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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

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engineering design, including creative engineering design conceptsand practices, design history, sustainability, cognitive processes and design problem solving,basic design skills, and project management. The PBSL project was designing a device to enablea professor (and also the client) with cerebral palsy the ability to strengthen his lower and upperbody as well as to exercise outdoors. In fact, the exact problem statement that students weregiven the second week of class is shown in Figure 1. Semester Project Description “Design of a Pedaled Cycling Vehicle for a Client with Cerebral Palsy” A professor of adaptive physical education is interested in the design and construction of a unique pedaled cycling

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Micah Lande, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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AC 2010-118: SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS THAT RECENT ENGINEERINGGRADUATES EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKPLACESamantha Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a second year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her Masters in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests include engineering education and design for manufacturing. She earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University in 2008.Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently a Fellow with the iFoundry project in the College of Engineering at

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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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. However,engineering educators are relative newcomers to the service-learning field. As late adopters, it isimportant to recognize that the field of service-learning in education has had a research life of itsown for years, and has a whole body of knowledge as a discrete discipline.The motivation for this work is to begin with a review of literature for service-learning as an Page 15.858.2educational method prior to its wider adoption by the engineering education community. As wemove forward in looking at the impact of service in engineering education, it is opportune tolook at the gains of our predecessors and take what they have to offer us

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Student Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amani Salim, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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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, 2010) 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, implementation, and assessment of model-eliciting

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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) whatmotivates students to study engineering; and (3) how students conceive of their engineeringfuture. While the findings from the APPLES research have been disseminated through suchtraditional venues such as conferences and journal publications, an innovative institution-specificworkshop model was designed and piloted in spring 2009. This paper describes this new formatfor disseminating national research findings which is specifically aimed at engaging faculty inconversations that directly lead to changes in local educational practices and policies. Feedbackfrom the faculty participants and the impact of the workshop on teaching and learning practicesin subsequent months are presented. The broader implications of a national-local workshopmodel for the

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Conceptual Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morris Girgis, Central State University

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, 2010 A ew Engineering Taxonomy for Assessing Conceptual and Problem-Solving CompetenciesAbstractAn engineering taxonomy is being proposed in order to assess and enhance the student’sconceptual and problem-solving competencies. The taxonomy consists of the following taxa:pre-knowledge conceptual experiences; basic conceptual knowledge; applied conceptualknowledge; procedural knowledge; advanced knowledge and analytical skills; project-basedknowledge; and professional engineering knowledge and practice. A Concept and Problem-solving Inventory (CPI) has been developed in order to assess the student’s conceptual andprocedural skills. The CPI contains a set of mechanics problems designed to fit the three

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna Daly, University of Michigan; Seda Yilmaz, University of Michigan; Colleen Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan

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? How do they move from one idea toanother? Research in psychology has shown that decision-making often relies on simplifiedcognitive heuristics. Heuristics are reasoning processes that do not guarantee the best solution,but often lead to potential solutions by providing a “short-cut” within cognitive processing1.Using a case-study framework, this research identified and categorized types of heuristicsengineers used to explore potential designs solutions. Using a think-aloud protocol, fiveengineers with varying levels of experience were asked to develop conceptual designs for asolar-powered cooking device that was inexpensive, portable, and suitable for family use.Following the think-aloud session, the engineers participated in a retrospective

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Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Grant; Julie Trenor

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, formerpresident of the National Academy of Engineering, stated that diversity in the engineeringworkforce is a necessity: “My argument is essentially that the quality of engineering is affectedby diversity (or the lack of it). … Without diversity, the life experiences we bring to anengineering problem are limited. As a consequence, we may not find the best engineeringsolution. We may not find the elegant engineering solution. … To sum up, I believe thatdiversity is essential to good engineering!” 7 A number of researchers have reported that having a parent or family member who is anengineer is an influencing factor for students, particularly females, to choose engineering as acollege major. 8, 9, 10, 11 Yet, the academic and career choices of

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Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Judith Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Richard Lesh, Indiana University

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: Putting it into practice. Berkshire, England: Open University Press, 2003.7. R. K. Yin, Case study research: Design and methods, 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.8. P. Darke, G. Shanks, and M. Broadbent, "Successfully completing case study research: Combining rigour, relevance, and pragmatism," Information Systems Journal, vol. 8, pp. 273-289, 1998.9. J. W. Creswell, Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.10. M. A. Hjalmarson, "Learning from students’ responses to MEAs," in Models and modeling in engineering education: Designing experiences for all students, J. S. Zawojewski, H. Diefes-Dux, and K

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; Matthew Glucksberg, Northwestern University

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, with an additional appointment in Ophthalmology. His primary teaching is in human and animal physiology. He is the Co-Director of the Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research and Associate Director of the Northwestern University Inderdepartmental Neuroscience Graduate Program. Formerly, he was the Associate Director of the VaNTH Engineering Research Center in Bioengineering Educational Technologies, and chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department at Northwestern. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. His research interests are

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

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AC 2010-1634: CONFLICT BEHAVIOR AND ITS INFLUENCE ONENGINEERING DESIGN TEAMSXaver Neumeyer, Northwestern UniversityAnn McKenna, Northwestern University Ann F. McKenna is the Director of Education Improvement in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. She also holds a joint appointment as a Professor in the School of Education and Social Policy as well as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is the co-Director of the Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research (NCEER). She received her BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education from the University of

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; David Knight, The Pennsylvania State University

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: design and problem-solving skills, interdisciplinarycompetence, and contextual competence. The study is also examining institutional andeducational practices and programs that contribute to the success of women andunderrepresented minority students in engineering programs. In this paper, we focus exclusivelyon interdisciplinary competence. Site SelectionThe research team used a nationally representative dataset developed for the EngineeringChange study (Lattuca, Terenzini, & Volkwein, 2006)26, which assessed the impact of the Page 15.710.7implementation of ABET’s outcomes-based EC2000 accreditation criteria, to empirically selectsix case

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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citations per publication is mostly considerably lower than in, for instance, the medical fields". They list, both for Europe and the world, the top 100 and 250 universities.  http://www.cwts.nl/ranking/LeidenRankingWebSite.html• SCImago Institutions Rankings: 2009 world report. This is a research group headquartered at the University of Granada in Granada, Spain. They report a "ranking with more than 2000 of the best worldwide research institutions and organizations whose output surpass 100 scholarly publications during 2007. The ranking shows 5 indicators of institution research performance, stressing output (ordering criteria), collaboration and impact. Analyzed institutions are grouped into five research sectors: Government, Higher

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Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qaiser Malik, Michigan State University; Punya Mishra, MSU; Michael Shanblatt, MSU

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: Note: Students were given the understanding of current divider rules in series, parallel networks. This problem is the application of these concepts and their inter-relationship. Students had not seen a similar problem before.Data Collection: The class survey was tested for reliability and validity before it was used fordata collection. The items were reviewed several times by the researchers and the departmentfaculty for their structure, simplicity and intended meaning. It was then pilot tested on five upperlevel graduate students. Items were revised many times and some were rewritten based on thefeedback from the faculty and the students. After obtaining approval from the

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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. Page 15.977.3Research Design and Metric Development 3 After exploring appropriate metrics in engineering and business education that measurestudents’ preparedness for global workforces and discovering that there are no such metrics, theresearcher sought to design a measure to measure these important constructs. The engineeringand business fields were chosen to be measured and compared as they are two career areas wherepreparedness for global marketplaces is critically important. Prior to designing the domain specific instruments for business and engineering, theresearcher was closely involved with an international research group that

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

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perspective on classroom experiencesand being on campus for four years students have had more time to develop relationships withfaculty.DiscussionBy examining the student perspective, this research provides further insight into the role facultyplay in student engagement in learning during undergraduate careers. Framed in self-determination theory (SDT), results show students initially describe faculty behaviors aspositively contributing to student‟s autonomy, competence, and relatedness beliefs although theybecome neutral or negative at various points in time. A primary implication for practice is theneed for faculty, across all four years, to consider the potential impact of their behaviors asnegatively contributing to student motivation.The key

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Kara Santelli, University of Pittsburgh

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Dean for Academics and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in the engineering education literature, and is co-author of Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle (Cambridge University Press). He received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins

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Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Fred Allen, Drexel University; Elisabeth Papazoglou, Drexel University; Mustafa Sualp, Untra Corporation; David Delaine, Drexel University; David Hansberry, Drexel University

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been designed to bridge this gap by distilling significantamounts of medical and patient data into an accessible and useable format.Similarly, a close mentor-student relationship, developed over extended periods of time, isperhaps the best way to facilitate student learning. This is why such approaches are still prevalentin medical education after medical school and in graduate programs. However, the modernengineering faculty faced with large classrooms and brief educational experiences bracketed into15-week semesters or 10-week quarters cannot get to know each student well enough to facilitatea personalized mentoring approach. In addition, the various draws on faculty time for researchand scholarly activity makes it difficult to spend the

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Chris Groscurth, University of Michigan

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. Her current research interests include the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance, effective teaching strategies for new graduate student instructors, and the impact of GSI mentoring programs on the mentors and mentees.Chris Groscurth , University of Michigan Christopher R. Groscurth is an instructional consultant in the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at the University of Michigan. At CRLT Chris promotes excellence in teaching and learning through individual consultation, professional development programs, and applied research. He has a Ph.D. from the Department of Speech Communication at the University of Georgia, and his research

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ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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credit for teachers.A recent international review of research on professional learning for educators by LindaDarling-Hammond and colleagues22 report that strategically designed, intensive, and sustainedprofessional learning can have a powerful influence on teacher skills and knowledge andultimately lead to improvements in student learning. Prevost and colleagues23 examined thePLTW teacher professional development training documents, training activities, teacher projects,and teacher self-assessment and self-reflection items. They described it as localized to a two-week intensive program rich with engineering and math concepts that were often implicitlyembedded in the engineering activities. Little, however, was revealed about the impact

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ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leticia Anaya, University of North Texas; Nicholas Evangelopoulos, University of North Texas; Uyi Lawani, University of North Texas

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content canbe tested in multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks exams and essay-type questions. These examstend to be less bulky than engineering exams as no additional attachments are needed. In bothfields, unstructured and semi-structured case testing can also be formulated. In the engineeringfield, a case-structure exam can be created to design an item under specific constraints, while inthe business field a case-structure can be created to determine the best strategy in pursuing profitincrease for a corporation.Research StatementThe aim of this research is to study the difference in performance between open-book andclosed-book testing in the business field and in the engineering field. These two environmentswere chosen for comparison as these two

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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). Experience and shared practice: Design engineers’ learning at work. Jyvaskyla Studies inEducation, Psychology and Social Research, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.15. Krupczak Jr., J. & Green, C. W. (1999). The perspective of non-engineers on technological literacy. AmericanAssociation for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Proceedings.16. Meyers, C. (1995). Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus on Change. Report of an NSF Workshopon Engineering Education, Division of Undergraduate Education.17. Tilli, S. & Trevelyan, J. P. (2008). Longitudinal Study of Australian Engineering Graduates: PreliminaryResults. American Association for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Proceedings.18. Shaffer, D. W. (2007

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Classroom Engagement

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Kenneth Goodson, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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research interests focus on the application of ePortfolio pedagogy and practices to facilitate teaching, learning, and assessment for students, faculty, and institutions. She is also interested in the exploration of the affordances and scalability of these kinds of social software tools and their implications for the design and evaluation of innovative learning spaces to support formal and informal learning.Kenneth Goodson, Stanford University Kenneth E. Goodson is professor and vice chair of mechanical engineering at Stanford University. His research group studies thermal transport phenomena in semiconductor nanostructures, energy conversion devices, and microfluidic heat sinks, with a focus on

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

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AC 2010-1615: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FACULTYAND ADMINISTRATOR GOALS AND STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES WITHETHICS EDUCATIONMatthew Holsapple, University of Michigan Matthew A. Holsapple is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at U-M. His research interests include the impact of educational experiences on student moral development and personal and social responsibility, professional ethics education, college student outcomes assessment, and quasi-experimental research design in higher education. He is currently a member of the American Education Research Association, Association for the Study of Higher Education, and NASPA-Student Affairs