. Whiteacre, M., and Malavé, C. “An Integrated Freshman Engineering Curriculum for Pre-calculus Students,” Proceedings 28th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ, November, 4-7, 1998.7. Froyd, J., Ohland, M., “Integrated Engineering Curricula,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 2005, pp. 148 - 164.8. Behrens, A., Atorf, L., Schwann, R., Neumann, B., Schnitzler, R.. Balle, J., Herold, T., Telle, A., Noll, T.G., Hameyer, K., and Aach, T., “MATLAB Meets LEGO Mindstorms—A Freshman Introduction Course Into Practical Engineering”, IEEE Trans. Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, 2010, pp. 306 – 317.9

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What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-207: INTEGRATING CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL IS-SUES IN AN INTRODUCTORY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COURSEMahbub Uddin, Trinity University Dr. Mahbub Uddin is a professor of Engineering Science and the Chair of the Entrepreneurship Pro- gram at Trinity University. He led Trinity University to establish the Center for Entrepreneurship and En- trepreneurship program. He is a pioneer in integration of entrepreneurship, nanotechnology and six-sigma into the undergraduate engineering education. He has published extensively in areas of his expertise and in education. Dr. Uddin is an active member of AIChE and ASEE. His honors include: DOW Chemical, Outstanding Young Faculty Award, New Engineering Educators Excellence

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"Green" Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob Dunn, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise; Gunnar Ryan Gladics, University of Idaho, Integrated Design Lab; Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise; Ery Djunaedy, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise; Sherry McKibben, University of Idaho IURDC, McKibben + Cooper Architects

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Architectural

system design to actual loads.Section 1.3 Using Building Performance Simulation for Education and Praxis Integrating building performance simulation into the design curriculum affects twocrucial parameters. First, the use of building performance simulation provides a horizon uponwhich to ground the design of a building. Too often contemporary architecture students aretaught to exercise unbridled formal ambitions that lack grounding in engineering, costestimation, or constructability. While teaching design is a critical aspect of architecturaleducation, it must be balanced with an approach that grounds architecture within its broaderframework of collaboration. At the more advanced levels of engineering and architecturaleducation, the

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Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Kelli Jayn Nichols, University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Bioengineering; Laura Wright, University of Washington; Christopher Neils, University of Washington

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Biomedical

perspectives. Preliminary effectiveness of thebioengineering curriculum revision, as indicated from the positive responses from industry,academic colleagues, and student alumni serves as an initial indication that our integration ofresults obtained from the multiple means of assessment allows for in-depth analysis and well-informed revision. Although future assessment of the success of curriculum changesimplemented in our department will be needed as the new courses are phased in (starting Jan.2011), we propose that the methods of program analysis described in this work may be useful forother departments similarly motivated to evaluate their own curriculum. In addition to specificassessments of individual course outcomes, future work involves a survey

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Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Md. Rasheduzzaman, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

Technology is a new program in the department ofEngineering Technology. The curriculum emphasizes high-speed packaging that involvesmotion control mainly with servomotors and induction motors. The students in this program, inaddition to many other courses, take courses in basic mechanics and mechanical design, electriccircuits, basic mathematics and calculus before taking four courses of the sequence of courses.Concepts of mechanical cams (Ref: “cam definition” Merriam Webster) operation andperforming an electronic cam using a servomotor control system for a given task are introduced.Writing ladder logic to perform a given cam operation for an application is also an integral partof the PLC course. A semester long project based on real life

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Patrick Hogan, Missouri S&T; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-702: INTEGRATING GALLERY WALKS AND WIKIS IN A SYN-ERGIC INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OFSTUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONSJohn Patrick Hogan, Missouri S&T Dr. John P. Hogan is an associate professor of Geology in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. and MS degrees in Geology in 1990 and 1984 from Virginia Tech. He also holds a BS in Geology from the University of New Hampshire. His research interests include igneous petrology, structural geology, and tectonics. He has active projects in Maine, Oklahoma, Missouri, Egypt and southern Africa. He is also interested in enhancing student learning through integration

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth V Noren, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1506: INTEGRATING LECTURE AND LABORATORY IN ANANALOG ELECTRONICS COURSE USING AN ELECTRONICS EXPLORERBOARDKenneth V Noren, University of Idaho, Moscow Kenneth V. Noren recieved the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, in 1987, 1989, and 1992, respectively. He is a Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Idaho located in Moscow, Idaho. His research interests are in the area of design and modeling of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and in methods for engineering education

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa A. Pasquinelli, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

. Page 22.901.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Computing into Thermodynamics: Lessons Learned Even though computing has become pervasive in today’s workplace, many engineering curricula have lagged in creating engineers with computational aptitude. Computational-capable engineers are ones who can utilize computing effectively to solve engineering problems. Developing these computationally capable engineers means understanding that changes in the undergraduate engineering curriculum must recognize it’s context in an educational continuum. Starting from the first computing course, the computing skills need

Conference Session

Integrating Math Science and Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Po-Hung Liu, National Chin-Yi University of Technology; Ching Ching Lin, National Taipei University of Technology; Tung-Shyan Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Chiu-Hsiung Liao, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Yen Tung Chung, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; C. Lin, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan R.O.C.; Ruey-Maw Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology

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Mathematics

forimproving teaching and learning in calculus. The PLEASE project adopts a collaborative model consisting of four individual projectsconducted by Mathematics and Engineering faculties at two technological universities inTaiwan. The title PLEASE stands for six main themes of this integrated project: (1)P—pre-calculus, (2) L—low achievers’learning, (3) E—e-learning, (4) A—assessment, (5)S—statistics and calculus, (6) E—engineering mathematics and calculus. The PLEASEproject assumes a collaborative model not only for reforming calculus curriculum itself, but Page 22.540.4also for establishing an e-learning and assessment platform. It can be divided

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Jan B Hansen, University of Saint Thomas; Sarah H. Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota; Brian Phillip Jensen, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

been looking for ways to increase theirknowledge of engineering. Additionally, in Minnesota, new Academic Standards inScience have been implemented, as of 2010, which incorporate engineering. As shown byYasar et al., the confidence levels for P-12 teachers with regards to teaching Engineeringare often low1, and thus the mandated inclusion of engineering in the curriculum raisesmany teacher preparation challenges. To address the need for more training of educatorsin engineering, the University of St. Thomas has created an undergraduate minor and agraduate certificate in Engineering Education. The first course in both of these programsis “Fundamentals of Engineering for Educators,” which exposes students to rigorousengineering content from a

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Joseph McCoy Mydosh, Western Michigan University; Jason Michael Shane

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Engineering Technology

Page 22.563.2concept of cost of design and manufacturing. There is a need for deeper understanding ofeffect of energy efficiency on component/system design, the environment, and their longterm sustainability. Therefore, current programs need to evolve by infusing these subjectsin the curriculum and laboratory practices. In most engineering technology programs, thetopics are introduced informally in one or more courses. Sustainability is an essentialelement of learning in any technical field [6,7,8], and an integrated approach to teach theconcepts and practices from fundamental to advanced senior-level courses is moreprudent in reforming engineering technology curricula.This paper presents an initiative on integrated teaching of energy

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John C. Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

participants in a technicalcultural sharing setting 35. Ideally developing consensus as a result of pursuing inquiry-basedinvestigations. Over the course of three months, one urban school was studied, and in particular,one classroom Grade 5 (N=31) where engaged in modeling activities that were a) designedaround a modeling pedagogy, b) leveraged graphic modeling tools to make sense of phenomenaat the microscopic level, c) integrated within their existing curriculum, and d) all within a mixed-ability classroom setting. The teacher was self-selected based on an earlier two-year GraphicallyEnhanced Elementary Science study, where graphic-modeling tools were designed to supportstudent representational practices in their science notebooks. This qualitative