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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University; Ranjani L. Rao, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-2178: DEFINING ”SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING”: A COM-PARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PUBLISHED SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLESAND EXISTING COURSESStephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette Stephen R. Hoffmann is the Assistant Head of the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. He brings to this position a background in chemistry, and a PhD in Environmen- tal Chemistry and Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Current research involves sustainability in the curriculum: definitions, material development, and mechanisms and assessment of integration of sustainability ideals into all Engineering curricula.Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University Dr. Alice L. Pawley is an

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Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikunja Swain, South Carolina State University

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Engineering Technology

AcknowledgementThis work was funded in part by a grant from the NSF-HBCU-UP/RISC grant. We are thankful to theNSF for providing us with this help. References1. Swain, N. K., Korrapati, R., Anderson, J. A. (1999) “Revitalizing Undergraduate Engineering, Technology, and ScienceEducation Through Virtual Instrumentation”, NI Week Conference, Austin, TX..2. Elaine L., Mack, Lynn G. (2001), “Developing and Implementing an Integrated Problem-based Engineering TechnologyCurriculum in an American Technical College System” Community College Journal of Research and Practice, Vol. 25, No.5-6, pp. 425-439.3. Buniyamin, N, Mohamad, Z., 2000 “Engineering Curriculum Development: Balancing Employer Needs and

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Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Architectural

cooling towersand supplying HVAC equipment. In this paper, we exposed the summary of the methodology followed toteach high-rise plumbing.A case study has been developed to demonstrate the difference between plumbing designs in othercountries, such as China where the venting system is not required. We presented the results ofcomparison between the two codes.This design class has been positively accepted by the students, and has provided them with acomprehensive experience in both design and systems integration. Students are required to usemultiple codes and make the comparison between several designs and codes. Finally, it providesthe students an opportunity to improve their skills in both written and oral communication.References: 1) Alfred

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Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

sorts of people who aren‟t engineers, you know, the politicians and businessmen and bankers. And, they don‟t want the equations. They want, is the building gonna stand and how much is it gonna cost me. And I think so many people at this school think [liberal arts] classes are a joke, which they are at this school. I mean, it‟s a total joke. But I think I would toughen up that part of the curriculum because, while we‟re engineers and we need good technical degrees, we also have to be able to function in society and interface with society and explain our engineering fast to people that have no technical training.In summary, Hillary was highly socially integrated with her school. She also had a significantamount of internship

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

different levels of cultural awareness and appreciation amongparticipants.These results also point to new opportunities for further research. Particularly, this studyrepresents a significant step towards developing and testing an integrated assessment model forglobal engineering programs that brings together measures of readiness assessment, orientationtoward diversity, and global engineering competency.1. IntroductionFor more than a decade, a growing roster of influential stakeholders have argued that globalcompetency is imperative for a new generation of “global engineers” who must be ready topractice in an increasingly diverse, interconnected, and rapidly changing world.1,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 Yet asnoted in many of these same commentaries and reports

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Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald H. Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

management systems, such as Moodle, have enabled courses to be effectively deliveredin an online format. The features that these systems have can also be effective in a face to faceclassroom, helping both the instructor and the student. This paper has shown several of thesefeatures used in a variety of face to face classes, including laboratory based, lecture based, and asenior capstone design course.References[1] Kyei-Blankson, L., Keengwe, J., Blankson, J. “Faculty Use and Integration of Technology in HigherEducation”, AACE Journal, v17 n3 p199-213 Jul 2009[2] White, C.P., Ramirez, R., Smith, Jessica G., Plonowski, L. “Simultaneous Delivery of a Face-to-Face Course toOn-Campus and Remote Off-Campus Students” TechTrends v. 54 no. 4 (July 2010) p

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Leah Rineck; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Mathematics

AC 2011-51: EVALUATION OF THE IMPACTS OF MATH COURSE PLACE-MENT IMPROVEMENT ACHIEVED THROUGH A SUMMER BRIDGEPROGRAMJohn R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee John R. Reisel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM.) He serves as Associate Director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, and co-Director of the Energy Conversion Efficiency Lab. In addition to research into engineering education, his research efforts focus on combustion and energy utilization. Dr. Reisel was a 2005 recipient of the UWM Dis- tinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, the 2000 UWM-College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Teaching Award, and a 1998 recipient of

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Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University; Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-1842: A LOW-COST LABORATORY EXPERIMENT TO GEN-ERATE THE I-V CHARACTERISTIC CURVES OF A SOLAR CELLErik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University Erik Mayer received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science at the University of Toledo. His areas of focus are power electronics and embedded systems. He has a strong interest in renewable energy; he worked with the Electric Vehicle Institute and designed a course in renewable energy during his time at Bowling Green State University. In addition, he worked at Visteon designing components for hybrid vehicles. He became an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University in 2010.Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University Albert Powell is a Sophomore Undergraduate

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Industrial Collaboration and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Durkin, IUPUI

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Engineering Technology

toolingconstruction. They may be technology upgrades directed at product, process, quality, orproductivity improvements. They may also be computer or internet programming tasks, or evenstatistical studies of product and process performance or reliability. They may include computeraided design (CAD), drafting or engineering analysis (FEA), and perhaps even physicalprototypes or simulations. Investigations into energy management and conservation are alsoproject opportunities, as would be other studies similar in scope.ET Staffing: Fifty percent of the ET student body consists of sophomore and junior-levelstudents. Every person in an ET curriculum already possesses a combination of mastered andevolving engineering skills. The key to a successful project outcome

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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

AC 2011-1328: ISES A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO MEASURE THE IM-PACTS OF SERVICE ON ENGINEERING STUDENTSChristopher W. Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering with additional appoint- ments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University. Dr. Swan has also served as chair of Tufts CEE depart- ment (2002-2007) and as an officer in the Environmental Engineering division of ASEE (2001-2005). Dr. Swan’s current interests lie in the areas of waste reuse, and service-based educational efforts in the engineering curriculum. Specific efforts involving engineering education concern

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Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Graduate Studies, Student

iterativeprocess of designing, predicting performance, building, and testing – should be taught from theearliest stages of the curriculum, including the first year” 7. Many programs are also seeking toanswer this call by integrating more hands-on activities and active learning in lower-divisioncourses, which require more facilitation than the traditional large lectures. This sharply increasesthe need for teaching resources compared to traditional, large-lecture format courses. Because oftime and budget constraints, more and more engineering graduate students are assuming teachingresponsibilities, especially in introductory courses.In 2007, the last year for which data are available, more than 70,000 full-time graduate studentsin science and engineering

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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First-Year Programs

students at UNC Char- lotte and 2) seperately enhancing a core Geotechnical Engineering course by implementing interactive curriculum tools and creating an interactive learning environment in the classroom.Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. Peter Thomas Tkacik is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Motorsports focus. His areas of research are teaching, visual based experimental methods and fluid dynamics. He has advised 6 Graduate Students, 38 under-graduate (UG) seniors, 8 UG summer research experiences, 48 high school summer program kids, and has been the advisor for three UNC Charlotte student race teams

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Topics Related to Telecommunications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Walter F. Deal III, Old Dominion University; Lacides Agustin Osorio, Norfolk Ship Support Activity; Mathew Henderson, Tidewater Community College

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Engineering Technology

Implementation of the MRF24J40MA Module This paper provides an overview of a capstone demonstration project that is a requiredsenior design project and is an integral part of EET curriculum at Old Dominion University.Students may choose to participate in the microprocessor capstone project with faculty mentorsas part of a university research activity or they may elect to prepare and submit a proposal for analternative project funded by the student under faculty direction. This demonstration project isone of the components of an on-going undergraduate research project in the ElectricalEngineering Technology department. Student team members in this demonstration project were given all of the necessaryhardware and software resources to

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Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

. Page 22.1341.2* World of Warcraft is a fantasy video game involving warfare.So, how should we conduct team training? What do students know about teams on the way in?Does anything we do actually make our students better team members? This paper endeavorsonly to address the first two questions. While an extensive student performance-basedassessment of teamwork is done across the curriculum, this paper will only look at how tointroduce students to teamwork using a discovery-based pedagogy that enables students torealize that “student teams” are “real team experiences” not “simulations” and that teamwork is askill that can be developed and must be practiced and not just something they will do when theyget a job. Limited course-level assessment

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott C. Banks, Georgia Tech Research Institute

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Systems Engineering

Masters of Systems Engineering from Southern Polytechnic State University. Scott is Branch head of Software Tool Engineering in the Electronic Systems Division. He has over 20 years experience in system testing, integration, quality assurance and process improvement. Prior to joining GTRI, Scott was instrumental in system testing and development process improvements at TransCore and Northrop Grumman. Scott has presented at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Systems Engineering and CMMI conferences. He is an Atlanta Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) Board Member. Page 22.1366.1

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Assessment Instruments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Gerlick, Pittsburg State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-907: ESTABLISHING INTER-RATER AGREEMENT FOR TIDEE’STEAMWORK AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENTSRobert Gerlick, Pittsburg State University Dr. Robert Gerlick is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Pittsburg State Uni- versity.Denny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led numerous multidisciplinary research projects to enhance engi- neering education. He currently leads projects creating and testing assessments and curriculum materials for engineering design and professional skills, especially for use in capstone engineering design courses

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

arrive with an interest in the subject, a desire to learn, afamiliarity with mathematics through integral calculus (or beyond), and some understanding with Page 22.90.2electricity and magnetism from high-school physics classes. The subject meets for one three-hour-long session each week.Therefore we have taken the approach of presenting concepts in the simplest and most directmanner possible, and then having the students build, test, debug, and appreciate as many circuitsas possible. Along the way, they become familiar with many of the fundamental concepts ofelectronics (e.g., voltage, resistance, capacitance) and gain facility with the

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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Tracy D Blake, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; David Dwight Sam PhD, Utah State University

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Two Year College Division

instruction. She is a member of ASEE, ASME, and IEEE.Tracy D Blake, Utah State University Tracy Blake, a lecturer in the Engineering and Technology Dept. at Utah State University, instructs engineering courses at the Tooele regional campus. His industry experience covers a variety of fields including component and system level design. He has several years of teaching experience in electrical engineering at Arizona and Utah State Universities. His current position involves assisting in the building of an educational program that will allow students to take engineering courses at locations remote to the main campus.Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University Dr. Wade Goodridge, Principal Lecturer in the Department of

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Research and Models for Professional Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

confidence to pursue a careerin engineering. Through an integrated approach to learning, engineering education has thepotential to not only be a catalyst for improving K-12 STEM education[8], but to enable girls intheir development towards a career choice in engineering. This increased investment in STEMeducation will boost U.S. global competitiveness by increasing productivity[3]. The 2010-11 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Report describes educational counselors asresponsible for, among many things, operating career information centers and career educationprograms in order to promote the career development of children and youth[9]. The AmericanSchool Counselor Association’s National Standards (standard A in the area of careerdevelopment

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Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Russell Forringer, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Jesse J. French, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Wood, R. B. Stone and D. A. McAdams, 2002, "Integrating Service-Oriented Design Projects in the Engineering Curriculum," ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec. American Society for Engineering Education.[3] Green, M.G., Wood, K.L., VanderLeest, S.H., Duda, F.T., Erikson, C., Van Gaalen, N., “Service-Learning Approaches to International Humanitarian Design Projects: A Model Based on Experiences of Faith-Based Institutions,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004.[4] Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2006-2007 Accreditation Cycle.[5] NSPE Code of Ethics, http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/Creed/creed.html [Accessed Mar

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Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip C. Wankat, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1873: UNDERSTANDING THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION RE-SEARCH PROBLEM SPACE USING INTERACTIVE KNOWLEDGE NET-WORKSKrishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Krishna P.C. Madhavan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He is also a member of the Education Research Team of the NSF-funded Network for Com- putational Nanotechnology (nanoHUB.org). Prior to his arrival at Purdue, he was an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the School of Computing and the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Dr. Madhavan also served as a Research Scientist at the Rosen Cen- ter for Advanced Computing, Information Technology at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

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NSF Grantees

and encouraged. Group study sessions willbe held the evening before exams and the student groups are not allowed access to the devicesduring those periods or the exams.Although the entire point of this project is to create an integrated learning environment thatfosters inclusiveness and improves learning outcomes and success for all students, but especiallyfor women and students from other underrepresented groups, we know that providing additionalopportunities for outreach in materials engineering education is also important. The applicationswill be placed on the Apple Applications store for free as soon as they are robust enough to doso. If our project is successful and has the intended outcomes, it is intended that the applicationsbe

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

theundergraduate engineering curriculum are: (1) an authentic performance task in the form of ascenario and prompts to elicit the ABET professional skills; (2) establishment of initial reliabilityand validity of the measurement instrument – the Engineering Professional Skills Rubric (EPSRubric) (Appendix A); and (3) a dedicated community of 40+ engineering faculty using directassessment to evaluate the efficacy of their own programs, and to plan and implementimprovement at both course and program levels.The EPSA method is a discussion-based performance task designed to elicit students’ knowledgeand application of the ABET professional skills. In a 45-minute session, small groups of studentsare presented with a complex, real-world scenario that includes

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rainer Bartz, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Daniel Cox, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

models as well as tointeract with users and the database. The RLAB infrastructure has been ported to a mechanicallaboratory site at University of North Florida (UNF), Jacksonville, during the past two years andis now used in its engineering curriculum, thereby offering access to some further real worldmodels and gaining synergy from an international cooperation. To properly run such remote laboratory several aspects need to be considered. New usersneed to be registered at the system. The availability of experiments needs to be managed. Forinteractive work with one of the experiments, time slots need to be reserved in advance, and theattempt to access the experiments must be verified against the reservations. The experiments'parameter settings

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Felicia Chong, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and communication network between universities and HSE teams,HSE students are being exposed to post-secondary STEM education throughout their HSEexperience. For instance, in addition to showcasing their work at college campuses (hencereceiving valuable feedback from college students), HSE teams such as Chassell, BRIDGE,Horizons and Tech High work closely with, and are mentored by Michigan Tech and GeorgiaTech engineering students.HSE teacher-coaches acquire important skills through their HSE training and experiences in theprogram. They are immersed in an integrated structure in which they learn how to implementproject-based learning, how to manage a team working on a project outside their area ofexpertise, and how to generate and sustain

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice M. Margle, Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Yu-Chang Hsu, Boise State University; Jill L. Lane, Clayton State University; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees

of this project, a map of coalition campus locations throughout thestate of Pennsylvania is shown in Figure 1, below. The interventions initiated by Toys’n MOREare being administered at 15 of these regional campuses. The University Park campus is thelargest campus and the administrative home of the University and the Toys’n MORE project.With close to 18,000 STEM students enrolled full and part-time at these geographically-dispersed locations, the regional coalition campuses are an integral part of the Penn State system. Figure 1: Regional Coalition Campus Locations across Pennsylvania.Collectively, the participating regional coalition campuses offer 32 associate degrees and 26baccalaureate STEM degrees in majors such as biology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University

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NSF Grantees

and testing assessments and curriculum materials for engineering design and professional skills, especially for use in capstone engineering design courses. He has been a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education since 2002.Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein serves as the coordinator for an inter-disciplinary capstone design course in the College of Engineering at the University of Idaho. In this endeavor, he collaborates with five other colleagues from the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biological Engineering, and Computer Science. He is engaged in multiple research projects associated with engine testing, alternative

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SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University; Christopher D. Wilson, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

interdisciplinary student teams have some unique challenges. Since this might well be thefirst time that students have worked with an interdisciplinary team on a significantly challengingtask, they may find it surprising that disciplines tend to cultivate characteristics. For example,chemical engineers tend to focus on mass and energy balances and view the process in terms ofbalances; they will, in most cases, be confused about how what they view as a process will in anyway integrate with an electronic circuit. The mechanical engineers will want to see machineswhen they look at their device, if they don’t, they might not relate. Likewise, the electricalengineers will want to reduce the process and the machines to electrical circuit components.Such can

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Quanser; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

the University of Texas at Austin for her Ph.D. work in Higher Educational Administration; Northern Arizona University for her M.A. in Curriculum and Assessment and Arizona State University for her B.A. in Secondary Education: Communications.Alan Jacobs, Quanser As a member of ASEE since 1994, Alan Jacobs has served the Society in numerous leadership roles. He founded the ASEE Corporate Member Council (CMC) Special Interest Group on International Engineer- ing Education and currently serves as co-chair of that SIG. Alan is presently serving his second terms on the ASEE CMC Executive Committee and the ASEE Projects Board. He also serves on the ASEE Journal of Engineering Education Advisory Board and was a

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A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

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Systems Engineering

-making process that aids the engineer in generating andevaluating characteristics of an entity (physical or process) whose structure, function, andoperation achieve specified objectives and constraints. The program describes the process as theapplication of the solid foundation of the basic sciences, mathematics, and engineering sciencesto the abstractness, complexity, and solving of real world problems.The elements of the design process are emphasized throughout the program’s curriculum,beginning with the freshmen year. At the freshman year the Introduction to Engineering Design(IED) course uses project-based learning to address (1) problem definition, (2) attributegeneration, (3) function, constraint and objective identification, (4) idea