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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Pamalee Brady, California Polytechnic State University; Manoochehr Zoghi, Cal State Fresno; D. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville; Xiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University

People Learn16 page 30 refers tothe need to organize knowledge meaningfully, in order to aid synthesis and develop expertise. Pilot studies have been carried out over several semesters in order to assess the use offailure case studies in civil engineering and engineering mechanics courses at Cleveland StateUniversity (CSU). Student learning has been assessed through surveys as well as focus groups,led by researchers from the CSU College of Education and Human Services. The case studieswere pilot tested in two courses, Strength of Materials (sophomore, engineering mechanics) andConstruction Planning and Estimating (senior, civil engineering), in the spring 2007 and spring2008 semesters. Students were asked specifically about the

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Minorities in Engineering

Advisement and Mentoring Program, a faculty member from each STEMdepartment participates as a STEM Faculty Mentor. The Faculty Mentor intervenes by advisingstudents who are at-risk of failing Calculus and discusses the consequences in the student’sdegree plan if the student fails/drops Calculus since this math course is the foundation foradditional STEM courses and a prerequisite for subsequent STEM courses. The STEM FacultyMentors also give two presentations on the Applications of Calculus during the semester. In all, Page 15.721.4students who are at risk of failing Calculus I during the semester are advised to speak with theirCalculus I instructor

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso; Gul Kremer, Pennsylvania State University; Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; Linda Schmidt, University of Maryland

thiscurriculum, we propose to integrate TRIZ (a systematic problem solving approach) andsketching, and support the ideation process with technology enabled journaling (using PulseSmartpen). In this integration, TRIZ will provide the systematic innovative problem solvingmethod, sketching will externalize and enhance the design ideation, and Pulse Smartpen willcapture the ideation outcomes seamlessly, and might decrease the cognitive load. Below first weexplain our rationale for choosing these curriculum content and technology along with relevantliterature review. Then, we provide our plans for experimentation and project management.This research work proposed in this paper involves conducting research on undergraduateengineering education, assessing

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

committingto purchasing initial production units once the new vehicle has successfully passed Federal TransitAdministration (FTA) certification testing. The project provides exposure to a very real industryapplication which is similar to what many of the students will face when entering their career fields,and will allow for practical application of project planning, design innovation, budgeting, working withindustry standards and government regulations, as well as manufacturing process planning andexecution. An industrial approach is being utilized for the design process which emphasizes use of severalautomotive industry best practices including Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Design FailureMode Effects and Analysis (DFMEA), as well as

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Karen Lindsay, Wake County Public School System; Janice Hemric, Wake County Public School System; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Jade Tucker, Wake County Public School System; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of theBoston Museum of Science [2] to teach math, science and engineering concepts.Since its conception, the program has increased the number of Energy Clubs from oneclub at one school the first year to one club at two schools in the second year and to oneclub at three schools in the third year. Each club consisted of an even mix of third, fourthand fifth graders. We found that there was a large gap in ability between third and fifthgraders and therefore decided to create two separate clubs the fourth year: one for fifthgraders and one for third and fourth graders combined. We planned to have two clubs atall three schools during the 2009-2010 academic year. However, due to time constraints,we had to postpone the start of the energy clubs at

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Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aman Yadav, Purdue University; Mary Lundeberg, Michigan State University; Dipendra Subedi, Michigan State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

ispresented, discussed, and applied to a real-life format.Bizjak (2008) described the incorporation of PBL in an electrical engineering graduate programin Slovenia. The students were divided into small groups to develop a plan for an electricalpower network for a small village or town. The authors found that students gained moresubstantial knowledge than with traditional methods, as evidenced by higher test scores. PBLalso received positive feedback from a survey questionnaire taken by students and faculty.Specifically, students reported that PBL allowed them to gain confidence in their problem-solving abilities, prepared them for their future careers, and improved their inter-personal andcollaborative skills by working in a group. In another

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University

support of federal agencies to make progress toward a diverse,competitive and globally engaged US workforce of scientists, engineers, technologists and wellprepared citizens, as well as to better fulfill its departmental primary purpose to prepare studentsfor a successful professional career in engineering technology and related fields, authors are nowcollaborating on 4 external grants, including 3 from NSF and 1 from Dept of Education, topropel the curriculum development and laboratory enhancement. And this paper introduces thecurrent progress and following implementation strategies on the undergraduate laboratoryenhancement plan. Page 15.497.2

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Nora Sieworiek, University of Pittsburgh

should invest $2 million incountermeasures that might lead to a reduction in such accidents.Dam Construction addresses on multi-criteria decision making, economic analysis, and presentsan international perspective; ethical issues involve the impact of dams on society and risk. TheMEA concerns the proposed construction of dam in the South Eastern Anatolia (Turkey). Havingapproved the initial plans, the Turkish Government, for economic reasons, now must reduce thedam’s budget. Students must evaluate various alternatives.Ethanol Production presents issues of facility location, optimization, economic analysis, andthe ethical issue of growing corn for fuel or food. Students create a procedure for determiningwhether a “green,” socially-conscious

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Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

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Architectural

for architectural/construction engineering and technology classrooms. As the modern-day student becomes morepersonified with an obsession for the interactivity of computer games, it has become vital that theclassroom offer an engaging method of teaching and learning. Although the classicalarchitectural/construction engineering classroom is highly dependent on the instructor,developing students’ critical thinking skills become a challenging task for even the most inspirededucators. Nonetheless, these skills are a continual necessity for students’ plan to venture into thearchitectural/construction engineering professions.Haque1 is of the view that traditional lecture format teaching methods sometimes fall short ofconveying the complex analysis

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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Minorities in Engineering

who plan to attend college.8 With respectto underrepresented minorities, both low recruitment and retention are barriers to increasing thenumber of gradutes.8 Among students who have financial need, a key retention component isproviding non-loan based awards that are correlated with higher persistence rates 5. Additionally,retention of engineering students is shown to improve with programs that engage the studentsbeginning with the first year 9-14.BackgroundThe S-STEM ENG^2 Scholars for Success Program in the College of Engineering at LouisianaState University (LSU) began in August 2007 and has completed 1.5 years of fullimplementation. Over the course of the grant, it will provide financial support for approximately32 academically talented

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

approximately 1Mveterans in the New York /New Jersey metropolitan area who can further their education byattending community colleges, undergraduate four-year colleges or universities offeringadvanced degrees. While the number of veterans qualified for entry into graduate programs suchas MEP is relatively small, they too should have the advantage of learning skills that will preparethem for entering the workforce in areas that have a high demand for new employees.5. Tentative Curriculum The following tentative curriculum has been constructed for planning purposes and toprovide a more concrete outline of the type of courses that can be part of the first pilot programfor this degree. Since the exact courses will not be finalized until after the

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Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Jones, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, U; Anglo Tadros, SUNYIT

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Engineering Technology

Capstone ProjectsAbstractCapstone Experience, MTC 420, is a required course for all Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) students during their senior year. The capstone projects are intended to be culminatingexperiences, drawing upon a wide range of knowledge from courses in the curriculum. Studentsare responsible for written project specifications, planning and milestone identification,implementation of the work, an oral presentation, and a final written report.Because these projects are so comprehensive, they provide an opportunity for faculty to assess awide range of student learning that is directly related to program outcomes. For this reason, METfaculty developed a rubric for assessing capstone projects, as shown on the following page

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Entrepreneurship and Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Hornfeck, Lafayette College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

fifteen different sponsors over more than two decades and has involved fifteenfaculty members from across the four divisions of the College.A few practical solutions to real problems include the following: a floating debris harvesting device now used on several river systems; a prescreening methodology for a hospital seeking to relieve bottlenecks in polysomnography testing; a jobs creation and economic revitalization plan for a nearby borough.Course StructureThe current Technology Clinic seeks to combine engineering, liberal education, andentrepreneurship. The genesis of this course considered the economic needs of a nearbyregion struggling with the decline of a once-thriving slate mining industry. A regionalcouncil of governments was

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Sana Nawaz, Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne; Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

employed by Giant 100 firms is 4,042 which accounts for almost 8% of the nation’s 51,452LEED APs at the time the survey was conducted (Consulting Specifying Engineer, 2008).According to U.S Green Building Council Strategic Plan: 2009-2013, the educational instituteslack the curriculum for GREEN Building and Sustainable Design. In the present scenarioacademic institutions can play a pivotal role in preparing students for the LEED AccreditationExam. As educators we should keep our standards high and encourage students to stretch toreach goals. This will build the personal leadership skills needed to succeed in the constructionindustry (Bain & Bender, 2006). The students need to be accoutered with all the technologicaldevelopments and innovations

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ari Epstein, MIT; Beverly Mire, Cambridge Youth Programs; Trent Ramsey, Cambridge Youth Programs; Karen Gareis, Goodman Research Group; Emily Davidson, MIT; Elizabeth Jones, MIT; Michelle Slosberg, MIT; Rafael Bras, MIT

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Boston University’s graduate program in Human Development and a B.S. in Psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Emily Davidson, MIT EMILY DAVIDSON is a senior at MIT, majoring in Chemical Engineering with a double minor in Physics and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. She has been a mentor to teen interns at Terrascope Youth Radio since the program's inception, and helped to develop the education plan for the program's first summer intensive session.Elizabeth Jones, MIT ELIZABETH JONES is a sophomore at MIT, majoring in Environmental Engineering. She has been a mentor to teen interns in Terrascope Youth Radio since 2009, when she played a major role in

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Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Each EiE unit has commonelements, including a four-lesson structure. The first lesson introduces a field of engineering anda design challenge through a fictional story. The second lesson explores the field of engineeringmore broadly through hands-on activities. The third lesson includes a controlled experiment formore in-depth exploration of different materials, processes, or design elements that will informthe final design. For the fourth lesson, students plan, create, test, evaluate and improve theirdesigns. As a result of engaging in engineering challenges and better understanding engineeringconcepts and being exposed to the kind of work of engineers do, some students might also reportincreases in their attitudes and self efficacy related

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Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique Head, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

, it is believed that clickers help students paymore attention in class knowing that they will be immediately evaluated, which encouragesstudents to take ownership of his/her learning. Table 1: Course Topics for Introduction to the Civil Engineering Profession Lecture Date Course Topics 1 September 4 Course Overview & Intro to CE Profession 2 September 11 Degree Plan & CE Monuments of the Millennium 3 September 18 Communication Skills 4 September 25 Materials and Infrastructure Engineering 5 October 2 Construction Engineering & Management 6

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taylor Martin, University of Texas, Austin; Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; William McKenna, University of Texas, Austin; Pat Ko, University of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-order interpretation ofthe general principles that were not explicitly stated in the problem from these first orderfeatures. Finally, they developed general solution plans. In contrast, novices noted onlyfirst-order features and usually began solving the problem by identifying equations touse. This difference has been discussed as reasoning backwards from the solution goal tothe information in the problem (novices) versus reasoning forwards or developing arepresentation of the whole problem and using it to generate a problem solution (experts) Page 15.1277.3(e.g., Ericsson & Charness, 1994; Ho, 2001; Larkin, McDermott, Simon, & Simon, 1980

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Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shih Kuang Hou, National Taiwan Normal University; Ching-Ho Huang, Nangang Vocational High School; Jin-Fu Chen, NTNU

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International

chosen as the research subjects. Considering the representativeness ofthe samples, the purposive stratified random sampling method was used to initially divide theresearch subjects in three categories of 2005 WorldSkills Competition, 2007 WorldSkillsCompetition and 2008 National Skills Competition. Sampling was then made according to thesix groups of actual number of participants classified in the WorldSkills Competition, and arandom sampling survey was then carried out to the subjects to do a questionnaire survey. Shownin Table 1 is the research sample plan and sampling conditions.Table 1. The research sample plan and sampling conditions Group Social & Manufacturing Total

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Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabor Bojar, Graphisoft

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International

the different cultural environments.As an illustrative example about country-specific variations of a software product, let’s see the floor plandimensioning feature of Graphisoft’s architectural design software, ArchiCAD®. The software was initially soldin Italy and France, where dimensioning floor plans with centimeter precision (i.e. two decimal digits in metricsystem) was perfectly appropriate: Page 15.622.2 12.26 0.95German architects, however, require more precision in their design, we therefore set the display of dimensions inthe first German version of ArchiCAD

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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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Educational Research and Methods

, andcovered Gainsburg’s first two steps, 1) Identify the real-world phenomenon, and 2) Simplify oridealize the phenomenon. We planned this phase to be very open-ended. Students were asked to“tell the Phototherapy Design Team what you think should be modeled, how you wouldapproach the modeling, and how you expect the model to eventually be helpful in the design.”Ideally, we hoped that students would provide their conceptions of what modeling is, and not justlist the steps in the overall design process. Note that we never said “mathematical model” oranything comparable.This phase was completed in class in order to collect students’ individual responses to thisquestion. Students had 45 min to complete the task. Student responses were collected and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso, University of Virginia

: 1) a formative evaluation of the first year of TLP development; results from this evaluation indicate many successful components of the TLP, such as the first-year course and the establishment of the Learning Community, and several areas needing improvement such as the communication between the lead personnel at the two institutions and more advanced planning and announcement of Learning Community activities ; 2) the recruitment of the first class of TLP students and key factors attracting students to the program; recruitment was challenged by major declaration not occurring until the summer after the first year, so many students only learned about the TLP from a video sent to them over email; in spite

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

2007 and administered by the departments of Computer Science, Electrical andComputer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. As of the fall of 2008, the program is thefourth largest engineering program (among 11) at the institution in terms of freshmen enrollment.The B.S. program produced its first graduates in May 2009 and it is planned to seek ABET-EACaccreditation under general engineering criteria in the 2010-2011 academic year.The RBE program objectives are to educate men and women to: ≠ Have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering. ≠ Apply these abstract concepts and practical skills to design and construct robots and

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The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

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Civil Engineering

Dominion University she worked in the construction industry for 15 years.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 ExCEEd II: Advanced Training for Even Better TeachingAbstractIn 2007, the American Society of Civil Engineering’s Committee on Faculty Development(CFD) conducted a longitudinal survey of all the past participants of the ExCEEd TeachingWorkshop (ETW). The CFD received 173 responses, representing 40% of the ETW populationat that time, to its survey about skills and the long term value of ETW. Important to this paper,73% of the survey respondents said that they were interested in attending a post, advanced ETW.Motivated by these survey results, the CFD began its planning for a pilot ExCEEd II workshopduring the 2008

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Information Systems

went beyond what came to be known as the World Wide Web. The scope ofLicklider’s vision, which he called the “Intergalactic Computer Network” (Licklider, 1963),included a network of computers that would share both information and live softwareapplications. Licklider’s vision and plan for the Intergalactic Computer Network more closelyresemble cloud computing than does the prevalent html-based World Wide Web. Licklider’sIntergalactic Computer Network plan was partially realized in time as distributed applicationsavailable by terminals connected to the ARPANET. This architecture resembles today’sSoftware As A Service (SaaS) architecture, which is part of cloud computing.Bolstering the idea of SaaS early on was cognitive and computer scientist

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Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charlie Setterfield, Sinclair Community College; Eric Dunn, Sinclair Community College; Russell Marcks, Sinclair Community College

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Architectural

a sole proprietor, Setterfield provided residential design services, specializing in timber framing and environmental responsibility. As a Plans Examiner, Setterfield balanced building code requirements with real-life owner and contractor concerns.Eric Dunn, Sinclair Community College Eric Dunn is an associate professor in the Civil Engineering and Architectural Technologies department at Sinclair Community College. He has a masters degree in project management from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He specializes in teaching construction management, cost estimating, means of construction and various CAD software packages. Dunn’s professional experiences include on site

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Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Atchison, Drexel University; Dorothea Holmes-Stanley, St. Cyprian's School; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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Educational Research and Methods

processes used in scientific discovery and innovation. The student authors wereinvited to read their novels with the students in the lower grades to promotescience/engineering literacy throughout the school.The module described above outlines the process by which students in grades 6, 7, and 8created graphic novels with science and engineering themes. The lesson plans followedthe recommendations outlined on the National Association of Comics Art Educator’swebsite for the process of making a graphic novel. Pre and post activity assessmentswere administered to evaluate the student’s attitude towards science and engineering, aswell as for evidence of understanding and application of the scientific method.Introduction: A graphic novel is usually a book

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Darryl G. Thelen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Klingenberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Beyond Boundariesrelative to transforming undergraduate engineering education have been in the areas of: • Leading a change management process • Getting broad faculty involvement • Applying research on engineering education innovation from peer institutions and educational research.The work of the Engineering Beyond Boundaries (EB2) Task Force and Roundtable has beenfully supported from the college administrative leadership and increasingly has formed the basisof the college’s strategic plan. Department Chairs and Faculty have been invited to engage in theplanning process as members of the Task Force and/or Roundtable to provide ideas and create

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Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

of the administrative hierarchy. The challengesof the chancellors/presidents, deans, academic vice-chancellors, and other academic officers arechanging as academic institutions adapt to the ever evolving environment within which theymust operate. They are expected to lead faculty in decentralized curriculum development andacademic planning. This group of leaders is also expected to set the direction for faculty withrespects to teaching, service, and scholarship. They must understand their institutions’educational mission and oversee all of the learning resources.23 Beyond the academic concernsthat must be addressed, these administrators must also facilitate the development of theinfrastructure involving strategic planning and

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Winn, Virginia Military Institute; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

adaptivedecisions.In impoverished and under-resourced Appalachian communities, the stressors are unique andinclude, as the literature review here suggests, poverty, out-migration, unemployment, lowercollege completion rates, lower family incomes, higher dependency rates, major industries influx, isolation by geography, absence of role models, a penchant for gender-specific careerchoices, and others. The authors propose that these stressors can be reduced by exposingAppalachian females to age and culture-matched peers through a variety of planned activities asshown in Figure 1. If their preferred channels of information reception and interests towardSTEM fields can be measured effectively, then recruitment and retention efforts can be