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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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E James Nelson, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University; Lourdes Manley, Brigham Young University; Oscar Dzul, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas; Joshua Draper, Brigham Young University

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International

/emerginggloballabormarket/part1/MGI demand synthesis.pdf.6. J. Rajgopal, K. L. Needy, and J. D. Porter, Combining International Experience and Industrial Relevance in aCapstone Engineering Design Course. In Proceedings of the 1997 27th Annual Conference on Frontiers inEducation, pages 827–831, Piscataway, NJ, 1997. IEEE. Available from:http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie97/papers/1158.pdf.7. C Del Vitto. (2008). Cross-Cultural “Soft Skills” and the Global Engineer: Corporate Best Practices and TrainerMethodologies . Online Journal for Global Engineering Education. 1, (3), 1-11.8. N. A. of Engineering of The National Academies. The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the NewCentury. Technical Report, National Academy of Engineering of The National Academies, 500

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Retention Tools and Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Wolfgang Bauer, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; John Courtney, Michigan State University; Ruth Heckman, Lansing Community College; Denise Fleming, Michigan State University; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College; Renee Mickelson, Lansing Community College; Mark Urban-Lurain; Clifford Weil, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

engineering; his current research is supported by NSF/DUE and NSF/CISE.Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. From 1970 to 1985, he was a geotechnical engineer with the St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Since 1985, on the faculty of MSU, he has taught undergradaute and graduate courses in geotechnical engineering and reliability analysis. His research and consulting has focused on the design and evaluation of dams, levees and hydraulic structures, and he has been involved in several studies related to the failure of New Orleans levees

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“And Other Duties as Assigned”

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Curtis, Linda Hall Library

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Engineering Libraries

response to the problems of thebuilt environment. As Patricia Galloway notes in her book The 21st-Century Engineer, “Theneeds [of developed, developing, and underdeveloped nations] are quite different, and theengineer must understand those differences and how best to address them when planninginfrastructure projects that adhere to the principles of sustainable design.”6 If engineeringlibraries can encourage and motivate students to engage in extracurricular reading for enjoyment,could this RA activity not have a similar desirable educational impact in the lives of futureengineering professionals to what Moyer found for adult leisure readers? Today, as graduates of our institutions enter their fields, they are encountering one of themost

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BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Conrad Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University; Warren Ruder, Carnegie Mellon University; Justin Newberg, Carnegie Mellon University; Paul Glass, Carnegie Mellon University; Davneet Minhas; Elvira Garcia Osuna, Carnegie Mellon University; Liang Tso Sun, Carnegie Mellon University; Alyssa Siefert, Carnegie Mellon University; Judy Shum, Carnegie Mellon University; Portia Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University; Arielle Drummond, Carnegie Mellon University; Bur Chu, Carnegie Mellon University

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. Dr. Zapanta’s research interests are in developing medical devices to treat cardiovascular disease, focusing on the areas of cardiac assist devices and prosthetic heart valves. Dr. Zapanta is an active member in the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Society for Engineering Education. He is a reviewer for several biomedical engineering journals. Dr. Zapanta also serves as a reviewer for the National Institute of Health (NIH), Cardiovascular Sciences Small Business Special Emphasis Panel.Warren Ruder, Carnegie Mellon University Warren Ruder is a graduate student researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in

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Mathematics: Recruitment and Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Scott Hagen, University of Central Florida; Chris Parkinson, University of Central Florida; Alison Morrison-Shetlar, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida; Paula Krist, University of Central Florida; Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida; Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Pat Ramsey, University of Central Florida; Dahlia Forde, University of Central Florida; Anna Koufakou, University of Central Florida

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assessment.Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida Melissa Dagley-Falls received a BSBA in Management and a MBA from East Tennessee State University of Johnson City, TN, in 1991 and 1993, respectively. She joined the University of Central Florida in 2001 where she worked until 2003 for the Office of Transfer Services. In 2003, Melissa joined the College of Engineering and Computer Science where she has served as the Director of Academic Affairs and advisor to both undergraduate and graduate students within the college. Ms. Dagley-Falls research interests lie in the areas of student access to education, sense of community, retention, and persistence to graduation for students in science

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Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tara Gomez, California Institute of Technology; Oliver Loson, California Institute of Technology; Douglas Yung, California Institute of Technology; Sindhuja Kadambi, California Institute of Technology; Paul Lee, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

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in the biology graduate program at the California Institute of Technology, and is working towards earning a doctorate of philosophy. Oliver is investigating the role of mitochondrial genetics in diseases affecting this organelle, and is also trying to develop techniques for manipulating the mitochondrial genome.Douglas Yung, California Institute of Technology Douglas Yung earned a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Caltech, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from UCLA. He received the NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship and is currently working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. His research focuses on photonics, biosensor development, microfluidics, molecular &

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Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Adam Kirsch, Crescent Valley High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-830: ENGAGING HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING,SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY USING VIRTUAL LABORATORIESMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels.Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University

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Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; John Lanzarone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mico Miller, George Mason University; Barry Liner, George Mason University

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Continuing Professional Development

in GMU offering a Graduate Certificate Program in TechnicalEntrepreneurship tailored to meet the needs of USACE. Technological change and the increasein privatization and enterprise development trends within the public sector require a wide varietyof multidisciplinary skills for the successful management of government technical programs andprojects. The graduate level technical entrepreneurship certificate responds to the need for broadtraining in entrepreneurial skills, performance measurement, engineering informationmanagement, systems analysis and leadership.This paper assesses the impact of the GMU certificate program on USACE Headquarters and itsemployees. It attempts to answer the question: Are USACE engineers better leaders

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Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina; Elena Mangione-Lora, University of Notre Dame

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Liberal Education

. Video serves as a bridge between the humanities andengineering when it brings technology into the humanities classroom and when it brings thehumanities into the technology classroom.ABET accreditation requires that all engineering graduates have effective communication skills,have an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, and have an understanding of the world,the economy, the environment and society. It is a challenge to fit the broad education requiredfor gaining this kind of understanding into an intensive engineering education. Digital videotechnology addresses this challenge.IntroductionVideo production has a long history in the humanities because it was developed for storytellingout of a theater tradition. While the emergence of

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Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego; Tom Waidzunas, University of California, San Diego

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overothers, this can create a “chilly climate” for disadvantaged groups, deterring members of thesedisadvantaged groups from persisting in engineering education and beyond.Research on “chilly climates” within engineering education largely focuses on the experiences ofwomen and racial minorities. In the former, researchers have found “chilly climates” which areunwelcoming to women and can have negative impacts on women’s sense of self-efficacy withinengineering school.15, 16, 17, 18 Researchers investigating the experiences of racial and ethnicminority (REM) students have also found chilly climates which are biased against minoritystudents, particularly African-Americans, Latinos and Native-Americans.15, 19A key mechanism for the facilitation of

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First-Year Advising and Transition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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of the Year 2005, and won the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 14.1294.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Understanding Engineering Freshman Study Habits: the Transition from

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Douglas Howe, Portland State University; Jenna Faulkner, Portland State University; Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University

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Mechanical Engineering

University at Erie - The Behrend College, where he teaches Statics, Dynamics and Fluid and Thermal Science Courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and a MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon Universitydouglas howe, Portland State University Douglas Howe is a graduate of the PSU BSME program with several years of experience working as a Mechanical Engineer for Electro-Scientific Industries. He is currently enrolled in the PSU Center for Science Education, working toward his Masters of Science Teaching. He is a Noyce Fellow and a research assistant on the Engineering of Everyday Things project.Jenna Faulkner, Portland State University

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Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene Mena, Purdue University; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Food Process Engineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. Since 1999, she has been a faculty member within the First-Year Engineering Program at Purdue, the gateway for all first-year students entering the College of Engineering. She coordinated (2000-2006) and continues to teach in the required first-year engineering problem solving and computer tools course, which engages students in open-ended problem solving and design. Her research focuses on the development

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Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Cathy Hall, East Carolina University; Michael Bosse, East Carolina University; David Batts, East Carolina University; Laurie Moses, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

Safety and EdD in Educational Leadership from East Carolina University.Michael Bosse, East Carolina University Michael J. Bossé is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology Education at East Carolina University. Having earned his PhD at the University of Connecticut, he continues to research and publish in various areas of mathematics education including: learning and cognition, pedagogy, technology, distance education, integration and curriculum.Laurie Moses, East Carolina University Laurie A. Moses is serving as project coordinator for an NSF grant, and she is also a graduate student at East Carolina University. She received her BA in

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma; randa shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

programs designed to serve a particularpopulation. Beware of intent/impact conflict. Not one size fits all. For example, some of the 29mixed-race Native American students’ pre-college experiences and backgrounds are notdistinguishable from majority students. Programs should be sensitive to students negotiatingdifference, not just to the white majority, but to other ethnic and racial minorities, languagedifference and sex/gender differences along with their own identity development as a mixed-raceperson. Assuming that the obstacles and challenges faced by members of a racial or ethnic groupare understood and experienced universally does not serve the best interests of all students.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Arizona State University

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. Student learning was assessed using pre and post assessments; brief write-ups andsketches describing their circuit designs; white board presentations to peers, parents, and adultfacilitators on what they have learned; and demonstrations of their chain reaction creation.Urban Heat Island UnitStudents were engaged with the notion of the urban heat island phenomenon in the area wherethey live by going on a field trip to the local research-intensive university’s green building andexploration of various areas on the university’s campus on one of two trails to find the best placefor having lunch outdoors. Students measured humidity, temperature, and wind at designatedlocations on the trail and recorded data. Average measures were computed for the group

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Olsen, Washington State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Spraycool. In this course, leadership is firstdefined and then applied to the problem of identifying and innovating new products and servicesthat fill an emerging market need. Leverage is then applied in the form of creating intellectualproperty protection, and other barriers to entry to protect the enterprise from competition.Finally, the best formula for operating must be applied to achieve excellence across the board, inall areas critical to the function of the business. A significant part of the course consists ofstudent team projects. Approximately 15 – 20 students enroll in this course each year.The Graduate Faculty WorkshopThis annual event is directed at graduate students and faculty whose research may result inintellectual property that

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Timothy VanEpps, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

donated by a member of our Executive Advisory Council to practice the skills of on-line research, hypothesis forming and testing, and reverse engineering to determine how these devices actually worked. This course includes a Short Course Module (for a system level understanding), Projects Module for hands-on appreciation and understanding of engineering, and a portion of a Challenges Module. This same cohort is currently enrolled in the Technical Writing course. This course is specifically designed to familiarize our engineering students with the content, organization, format, and style of specific types of engineering documents. The students are learning to compose within various genres such as instructions

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Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

. 1999. Refinement of a Community Service Attitude Scale. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association. 35 pp.18. Wilde, Douglass J. 2004. Team Creativity. Education that Works: The NCIIA 8th Annual Meeting. March 18- 20. p. 77-80.19. Wilde, Douglass J. 2007. Team Dynamics Panel, Handouts. National Capstone Design Course Conference. June 13-15, Boulder, CO.20. Bielefeldt, A.R. 2007. Community Service Attitudes of First-Year Students and Senior Students Working on Service Learning Design Projects. Association for Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Biennial Conference - Interactions at the Interface: Making the Connections Between Environments, Disciplines and

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Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Civil Engineering

the United Statesmust bring added value and higher-level skills including innovation, a problem solving approach,and leadership to garner higher salary jobs in U.S. companies. The call from various technicalreports on engineering education demands that U.S. higher education institutions produce thiskind of engineers. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for reforming and enhancing engineeringeducation to address these needs. This reform effort is best served through a merging of engi-neering education with best practices in educational psychology. Traditional curriculum in engineering education involves deductive instruction in whichthe instructors lecture on general principles with limited application of the principles to real

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Lawrence Chatman, Camden County College

carry over for subsequent courseworkACKNOWLEDGMENTThis work is supported under a Course and Curriculum Laboratory Improvement grant #0633512 fromthe National Science Foundation. Page 14.770.5REFERENCES[1] De Man, H., “System-on-chip design: impact on education and research,” IEEE Transactions on Design & Test of Computers, Vol. 16, No. 3, 1999, pp. 11 – 19.[2] Martin, G., “Industry needs and expectations of SoC design education,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education, pp. 146-147, June 1-2, 2003.[3] National Academy of Engineering (2004). The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering

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Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Theresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College; delcie durham, University of South Florida

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Women in Engineering

available and taken by those who hold Engineering degrees. ≠ What metrics should be developed to identify “star” faculty? For both undergraduate and graduate programs, we can do much more to identify best practices regarding education, research and the integration of research and education? Page 14.1377.107 M. Ohland et al., 2008, “Persistence, Engagement and Migration in Engineering Programs,” Journal ofEngineering Education. Panel 1b: Graduate studentsModerator Delcie Durham, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at University ofSouth Florida, Deidre Meldrum, Dean of Engineering at Arizona State

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Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

multidisciplinaryprogram designed to produce competent engineers across all engineering disciplines. Themission of the General Engineering program is to provide students with the highest qualitytechnical and professional engineering education, with a particular emphasis in new or evolvinginterdisciplinary areas. The primary educational goal is to provide students with a rigoroustheoretical, laboratory-centered, practice-oriented, hands-on education that will allow them toimmediately participate and to excel in the complete spectrum of professional environments,industrial or academic. Graduates will have engineering, design and problem-solving skillsrequisite to develop and market competitive products and services for human benefit. With itsemphasize on a multi

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ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Nelson, American Society of Civil Engineers; David Hornbeck, Southern Polytechnic State University; James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Joe Manous, United States Army Corps of Engineers; Robert Stevens, Arcadis U.S., Inc; Leo Titus, ECS, Ltd; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

resources, and environmental security. He retired from active duty in the grade of Colonel in 2008 with 28+ years of service in the US Army Corps of Engineers. Dr Manous has been actively involved with the "professional" aspects of the engineering profession for over 15 years particularly through his involvement with the American Society of Civil Engineers where he chairs the ASCE Committee on Professional Practice and the Post-Hurricane Katrina Critical Infrastructure Guidance Task Force. Dr Manous is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (BCE, Civil Engineering), North Georgia College (BS, Physics), University of Illinois (MS, Civil Engineering), US Army War College

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lingguang Song, University of Houston; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Junshan Liu, Auburn University

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Construction

is in the areas of design information technology, developing best practices for project security, and construction performance improvement. He has over 30 publications and serves on a number of professional committees such as Construction Industry Institute Benchmarking and Metrics Committee and ASCE construction institute. Dr. Lee has received three Faculty Awards from the University, and recently received the University of Houston Teaching Excellence Award for Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty in 2008.Junshan Liu, Auburn University Mr. Junshan Liu is an Assistant Professor at the McWhorter School of Building Science at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. He teaches construction information

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andy Ward, Ohio State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson; Jessica D'Ambrosio; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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International

distance learning; theroles of non-engineers in engineering education; and outcome assessment. Presented arepreliminary outcomes from this ongoing initiative.IntroductionEngineering is increasingly becoming a globalized profession, including use of multi-nationalengineering design, technical service, and marketing teams. Engineering education in the U.S.has been slow to adapt to this changing reality, with estimates that fewer than 8% of engineeringundergraduates participate in study abroad programs1. The typical undergraduate engineeringcurriculum is already too full of required courses to allow most students to graduate in four-years. There is no room for more requirements and expectations to have the technical andcultural background they will

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History of Aerospace Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

California Institute of Technology (GALCIT). (Note: in 1961 GALCIT was renamedthe Graduate Aeronautical Laboratory, keeping the acronym intact.) Stanford’s drivingforce in aeronautics research was Dr. William Durand. Durand managed to get Stanfordto build a wind tunnel suitable for testing propellers. As a result, some of the mostsignificant work for the NACA was being performed at Stanford. Stanford asked for$330,000 and received $195,000 which was funded simultaneously with Caltech so theschools would not compete for students if one received funds before the other. The University of Michigan was selected because of its advanced program inaeronautics. Aeronautics was its own department in 1916 and they were the first toaward degrees in

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akibi Archer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

team work skills and the development of the students’ technicalskills in mechanical physics, and chemical and environmental science concepts. To have Page 14.1324.6a better impact on their environment high school student participants were inspired toinvestigate methods to convert waste into usable energy resources. At the completion oftheir investigative process students decided to implement a cost effective environmentallyfriendly bio-diesel device. From their research students determined how to convert wastevegetable oil, obtained from the school cafeteria, into bio-diesel fuel for fuel utilization inauxiliary high school buses.This experiment

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

men, such as heavy equipmentthat many women couldn’t move without assistance, and made recommendations to be moreinclusive in designing research and classroom experiences. They made note of toxic personalitiesthat contributed to chilly climates within certain programs or in certain subsets of those programs.They also heard at least one serious example of gender-based discrimination toward a professorthat severely impacted the opportunities for female students in the department and, consequently,required the institution involved to investigate thoroughly and take necessary correctiveaction.17,18,19,20,21NASA grouped together its analyses of family-friendly policies, sexual harassment and safety, thusanalyzing in a broad way the ancillary, but

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Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Continuing Professional Development

. Journal of Developmental Education, 23(2), 2-4, 6, 8. 10. Boylan, H. R. (2002). What Works: Research-Based Best Practices in Developmental Education. Boone, NC: National Center for Developmental Education. 11. Engel, C E (1991) Not Just a Method But a Way of Learning, in Boud D and Feletti, G (ends) The Challenge of Problem Based Learning. London: Kogan Page. 12. Magill, S. L., & Herden, R. P. (1998, October). Using educational outcomes and student portfolios to steer management education. Journal of Management Education, 22 (5), 567-90. 13. Keefe, J. W. (1991). Learning style: Cognitive and thinking skills. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals. 14. Keefe, J. W