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Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

, due to our inability to project how we will interact withnew technology or decisions. Typically, these consequences are negative, “unpleasantly ratherthan pleasantly surprising,” as Edward Tenner suggests,2 ranging from the trivial andinconvenient (Wii addicts who accidentally throw their remotes through television screens due tosweaty hands) to the potentially life-threatening (the arms race that ensued from the ManhattanProject). Because they are unpredictable, unintended consequences naturally flow from virtuallyevery invention, action, and decision that we make.3This paper examines the phenomenon of unintended consequences, focusing on definitions,types, a case study, contemporary examples, and offers pedagogical suggestions for exploring

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Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

order to meet thisobjective the COE is focusing on improving retention rates at the freshman and sophomore levelsbecause the attrition rate is highest during the first two years. The COE is implementing aholistic program to address common reasons for students leaving the engineering program,including lack of academic preparation; financial difficulties; difficulty in adjusting to collegelife; lack of a community atmosphere; and disappointment at not being able to experienceengineering principles during the first two years. Following an initial planning period, the COElaunched seven major initiatives in 2007 to achieve project goals. These initiatives include (1) anEngineering Residential College that forms the foundation of a new living

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Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Johrendt, University of Windsor; Schantal Hector, University of Windsor; Karen Benzinger, University of Windsor; Geri Salinitri, University of Windsor; Arunita Jaekel, University of Windsor; Derek Northwood, University of Windsor; Michelle Watters, University of Windsor

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

presentations that have featured experiential learning and engineering education topics as well as her engineering research in vehicle structural durability and the use of neural networks to model non-linear material behaviour.Schantal Hector, University of Windsor Ms. Hector is currently pursuing her Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and Economics at the University of Windsor. She is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Career Education and has applied her knowledge and skills as part of the project to develop learning outcomes for the cooperative education program over the past two years. She has been instrumental in the collection and statistical analysis of the learning outcomes

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Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Biomedical

participants were able to make some connection betweenentrepreneurship and academic and/or career goals, the links were general and broad in scope(e.g., “One way that would be beneficial, if you find a project that you particularly want to do,you know an invention of some sort, but maybe the lab won’t fund it. So you have to find someother way on your own to fund it and work on it your own time. So it's basically your own littlecareer. So it's beneficial when it's something that you really want to do, but no one else wantsyou to do it. So you have to do it own your own.”).A similar trend evolved when discussing entrepreneurship and benefits to society. Participantseither could not, or were reluctant to, connect these two concepts, or again

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

, 2010 Modeling the career pathways of women STEM faculty through oral histories and participatory research methodsAbstractWomen increasingly earn advanced degrees in science, technology, and mathematics (STEM),yet remain underrepresented among STEM faculty. Much of the existing research on thisunderrepresentation relies on “chilly climate” and “pipeline” theoretical models to explain thisphenomenon. However, the extent to which these models follow women’s actual careerpathways has been undertheorized. Further, alternative metaphors may more aptly describe thecareer pathways of women STEM faculty. In our broader research project, we examine the wayswomen’s career pathways

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New Methods and Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Margaret Pierce, Lawrence Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

have the option ofworking and attending school.As Dean of Engineering at the University of Detroit, and through his exposure to co-op programsas a doctoral candidate at the University of Cincinnati, President Lawrence saw the value thatexperiential learning adds to a student’s academic preparation. Lawrence Tech becamecommitted early on in offering and in actively encouraging experiential learning and workingprograms through co-op, internship and student projects where students would not only have anunderstanding of why something works, but how it will work in real life situations. At the heartof the University’s founding principles is the concept of theory and practice. Students arestrongly encouraged to integrate hands-on work experiences

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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International

Page 15.681.7and Gröδer charts11, to deal with semi-infinite solids (and understand the attractiveness ofthat usage), to calculate different convection heat transfer coefficients to cope with the factthat a rectangular prism, such as a fry, has horizontal and vertical planes; to simulate finbehavior, with the same dimensions, exposed to a high temperature fluid. A request from the Electrical and Electronics Department to assist on one of their studentteams on the best way to ensure a proper sequence of temperatures inside an oven where aprinted circuit was to be thermally treated/cured was the starting point for the 2007/08 PBLs.Finally, in the 2009 academic year, an ongoing EU funded project on biomass for energy thatneeded the assessment

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ELD Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

and Arkansas, 1868-1872.Attended the University of Michigan, Civil Engineering program, 1874-1878.Received a Civil Engineering degree at the University of Michigan, 1878.Worked in the Survey Project of the Great Lakes, 1878-1881.Mississippi River Commission, Assistant engineer, 1881-1883.Professor of Civil Engineering, Washington University, St Louis, 1883-18999.“During the years spent in this position he gained a world-wide reputation by his valuablecontributions to engineering literature and his active work in connection with engineering andscientific societies.”Researcher, Forestry Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1892-1895.Dean, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1899-1902.Accidental death at his

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Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Joan Walker, Long Island University; Araceli Ortiz, Tufts University

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Mechanics

Department of Information Resources (DIR) has launched a project that includes the design of a new portable communication tower to replace the main one while it is repaired. The emergency tower consists of a fixed pole of height 6 m supported by three cables having maximum cable force allowed of 30 kN. As an engineer, your challenge is to design a cable support system for this portable communication tower. Page 15.397.7 Figure 2. Challenge for Statics: Vectors and ForcesFigure 3 shows a sketch of the general situation for the portable communication tower and thecable support system. Fwind

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

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

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International

sufficientlyflexible to adequately meet the needs of the 21st century engineers” (Source: Engineering2020 Report, 2004)In June 2006, the American Society for Engineering Education launched an initiative to promotebroad-based discussions within the society on the role and importance of educational scholarshipto ensure the long-term excellence of U.S. engineering education. Those discussions led to aproject which began in October 2007 with support from ASEE and the National ScienceFoundation. The project represents an important step by ASEE to enable even broaderconversations across the American engineering education enterprise on creating a vibrantengineering academic culture for systematic and scholarly engineering educational innovation;these efforts hope to

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

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Shumway, Brigham Young University; SClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization Lab; Geoff Wright; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

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International

/technology courses designed Page 15.15.5 to build students’ skills, improve their analytical abilities, and stimulate interest in math, science and technology. The program was piloted in 2007 and 2008. • Traineeship Experience Program. A 5-week mentored summer traineeship program for MACILE students who have completed at least 10th grade. Learning through research and discovery is the main focus. An aim is to engage students in relevant and interesting projects, showing the roles of engineering and technology in improving human lives. Other aims are to: o Improve understanding of the scientific

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

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Educational Research and Methods

? And, you‟re like, we just spent two hours fixing this thing. Now we get an hour to take all our data” (Beth, Senior).Some students also feel less autonomous when their ideas of a reasonable workload conflict withwhat the professors are asking of them, especially when the requirement was not explicitly at thestart of the project: “Senior design is kind of rough. Just the amount of work they expect you to put in outside of class. You know it‟s a three credit hour class so by the general rule it should be like nine hours outside of class and we get like a third of the way through the semester and our teacher‟s like, you know you guys should be doing like 20 to 25 hours outside of class. And we‟re like what?” (Hillary, Senior

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

AC 2010-1161: AN ATOMIC BONDING MODULE FOR MATERIALSENGINEERING THAT ELICITS AND ADDRESSES MISCONCEPTIONS WITHCONCEPT-IN-CONTEXT MULTIMODAL ACTIVITIES, WORKSHEETS, ANDASSESSMENTSStephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He worked on Project Pathways, an NSF

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Northeastern University; Christopher Wishon, Northeastern University; Colleen Fritze, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

Corey Balint is a junior Industrial Engineering major at Northeastern University who volunteered to assist with this research project after experiencing it first hand. He has been active in FIRST Robotics since his freshman year of high school as both a student and mentor. He also has served on the Executive Board of the Institute of Industrial Engineers since 2007, as well as serving as a peer mentor for the College of Engineering.Christopher Wishon, Northeastern University Christopher Wishon is a junior Industrial Engineering student at Northeastern University (NU). He has been a member of NU's Institute of Industrial Engineers since 2007 and has served as the Vice President. Also while

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Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Dale Pokorski, Virginia Tech; David Bailey, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

information technology and desktop support, and software support for Engineering students. Additionally Dale coordinates information technology efforts that benefit the entire college and facilitates all college level information technology projects. Prior to joining Virginia Tech She began her Air Force career as Financial Systems Analyst shortly after graduating from Smith College with a degree in Computer Science. While in the Air Force, Dale earned her MBA from Auburn University in Montgomery.David Bailey, Virginia Tech David Bailey is an industrial and systems engineering graduate student at Virginia Tech. He worked in the telecommunications/IT industry as a network management

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Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

organizational performance. Dervitsiotis17 (2004) proposed a systematicapproach to performance management that viewed the organization as a living entity optimizedas a whole. Morgan38 (2003) asserted that organizations implement PM systems that reflectmanagement’s abilities and beliefs along with those of the workers. Franco-Santos and Bourne18(2005) found that a successful PM system required a commitment from top management,enabled workers, and open communication. Bititci, Turner, and Begemann7 (2000) investigatedhow information technology (IT) systems could perform self-auditing functions using variousmanagement tools. Nudurupati and Bititci43 (2005) concluded that IT support was able toidentify weaknesses, enhance improvement projects, and improve

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Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.; Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Mathematics

for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. Heserved as faculty advisor to the IEEE and faculty advisor to Tau Alpha Pi National HonorSociety. Bert was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE.In addition, Dr. Pariser Co-Founded 5 venture companies, and as a management consultantsuccessfully catalyzed over $100 million of new shareholder value in client businesses. Bert ledcross-functional client teams in projects to find and capture value-creating profit and growthopportunities. Bert received a PhD, MS from Columbia University and a BS from MIT inElectrical Engineering. bert.pariser@tcicollege.eduCyrus Meherji is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the ComputerSoftware Technology Departments at

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Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Information Systems

module for teachingGeographic Information Systems to civil engineering students within the context of a problemrelated to crash data analysis. This module is one part of a National Science Foundation Course,Curricula, and Laboratory Improvement Project in which GIS modules are being developed forseveral areas of civil engineering. The module was used as a laboratory assignment in atransportation engineering course. Two days later students completed both an objective multiplechoice quiz over the material covered in the lab and a subjective questionnaire. Quantitativeanalysis was carried out on the quiz answers and the Likert scale portion of the questionnaire. Aqualitative grounded-theory open-coding analysis was applied to the open-ended

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Project Director for the RAMP-UP program. Page 15.1235.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Impact of Active Learning during Out-of-School Time (OST) Energy Clubs on Elementary School StudentsAbstractActive learning during out-of-school time Energy Clubs, can positively affect students ingrades 3-5 by improving their understanding of technology, what engineers do, theengineering design process, and how to improve a windmill. RAMP-UP assessed theimpact through a pre- and posttest from the Engineering is Elementary workbook,“Catching

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Innovations in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University

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Electrical and Computer

ofElectronics and Network Analysis. It also seeks to present an educational effort to improvestudents’ retention and quality by engaging students in their studies. Our evaluationcomplements other studies on media-based instruction and student engagement. Cohen et al1found that students learned more from such instruction modes compared to conventional modesof instruction. Powell et al2 also explored this topic and found that such instructional modes hadthe effect of raising the GPAs of the students. Furthermore, Chen et al3 found that enhancingstudent engagement is an essential approach for improving student retention, success andoutcomes.A midterm project was assigned where the class was randomly divided by the professor intoseveral groups (3-4

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juila Thompson, Purdue University; Brent Jesiek, Purdue University

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International

involves collaboration between Purdue and the University of Karlsruhe in Germany,Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, IIT Bombay in India, and Monterrey Tech in Mexico.Participating students study and intern abroad, and work on team projects with students atpartner schools. Yet as programs like GEARE develop and mature, questions remain about whatspecific skills and competencies participating students can and should develop. There is also theissue of finding the most appropriate and effectives assessment mechanisms, to insure studentsare achieving these outcomes.One of the more common anticipated outcomes for global engineering education is enhanced

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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First-Year Programs

engineeringdisciplines and would help them determine their engineering major or opt out ofengineering if they see fit. The course requires minimal resources but yet challengesstudents with problems that rise above high school projects, introductory college science,and helps students think like an engineer using the problem as the basis for learningmathematics and consequently mastering solution mechanisms.References: 1. Klingbeil, N., Rattan, K., Raymer, M., Reynolds, D., Mercer, R., 2009, "The Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education: A Nationwide Adoption, Assessment and Evaluation," Proceedings 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, June, 2009. 2. Nesbit, S., Hummel, S., Piergiovanni, P.R. and Schaffer

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Jacquot, University of Wyoming; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute; John Steadman, University of South Alabama

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Electrical and Computer

Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering. E-mail: quot@uwyo.edu.David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute David R. Voltmer received degrees from Iowa State University (BSEE), University of Southern California (MSEE), and The Ohio State University (PhD EE). During nearly four decades of teaching, Dr. Voltmer has maintained a technical focus in electromagnetics, microwaves, and antennas. His more recent efforts are directed toward the design process and project courses. He has served in many offices of the ERM division of ASEE and in FIE. Dr. Voltmer is an ASEE Fellow and a Life Senior member of IEEE. E-mail: voltmer@rose-hulman.eduJohn Steadman, University of South Alabama John

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-282: TRANSFORMING THE ACADEMIC WORKPLACE: ANEVALUATION OF THE ADVANCE PROGRAM IN COLLEGES OFENGINEERING (2001 - 2008)Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas Anna M. Zajicek is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Arkansas. Her scholarship has been devoted to the intersectional nature of social inequalities, discourse, and social change. Her current publications focus on the intersectional nature of social inequalities and the integration of an intersectional perspective across different social science disciplines. Recently, she has been involved in interdisciplinary research projects examining successful strategies to institutionalize programs and policies aimed at the advancement

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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New Engineering Educators

print some of the slides larger than the rest. 2. Line thicknesses appropriate for a projection screen were too thick on the printed page, so graphs and engineering diagrams looked like cartoons. These lines should be thinner because 1200 dpi laser printing can resolve much finer detail than a standard LCD projector. Slides are designed to be legible from the back of a lecture hall, whereas handouts are designed to be legible from half an arm’s length. 3. Colors did not always translate well into contrasting gray levels. A case in point: the center left slide in Figure 1. In the original slide, yellow “Oil” and “Screen” labels contrast well with the red oil in the tank; in the black-and-white laserprinted handout

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

) Advanced Manufacturing ProgramGeneral Education Requirements 22 credit hrsSupporting Fields for Machining Technology Print Reading Sketching 3 hours Basic Metallurgy 3 hours Math for Manufacturing 3 hours Advanced Manufacturing Project 3 hours 12 credit hrsManual Machining requirements Machining I 3 hours Machining II 3 hours 6 credit hrs2D and

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Student Paper Presentation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Van Ruitenbeek, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Students Constituent Committee

projects and a student-run learning community (iCommunity). … iFoundry is also actively creating new courses at the University of Illinois to put in place experiences in the sophomore year in 2010 for the freshmen admitted in 2009.”1Many of the founding ASEE student chapter officers at the University of Illinois were firstinvolved in iFoundry. When a group of University of Illinois iFoundry student leaders attendedthe Summit on the Engineer of the Future 2.0 at Olin College in Needham, Massachusetts, somestudents expressed a desire for an engineering education student organization independent of the Page 15.1142.3college-led

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Survival Tips from the Trenches

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Lantz, Trine University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

*really* away from work. Chances are it will give you a fresh perspective on the work and improve your personal life as well.11. Find the people and projects that you are passionate about. If you enjoy the work and the people you work with, everything else will be much easier.Beena’s Top Ten Tips for Academic Survival1. Do not be shy to ask to be nominated for awards or to self promote yourself: Women in general tend to be more hesitant than men at promoting themselves. You are the best advocate for yourself and your career and you should not underestimate your Page 15.1151.3 achievements.2. Love what you do

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ELD Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sasha Gurke, Knovel Corporation

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Engineering Libraries

alone, we have added 455 new titles.Users can browse and simultaneously search all titles via a single interface. Basic andFielded (Data) searches are fast and optimized for technical users.At the end of 2008, Knovel embarked on a new and exciting project: Mathcad-enablingKnovel content. The product, called Knovel Math, was released last summer and includesover 4,000 Mathcad worksheets with over 20,000 pages of engineering solutions forstructural and civil engineers.Below we describe in detail this new product as well as the following new KnovelInterface features and products released in 2009:Knovel LabMy KnovelData SearchSearch EnhancementsBrowse EnhancementsEngineering CasesKnovel MathEngineers across all industries perform engineering