2013 Midwest Section Meeting Archive (PDFs)

Kansas State University
September 18 - 20, 2013

Track I

Broadening the Engineering Experience

• Broadening STEM Students’ Perspectives, and Recruiting with Blended Learning and Study Abroad_Brockway_Brockway_Guzek
• Pursuing a Personalized Program to Prepare for an Academic Career at an Engineering Department without a Formal Teaching Curriculum_Waturuocha_Ford_Luks

Innovative Curriculum

• Integrating Matlab into Graduate Courses in Digital Signal Processing_Ding
• Efficacy of an Individualized, Self-Contained Instrumentation System in Electric Circuits Laboratory_Greco_Reasoner_Jordan
• Force Produced by Impingement of a Fluid Jet on a Deflector_Miskin_Penney_Clausen

Novel Classroom Practices

• Effects of Hands-on Nanotechnology Training on the Retention and Success Rates of Freshmen Students at WSU_Ceylan_Usta_Barut_Asmatulu
• Encouraging an Engineering Mindset amid Skill Practice In the Freshman Manufacturing Processes Lab_Morse
• STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS_Sharma

Classroom and Instruction

• An Online Instructor Training Course in Student-Centered Active Learning and Team-Based Learning (TBL)_OConnell
• Student Evaluation of Teaching Index vs. Student’s Self-Evaluation Index: Understanding the Impact of Teaching Performance on Student Satisfaction_Rashid_Ahmed_Dajani_Khan_Bhuiyan
• Beware of High Tech Cheating Techniques and Their Effects on Engineering Education_Srikanth_Asaduzzaman_Asmatulu

Track II

Freshman Coursework

• Development and Delivery of a First-Year “Construction Management Experience” Course_McIntyre
• Teaching Engineering Content to First-Year Students: Does it Impact Success in Future Coursework?_Reynolds
• Student Perceptions of a Theme-Based Introduction to Engineering Course_Schneider_Schluterman_Rainwater

Promoting STEM

• Promoting Nanotechnology Education to Midwestern High School Students for Higher Enrolment Rates in Engineering Education_Ceylan_Usta_Barut_Ergul_Asmatulu
• Crushing Stereotypes, Making Connections, and Encouraging Creativity: Music and Engineering_Dyer_Burrack_Weston_Medema_Head_Mease
• Thinking via Pictures: Getting Students Started through Graphing_2013_Dyer
• Mentoring Middle School NXT Robotics: Math Development as a Primary Design Constraint_Zajac

Impacting Students’ STEM Education

• Engineering Students’ Learning Strategy Preferences_Baukal_Ausburn_Matsson_Price
• Use of a Probabilistic Neural Network to Assign Engineering Student Attrition Risk Factor_Mason_Twomey_Whitman
• Developing a Practicum Plan for Undergraduate Students in Railway Design and Operation Major of Transportation Engineering_Wang_Ma_Yan

Experimentation and Research

• University and Small Business Collaboration for Undergraduate Research Projects in Healthcare Robotics_Gatton_Khan
• Design of Experiments:Student Response to an Experiential Learning Approach_Krohn

Track III

Collaboration in the Classroom

• Using LinkedIn in the Classroom_Braham_Bennett_McClinton
• Low Cost Collaborative & Portable Electronics Lab Kit_Crosby
• Online Engineering Education Using Blackboard Collaborate_Paulus_Settlage

Novel Classroom Practices

• Enhancement of Learning by Hands-On Experience in Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures_Asmaeily
• Strengthening Writing (and Reading) Skills in a Senior-Level Lab Course while Reinforcing Life-Long Learning Skills_Spicer_Clausen

Classroom Best Practices

• Exploring the Efficiency of Teaching “STATICS” Online_Asmaeily
• Thinking in Parallel: Multicore Parallel Programming for STEM Education_Asaduzzaman_Asmatulu_Pendse
• Teaching and Assessing Quality and Continuous Improvement_Mertz

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