IJEE

Vol 28-5

2012

Contents

Covers

Abstracts

Guide for Authors

Section I

Special Issue

Current Trends in Nanotechnology Education

Guest Editors

Wei-Fan Chen and Tony Jun Huang—The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Ahmad Ibrahim	Editorial
Wei-Fan Chen and Tony Jun Huang	Guest Editorial
Santosh Devasia and Jim L. Borgford-Parnell	Integrating Nanopositioner Design Issues into an Existing Automatic Controls Course through Homework
Charles Xie and Hee-Sun Lee	A Visual Approach to Nanotechnology Education
Alejandra J. Magana, Sean P. Brophy and George M. Bodner	An Exploratory Study of Engineering and Science Students’ Perceptions of nanoHUB.org Simulations
Alejandra J. Magana, Sean P. Brophy and George M. Bodner	Student Views of Engineering Professors Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Integrating Computational Simulation Tools in Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Deepa Chari, Paul Irving, Robert Howard and Brian Bowe	Identifying Knowledge, Skill and Competence for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research: A Study of Postgraduate Researchers’ Experiences
Eva Erdosne Toth and J. Kasi Jackson	Pedagogical Challenges for Nanotechnology Education: Getting Science and Engineering Students to Examine Societal and Ethical Issues
Beth Rajan Sockman, John Ristvey and Christine S. Jones	Student Understanding of Nanoscience through the Gecko’s Surface to Surface Interactions
Tzy-Ling Chen, Horn-Jiunn Sheen, Hsiu-Ping Yueh, Feng-Kuang Chiang and Po-Wei Chang	Designing Nano-biotechnology Summer Camp with Experiential Learning Theory
Christopher Moraes	Pop Culture: A Soap Bubble-based Framework for Nanoeducation Outreach

Section II

Contributions in: Education Research, Outreach, Mobile Learning, Educational

Technology, Mechatronics, Bioprocess, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning,

Teaching Grant Proposal Writing, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Training,

Civil Engineering, Simulation, Soft Skills, International Perspective

Cynthia J. Atman, Sheri D. Sheppard, Jennifer Turns, Robin S. Adams, Ken Yasuhara and Dennis Lund	The Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education: A Review of Results and Resources
Kerry L. Meyers, Victoria Goodrich and Jay Brockman	I2D2: Imagination, Innovation, Discovery, and Design
Kimiko Ryokai, Alice M. Agogino and Lora Oehlberg	Mobile Learning with the Engineering Pathway Digital Library
Zeljka Mihajlovic and Marko Cupic	Software Environment for Learning and Knowledge Assessment Based on Graphical Gadgets
Rajwardhan Patil, John Wagner, Todd Schweisinger, Randy Collins, Anand Gramopadhye and Moira Hanna	A Multi-Disciplinary Mechatronics Course with Assessment—Integrating Theory and Application through Laboratory Activities
Richard R. Williams, Stacy Klein- Gardner, Loren Limberis and Stephanie T. Sullivan	The Implementation of a Challenge-Based Curriculum into a Bioprocess Engineering Program
Alias Masek and Sulaiman Yamin	A Comparative Study of the Effect of Problem Based Learning and Traditional Learning Approaches on Students’ Knowledge Acquisition
Ning Fang	A Student-Centered Active Learning Approach to Teaching Grant Proposal Writing in a Ph.D. in Engineering Education Program
Veda Duman and Sule Ergun	Fluid Mechanics Experimental Set-up Designed and Built by Graduate Student for Undergraduates
Miguel Torres Garcia, Fco José Jiménez-Espadafor Aguilar, Elisa Carvajal Trujillo and José Antonio Becerra Villanueva	Educational Software for Diesel Engine Simulation Performance and Parametric Analysis
M. L. Wang, Q. Y. Dai, Ray Y. Zhong and George Q. Huang	RFID-enabled Real-time Mechanical Workshop Training Center
Sami W. Tabsh, Akmal Abdelfatah, Mohammad Alhamaydeh and Sherif Yehia	Comparison of Civil Engineering Curricula in the Arab World
Hoda Baytiyeh	Disparity between College Preparation and Career Demands for Graduating Engineers
Abdul Ghani Kanesan Abdullah, Sim Hock Keat, Aziah Ismail, Mohamad Hanif Abdullah and Miduk Purba	Mismatch between Higher Education and Employment in Malaysian Electronic Industry: An Analysis of the Acquired and Required Competencies
Hossein Motahhari-Nejad, Nader G. Ghourchian, Parivash Jafari and Mahmood Yaghoubi	Global Approach for Reforming Engineering Education in Iran