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Ruth E. Anderson, University of Washington; Beth Kolko, University of Washington

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AC 2011-2292: DESIGNING TECHNOLOGY FOR RESOURCE-CONSTRAINEDENVIRONMENTS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE SEQUENCERuth E. Anderson, University of Washington Ruth Anderson is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle.Dr. Beth Kolko, University of Washington Page 22.447.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Designing Technology for Resource-Constrained Environments: a Multidisciplinary Capstone SequenceAbstractIn this paper we describe a year-long multidisciplinary capstone experience where

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Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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. This includes two years, as a postdoctoral research fellow in chemical engineering at the National Center for Scientific Research in France (C.N.R.S.), and more than nine years teaching physics, electrical and mechanical engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physical science, astronomy, biology, and earth science at several colleges and universities throughout the USA. He worked as a high-voltage R&D engineer at Thomson Consumer Electronics, Lancaster, PA from 1998 to 2000, and as a consultant in biomedi- cal imaging (PET). He has been a full-time faculty in electronics and electromechanical engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology since 2000, where he has been teaching in the areas of electronics and

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Ali Khabari, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-591: NANOTECHNOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONINITIATIVEAli Khabari, Wentworth Institute of Technology Dr. Ali Khabari is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Technology at Wentworth Institute of Technology. His area of specialty is nanotechnology research and education. Page 22.1094.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education InitiativeThe emerging field of nanoscience has experienced explosive growth in the last decade,particularly in the field of biomedical engineering, making it

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Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-523: MEDICAL PHYSICS CURRICULUM FOR UNDERGRAD-UATE ENGINEERING STUDENTSRenat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Renat R. Letfullin is associate professor of physics and optical engineering department at the Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology. He has extensive academic credentials in nanotechnology and specializes in laser physics, wave and quantum optics, aerosol physics, biophotonics and nanomedicine, where he is using laser-induced explosion of absorbing nanoparticles in selective nanophotothermolysis of cancer. Letfullin served as senior researcher at the Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Samara branch), 1993-2002, and research associate at Mississippi State

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David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-2669: FOSTERING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGHINTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS AND GRADUATE CAPSTONE PROJECTSDavid R Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology Associate Professor and Chair, Systems Engineering Programs at the Air Force Institute of Technology.John M Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology John Colombi, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, Faculty Scholar-in-Residence for the Air Force Center for Systems Engineering and Chair of the Operational Technology Program at the Air Force Institute of Technology. He teaches and leads sponsored research in systems engineering, human systems integration, architectural analysis and enterprise/ software services. Retiring after 21

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Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-2068: GLOBAL INITIATIVES: SHAPING THE CURRICULARAND CO-CURRICULAR LANDSCAPE AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENTDEVELOPMENTBarbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Barbara A. Masi Ph.D. is the Director of Education Innovation and Assessment in the MIT School of Engineering. Page 22.750.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Global Initiatives: Shaping the curricular and co-curricular landscape and its impact on student developmentAbstract This study examined the impact of global initiative campus programs as an integrative learningexperience and its impact

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Brittany Lynn Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan L. Hotle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Anne Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology

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is a graduate research student in civil engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has received the Women in Transportation Scholarship, Institute of Transportation Engineers Scholarship, Mundy Travel Scholarship, and President’s Undergraduate Research Award.Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is a Research Scientist in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Alemdar has experience evaluat- ing programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations

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Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-725: SE CAPSTONE: A PILOT STUDY OF 14 UNIVERSITIESTO EXPLORE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LEARNING AND CAREER IN-TEREST THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROBLEMSElisabeth W McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology Elisabeth McGrath is Senior Research Associate at Stevens Institute of Technology and Executive Director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education, Hoboken, NJ.Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University Susan Lowes, Ph.D., is Director of Research and Evaluation, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teach- ers College/Columbia University.Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology Chris Jurado is involved in the development of research

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Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-1206: SE CAPSTONE: IMPLEMENTING A SYSTEMS ENGI-NEERING FRAMEWORK FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE DE-SIGNKeith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology Keith Sheppard is a Professor of Materials Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering & Science at Stevens Institute of Technology. He earned the B.Sc. from the University of Leeds, England and Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham, England, both in Metallurgy. As Associate Dean, Sheppard is primarily responsible for undergraduate programs.John Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology John Nastasi is a Licensed Architect and Founding Director of the Graduate Program in Product-Architecture and Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. An

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Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shanette A. Go; E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-812: RE-ENGINEERING ENGINEERING EDUCATION: A COM-PARISON OF STUDENT MOTIVATION, ABILITY DEVELOPMENT ANDCAREER PATHS IN TRADITIONAL AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY EN-GINEERING DEGREE PROGRAMSBarbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Barbara Masi, Ph.D., is the Director of Education Innovation in the MIT School of Engineering. Anette Hosoi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Shanette Go and Neha Batra graduated from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering with an SB Engineering in 2010. Ms. Go is currently completing a medical degree. Ms. Batra is currently working in the energy field.A. E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyShanette A. Go

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Cynthia C. Pendley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph Homer Saleh, Georgia Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-1435: SYSTEM SAFETY LITERACY AND MULTIDISCIPLINARYENGINEERING EDUCATION: TEACHING ACCIDENT CAUSATION ANDPREVENTIONCynthia C. Pendley, Georgia Institute of Technology Biographical sketch: Cynthia Cox Pendley Cynthia C. Pendley is a Program Coordinator for the Center for Space Systems in the School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology where she has served since 2005. Prior to joining Georgia Tech Ms. Pendley was a product developer at Kimberly-Clark Corporation where she was awarded two patents for specialized filtration products. She received her B.S. in Textiles from Georgia Tech and is currently pursuing a Masters in Educational Psychology at Georgia State University. Ms. Pendley’s

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Wayne W. Walter P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; William Emerson Spath, Rochester Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-553: EXPERIENCE TEACHING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED ROBOTICS COURSE BUILDING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTSWayne W. Walter, PhD, P.E. , Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE) Wayne Walter is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He received his BS in Marine Engineering from SUNY Maritime College, his MS in Mechanical En- gineering from Clarkson University, and his Ph.D. in Mechanics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Walter has worked for the U.S. Army, Rochester Products and Delco Products Divisions of General Motors, and Xerox, and is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) in New York State. He has thirty five years experience teaching design

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian German, Georgia Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-2658: EXTROVERT: EXPERIENCE WITH CROSS-DISCIPLINARYLEARNINGNarayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace EngineeringBrian German, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 22.694.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 EXTROVERT: Experience with Cross-Disciplinary Learning ABSTRACTThe EXTROVERT project builds resources to enable engineers to solve problems cuttingacross disciplines. The theme is to enable development of advanced concepts. The approach isto enable learners to gain confidence with the process

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Steven Corns, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Cihan H. Dagli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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AC 2011-1211: SE CAPSTONE: INTEGRATING SYSTEMS ENGINEER-ING FUNDAMENTALS TO ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECTS: EX-PERIENTIAL AND ACTIVESteven Corns, Missouri University of Science and TechnolotyCihan H. Dagli, Missouri University of Science & Technology Cihan Dagli is a Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, and Affiliated Profes- sor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received BS and MS degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Middle East Technical University and a Ph.D. in Applied Operations Research in Large Scale Systems Design and Operation from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, where from 1976 to 1979 he was a British

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Scott P. Schaffer, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology

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students.William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette William Oakes is the Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University, one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering Education and a courtesy faculty member in Mechanical Engi- neering and Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. He is an fellow of the ASEE and NSPE. .He was the first engineer to win the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service- Learning. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for his work in EPICS.Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology Daniel Gandara holds a masters degree in personnel

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Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Intelligent Manufacturing, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of En- gineering Education and Technovation. She is a member of IIE, ASME, and ASEE. She is also a National Research Council-US AFRL Summer Faculty Fellow for the Human Effectiveness Directorate (2002- 2004), an invited participant of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers in Engineering Education Symposium (2009), and a Fulbright Scholar to Ireland (2010).Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology Mike is Director and Dean of the College of Engineering & Built Environment at Dublin Institute of Technology.Dr. Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Matthew Dettman P.E., Western Kentucky University; Walter L. Collett, Western Kentucky University

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AC 2011-1011: MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING STUDENT PROJECTSMatthew A. Dettman, P.E., Western Kentucky University Mr. Dettman is the James D. Scott Professor of Civil Engineering at Western Kentucky University and his primary areas of interest are in Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Quality Control. He has been named the Civil Engineering Educator of the Year in the state of Kentucky, won the Ogden College award for Public Service, and currently serves on the Kentucky Governors Council for Earthquake Risk Reduction.Walter L Collett, Western Kentucky University Walter L.Collett received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technolog- ical University in 1990 and 1992, and the

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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other engineeringinstitutions. This paper discusses the design and evolution of EFAC, a multidisciplinary service-based extracurricular student organization. Insights on organizational structure, projectacquisition, student/client assessment, and lessons learned are presented.Who is EFAC?Engineering for American Communities (EFAC) is a recently formed Affiliated StudentOrganization housed within the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at theUniversity of Colorado Boulder (UCB), whose mission is to perform innovative, low-costengineering design work for people in need in local communities. Today‟s world is a globalmarket and a place of rapid technological change3. The motivation behind EFAC is to provideengineering students with

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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, he was an assistant professor and the director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities

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Meg Krudysz, City College of New York; Ann Wittig P.E., City College of the City University of New York

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Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Program: http://www.abet.org/Linked%20Documents-UPDATE/Criteria%20and%20PP/E001%2010- 11%20EAC%20Criteria%201-27-10.pdf 2. Koh, M.-S., Rodriguez-Marek, E., & Talarico, C. (2009). Development of Course-Assessment Metrics to Measure Program Outcomes Against ABET Criteria in a Digital Circuits Class. Proceedings of 2009 ASEE Conference, (p. 236). 3. Mason, G., & Dragovich, J. (2010). Program Assessmetn and Evaluation Using Student Grades Obtained on Outcome-Related Course Learning Objectives. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice , Submitted. 4. Das, N. (2008). Assessment and Evaluation of Engineering Technology Program

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Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University

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Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Industrial and Man- ufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. She received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and a M.S. in Industrial and Operations Engineering in from the Univer- sity of Michigan. She also holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Toro-Ramos has been in academic administration for over sixteen years. Her research in- terests include engineering education, broadening theparticipation in higher education and transformation of institutions of higher education

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Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Susan M. Montenery, Ohio Northern University; Courtney M. Hetrick, Ohio Northern University

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AC 2011-473: AN INNOVATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDENT PROJECT:ENGINEERING AND NURSINGKenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University Ken Reid is the Director of Freshman Engineering and an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University. He was the seventh person in the U.S. to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. He is active in engineering within K-12, serving on the JETS Board of Directors and 10 years on the IEEE-USA Precollege Education Committee. He co-developed ”The Tsunami Model Eliciting Activity” which was awarded Best Middle School Curriculum by the Engineering Education Service Center in 2009, and was named the Herbert F

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Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Patricia Ryaby Backer, San Jose State University; Elena Klaw, Ph.D., San Jose State University

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fabricating solar cells and MEMS devices.Patricia Ryaby Backer, San Jose State University PATRICIA BACKER is a professor of Technology and the Director of General Engineering at SJSU. In 1997, she received a Fulbright Scholar award in Peru where she taught on the topics of computer-based multimedia. At SJSU, she is involved in developing and assessing outreach programs to increase the number of underrepresented students in engineering.Prof. Elena Klaw PhD, SJSU Elena Klaw is the Director of the Center for Community Learning & Leadership at San Jose State Uni- versity. Her PhD is in Clinical-Community Psychology

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Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis ; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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University and IUPUI, and 10 years of industrial experience as a member of technical staff at IBM Corporation. He has developed and led major research and academic programs, most of which have been of interdisciplinary nature, including in the areas of nanotechnology and information technology. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Page 22.925.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integration of Knowledge in Engineering/Science via

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities

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Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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track record of producingpapers about their departments along with curriculum and education-based information abouttheir programs1-3 while others have little or no widely available work about their program. Also,there are not any current overviews about all of these departments4. As many of the grandchallenges for engineering5 are highly related to optics and optical engineering, this critical bodyof knowledge will remain instrumental through the 21st century. Even the Popular Science6listing of the 100 innovations of 2010 includes many technologies made possible through optics.The only question remaining is how are people learning these critical technologies; in otherwords, what pedagogies are being used to train the innovators who will answer

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Mahmoud K. Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Graphics. Page 22.561.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Encouraging Art and Science Cross-Departmental Collaboration through an Interdisciplinary ProgramAbstractThe impact of computational algorithms on many art disciplines outside the arena ofmathematics, engineering, and technology has been no less than profound. This impactespecially applies to biology and criminal justice, two disciplines which have benefitedimmensely from the advances in computer technology at both the hardware and the softwaresides. Drawing on the strengths of the Criminal Justice, the

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Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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technology onmany fronts. The explosive growth in computing and communication has revolutionized theway we work and live. Increasingly, the engineering work force is becoming more diverse withteams working with global foci. These forces of globalization, demographics, and technologicaladvances are changing the role of engineering in society,1 identifying a significant problem in theway universities address the engineering profession, engineering education, and associatedengineering student assessment processes. There have been many national studies about critical issues facing universities regardingSTEM education, specifically engineering education.2, 3 With the world becoming “flat” due toglobalization, increasingly, jobs requiring basic

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Ahsan Mian, Montana State University; Hunter Lloyd, Montana State University; Robb Larson, P.E., Montana State University

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ofregolith above a 10kg qualifying weight and another award was given to the team with the mostoverall competition points. This second award was titled the Joe Kosmo Award for Excellence.Awards were also given for each of systems engineering paper, outreach, and presentation items.2. Capstone Make up at MSUThis design project was accomplished over two semesters (Fall-09 and Spring-10). The teamwas made up of 8 students from departments spanning Computer Science (CS), ElectricalEngineering (EE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET). Five faculty advisors participated in the project.The ME/MET department has a two semester capstone sequence with each semester counting for2-credits. Two ME and two MET students

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Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Sarah L. Codd, Montana State University; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carla M. Cortes, Northwestern University

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reached the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) during the late 1980s, which was criticized formaintaining accreditation criteria that focused on “seat time” in mathematics, science, a technicalcourses and created a barrier to curricular reform (Prados et al., 200518). ABET responded with aseries of meetings of engineering stakeholders designed to build consensus on changes to theaccreditation process. These workshops led to the piloting of a new set of accreditation criteriathat expanded the historical focus on technical competencies in engineering, which eventuallybecame mandatory for all undergraduate engineering programs in the U.S. in 2001 (Prados et al.,200518). This shift in accreditation, Culligan and Pena-Mora