Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Lisa Grable, North Carolina State University; Patricia Dixon, Florida State University; Sharon Schulze, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Adjunct Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Lisa's extension and research projects have included work with public schools in the areas of instructional technology and science, including numerous in-service workshops for teachers.Patricia Dixon, Florida State University Dr. Dixon is Director of the Center for Integrating Research and Learning at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, conducting educational programs for students, teachers, and the general public. She has administered REU and RET programs since 1999, participates in a national RET Network, and has published and presented research on RET programs. Dr. Dixon is currently directing a study to

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

, although specific expectations for majors willoften exceed expectations for non-majors. A graduate of an engineering technology orengineering degree program would have knowledge and capabilities required for practice in theirfield that would go far beyond expectations for a non-major. These aspects are directly related tothe curriculum in any degree program. Aspects related to broader questions and concerns, suchas the impact of technology on society, are not closely linked to the traditional elements of thecurriculum. These aspects of technological literacy are, however, at least as important to ourgraduates as they mature and move into positions of leadership as they are to non-majors.Accreditation Criteria – Program OutcomesThe need to prepare

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Trainor, United States Military Academy; Daniel McCarthy, United States Military Academy; Michael Kwinn, United States Military Academy

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

(US Army) is an Academy Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has a B.S. degree from USMA in Organizational Leadership and an M.E. degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. He also holds a PhD in Management Science (System Dynamics) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include systems design, new product development, system dynamics, decision support systems, project management and curriculum development. He has taught and served as the course director for numerous engineering courses in Systems Design, System Dynamics and Production Operations Management. He

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Barbara Brizuela, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

knowledge. Similar studies have beenconducted that have looked at mathematics and science teaching; however, little research hasbeen done regarding what educators learn and do when teaching engineering in middle schools.The study reported in this paper investigated three in-service, middle-school teachers with littleengineering background, explored the knowledge they used and developed to teach anengineering curriculum, and asked the following research question: What mathematics, science, and engineering subject matter knowledge do middle-school mathematics and science teachers draw upon and incorporate as they teach an engineering instructional unit on robotics?Engineering in the Middle School ClassroomEngineering education in

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wolter Fabrycky, Virginia Tech

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

information for management decision making.” 43. Defense Systems Management College: “The application of scientific and engineering efforts to (a) transform an operational need into a description of system performance parameters and a system configuration through the use of an iterative process of definition, synthesis, analysis, design, test, and evaluation; (b) integrate related technical parameters and ensure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces in a manner that optimizes the total system definition and design; and (c) integrate reliability, maintainability, safety, survivability, human engineering, and other such factors into the total engineering effort to meet cost, schedule, supportability, and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-2343: MARRYING MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS WITHBIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING FIELDSArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris UniversityJohn Mativo, The University of Georgia Page 15.854.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Marrying Manufacturing Programs with Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Fields and MoreIntroductionThis paper focuses on program and curriculum development in order to sustain and enhancemanufacturing engineering programs. The idea of emphasizing product design and developmentor integration of micro- or nano-manufacturing into manufacturing curriculum is attractive andimportant for the survival of the discipline. On

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ProgramThe curriculum introduced teachers to the connections between mathematics and engineeringused to solve challenges in Modeling and Virtual Design and Earthquake Engineering Design.Participants could enroll in one or both components. Each component consisted of an intensive3-day, 10 hours per day, learning environment that provided participants with hands-onexperiences in engineering laboratories featuring state of the art technology and opportunities towork with the engineers using the technology in their work and study. Each session wasdeveloped to increase content knowledge as well as model pedagogical strategies appropriate forclassroom instruction.The two components were scheduled twice during the summer to provide the greatestopportunity

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

in non-engineering fields togain an introduction to the engineering design and analysis process. In this paper, a descriptionof the requirements for the minor at Binghamton University is presented. Some discussion of therationale for the components of the curriculum is given. Next, a description of the experiencesand a few comments by the first students who completed the minor are presented. In conclusion,a discussion of challenges to the establishment of the program and how they were dealt with arepresented.Description of the Requirements for the Minor in General EngineeringThe minor in general engineering was proposed by faculty in the Engineering Design Division(Freshman Engineering Program) in the 2007-08 academic year. The original

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, UTEP; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso

Foundation (NSF). His previous projects were funded by U.S. Department of Education (DoEd) FIPSE Program, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and GM.Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Carolyn Awalt's educational background is in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Educational Technology. She has coordinated the development of three online graduate programs for the College of Education in the past four years: Alternative Teacher Certification Program, Masters in Bilingual Education, Masters in Early Childhood. Combined investments in these three programs totaled over half a million dollars. These programs are on the University of Texas TeleCampus. At UTEP, Dr

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamad Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University; Tom Brown, Eastern New Mexico University

preparation in these areas to be incorporated into the Page 15.454.2engineering curriculum at the college and university level. ABET stated in EC 2000, “Criteria”for Accrediting Programs that one program outcome and assessment measure for engineeringprograms is to demonstrate that their graduates have an ability to function on multi-disciplinaryteams.2The team members in our S-STEM project course were from undergraduate disciplines inmathematics, computer science, electronics engineering technology, biology, computerinformation systems, chemistry, biochemistry, and geology. To provide mentorship to thefreshman students, teams were organized to include

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

college and includes faculty involved in departmental curriculumcommittees. The charge to the Roundtable has been to “Understand the changing environmentfor higher education and its implications for the College of Engineering and develop an actionplan that includes changes in course curriculum and delivery to meet the new challenges inundergraduate education.” This followed directly from the step 1 implementation from Massy tobuild awareness and commitment and is articulated with similar words in the CCSSI Phase Ireport and other institutional change literature.The Roundtable determined that three elements in addition to disciplinary excellencecharacterize the best undergraduate engineering education: 1) curriculum and course contentrelevancy, 2

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 15.1280.410. Have demonstrated an awareness of the impact of solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts.11. Have demonstrated a commitment to quality, timeliness and continuous improvement.Identifying Program Outcomes and Performance CriteriaRodgers defines outcomes as “statements that describe what students are expected to know andbe able to do by the time of graduation that enable them to meet the objectives”19. Six outcomeshad been developed in the original assessment model for the program at MU, but they werenarrowly focused on the technical aspects of the curriculum. These outcomes were revised andthe list was expanded to meet the a to k listing in criterion three of the TC2K TAC of ABETcriteria20.In order

Conference Session

Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

courses Group 11 frontier research fundings and applicationsGroup 3 no answer Group 12 no answer Problems and context from prerequisits courses propagate into current course for open-ended problems created in the current course. They don't jut take a **Curriculum change for the classes - we courese and then don't see/ use it again (verticle need more classes focusing problemGroup 4 integration). Also consider longitudal integration Group 13 solving topics/ reasoning topics. 1) More coordination among courses

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hunter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dwayne Henclewood, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mshadoni Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology; Angshuman Guin, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Council of Sections

Traffic program was a week-long summer program conducted atGeorgia Tech with support by the Federal Highway Administration. This highly interactive andflexible program introduced high school students to transportation engineering and helped themdevelop and prepare for success in science and engineering. The curriculum included, amongother things, an overview of the transportation sector and fundamentals of developingappropriate signalized timing plans for signalized intersections. The curriculum culminated witha design challenge in which teams of students attempted to design the best signal timing plan fora series of two intersections. This paper will give details about the curriculum, evaluationresults, and lessons learned about high school

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

will determine what must be used.Conclusions & Future PlansA flexible CIS laboratory environment employing multi-boot and virtual computing is describedin sufficient detail for implementation. An almost entire CIS laboratory curriculum can besupported by such an environment. Major benefits are: flexibility, space savings, equipment costsavings, and an increase in student learning through practical experiences in a familiar laboratorylearning environment. However, our experience shows that such integral laboratoryenvironments might be prone to malware, thus needing the best anti-malware software available.In addition, lab development requires considerable faculty time. While faculty and studentsappreciate such an environment, some students

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna M. Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University; Nell Sedransk, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

study the academic development of students enrolled inundergraduate engineering programs.Mathematical Test Items: Examples M1 and M2 The use of mathematics in solving and communicating engineering analysis can be an obstacle forsome students. In describing the use of mathematics in engineering, we have distinguishedbetween two different constructs, listed above as: (M1) compare and contrast mathematical applications relevant to solving varied problems in Page 15.313.3 engineering; (M2) understand how the engineering quantities (e.g. force, work, power, and flow rate) are described by the mathematical representations (e.g. integration

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betty Harper, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Penn State University; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education

prepared towork collaboratively in culturally diverse and global settings. In order to remain relevant in anevolving field, they must also be creative and innovative, imbued with an entrepreneurial spirit,and educated for leadership and life-long learning. Traditionally, the development of attributessuch as these have not been the primary goals of the undergraduate engineering curriculum,although recent changes in accreditation standards strongly encourage engineering programs tohelp students develop teamwork and lifelong learning skills.While support for what have been understood historically as liberal (or general) education goalsfuels many discussions in engineering education community, the level to which these goalscurrently permeate

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

projects in industry encompassing principles of professional engineering. These coursesare capstone courses taken at the end of the MEP curriculum. 10. Elective or Independent Study (3 credits):Can be substituted for one of the industrial projects. Approval of advisor required.6. Implementation It is anticipated that the first cadre will be made up of approximately 20 students. Theprogram will be structured in an executive format. In this structure, professional engineers fromindustry or the military will remain together as one cadre and take courses in a prescribedsequence. Each course will be offered during the latter part of the week and during weekends andbe completed in approximately ten weeks. A distance learning format may be

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

in thecommon context of existence in our society and culture. Many of the common floor-standing machines that were common to a public school “shop” class are not common tothe existence of the citizens whose taxes pay for it. The wood shop is an excellent formof self expression like pottery or painting, and should perhaps be folded into the crafts Page 15.30.5portion of the Arts curriculum. Collaboration among Art and Technology teachers couldPage 15.30.6participants were encouraged to incorporate those instructional strategies within theirclassrooms. British educators embraced design as a pedagogical foundation forengineering and technology education

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in thecommon context of existence in our society and culture. Many of the common floor-standing machines that were common to a public school “shop” class are not common tothe existence of the citizens whose taxes pay for it. The wood shop is an excellent formof self expression like pottery or painting, and should perhaps be folded into the crafts Page 15.31.5portion of the Arts curriculum. Collaboration among Art and Technology teachers couldPage 15.31.6participants were encouraged to incorporate those instructional strategies within theirclassrooms. British educators embraced design as a pedagogical foundation forengineering and technology education

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

curriculum integrationAfter completing the Research Brief, they were to submit it to Moodle.Step 4 – Brainstorm Alternative Design SolutionsThink of all the possible ways you can design the Medibotics Capstone SurgeryStep 5 – Model the “Best” SolutionDevelop an Outline of Capstone Surgery:≠ Identify math & science concepts that integrate into surgery≠ Description of medical condition and surgical procedure selected≠ List featured sensors and their function in the surgery≠ Create a block diagram or flow chart, e.g. algorithm of the LEGO® robot’s motion to perform the surgeryAfter step 5, teachers were asked to submit an Outline of the Capstone Surgery on Moodle.At their school, the teachers continued with:Step 5 – Model the “Best” Solution

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Tarnisha Green, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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First-Year Programs

of retention change throughout the firsttwo years of an engineering program and predictors of graduation vary across universities. 3Tinto’s 4 Student Integration Theory posits that students enter university with varied backgroundcharacteristics and goal commitments which in turn influences their integration into theinstitution’s environment and thus their performance in college. “Given individualcharacteristics, prior experiences, and commitments, … it is the individual’s integration into theacademic and social systems of the college that most directly relates to his continuance in thatcollege” (p. 96).A summer program represents a transition for targeted students who have been admitted to auniversity for the fall semester. Programs

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

there. Programs range from a medicalschool supported by Cornell University to a foreign service school offered byGeorgetown University, with other programs by Virginia Commonwealth University andNorthwestern University. Engineering programs are offered by Texas A&M Universityand Carnegie Mellon University. Purpose built state-of-the-art learning and teachingfacilities have been built for each university.Texas A&M University at Qatar offers undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical,mechanical and petroleum engineering. It graduated two students in 2007 and a full classin 2008. It is beginning to offer two graduate programs, a Master of Engineering Degreeand a Master of Science Degree. The undergraduate curriculum integrates cutting

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

curriculum and holds HU core designation. The importance of the humanities to the practice of civil engineering is discussed in several courses, including the concept of form and function – that is consideration of civil works as both art and engineering – within the context of design. The program outcome, however, requires students to “explain” versus “demonstrate.” How one “demonstrates the importance” was a concern of the faculty, but “explaining the importance” seemed more assessable. While many students may be able to “demonstrate” the importance through, for example, integration with certain design projects, most may not be exposed to such a broad experience

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

usinghydrogen fuel, quantifying the economic opportunities in the Carbon Market. Sophomores inresearch Special Problems were tasked with extending the freshman experience to supersonicairliners, as part of a team including senior students. These students explored radical concepts forsuch airliners. An upper level aerodynamics course was used to develop technical figures ofmerit for supersonic hydrogen airliners from basic aerodynamics knowledge. The processidentified numerous gaps in the comprehension of the students from their courses. Theintegration challenge of this project enabled iterative refinement of their understanding. Theconcepts and analysis approaches taught at each level are seen to have become useful only whensubjected to integrated use

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Goldade, University of North Dakota; Tessa Haagenson, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota; Mike Mann, University of North Dakota

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

graduated in December 2008, and began work on his master’s degree in January 2009. During the summer of 2009 Josh took an internship with Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Josh joined the Dakota Venture Group in the fall of 2008 and currently holds the position of Vice President of Finance. Josh plans to finish his Master’s of Electrical Engineering in August of 2010.Tessa Haagenson, University of North Dakota Tessa Haagenson is from Leeds, North Dakota. She was awarded a B.S. degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University in 2007, after which she spent a semester abroad as a guest graduate student in an energy studies program in Aalborg, Denmark. Tessa’s additional international

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Reeves, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering. In particular, her work focuses on bacterial adhesion to physiological surfaces. In addition, she maintains an active research program in curriculum development with a focus on workforce development. She is also the 2007 recipient of the ASEE Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education.Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Taryn Bayles is a Professor of the Practice of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at UMBC, where she incorporates her industrial experience by bringing practical examples and interactive learning to help students understand fundamental engineering principles. Her current research focuses on

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University; Srinivasa Vemuru, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

the Department of Electrical Engineering at the City College of the City University of New York. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of analog and digital electronic circuit design, embedded systems, wireless sensor networks, built-in self test, and RF integrated circuits. Page 15.805.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Introducing hybrid design approach at the undergraduate levelAbstractNowadays

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University; Katie Hayes, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

actively involved in ASEE, is a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education, and serves as Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at LTU. His research interests involve academic integrity, assessment tools, and stream restoration.Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University Melissa Grunow is the Coordinator for the Leadership Curriculum at Lawrence Technological University and is an instructor in the Department of Humanities. She has eleven years of experience working with student organizations and teaching undergraduates, including identifying needs and developing new initiatives and curricular and co-curricular programs. Her research interests include activist pedagogies and

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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

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

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International

2009. 4. NACE Journal, “Closing the Gap: Helping Students Identify the Skills Employers Want”, Fall 2004. 5. Spitzer, Robert E., VP-Technical Affiliations, The Boeing Company and Member ABET Industry Advisory Page 15.1231.16 Council “Attributes of an Engineer,” 2003.6. Becker, Frank Stefan, “Curriculum for the 21st Century – a Siemens Corporate Citizenship Project,” SEFI Biannual Report 2006-07.7. Johansen, Bob, Get There Early: Sensing the Future to Compete in the Present, 2007.8. Lamancusa, John S., José L. Zayas, Allen L. Soyster, Lueny Morell, and Jens Jorgensen, “The Learning Factory: Industry