Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron L Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University; Cory R. Davis, Oklahoma Christian University; Robert Andrew Stevenson, Oklahoma Christian University

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First-Year Programs

bachelors in Mechanical engineering from the same school. For his senior design project he and his team entered the regular class of the SAE Aero Design East competition and won first place in the presen- tation portion. After completing his masters he plans on entering into industry for a few years and then considering returning to school to pursue his doctorate degree. Page 22.1333.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Student Learning Modules in Trigonometry and Integral Calculus using LEGO MINDSTORMS® NXTIntroduction and MotivationRetention of

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel W. Walsh, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robert S. Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

. The formal establishment of the department wastriggered by input from two major constituencies; overwhelming student demand, underpinnedby industrial pressure and support. The Biomedical Engineering and General Engineering Page 22.1427.2Department is the only degree granting program in the CSU system. It has consistently drawn alarge number of well-qualified applicants. In fact, the department has attracted the highestquality and most gender-diverse applicants in the College of Engineering each year since itsformation. The program has grown at rate in excess of that planned, and faculty hiring has notkept pace; the student to faculty ratio is

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Jeff Kesling

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Instrumentation

of scientific and mathematical principles to the method of differential leveling asapplies to the Civil Engineer in the planning and design of the construction of buildings,highways, and bridges were investigated. Such planning and designing requires the surveying oflocations to determine what changes may need to be made prior to any construction or alteration.Differential leveling is the independent measurement of an unknown elevation relative to aknown elevation. One of the key elements to perform accurate differential leveling is the abilityto keep the rod and the instrument plumbed to the earth. Current state of the art is to use anautomatic level and graduated rod, both of which employ bubble-levels to determine plumb.The purpose of

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terence J. Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College; Gerald D. Holt, Project Lead The Way

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering toteachers and young students as a potential career path8.”The issue of institution liability when sharing college infrastructure came up early and took moretime to solve than initially planned. After two months analyzing the question of the institution‟sliability for adolescent students, the school requested that the US FIRST team purchase liabilityinsurance. The liability insurance allows the adolescent student to use the college facilities. Onelimitation that needed to be addressed was the institution‟s computer usage, which was solvedwith the creation of a non-curriculum class. This allows anyone registered in the class access tothe college‟s computer system and software. The authors assume that protocol may differ atother

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees

plans, President Barack Obama urges the country to transform itsenergy system to make it greener and smarter. This project seeks to address such a challengewith contemporary courses on alternate energy harnessing and electric smart grid (ESG).A web search shows that many universities across the nation have been engaged in solar energyresearch. One of the goals is to improve physical properties of silicon cells to improve panelefficiency. Application of nanotechnology to improve the conversion efficiency of incominglight photons to electrical output has been a topic of high interest. Optical concentrators havebeen researched to improve panel efficiency. However, undergraduate courses that focus on thepractical design and implementation of solar

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James McConnell, North Carolina State University; Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

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ASEE Global Programs

Graduate Teaching Assistants for FLS 101. In addition to the courses he teaches in a classroom setting, he is also the instructor of an online Spanish course that blends the elements of the Spanish language with the relationship among culture and technology. He meets regularly with department members to plan collaboratively and articulate content between courses. In addition to teaching, Mr. McConnell leads Engineering Students on a summer semester program to Spain. Although based out of the town of Segovia, students travel to several cities including Toledo, Barcelona, Madrid, Avila and Salamanca. The program is geared toward Engineering students and includes traditional language classes and various excursions such as

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Marygrove College

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Engineering Design Graphics

state and federal government. It is seen that thecompanies that sponsor Kettering University students represent a diverse cross section of U.S.industries. The changes that have been taking place in these industries and the needs andchallenges they face are immediately reflected in Kettering University’s classrooms as thestudents bring valuable experience after 24 weeks of work experience per year with theircorporate sponsor. The students and the department of Mechanical Engineering are the focus ofthis study.As part of the professional development portion of the grant, the Kettering University ENGAGEteam attended the ENGAGE conference in February 2010. A Plan of Attack in spatialvisualization was developed by Dr. Y. Dong, the Spatial

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandy W. Feola, Sinclair Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

some thought into what image best captures the mentor and the mentor’s career. They alsopractice communication skills for example, to discuss and to get approval to take pictures thatcan be posted on the CareerME.org site. Page 22.626.4Involve: Being part of the “bigger picture”; sharing the experience with peers.Students that participate in the project to create a CareerME.org profile produce a product theycan be proud to share.Social Media Tools to Complement Job Shadow ProcessFrom planning to the post-shadow reporting, many activities between the job shadow mentor, theteacher, and the student require collaboration and communication. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A. Vogt, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University

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NSF Grantees

sophomore students. A major focus of this project will be to develop acceleratedcourses that allow the military veteran to complete these prerequisite courses in fewer hours thancurrently required. Some of the accelerated introductory level classes should be useable for both Page 22.729.5the accelerated bachelor’s and as prerequisites for the master’s degree.This part of the project is still in the initial planning stages and will use some of the results of theaccelerated bachelor’s program.Kansas State University and the Military EnvironmentKansas State University is near a major U.S. military installation, Fort Riley, and has more than60 years of

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

GPS devices such as car navigation systems, but don’t worry too much about whether someone may already have come up with your idea. Your application could require a completely new electronics design, or it could just be an application that makes use of an existing GPS system (like the iPhone apps). Include the following in your report:  A marketing writeup that would “sell” your device to the consumer.  A brief “business plan” that would explain to your investors how you are going to make money with this device.  A technical description of the device including any appropriate diagrams and explanations. All of the above can be quite brief and much

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

with an entrepreneur from industry. The institution startedsponsoring a business plan competition where students compete for prize money to begin theirbusinesses. The institution also started hosting a government funded regional Small BusinessTechnology and Development Center.In late 2008, the institution initiated a new entrepreneurship education program around a concept Page 22.243.4called “Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum” (ExC) which is also sponsored by Kern Family 3Foundation. Like other such programs as “Writing across the curriculum

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Shree Frazier; Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

include: preparing future engineering faculty, improving teaching and learning, distance education and underrep- resented student success.Shree FrazierDr. Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey Osman Cekic holds a Ph.D. in higher education and student affairs from Indiana University at Blooming- ton and a master’s degree in secondary school administration from the University of Arkansas at Fayet- teville and a Bachelor’s degree in educational administration and planning from Ankara University in Page 22.267.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Turkey. He

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles; Peter Dusicka, Portland State University; Jeffrey W Berman, University of Washington; Edgar Bautista, California State University, Los Angeles; Michael Noddings, Portland State University; Linda My Hanh Nguyen; San Yu Aung, California State University of Los Angeles; Lang Anh Dam

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

), ability to plan and design a system, component orprocess that meets desired needs (abet c), ability to use techniques, skills, and modernengineering tools necessary for engineering practice, including computer tools and informationtechnology (abet k), and the ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze andinterpret data (abet b).The course topics include computer aided structural analysis of trusses, structural design oftrusses, computer aided structural analysis of 2D-frames for gravity and lateral loads and loadcombinations, computer aided structural design of 2D-frames, setting up of an experiment on asmall shake table and dynamic experimentation, computer aided structural dynamic analysis withtime history, and verification

Conference Session

Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Forrest Alden Copeland, Western Washington University; Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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International

planning andimplementing projects. This paper describes the challenges, advantages, and opportunities ofworking with a multidisciplinary student group, and professional mentors, in developing a waterquality solution for a rural community in Guatemala.IntroductionEngineers without Borders (EWB-USA) is a non-profit organization that was established at theUniversity of Colorado Civil in 2002. As described in the mission statement "EWB-USAsupports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with localpartners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformativeexperiences and responsible leaders."1 The organization is currently involved in 350 projects in45 countries with an emphasis on providing

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Saleh, Queen's University

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Engineering Libraries

collaboratively identify their information needs and then seek and use informationsources from different channels as a group. The study plans to analyse the interaction of theproject as the learning with learners’ information-related activities as students try to identify theirinformation needs, seek information, and then use information for their project during a group-based course. The paper represents the first case study where data were collected through a web-based survey at the end of a senior multidisciplinary design engineering course along with apreliminary descriptive analysis of the collected data that are related to the practice of bothacademic engineering librarians and engineering educators who are involved in these

Conference Session

ECCD Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaime Ramos, University of Texas, Pan American; Leonel Aguilera, University of Texas, Pan American; Elizardo Garcia, Universidad TecMilenio; Sanjeev Kumar, University of Texas, Pan American, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Roman Garcia, IEEE; Jose Sanchez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Kumar worked with the leading networking companies in the US. In the networking industry, Dr. Kumar played a leading role in planning, research & development of new communications equipment and networks. Dr. Kumar has authored over 50 technical papers. Dr. Kumar’s research findings have been cited by other researchers in the field. Dr. Kumar has served as Associate Editor for networking Journals, and as a member of technical program committee for international conferences. He has been awarded US and International patents for his inventions in the area of broadband networks. Dr. Kumar received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. He is the

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

, North Carolina State University Dr. C. Dianne Raubenheimer is Director of Assessment in the College or Engineering and Adjunct As- sistant Professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at NC State University. Within the College of Engineering she serves as the coordinator of ABET and other accreditation processes, acts as a resource/consultant to faculty in the different programs, develops and implements assessment plans, and serves as the primary educational assessment/data analyst adviser on the Dean’s staff. A particular interest is in helping faculty to develop and implement classroom-based assessment and action research plans to establish the effectiveness of instruction and to use the data to

Conference Session

Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Page 22.395.8 11. Very enjoyable and learned a lot.The comments presented here are representative of all the comments received from the fivesessions or short courses. In totality, they were all very positive focusing on the material,presentations, and the instructor. Incidentally, the instructor for all five of the sessions or shortcourses discussed here was the author of this paper. Although many of the comments were aboutthe instructor, an equally large number of comments concerned the presentation methods andmaterial covered. It is planned to train and add additional instructors in the near future in order tokeep up with the demand for presentations.According to the recruiting and advising staff in the School of Computing and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University

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International

understand how culture may influence GV team interactions. Ethnocentrismis discussed.Cross Cultural Communication: Students are instructed in the challenges of interculturalcommunication. The major communication styles are reviewed and placed in the context ofcultural communication rules. There is discussion on the challenges and possible solutions to thechallenges of speaking with a person using a second language.Virtual Communication: This lecture provides and understanding of the four major obstacles ofvirtual communication (isolation, confusion, time zones and technology) and how to overcomeeach of those obstacles. Strategies include making a team feel less isolated and more unified,establishing clear project and communication plans, working

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prawat Nagvajara, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering ; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

control node (Node 2). At the sensor node, the packet is programmed to include the controlnode’s device ID in its payload. The packet also contains the traffic information data that thesensor node is planning to send to the control node. Since CyFi utilizes a star network protocol,the packet has to be sent to the hub initially before it is forwarded to its destination. Thus, theheader information indicates that the sender is the sensor node and the receiver is the hub. Whenthe packet arrives to the hub, the hub determines the packet’s destination from its payload. Itcreates a new packet which includes the sender’s device ID and a copy of the data in its payload.At this stage, the header information indicates that the sender is the hub and the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees

- ativity, engineering with developing communities, and community-inspired innovation. He has served the American Society for Engineering Education in numerous capacities, as a member of the Interna- tional Strategic Planning Task Force, the International Advisory Committee, and Global Task Force, and as Chair of the International Division. He actively serves Engineers Without Borders-USA, as a chapter co-advisor, education committee chair, and lead on EWB’s efforts to examine its educational impacts. He is currently leading several NSF-funded projects involving the design and assessment of service learn- ing in engineering education. He is co-author of several recently released books, including: Measuring the Impacts of

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

respectively)not included in this number.1 Per the BLS data, Heavy and Civil Engineering Constructionaccounts for an unknown number of employed civil engineers. This does not include thoseworking as construction managers, of which 50,560 were employed in the sector in May of 2009.The construction manager is described by the BLS as one who: Plan, direct, coordinate, or budget, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, and implementation. Include specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

; fax: (+1) 781.292.2505; e-mail: ozgur.eris@olin.edu. Page 22.1025.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 LOOKING AT ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH A MOTIVATION/CONFIDENCE FRAMEWORKAbstractIn this paper we compare groups of engineering students along two dimensions, intrinsicpsychological motivation to study engineering and confidence in professional and interpersonalskills. We focus on these two measures because they have been shown to be directly related toseniors‟ future career plans and other aspects of the student experience1.Our sample included 103 students who

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Baratta, University of Toronto; Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto

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Engineering Libraries

Block C!– 15:25-15:50 – Station 6 Block C!– 15:25-15:50 – Station 2 After 15:50 rejoin your group members, compare notes, and develop a plan for After 15:50 rejoin your group members, compare notes, and develop a plan for After 15:50 rejoin your group members, compare notes, and develop a plan for completing the Bridge Targeting Worksheet over the next few days. completing the Bridge Targeting Worksheet over the next few days. completing the Bridge Targeting Worksheet over the next few days. You do not have to submit your bridges and criteria today. You do not have to submit your bridges and criteria today. You

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith F. Donnelly, Three Rivers Community-Technical College; Fenna D. Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

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Two Year College Division

knowledge to identify what theyknow, what they need to learn, and what (if any) special constraints may apply. After workingtogether to analyze and frame the problem, students create a plan for acquiring the knowledgeand skills necessary to solve the problem that includes setting specific learning goals, identifyingrequired resources, establishing a timeline, and monitoring their knowledge and comprehension.During this process, the instructor serves as a facilitator or consultant, guiding students throughthe problem solving process and providing instruction on an “as needed” basis.Once the required knowledge has been acquired, students reconvene to share what they havelearned and brainstorm possible solutions where ideas are openly exchanged

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer L. Cole, Northwestern University; Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Esteban Molina, Florida International University; Matthew R. Glucksberg, Northwestern University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Educational Research and Methods

biomedical engineering from Florida International University (Fall 2010) and is planning to pursue a MS in biomedical engineering in the upcoming year. Mr. Molina assisted with the data analysis in this study as an REU student, with an interest in assesment and educational researchy.Dr. Matthew R. Glucksberg, Northwestern UniversityDr. Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Page 22.236.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing engineering students’ mathematical modeling abilities in capstone designAbstractIn engineering

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

ambiguity, riskanalysis, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and business skills (including marketing,financial analysis, and strategic planning).3, 4 In 2009, the University received a KEEN grant todevelop and integrate entrepreneurial (and leadership) education over many degree programs.For the first year of the grant, LTU started the process of revising thirty courses in theengineering curriculum to include problem/project-based learning. In subsequent years, activeand collaborative learning has been heavily introduced to courses. The process of revising thesecourses is accomplished through a series of workshops administered by several experts in thelearning methods1, 5, internal LTU workshops, and cohorts of faculty collaborating

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

attritionrates in the sciences focused on the research question: “what influence do TAs have onunderclass students‟ plans to major in or leave the sciences?”5. Study results showed thatalthough GTAs could not be directly tied to retention they had a large amount of control overclassroom climate, which in turn did impact retention rates. Moreover, students cited GTAenthusiasm and attitude as facilitating the students‟ learning. Given the similarity of retentionand attrition issues across Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields, findingsfrom this study in science are very likely to be relevant to engineering.Graduate Teaching Assistants in EngineeringAccording to the National Academy of Engineering: “the essence of engineering – the

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

from the pilotstudy will be presented and compared to results from previous work focused on experts at the2011 ASEE conference. The area of focus for this paper is time allocation across essentialelements of the design process. This research may help to uncover the elusive cognitive thoughtprocesses employed by students as they practice engineering design thinking and will informcurriculum developers and teachers planning classroom strategies to improve high schoolstudents’ understanding of engineering.Keywords: Engineering Design, High School, Engineering Education, Technological LiteracyRationale“The key to educating students to thrive in a competitive global economy is introducing themearly to the engineering design skills and concepts that

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

program that is competitive with other biomedical engineering programs offered inMassachusetts. Effectively, this further integrates the electromechanical engineering program byincorporating the important biological dimension. The program has attracted a substantialnumber of students, and has expanded opportunities for our graduates. The ElectromechanicalEngineering Faculty Committee3 composed of eleven faculty members drawn from variousdisciplines, thoroughly researched, planned, and obtained administrative approval for theprogram, implemented, and is continuously assessing and fine-tuning this novel concentration.The endeavor was very much faculty driven. The faculty exercised care so that the addition ofthe new concentration did not alter or