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To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia; Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-68: SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LIBRARY - ACCESSIBLETO INNER-CITY COMMUNITIES THROUGH SCIENCE 101Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia Aleteia Greenwood is Head Librarian, Science & Engineering Library at the University of British Columbia. She is also student, faculty and collections development liaison to the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Departments.Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia Eugene Barsky is a Science and Engineering Librarian at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Pub- lished extensively in the library science literature, he also is the winner of 2007 Canadian Health Library Association ’Emerging Leader’ award and 2007 Partnership award from the Canadian

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Chemical Engineering in Silico

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2265: ENGINEERING ETHICS CASE STUDIES IN SENIOR UNITOPERATIONS LABORATORYJames P Abulencia, Manhattan College Page 22.588.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering Ethics Case Studies in Senior Unit Operations LaboratoryAbstract Placement of ethics in the Chemical Engineering curriculum has always been debated. Inthis project, the use of a real-world engineering ethics case study was integrated into the SeniorUnit Operations Laboratory course over two separate class years (i.e. Year 1 and Year 2). Themotivation behind this was twofold. First, the assignment provides the opportunity to develop

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Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon N. Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Engineering Libraries

cooperative education students both during and prior to their work placementsemesters. This work will help support our educational mission.1 Association of College & Research Libraries. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm Accessed March 2, 2011.2 The survey can be viewed at https://umsurvey.umn.edu/index.php?sid=12164&lang=um.3 Hertzum, M., & Pejtersen, A. M. (2000). The information-seeking practices of engineers: Searching for documentsas well as for people. Information Processing & Management, 36(5), 761-778.4 Rodrigues, R. J. (2001). Industry expectations of the new engineer. Science and Technology Libraries, 19(3-4),179

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ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karyn L. Biasca, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; Steve Hill, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

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Chemical Engineering

learning outcomes. Page 22.253.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessment of ABET Student Outcomes During Industrial InternshipsAbstractThe Paper Science and Engineering (PSEN) program at UW-Stevens Point has had a three-creditindustrial internship requirement since 1973. We assessed this requirement throughcomprehensive student papers covering the technology of the pulp and paper industry and theprocesses and products of the mills in which students worked. This assessment worked well untilroughly ten years ago, when mills began retaining

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Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta; Inci Ayranci, University of Alberta

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Chemical Engineering

copies of the teaching materials and lectures. Page 22.286.6Bibliography1. Felder, R.M., and Silverman, L.K., “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education,” Engineering Education, Vol. 78, No. 7, 1988, pp. 674–681.2. Woods, D.R., “An Evidence Based Strategy for Problem Solving,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, No. 4, 2000, pp. 443-459.3. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, McGraw Hill, electronic reference subscription continuously updated.4. Hill, D., “Process Simulation from the Ground Up,” Chemical Engineering Progress, April 2009, 50-53.5. Atherton J S, Learning and Teaching; Deep and Surface learning

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Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arthur Felse, Northwestern University

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Chemical Engineering

thought, several aspects ofhuman body function, particularly those relating to physiology can be treated as transportphenomena problems. In fact in the last fifty years chemical engineers have contributedsignificantly to various innovations in physiology such as characterization of vascular fluidtransport, kidney dialysis machines, drug delivery vehicles, and artificial tissue constructs toname a few.Major reasons for applying transport phenomena principles to physiological systems are: (i) Tobetter understand the physiological functions of the human body, (ii) to diagnose pathologicalconditions which are typically reflected by changes in transport processes, and (iii) to developinstrumentation and intervention technologies for therapies. Due to

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Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanical Engineering

 Improvement Objectives for Mechanical Engineering 1) Improve Delivery ‐ To encourage deeper student learning by:  a. Integrating theory with practice  b. Integrating concepts across courses  c. Requiring fewer courses/semester to increase depth  d. Enhancing lifelong learning skills 2) Enhance Content ‐ Increased student exposure to:   a. New and emerging technologies   b. Professional skills (societal impact, ethics, team skills, project management, global  issues, economic justification)   c. Computer and numerical skills   d. Design methodologies and tools Following intensive discussions and two faculty retreats, a major revision of the MechanicalEngineering curriculum was approved in October

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A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald C. Rosenberg, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Systems Engineering

competitive peer comparisons.The self-assessment report data provided documented evidence of significant growth in oralcommunication skills for almost every student. Furthermore, the data provided insight into waysfor the instructors to improve the students’ experiences in subsequent course offerings.Introduction: course context and goals for student learningThe recent impetus to rethink our national policy for engineering education originated with theNational Academy for Engineering report Educating the Engineer of 2020.1 As Redish andSmith expressed it: “The increasing importance of technology in our modern economic systemand the increased globalization of scientific and technological ideas, development, andproduction have focused national

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Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Smith, Villanova University; Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

Subject of Process Modeling and Design: A Compelling Education Module It is widely accepted that educational outcomes are more successful when students have akeen interest in the subject, and this typically happens when the subject is something near anddear to them. It is also widely acknowledged that most college student show a keen interest inbeer. In our experience with students in engineering, this often translates into an interest in thebrewing process and at times has culminated in students engaging in home brewing. It is naturalthen to use this interest to engage students in educational exercises around one or more aspects ofbrewing technology.[1, 2] In the Department of Chemical Engineering at Villanova University,we have

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Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Bowles-Terry, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

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Engineering Libraries

, conduct a search on literature . . .present a written evaluation of your sources’ validity . . . , prepare a written report on yourfindings.”8 For the past five years we have held sessions for engineering freshmen taking the ES1000 class. Library instruction sessions began as simple introductions to the library resourcesand initially were presentation-oriented. As the ES 1000 class developed and the researchquestions and projects became more involved, we began to develop more “hands-on” classsessions. The library classroom also had technology upgrades, making it easier to conduct thesesessions. For the past two years we (the engineering librarian and the instruction coordinator)have worked together to create more meaningful library exercises and

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

, patents, and papers in re- ferred journals and conference proceedings. He has co-authored the textbook Source and Channel Cod- ing: An Algorithmic Approach. He has contributed to several books, including Mobile Communications Handbook and The Communications Handbook (both CRC Press). He holds several patents in the area of wireless location management and authentication strategies. He received the SAIC 1997 Publication Page 22.613.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Prize for Information and Communication Technology. He has served on the Editorial Boards of IEEEPersonal

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

survey also asked students to rate their level of agreement with 12 other statementsrelated to international aspects, stakeholder impacts, and/or societal impacts of engineering(including four questions from the PFEAS4) using a 6-point Likert scale. The four statementsmost closely related to international issues were: 1. I would be equally comfortable teaming with an engineer from the U.S. as one in India Page 22.751.7 or China to work on a project. 2. The technology that is used in the U.S. is likely the best technology to use to solve similar technical problems in other countries. 3. I expect that a water treatment plant

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-784: REDISCOVERING RECIPROCATING STEAMMatthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy Commander, US Navy PhD, PE Permanent Military Professor Nuclear Submarine Officer Member - The Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology Page 22.1227.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Rediscovering Reciprocating Steam A Fresh Look at Historical Steam Power (Reciprocating Steam 101)introductionThe purposes of this article are: (1) to describe the most significant steam engines from the earlyperiod of steam power

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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

AC 2011-1407: THE RESEARCH STUDIO: INTEGRATING INFORMA-TION LITERACY INTO A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING SCIENCE COURSEMichelle Baratta, University of Toronto Michelle Baratta has held positions in academic and public libraries, as well as a corporate setting. Her education includes a Master’s degree in Information Studies (2007) and an Honours Bachelor of Science degree (2004), both from the University of Toronto. She is currently a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the University of Toronto’s Engineering & Computer Science Library.Alan Chong, University of Toronto Alan Chong is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto. His pedagogical research is primarily in the

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-533: INCORPORATING TECHNICAL PEER REVIEW OF CIVILENGINEERING STUDENT PROJECTSLuciana Barroso, Texas A&M University Luciana R. Barroso, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She has been with Texas A&M University for more than 10 years, and in that time has taught over a dozen different courses ranging from the freshman to graduate levels. She has received funding for her engineering education research from the Department of Education FIPSE program and from the NSF CCLI program. She also has been involved in several professional developments that were provided by the NT

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Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University; Sevinc Rende, Isik University

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Chemical Engineering

program has beenapproved by the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs(MUDEK) of Turkey in 2008 for a period of five years. 4 The evaluation process in MUDEK isvery similar to that of Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET). MUDEK isalso a full member of European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE)and is authorized to award EUR-ACE (European Accredited Engineer) label to the graduates ofapproved departments. 5As stated in the original declaration of Bologna Process 6 and agreed by most of the Europeanuniversities, higher education across European countries is standardized with respect to studentachievement and quality assurance. One of the essential components of the Bologna

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Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seamus F. Freyne, Mississippi State University; James P Abulencia, Manhattan College; Powell Draper, Manhattan College

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-1929: ENGINEERING AND NONENGINEERING STUDENTS’PERCEPTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL ISSUESSeamus F Freyne, Mississippi State University Seamus Freyne joined the civil engineering faculty at Mississippi State University last fall. Previously he was employed at Manhattan College and the University of Oklahoma. His research interests include structures, statistics, and ethics.James P Abulencia, Manhattan CollegePowell Draper, Manhattan College Powell Draper is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Man- hattan College in New York City. Page 22.576.1

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Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-254: FIVE FORCED-VIBRATION LABORATORY EXPERIMENTSUSING TWO LUMPED MASS APPARATUSES WITH RESEARCH CAL-IBER ACCELEROMETERS AND ANALYZERRichard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has 3 years industrial experience at General Motors and 3 years at Lucent Technologies. He was an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Southern Indiana before joining the faculty at Southern Polytechnic State University in 2010 as an Associate Professor, where he also serves as director for their new mechanical engineering program. He has taught a wide

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Mechanical Engineering

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

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Jason Allen Toth; Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Management from the Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rolla; and ME in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida - Gainesville. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. Her research interests include measuring groundwater contaminant flux, and engineering education. Page 22.188.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Introduction to Infrastructure for All DisciplinesWHY A COURSE ON INFRASTRUCTURE? To the relief of many civil engineers, the word infrastructure has come into vogue with theAmerican body politic; in the most recent

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Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Nadar Vahdat, Tuskegee University

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Chemical Engineering

ethics include: 1. Engineering and moral complexity 2. Moral reasoning, technology, values and society 3. Commitment to safety, risk and product reliability 4. Engineering as a social experiment 5. Workplace rights and responsibilities 6. Environmental ethicsIn the second part of the course real world case studies are discussed. Typical casesrelated to chemical engineering that have been studied in the past include: 1. The chemical disaster at Bhopal India 2. Dow Corning breast implants 3. Environmental clean-up and problems with the superfundThe Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010 is an interesting case for an ethicscourse. It was included for the fall 2010 semester and is planned to be included for thespring 2011

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Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca L. Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-2215: PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF UNDERGRADUATEVIBRATIONS COURSEAnca L. Sala, Baker College Anca L. Sala, Associate Professor, is Chair of the Engineering Department at Baker College. Dr. Sala coordinates several engineering and technology programs, teaches and develops engineering curriculum, and leads the ABET accreditation activities in the department. She is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA.Raghu Echempati, Kettering University Raghu Echempati is a professor of Mechanical Engineering with over 25 years of teaching, research and consulting experiences in Design and Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes. He has published several educational and research papers at ASEE, ASME and other

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Ashley Elisabeth Thibodeaux, Louisiana State University; Laura H. Ikuma, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-680: PEER MENTORING, A TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM TOIMPROVE RETENTION IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGSummer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University Ms Dann is the Project Manager for the College of Engineering’s STEP program. She has her Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and worked for industry for 9 years prior to returning to academia.Paige Davis, Louisiana State University Paige Davis has 20 years experience as an Instructor in the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. In addition to teaching she assists with the STEP program. She received her baccalaureate degree in Engineering Technology and her master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University.Ashley

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Osterwood, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Jason Douglas Monnell, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Koch, GTECH Strategies; Maureen Copeland, GTECH Strategies

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1859: SERVICE RESEARCH AND SERVICE LEARNING: DE-VELOPING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BETWEENA UNIVERSITY AND A NONPROFIT.Kristen Osterwood, University of PittsburghAmy E. Landis, University of PittsburghJason Douglas Monnell, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Monnell is a Research Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh. He obtained his bachelors degree in Biochemistry from Union College (Schenectady NY) his PhD in Chemistry from Penn State in 2005. He investigates chemical and phys- ical interactions between surfaces and their environments. He is especially interested in heavy metals, chacogen containing molecules, and catalytic materials. Dr

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Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1908: THE RESEARCH PROPOSITION AND PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT: UPDATE ON FIRST YEAR GRADUATE STUDENT PREPA-RATIONDavid F. Ollis, North Carolina State University David Ollis is Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. He has taught professional development and technical writing courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Page 22.1494.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Research Proposition and Professional Development: Update on First Year Graduate Student Preparation Twenty years ago, our

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Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1436: TODAY’S BSCE: A SURVEY OF CREDIT HOUR REQUIRE-MENTSKenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Page 22.1531.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Today’s BSCE: A Survey of Credit Hour RequirementsAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present the results of a survey and analysis of today’s civilengineering and closely related curricula in terms of credit hours required for degree. There hasbeen considerable discussion nationally about a trend to reduce credit hour requirements. Whilethis paper does not address any historical trends, it does provide a comprehensive description oftoday’s

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Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Richard F. McCormick, Marshall University; Sydney M. Wait, Marshall University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-235: USING KEFIR TO TEACH MICROBIAL KINETICS IN ANUNDERGRADUATE WASTEWATER TREATMENT COURSEIsaac W. Wait, Marshall University Isaac W. Wait is an assistant professor of engineering in the College of Information Technology and Engineering at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Wait conducts research and teaches courses in the area of water resources and environmental engineering, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Ohio and West Virginia.Richard F. McCormick, Marshall University Richard F. McCormick is a Professor of Engineering at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He received his BSCE from WV Tech in 1971 and MS and PhD from Va Tech in 1973 and 1979

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Civil Engineering

, E. T., Gavrin, A., and Christian, W. (1999). Just-in-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Webtechnology. Prentice Hall series in educational innovation, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.2. Mazur, E. (1997). Peer Instruction: A User's Manual. Prentice Hall series in educational innovation, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J.3. Fagen, A., Crouch, C. H., and Mazur, E. (2002). “Peer Instruction: Results from a Range of Classrooms.” The Physics Teacher, 40(April), 206-209.4. Denton, N., and Cooper, H. (2006). “JiTT in an engineering technology class.” 113th Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition, 2006, June 18, 2006 - June 21, 2006, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal, Cal Poly, SLO

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

unable to devote time to, provide an additional resource for company engineeringprojects, and contribute to creative and innovative project solutions.BackgroundThe Medical Engineering Development and Integrated Technology Enhancement Consortium(MEDITEC) is a partnership between industrial partners and academia that matchesundergraduate and master’s-level engineering students with the project needs of biomedicaldevice developers. MEDITEC currently consists of three industrial consortium members alongwith our university. Membership in the consortium requires each of the industrial partners tomake an annual donation of $50,000, which enables each company to populate a project databasewith projects. Depending on the needs of each project, a single

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Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, appropriate technology, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA. Page 22.278.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Benefits of Mentoring Students in Design CompetitionsAbstract A very rewarding opportunity, that many educators overlook, is the chance to mentorstudents who are participating in