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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2011-415: IMPROVING TEAM LEARNING IN SYSTEMS DESIGNColin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Colin J. Neill, associate professor of software and systems engineering and associate division head of en- gineering and information science, earned his Ph.D. in software and systems engineering, M.Sc. in com- munication systems, and B.Eng. in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom. He is the author of over sixty articles on software and systems design, ar- chitecture, and team effectiveness and serves as associate editor-in-chief of Innovations in Software and Systems Engineering.Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard W. Freeman, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

design process and prototype fabrication and eventually concludeswith an operations and maintenance manual. Page 22.1280.4The major impact of this grant is the synergy with our efforts to work on green projects. Inaddition to the hybridization project, we are exploring projects from solar collectors to fuel cells.There is an effort within the Coast Guard to reduce our use of non-renewable resources both onland and sea. We are also looking at developing opportunities for our students to have a greaterexperience with hybrid technologies that they may encounter in commercial shipping. ThisDOD System Engineering grant focuses on “portable

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Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1604: YOGI MEETS MOSES: ETHICS, PROGRESS AND THEGRAND CHALLENGES FOR ENGINEERINGJoseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University Joseph Herkert, DSc, PE is Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics and Technology in the School of Letters and Sciences and the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University. He has taught engineering ethics and related courses for more than twenty years. His work on engineering ethics has appeared in engineering, law, social science, and applied ethics journals. Dr. Herkert is the past Editor of IEEE Technology & Society and a founding Associate Editor of Engineering Studies. He has recently served on the IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee and the

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Kane, University of New Hampshire and Cypress Semiconductor; Thadeus Paul Kochanski, Vital Electronics Institute; Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2342: CREATING A GLOBAL COMPUTER ENGINEERING CUR-RICULUM BASED ON VITAL ELECTRONICSPatrick Kane, University of New Hampshire and Cypress Semiconductor Patrick Kane Bio Patrick Kane is the director of the Cypress University Alliance Program and has recently applied for the PhD program in Systems Engineering at the University of New Hampshire . The Cypress University Alliance Program is dedicated to partnering with academia and universities to ensure that professors and students have access to the latest Cypress PSoC technology for use in education and research. Patrick joined the Cypress team in July 2006. Prior to joining Cypress Patrick spent 13 years at Xilinx in a variety of roles including

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Developing International Engineering Research, Course Enhancement, Leadership of, and Online Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University, Afghanistan

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International

Leadership of Science and Engineering Education in AfghanistanAbstractManagers and leaders, with the required skills and levels of competency are essential for anyorganization, especially for educational institutions and specifically in countries that have beendevastated by decades of war and instability. This paper presents the results of an investigationon the leadership and management practices at higher education in the subject of Science andEngineering in Afghanistan.1. IntroductionThe development in Science, Engineering and Technology has revolutionized the world and hassignificantly improved the quality of life in more developed countries. However, the realbenefits of these developments have not reached the people

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Garene Kaloustian, Lebanese American University; Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Lafayette Dr. Demetra Evangelou is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a PhD in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and international expertise in early childhood policy and research methods. Her current research focuses on developmental engineering, early education antecedents of engineering thinking, developmental factors in engineering pedagogy, technological literacy and human-artifact inter- actions. She is a member of Sigma Xi Science Honor Society and in 2009 he was awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER Award.Garene Kaloustian, Lebanese American UniversityDr. Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanna Long, Ph.D., Missouri University of Science & Technology; Hector J. Carlo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Scott E. Grasman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Laura J Collins, Center for Research and Learning

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1210: USING RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT TO MEASURELEVELS OF STUDENT AND FACULTY ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVEL-OPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY SUPPLY CHAIN AND FACILITY LO-GISTICS CURRICULUMSuzanna Long, PhD, Missouri University of Science & Technology Suzanna Long is Assistant Professor of engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She holds a PhD in engineering management, from the Univer- sity of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). Her research interests include strategic partnering in global supply chain networks, supply chain curriculum development, virtual teaming in a global marketplace, and sustainable energy management systems.Hector J. Carlo, University of Puerto Rico

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Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

web-based course supplements for electrical engineering courses.Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University Dr. Craig Scott, Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Morgan State Uni- versity, has extensive experience in the development of advanced engineering visualization tools and courseware. Additionally, he has been conducting empirical studies on effective learning technologies, as well as remedial math preparation for engineering students. He teaches courses in electromagnetics, solid state theory, characterization of semiconductor materials, computer vision and computational electrical engineering.Jumoke ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University DR. JUMOKE LADEJI-OSIAS is an

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Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Caley Opsal, Illinois Valley Community College; Dorene M. Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James A. Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College; Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Involving Parents Can Improve Girls’ Perceptions of Engineering CareersMiddle school girls who participated in a recent engineering technology activity with aparent emerged with more positive attitudes about engineering than girls who workedwithout a parent.The activity, making a diode, was conducted by instructors at Illinois Valley CommunityCollege as part of a National Science Foundation-supported project1 designed to increaseinterest in engineering technology careers. The students who participated were the sixththrough eighth grade girls enrolled in a rural junior high, which has a high percentage oflow-income families. The girls were randomly divided into

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Tablet PC use in Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-940: PROMOTING FACULTY ADOPTION OF TABLET PCS INUPPER LEVEL ENGINEERING COURSESJames E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include paral- lel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville Page 22.1196.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

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Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Hsiao, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) and strategic management of technology and technology entrepreneurship (on the Business side). Page 22.1624.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Materials Science for Community Outreach, Engineering Education, and InnovationAbstract - Innovation has its fundamental roots in engineering and entrepreneurship. This paperpresents primary research gathered from high school science teachers from selected K-12 schoolsacross Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, addressing specifically the gaps that they haveidentified as being most challenging in defining

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda A Thurman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William F. Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-98: INCREASING BROADER INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPATIONIN ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSDr. Bill Heybruck and Ms. Linda Thurman, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. Heybruck received is BSEE degree from Merrimack College in North Andover MA, a Masters in Computer Science from Union College in Schenectady NY and his Ph.D. in EE from UNC Charlotte. He was with IBM for 32 years where he was a consulting engineer for test technology, a wireless consultant and a Product Development Manager in Printer Development. He retired from IBM as a Hard Disk Drive Consultant when Hitachi bought his division and worked for Hitachi Global Storage Technology for 5 years before coming to UNC Charlotte

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Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State Univeristy; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

AC 2011-392: INTRODUCING ADVANCED ENGINEERING TOPICS TOFRESHMEN STUDENTS USING ROOMBA PLATFORMFarid Farahmand, Sonoma State Univeristy FARID FARAHMAND is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the direc- tor of Advanced Internet Technology in the Interests of Society Laboratory. Farid’s research interests are optical networks, applications of wireless sensor network technology to medical fields, delay tolerant net- works. He is also interested in educational technologies and authored many papers focusing on eLearning and Active Learning models.Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; William J Calvo, Chemical and Molecular Engineering Program, Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1031: INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TEXTBOOK PROBLEMS IL-LUSTRATING CONCEPTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERINGStephanie Farrell, Rowan University Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Prior to joining Rowan in 1998, she was an assistant professor in Chemical Engineering and adjunct professor in Biomed- ical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. She received her Bachelor’s, MS, and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Stevens Institute of Technology, and New Jersey Institute of Technology, respectively. Stephanie’s educational interests are in laboratory develop- ment and experiential learning, particularly in the areas of biomedical

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Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program. Engineering isElementary (www.mos.org/eie) is a research-based, standards-driven, and classroom-testedcurriculum developed by the Museum of Science, Boston that integrates engineering andtechnology concepts and skills with elementary science topics. EiE materials also connect withliteracy, social studies, and math. The EiE project has reached over 1.7 million students and22,000 teachers in all 50 states to date. In North Carolina, EiE with supplemental materials inkindergarten and first grade is used in some fashion in approximately 30-40 elementary schools,including three whole school implementations where every teacher teaches engineering to everystudent.The development of a technologically literate citizenry is imperative to not only

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ECCD Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

University.Leonel Aguilera, UTPA Leonel Aguilera earned his his B.S degree in Electrical Engineering from The Technology Institute of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico in 2006. He expects to earn his MSE degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Tx on Dec 2011. His research interests are: Networking and Renewable Energy.Elizardo Garcia, Universidad TecMilenioSanjeev Kumar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas - Pan American Dr. Sanjeev Kumar is active in research & teaching in the area of Computer Security, Smart Grid Security, High-Speed Internet Switching/Routing, Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Computer Architecture, and Digital Logic Systems. Before joining UTPA, Dr

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David J. Elton, Auburn University; Kirk Vandersall, Arroyo Research Services

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NSF Grantees

NSF, FIPSE, the U.S. Department of Education, Department of Defense Education Agency,and the states of Virginia, Maryland and Ohio. Page 22.855.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Incorporating Various Learning Styles in a Geotechnical Engineering LaboratoryAbstractThis paper is an update of an ongoing project involving extensive use of video technology forclassroom activities in a geotechnical engineering laboratory course. In particular, synchronousvideo conferencing was conducted between California Polytechnic State University

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Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

that student acquisition of the “technologies” of reading and writing werecausally responsible for cognitive and developmental benefits that could subsequently be transferred to othereducational tasks. [1,2,3,4] This “autonomous” model has gradually given way to a more “social” model of literacythat takes into account the context in which a literacy practice takes place, and the effects that setting may have onhow literacy is conceived and enacted.[5,6,7,8,9] One of these new literacies, Academic Literacy, indicates a fluencynot only in reading and writing, but also in particular ways of thinking, doing and being that are peculiar toacademic contexts such as undergraduate engineering education. This paper reviews the changes in the concept

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hasina Huq, University of Texas, Pan American

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Electrical and Computer

journals. She is a member of IEEE, IEEE Education Society and IEEE Power & Energy Society. Cur- rently, Dr. Huq teaches Electronics, VLSI System Design, Advanced Solid State Device courses. Page 22.928.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integration of Nano Scale Electronics Devices into Undergraduate Course CurriculaAbstractAs deep-sub-micron and beyond technology emerges; integration of nano scale devices intoundergraduate curricula becomes more important than ever. This paper addresses issuesrelated to increasing impact of the nano electronics on

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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

promote institutional change in engineering education.”Shawn S Jordan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Shawn Jordan is an Assistant Professor in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State Uni- versity. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. His research interests include virtual cross-disciplinary engineering design teams in industry and pre-college engineering design pedagogy.Dr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She led the Institute for Scholarship on Engineering Education (ISEE) as part of the Center for the Ad

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Michelle L Pantoya, Texas Tech University; Aaron S. Hunt, Canyon Independent School District; Abbye M. Reeves

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

than 10% of instructional time is spent teaching science in the early grades and evenless addressing engineering [3, 4]. One explanation may be that there is significant emphasis onlanguage and literacy skills in these early years and there are limited engineering-related textswritten for this age group. The impact that engineering literature may have on engineeringlearning is therefore not well studied. Two very informative reports on this topic are: (1) theEngineering is Elementary report detailing assessing elementary students‟ understanding ofengineering and technology concepts [5] and Taylor and Smith‟s recent examination of writingassessments geared toward elementary level children [6]. These reports describe large scaleassessments

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Design Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; William A. Stapleton, Texas State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-97: LESSONS LEARNED IN IMPLEMENTING AND ACCRED-ITING A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROGRAMVedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University-San Marcos Vedaraman Sriraman is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University- San Marocs. In the past, he has served as the Manufacturing Engineering program coordinator. He has received several gramts form the NSF and SME-EF to initiate new curriculum and laboratories. Dr. Sri- raman has received several teaching awards and has served as the faculty advisor to the student chapter of SME.William A Stapleton, Texas State University Dr. William A. Stapleton received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Alabama in 1997

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Educating Students for the 21st Century: History, Reflection, and Outcomes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Iraj Omidvar

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

havetried to produce a number of capable students who can fit in the industrial engine that will takethe country to the modern times of technological leadership.The model has been taken from the general master apprentice model that has been utilize in verysimilar ways in technical team in civil, mechanical, carpentry, and other artesian shops. This is aworking model and has been effectively used in monasteries and religious school. With thatindustrial development we needed to produce much more number of capable people so there wasa need to needed to expand the model. Schools would hire a capable engineer or physicist andask them to teach a class of students to develop certain masteries. The early engineering schoolsfor that reason looked more like

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zeshan Hyder, Virginia Tech & UET Lahore; Zulfiqar Ali, Virginia Polytechnic State University; Janis P. Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2484: EMPLOYING ENGINEERING DESIGN TOOLS FOR DE-SIGNING/REDESIGNING OF COURSESZeshan Hyder, Virginia Tech & UET Lahore Zeshan Hyder is a PhD student in Mining & Minerals Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic In- stitute & State University, Virginia. He has completed his Masters Degree from University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan and is currently working in Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research (VCCER) under supervision of Prof Dr. Michael Karmis for research in Underground Coal Gasification.zulfiqar Ali, Department of Mining & Mineral Engineering,Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State universityVA, USA.Janis P. Terpenny, Virginia Tech Janis Terpenny is a

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Assessment in Engineering Graphics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

islooking for‟ is one aspect of the approach taken, not being able to align your solutionto what everyone wants renders the dominate „formulaic, routinised, and predictable‟approach insufficient22. Students must become the co-constructors of their ownmeaning.Initial Teacher Education StudentsThe performance of 121 year 3 Materials and Engineering Technology and Materialsand Construction Technology student teachers was analysed as the basis of the study.To avoid apathetic participation, the module structure ensured that the design activitywas weighted at 25% of the overall module. Students engaged in the development ofindividual design solutions and democratically decide on the rank order of their peers.Determining the grade boundaries within the

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Best Practices in K-12 Engineering: Assessments of Participant Outcomes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering context or problem-solving to teach literacy, mathematics, and science content -- these are some of the varied threadsin the tapestry of K-12 engineering education. Some programs are evaluated on effectiveness bycounting how many students or teachers participate. Some programs measure changes instudent's or adult's awareness and knowledge of engineering as a discipline or potential career.Some, but few, programs assess changes in knowledge of the content, processes and skillsdeveloped through engineering, either in design, technology, or the "traditional" core contentareas. Few programs use a random-control methodology; some use a quasi-experimentalapproach with a matched comparison group; most use pre- and post-assessments.In 2008, the K

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Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Carlos A. Garcia, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Tamara D. Guillen, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2426: A K-12 ADVANCED RESEARCH CAMP FOR ENGINEER-ING AND SCIENCE DISCIPLINESMUHITTIN YILMAZ, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK)Carlos A Garcia, Texas A&M - Kingsville Associate Professor in the Department of Biological and Health SciencesTamara D. Guillen, Texas A&M University-KingsvilleDavid Ramirez, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Assistant Professor Page 22.49.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A K-12 Advanced Research Camp for Engineering and Science DisciplinesIntroduction: Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM

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Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin V. Fell, California State University, Sacramento

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to increase excitement and promote diversity of the engineeringworkforce.IntroductionThe United States has experienced a decline in the number of technology and engineeringcollege graduates, largely due to fewer students choosing to enter an engineering education andprofession (Crawford et al, 1994). Furthermore, the performance of K-12 students in the Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields has decreased in overall achievementas reported by Weiss et al (2003) and others. Rightly so, government agencies and educationresearchers have made the link between a decreasing number of engineering college graduates,relative to demand, and the declining performance of K-12 students compared to other nations onSTEM assessment

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Electrical and Computer

it.References 1. Engineering College Profiles, 2009, ASEE. 2. Susan A. Ambrose, Cristina H. Amon, “Design of a First-Year Mechanical Engineering Course at Carnegie Mellon University, Journal of Engineering Education, April 1997, pp 173-181. 3. B.J. Savilonis, D. Spanagel, K. Wobbe. Engaging Students with Great Problems. Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY (June, 2010). 4. Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, “A First Year Engineering Student Survey to Assist Recruitment and Retention,” Proceedings of FIE 1996, Salt Lake City, pp 372-376.Appendix A, Guest LecturesFollowing are the topics of the guest lectures:  Technology and Economics of photovoltaic power,  Electronics design for the

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Philip Schlosser, Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University; Kuldeep Agarwal, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

annually in courses organized to ensure student success through rigorous academics in a team-based environment. His responsibilities in- clude operations, faculty recruiting, curriculum management, student retention, and program assessment. Dr. Merrill received his Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from The Ohio State University in 1985, and has an extensive background in public education, corporate training, and contract research. He has made frequent presentations at conferences held by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and its affiliate conference, Frontiers in Education (FIE). He is part of the research team that was recently awarded an NSF grant to study strategies for maximizing