Conference Session

New Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; William L. Hughes, Boise State University; Kotaro Sasaki, Boise State University; Teresa Cole, Boise State University, Computer Science Department; John N. Chiasson, Boise State University

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New Engineering Educators

evidence of faculty teaching effectiveness (policy) and working closely with the Center for Teaching and Learning (university-wide) to provide customized workshops to COEN faculty (professional development).  The COEN‟s Research and Scholarly Activities Committee has been charged to identify, develop and lead efforts directed toward the establishment of financial reporting systems and consistent, flexible workload policy that support annual evaluation processes (procedure and policy).  The COEN‟s Promotion and Tenure Committee has developed criteria and guidelines for promotion of research faculty (policy). Plans are underway to provide a similar career progression pathway for non-tenure

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Walter Curtis Lee, Virginia Tech ; John Andrew Janeski, Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

engagement. Middle school science studentswho reported fulfillment of their needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness were morelikely to continue enrolling in science courses and plan to pursue careers in science.5 Incomparing junior-high and elementary students’ autonomous motivation to complete homeworkassignments, researchers attributed the older students’ decreased motivation to their teachers’poor support of the students’ psychological needs, when compared to elementary school studentsand teachers.6 Students in physical education classes that perceived a more supportiveenvironment reported greater need fulfillment and engagement in physical education activities.7While fewer researchers have utilized self-determination theory among college

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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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NSF Grantees

grant), advancing problem based learning methodologies (NSF CCLI grant), assessing student learning, as well as understanding and integrating complex problem solving in undergraduate engineering education (NSF CAREER grant). Her other research interests lie in cardiovascular fluid mechanics, sustainability research, and K-12 engineer- ing outreach.Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineer- ing at the University of Colorado - Boulder (CU). She has taught the capstone design for environmental engineering since 1998 and began incorporating service learning projects into the course in 2001. She also

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Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison A. Dingwall, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

education to improve itsquality and direction. Former president of the National Academy of Engineering, William A.Wulf, said it best in his statement, “Incorporating a set of "new fundamentals" into theengineering curriculum and encouraging faculty to practice their craft are among the stepsneeded to bring engineering education into the 21st century.” 1The engineering student can nolonger be instructed through “chalk and talk” practices, but rather, there is a need to makeengineering education more dynamic and engaging to produce well-rounded engineeringstudents for the careers of the 21st century1,2. According to the National Academy ofEngineering (NAE) Engineer of 2020 Attributes3 report, engineers will be called upon to adapt tonew trends in

Conference Session

Professional Identity

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a Ph.D. minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is Co-PI and Research Director of Purdue University’s ADVANCE program, and PI on the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge project. She runs the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group, whose projects are described at the group’s website, http://feministengineering.org/. She is interested in creating new models for thinking about gender and race in the context of engineering education. She was recently awarded a CAREER grant for the project, ”Learning from Small Numbers: Using personal narratives by underrepresented undergraduate students to

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taylor Martin, University of Texas, Austin; Pat Ko, University of Texas, Austin; Stephanie Baker Peacock, University of Texas, Austin; Jennifer Rudolph, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering and in computer science, Pat worked in computer chip design before changing careers to teach high school. He is currently a graduate student in STEM Education at The University of Texas at Austin and his research interests include measuring the educational benefits of middle school and high school robotics programs.Stephanie Baker Peacock, The University of Texas, Austin Stephanie received her BS and MS of Mathematics at branch campuses of The University of Texas and is pursuing her PhD in Science and Mathematics Education at The University of Texas at Austin. Her predominate research interest focuses on development of algebraic reasoning and symbolic understand- ing. Special attention is paid to students in

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2430: MOVING BEYOND THE DOUBLE-BIND: WIE AND MEPPROGRAMS AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF WOMEN OF COLOR INENGINEERINGLisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Lisa Frehill is the Director of Research, Evaluation and Policy at the National Action Council for Mi- norities in Engineering (NACME), a Senior Program Officer with the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine at the National Research Council, and a senior analyst at Energetics Technol- ogy Center. Since earning her doctoral degree Dr. Frehill has developed expertise in the science and engineering workforce with a focus on how gender and ethnicity impact access to careers in these fields. While she was an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karen L. Tonso, Wayne State University; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University

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NSF Grantees

Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests focus on interdisciplinary faculty members and graduate students in engineering and science, with engineering education as a specific case. Dr. Borrego holds U.S. NSF CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) awards for her engineering education research. Dr. Borrego has developed and taught graduate level courses in engi- neering education research methods and assessment from 2005-2010. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and her B.S. is from University of Wisconsin-Madison.Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M

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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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Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington; Jim Pfaendtner, University of Washington; Marvi A. Matos, University of Washington; William B. Baratuci, B-Cubed; Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Arne S.A. Biermans, University of Washington

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Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hadi Ali, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

CDIO initiative in aerospace engineering, contextualization isfound to be a compelling learning approach that goes beyond the regular educationalenvironments: “The evidence for adopting a contextual learning approach is compelling. This approach encourages students to choose specific careers and remain in their respective career preparation programs. Learning environments and experiences set in professional contexts open students’ minds, enabling them to become more thoughtful, participative members of society and the workforce. Moreover, a contextual learning approach assists students in learning how to monitor their own learning so that they can become self-regulated learners.”52 As a point of

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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

“in my opinion, the learningcurve in practice is shorter when folks have the additional education.” Several noted that supportof this policy will require a monetary commitment from employers to help defray the costs ofobtaining additional formal education. Lastly, three of the practitioners pointed out that moreemphasis needs to be placed on the “experience” requirement of Policy Statement 465.18 One ofthem highlighted the importance of “…mentorship and apprenticeship under experiencedprofessionals (on the job training).”Students considering a career in geotechnical engineering should expect the field to grow at thesame pace as the general civil engineering field. To improve their employability upongraduation, they should obtain internships

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

withmicrocontrollers does not mean that students will respond positively. Instructors used the “buzz”about the Arduino to motivate students, by indicating that the students were using a new andpopular technology. Instructor observations of student reaction showed that students were notuniversally inspired by or interested in the technology. This makes sense because the definitionof “cool” is not uniform for engineering students. Assessment was performed with an end-of-term survey of student attitudes toward thecourse and how it affected their career plans. Students were asked whether the use of theArduino platform changed their attitude toward computer programming and electromechanicalsystems. The complete survey is included in Appendix B. Results from

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Graduate Studies

), or to pursue a career in academia, or to become a specialized researcher in agiven field (a doctoral degree). While this is true of many individuals, there is also an emerginggroup of ―adults in America today – and [potentially] even more so in the future – [who] cannotstop learning‖ 4. In many cases these are individuals who have been working professionally formany years before returning for advanced degrees for a variety of reasons – the desire forprofessional advancement, a career change for personal reasons, or a need for retraining causedby a shift in the labor market – yet there is a dearth of research regarding what these returningstudents bring with them to graduate programs. It is probable that professional non-traditionalstudents

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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Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Deborah Morrow, Grand Valley State University

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First-Year Programs

statements and presentation outlines). Student responses indicated that theworkshop content could be informed and improved both by better tailoring the content to thecourse and assignment and by improving the instructor‟s (librarian‟s) approach to delivering thecontent. It was determined that more opportunity for students to do hands-on exploration andactive learning, at the likely cost of imparting less content in a lecture format, would beappropriate for a delivery design change. Respondents nearly unanimously agreed that the kindsof skills covered in the workshop were going to be of moderate importance or very importantboth in their academic careers and in their future professional careers, irrespective of their levelof satisfaction with the

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cherrice Traver, Union College; Douglass Klein, Union College; Borjana Mikic, Smith College; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Ari W. Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Gillette, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

individual schools and programs have begun to demonstrate the feasibility andthe benefit of integration, and many have been showcased at the Symposium on E&LE.63, 121Next steps are to provide tools that empower more faculty to act, to create a national communityof practice, and to demonstrate how the integration of E&LE elevates engineering students’capacities for innovative and entrepreneurial careers.3. EXAMPLES OF INTEGRATION OF E&LEExperiences and activities presented in this section all represent existing integrative activities.They illustrate ways to leverage expertise from non-engineering disciplines into importantcomponents of the engineering education spectrum. Study of these successful activities will leadto the insights and

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Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Lee Downey, Virginia Tech; Masanori Wada, Tokyo Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jitesh Panchal, Washington State University; Sammy Haroon, The RBR Group; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 22.429.2In terms of context, our approach is focused on leveraging the relatively young, sometimesreferred to as game-changing, paradigms of mass career customization, mass collaboration, openinnovation, and crowd sourcing. From an educational and instructional perspective, ourapproach is anchored in the theory of collaborative/collective learning, the paradigm of masscustomization applied to course design, and the concept of competency-based learning.2. Globalization 3 and the world of near tomorrowOver the past two decades web-based technologies have brought about revolutionary changes inthe way organizations conduct business. Organizations are increasingly transforming intodecentralized supply and demand networks. According to Friedman

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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

Page 22.469.4somewhere in the student’s academic career and its limits must be determined. As an old Welshproverb says: An early stumble saves a later fall. Open-ended design problems provide motivation and an opportunity for students to develop good judgment and confidence in theirabilities as an engineer. Table 3.  Learning Objectives – Design Methodology for Mechanical Engineers  1) Instill the philosophy that real engineering design is often an open‐ended, ill‐defined  process  2) Provide students with in‐depth practice in design and the use of a structured approach  to design   3) Develop and practice teamwork, critical thinking, creativity, and independent learning  4) Develop and practice communication skills

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Mo Zhang, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Patrick D. Pedrow, Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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NSF Grantees

establishing the validity of a direct methodfor teaching and measuring undergraduate engineering students’ professional skills. Proficiencyin engineering professional skills (Table 1) is critical for success in the multidisciplinary,intercultural team interactions that characterize 21st century engineering careers. Yet, programsacross the nation have struggled to define, teach and measure professional skills since theirintroduction as ABET criteria for engineering programs in 20001,2,3,4. In fall 2006, theWashington State University College of Engineering and Architecture partnered with anassessment specialist to create an innovative, direct method to teach and measure the ABETprofessional skills simultaneously. No direct method for teaching and

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

emphasis onfour key non-technical skills of Engineering emphasized by Professional Engineering andAccreditation bodies in the approval and recognition of Engineering and Technologyprograms.Theme Three Research Questions: What are the perceptions of transatlantic exchangestudents on the difference in the degree of emphasis between “home” and “study abroad”institution on the following skills and behaviors (which are recognized as important in thedevelopment of Engineering careers?) Page 22.190.5 (i) Good Health and Safety Practice (ii) Good Environmental Practice (iii) Effective Communication Skills (iv) Behavioral

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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

evidence that this was going on but there was no systematic harvestingof assessment data by the instructors.During the course anecdotal feedback was provided to individuals both by the instructors and bypeers as circumstances permitted, usually initiated by the student (e.g., “How am I doing?”).Grading of presentations was avoided intentionally during the semester despite many students’requests for graded feedback (e.g., “How was that presentation – maybe a 3.5?”). Weconsistently emphasized the concept of self-directed professional growth as the way the studentswould have to learn to improve during their careers; we argued that the self-directed reviewapproach was an excellent opportunity for them to practice while in school. We also tried

Conference Session

Hardware Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Amos L. Purdy; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

in1941 and worked for Curtis Wright Aircraft Co. during World War II. Following this service tothe country, he returned to the University of Wyoming in 1946 for a teaching career thatspanned 38 years. He was awarded the professional EE degree in 1958, was selected the SigmaTau Outstanding Faculty Member in 1961 and was a past president of the Wyoming EngineeringSociety. During his tenure Mr. Beach was noted for his dedication to his students and over theyears Professor Beach and his wife, Charleen, have made generous contributions to the next Page 22.765.11generation of engineers through scholarship endowments

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Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Kevin Caves, Duke University; Julie A. Reynolds, Duke University

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Biomedical

skills will be more important intheir careers. In addition, they may assume that a project that doesn’t work will hurt their finalgrade much more than a poorly written final report. Finally, our students have had fewopportunities to practice and develop their technical writing skills in our curricula.Therefore, we adopted new strategies to improve the quality of technical writing in our capstonedesign course. Our goals were to: 1. Encourage students to work on their writing earlier and throughout the semester 2. Engage every student in the class in the writing process 3. Use writing as a tool to improve students’ understanding of the clinical problem that they are addressing and how their design addresses their client’s needs 4

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; William J. Riffe, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

value can bemade. Page 22.845.10References1 Carlson, C., and Wilmot, W. “Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want,” CrownBusiness, ISBN 13:978-0-307-33669-9, 2006.2 Thursby, M., Fuller, A., and Thursby, J., “An Integrated Approach to Educating Professionals for Careers inInnovation,” Academy of Management Learning & Education, Vol. 8, No. 3, 389–405, 2009.3 Sager, B., Fernandez, M., and Thursby, M., “Implications of a Multidisciplinary Educational and ResearchEnvironment,” Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 18, pp. 57-69, 2006.4 Kingon, A. I., Thomas, R., Markham, S. K., Aiman-Smith, L., Debo, R.. “An

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine McComas, Cornell University; Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

rural communities my career.” people’s lives in rural areas and in throughout the world, it is quiteThe benefit of this program is that it creates and enhances cross-cultural connections by offeringa joint course but more importantly allowing US graduate students to learn first hand the impactNSE can have on the developing world. With a strong SEI connection, the course places NSE inthe context of the developing world and encourages a global perspective to the graduateparticipants.SummaryNanoscale science and engineering is believed to be a technology that will have an impact on allareas of society from the development of new medicines and drug-delivery systems to changingthe workforce. As part of its mission, the

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seunghyun Chun, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Bruce McCann, University of Texas, Austin; Ariane L. Beck, University of Texas, Austin; Eric Dean, National Instruments; Alexis Kwasinski, University of Texas at Austin

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

extreme events on critical power infras- tructure which included performing damage assessments after several natural disasters, such as hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Ike (2008), and the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake. Dr. Kwasinski is also an active participant in Austin’s smart grid initiative: the Pecan Street Project. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Argentine Electrotechnical Association during the years 1994 and 1995. In 2005, he was awarded the Joseph J. Suozzi INTELEC Fellowship and in 2007 he received the best technical paper award at INTELEC. In 2009 he received an NSF CAREER award. Dr. Kwasinski is an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary E. Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University

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Minorities in Engineering

little as 30percent6.Group 1 participants persisted in their SLS majors at a rate approaching the averages reportedelsewhere (Table 4). By year 5 of their academic career at HSU, 22% of those who had not yetgraduated remained on a STEM pathway: One student graduated who had come in with collegeunits that were part of high school home schooling.Table 4: Group 1 STEM Pathway Persistence Group 1 SLS National STEM Final Graduation Rates *Persistence % n Year 2 (Fall 2008) 59% 19 Year 3 (Fall 2009) 25% 8

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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott A. Curtis, University of Missouri, Kansas City

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-48: INFORMING COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT THROUGHCITATION EXAMINATION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCHLITERATUREScott A. Curtis, University of Missouri - Kansas City Scott Curtis is the Research and Instruction Librarian for Science and Engineering at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. He most recently held positions as a Bibliographer for Science and Engineering, the Head of Reference Services, and the Search Service Coordinator at Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology. Prior to his library career, he worked in engineering and management roles in electronic instrument and refractory materials manufacturing companies. He has a BS in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh, an MS in

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claude M. Hargrove, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

will be evaluated according to pre-defined rubrics as described in earlierpapers1,3 . The deliverables and rubrics used to measure team’s progress greatly impact thesuccess of the Hardware completion by keeping the team on schedule and target. Utilizingindustry-standards deliverables prepares students for future careers related to design. Table 1provides a history of team’s performance in competitions, while tables 2 and 3 show teamsperformance in class using the capstone course rubrics.Table 1: History of the UNC Charlotte IEEE team performances March 2007 March 2008 March 2009 March 2010 March 2011Theme Basketball Moon Surface Pick up trash Solar Respond in

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

allowed participants to provide more detailed feedback regarding programhighlights and areas for improvement. Examples of laudatory verbatim statements fromqualitative survey items include: “The RET program has transformed my teaching career andtaken it to new heights;” “This experience was exactly what I wanted. It will translate directlyinto my teaching;”and “I loved the RET experience. I gained many opportunities that wouldotherwise be unavailable to me in my home county. I will share my experience with mycolleagues, friends, and family. I was prepared for the amount of work that was requested of me Table 5. Program component ratings