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Achintya N. Bezbaruah; Rajani G. Pillai; Hannah Hood; Holly Erickson; Eric Dobervich; Jane Laux; Jamie Varholdt; Adam Gehlhar; Michelle Weber; Harjyoti Kalita; Talal Almeelbi; Mary Pate; Michael Quamme; Mohammad Enayet Hossain; Seydou Cisse; Amanda Grosz; Navaratnam Leelaruban

help in stimulating students’ interest in technologies. The authorsbelieve that these programs can be emulated by others in promoting engineeringeducation and research. The pre- and post-survey data also indicate that thestudents do not have enough information to decide their career paths and there is aneed for additional outreach activities on science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) education and careers among the students.IntroductionNanotechnology is said to the revolution of this century. Nanomaterials are usedin various consumer and specialized products and services. Some of theseproducts and services are cosmetics, sensors, electronics, biomedical tools,treatment of diseases, water purification, contaminant remediation

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Luis Rodriguez; Gail Coover; Dalelia Davis; Angela Frey; George Johnson; Oumar Kaba; Andrew Pham; Kathlyn Bender

-Madison, rubymaser@yahoo.com)AbstractEfforts to broaden participation in science and engineering (STEM) are of national importance.This paper describes the development and implementation of teaching strategies for theWisconsin Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP) Excel program. Theprogram involves: 1) selecting underrepresented minority (URM) students majoring in scienceand engineering whose first year academic performance indicates they are at risk for leavingSTEM; and 2) providing an intensive 8-week immersion experience in STEM scholarship,research, academic and career exploration and advising. Collectively program faculty membershave identified a shared programmatic strategy with respect to supporting students

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Dilpreet S. Bajwa; Sreekala G. Bajwa

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0058 Industry and Students Perception of Capstone ProjectsDilpreet S Bajwa, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Sreekala G Bajwa, Agriculturaland Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.Email – dilpreet.bajwa@ndsu.edu , sreekala.bajwa@ndsu.eduAbstractCapstone projects are designed to help students learn technical, communication and interpersonalskills that will ultimately provide them with a broad knowledge base required at the start of theirprofessional careers. Engineering capstone experience prepares students to work in a productivemanner in teams. It is expected that the students will learn problems solving

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Cristinel Ababei; Anca M. Miron

% − ofwomen in electrical and computer engineering fields. Its goal is to address this gender gapproblem by exposing women to electrical engineering at an earlier age, thereby fosteringexcitement about pursuing careers in electrical engineering and higher confidence in theirmath, science, and problem-solving skills. Designed for the duration of one week, the campactivities include hands-on microcontroller based projects using Arduino boards, classdiscussions, meetings with female professors and students, and tours of local high-techcompanies. Utilizing entry and exit questionaires, we found that 50% of the participantsfelt empowered and declared that they wanted to become electrical engineers. We alsodiscuss several suggestions for improving future

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Bob Fourney; Jason Sternhagen; George Hamer; Cory Mettler

orconsidering changing out, we see three recurring issues:First, students begin their undergraduate careers with a distinct lack of understanding, or intuitive“feel” for electrical engineering. For many other disciplines it is relatively easy to relate subjectmatter to previous personal experiences of the students. For example, when discussingconservation of momentum, the basic ideas that heavy and/or fast objects are harder to stop thanlight or slow objects is something that students have personally experienced and themathematical models serve to reinforce what they already “know”. In electrical engineering, wedo not have this advantage when describing the physics internal to our electrical devices so themath is not verifying a concept that they

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Charles McIntyre

work15 in an environment that mimics the actual construction management process. ¾ To integrate within the revised course the following topics: Construction Terminology and Accreditation, Ethical Dilemmas, Resume and Career Plan, Engineering and Tech Expo (visit and summary paper), Professional & Trade Organizations, and Guest Speakers.MethodologyThe basic methodology for the development and delivery of the revised CM&E 111 is presentedbelow. ¾ The author attended the ACCE2 Mid-Year Meeting held in Phoenix (February 2012) to discuss first-year construction management courses with construction management program directors at the Baccalaureate Program Chairs Meeting. Approximately forty- five (45) ACCE

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Sousada Chidthachack; Mark A. Schulte; Forster D. Ntow; Jia-Ling Lin; Tamara J. Moore

: renewable resources, andglobal warming; b) Economic: renewable resources, and efficient use of resources; and c)Health and Safety: clean water and hunger.Life Long Learning: Three themes emerged: a) Credentials: professional engineering license(PE) and professional development (PD); b) Career Path and Progression; and c) On theJob/Apprenticeship, or PD from employer.Communication: Two types: a) Clients/Public (nontechnical audience); and b)Colleagues/Other Engineers (technical audience). 152Others: The research team focused on two aspects of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. Forexample, the questions: Why are you interested in becoming an engineer? Where do you seeyourself in 5 years? 10 years? (Warm

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J. E. Johnson; L. Stradins; S Springer; R. Asthana

-based research experiences that offered excitement of learning and innovationin multiple areas of manufacturing. Emphasis was placed on dissemination of student research.The paper highlights examples of completed student projects and articulates a vision for use ofendowment funds to facilitate student learning and faculty development in a student-centeredenvironment.IntroductionAs a special mission institution within the University of Wisconsin System, the University ofWisconsin-Stout is a comprehensive, career-focused polytechnic university with historicstrengths in applied learning and technology. The university’s manufacturing engineering B.S.degree program is one of the largest ABET-accredited programs in the nation [1]. Stout'sprogram is

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Aurenice M. Oliveira

orengineering technology degree. Positive experiences in introductory electronics courses, forinstance, can influence both EE major and non-major students in their career path and in somecases even influence them to change majors. These courses can greatly influence whether amechanical engineering student will pursue further studies in robotics, or control mechanisms,much needed in the automobile industry and any other automated industry. Thus, a challenge forindividual faculty and engineering departments collectively is to find ways to build on thesepositive experiences and enable students to acquire some knowledge in electronics related fields.However, there is no general agreement on how best to serve diverse student audiences in anydiscipline and

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Francis Peloubet; Eakalak Khan; G. Padmanabhan

our graduating seniors outside of their normal comfort zone in a structuredand supportive class environment. The course has steadily evolved to keep pace with the ever-changing science and technology and the evolving expectations of the profession and the societywe serve. In this model, carefully chosen real world projects are assigned. Faculty and guestspeakers make presentations on engineering design process; engineering project management;leadership in an engineering environment; relationship of engineering projects, business, andpublic policy; global perspective in engineering; and professional career and licensure. Studentswork together in teams while a select number of faculties act as technical consultants. Otherfaculty members act as

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Naima Kaabouch; Deborah L. Worley; Jeremiah Neubert; Mohammad Khavanin

bachelor’s degrees has declined by almost40% [3]. At the same time, the demand for engineering graduates for engineering jobs isforecasted to rise by 25% to 30% by the end of the 21st century [4].Research shows that this decline is due primarily to the lack of first-year students expressing aninterest in engineering at the beginning of their college careers. Youth career interests aremoving away from engineering and science to business and management. In addition, many ofthose who enter engineering in the first year switch to a different major after their first or secondyear of study. These attrition rates range from 30% to 50% depending on the institution [5-7].The dropout rate is even higher for underrepresented groups, reaching nearly 70

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Bakr M. Aly Ahmed; Khaled Nassar; Mike Christenson

exercise relate specifically to professional careers in AECindustries?14 Physiological factors (e. g., poor vision or hearing), psychological factors (e. g.,emotions or outlook on life), and cultural factors (e. g., cultural heritage and values) are threefactors causing people to perceive things differently and often erroneously.15After analyzing the gameplay, accurate perception is clearly shown to be a factor in students’communication. There is obvious potential to improve the accuracy of students’ self-concept andthe perception of others by identifying perceptual mismatches behind miscommunication, and todevelop the skills of self-reflection, mindfulness, and perception checking.Game Analysis and DiscussionThe game is a cycle of processing

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Audrey LaVallie; Eakalak Khan; G. Padmanabhan

Research— A Course for Biology Majors at Minnesota’s University of St. Thomas. Journal of College Science Teaching, 27(5), 347–350.[11] Kremmer, J. F., & Bringle, R. G., 2000. The Effects of an Intensive Research Experience on the Careers of Talented Undergraduates. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 24(1), 1–5.[12] Kardash, C. M., 2000. Evaluation of an Undergraduate Research Experience: Perceptions of Undergraduate Interns and their Faculty Mentors. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92(1), 191-201.[13] Boyer, Paul (Ed), 2010. Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science: The Integration of Native Knowledge in Math and Science at Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Published by Salish Kootenai College Press

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Wendy R. Stary; John R. Schultz

students in order to improve the program offerings moving forward.The next step was to make it easy for students to study abroad at most any point in theiracademic career. This involved extensive review of the courses offered in the respectiveprograms at both institutions and the creation of a matrix of courses showing which coursescould substitute for each other and precisely when these courses would be offered. During theprocess of creating such a matrix it was also decided that research projects were always a goodmeans of enhancing the overall student experience and would be handled on a case-by-casebasis.Finally, a long-term goal of the collaboration between the UW-Stout and the h_da is a truefaculty exchange program. Ideally this would

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Naima Kaabouch; Deborah L. Worley; Jeremiah Neubert; Mohammad Khavanin

together … in the pursuit of fulfilling some combination of functionsthat are career-related and psychosocial” [21]. Peer mentors can provide frank and honest adviceon effective strategies for enhancing time management and studying because they are in the samepeer group as the mentees. Mentors can also help students form a connection to their collegesand their respective departments by encouraging them to get involved with student organizationssuch as the IEEE and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). In addition, mentors can foster ateam mentality among the student members in the class, encouraging them to spend timetogether and will in turn providing incentives for them to pursue deeper learning and persist inengineering [6, 22]. The use of

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Nannan He; Han-Way Huang

projects related to MBD.References1. Link to US bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_102.htm, a related Link to the market for computing careers: http://cs.calvin.edu/p/ComputingCareersMarket2. EU CESAR project (Cost-Efficient Methods and Processors for Safety Relevant Embedded Systems) http://www.cesarproject.eu/3. EU MOGENTES project (Model-based Generation of Tests for Dependable Embedded Systems) http://www.mogentes.eu/4. SESAME project (A Model-driven Test Selection Process for Safety-critical Embedded Systems) http://wiki.lassy.uni.lu/projects/SESAME 416 5. Aleman, J.L.F., "Automated Assessment in a

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Adam Kramschuster; Gregory Slupe

knowledge, skill, orattitude as a result, and to discuss how this might impact future decisions. More specifically,students are asked to describe the injection mold itself (dimensions, material and otherattributes), the molded parts (intended purpose/function, relative size, material, number of partsper shot, etc.), and in more detail, describe how they contributed to the group, how theexperience changed their knowledge and skills related to CAM and precision tool making, andhow they might use their experience as they move toward their career aspirations. Assessmentcriteria for meeting this objective cover the aforementioned points, a minimum paper length, andproper technical writing procedure. Groups are given the freedom to write their reflection

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Xiang-Fa Wu

relating nanofiberfabrication and characterization such as SEM, which also benefit their future career developmentin the field relevant to nanoscale science and engineering. In addition, these successful designprojects also allow the author to formulate standard design project modules for expanding theseprojects to research border students at NDSU and other universities.4. Concluding remarks This paper has introduced the author’s and his colleagues’ ongoing activities onimplementation of hands-on nanofabrication projects into traditional mechanical design courses.Several successful design projects have been introduced and discussed. Such an effort would begreatly beneficial to undergraduate’s nanoscale science and engineering education and

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Zhiyuan Yang; Hope L. Weiss; Matthew J. Traum

a Dynamometer and Turbine,” M.S. Thesis, University of North Texas, May 2011. 9 T. A. Emran, R. C. Alexander, C. T. Stallings, M. A. DeMay, M. J. Traum, “Method to Accurately Estimate Tesla Turbine Stall Torque for Dynamometer or Generator Load Selection,” ASME Early Career Technical Journal, Vol. 10, pp. 158-164, 2010 [URL: http://districts.asme.org/DistrictF/ECTC/2010ECTC.htm]. 10 V. G. Krishnan, Z. Iqbal, M. M. Maharbiz, “A micro Tesla turbine for power generation from low pressure heads

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Reza Fazel-Rezai; Sima Noghanian; Ahmed Rabbi

. Cook, C.J. Foster, S. M. Moon, P.J. Phegley, R. L. Tormoehlen “Attracting Students to STEM Careers, A white paper submitted to the 2007‐ 2013 Purdue University strategic planning steering committee,” [online], available at   http://www.purdue.edu/strategic_plan/whitepapers/STEM.pdf. 2453. G. Rosen, J. Silverman, and A. Chauhan, "Connecting artistically-inclined K-12 students to physics and math through image processing examples," in Digital Signal Processing Workshop and 5th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop, 2009. DSP/SPE 2009. IEEE 13th, 2009, pp. 419-424.4. G. Rosen, M. Usselman, and D. Llewellyn, "Relating high school