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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. R. A. Jr. Freitas. Say Ah! In The New York Academy of Sciences, July/August 2000.2. R. A. Jr. Freitas. Nanomedicine, Vol. I: Basic Capabilities. Landes Bioscience, 1999.3. The Whitaker Foundation: The Bioengineering Curriculum Database. http://bluestream.wustl.edu/Whitaker/Default.aspx, May 2008.4. The Final Annual Report of The Whitaker Foundation 2005. http://www.bmes.org/WhitakerArchives, May 2008.5. K. E. Drexler. Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing and Computation. John Wiley & Sons, 1992.6. J. A. Tuszynski and M. Kurzynski. Introduction to Molecular Biophysics. CRC Press, Boca

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Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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New Engineering Educators

recognized by the instructor. Scaling up is always preferable to scalingdown, which brings about negative student perception. Therefore, it seems preferable to have the testmore challenging always (however, not too challenging), as opposed to giving too easy tests. Theintention of scaling is not to increase artificially the average of the group but rather to reflect groupperformance relative to objectives, difficulty, and other test variables. Diverse methods of scaling can beused; in our opinion, the most versatile one is the CLT, from among the ones discussed. The freedom ofchoosing LGs is still limited by the objective appreciation of test performance and by theacknowledgement that tests should be calibrated to class level so as not to appear

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun University; HsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University

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Computers in Education

, 2008) 7. The students in the experimentalgroup were required to watch the podcasting instructions recorded from the other control group’sclass meetings within 18 weeks of the scheduled class. The content included the video and audiofootage from the class meeting, and the material was presented exactly as seen by students sittingin the classroom with the instructor. The undeniable benefit of podcasting instruction is its abilityto allow students to pause for reflection or to replay portions of a class for review (Chen, 2009) 1.The test was administered in the spring of 2009 during class time to ensure that all questions werecompleted at the same time and in the same setting. Each group had the same instructor who wastaught at Ching-Yun

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Graduate Student Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ana Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Daniel Bumblauskas, Iowa State University; Matthew Verleger, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

3 years or more Figure 6 - Length of ASEE Membership (n=97)Learned about ASEE through …The majority of respondents (52%) learned about ASEE through a faculty member. This wasfollowed by Web Searches (12%). Although this might not be a reflection of the overall studentmembership, it was surprising to see a low percentage (6%) of students in the sample thatlearned about the ASEE through student chapters. Other 5% Campus Chapter 6% Publication 7% Classmate 8% Conference 9% Web Search

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Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junqiu Wang, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

the course assignments requires your team to meet regularly as well as have equal contributions from all members. For this evaluation you should reflect on the performance of hypothetical member of your team, Kris. During the team meetings, you noticed that Kris never came prepared. Furthermore, Kris did not work well with the other team members to complete assignments. Finally, while Page 15.1136.3 working on the course assignments, Kris's role on the team was never clear, which did not help ensure a synergistic effort by everyone else on the team. During the team meetings, you noticed that

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Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hanjun Xian, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

is returned, the interface will be redrawn to reflect the changes.We target our applications to mobile devices because of the encouraging and ready-to-use natureof mobile applications. We choose iPhone and iPod Touch because it provides higher computingcapacity, a larger display, and more innovative input peripherals and techniques than othermobile devices. Data Logger15 is an iPhone application that aims to visualize data from sensorsowned by users and allows data sharing across multiple users. Since data accuracy is neitherguaranteed by the sensor owner nor by Data Logger, the appropriateness of this service foreducational purposes is questionable.4. ImplicationsAvailability of large-scale real-world sensor data provides a chance to

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New Methods and Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Ni-Bin Chang, University of Central Florida; Shalini Chitrapu, Western Kentucky University; Paige Davenport, Western Kentucky University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

reflecting the impacts of lead release in WDSs. The other tworoutine contamination scenarios were related to chlorination and its impact due tothe by-products.During the process of creating the scenarios and their simulations, EPANET wasintegrated into the GIS platform. Tools were developed to correct problemsassociated with working with real world spatial data. Problems included: mainsnot split at intersections, mains not split at junctions (meters, fittings, etc), fittingsmissing at intersections of mains, elevation data missing, missing mains(unconnected pipe network), junctions not snapped to mains, and meter locationsdo not necessarily match locations in water usage file.A rule-based expert system is software that provides the knowledge of an

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Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cox, Purdue University; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip Dunston, Purdue University; Audeen Fentiman, Purdue University; Pamella Shaw, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

-reflect upon the process of creating scholarly ideas and communicating them to others intheir field. REACH Activities that support the tenet of Intentionality include monthly REACHseminars. The outcomes of the seminar focus on three main areas: (1) peer mentoring throughdiscussion of daily activities, coursework, research, and other topics, (2) a professionaldevelopment component focused on skill development and strategies that enhance their careerdevelopment, (3) feedback back from REACH PIs on options.Multiple relationships, the second tenet of the REACH Scholars’ multiple apprenticeship model,focuses on student engagement with numerous intellectual mentors. In addition to the student –advisor relationship, central to the graduate education

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Materials Selection & Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University

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Materials

able to make engineering and project management decisions, and perform project cost analysis.The corporate sponsors of Kettering University co-op students include: U.S. Army, GeneralMotors, Ford, Daimler-Chrysler, aircraft companies and their suppliers such as UnitedTechnology, Moog, Vickers-Airequip, the computer manufacturer IBM, the appliancemanufacturer Whirlpool, and over 600 other companies. It is seen that the companies thatsponsor Kettering University co-op students represent a diverse cross section of US industries.The changes that have been taking place in these industries, industry needs, and currentchallenges are immediately reflected in the classrooms since the students bring their valuableexperience into class

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Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Walk, Old Dominion University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

future of shipbuilding resource allocation to the US Navyclass of warship, the destroyer, in the context of evolving national defense needs and seafaringtechnologies. Analysis involved plotting the cumulated destroyer launches per date from thewarship‟s arrival in the late 1890‟s through its present production. Figure 10 shows the raw dataand the best-fit logistic curve. An excellent fit to the common logistic diffusion pattern resulted,with two above-the-trend spikes reflecting intense production rates during each of the two worldwars. The logistic pattern flattens out beginning around 1975. As seen in Figure 11, where theFisher-Pry transform renders the curving logistic pattern linear, the threshold of 90% of final or

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Lean and Green

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Industrial Engineering

of topics that might otherwise not be clear or considered by students.The layout in Figure 2 reflects students’ understanding that lean involves creating ‘cells’ (so anassembly line is needed for each product) and a ‘u-shaped’ flow. In this case, because theprocess used to create blue and black clocks is identical, separate lines are not that useful (and infact, cause an issue when a new product line is introduced as a surprise in the last round). Thelayout generates a specific discussion of whether or not such focus is necessary, engagingstudents and developing the opportunity for a deeper understanding of lean ideas. In addition, indeveloping a circular flow, students also created some congestion.While the inquiry focus leads to rich class

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Lowery, West Virginia University; Steve Kane, West Virginia University; Vicki Kane, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Gary Ganser, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

No.NNG05GF80H. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those Page 15.820.2of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA or the NASA WV Space Grant Consortium.While improved student performance in calculus was the primary objective of this effort, theexperience of developing and implementing the math-engineering joint projects has resulted inimproved communication between both departments and has helped the math faculty see howstudents work in groups to discuss and solve problems and to create reports and presentations oftheir work. The interactive nature of these problems

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida; Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida

established for the newproduct. In addition to providing an opportunity to reflect on the major topics discussed in thecourse, this assignment also permitted students to work in a team environment to produce adeliverable in the form of a functioning product prototype. Local entrepreneurs and practitioners Page 15.1234.4in the medical device industry provided assessment of the final projects.The product selected for this term was a medicine bottle opener to assist geriatric citizens. Thisdevice was selected due to its medical device affiliation, the clear societal impact of the device,and the perception that students could quickly grasp the functional

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New Instrumentation Ideas

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Dayvon Green, Morgan State University

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Instrumentation

enhanced learningoutcomes. This model has often been used to redesign courses in science and engineering withmany pedagogical benefits. The Kolb model suggests that balance among the four stages leads tooptimal learning, deeper understanding of concepts and applications, and longer retention ofinformation. It is achieved through reflective observation (RO), and active experimentation (AE).However, a necessary condition for such construction of knowledge is that this knowledgeshould be grasped first. Knowledge depiction occurs through Concrete Experience (CE) orAbstract Conceptualization (AC).A significant component of this project involved undergraduate students in experiential learningand research efforts. The undergraduate engineering summer

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Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

students’ retention of lessons and comprehensionof the concepts.Comparisons between the present curriculum and that of the past showed that while the courseshad been updated, the content was essentially of the same quality as before. Overall, this can beconsidered a positive. As any discipline matures, the curriculum must reflect the advancements.The critical aspect here is that the updates were usually driven by the new editions of the text,instead of being initiated by the instructor. While it is unreasonable to expect that each and everyclass improvement is driven by an instructors direct experience in that particular area, it shouldbe noted that almost none of the improvements were initiated by the instructor’s personalknowledge in that area

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Peter Rich, Brigham Young University; Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University

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Mathematics

and processes, increase their processing skillsby exposing them to various dynamic programming activities that will push their problemsolving abilities, require them to solve out-of-content problems, and be more creative. Exposinghigh school students to programming at an earlier age in the type of programming environmentdescribed in this proposal will benefit them by helping them better understand mathematicalcontexts, concepts, and applications, often reflected in applied fields such as engineering.Bibliography 1. Austin, H. S. (1987). Predictors of pascal programming achievement for community college students. Proceedings of the Eighteenth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, , 161-164. 2. Bergin, S

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Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

: A framework for modeling the local coherence of a Page 15.269.8 discourse. Computational Linguistics , 21, 203-225.[6] Isbell, M., & Davis, J. (2007). "Organizations are made to tick through talk:" A network comparison of conversation centers, influential words and network centrality. Annual Meeting of the NCA 93rd Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.[7] Jonassen, D. (2000). Computers as mindtools for schools: Engaging critical thinking. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.[8] McLaren, T., Vuong, D., & Grant, K. (2007). Do you know what you don't know? Critical reflection and concept mapping in an information systems

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e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tom Haley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yaron Danon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

multidisciplinary: able to communicate with, work with, and manage other typesof engineers and scientists and to learn aspects of these other engineering and science disciplines,as needed, throughout their careers.This multidisciplinary systems approach is reflected in nuclear engineering education.Undergraduate nuclear engineering curricula typically include a much broader basic science,mathematics, and general engineering background than most other engineering majors.14 This iseven more relevant now as the nuclear industry continues to both mature and broaden, andnuclear engineering majors are in ever higher demand for more and more diverse and cross-disciplinary careers. It is important for this broad background and practical systems view to bereflected

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Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Paul Skaggs, Brigham Young University; Richard Fry, Brigham Young University; Brian Howell, Brigham Young University; Richard West, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

inculcatethe principles and techniques of innovation. Awards were provided to the top three teams. Beforethe Innovation Boot Camp was completed, there was a final summary discussion session wherestudents were asked to share their reflections of the Innovation Boot Camp, and to identify if,how, and what they learned and developed. At then end of the evening students were given asecond Torrance Creativity Test – which we would later grade and compare with their resultsfrom when they first took the Creativity Test. Exit surveys were emailed to each student at theconclusion of the Innovation Boot Camp. Additionally, several students were randomly selected

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Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Roper, George Mason University

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Environmental Engineering

controls.ConclusionsThe opportunity to participate in a real world project and contribute to the data analysis was verywell received by the students. It also gave them an appreciation for the constraints thatstormwater management projects can have from a governmental budget standpoint. Over all theproject objective for the course (to give students experience is using real project data to assessimpervious surface challenges for a flood control project and to provide insights for low impactwater management options) was met and was reflected in very high class evaluation ratings inthis area at the completion of the course. This project also presented the students with thechallenges that local governments often must address between longer term better

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Milgram, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS); Daniella Severs, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS)

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Women in Engineering

out comparedto the dropout rate of 6.7% among the population of respondents who did not report a negativeexperience. The fact that 69% of the female students that dropped a technology course had anegative experience at some point may indicate how important a positive classroom environmentis when it comes to retaining female students.The women who took the female technology survey are a racially diverse group, reflective ofCalifornia’s community college population.Figure 3. An Excerpt from the Demographic Section of the Survey:Question 12) What is your ethnicity? Percentage of Choice Number of Respondents

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Innovations in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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L. Brent Jenkins, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

K. Introduction to Frequency Response and Filtering 1 VII. AC Power Analysis A. Instantaneous Power B. Average Power C. Effective Value 2 D. Apparent Power E. Power Factor F. Complex Power and the Power Triangle VIII.Introduction to the Ideal Transformer A. Symbol B. Dot Convention 1 C. Voltage and Current Relations D. Impedance Reflection Review and Wrap-up 3 Figure 3: Course

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Wendy Taylor, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Ph.D., is a faculty member in ASU’s School of Sustainability and codirector of the; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Sharon Robinson Kurpius

, origin, age, and sex. Theseeducational gaps are reflected in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Theperformance gap for Hispanics, American Indians, and African Americans in comparison toWhites and Asians exists in all subjects; it is more prominent in Science. In Arizona, 77% ofAmerican Indians, 72% of Hispanics and 68% of African Americans performed Below the Basiclevel in comparison to 32% Whites in the 2005 NAEP eighth grade Science assessment. Further,engineering is among the least gender equitable professions with a workforce that is only 11%female and STEM programs continue to have low minority enrollment5. The cause has psycho-sociocultural roots that create barriers to female and minority participation6.Evidence

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Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zane Mitchell, University of Southern Indiana; Marco Lara Gracia, University of Southern Indiana; Ronald Diersing, University of Southern Indiana; Glen Kissel, University of Southern Indiana

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First-Year Programs

start of the program the student had some background on the wind industry in generalfrom courses he took in high school and from reading independently articles related to theinstallation of wind farms in Indiana. However, what makes a difference in his case are hisability to work with numbers, his advanced analytical and problem solving skills and his interest,knowledge, and experience in computer programming. In addition to that, the student is able towork hard in an independent way which reflects his motivation. In projects of this naturecreativity is a critical and to date the student has delivered creative work.The student spent the first part of the summer reading material about the wind industryworldwide and eventually focused his

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Classroom Engagement

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Floyd-Smith, Tuskegee University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Ryan Campbell, University of Washington; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Diane Jones, University of Washington; Donald Peter, Seattle Pacific University; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Elaine Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette Veilleux, Simmons College

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Educational Research and Methods

CTC and engagement in undergraduate STEMeducation. With the completion of the conceptual model, the second phase of the study, surveytool development, becomes the focus.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation for theirsupport of this work under the REESE program (grant numbers DRL-0909817, 0910143,0909659, 0909900, and 0909850). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.References 1. Goodenow, Carol (1993). Classroom belonging among early adolescent students: Relationships to motivation and achievement. Journal of Early Adolescence

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IE Applications and Systems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Forgie, University of Southern Indiana; Marco Lara Gracia, University of Southern Indiana; MT Morris, University of Southern Indiana

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Industrial Engineering

. Depending on the level ofcommitment, it may take five to ten years to fully implement the proposed publictransportation network.Educational ValueThe METS efficiency study provided an opportunity for students from varieddisciplines to collaborate and work toward a common goal; the improvement ofthe municipal bus transportation system. Participating in this service projectallowed students to become more cognizant of public policy issues andcommunity impact. Upon completion of the study, students reflected on theprocess and the multitude of problem solving skills utilized throughout the study.Several students stated that they were proud of the fact that they were helpingsolve some of the city’s problems and it was rewarding to work on a project

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Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Ernest Blatchley, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University

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Environmental Engineering

own include sustainability in their curricula.” “I am confident that I can identify effective ways to 3.7 4.0 include environmental sustainability concepts into the courses that I teach.” Participants were asked to rate their level of agreement with the statement on a scale of 1-5: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree Statistical method notes: Data listed in the table reflect results from 14 participants with paired before and after responses. Significant differences between before and after responses for the first four questions were observed using a paired t-test at the 95% confidence level

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Fashaad Crawford, University of Louisville; Katheryn McAnulty, University of Louisville

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Minorities in Engineering

enrollmentfor fall 2007 was 1,293 students and only 218 were female (16.86%). Overall enrollmentof female students at the Speed School has averaged 18 percent since 2006 and finallyrose to 20 percent for fall 2009. National statistics reflect the same patterns.For more than 20 years the Speed School has had an active chapter of the Society ofWomen Engineers (SWE) with the Director of Student Affairs serving as its long termfaculty advisor. Various programs have been conducted to introduce young women andother under-represented minorities (URMs) to careers in engineering with varied amountsof success. In 2005, the president of the SWE chapter approached the faculty advisorwith a new idea – the notion of inviting incoming female students to an

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz, University of Hartford; MirGhulam BarizHosaini, Herat University in Western Afghanistan; Alnajjar Hisham, University of Hartford

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International

implementation of block grants relied onpartnerships. The fist partnership was built on an unusual and existing relationship through theRotary Club between Nangarar University and San Diego State University. After the firstpartnership was signed, the new spread through word of mouth and Afghan Academics inuniversities in the US and UK began to contact the Ministry of Higher Education directly.A new leadership in the Ministry of Higher Education and the creation of a strongerimplementation team in the summer of 2006 were the turning point toward building effectivepartnerships between Afghan and foreign institutions of higher learning. Table 1 reflects theUniversity Partnership Program.The partnership between the University of Hartford (UH) in West

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Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Verleger, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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Information Systems

a required first-year engineering course with enrollments of as many as 1700 students in agiven semester. The earliest MEA implementations had student teams write a single solution to aproblem in the form of a memo to the client and receive feedback from their TA. For researchpurposes, a simple static online submission form, a static feedback form, and a single databasetable were quickly developed. Over time, research revealed that students need multiple feedback,revision, and reflection points to address misconceptions and achieve high quality solutions. As aresult, the toolset has been expanded, patched, and re-patched multiple developers to increaseboth the functionality and the security of the system. Because the class is so large and