Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Frank, Queen's University; David S. Strong, Queen's University; Rick Sellens, Queen's University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 22.1489.7The process generally followed a curriculum design flow23 , beginning by establishing high- levelobjectives. These objectives included: ● Enhance design and innovation capacity required in both academic and industrial settings ● Project based, with appropriate scaffolding in early years to develop project management, design process, teaming, communications skills ● Include plans for graduate attribute assessment, required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB)5 ● Includes the majority of the CEAB accreditation units required in engineering design ● Ensure structure is designed to allow future multidisciplinary projects ● Encourage professional behaviour and skills ● Utilize

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Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khanjan Mehta, Penn State University; Duarte B. Morais, North Carolina State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Ethics

empower indigenous communities to leverage wildlife and naturalresources for self-determined development in Africa.User-centered design (UCD) grounds the design process in information about the people whowill use the product4. UCD processes focus on users through the planning, design anddevelopment of a product. The showcase focused on attempting to understand the context of useand the specific requirements to develop technology-based solutions that address some of thechallenges faced by the Maasai and Himba tribes in Kenya/Tanzania and Namibia respectively.The explicit goal was to teach students to unravel the sticky information related to the context ofthe problem5 because that step is critical in the design of meaningful, innovative, and

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Special Session: Discovering implications of the Academic Pathways Study for YOUR Campus

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University; Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Micah Lande, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein, Quality Evaluation Designs; Dennis Lund, University of Washington; Karl A. Smith, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

engagement with the design activities in coursework. Page 22.1316.7Local Inquiry Questions that can help those involved with teaching and curriculum developmentbetter understand students’ conceptions of design and issues of confidence:Variability/Commonality: How are students in your college of engineering similar to oneanother? How are they different from one another? How well do faculty and policy makers onyour campus understand similarity and variability in your students’ motivation, background,interests, learning challenges, confidence, and future plans?Designing in Context: Do your graduates have the design skills they need? Do your

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Jeffrey B. Goldberg, University of Arizona; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

this lead-time must be considered in planning. We also spoke with students and parents if necessary to explain the program.• Administering the classes and blending our processes with existing university systems – the University has well-structured processes for application and bill paying and these were constraints on the program. We went into each class to ensure that students filled out the applications appropriately. For billing, the COE rebated tuition in order to make the class affordable and competitive with community college tuition rates.• Community building – besides the teacher training, we held community building events for teachers and administrators. One of our strategies to help improve teacher

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Terrance L. Speicher, Pennsylvania State University, Berks College

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Manufacturing

through November 6, 2010. Whilevisiting three Chinese cities, Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai, the delegates visited four Chineseuniversities with strong engineering and engineering technician programs. A separate meetingwas held at the start of the trip with five representatives of the Chinese Society for EngineeringEducation who provided useful information on the status, plans, and larger issues facingengineering education in China. This paper provides a summary of that trip and offersobservations that may be useful to engineering educators in the United States and other parts ofNorth America. It was found that, in the last decade, the number of students in engineering andtechnician education programs in China has grown dramatically

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana Quinn, University of South Australia; Elizabeth J. Smith, University of South Australia; Syed Mahfuzul Aziz, University of South Australia

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First-Year Programs

collapse of compulsory student unionism in Australia in 2006 there are fewer social orsporting activities available to students on our suburban campus and less opportunity to formfriendships.To help commencing engineering students transition smoothly into university life; a space wascreated at the Mawson Lakes Campus for them to study, do group work, and develop peernetworks. It was conceived as a space that would enhance students’ social and learningengagement by giving them a sense of community and belonging. The space became operationalin 2009 and is called the Experience 1 Studio. This space is open plan with a flexible layout.Apart from individual or group study and project work students use the space in a variety ofways, for example, to

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Women in Engineering

, anddemonstrated deeper understanding of subject matter. They found that service-learning is moreeffective over four years and that the messiness inherent in helping solve real community-basedproblems enhances the positive effects  (Eyler & Giles, 1999).Astin et al. found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service-learning had significantpositive effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, criticalthinking skills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills),choice of a service career, and plans to participate in service after college. In all measures exceptself-efficacy

Conference Session

Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian D. Gane, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

experience and context, by design, demands that students actuallyapply the science content knowledge and skills they learn in class.In PBIL, students identify what they know, what they need to learn more about, plan how theywill learn more, conduct research, and deliberate over the findings all together in an attempt tomove through and solve the problem. Working together in groups allows students to shareknowledge and to build off the ideas and knowledge of others. Through the nature of thiscollaborative setting, students often are in the position where they need to engage in articulation,justification, and explanation behaviors. PBIL promotes content learning and skills developmentbecause it focuses on the exchange of ideas and provides intrinsic

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

have the necessary knowledge on how toextract the three different types of contaminants. The new teams were instructed to work throughthe following steps of the engineering design process to meet the challenge: identify the problem,gather information, imagine, plan, build, and test. Teams then presented their completed waterfiltration device, described their design, and reported their test results.Materials. The following materials were provided to each team of three students: aluminum foil,plastic wrap, paper towels, scissors, rubber bands, metric rulers, three or four 12 or 16 oz clean Page 22.442.6plastic drinking bottles (e.g., water, Coke

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher A. Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

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College Industry Partnerships

for numer- ous fortune 500 companies throughout the world. He is a Certified Manufacturing Technologist (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) and is also certified in Planning and Managing Projects (BD University); Ethical Fitness (BD University); Lean Manufacturing (BD University); High Impact Facilitation (Lore International Institute); and Project Management (Saddle Island Institute). Page 22.865.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Industry Experience and Perspective: A Survey of Advice Brigham Young University Capstone Alumni Share with Incoming

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Kang, University of Washington; Lisa A. Peterson, University of Washington; Elena Maria Hernandez, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

Sciences or Science Education,and/or former ALVA students with very strong math and life science backgrounds.In response to feedback from students and observations by GenOM staff on the academicchallenges faced by incoming freshmen, the GenOM program plans to add a 7-week chemistryworkshop to ALVA. The 90-minute chemistry workshops will be offered twice a week. Thiscourse will be specifically tailored for the ALVA students, and is designed by the staff at Officeof Minority Affairs and Diversity‟s Instructional Center (IC) for those who are planning to takethe first-year general chemistry series at the university. This course is designed for students witha minimal background in chemistry. During the 7-week course, two IC instructors will focus

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

StevensInstitute of Technology), these 14 institutions are piloting methods, materials, and approaches tocreate new courses or enhance existing courses to embed, infuse, and augment SE knowledge, asdefined by the Systems Planning, Research Development, and Engineering (SPRDE)-SE andProgram Systems Engineer (PSE) competency model, known as the SPRDE-SE/PSECompetency Model, among undergraduate and graduate students. Participating universityfaculty developed new course materials and other methods and strategies to recruit and providesubstantive SE learning experiences; increase exposure to authentic DoD problems, such as low-cost, low-power computing devices, expeditionary assistance kits, expeditionary housingsystems, and immersive training

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, chemical and bio-molecular,and industrial and systems engineering choosing to participate in programming for teachingcareers. Here we expand this analysis to additional demographic characteristics and present dataon longitudinal participation trends for this population. We also offer interpretations of what thisdata might mean when planning recruitment strategies to bring engineering students intoteaching careers. Results show that the typical Tech to Teaching engineering participant isfemale, white (or international if a graduate student), majoring in industrial, civil, or mechanicalengineering, and is close to graduation. Also, this student will have a GPA comparable to theaverage for all Georgia Tech engineering majors (contrary to what many

Conference Session

Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Peter Schmitt, Schmitt & Associates, LLC; Cesar Bandera, Cell Podium LLC

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Continuing Professional Development

can be pushed out to the cell/smart phones of PEs’ registered forcourse(s) without their intervention (e.g., no browsing for information) regardless of the phonemodel, calling plan, or wireless service provider they own.In particular, this paper will discuss the following topics: 1. Existing models of university-company collaboration so as to introduce an atypical university-company collaboration in which the partnering company is a start-up which owns a potentially potent m-outreach technology. 2. Definitions of m-learning in order to better understand the unique educational potential for engineers of the m-outreach tool upon which this university-company collaboration rests. 3. Details of the technology behind the

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele L. Strutz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

, communication skills, leadership experience, anddispositions towards work and life that have been iteratively constructed from professionalexperiences.Assertion 2These professionally-experienced non-traditional graduate students stated that their prior workexperiences prepared them well for the engineering education PhD program. Their moredeveloped habitus, which consists of their capitals, transposable dispositions, and internalizedprinciples, was evident in their planning skills, their confidence in their success, and their focusand clarity of their research interests.The skill of planning developed and perfected in prior work experiences enabled theseprofessional non-traditional students to excel in making schedules, completing assignments

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

health monitoring of energy intensive systems.Shauna O’Hurley O’Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology Shauna O’Hurley is studying Computer Engineering Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the President of the student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers at RIT. She has also been very active in the Women in Engineer (WE@RIT) office within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT, helping to assist managing and helping to run programs.Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research Rob Lillis is President of Evalumetrics Research and has been providing planning, research and evaluation services to education, substance abuse, criminal justice, traffic safety, health and mental health programs

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University; Sandie J. Griffin

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First-Year Programs

thatcombinations of chance encounter and planned encounter combine to create opportunities forlearning or career choice. The encounters may be a product of structured educational settings, orthey may be a product of encounters that, while governed by chance at some level, have beenencouraged during structured settings, as pointed out by Mitchell, et al10 who also point out: Planned happenstance theory includes two concepts: a. Exploration generates chance opportunities for increasing quality of life, and b. Skills enable people to seize opportunitiesand further point out that according to planned happenstance theory career counselors shouldhelp their clients develop five skills: curiosity, persistence, flexibility, optimism

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas; Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas

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Women in Engineering

women‟s strength in relationships, they are often organizational connectors, able tobring diverse ideas and peoples together to work together, plan together and build prototypes ofnew possibilities whether in products, in ideas, or in approaches for work design. They have aninnate ability to see connections in ways that reflect systems thinking and functioning. Theyhave a knowing of when something is missing or something is being excluded that needs to bepart of the equation. They are more often than men able to demonstrate an introspectiveapproach, are better listeners, and more collaborative and/or inclusive in their ways ofleading24,25,26.Other commonly noticed female attributes are about seeing through a different lens, bringingforth new

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Candace Walkington, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Rachaya Srisurichan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Martha W. Alibali

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, that is, theidealized vision of the curriculum design put forth by designers in the printed materials used forthe course. Yet, it must be noted, curricula are generally not implemented as planned, and maynot even unfold the same ways under the guidance of the same teacher in different class sections.Consequently, analyses of the intended curriculum paint a foundational but incomplete picture ofa course that gives so much attention to in-class group project work. To address thisshortcoming, Porter and colleagues22 distinguish the intended from the enacted curriculum. Theenacted curriculum refers to the specific content as it is actually taught by teachers and studiedby students during the course of learning and instruction.Analysis of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

lecturedominant pattern, when cooperative learning protocols are deployed. The paper shows howcooperative learning can advance academic success, quality of relationships, psychologicaladjustments, and attitudes toward the college experience. A number of relevant questions docome to mind, including: What needs to be done to move the process forward? What are the keycomponents of successful deployment of active learning in general and cooperative learning inparticular? How to foster and expand the community of engineering faculty who decide to usecooperative learning? What plans and resources need to be mobilized to institutionalizepedagogies of engagement including cooperative learning, at the department or college level?Achieving the change needed in

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Dina Banerjee, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

participants expressed a limited availability of childcare facilities on-campus.A female assistant professor, case A9, used the metaphor of ―unicorns and rainbows‖ to describehow childcare facilities appear to exist, but in reality either they are rare to find or cannot befound at all. She also noted that there are staff members who help parents locate childcare intown, but without way to assess the quality of those facilities. She suggested that the universityshould have a system to help the childcare facilities plan for additional resources in order to meetthe high demand of these services on campus. Lastly, she felt that twelve weeks of parental leavewas not enough to find suitable child care for her. In the box below, a dashed line was

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jon Wade, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology; Douglas A. Bodner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Dan Ingold, University of Southern California; Peter G. Dominick Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology, W.J. Howe School of Technology Management; Richard R. Reilly, Stevens Institute of Technology; William R. Watson, Purdue University; Don Gelosh, ODDRE/Systems Engineering

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Systems Engineering

missions to the outer planets.Dan Ingold, University of Southern California Mr. Ingold is a Senior Research Analyst and PhD student with the Center for Systems and Software Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). Mr. Ingold has over 30 years of experience in the development of software-intensive systems, and prior to joining USC was CEO of a firm that developed specialized systems for defense C4ISR and industrial applications. His research interests are in the application of hybrid agile/plan-driven techniques to the development of large-scale, software- intensive systems. Mr. Ingold received his BS in Computer Science from Purdue University, and MS in Computer Science from USC

Conference Session

Professional Identity

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine M. Morley; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

the analysis of this project’s data, to be described below, we have drawnheavily on the “epistemic frame elements” introduced by the Epistemic Games research group(epistemicgames.org). This group develops then researches games designed to help school-agedchildren learn to “think like a professional,” developing games for engineering, urban planning,and journalism. The epistemic frame helps researchers think through what “thinking like aprofessional” actually means in the context of people’s speech and actions. Shaffer andcolleagues19 argue (p. 4): The epistemic frame hypothesis suggests that any community of practice has a culture [...] and that culture has a grammar, a structure composed of: • Skills: the things that people within the

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Sonia Katrin Ellis, Smith College; Isabel Huff, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1627: MYSTERIES AND HEROES: USING IMAGINATIVE ED-UCATION TO ENGAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNERS IN ENGINEER-INGLucy McAuliffe, Smith College Lucy McAuliffe is the senior editor and an instructional designer for the Talk to Me Project. Lucy is currently a student at Smith College, majoring in American Studies and Environmental Science & Policy. She is a First Group Scholar, and recipient of awards including the Newton Arvin Prize in American Studies and a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. She plans to enter the publishing industry upon her graduation in 2012.Glenn W Ellis, Smith College Glenn Ellis is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College where he teaches courses in engi- neering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

attention is frequently focusedon individual creativity and other personality traits, organizational cultures, and other non-technical capabilities. We argue here that the typical descriptions of innovation competencies arecorrect but incomplete, lacking critical dimensions that are essential for planning an educationalcurriculum and assessing progress within it.The foundation of our model of innovation competencies rests on our definition of innovation:The ability to develop novel solutions to problems that result in significantly enhancedstakeholder satisfaction. As engineering educators, we believe that innovation is only effectivewhen it includes the full cycle leading to delivery of improved stakeholder outcomes, and thisintroduces challenges

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron J. Turner, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

eliminating all methods except QFD, Brainstorming and FMEA. • A lack of requirements for the application of engineering analysis in design. The use of engineering analysis being what distinguishes engineering design from craftsman or artistic design.6 This was exemplified by a number of projects, which failed to meet the customer requirements, often due to a lack of design analysis on the part of the project team. • A number of design projects that did not contain appropriate material for a capstone design experience and/or emphasized non-engineering aspects such as the development of marketing materials and business plans

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen A. McDonough, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Renée S. DeGraaf, Lansing Community College; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Sarah J. Stoner, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Claudia E. Vergara, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

neering and technology education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic ad- ministration, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gina M. Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven LaLonde, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

women? 6) How successful are existingstructures at addressing these barriers? Climate survey results, in conjunction with objectivehuman resource data review and benchmarking of policies and benefits against peer schools witha focus on elements that have been tied to potential barriers are used to address each question.This paper explores answers to each research question and summarizes accomplishments madeover the grant period and plans for institutionalizing various initiatives.BackgroundRIT currently employs 95 women tenured and tenure-track (T TT) faculty in the science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, or 22.8% of the total STEM TTT faculty (Table 1); this is significantly below the 30.10% represented by the 2006

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy C. Bradshaw, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Patricia Lea Hardre, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

vahid salehi pour mehr, Florida International University; Ali Mazloomzadeh, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Juan Francisco Fernandez, Florida International University; Javier Parra

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Electrical and Computer

self-managing and reliable smart grid isseen as the future of protection and control systems [3]. This philosophy requires finding a wayto implement in the laboratory.The Smart Grid design aims are to provide overall power system monitoring, create controlstrategies to maintain system performance and security and to reduce cost of operation,maintenance, and system availability planning. The Smart Grid Control gives us capabilities suchas: predicting system behavior, anticipatory operation and adaptation to new environment, Page 22.813.2handling distributed resource, stochastic demand and optimal response to the smart appliances.The smart grid