Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Hunt, Norwood High School; Regina Lamendella, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Sara Garrison, Norwood City Schools; Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati

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Mathematics

research to an understandable andinteresting K-12 level. This process instills better communication skills in the STEP Fellows andbreaks any reservations of working with the K-12 environment once employed as a university Page 15.626.2faculty member. The secondary goal of Project STEP was to impact student learning by relatingSTEM content to urban city issues through the use of hands-on, technology-driven, inquiry-based projects that also relate to desired curriculum standards. Students need an understanding ofSTEM and the reasons to pursue STEM careers; over 3,000 students have been exposed toSTEM lessons in the past three years with Project STEP

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia; Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Lily Kemathe, University of the District of Columbia; Suresh Regmi, University of the District of Columbia; Kamden Patrice Kouam, The University of the District of Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

cited in Who’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in America, and in Who’s Who in the World. He has been nominated two times for the best teacher award (2005 and 2006) in the College of Engineering at UTSA. He is the IEEE Director and IEEE ComSoc chair Whasington DC Section. He is Faculty Fellow for ONR-ASEE Summer Faculty Research Program.Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Esther T. Ososanya is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. During her career, Dr. Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her academic activities. She

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Engineering Ethics

” examines the alignment ofengineering practice and engineering preparation to determine how well engineering students areprepared for their careers. Our eventual aim is to suggest ways that engineering educators mightbetter design curriculum and pathways to engage, retain, and eventually produce successfulengineers.Our analysis pulls from qualitative data collected over the past two+ years of a three year study,including surveys of engineers (n=162), interviews of engineers and their managers (n=100), andsix workplace case studies (with over 53 hours of observation and more than 50 interviews). Asof this writing, the final stage of data collection has begun, which will launch a secondquantitative survey of practicing engineers.Survey questions and

Conference Session

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

are usually restricted. This raises the question of whichimprovement programs are being implemented and how successful have they been? Anengineering management study (Loendorf18, 2008) was conducted in 2008 with its mainobjective to answer these questions in a definitive manner.Knowledge about the improvement programs most frequently used by manufacturers is a keyaspect that must be included in the management courses associated with the engineering andengineering technology curriculum. Exposure to this important information better preparesgraduates for the challenges that they will encounter during their real-world engineering andmanagement careers in manufacturing. To meet that objective, various engineering andengineering technology courses

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mario Castro-Cedeno, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Christopher Greene, University of Alabama; Carol Romanowski, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Slifka, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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New Engineering Educators

from California Polytechnic State University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University. His research and teaching interests include energy systems, engines for alternative fuels, and building energy efficiency. Prior to his academic position James developed advanced powertrains for General Motors. Page 15.1287.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 UFAST – Practical Advice for Accelerating New Faculty ScholarshipAbstractThe issue of accelerating faculty scholarship is a key item especially for new/untenured faculty.New faculty future career success

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Mary Bowden, University of Maryland at College Park; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University

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Minorities in Engineering

spent much of his career conducting research on stars that pulsate and working with NASA spacecraft. Later he became involved in managing scientific projects. He served as the director of a scientific research center for a major corporation and operated his own consulting firm. In recent years he has been focused on issues of space science education. He was in charge of education activities for the Hubble Space Telescope and later became the Director of NASA’s Origins Education Forum. He has served as the Assistant Director for Maryland Space Grant Consortium since March, 2006.Guangming Chen, Morgan State University Dr. Chen is an associate professor in Industrial Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Gerald Knapp, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University

engineeringdesign process. Sessions included career roundtable presentations by faculty advisors, careerdevelopment and resume writing presented by Career Services and industry based engineers, andinterning and student organizations presented by student leaders. Topics include in depthinformation on the types of engineering, career opportunities, degree programs, assistance in thecareer decision processes, the basics of the engineering design process, and reinforcement of theimportance of communication, teamwork and continued professional development within theengineering profession. Students are required to maintain a design and professional developmentnotebook, attend a career fair and work on a team based design project. In the Fall 2007 ENGR

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

associated with students who enroll inengineering programs. In particular Steele notes that “students who major in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics [STEM] seem to have additional transitionalconcerns beyond the normal developmental tasks.”43 She highlights specific concerns forSTEM students, including making the transition from high school to the rigors of collegework, questioning their choice of major, and integrating academic and career advising. Page 15.1096.6Chemical Engineering LiteratureIn general, the chemical engineering literature has four classifications of articles that wecategorize as developing or sustaining a departmental

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida; Cameron Ford, University of Central Florida; Kim Small, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

years (freshman and sophomore) of a student’s college career in a STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline. In the book Talking About Leaving, WhyUndergraduates Leave the Sciences4, it is stated that nationally 40 percent of undergraduatestudents leave engineering programs, 50 percent leave the physical and biological sciences, and60 percent leave mathematics. The losses are disproportionately greater among women andminorities (also seen with the one-year retention numbers at our university; see Table 1).Thefeeling of a small college experience and a supportive learning community are some of thefeatures that make EXCEL a successful, retention program. Over 90% of the 2006 EXCELapplicants (n = 247) indicated in their

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daina Briedis, Michigan State Univesity; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

being that this type of FIgoes elsewhere largely because she feels isolated, disconnected, and adrift. Faculty engagementwith the student can make the difference between the student's remaining in engineering andchoosing a different, seemingly “friendlier” career path.The subgoals of the CF program are to  link early engineering students to engineering faculty and  project the core value of the College of Engineering that engineering faculty care about the early engineering students.Studies have repeatedly shown that one important factor in promoting early student engagementin coursework is the degree to which the students perceive that the instructor wants the students

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Macossay, The University of Texas-Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

-on ActivitiesIn order to support the DEEA program as well as other similar programs at STC, andUTPA, CBI with hands-on activities were developed and implemented to encouragestudents to integrate and understand multidisciplinary concepts through new instructionapproaches. Introduction to STEM was implemented as one of the initial steps in thisproject to use CBI with hands-on activities in early STEM career courses. CBI is aresearch proven methodology that provides students with an interactive approach inlearning and understanding new concepts . The literature indicates that hands-onactivities are required to promote STEM interest as a career path. These hands-onactivities also allow students to develop abilities and apply concepts and

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Norman Doll, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

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Civil Engineering

manner to ethical, environmental, economic, legal, political, and social issues.These departmental Educational Objectives further state that Bachelor of Science in CivilEngineering (BSCE) graduates are to be prepared to contribute to their communities through thefollowing career and professional accomplishments and abilities:1. To plan, design, construct, and manage both natural and built processes and systems to meet determined needs using technical knowledge, computer skills, and design principles with communication, leadership, and team skills;2. To utilize measurement and analysis tools along with experimental data in investigating natural and built systems;3. To understand and incorporate economic, environmental, political, social

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Essinger, Drexel University; Ryan Coote, Drexel University; Pete Konstantopoulos, CAPA High School; Jason Silverman, Drexel University; Gail Rosen, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and Performing Arts High School of Philadelphia. He has participated in Drexel University's Research Experiences for Teacher's program in 2008 and 2009.Jason Silverman, Drexel University Jason Silverman is an assistant professor in the School of Education at Drexel University and is interested in teaching and learning of mathematics.Gail Rosen, Drexel University Gail Rosen is an assistant professor at Drexel University in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. She is lead PI on the Discovery K-12 program at Drexel, where university students are developing laboratories to engage performing arts students. Also, in 2009, she received the NSF CAREER award, and will

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Olaleye, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Emmanuel Abiodun, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Francis Derby, Pennsylvania State University-Lehman

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International

maps and determine positions with relative ease. The professionalsurveyor, whose career has been the production of maps at varying scales and accuracies, nowfaces real challenges in keeping abreast with the technological advances. Surveyors in Nigeriaare burdened by: ≠ new and changing user demand for products in varying formats, ≠ inadequate knowledge to explore or venture into new and emerging areas of opportunities, ≠ diminishing career opportunities.Although new and emerging technological innovations are creating new opportunities forsurveyors many feel unprepared to explore or to venture into these new technologies.To reverse the trend, a committee from the Department of Surveying & Geoinformatics at theUniversity

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-1232: DEVELOPMENT OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY COURSE FOR ATECHNOLOGY PROGRAMFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State UniversityKeith Coogler, Sam Houston State University Page 15.405.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of a Renewable Energy Course for a Technology ProgramAbstractEnergy systems play a critical role in everyday life and are an important part of engineering. Theacademic, business, and industry fields have been seriously pursuing renewable energy systemsadvantageous to their needs. Students graduating from engineering and technology programs areinvolved in buying, managing, and trading alternative energies during their careers as part

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-1256: STUDENTS BUILT EDUCATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGYTRAINING UNITSFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State UniversityKeith Coogler, Sam Houston State University Page 15.1131.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student-Built Renewable Energy Training UnitAbstractEnergy is one of the major building blocks of modern society. Understanding energy meansunderstanding energy resources and their limitations, as well as the environmental consequencesof their use. When preparing students for their future careers, real world training is a plus duringtheir education. Renewable energy training units are very important for the hands-on laboratorysections of energy

Conference Session

Industrial Interactions and Educational Resources

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

once we are able to get a better understanding of how everything works. We are currently expanding in the hopes that our workload will continue to increase. It seems that many manufacturing companies are currently hesitant to expand in the area of simulation due to tighter budgets. However, when something arises where those same companies need some work done in 3D, we are more than happy to step in and do the work for them!4. How much did this simulation curriculum benefit you personally in your career development? Personally my training at Ohio Northern benefited me very much. Even though I trained on Delmia's D5 platform IGRIP the same logical thinking and general user interface helped

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Gareth O'Donnell, Dublin Institute of Technology; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; Nuria Castell, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Miquel Barcelo, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Didac Balas, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Maria Ribera Sancho, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Jordi Garcia, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

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Graduate Studies

effectiveness of their choice of electives inconsideration of the student’s career goal. The required research and development based directedproject will also be guided by this committee which also serves as the students final examiningcommittee. The program will culminate in the award of two Masters degrees (one from each sideof the Atlantic) and the issuing of transcripts and diploma supplements from each of the threepartner institutions.The key content components, overviewed in Figure 1, of the dual degrees include formal studyof: ≠ Research and development and statistics ≠ Technology policy and innovation ≠ Globalization and international perspectives ≠ An international language ≠ A technology deepening or broadening experience that could

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

life of the ASEE Manufacturing Division, education in manufacturing engineering and manufacturing engineering technology has faced more-or-less continuous challenge. It has always been difficult to convey the excitement and fulfillment of a manufacturing engineering career to young students -- and to the choice as an undergraduate major. It has always been difficult to make the case for the value proposition of expensive laboratories with university administrators. It has always been difficult to forge and maintain meaningful and effective linkages between campus and industry. Over the years, these challenges have been framed to reflect the crucial focus of the time -- of a particular year. At several key points in the past

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi-Cheng Chen, Meiho Institute of Technology; Yi-Chien Lin, Meiho Institute of Technology; Ron Chuen Yeh, Meiho Institute of Technology, Taiwan; Kuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of Technology

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Information Systems

each of the course in their formal education, are now familiar with aboutit as well as how practical the topic will be in their career. The research findings may beinstrumental for e-commerce training programs, licensing bodies, departments and curriculumdesigners in field of software engineering. The results of this study can provide usefulsuggestions to help software engineers for selecting the suitable and right learning courses aswell as to act as practicable guidelines for EC curriculum planning and development.Keywords: software engineer, e-commerce, EC education, curriculum development, knowledge topicIntroductionWith the invention of World Wide Web (WWW) by 1990, the global network is applied tovariety of domains. The digital

Conference Session

Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

an important concept for engineers and engineering students. Challengesexist for educators trying to introduce students to design early in their academic careers. Onechallenge is that students do not have much knowledge upon which to build a design from. Theyhave not had their engineering coursework yet and do not have the tools to do sophisticateddesigns. A fall back is to have students do simple designs that do not require much, if any,iteration and hardly any analysis. Students can have fun working on these design projects, butthey, in general, are not real designs and the students know they are not real. Trying to introducea human-centered design approach is doubly challenging for early students because they arelimited to what they can

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Pitts, Morgan State University; Ricardo Camilo, Morgan State University

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Industrial Engineering

the optimal tolerances of manufactured parts using the assemblyand quality control station, (3) utilizing the entire flexible manufacturing cell to meet due datedemands of customer orders, or (4) studying repeatability and accuracy issues while utilizing theHP3 robot. In addition, the IRAM Laboratory will enable additional topic areas to be researchedand presented for final capstone senior design projects. From those projects, more significantresearch will be possible for dissemination through the following channels: (1) contributions ofthe methodologies and processes to education and research journals to add to the common bodyof knowledge, (2) outreach visits to K-12 schools to promote careers in engineering and roboticapplications and (3

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

2001, 37 institutions across the country have received a National ScienceFoundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformational Award. The goal of the NSF ADVANCEprogram is to increase participation of women in academic science and engineering careers. TheNorth Dakota State University Advance FORWARD (Focus on Resources for Women’sAdvancement, Recruitment/Retention, and Development) project, funded by NSF in 2008, seeksto develop and implement a comprehensive research-driven strategy to increase participation ofwomen in all faculty and academic administrative positions. As NSF funding is limited to scienceand engineering, the institution provides funds for faculty not in science and engineeringdisciplines.Universities often maintain processes that

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

great success. This individual, who waspursuing a career working with college students, was full of energy and ideas, just the type ofindividual that was well suited to the task of planning extra-curricular activities. These activitiesincluded social dinners, picnics, and trips to sports activities. Couple these activities with thestudents living together in a dorm situation and it is easy to see how the goal of communitydevelopment was met successfully.Other areas that were difficult for the authors were field trips to energy facilities and bringing inguest speakers. Energy facilities, such as power plants, were not open to tours. This is thereality of the world in which we are living after 9/11. In its place, the ELG made use of

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Miller, University of Maryland; Bob Kackley, University of Maryland, College Park; Nevenka Zdravkovska, University of Maryland

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Engineering Libraries

school students.Typical of these sessions is the one requested by Bruk Berhane in 2009 for twenty-seven GearUp participants. Mr. Berhane’s main goal was for these high school students to find literaturerelated to future college choices based on career options with description of education/training,job prospects, job responsibilities and salary. We explained the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics(www.bls.gov/bls/occupation.htm) and the State of Maryland’s Career and WorkforceInformation (www.dllr.state.md.us/lmi/index.shtml) websites, both good places to start forinformation on jobs, salary outlook, and employment statistics. We demonstrated severaldifferent search strategies using Masterfile Premier and Academic Search Premier, Ebscodatabases

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

ABET Engineering Criteria. There are threecomponents of the Engineering Criteria that carry a great deal of common sense for all programs: 1. A program should have educational objectives. They define the purpose of the program, what career paths the graduates ought to successfully be able to navigate, and suggest the kind of preparation that is required for those career path, i.e., they provide a deliberateness to the educational effort of the program. 2. A program should have program outcomes in the form of a knowledge base and defined capabilities of its students at the time of graduation. These are the characteristics and skills that propel graduates forward upon commencing their careers. They

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-965: SIMCAFE: A WIKI-BASED REPOSITORY OF LEARNINGMODULES FOR DEPLOYING SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICALENGINEERING EDUCATIONRajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University Page 15.1065.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 SimCafe: A Wiki-Based Repository of Learning Modules for Deploying Simulation Technology in Mechanical Engineering EducationAbstractComputer-based simulation technology has rapidly become a key component of mechanicalengineering (ME) practice. Commerical simulation packages are used by leading companies todesign, analyze and understand complex engineering systems. To help modernize the curriculumand better prepare students for their careers

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Quagliana, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael Doran, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Rod Hassett, University of WIsconsin-Madison; Greg Harrington, University of WIsconsin-Madison

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Civil Engineering

semester. Eachstudent group has at least one industry mentor (and in many cases two) that works with the groupthroughout the semester.Before the semester begins, students respond to a questionnaire and provide a brief resume toinstructors. Instructors review the information and assign students to teams in one of three areasof focus; General Building, Transportation or Environmental, based upon their academiccoursework and performance, practical experience, and career goals.Active student involvement is the key to successful engagement of students in this course.Twelve of the 17 class assignments are design team related. This ranges from preparing writtenproposals and summaries to the development of drawing specifications and contract

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pacella, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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First-Year Programs

ourcells, thus increasing the total energy we could capture without paying for additionalphotoelectric cells. Many other groups used various permutations of turbines to captureeither wind or hydraulic power.Observations and Impressions from a Student’s Perspective: At the time, as a freshman engineer I initially viewed this design project as simplyanother source of stress in my life; however, as our design evolved into the final product Ibecame quite proud of our accomplishment. This design project represented the first timein my academic career I had truly used synthesis in a project; looking back on this projectas a senior, I doubt I will ever forget this first milestone in my career as an engineer.This project also introduced me to the

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy Baldwin, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Marisa Hemingway, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc

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College-Industry Partnerships

to cover their roles andresponsibilities as a mentee, the mentor roles, and expectations for future activities. Roles andresponsibilities for mentees include: communicating future goals and expectations clearly,actively participating in their career development plan, participating in networking activities,identifying potential pitfalls to success, and developing an increased sense of self-assurance andself-directed behavior. The coordinators asked mentees to commit time to regular meetings withtheir mentor that would include discussions beyond technical training. Topics to considerincluded general professional development questions, struggles and accomplishments, andopportunities for further education or experience. Again, these nontechnical