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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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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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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; David J. Woehr, University of Tennessee; Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates

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Education in 2008 and multiple conference Best Paper awards. Dr. Ohland is Chair of ASEE’s Educational Research and Methods division and an At-Large member the Administrative Committee of the IEEE Education Society. He was the 20022006 President of Tau Beta Pi.Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard A. Layton is the past Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education and As- sociate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. from California State University, Northridge, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. His areas of scholarship include student team formation and peer evaluation, persistence, migration

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Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

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Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D. Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aaron Daniel Lewicki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Seung Won Hong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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International

) Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world,2) Intellectual and practical skills,3) Personal and social responsibility, and4) Integrative learning [This] vision for student learning places strong emphasis on global and intercultural learning, technological sophistication, collaborative problem solving, transferable skills, and real-world applications—both civic and job-related. In all these emphases, LEAP repositions liberal education, no longer as just an option for the fortunate few, but rather as the most practical and powerful preparation for ‘success’ in all its meanings: economic, societal, civic, and personal.These themes resonate with current movements to prepare engineers for the 21st

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Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

include thin film deposition, interconnect technology, semiconductor manufacturing technology and radiation hardened nanoelectronics. Dr. Ryan joined JSNN after working at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany as Associate Vice President of Technology and Professor of Nanoscience from 2005 to 2008. At CNSE, he managed the cleanrooms and numerous consortia involving CNSE and its industrial partners such as IBM, TEL, AMAT, ASML and others. Dr. Ryan joined CNSE after a 25 year career with IBM. From 2003 to 2005, he was a Distinguished Engineer and Director of Advanced Materials and Process Technology Development and served as the site executive for IBM at Albany Nanotech

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Teaching Dynamics

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Josue Njock-Libii, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Mechanics

Fellowship. He has taught mechanics and related subjects at many institutions of higher learning: The University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Western Wyoming College, Ecole Nationale Suprieure Polytechnique, Yaound, Cameroon, and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He has been investigating the strategies that engineering students use to learn engineering subjects for many years. Page 22.218.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering the perfect bounce from a basketball: Why the NBA requires a specific inflation pressure for basketballs used in

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SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

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Matthew W. Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

Page 22.828.3 All alternative problems 2 70.0 n/aA private company, Sapling Learning, provided the online homework system employed in thiswork. While Sapling has been providing online homework for several years in areas likechemistry and biology, Fall 2009 was the first time chemical engineering content was available.The questions are organized by chapter and topic to follow the textbook (Felder in this case) andthe course syllabus. Sapling provided a Ph.D. chemical engineer as a “Technology T.A.” to setup the assignments and assist the instructor. In this case, the Technology T.A. kept theinstructor’s extra effort required to use the Sapling system to less than 1 hour per week. Thecontent is web

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SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

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Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron

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Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1798: STUDENT DESIGNED DESKTOP MODULES IN A THER-MODYNAMICS COURSEDonald P. Visco, Jr., University of Akron Donald P. Visco, Jr. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Associate Dean for Undergradu- ate Studies at the University of Akron. Most recently, he was a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. His current research interests include experimental and computa- tional thermodynamics as well as bioinformatics/drug design. He is an active and contributing member of ASEE at the local, regional and national levels. He is the 2006 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness and Educational Scholarship as well as the 2009 recipient

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Educating Students for Professional Success

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David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

AC 2011-1914: THE RESEARCH PROPOSITION AND PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT: UPDATE ON FIRST YEAR GRADUATE STUDENT PREPA-RATIONDavid F. Ollis, North Carolina State University David Ollis is Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. He has taught professional development and technical writing at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Page 22.1495.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Research Proposition and Professional Development: Update on First Year Graduate Student Preparation Twenty years ago, our

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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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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vehicle development, design pedagogy, and program assessment.Howard P Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis received degrees from The Evergreen State College (BA 1976), WSU (BS 1981, MS 1988) and the University of Oregon (Ph.D. 1993). He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering. He has been the president and CEO of IPM, a medical device company and Total Dynamics LLC a software company. He is also on the board of directors of Developing World Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and entrepreneurship pedagogy and assessment, technology

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Laboratories and Projects in BME

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Donald L. McEachron, Drexel University; Fran Cornelius, Drexel University

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AC 2011-166: TRANSDISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATIONLABORATORYVladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Vladimir GenisProfessor and Engineering Technology Program Director in the School of Technol- ogy and Professional Studies, Drexel University, has developed and taught graduate and undergradu- ate courses in physics, electronics, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, nondestructive testing, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering education. Results of his research work were published in scientific journals and presented at the national and

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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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Engineering (WISE) executive committee.Catherine L Cohan, The Pennsylvania State University Dr. Cohan has 15 years of experience as a research psychologist. She has expertise in the use of longi- tudinal designs, various modes of data collection (e.g., questionnaires, personal interviews, observational data), and survey research methods.YU-CHANG HSU, Boise State University Yu-Chang Hsu is Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at Boise State University. He earned his Ph.D in Instructional Systems with a doctoral minor in Educational Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. Before joining BSU, he served as the assessment and evaluation coordinator (post- doctoral scholar) for the Toys’n MORE project

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BME Courses and Learning Activities

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Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University

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AC 2011-1544: A FIRST COURSE TO EXPOSE DISPARATE STUDENTSTO THE BME FIELDCharles J. Robinson, Clarkson University Director, Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST) and Shulman Prof of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson Univ, Potsdam, NY; and Senior Rehab Research Career Scientist, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY; and Adjunct Prof, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabili- tation, SUNY Upstate Medical Univ, Syracuse, NY Page 22.41.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A First Course to Expose Disparate Students to the BmE

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-530: A NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY CAREER DEVELOP-MENT WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN A HISPANICSERVING INSTITUTIONHayrettin B Karayaka, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Bora Karayaka is a Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Technology faculty, and the power and en- ergy leader in the program. With his over ten years of industry experience, he has extensive experience in project management, and a clear understanding of deadlines, industry requirements, safety and reliability issues, and other aspects in the power and energy fields. He is responsible for teaching the energy and power courses in the department. Dr. Karayaka’s research interests include power generation and renewable energies. He

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Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Amber C. Spolarich, North Carolina State University; Clair Ellen-Ann Wilson, RAMP-UP; Laura Elizabeth Ganson, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Meritorious Achievement Award in Informal Education in 2009 and by the YWCA with an appointment to the Academy of Women for Science and Technology in 2008. Her program received the WEPAN Out- standing Women in Engineering Program Award in 2009. Her work was featured on the National Science Foundation Discoveries web site. She is a member of Sigma Xi, past chair of the K-12 and Precollege Division of the American Society of Engineering Educators and a Senior Member of the IEEE.Amber C. Spolarich, North Carolina State University Amber Spolarich is currently a senior at North Carolina State University majoring in chemical engineering with a concentration in green chemistry. She has worked with outreach programs through the

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Evolutionary Models for College-Industry Partnerships

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Jack Selter, Daytona State College; Ray M. Haynes, DaVinci Charter High Schools

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-226: EVOLUTIONARY MODELS FOR COLLEGE-INDUSTRYPARTNERSHIPSJack Selter, Daytona State College John (Jack) A. Selter, Director of External Relations for Daytona State College, one of 6 state colleges in the higher education system in the State of Florida. Daytona State offers over 100 programs of study ranging from certificate programs to Bachelor Science Degrees in Engineering Technology. Jack has over 30 years of experience in engineering programs, contract development and management, and developing partnership models between academia and industry at Georgia Institute of Technology (Southern Tech), Clemson University, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh.Ray M. Haynes, DaVinci Charter High

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Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

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AC 2011-399: VIRTUAL AND REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY DEVELOP-MENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORYYongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Yongpeng Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston in 2003. After one year post-doctoral research, he was appointed as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Engi- neering Technology Dept. at Prairie View A&M University in 2004 Fall, where he received promotion as a tenured Associate Professor from 2010 Fall. His research interests include cyber-physical system, control theory, power electronics, motor drive, mechatronics, and real-time embedded system design. His research has been sponsored by U.S. Army Research Office, NSF, and industry

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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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telecommunications and wireless topics and on the status of the education of electronics technicians at the two-year college level. His current interests are in the transformation of electronics technician education to incorporate a systems-level approach and applications of the emerging field of networked, wireless sensors. Page 22.936.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Intelligent Infrastructure Systems and the TechnicianAbstractMany have written about the next transformative convergence of technologies that will surelyeffect how humankind will live, work, play, and age

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University

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Michigan Economic Development Corporation, “It’sestimated that we can create more than 60,000 new jobs by investing in alternative energy,including advanced battery storage, biofuels, and wind and solar energy” [12]. There is a clearneed for a systematic training program on energy storage technology, particularly in regionswhere the sustainable energy development in electricity generation and automotivemanufacturers and their advanced battery suppliers are highly concentrated. The goal of thiscollaborated curricula development is to fill this need by developing an industry-based learningenvironment to prepare students and returning engineers or technicians to be skilled energystorage engineers or technicians in both the stationary and vehicular

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Daniel W. Walsh, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robert S. Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Page 22.1427.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The 4+1 Program Meeting Objectives and OutcomesAbstractGraduate engineering education is a key to the maintenance of U.S. competitiveness in the worldmarket. The world has been an extremely dynamic engine during the last fifty years, and wehave witnessed a dramatic change in the world order. The change has been evolutionary in manycases, but events in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the erstwhile Soviet Union are onlyslightly less cataclysmic than the Second World War. In a world where strength is measured interms of the financial resource, the technological ability and the intellectual capability of apopulace Japan, China, India

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Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Celestine Chukwuemeka Aguwa, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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AC 2011-1573: MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED LEARNING LAB (MILL):A CURRICULUM MODEL FOR HANDS-ON MANUFACTURING EDU-CATIONMukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University Dr. Ssemakula received his BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS in Manufacturing Technology, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering all from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (England). After working in industry, he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland where he taught courses in the areas of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering as well as conducting research in Manufacturing Systems. Since 1993, he has been on the faculty of Wayne State University’s Division of Engineering Technology where he has been a leader in developing

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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Charles E. Baukal, John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L. Price, University of Tulsa; John E. Matsson, Oral Roberts University; Wes Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC.; Sarah M. Olson, Northern Oklahoma College

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Department at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 and 1994, respectively.Wes Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC. Wes Bussman, Ph.D., is a senior research and development engineer for the John Zink Co. LLC. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Tulsa. Dr. Bussman has 20 years of basic scientific research work, industrial technology research and development, and combustion design engineering. He holds ten patents, and has authored several published articles and conference papers and has been a contributing author to several combustion related books. He has taught engineering courses at

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FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech University

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developing undergraduate engineering degree program. International Conference on Engineering Education – ICEE 2007. September 3 -7: Coimbria, Portugal.Backer, P. (2007). Technology And Gender Issues: Development And Assessment Of A Freshman General Education Course In The College Of Engineering. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. June 24-27: Honolulu, Hawaii.Behrens, A.; Atorf, L.; Schwann, R.; Neumann, B.; Schnitzler, R.; Balle, J.; Herold, T.; Telle, A.; Noll, T.G.; Hameyer, K.; Aach, T. (2010). MATLAB Meets LEGO Mindstorms—A Freshman Introduction Course Into Practical Engineering. IEEE Transactions on Education 53(2): 306-317.Carberry, A., M. Ohland, C. Swan (2010), A

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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Roy Pruett, Bluefield State College; Bruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College

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AC 2011-977: BENEFITS OF SMALL COLLEGE-INDUSTRY PARTNER-SHIPS FOR TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTBruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College Bruce V. Mutter is the founder and CEO of the Center for Applied Research & Technology, Inc. (CART) and teaches project management and engineering economics at Bluefield State College as an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Technology.Roy Pruett, Bluefield State College Roy E. Pruett is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Professor and Department Head of the Electrical Engineering and Technology Department at Bluefield State College. He is the owner of Pruett Engineering and serves as consultant to several local businesses. Roy received his B. S. degree in

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University; D. Fu, Wayne State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 22.526.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Educational Tool Development of an Electric Drivetrain Bench UnitAbstractThe industry consensus is that the vehicle electrification is the currently available technology forincreasing propulsion system efficiency and decreasing pollutant emissions. However, theelectric drivetrain operates much differently than conventional vehicle powertrain. There is aneed for training automotive engineers and educating students in this new and emergenttechnology of electric drivetrains. This paper presents the educational tool development of aninteractive, industrial-component-based bench unit for two different configurations of electricdrivetrains: battery

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for his work in EPICS. Page 22.1285.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Service-Learning Partnerships: Improving Education and Addressing Community NeedsIntroduction Over the last 20+ years, a great deal of time, effort and money have gone into increasinginterest in engineering among pre-college students. Despite these investments, interest inengineering has declined with participation of women and minority students continuing to besignificantly lower than their percentage of the overall

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Professional Development from a Distance

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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AC 2011-34: BUILDING A DISTANCE LEARNING HYBRID PROGRAMIN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIPDr. Mitchell L Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Mitchell L. Springer, PMP, SPHR Dr. Springer is an Associate Professor in Technology Leadership & Innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineer- ing, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. He sits on many university and community boards and advisory

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Learning Outside the Classroom

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Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-41: DEVELOPING AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THE IM-PACT OF SERVICE ON TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNINGOUTCOMESAdam R. Carberry, Arizona State University Adam R. Carberry received his PhD. in Engineering Education from the Tufts University Math, Science, Technology,and Engineering Education program in 2010. He holds an M.S. in Chemistry from Tufts University and a B.S. in Material Science Engineering from Alfred University. He is currently work- ing as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the College of Technology and Innovation, Department of Engineering at Arizona State University investigating engineering student conceptions of modeling.Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is an associate

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xingguo Xiong, University of Bridgeport; Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence V. Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport

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University of Bridgeport, CT. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Dalian University of Technology, China, and Ph.D. degree from Wayne State University, MI. His research interests include thin-film device fabrication and characterization, controls, and sustainable energy.Lawrence V. Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport Lawrence V. Hmurcik is Professor and Chairman of Electrical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT. He earned his Ph.D. in semiconductor devices at Clarkson University in 1980.He worked in Diamond Shamrock’s research division for 3 years before joining the University of Bridgeport in 1983. Dr. Hmurcik has 45 publications and 5 grants. He is also a professional consultant with 240 case

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FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Robert W. Warke, LeTourneau University

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AC 2011-2332: FACING OUR RETENTION CHALLENGE: A SELF-PORTRAITAlan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University Alan D. Niemi is an Associate Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Lake Superior State University and his M.S.E.E. from Illinois Institute of Technology. He has taught courses in Electrical Engineering and Tech- nology for 24 years. In addition to teaching, Mr. Niemi has spent 7 years in industry designing digital and microcontroller systems.Robert W. Warke, LeTourneau University Robert W. Warke is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University. He received a B.S. in Welding

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Pedagogical Issues in Computing

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Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

improve teaching and student learning. She is currently working with several engineering faculty assessing the impact of in-class use of technology on teaching and student learning. Dianne has also worked as an education consultant for a number of organizations conducting program evaluations and is currently serving as external evaluator on several grants. Her research interests focus on faculty development, action research, the role of technology in teaching and learning, and assessment in higher education. Page 22.366.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Computing