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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Olga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

engineering students.Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education10. Ghone, M., Schubert, M., and Wagner, J., 2003, “Development of a Mechatronics Laboratory - EliminatingBarriers to Manufacturing,” IEEE Trans on Industrial Electronics, 394-397.11. Hatano, G., & Inagaki, K. (1986). Two courses of expertise. In H. Stevenson, J. Azuma & K. Hakuta (Eds.),Child development and education in Japan (pp. 262-272). New York, NY: W. H. Freeman & Co.12. Klingbeil, N., Rattan, K., Raymer, M., Reynolds, D., Mercer, R., Kukreti, A. and Randolph, B., "A NationalModel for Engineering Mathematics Education," Proceedings 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition,Honolulu, HI, 2007.13. Krishnan, M., Das, S., and Yost, S. A., 1999, “Team

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Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

% 2% Learning about engineering 15% 6% 18% Friendliness and helpfulness of workshop staff 8% 5% 15% Learning about new resources 3% 5% 0% Learning about robotics 3% 4% 7%In all three cohorts, teachers made comments about enjoying the experience of building therobots and about how they were impressed by and learned from the hands-on laboratory sessionsof the workshops 4. They noted that they gained a better appreciation of engineering in generaland the career opportunities available to students 4. The teachers enjoyed the diversity ofexperience of the

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

of his/her team in the EPICS laboratory.During this laboratory time the team members will take care of administrative matters, do projectplanning and tracking, and work on their project. Class meeting rooms are located adjacent todesign, test and build space for the teams in order to facilitate the project work. Divisions aresupervised by faculty, practicing engineers from local companies or university staff such as ITprofessionals.All students must also attend a number of one-hour lectures or interactive workshops eachsemester. The lectures/workshops are designed to supplement the work on the project. Many ofthe lectures/workshops are by guest experts, and have covered a wide range of topics related toengineering design, communication

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Leigh Weiss, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

/paper-view.cfm?id=215144 Dahm, K., Riddell, W., Constans, E., Courtney, J., Harvey, R., Von Lockette, P. “Implementing andAssessing the Converging-Diverging Model of Design in a Sequence of Sophomore Projects,” accepted forpublication in Advances in Engineering Education, 2008, in press.5 Sheldahl, E. and Klimas, P, “Aerodynamic characteristics of seven symmetrical airfoil sections through 180-degreeangle of attack for use in aerodynamic analysis of vertical axis wind turbines” Sandia National Laboratory Report,SAND80-2114 (1981)6 Manwell, J.F., McGowan, J.G., Rogers, A.L., “Wind Energy Explained” Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, 20027 Burton, T., Sharpe, D., Jenkins, N., Bossanyi, E., “Wind Energy Handbook” Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2001

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

real world and that teaching mustincorporate practice and hands-on learning [4].” Both the IIT and MSOE program are excellentexamples of integrating hands-on learning into the curriculum.Entrepreneurial curriculums now include experiential learning as an integral part of exposing thestudent to the entrepreneurial mindset. At Lawrence Tech, we have created an entrepreneurialcurriculum that integrates experiential learning in our senior projects, community outreach, planttours, E-Teams and laboratory environments. Our students participate in activities that provideexperiential learning. We are now working on integrating entrepreneurial content into 30 existingcourses. This includes the opportunity to link “theory and practice” through the

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Embedded Computing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University; Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University; Danny Eddy, Louisiana Tech University

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Computers in Education

in the project that it benefits the students greatly to literally build their own engineeringproblems, and through solving them to end up with a working system. The data collected doessuggest that the students are confident in what they have learned how to do by the time theyfinish the course. The range of topics that can be motivated by this project is truly impressive; itwould be difficult to imagine a better experiential learning centerpiece that was as easilyimplemented to an entire incoming class of freshmen.Acknowledgement, Disclaimer and Contact Information Partial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0618288

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Bethany Fralick, University of South Carolina; Jennifer Kearn, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-1372: A SURVEY OF MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDESTOWARD ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTSJed Lyons, University of South Carolina Jed Lyons is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina. His passion is developing laboratory experiments and other hands-on active learning experiences for pre-college, undergraduate and graduate students.Bethany Fralick, University of South Carolina Bethany Fralick is a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, conducting research on engineering education.Jennifer Kearn, University of South Carolina Jennifer

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Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Amy Stuart, University of South Florida; Daniel Yeh, University of South Florida; Helen Muga, University of South Florida; Linda Phillips, University of South Florida; James Mihelcic, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

actively participating through reading,discussion, and writing to explore alternative definitions of sustainability. In additionto learning about a few general sustainability study tools (life cycle assessment,footprint calculators, target plot indicators), the classes focus on learning andapplying methods from each of the disciplinary expertise areas of the faculty involved(environmental measurement, systems modeling, and population surveys). Studentsactively use these methods for case research through field work, laboratory analysis,computer modeling, and analysis of collected data on the course case focus. Fieldwork in the first course was through regular research trips within the local area andthrough a week-long class trip to the

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Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College

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Engineering Libraries

aninformation literacy quiz-tutorial online.10 The college is in the process of improving this aspectof the first-year information literacy program to ensure a larger number of students receive thispreliminary learning opportunity in information literacy. This paper focuses on the second-semester first year course that builds on these preliminary skills and provides a basis for moreadvanced learning within the major. Later courses address other aspects of information literacyin the context of laboratories, design, and engineering analysis in a variety of areas. Thecapstone design course utilizes information literacy skills on a real-world design project for a

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Methods and Techniques in Graduate Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal Nepal, Texas A&M University; Paul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Graduate Studies

AC 2009-1468: MANAGING COURSE OFFERING RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS INNEWER GRADUATE PROGRAMS THROUGH SPECIAL TOPICS COURSESBimal Nepal, Texas A&M UniversityPaul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Page 14.858.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Managing course offering resource constraints in newer graduate programs through special topics coursesIntroductionMost new graduate programs face many challenges including lower initial enrollments, limitededucational resources such as laboratory equipment, faculty lines, and under developed or“work-in-process” curriculum. While the institution has its resource constraints, the studentsmay

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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First-Year Programs

presentation. Each team member must also complete a peer evaluation forthemselves and each team member, which is part of the students’ grade for the course. If theaverage peer evaluation for an individual student is less than 70%; then their design report gradeis appropriately weighted. Starting in 2007-8 academic year, UMBC began charging a laboratory fee of $40.00 perstudent for this course. Consequently, the design teams are provided materials order forms(along with a list of venders from which they can order their construction materials) and eachteam was required to submitt the materials order form to the instructor. The due date of thematerials order form provided one of the design project milestones of the project whose intent isto ensure

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Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Gray, Texas Tech

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Manufacturing

new students. These types of activities also help to support andvalidate many theories presented within a lecture environment which ultimately help in theoverall understanding of the subject matter. In addition to their effectiveness as a retention tool,these hands-on lab experience courses also attract new students as the word spreads.Many colleges and universities have successfully developed a first year engineering programaimed at improving student success and retention, and these programs very often include hands-on, collaborative, laboratory-based courses in the first semester. The University of ColoradoSchool of Engineering has developed a first year engineering projects course where students areafforded various hands-on lab activities

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Recruitment and Development of Minority Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

minorityserving universities. In spite of several such programs, the number of minority, especiallyAfrican American students, graduating and entering CSE and HPC professional areas hasremained really low. There is a great demand of graduates and working professionals in the areasof computational science and engineering that are trained not only in the technical domain areasbut also in the computational aspects and high performance computing areas, the relatedtechnology, tools, paradigms and approaches. This expertise demand is not only from the US Page 14.511.2federal engineering and science laboratories where modeling and simulation have alreadybecome

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Denson, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Utah State University; Jodi Cullum, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

your measurements or your computations.Participant observers documented that teachers were acting as students, making predictionsbased on rotation and position, using circular motion equations and verifying their measurementsin an experimental laboratory setting.Communication Once a decision was made and experimentally verified, students were responsible forcommunicating the results to the teacher. Teacher participants involved in the professionaldevelopment generally required that their students keep an engineering design notebook detailingtheir elements within the engineering design process. As an example, a geometry teacherplanned to require her students to write to their city’s transportation division, communicatingfindings, decision

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Focus on Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charlie Law, Pennsylvania State University, Schuykill; David Younger, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

Bioengineering Department at Rice University. She received her B.A. in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry from Rice University in 1990 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1995. In 2007, she won the ASEE Robert G. Quinn Award for Excellence in Laboratory Instruction. Page 14.819.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Investigation of the Underrepresentation of Women in the G. R. Brown Teaching Awards at Rice UniversityAbstractDuring 2000-2007, only three of the 28 unique winners (11%) of the G. R. Brown Award forTeaching

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Programming for Engineering Students I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Computers in Education

to other platforms.ConclusionA combination of assembly and C language was used to teach the basics of microprocessorprogramming in the updated Microprocessors course at BSU, using a modern developmentenvironment (a soft processor instantiated on an FPGA with classic RISC architecture).Overlapping the teaching of both languages had a synergistic effect on educating the studentsabout microprocessors. In addition to learning how microprocessors work and control a broadrange of devices, the students learned problem-solving skills and practiced these skills withrealistic laboratory assignments and projects. Materials developed to teach the updatedMicroprocessors course are continuing to be expanded and refined.References[1] B.E. Dunne, A.J

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Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Eric Bickel, University of Texas, Austin

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Industrial Engineering

b p i 1 i  1  b ri*  pi .Bibliography1. Toda, M., Measurement of Subjective Probability Distributions. 1963, Decision Sciences Laboratory, Electronic Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force: L. G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, MA.2. Roby, T.B., Belief States: A Preliminary Empirical Study. Behavioral Science, 1965. 10(3): p

Conference Session

Design Cognition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rogelio Cardona, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Ted Cruz, University of Puerto Rico; Noraica Davila, University of Puerto Rico; Omar Ferrer, University of Puerto Rico; Alexander Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Ramon Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Willie Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Mendez, University of Puerto Rico; Damian Torres, University of Puerto Rico; José Vega, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Design in Engineering Education

nine highly and self-motivated undergraduate students and oneprofessor trying to, and at times succeeding in, being inconspicuous. We are aninterdisciplinary team from several areas of the Computer and ElectricalEngineering programs at the University of Puerto Rico, exploring novel ideas ofproducts that can become feasible projects for the capstone design course. Theapproach to our work contrasts with many conventional engineering educationpractices, which place emphasis on highly structured and formal procedures andsolving problems proposed by faculty members or by industry partners. Althoughwe still meet in the formal setting of a classroom and one research laboratory, thesessions differ significantly from regular classes, appearing more

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Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Megri, University of Wyoming

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Architectural

members eventually lose strength. Therefore, according to the prescriptive based philosophy, structural materials must be protected against fire for the required time of fire resistance. Generally, prescriptive approaches are the result of regulation, insurance requirements, and industry practice or company procedures. The fire resistant based on prescriptive methods is not an ideal solution because these values are determined in a laboratory using a specific structural configuration with a specific size, shape, and specific loads. The time-temperature relationships in the ISO fire do not represent real fires.10) Provide interior finish schedule. Interior finish throughout must be Class A or B. (NFPA

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Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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Engineering Ethics

’, Journal of Business Ethics 39, 391–399.3 Douglas Oliver, Whistle-Blowing Engineer, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol. 129, No. 4, October 2003, pp. 246-2564 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, EIOC Report: Looking back at the August 2003 blackout. Available at http://eioc.pnl.gov/research/2003blackout.stm.5 US EPA Press Release, U.S. Announces Settlement of Landmark Clean Air Act Case Against Ohio Edison - Utility will spend $1.1 billion to reduce air pollution by 212,500 tons per year, March 18, 2003. Available at http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/b1ab9f485b098972852562e7004dc686/11e00336eca5561e85256fc8005 470fc!OpenDocument.6 See Table 11 of NRC Commission Document SECY-05-0192

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Beyond the Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

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First-Year Programs

experiences with lower-division students, and they expressed positive feedback aboutinteractions with the classes. All participants agreed to return for the following year’s classes. Thebenefits of practitioner-student interactions are deemed mutual; students learn about the engineeringworkplace, and faculty and practicing engineers can market their research laboratories andcompanies to the next generation of engineers. One company representative responsible for humanresources indicated that although his primary interest was recruiting graduating seniors, speaking tofreshman uniquely enabled him to seed future positive recruitment opportunities and was thuswelcomed.Table 1: Students in MEE Practice I & II were asked to respond to these survey

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yunjun Xu, University of Central Florida; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Charles Remeikas, University of Central Florida; Xiaojun Geng, California State University, Northridge; Sagar Chowdhury, University of Oklahoma; Chen Ling, University of Oklahoma

interviews with students will be used to get more insight on the reasonscausing their attitude changes.To ensure an engaging and satisfactory student learning experience, throughout the developmentof the GIVE system, usability evaluation methods will be applied to evaluate and improve theusability of GIVE system. During the early development stage of the GIVE system, heuristicevaluation methods will be used to evaluate game design aspects including game interface, gamestory, game mechanics, and game play with heuristics for game playability [21] and the learningsystem aspects with heuristics for effective learning [22]. When GIVE system takes shape,laboratory-based user testing sessions with think-aloud protocol will be conducted with

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Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Bramald, Newcastle University; Sean Wilkinson, Newcastle University

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First-Year Programs

, remained the same: ≠ introduce sustainability in the context of civil engineering; ≠ present an enthusiastic, “big picture” of civil engineering that would complement the technically intense first year modules; and ≠ act as a catalyst for sustainable thinking in studies beyond first year.The module is a compulsory, 10 credit module - a 10 credit module is expected to require 100hours of student’s time, that being made up of a combination of lectures, seminars, site visits,laboratory sessions and individual review and work on assessed pieces. It has been taken eachyear by an average of 85 full time students and it is a compulsory component of the followingfull time undergraduate degree programs: ≠ MEng Civil Engineering (4 years

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Roberts, University of Florida; Karen Bray, University of Florida; Vikram Shishodia, University of Florida; Jeff Citty, University of Florida; Deborah Mayhew, University of Florida; James Ogles, University of Florida; Angela Lindner, University of Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

program (http://www.inroads.org/inroads/inroadsHome.jsp), designed to provide internship opportunities for underrepresented engineeringstudents in sponsoring corporations. This connection, combined with the Corporate MentoringProgram and the University of Florida’s career fair events in the fall and spring, provide ampleopportunities for the students to gain internships during summer terms.The University of Florida also administers active Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) andMcNair Research Scholars programs that offer opportunities for the STEPUP graduates to pursueundergraduate research in a faculty’s laboratory. Both programs provide the students funding tosupport living and research expenses and require the student to present her/his

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Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-82: WEST AFRICAN TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, ANDRECIPROCITY IMPLEMENTATION IN BENINBradley Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Bradley A. Striebig is an associate professor of Engineering at James Madison University. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Penn State University, where he was the head of the Environmental Technology Group at the Applied research Laboratory. Prior to accepting a position to develop the engineering program at James Madison University, Brad was a faculty member in the Civil Engineering department at Gonzaga University. He has worked on various water projects throughout the US and in Benin and Rwanda.Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University Susan

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Programming for Engineering Students II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Computers in Education

address.In the second step of the group creation process, Facebook allows for customization by theuploading of an image containing a relevant logo or photo; for our alumni group it was decidedto use a photo of a student working in one of our laboratories that captured the lab-intensivenature of our program. Several options are presented as part of this step regarding the features tobe enabled. Given that one wants to encourage alumni to use the group, it was decided to allowall items (showing related groups and events; and enabling the discussion board, Wall, photos,videos, and postings features) to be fully accessible to all group members. As part of this stepone must also specify whether the group is “open”, “closed”, or “secret”; while “secret

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Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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sasikumar naidu, University of Tennessee; Prasanna Venkateswara Rao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Paul Frymier, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Spivey Douglas, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Gary Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Masood Parang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

to the private sector, but also for enabling the near-term success of students who graduate from the program.Entrepreneurial Board The dual-degree program's start-up involved the cooperation of 20 public and privatepartners, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), large corporations, smallstart-up corporations, and state and local officials. Selected members of these partners(Table 1) were involved in the following activities: ≠ evaluating student projects and advising the student teams; ≠ offering the student teams technical and business expertise; ≠ contributing intellectual property (ORNL alone has a portfolio of over 1000 patents) and project ideas; ≠ serving as guest lecturers in graduate product

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SE Curriculum and Course Management

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Francis Lutz, Monmouth University; James McDonald, Monmouth University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

University, earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology, an MSEE degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD from New York University. Dr. McDonald has an extensive industrial background in both software and electrical engineering. Prior to assuming his present position he worked at AT&T, Bell Laboratories, Bellcore and, most recently, at Lucent Technologies. He has taught numerous courses and workshops in the areas of operations research, microeconomics, quality management and project management. He has been responsible for systems engineering work on various types of telecommunications products, research in the areas of

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University; Byron Williams, Mississippi State University; Gary Butler, Mississippi State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

supercomputing capability inDNA and genomic sciences provide an example of potential partnerships to achieve excellenceand market leadership.The development of a university portfolio of industry partners is key to economic success in the21st century.APEXThe Advanced Prototyping Experimentation Laboratory (APEX) at Mississippi State University(MSU) aims to provide both government and commercial organizations with world-classresearch and technology development. APEX uniquely integrates the University's faculty,facilities and industry partners into key working groups that address critical problems related tonational security. These working groups include: (1) applied and computational mathematics; (2)autonomous systems; (3) cognitive computing; and (4

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Reserve University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

modules of various physics topics developedand/or underway to be developed by the authors are presented and discussed. We believe it isworthwhile to develop new ways of teaching and learning physics, by taking advantage of theunprecedented developments of the last two decades in computer hardware, software, programminglanguages and Internet. The materials presented herein can be used as the starting point for otherinstructors considering using similar tools in undergraduate level physics courses. The authors alsostrongly believe that discussions and feedback from other educators will advance physics educationthrough introduction of new topics, laboratory experiments or new emerging computer applications indelivering lecture or in doing