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Bryan W. Hill; Carol S. Gattis; Christa N. Hestekin; Nick Tschepikow; George S. Denny; Edgar C. Clausen

UAESP: A New and Improved Program for Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities Bryan W. Hill1, Carol S. Gattis2, Christa N. Hestekin1, Nick Tschepikow3, George S. Denny4 and Edgar C. Clausen1 College of Engineering1/Honors College2/ Northwest Arkansas Education Renewal Zone 13/ College of Education and Health Professions4 University of ArkansasAbstractThe University of Arkansas Science and Engineering Partnership (UAESP) was developed in2009 to enhance the professional growth of 6th and 7th grade science teachers in northwestArkansas through summer

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Angel Riggs; Kirby Smith; Cindy Blackwell; Paul Weckler; Dan Tilley; Rodney Holcomb; Shelly Sitton; Ron Delahoussaye

, including Oklahoma StateUniversity, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and California Polytechnic State University –San Louis Obispo, share in the grant.However, this benchmark study is limited to Oklahoma State University‟s role in the program.Oklahoma State University required the 31 participants enrolled in the pilot program to completea three-semester sequence of classes, during which they collectively completed fiveinterdisciplinary projects for clients. Two of those projects, including an arena drag and a petbed, are now in production. The program is required for senior engineering participants, but isonly recommended for participants from the other disciplines. Students who participated in thisevaluation were able to earn seven credit hours

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Christopher C. Ibeh

that has flight path correction.Subhasish Mitra, Philip H. S. Wong, “Nanotechnology-Carbon Nanotube (CNT)Electronics,” Stanford Nanofabrication Lab25-26This research effort epitomizes some of the best practices in nanoelectronics as it leveragesfundamental research in CNT science into useful nano-chip technology for high speedcomputing based on quarter-size CNT chips. CNTs are highly electrically conductive, andtheir small, nanometer size allows for wafer scale, smaller circuits than the conventionalsilicon circuits. In this, CNT instead of silicon is grown on quartz wafer facilitated by catalystnanoparticles at 900 oC for 17 hours. This growth process is carried out at optimal conditionsof density, length and uniformity to marginalize the

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E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner; Daniel Bullock; Carlos Castillo; Patricia Buford; Gill Richards

semester (Fall 2008) utilizing the non-parametric Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) two-sample test10 with no statistically different detected (D=0.15 with p=0.8).This result confirmed the original Kruskal-Wallis analysis on all three solo semester scores.Since the lab practicum score for the three solo semesters were not statistically different, theywere combined into a single distribution of lab practicum scores for the solo group. Thestatistical parameters for the lab practicum scores from the combined control semesters andcombined solo semesters are summarized in Table 1. Group Minimum 1st Quartile median mean 3rd Quartile Maximum n Control 0.0 32.5 53.5 53.9

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Greg Murray; Tim Thomas

was thepreferred way to create drawings. But as with everything else in today‟s society, technology isdriving change in the world of engineering graphics. The days of learning to draft on a board arequickly giving way to three-dimensional, parametric modeling as the preferred method ofconveying geometry and dimensions of a part.The PSU MET Program content was based on the historical program development versusmeeting defined and documented constituent driven objectives. The program evolved from adrafting, then machine design/drafting program to an ABET/TAC accredited engineeringtechnology program. The „baseline‟ program courses and course content matched the facultycredentials (2 faculty, 50%, engineering, 2 faculty, 50%, drafting) in 2000

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YoonJung Cho; Sohum Sohoni; Donald P. French

motivate them, which in turn can result inthe failure to attain the program‟s educational goals and objectives. This speaks directly to theimportance of need assessment surveys designed to identify what motivates and concernsteachers in advance of developing training programs.According to Sprague and Nyquist[23], GTAs go through three stages of development in their roleas a teacher, which include „Senior Learners‟, „Colleagues in Training‟, and „Junior Colleagues‟.Nyquist and Wulff[24] suggest that faculty could use these developmental stages to determinehow to approach their mentoring of GTAs in relation to teaching roles and assignments. GTAs indifferent stages of development are considered to have different concerns about teaching

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Thomas Mulinazzi; Steven Schrock

oriented throughout high school. In college, youwill be more successful if you start thinking in terms of mastery” (2)One of the authors has been teaching freshmen for over 25 years. At the end ofthe fall 2009 semester, one of his students came up to him and stated that he, a freshmenin engineering, was ENTITLED to high grades. The professor was astounded and herebutted that this was definitely not the case. Where did the student develop such anattitude? Maybe this attitude grew from the feeling that since the student, or the student‟sparents are paying for the student‟s education, that high grades are deserved. Or maybe itis because parents have control of our high schools and high grades are given to quiet anyrebellion from parents. After all

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Michael Detamore; Paul Willhite

intended to serve as a springboard for discussion of ideasand approaches, offering our current approach as a starting point for addressing two of the moreenigmatic criteria. Ultimately, the issue is to improve the education of our students, devisingbetter educational tools for conveying an appreciation for and ability to immerse themselves inboth life-long learning and contemporary issues in our ever-changing world.BibliographyNoneProceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 3Biographical InformationMICHAEL S. DETAMOREDr. Detamore is an Associate Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering

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Jim Lookadoo; Carl Locke

_______________________ (Name of the program(s)) has conducted an honest assessment of compliance and has provided a complete and accurate disclosure of timely information regarding compliance with ABET’s Criteria for Accrediting Technology Programs to include the General Criteria and any applicable Program Criteria, and the ABET Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual.________________________________Dean’s Name (As indicated on the RFE)____________________ ___________________Signature DateWhat can make tracking thechanges easier? A useful aid is the ABET Reader’s Guide. Each commission has one and the guide compares the exact changes to each commission’s criteria (2009-2010 cycle

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R. Asmatulu; W.S. Khan; E. Asmatulu; M. Ceylan

, and genetic screening of workers in possible risky industries is beingconsidered. DNA probes also provide breakthrough knowledge in early diagnosis of disease [7].Recent studies have shown that when certain nanomaterials, which differ in surface area, size,shape, surface charge, and energy, and compounds interact with human and animal cells ororgans, they can damage or kill those cells or organs, block blood flow, and cause serious deadlydiseases [15]. Some diseases associated with nanomaterials include asthma, bronchitis, lungcancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Crohn`s disease, heart disease, and coloncancer. Nanomaterials can also affect the quality of air, water, and soil and thus cause publicProceedings of the 2010 Midwest

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Don Malzahn; Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Julie-Ellen Acosta

• Challenge. Followers work diligently in helping the leader to be consistent in word and deed and are willing to initiate confrontation in order to examine the actions of the leader and group when appropriate. • Participate in Transformation. Followers recognize the need for transformation and champion the need for change. • Take Moral Action. Self-growth or organizational-digression may require a courageous follower to separate from the leader(s).Incorporation of experience in developing effective follower behavior should be part of anydiscussion of leadership. The structure of an organization incorporating effectiveLeader/Follower cohorts is illustrated in Figure 1 with the leader/follower relationship

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R. Asmatulu; E. Asmatulu; B. Zhang

, 2010 106. Asmatulu, R., Asmatulu, E., and Yourdkhani, A. “Importance of Nanosafety in Engineering Education,” ASEE Midwest Conference, Lincoln, NB, September, 2009, pp. 1-8.7. Kumar, C. Nanomaterials—Toxicity, Health and Environmental Issues, WILEY-VCH., 2006.8. Karakoti, A.S., Hench, L.L., and Seal, S. “The Potential Toxicity of Nanomaterials—The Role of Surfaces,” JOM Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Vol. 58, 2006, pp. 77-82.9. Brayner, Roberta. “The Toxicological Impact of Nanoparticles,” Nanotoday, Vol. 3, 2008, pp. 48-55.10. Allhoff, F., Lin, P., Moor, J., and Weckert, J. Nanoethics: The

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Kevin R. Lewelling

. Table 1: Example of Topics covered by TLMs in Digital Systems. Topics Covered by TLMs Base Converting Flip-Flops BCD and Parity Timing (Asynchronous and Synchronous) Boolean Algebra 2’s Complement Boolean Gates Adders Karnaugh Maps State MachinesDifferent styles of TLMs are used depending on the concept being covered; a topic such asconverting from one base to another can be covered by having the students complete a table asshown in Figure 1 below. Decimal Binary Octal Hexadecimal 27

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Erik Perrins

to view the clip. (Adobe R Reader R is recommended for viewing this clip.) These multimediamaterials are also available online.3Bibliography1 A. V. Oppenheim and A. S. Willsky, Signals and Systems. New York: Prentice Hall, 1997.2 http://www.mathworks.com/.3 Also available online at http://people.eecs.ku.edu/˜esp/AllenFieldhouse/ .Biographical InformationErik Perrins is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at theUniversity of Kansas. He received his BS in 1997, MS in 1998, and Ph.D. in 2005, all in Electrical Engineering andall from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Robert M. O'Connell

. Berkshire: SRHE & Open University Press.2. Prince, M.J. and Felder, R.M. (2006) Inductive teaching and learning methods: definitions, comparisons, and research bases, Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 123-135.3. Biggs, J. (2003) LTSN Generic Centre website www.ltsn.ac.uk/genericcentre .4. Lyman, F. (1981) The responsive classroom discussion, in: A. S. Anderson (ed.), Mainstreaming Digest, (College Park, MD, University of Maryland College of Education).5. Yorke, M. (2004) Employability in higher education: what it is – what it is not, LTSN Generic Centre website www.ltsn.uk/genericcentre .Biographical InformationRobert O’Connell received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College and the M.S

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Josh Coffman; Joseph J. Rencis; Daniel J. Jensen; Ashland O. Brown; Jiancheng Liu; Kristen Kaufman; Christina White

Learning Modules to Equitably Enhance Engineering Education,” Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, June 14-17, 2009.3. Coffman, J., Liu, J., Brown, A., Terdalkar, S., and Rencis, J., “Finite Element Learning Module for Improving Knowledge of Fatigue using Commercial Software,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Middle Atlantic Section Conference, University of Loyola, Baltimore, MD, April 24-25, 2009.4. Mehta, S.I., and Schlecht, N.W., “Computerized Assessment Technique for Large Classes,” Journal of Engineering Education, 167-172, April, 1998.5. Book, N.L., and Sitton, O.C

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Ing-Chang Jong; William T. Springer; Rick J. Couvillion

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Robert M. O'Connell; Gavin Duffy; Ted Burke; David Dorran

likely to be a “one-fits-all” prescriptive approach to tutoring. A tutor’s approachwill vary considerably depending on his or her personality and style, in much the same way thatthere are different ways to managing people in general. There is not necessarily a right or bestway. Instead, what might be needed is a set of guidelines that support a variety of goodapproaches.Bibliography1. Biggs, J. and Tang, C. (2007) Teaching for Quality Learning at University 2nd ed. Berkshire: SRHE & Open University Press.2. Prince, M.J. and Felder, R.M. (2006) Inductive teaching and learning methods: definitions, comparisons, and research bases, Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 123-135.3. Bowe, B., Flynn, C., Howard, R. and Daly, S. (2003

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Charles Baukal; Joe Colannino; Wes Bussman; John Matsson

2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, paper AC 2009-304.9 W. Akili, Integrating practical experience in a geotechnical/foundation engineering class: The role of the adjunct faculty, proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 8423-8436.10 S. Nasrazadani and R.A. Mirshams, Teaching heat transfer through industry participation, proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, paper AC 2007-832.11 K. McManus, The effects of integration of industry faculty into a construction management postgraduate coursework program in the Australian environment

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Andy Gill; Garrin Kimmell; Kevin Matlage

video.Bibliography and Endnotes1. http://www.ittc.ku.edu/csdl/fpg/Tools/ChalkBoard2. Kevin Matlage and Andy Gill, “ChalkBoard: Mapping Functions to Polygons”, In Proceedings of the 21st Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, Sep 2009.3. Bill Nye, also know as the “The Science Guy”. http://www.billnye.com/4. Johnny Ball, BBC TV host of the 80’s math show “Think of Number” and “Think Again”.5. http://www.icfpcontest.org/6. http://strategoxt.org/PEPM10/SpecialFeature7. Online Talk, “The countdown problem”, Graham Hutton, The University of Nottingham, guest lecture in Microsoft’s series on Programming in Haskell, used with permission of the author. http://ecn.channel9.msdn.com/o9/ch9/4/1/2/4/0/5

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Sara E. Wilson

engineering students.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0832843. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] The 110th Congress, 2007, "America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology,Education, and Science Act: The America COMPETES Act," Public Law 110-69, US Government Printing Office,Washington, DC.[2] National Academy of Engineering, 2009, "Ethics Education and Scientific and Engineering Research: What’sBeen Learned? What Should Be Done? Summary of a Workshop at the National Academies Keck

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Dave Sly; Daniel Bumblauskas; Frank Peters

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Dona Steffens Davidson; Kevin P. Drees

Quarterly.[Online]. 46(1), pp. 45-55.10. T. Bottorff, R. Glaser, A. Todd and B. Alderman. (2008, Oct). Branching out: communication and collaborationamong librarians at multi-campus institutions. Journal of Library Administration. [Online]. 48 (3/4), pp. 329-363.11. S. A. Ware and C. L. Young, “Virtual reference teams: collaboration and knowledge sharing across time anddistance,” in Proc. 2007 ACRL 13th National Conf., Baltimore, MD, 2007, pp. 79-82.12. T. Volkening, personal communication to authors, July 29, 2010.13. C. L. Borgman, D. Moghdam, and P. K. Corbett, Effective online searching: a basic text. New York: MercelDekker, Inc., 1984.14. Dialog (2008, Dec.) EI Compendex, EI Compendex 1990 (File 288), EI Compendex 1970 (File 278

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Douglas R. Carroll

, then they cannot be recognized on the Host Campus transcript as an honors student or as having earned a minor and they are not eligible to participate in NCAA athletics at the Host Campus.References 1. Egbert, R. I., Stone, L.H. and Adams, D.L. “Characteristics, Similarities, and Difference Among Four-Year Cooperative Engineering Programs in the United States”, in review for ASEE Prism, Please contact the author for a copy of the paper.Biographical InformationDr. Douglas R. Carroll PhD PE is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the MissouriUniversity of Science and Technology. He recently became the Director of the CooperativeEngineering Program, a cooperative program between Missouri S&T and Missouri

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Shauna A. Morimoto; Anna M. Zajicek; Valerie H. Hunt; Joseph J. Rencis

and More Than You Think: A Status Report on Gender Diversity in Biomedical Engineering,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 1928-1935, 2010.   Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education  15   8. Canes, B. J., and Rosen, H. S., “Following in her footsteps? Faculty Gender Composition and Women’s Choices of College Majors,” Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 486-504, 1995.9. Sonnert, G., Fox, M. F., and Adkins, K., “Undergraduate Women in