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Culture, Society, and Co-op

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

. We employ a multi-method research approach to evaluate the program’s impacton the volunteer engineers by using formative, summative, and self-reflective assessments, aswell as interviews. Previous data from the program participants and impact numbers arepresented and implications and expected outcomes for the program are discussed.IntroductionIn 2006-07 of the 1.5 million bachelor's degrees awarded that year, only 5% were awarded to thefields of engineering and engineering technologies1. Furthermore, the representation of femaleand minority students in the areas of science and engineering remained, and continues to remaindisproportionate. Females and ethnic minority students in STEM careers have beenunderrepresented for the past 30 years2

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

context of theaerospace engineering program at GIT.Aerospace engineering requires depth of understanding. Engineering recruitment in industry andgovernment is usually based on perceived depth. Engineering curricula are designed on thereasoning that a firm foundation in basic disciplines gives the graduate a lifetime to gain breadth.Universities also try hard to “teach students to work in teams”, build breadth into the curriculumand retain the interest of learners in STEM (science/ technology/engineering/mathematics)careers, without compromising on depth or rigor of specialized learning or increasing time to 1graduation. Beyond preparatory first year courses, a course

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Andrea Bill, University of Wisconsin; Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University; Ida van Schalkwyk, Oregon State University; Rod Turochy, Auburn University; Rhonda Young, Texas Christian University

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Civil Engineering

this, transportation engineers need a broad background aboutdifferent elements in this system. The breadth and complexity of the transportation system is oneof the aspects that makes a career in transportation appealing, but it is also one of the largestchallenges in educating the future transportation engineer.Traditionally, most transportation engineers graduate from undergraduate programs in civilengineering. Within the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum, three-quarters of theprograms require one or two transportation engineering courses to introduce civil engineeringstudents to the profession by providing a broad background of the field1. Most often, students donot take these courses until the junior year of the program. Elective

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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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Educational Research and Methods

, 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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Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Andy Riess, Council for International Exchange of Scholars

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International

. Simply put, we as acountry, as educators, and as individuals need to do more to properly educate the nextgeneration by incorporating a global experience as part of the educational process. TheFulbright Program offers just such a bi-directional opportunity for a highly diversifiedgroup of people in different stages of their career development.Overview of the Fulbright Scholar ProgramThe Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange programsponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to “increase mutual understandingbetween the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” With this goalas a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided almost 300,000 participants—chosen for their academic merit

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Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

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Two Year College Division

fill workforceand leadership voids. This concern was echoed by former Microsoft Chair Bill Gates, who inMarch 2008 warned Congress the shortage of engineers and scientists is so acute that “if we donot reform our educational system, American companies will not have the talent to innovate andcompete”4. Clearly, if the United States is to maintain its competitive edge in the globaleconomy, we must increase the pipeline of interested and qualified students prepared to enterSTEM careers, not only at the baccalaureate and advanced degree level, but also at the sub-baccalaureate degree level including associate degree and certificate level engineeringtechnicians.One of the reasons for declining enrollment in many engineering technology programs is

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Student Paper Presentation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University

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Students Constituent Committee

of 2004, I truly had no idea what challenges and opportunities I wouldencounter over the next six years. My tenure as a grad student has been a whirlwind of classes,research, teaching, reading, writing, presenting, adversity, and fun. The lessons I learned alongthe way have helped to shape me both as a scientist and an educator; however I wish that I knewexactly what lay ahead during my graduate odyssey.The goal of this paper is to provide that road map, both incoming and current graduate students,through a series of stories and lessons I learned during my graduate career. My goal is toprovide fellow grad students with advice necessary to navigate the potentially tortuous path theywill encounter such as taking classes, getting into the lab

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Women in Biomedical Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University; Sangeeta Bhatia, MIT; Gilda Barabino, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

Science Resources Statistics, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2009, NSF 09-305 (Arlington, VA; January 2009). Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/.13 A National Analysis of Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties at Research Universities," Dr. Donna J. Nelson, Norman, OK. January, 2005. Available at http://chem.ou.edu/~djn/diversity/briefings/Diversity%20Report%20Final.pdf14 Handelsman, J., N. Cantor, M. Carnes, D. Denton, E. Fine, B. Grosz, V. Hinshaw, C. Marrett, S. Rosser, D. Shalala, and J. Sheridan, Careers in science. More women in science. Science, 2005. 309(5738): p. 1190-1.15 Svarovsky, G.N. and D.W. Shaffer, Engineering girls gone

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Measurement Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Banerjee, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-839: INSTITUTIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY: A RESEARCH METHOD TOINVESTIGATE THE WORK-LIFE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN FACULTYMEMBERS IN STEM DISCIPLINESDina Banerjee, Purdue University Dina Banerjee is a post-doctoral researcher in the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group. Her primary responsibility is the study of the career-related experiences of the women and minority faculty members of the STEM disciplines of Purdue University. She graduated with her PhD from Purdue University in May, 2009. After her admission in Purdue University in 2002, she graduated with her third Masters with sociology major in 2004. Her areas of specialization are gender, work and occupation; development and social change

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

. “Attitudes are the ways one thinks and feels in response to a fact or situation.Attitudes reflect an individual’s values and world view and the way he or she perceives,interprets, and approaches surroundings and situations.”6 It is further explained that during theundergraduate experience future engineers need to begin developing supportive attitudes, andthat these attitudes will need to be modeled by those charged with their education, the staff andfaculty. The aim being that students can model these supportive attitudes themselves upongraduation, or at least be aware of them.6 The author feels that responsible social behavior fitsinto one of these professional attitudes. The disastrous effects of alcohol abuse on any career arewell know, and sadly

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Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice Pawley, Purdue University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

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Liberal Education

-34.” Marriageable material indeed — at least, in this article, the newspaperdoes not publish Cobb’s home street address. This is in contrast with the 1954 story in theDetroit News27 of Pieti (whom we met above) who had become “the first woman automotiveengineer officially to represent Chrysler Corp.” and who “lives with 10 other career girls in thechocolate brown and powder blue house at 825 Chicago, known by the girls’ dates as MantrapManor.” Here, women engineers were clearly positioned as the sexual objects of men.Not surprisingly perhaps, there was scant profiling of married women as engineers, or of lesbianengineers. One married engineer was described28 in 1958 as a “30-year-old green eyed blond”who is described exotically with her

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Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

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Mathematics

AC 2010-387: TECHNICAL ENROLLMENTS AND MATHEMATICALPEDAGOGYAndrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics Throughout his career, Dr. Grossfield combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics. He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an M.S. degree in mathematics part time while designing circuitry full time in the aerospace/avionics industry. As a Graduate Associate, pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Arizona, he was uniquely positioned as both a calculus teacher and as a student taking courses in applied mathematics. He prepared and attended lectures, concurrently, which developed his acute sensitivity to differences

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

industry and academic institutions on theimportance and urgency of reflecting the impact of the SoC paradigm shift in engineeringeducation, as traditional programs, especially at the undergraduate level, have not keptpace with this evolution [1]. Recognizing the acute national demand for a new breed ofSoC engineers, our project proposes an innovative curricula prototype that cuts across theartificial course boundaries and introduces SoC knowledge through vertically-integratedand problem-oriented laboratory experiments [2]. In addition, we value the important rolethat community colleges play in starting students on the road to engineering careers, as Page

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SE Curriculum and Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Conry, Clarkson University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

unique to each of thesister disciplines on the same campus. We also consider relationships between curricularcontent and the identified body of knowledge as reflected in this set of curricular exemplars. Page 15.1071.2IntroductionThe education of highly qualified software engineers who function effectively in multiple sectorsof our society and our economy is critical to the future of modern society. Evidence of this isfound in multiple sources. US News and World Report reported on December 28, 2009 thatsoftware engineering is among the top 10 careers identified for 2010.1 As is noted in that article,“There is an “app” for everything these days

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Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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Computers in Education

. Sherri S. Frizell is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). Her research interests include human computer interaction, educational technology, and computer science education. She is very involved in activities to promote the academic and career success of women and minorities in computer science and engineering. Dr. Frizell has served as mentor to minority students participating in the Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program and the LSAMP Bridges to the Doctorate Program. She is the recipient of the 2009 PVAMU College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher award. Dr

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Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education / Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

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International

practice of engineering can be unappeasable and difficult, the reason why so many students shy away from choosing it as a career. “Engineering…is an unforgiving and demanding environment…for students to succeed as engineers, they must acquire skills that go far beyond theories, simulations and exam- taking ….there is absolutely no substitute for the hard edged technical and business skills that are required to bring products and projects to market.” ~ Bernard M. Gordon, founder of NeuroLogica Corp., founder & former chair of Analogic Corp., and co-founder of Epsco Inc. “[Chuck House] was a Hewlett-Packard engineer in the 1960s, eager to build a large

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Research Experience for Teachers Site: A Professional Development Project for Teachers1. Introduction In recent years, science and math educators, technology professionals, business leaders,and policymakers have pointed to an urgent need to develop a strong and technologically trainedworkforce to ensure American leadership in the 21st century “innovation economy.”Unfortunately, the American K-12 education system is currently suffering from a crisis ofinadequate teacher preparation in STEM1 disciplines leading to poor student achievement inthese areas. This is especially true for African American, Hispanic, and female students. Weakacademic preparation of minorities and women closes these groups out of scientific careers

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Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelli Huser, Iowa State University; Thomas Kelly, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Seth Ballou, Iowa State University; Joseph Crispin, Iowa State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

the class and reviews the impacts of engineering andtechnological developments through focusing on one of the topics. In order to help futuredevelopers, this paper defines the topic and discusses how focusing on each topic enables theclass to show the impacts throughout the human developments and eras.IntroductionTechnological literacy serves many purposes in enhancing a non-engineering student’seducation. Many students are interested in learning how various technologies work that they mayencounter in their future careers. Other students intend to work with engineers and pursue agreater appreciation and practical understanding of the responsibilities of their future co-workers.A significant purpose of technological literacy is to enhance the

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Mentoring First Year Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

scenarios and develop poster boards that demonstrate thosesolutions. The Grand Challenges Curriculum, likewise, is facilitated by faculty and uses aninteractive approach for students to think about what challenges our society faces, contemplatetheir role as engineers in finding solutions to those challenges, and learning how their notionsalign with those of current engineers. Students also have the opportunity to engage with facultymembers during meals and other down times and get to know them as people, breaking downsome of the fears and other barriers that often keep freshmen students reluctant to approachfaculty members. The faculty interaction plays a key role in strengthening student commitmentto career goals.Helping freshmen understand and

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Construction Classroom Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Whitney Lutey, Montana State University; Penny Knoll, Montana State University

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Construction

supervisors of construction trade workers. As their careers progress,many will become construction managers.The construction trade fatality data was one indication that we needed to make sure that we werepreparing our students properly, in regard to safety, for their future careers. In addition to thisindication, we started to pay more attention to student performance on the Contractor’sQualification Examination (CQE) Level 1 from the American Institute of Contructors (AIC) inthe section relating to construction safety. We also wanted to gather data directly from ourstudents in regard to their attitudes toward and knowledge of safety procedures.Data Collection and DiscussionCQE Exam ResultsIn regard to the CQE Exam results, a trend started to appear

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Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mamdouh Bakr, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dept. Of Engineering Technology

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College-Industry Partnerships

attracts students with practicalorientation, some have already had part of their technical/professional career behind them, andare seeking that important degree to help them reach the beginning of another career ladder.1Budding talent joining ET programs after high school find the learning environment wherepractice and theory come together to be stimulating and conducive to creativity.The relationship between ET programs and industry is a natural. Industrial advisory councils area common feature, and student interaction with local industry in the form of internship, part-timeor full-time employment is fairly common. The development and delivery of special trainingcourses to help the transformational needs of industry seem to work fairly smoothly

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

. Page 15.1091.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 STEM Works because of Talent, Training, Time, and ToolsAbstract A significant and growing disparity exists between high school exit demonstratedacademic achievements and community college minimal entrance expectations. This gapimpacts the number of people entering technical and engineering career pathways. TheSchool District of Hillsborough County in the Tampa Bay region of Florida is the 9thlargest school district in the country and at its service area community college,Hillsborough Community College alone, over 40% of the first year courses are classified asdevelopmental. The focus of these courses is driven by course content that providespreparation for but not

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Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech; Yong Han Ahn, East Carolina University; Hyun IK Shin, Kumoh National Instute of Technology

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Construction

AC 2010-1191: THE ATTITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION-RELATED STUDENTSTOWARD SUSTAINABILITY IN SOUTH KOREAHyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech Dr. Hyuksoo Kwon has completed his Ph.D. in the Technology Education/STEM Education program at Virginia Tech. His research interest are curriculum development, integrative approach among school subjects, and comparative educational research.Yong Han Ahn, East Carolina University Dr. Yong Han Ahn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at East Carolina University specializing in sustainable design and construction. Throughout his career, Yong Han has involved in sustainable design and construction projects to implement sustainability in the

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Technology-Enhanced Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diarmuid McCarthy, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

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Continuing Professional Development

nurture creativity and innovationfrom an early stage to excite and engage our second-level students towards thepursuing of these disciplines” 2,13.The report “Monitoring Irelands Skills Supply: Trends in Education/Training Outputs2008” was commissioned to provide an indication of the supply of skills to the Irishlabour market from the formal education and training systems 3. Contrary to thedesires of both the IEI and ACCI for a rise in graduates, there is a significant drop inthe number of second level students choosing to pursue a career within the STEMdisciplines, despite the growing number of students entering the third level system.Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) courses accounted for 20.6% of allcourse acceptances in 2007

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 15.1319.5Maximum student enrollment 12 12Session offerings in summer 1 12.1) Goals of ProgramThe goals set for this program were multifaceted and remained essentially unchanged for eachyear’s session. These included: a) Provide students an opportunity to learn both the basic science and engineering theory of alternative energy systems. b) Give students a hands-on experience through “you build-it” projects and by using alternative energy systems. c) Educate students about career opportunities and the diversity of skills that can be utilized in the alternative energy field. d) Expose students to the LTU campus and to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles

that helps Indiana teachers of middle school science, mathematics, and technology to integrate new information technology literacies into their classrooms.Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Warren R. Hull, Sr. is the Engineering Communications Coordinator at Louisiana State University. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University and an M.S. in Environmental Health from Harvard University. His engineering career spans over 40 years. He is a licensed Professional Engineer who was previously an engineering consultant, and is also a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel.Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University Dr. C. Dianne Raubenheimer

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Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University; Michael Harris, Kettering University; William Riffe, Kettering University; Massoud Tavakoli, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

date, student report greater exposure to creativity than attitudes and tasks. Weanticipate presenting results that are more complete at the ASEE conference.Future Efforts In the future, we want to expand our work on student attitudes from formative measuresin a single course to a summative measure across a student’s university years. To this end, weare pursuing two efforts. First, we have already begun to measure student attitudes at both thefreshmen and senior level using an instrument developed by Kingston University in the UnitedKingdom (http://business.kingston.ac.uk/researchgroup.php?pageid=27). The survey asks 36questions of students in six categories (creativity, leadership, problem solving, project work,career control and

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Thomas Gavigan, Penn State Berks; Brittany Farrell, Penn State Berks

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-1293: ENERGY HARVESTING INVESTIGATIONS BYUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSDale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer.Thomas Gavigan, Penn State Berks Thomas H. Gavigan is an Assistant Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He

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A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Fadi Deek, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raghvinder Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

journals and conference proceedings in the area of collaborative problem solving, group cognition, global engineering, and computer forensics.Fadi Deek, New Jersey Institute of Technology Fadi P. Deek received his B.S. Computer Science, 1985; M.S. Computer Science, 1986; and Ph.D. Computer and Information Science, 1997 all from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He is Dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts, Professor of Information Systems, Information Technology, and Mathematical Sciences at NJIT where he began his academic career as Teaching Assistant in 1985. He is also a member of the Graduate Faculty - Rutgers University Business School. Dr. Deek maintains an active

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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jason Buchanan, Southern Illinois Universaity, Carbondale

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-84: COMPACT FLORESCENT LAMP HARMONIC ANALYSIS ANDMODEL DEVELOPMENT-AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCECarl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Carl J. Spezia is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology Program located in the Department of Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). He joined the program in1998 as a Visiting Assistant Professor. He worked as a power systems engineer for electric utilities for eight years prior to seeking a career in higher education. He is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois. His industrial assignments included power system modeling, power systems protection, and substation design. He