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

. Figure 1: Intersection Mumble JumbleIntersection Mumble Jumble—Curriculum DetailsLearning ObjectivesAfter this activity, students should be able to: • Demonstrate the chaos and confusion that stems from a lack of any form of intersection control. • Formulate a basic rule for “Level I” control which will be geared towards reflecting the official Level I control in traffic engineering • Understand the primary purposes and fundamental concepts of an intersection. • Comprehend the need to control traffic through an intersection. • Recall the various ways of controlling the flow of vehicle through an intersection. • Analyze traffic conditions at an intersection and select an appropriate method off controlling that

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Graduate Education inCSE. "Although it includes elements from computer science, applied mathematics, engineeringand science, CSE focuses on the integration of knowledge and methodologies from all thesedisciplines, and as such is a subject which is distinct from any of them." Figure 1 presents theinterdisciplinary nature of the CSE program, and reflects the view that besides connecting thesciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer science, Figure 1: Interdisciplinary Nature of the CSE Program Page 15.301.5CSE also has its own core of elements that draws together and bridges all these disciplines. Sucha CSE core is made up of

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Woods, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Lawrence Carter, University of Auckland; Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Technology Sydney; Bernard Guillemin, The University of Auckland; Mark Andrews, University of Auckland; Waleed Abdulla, University of Auckland

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Electrical and Computer

experimented to some extent with other approaches designed to get more studentengagement. Their comments reflected a desire for better training in techniques appropriatefor such an at-risk cohort, and for better briefings from course coordinators.“…I didn’t even have that many tutorials so I think we’re not even particularly familiar with the format…”“...no one ever told us how to do a tutorial, how to run a tutorial”.“So we sort of took what we saw academics doing for the first tutorials...”“... we were sort of working quite independently from the lecturers...It would have been good to have... like a 15minute kind of briefing with the lecturer, who was lecturing at that time...”Several of the tutors expressed concern about the appropriateness of the

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Instrumentation

tested and appropriate CAN data is collected in aCAN log file. This data is post-test analyzed in MATLAB to develop a theoretical model of thecomponent. The component model can then be developed in Simulink to predict it would behave Page 15.341.17in a real environment test. The specific component is not important, and the test could be asimple temperature rise test of a small motor.What is important is that, to the degree possible, the test instruction topics and applications oftesting actually reflect industrial testing processes while using actual industrial testing analysisand simulation tools. The inclusion of MATLAB/Simulink for modeling and

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

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

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University; Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University

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Mechanical Engineering

only. Additionally, the final grade average was found topredominantly reflect the performances in lecture-based engineering courses.I. IntroductionThis paper originated during the ongoing process of program revisions in the Department ofMechanical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University (CU), Thailand. The current bachelor’s andgraduate programs have been in use since 2002 and are due for a major adjustment in 2011. Bothcurrent and proposed bachelor’s degree curricula are very traditionally structured as they are bestdescribed by a series of courses and the corresponding content [1].As the opening for formal curriculum flexibility is very limited due to the stringent requirementson compulsory courses and credits, as demanded by the Commission on

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Leigh Weiss, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

open-endedprojects that reflect professional practice in the Junior and Senior years. Indeed, most Junior-and Senior-year projects are externally sponsored. The College of Engineering faculty believesthat this progression is logical, taking full advantage of project-based learning and allowingstudents to develop toward professional practice throughout their studies.Like many engineering programs, Rowan University is also striving to develop a sense ofentrepreneurship in their students. The College of Engineering has established a venture capitalfund that allows undergraduate students to pursue entrepreneurial ideas, and has been developingcontacts with faculty from the College of Business Administration. A recently developed techpark that is

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quintin Hughes, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

3.5 or above) andreported math and science grades between “A” and “C” (18 of 19 students reporting “B’s” orgreater, 13 reported “A’s”). Figures 1 and 2 represent the samples of self-reported overall highschool GPAs and math and science course grades. These grades indicate a high level of overallhigh school academic and STEM achievement among this sample. Figures 1 and 2. High School GPA and Math and Science Grades. Page 15.1371.7 The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used to measure the overall self-esteem of eachparticipant reflecting on their pre-college lives.6 On a scale of 0 to 30, participants reported amean self

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manjusha Saraswathiamma, North Dakota State University; Kathy Enger, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Achinthya Bazebaruah, North Dakota State University; Bruce Schumacher, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

decision to study engineering. Anothersource of motivation was family support, followed by: mentors, teachers, role models, andfriends. The third most important influence was a desire to help people or community.However, upon further reflection, this translated into personality and personal passion.Opportunity to work was another significant factor. Females often entered the field afterlearning of the employment opportunities available to engineers. Financial security or jobsecurity ranked as average factors. Intrinsic motivators and self-confidence were of minorimportance to these females. Some females found inspiration in religious beliefs, and otherscited communication skill along with planning and hands-on work as factors influencing

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

getting faculty members to agreeon course outlines. At the conference, an attempt was made to determine instructor priorities forcourse topics in the first course on transportation engineering. Forty-three of the conferenceattendees participated in a survey that included 34 potential course topics. The attendees rankedeach topic on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest importance and 1 the lowest, in a mannersimilar to the 2004 survey of practitioners. Table 1 shows a list of the 20 highest ranked topics,along with the mean scores and standard deviations for the 43 survey responses. The survey wasintended to reflect whether a given course topic should be included but not necessarily to reflecton the extent, or depth, of the topic

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University; Ruth Friedman, The Ohio State University; Glenda LaRue, The Ohio State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

before engaging in the process of extracting visible DNA from strawberries. Rheology Activity: As part of the rheology activity, participants were introduced to the physical property viscosity before going outdoors and mixing together water and corn starch to create a substance that allowed them to “walk on water.” Ice Cream Activity: The participants had a follow-up activity to reflect on their visit to the Graeter’s ice cream facility. OSU graduate students in chemical engineering talked with the participants about the function of ice cream’s ingredients and what chemical engineers call the “unit operations” involved in manufacturing large-scale quantities of ice cream. Participants then developed their own

Conference Session

Robotics in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Follow Center and Follow Robot behaviors.As part of each week‟s lab report, the student was to reflect on the essential theory, challengesencountered, how to address these challenges and how to improve the robot‟s behavior and/orlaboratory assignment. a. Follow Center b. Follow Robot Figure 2: Sample Robot BehaviorsIn spring 2009, the students were provided with starter Visual C# code for motor and servocontrol and polling sensor data from the Serializer including the IR sensors, sonar, thermopilearray, compass, line following sensor and pushbuttons. The starter code was provided in theform of a GUI with the underlying code. Figure 3 presents a sample of two of the GUIS that

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

) 7 28.0% 7 28.0% Mechanical 3 12.0% 3 12.0% Undecided 8 32.0% 8 32.0% Other (Landscape Architecture) 0 0.0% 1 4.0% Total 25 25The failure of the SEI program to achieve its primary goal of recruiting students into engineeringis also reflected in Table 11. Although student enthusiasm for the program increasedsignificantly, there was a statistically significant decrease in student confidence that the Institutewill help them select an appropriate engineering major. The

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

strength and constituent moduli the same, different composite strengths can be achieved by varying fiber volume fraction (Vf). This point is also addressed in Figure 14(b). • The composite modulus (Ec) and longitudinal strength (σl) varies linearly with fiber volume fraction (Vf), as shown in Figure 14. It simply means, if Ec = 70 GPa Page 15.1201.14 and σl = 1 GPa for Vf = 30%, then Ec and σl should be approximately 140 GPa and 2 GPa, respectively for Vf = 60%. This argument is well reflected in Figure 14.Figure 14: Variation of composite modulus and

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; James Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Gregory Link, York College of Pennsylvania; Laura Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania; Emine Celik, York College of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Barry McFarland, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

surveyed twice. First, they were surveyed during the freshmanorientation before they took the course. The second time they were surveyed was when theyfinished their freshman year (FY), right after the taking this course. The student feedback aftercompleting the design project is taken as a reflection of the students’ observations about thecourse and engineering.Fig. 10 shows the results for intended student majors during the open house orientation (thestudents’ entering majors) and the actual major after completing the freshman year. Duringorientation there were no non-engineering majors, but 6% of the students who completed thedesign project either declared to pursue other disciplines or came from other disciplines. Thedata shows that some

Conference Session

Technical Papers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Bradley Layton, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Engineering Libraries

also mixed results from the selected-response assessment regarding information literacy competencies. This evaluation was tied to Standards 1 and 2. Students demonstrated varying levels of competency in understanding the various formats and types of engineering information resources. While most students were able to navigate a variety of information retrieval systems, we would have preferred for at least 85% of students show proficiency in each of the performance indicators listed in Table 7. It was difficult to ascertain if the results from the Page 15.278.13 selected-response assessment accurately reflected the students

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O'Brien, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

. 2007School Program The participants attend to whatever subject questions the students have. Most of the time is spent helping the students with Math, Science, and English, and occasionally, with Spanish and their Senior projects.Sophomore Students live in the same residence hall, where they attend weekly seminars toService 2006 discuss/study their service learning. Students must take at least one Service LearningLearning course as well as the one credit reflection seminar. Students offer weekly service.Community VESTED is an exposure and enrichment program whereby students receive

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

/career/62315/mommas-dont-let-their-babies-grow-be-engineers.7. National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators, 2008. Volume 1. NSB-08-01. 2008, National Science Foundation: Arlington, VA.8. National Center for Education Statistics, Highlights From PISA 2006: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Science and Mathematics Literacy in an International Context. NCES 2008-016. 2007, U.S. Department of Education: Washington, DC.9. Richard Walton, Heidegger in the Hands-on Science and Technology Center: Philosophical Reflections on Learning in Informal Settings. Journal of Technology Education, v12 n1 p49-60 Fall 2000, 2000.10. Databytes: Bachelor's Breakdown. American Society for Engineering Education

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Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

residents. Thedemographics of enrolled undergraduate students at LSU do not reflect the population ofLouisiana. Only 8.5% and 16% of the undergraduate engineering students enrolled at LSU areminorities and females respectively.Participant Application Selection ProcessParticipants of HSTEAP consisted of mathematics and science teacher pairs with each paircoming from the same high school. The participants for the first year program were recruitedthrough various media, organizations and agencies, including the Office for Diversity Programs,The LSU CAIN Center,Louisiana Science TeachersAssociation, LouisianaAssociation of Teachers ofMathematics, informationalmagazines, newsletters,listserves, websites and bydirect mail to high schools inLouisiana. The

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

sense embodying thematerials of them all.” 19This activity is what Newman called liberal knowledge and Page 15.491.5at other times, as Culler notes, philosophy, philosophia prima, Architectonic scienceor Science of the Sciences. He did not pursue this concept in any great detail, but inthe today’s jargon it would seem to be a reflective activity of synthesis. An ability tobring all the parts together in order to make a judgement for which reason the subjectsof the curriculum cannot be taught as entities isolated from each other. Theconsequences of this capability for the educated person so produced were set down byNewman in the oft quoted statement about

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; David Lorch, University of Michigan; Cinda-Sue Davis, University of Michigan; Guy Meadows, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

not reflect the typical enteringstudent body in CoE. Although all students admitted to the M-STEM Academy had beenadmitted to the U-M CoE based on the merits of their high school performance, students in the Page 15.191.3M-STEM Academy had slightly lower high school GPAs and scores on both ACT and SAT teststhan did the general first year engineering student body. Note, too, that the M-STEM Academycomprises a higher fraction of underrepresented students, by far, than does the general first yearengineering student body. There are nearly 40% women in M-STEM versus 22% women in thefirst year engineering student body, 19% versus 2% black students

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

provide students with amulti-disciplinary and systems perspective on engineering and decision-making while engagingthem in solving real problems for real clients. The West Point Systems Engineering major isone of the few ABET-accredited undergraduate systems engineering programs in the nation andit prepares students well for the uncertain and complex world in which they will live. Page 15.603.2Disclaimer. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors, and/ or presenters at theconference, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army,Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.The West Point

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

reflection, as well as peer’spublic evaluation of each other’s thinking. Further, teachers are in a position to gain authenticknowledge of how students are thinking—which informs subsequent instruction. In particular,the nature of students’ conceptions of foundational engineering constructs is readily accessible tothe teacher, as well as the researcher.Assessment of students’ responses to MEAs can take on two forms. One means for assessingstudent work is to describe the characteristics and nature of the models students create inresponse to an MEA. Carmona2 produced a system for describing responses to MEAs, andHjalmarson3 has adapted the system to describe work in engineering-based MEAs. The resultprovides information that reveals how students are

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Koehler, Northwestern University; Wendy Murray, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

analysis tutorial, which reflect baselinecompetency prior to review. Students demonstrated low-level performance in vector projectionskills, shown in blue. a) W09 Post-Test Improvement b) W10 Post-Test Improvement 60 60Percent Improvement in Post-Test Results Percent Improvement in Post-Test Results

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Ross, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Liberal Education

, Patricia. 2007. Engineering education reform for the 21st century engineer: a proposal for engineering education reform. Civil Engineering, November 2007. 16 – 21. (first year reform)7. Katchi, L. P. B, et al. 2004. A New Framework for academic reform in engineering education. 2004 Proceedings of the ASEE. Session 2630. (first year reform)8. Kuh, George D. 2009. High-Impact Educational Practices. Association of American Colleges and Universities, Page 15.1075.10 Washington, DC.9. National Academy of Sciences. 1997. Reflecting on Sputnik: Linking the past, present, and future of educational reform

Conference Session

Student Paper Presentation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University

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Students Constituent Committee

furiousabout this decision and spent a fair bit of time stomping around the lab and complaining toanyone who would listen. What I know now is this is sometimes how research goes. The failureof my project wasn't a personal reflection on my character or my intelligence. Whether inindustry or academia, sometimes projects just fail and time and work invested go unrewarded.Ultimately, I just had to get over it and move forward. Getting angry about it will only taint yourview of research, your advisor, and your graduate school experience as well as negatively affectyour health. Once I accepted this fact, I was able to move forward on a new project with arenewed vigor and was ultimately able to produce some good, publishable data.There will be good days, and

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-navigating whiskerrobot, and a line-following robot.4. Broadened Education and Training of Fellows Through effective performance of their teaching, mentoring, and collaboration activities,Fellows are developing (i) a deeper understanding of STEM concepts; (ii) an ability to exploreand recognize connections and relationships between different STEM concepts; (iii) an ability topractice and reflect on the process of knowledge building; (iv) an ability to review others’ workand provide constructive criticism; and (v) an ability to revise and enhance their own work basedon others’ feedback. Development of these various abilities assists Fellows in their own researchsince every successful engineering research enterprise relies on deep understanding

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noelle Comolli, Villanova University; William Kelly, Villanova University; Qianhong Wu, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

problems, which are open-ended, with more than one solution,to freshman[1]. Most freshman still learn by acquiring knowledge from the teacher, assumingthat all knowledge is a collection of facts that are right or wrong[2]. Therefore asking them toachieve the next leaving of learning that is required of engineering design is not an easy task. Felder and Silverman in their paper “Learning and Teaching Styles in EngineeringEducation” nicely laid out the need for a teaching style that benefits the majority of engineeringstudents involves some hands-on and reflective activity, not just lecture[3]. Active learning,especially problem based learning, has been shown effective at increasing student interest incourses, and improving their retention of

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman; Jason Keith; Ahmad Sleiti; Eileen Cashman; Peter Lehman; Richard Engel; Michael Mann; Hossein Salehfar

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

if they are a part of a largerorder from these vendors. US Didactic also offers a briefcase sized AE 102 Hydrogen - Fuel CellTrainer for introductory activities.The main intent of the paper is to aid other institutions in developing their strategies andapproaches to introducing HFCT practicum presented in one publication. This is the very firsteffort of such kind in fuel cells. Those interested in obtaining materials are welcome to contactthe authors. The associated HFCT curriculum development summary is reflected in a companionpaper offered through the same forum1.California State University Los AngelesHFCT practicum at CSULA has been developing in several pathways combining traditionallaboratories, senior projects, graduate student