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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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, and advocates.5.0 AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantsNos. 1025207 and 1025220. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.6.0 References 1. ABET (2008). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs Effective for Evaluations During the 2009- 2010 Accreditation Cycle, 21 pp., ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. www.abet.org 2. Aidoo, J., J. Hanson, K. Sutterer, R. Joughtalen, and S. Ahiamadi (2007). International senior design projects – more lessons learned, National Capstone Design Course Conference

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State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

have been separated intothree groups aligned with the previous tables. As expected the industrial comments emphasizethe need for competency in a manufacturing environment and help facing the current businesschallenges. Academics, and to the most part other respondents mentioned the many problemsfacing the academic institutions. This is understandable given that manufacturing education isvery much a publicly funded process that serves private industries. Recommendation: The comments should be read to gain further insight to the quantitative survey responses and better understanding of other perspectives.References1. Jack, H., “The State of Manufacturing Engineering Education”, An SME Technical Paper, November 20052. Danielson, S

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Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josue Orellana, Washington State University; Fabiola Quiroa, Washington State University; Ala' Ibrahim Abu-Lail; Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University

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Biological & Agricultural

laboratories for physiology research by undergraduate students in biosciences and biomedical engineering. Adv Physiol Educ 2008. 32: p. 256- 260.4. Moraes, C., K. Wyss, E. Brisson, B. Keith, Y. Sun, and C.A. Simmons, An undergraduate lab (on-a-chip): Probing single cell mechanics on a microfluidic platform. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2010. 3(3): p. 319-330.5. Carson, S., J.R. Chisnell, and R.M. Kelly, Integrating modern biology into the ChE biomolecular engineering concentration through a campus wide core laboratory education program Chemical Engineering Education, 2009. 43(4): p. 257-264.6. Dymond, J.S., L.Z. Scheifele, S. Richardson, P. Lee, S. Chandrasegaran, J.S. Bader, and J.D. Boeke

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The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Bridget N. Bero, Northern Arizona University

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Assessing Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

ability tocreate code in a specific language. In the following sections, a brief introduction tophenomenography, a description of the study exploring student understanding of conditional andrepetition structures, and the results of the study are presented. The final section discusses howthese results can be utilized in the development of an assessment instrument as well as what stillneeds to be done in order to reach the final destination.Phenomenography as a Research MethodologyPhenomenography is an educational research method developed in the early 1980’s by a researchgroup in the Department of Education at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden18. It arose outof work exploring the ways that students experienced learning, approached their

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark G. Thompson, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; James Gover, Kettering University; Allan R. Taylor, Kettering University; Michelle R. Pomeroy, Kettering University; Kevin (Hua) Bai, Kettering Univ

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Electrical and Computer

and Computer Engineering from Kettering University. She worked for Delphi from 1997 to 2009 in various positions, most recently focusing in applications engineering and project management. Michelle is doing project management support activities and assisting with software development for the Green Mobility Laboratory.Kevin (Hua) Bai, Kettering Univ Kevin Bai received B S and PHD degree in Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University., Beijing, China in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He was a post-doc fellow and research scientist in Univ of Michigan-Dearborn, USA, in 2007 and 2009, respectively. Now he is an assistant professor in Department of Electrical and Compurter Engineering, Kettering University

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed A. Seif, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

the launcher will be used. A blast deflector to prevent the motor's exhaust from hitting the ground will be used and ensure that dry grass is cleared around each launch pad in accordance with the Minimum Distance table, and increase the distance by a factor of 1.5 if the rocket motor being launched uses titanium sponge in the propellant. • Size: The rocket will not contain any combination of motors that total more than 40,960 N-sec (9208 lb-sec) of total impulse. The rocket will not weigh more at liftoff than one-third of the certified average thrust of the high power rocket motor(s) intended to be ignited at launch. • Flight Safety: The rocket will not be launched at targets, into clouds

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

Page 22.847.3emphasis on mathematics and science, as well as other traditional EE courses. However, itindeed has a heavy hands-on learning component comprising the core PBL courses. Table 1: Eight-semester course plan for B.S.E.E degree Electrical Engineering ‐ B. S. Degree – Western Carolina University  Suggested Course Plan Fall Semester  Hours      Spring Semester  Hours ENGL 101 Composition I   3      ENGL 102 Composition II   3 MATH 153 Calculus I

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Teaching Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Hartley T. Grandin Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanics

a introductory mechanics of materials course is to show the student that forceand elastic deformation analysis of single or multiple connected bodies is based on theapplication of only three fundamental sets of equations:  rigid body equilibrium equations,  material load-deformation equations derived from Hooke’s Law, and  equations defining the known or assumed geometry of deformation.The commonality of a general approach to all problems is emphasized, an approach that isidentical for determinate and indeterminate structures containing axial, torsional and/or bendingloads. This general approach is formulated to emphasize:  identification of applicable fundamental independent equation set(s) being written

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Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Richadr Lee Clark, Virginia Western Community College

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Electrical and Computer

hands-on tutorial on the LiaB experiments and the learning materials toengineering faculty at Virginia Community College System‟s New Horizons Conference inSpring 2011 to initiate the transfer of the pedagogical approach and learning materials to supportthe instruction at these institutions and to receive feedback and suggestions. A similar workshopwas held the Virginia Tech Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy on Feb. 19, 2010, whichwas well received.An explanation of our pedagogical approach to the development of the LiaB courses and theassociated learning materials, a review of the initial evaluation and assessment results, and adiscussion about the methods we have employed to disseminate the results of this project within

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Juliet J. Trail, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

overall experience for participants. Also, asmentioned, a second survey will be distributed in May 2011 to all RET participants, discussedbelow.Conclusions and Broader ImpactsThe 2010 summer RET program yielded a successful array of teaching kits and modules linkedto related Standards of Learning for the cohort of fifteen teachers. The post-program surveyconfirmed that participant exposure to research, ability to develop relevant teaching modules,and overall experience of the program was positive and successful. The RET participants willconduct their new teaching lesson(s) across the 2010-11 academic year. In order to achievebroader impacts beyond individual classrooms, the teachers are also encouraged to present totheir fellow teachers at a

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University, Engineering Technology; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

Integrated Web-enabled Computer Vision and Robotics,” The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Volume 43, Numbers 7-8, pp. 720-730, August, 2009.5. Felix T. S. Chan . Rahul Swarnkar. Manoj K. Tiwari, “Infrastructure for co-ordination of multi-agents in a network–based manufacturing system,” Int J Adv Manuf Technol, Vol. 31, pp. 1028–1033, 2007.6. Fei Qiao . Heiko Schlange . Horst Meier . Wolfgang Massberg, “Internet-based Remote Access for a Manufacturing-oriented Teleservice,” Int J Adv Manuf Technol, Vol. 31, pp. 825–832, 2007.7. Ismail Fidan, Edward Roush, Serdar Tumkor, and Russell P. Kraft, “Internet-based electronics manufacturing troubleshooting tool for surface mount PCB assembly,” Int J Adv

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Software Engineering Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Reichlmayr, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

common terminologyand practices. A description of the Agile Software Development course project using Scrum asthe development methodology for Android phone application development follows. The reportconcludes with the challenges and opportunities when using Scrum for student teams in softwareengineering courses and capstone projects.Scrum BackgroundScrum is an incremental and iterative process framework that, while typically associated withsoftware development, can be used for managing projects in a variety of domains. Scrum as asoftware development framework was jointly developed and introduced by Jeff Sutherland andKen Schwaber [11] in the early 1990’s. It was inspired by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonakain a 1986 publication [12] that

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Hasker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Fowler. UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language. Addison-Wesley, 3rd edition, 2004. [7] R. France. A problem-oriented analysis of basic UML static requirements modeling concepts. In Proceedings of the 14th ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Object-oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications, pages 57–69. ACM Press, 1999. [8] P. Gagnon, F. Mokhati, and M. Badri. Applying model checking to concurrent UML models. Journal of Object Technology, 7(1):59–84, Jan. 2008. [9] M. Genero, M. Piattini, and C. Calero. A survey of metrics for UML class diagrams. Journal of Object Technology, 4(9):61–92, 2005.[10] S. Johnson. Lint, a C program checker. Technical Report 65, Bell Laboratories, Dec. 1977.[11

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William David Schlecht, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Jennifer C. Adam, Washington State University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Edwin Maurer P.E., Santa Clara University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph D. Law, University of Idaho, Moscow; Gary Robert Brown, AAC&U; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees

from: http://www.pogil.org/.2. Arce, P. and L. Schreiber, High Performance Learning Environments, Hi-PeLE. ChemicalEngineering Education, 2004 (Fall Issue): p. 286-291.3. Dale, E., Audiovisual methods in teaching. 3 ed. Vol. 1. 1969, New York: Dryden Press.4. Crouch, C.H., A.P. Fagen, J.P. Callan, and E. Mazur, Classroom demonstrations: Learning tools orentertainment? American Journal of Physics, 2004. 72(6): p. 835-838.5. Felder, R., How About a Quick One? Chem. Engr. Education 26(1), 18-19 winter 1992.6. Hesketh, R., Farrell, S., and Slater, C., An Inductive Approach To Teaching Courses In Engineering,Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.7. Wankat, P., Oreovicz

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stella A Quinones, University of Texas, El Paso; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas, El Paso; B. Lush, University of Texas, El Paso; Gabriel Della-Piana, Evaluation Consultant ; Denise Carrejo, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning

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NSF Grantees

(2009). Development of Quantum Perspectives in Modern Physics. Physical Review Special Topics – Physics Education Research, 5, p 010106-1.4. E. Cataloglu, R.W. Robinett (2002). Testing the Development of Student Conceptual and Visualization Understanding in Quantum Mechanics through the Undergraduate Career. Am J Phys., 70(3), 238-251.5. L. Bao (2002). Understanding Probabilistic Interpretations of Physical Systems: A Prerequisite to Learning Quantum Physics. Am J Phys, 70(3), 210-217.6. R.J. Roedel, S. El-Ghazaly, J.T. Aberle (1998). An Integrated Upper Division Course in Electronic Materials and Electromagnetic Engineering – Wave Phenomena for Electrical Engineers in Proceedings of FIE Conference, 921-926.7

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Tech; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jennifer E. Michaels, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas B. Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Controls Laboratories,” Proceedings of theAmerican Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.[7] R.W. Hendricks, K.M. Lai, and J.B. Webb, 2005, ”Lab-in-a-Box: Experiments in Electronic Circuits ThatSupport Introductory Courses for Electrical and Computer Engineers,” Proceedings of the American Society ofEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.[8] B. Ferri, S. Ahmed, J. Michaels, E.Dean, C. Garvet, S. Shearman, , “Signal Processing Experiments Wit LEGOMINSTORMS NXT Kit for Use in Signals and Systems Courses,” Proceedings of the American ControlConference, St. Louis, pp. 3787-3792., June 2009.[9] B. Ferri, J. Auerbach, H. Qu, “Distributed Laboratories: A Finite State Machine

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FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicky Wolmarans, University of Cape Town, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE); Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)

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First-Year Programs

. Page 22.1724.2Becoming an engineerThe background to being or becoming an engineer lies in studies of graduate attributes orcompetencies. This body of literature focuses on the need to develop core knowledge andskills for success as an engineer. In the mid to late 1990’s the focus was predominantlyconcerned with deficiencies in graduate engineers in terms of complementary skills such asteamwork, communications and business skills 1. More recently, there has been a shifttowards acknowledgement of the primacy of the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to realindustrial applications2 or as Ferguson warns, a danger of losing the basic analytical skills inthe push for employment ready graduates3.The response to these concerns includes the

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Design Across Disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Besser, University of Saint Thomas; AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas

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Design in Engineering Education

Annual Page 22.25.7Conference & Exposition. 2006.[2] Evbuomwan, NFO, S. Sivaloganathan, and A. Jebb. “A survey of design philosophies, models, methods andsystems”. Proc. of Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Vol. 210. 1996. 301-320.[3] Dym, Clive L. “Learning Engineering: Design, Languages, and Experiences”. Journal of Engineering EducationApril (1999): 145-148.[4] National Academy of Sciences, Rising Above the Gathering Storm Two Years Later, Washington D.C.:National Academies Press, 2009.[5] Seidel, Rainer, Linda Haemmerle, Chris Chambers. “A Multidisciplinary Design Education Approach forSupporting Engineering Product

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FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Learning Center: http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/classes/tutoring/2 Northeastern University: http://www.coe.neu.edu/coe/undergraduate/studentservices/tutoring.html3 University of Washington Academic Workshops: http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/academics/workshops.html4 UT Austin Cockerell School of Engineering & Division of Diversity and Community: http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/lcae/ace.php5 Navarra-Madsen, Junalyn and Ingram, Paul, ―Mathematics Tutoring and Student Success,‖ Proceedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 8 (2010) 207–212.6 Thompson, D. R. Langstraat, S. D. and Nichols, V., ―Engineering Center Residence Hall Program,” Proceedings of the 2002 American

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Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanghun Choi, Purdue University; Maryam Saeedifard, Purdue University; Rohit Shenoy, MathWorks

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Electrical and Computer

prior theoretical knowledge and background of the students in power electronics,combines the sophisticated Texas Instruments (TI)’s hardware tools with MATLAB/Simulinksoftware tools to design, test, and rapidly prototype power-electronic circuits. A detaileddescription of the tools along with their use in the developed laboratory is presented.Index Terms – Power electronics, digital control, micro-controller, MATLAB/Simulinkenvironment, MATLAB Real Time Workshop, rapid prototyping.IntroductionPower-electronic-based systems are being used in a wide range of applications includingvehicular propulsion systems, industrial applications and motor drives, electromechanical motioncontrol, and grid integration of renewable energy resources [1, 2]. The

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SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Kelly, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

. Drug regulatory processes and agencies? ________ 4. The culture, geography, and social/political climate of other countries? ________ 5. Issues involving and examples of “access to medicines”? ________ 6. Pharmaceutical business strategy(s)? ________Figure 1 on the following page shows some of the survey results, namely the average scoresfrom the engineering and business students on these questions 1 through 6 above. All averagescores indicated that the students learned at least “an adequate amount” of new material in eachof the six topical areas. The only border line case was

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Eden B. King, George Mason University; Mikki Hebl, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

associate professor was hired and paired with a single senior woman because her transition, as a senior faculty member, was unique.Evaluation of the Triad Mentor ProgramAnnual Online SurveyWe administered an online survey to Triad Mentor participants in the first and second years(2006-06 and 2007-08) of the ADVANCE grant. In those two years, 12 senior women served asmentors with 75% of them participating in the online survey. During the same time period(2006-07 and 2007-08), 21 junior women were protégés with 52% of them participating in theonline survey. There was 61% overall participation in the online survey during the two yearperiod.In the survey, we asked about the goals of the participants, topics discussed, and benefit(s) s ofthe

Conference Session

Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Lauren Aprill; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

). American Society for Engineering Education. 3. Hanford, Bethany, “Engineering for Everyone,” American Society for Engineering Education, PRISM, December 2004. American Society for Engineering Education. 4. Nocito-Gobel J., S. Daniels, M. Collura, B. Aliane, “Project-Based Introduction to Engineering – A University Core Course,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (2004). American Society for Engineering Education. 5. E. Garmire, Dartmouth College, Private Communication, (2009). 6. Hudson, C., “Innovations in teaching, learning and assessment,” IEE Intern. Symp. on Engineering 7. Malave, C., Belhot, R. V., Figueiredo, R. S. “New questions about learning styles

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Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Kelli Jayn Nichols, University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Bioengineering; Laura Wright, University of Washington; Christopher Neils, University of Washington

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Biomedical

taken outtside the BIO OEN departm ment. Lastlyy, juniors preesented the ddesire to havve anincreased d quantitative basis in their physiologgy course. partmental ProceedingsIntradep P s: New Curriculum DeevelopmentHaving successfully s navigated thhe ABET acccreditation pprocess in 20008, the depaartmentdeterminned it had eno ough experieence and forrmative feedbback to undeergo an exam mination of tthecurriculu um. Consideeration of thee results pressented abovee ultimately led to an iniitiation ofcurriculu um revision by b the BIOE EN faculty annd academicc affairs stafff. The first sstep consisteed ofa “Curricculum Summ mit,” in which

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Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University, Goodwin College of Professional Studies, Engineering Technology Program

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Engineering Technology

://www.nrel.gov/learning/,Accessed: 19 January 2009.3. U.S Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,http://energy.senate.gov/news/dem_release.cfm?id=2211794. H. Salehfar, “State of the Art Power Electronics, Electric Drives, and Renewable Energy Systems Laboratories atthe University of North Dakota”, Proceedings, 2005 IEEE PES General Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 12-16.5. P. Jennings, “New directions in renewable energy education”, Renewable Energy, Vol. 34, 2009, pp. 435-439.6. J. DeWaters, S. Powers, "Work in progress – energy education and energy literacy: Benefits of rigor andrelevance", Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009. FIE '09. 39th ASEE/IEEE, San Antonio, TX, 2009.7. M. H. Nehrir, “A course on alternative energy wind/PV/fuel

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tammy L Haut Donahue, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

belonging in engineering?To analyze the data scores were computed and the appropriate statistical analysistechniques were applied.Question 1Are there differences in students’ engineering self-efficacy across academic levels?This question asks if there is a difference in the engineering self-efficacy of a sophomoreengineering student as compared to a freshman engineering student, and so forth. Thisquestion seeks to find the result for all students, regardless of ethnicity. Table 3 shows theANOVA table for the subscales contributing to engineering self-efficacy. The resultsshow that there is/are marginally significant difference(s) between means of the fourclasses (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) for math outcome expectations (F =14.356, p = 0.0

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Assessing Students and Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Scozzari, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Jennifer Astwood, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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New Engineering Educators

airports andtrain connections, upon arrival and departure from major travel points. Thus far, thiscollaboration has proven significantly more advantageous.Presently, a longitudinal study is being conducted to track students’ perceptions of theirexperiences. We encourage others to continue researching and applying interdisciplinarylearning within a multidisciplinary student environment. We are confident new experiences willbroaden and enrich this model, and seek to learn how to incorporate new learning into our ownexperiences. Page 22.945.13References1. Allen-Gil, S., Walker, L., Thomas, G., Shevory, T. & Elan, S. (2005). Forming a

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

degree programs, connecting with masters-level programs,reach for more students, and incorporating more disciplines in our programming.introductionShephard et al.’s work [4] emphasized “The central lesson that emerged from the study is theimperative of teaching for professional practice — with practice understood as the complex,creative, responsible, contextually grounded activities that define the work of engineers at its best;and professional understood to describe those who can be entrusted with responsible judgment inthe application of their expertise for the good of those they serve.” Additional reports emphasizethe need for professional practice; Duderstadt [1] claimed “… it is long past time that we rippedengineering education out of the

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Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheri Shakiban, University of St. Thomas; Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

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Mathematics

. Page 22.1046.5Fig. 3 Step by step illustration of how the yupana is used to perform the arithmetic operation of addition, e.g. 409 + 107 (= 516), with the 4th column used as temporary memory.Nazca Lines:9-13 The Nazca lines (and geoglyphs) are giant etchings in the desert, created byremoving rocks from the sand and piling them up to create vast shapes when viewed from thesky. They were “discovered” back in the 1930’s when viewed from an airplane and researched /preserved by Dr. Paul Kosok and his assistant, German mathematician Maria Reiche, who,because of her research over subsequent decades, has become singularly famous as the Nazcaline researcher. Many theories abound as to how and why they were constructed. Some dealwith ancient