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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Fraser, Long Beach City College

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Two Year College Division

of ocean science applications into the electrical, electronic, computerscience, and mechanical design programs provides the students with a real-worldapplication for their course of studies and broadens their career opportunities. Further,giving students the hands-on applications first then following up with the technicalconcepts serves as a powerful motivator of student learning. The electrical technologyprogram at the author’s institution (California) is one example of how this can work.Students can enroll in a robotics applications class without prerequisites and as a resultdevelop an immediate understanding of the operational systems. From there theydemand additional knowledge on the inner workings of the systems providing self

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Frances C. Ray-Earle, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Center for Biorefining & Biofuels (C2B2); Nancy S. Tway, University of Colorado

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Chemical Engineering

go to graduate school with only about 4.7% indicating that their UREchanged their plans away from post graduate education. One of his conclusions was that,generally, undergraduate students involved in research showed positive interests in continuing inscience careers and postgraduate education.The National Science Foundation has provided support for undergraduate research through TheResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program which provides funding for involvingundergrads in on-going research programs.v The present study investigates one such REUprogram via the development of an assessment plan and an evaluation of assessment results.REU Program OverviewThe Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuel (C2B2)/National Science

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Design Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabah Razouk Abro, Laurence Tecnological University, Department of Engineering Tecnology; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

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Manufacturing

has many publications related to education and statistics. He is a member of several professional organizations like the American Mathematical Society. Sabah has participated in 2010 in AESS conference with a paper jointly with Ken CookJerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University Jerry Cuper is a professor and advisor in the Department of Engineering Technology in the College of Engineering. His education includes graduate and undergraduate degrees, and completion of a technol- ogy apprenticeship program. Mr. Cuper’s career has spanned a wealth of experience in the machine shop, on the drawing board, in construction, and many years in engineering design, testing and development, management, and planning. Most of

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Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

democratic society charged with making long-term decisions on these emerging technologies. The course, Science, Technology and Public Policy (ASET 101) is a 3 credit, non-lab sciencecourse. It is a required course in the Applied Science and Engineering Technology curriculum,but also fulfills the science general education requirement at the institution, and so appeals to abroader audience than those specifically in the curriculum. In addition, the course is open tohigher level developmental students as well as high school students through a dual enrollmentprogram, thus providing an opportunity for students to explore science, technology and relatedsocietal issues early in their academic career. Students who are still deciding on academic and

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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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Qing Zheng, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

students engaged in the hour-long sessionto assemble and test the PCB-based circuit. This project activity has demonstrated that(a) the K-12 student is more actively engaged in the integrated project, (b) gains thesystem level appreciation of the design problem, and (c) has the confidence to completethe project. Page 22.895.2The ECE department plans to host ECE day events with STEM-based integrated projectactivities in ECE to (a) encourage K-12 students to consider careers in ECE, (b)strengthen the undergraduate enrollment in ECE, and (c) link the undergraduate ECEprogram with the K-12 STEM curriculum.This paper is organized as follows. Section 2

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF); Maisha Drew, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF); Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF)

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Minorities in Engineering

Bachelor of Science Degree and Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Morgan State University and is presently working on his Doctorate Degree in Math Education. Mr. Martin has worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as a Power System Engineer. He has taught high school Mathematics in the Baltimore City Public School System as well as Mathematics at several colleges and universities. Just before coming to BDJ, Mr. Martin worked for the Maryland State Department of Education as a Regional Coordinator for Career and Technology Education, where he assisted many local school systems with their implementation and management of pre-engineering and technology

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New Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators

models when people like engineering faculty, “Lead by example. Act the wayyou want other people to act. Think about what you are doing and how it will affect other people.Make good decision that can be passed on. Do you say things that someone might repeat? If yes,than make it something good.” 2 Page 22.1263.3By the time students reach the junior and senior levels they have become engineers. They arelistening to their instructors as mentors to the challenging careers that lie ahead. The captivatingquality of the engineering curriculum lends itself to be the base upon which communication skillsare presented to engineers. Professors would not

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; John Sutton, RMC Research Corporation; Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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NSF Grantees

represented approximately 17 % of all scientistsand engineers in the United States 5. Couple this with the rapid growth of science andengineering related jobs, it is apparent that in order to meet the demand, “the nation will need toproduce more minority scientists and engineers…and to address the underrepresentation ofminorities in these fields” 5. Another solution is the development and implementation of transfer partnerships betweencommunity colleges (CC) and four-year institutions. Anderson-Rowland and Grierson 10 Page 22.1111.2promoted the CC as a viable option in the development of students as they pursue math andscience careers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Aerospace

schoolteachers, and industry professionals recruited to be teachers to acquire the technical knowledgeand certifications and pedagogical skills to teach renewable energy in their classrooms; 3)develop and implement a 2+2+2 pathway through partnership with high schools and universitiesto allow students interested in renewable energy careers to have a defined career ladder withmultiple exit points integrated with industry certifications and college certificate and degreeattainment; 4) conduct continuous assessment and evaluation with imbedded targeted research ofcurricular and professional development strategies to ensure that student, faculty, and industrygoals are attained; and, 5) disseminate both the products and the partnership process to maximizethe

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-12: PARAMETRIC MODELING, RAPID PROTOTYPING, ANDA WALKER ROBOTRandy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology Randy Shih is a Professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering and Technology Department at Oregon Institute of Technology. He worked as a design engineer in the automobile sector prior to starting his teaching career in 1984. He has over 25 years of experiences in the areas of CAD/CAE; and he is the author of fifteen CAD/CAE textbooks that are currently being used by many universities and colleges in North America. Page 22.1138.1 c American Society for

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Tim Demetrio; David H Johnson, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

respectively from the Pennsylvania State University. He began his teaching career at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College in 1992. He teaches, does research, and advises student projects related to the applications of finite element analysis (FEA) to the solutions of difficult engineering problems. Mr. Johnson had 11 years of industry experience before he began his teaching career. He began his engineering career at Boeing Aerospace Company then was employer by Airco Carbon, and Swanson Analysis Systems Inc. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Western PA ANSYS User’s Group, the Society for Experimental Mechanics, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Education, 2011Engage K-12 Students in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE): Outreach with K-12 STEM Schools through ECE Project ActivitiesIntroductionThis paper discusses the set up and delivery of electrical and computer engineering(ECE) projects with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)components to inspire K-12 STEM students to pursue higher education and careers inECE. These projects form part of the “Engage K-12 students in ECE” program and aredelivered through outreach1-2 with K-12 STEM schools. The forms of outreachconsidered are (a) direct (b) extended. The focus of this paper is on the implementation ofdirect outreach. In direct outreach, the students in the K-12 school programs participatein the ECE Day event

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver; Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

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New Engineering Educators

, incorporating research into the teachingcurriculum, and mentorship have been noted in past literature (1; 2). These, along with otherrecommendations, are explored in this paper in an effort to assist new faculty members instarting a successful career in academia.Lessons LearnedExpectations of new engineering faculty are higher than ever before. Faculty are expected topublish in top tier peer-reviewed publications, obtain funded external research, adviseundergraduate and graduate students, provide service to their department, college, university,community, and profession, and be effective teachers. Because of these high expectations,faculty are spending more hours during each week working on teaching, research, and serviceactivities, often working late

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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NSF Grantees

learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).Loren Limberis, East Carolina University Dr. Limberis joined the Engineering faculty at ECU in August 2006. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. Dr. Limberis taught for several years as an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey and was a research analyst with Southwest Research Institute prior to his academic career. His research interests focus on designing techniques to utilize nature’s highly complex and sophisticated

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew W. Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Design in Engineering Education

undergraduate education and high school education. All of the participants (i.e., facultyadvisors, undergraduate students, high school students, and high school teachers) gain experiencein the design of a large scale system and a better understanding of the role of various disciplinesin that process. A parallel goal is to encourage more high school students to pursue careers inSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related fields.IntroductionThe demand for STEM related careers is projected to be strong well into the second and thirddecade of the 21st century. In a story dated December 22, 2008 the Mobile Press-Register notedthat the Alabama Office of Work Force Development projected that the “state needs to turn outmore than 1,100 new

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Branislav Rosul, College of Dupage; Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College

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Engineering Technology

Uni- versity he transferred to United States in 1987 where he continued his work in the Controls and Robotics area at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He obtained Masters and then Doctorate in the area of Robot Control and Modeling of Multibody Systems in 1997. In 1992 he started his career at College of DuPage. First, as an instructor in Electro-Mechanical Technology and then, as a coordinator in Electronics Tech- nology. In addition to practical engineering experience Dr. Rosul has significant teaching and research background. As a PI and co-PI Dr. Rosul has extensively worked with NSF on several projects. Dr. Rosul also served as an ABET evaluator for IEEE society.Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet

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Recruiting, Retention, and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Romel W. Mackelprang, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

multi-tiered approach. It promotes the success of students with disabilities through directinterventions that encourage secondary students to consider Science, Technology, Engineeringand Math (STEM) careers. The paper discusses how the proposed project would combine typicaldisability support services with comprehensive supports that involve peer mentoring by STEMstudents and faculty, academic advising, with a multidisciplinary team, to promote studentrecruitment and retention. The proposed multidisciplinary team would include faculty from theSchool of Social Work and Disability with Faculty of STEM fields such as Engineering andEngineering Technology. The paper also discusses how it proposes to utilize the University’sCenter for Disability

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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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Zachary Vonder Haar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

component of the heart lung system so that Page 22.594.6the water can be cooled 5-8 ˚C. The students test and evaluate their designs and make anynecessary refinements to make their system perform better. Once the final test is complete, thestudents present their results to the class.Career Opportunities One of the unique features of this specific module is that it gives the students someprospective of some lesser known career opportunities in the healthcare field. When students areasked what careers are available in the healthcare field they typically respond with two answers:nurses and doctors. Although doctors and nurses are typically

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Carol Davis, North Dakota EPSCoR

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Minorities in Engineering

as an administrator at the college for sev- enteen years. She received a doctorate in 2000 from Walden University. She currently works for North Dakota EPSCoR as the Tribal College Liaison. In that position, she is helping to create a pathway for American Indian high school and tribal college students into STEM careers through STEM camps and Sunday Academies. She also supports the ND EPSCoR/Tribal College research capacity building effort at the five North Dakota Tribal Colleges. She is on the Sisseton Wahpeton College Advisory Committee for their Tribal College and University Program grant funded by NSF. She also served on the Ameri- can Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) advisory committee that developed

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quintin S. Hughes, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

larger data set, ademographically diverse set of 20 African American engineering students were sampled toaddress the research questions: How does self-defined success relate to academic performance ofsuccessful African American engineering students? What demographic factors contribute to howsuccess is defined?Responses were thematically categorized, numerically analyzed, and viewed through the lensesof social-cognitive and goal theories to more easily interpret the influence of differentiatingfactors in students’ definitions of personal success. The majority of engineering students’definitions centered on graduating college, overall happiness, career, family, or money, and mostdefinitions contained multiple themes. Though there was no apparent

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

Level Coursework Skills Experience (GPA) Experience Student1 JR 3 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 3 pt Student2 SR 2 pt 1 pt 3 pt 2 pt 2 pt Student3 SR 2 pt 2 pt 3 pt 2 pt 3 pt Student4 JR 2 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 2 pt Student5 SR 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 ptSummarized in Table 6 are short-term career goals for the five undergraduate students, asunderstood before and after

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Chemical Engineering

. This study describes how in three consecutive courses, we preserve academicrigor of the UOL course while incorporating components such as experimental design, projectdevelopment and teamwork, which aim to meet the needs of professional careers. We follow upthe course outcomes with a survey targeting the graduates of the program. The results show thatgraduates employed in industry frequently rely on these skills during job interviews, research andproduct development, whereas those who pursue advanced degrees in academia use these skillspredominantly for their research, highlighting the need for adaptive approach for differentgraduate trajectories in designing the course. For both groups of graduates, the skills introducedduring the UOL courses

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara

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Two Year College Division

2R = Recommended X = Required choose one combined course3 4 5 Careers/soft skills Design specialized Intro to Civil only6 7 specialized Civil Materials course only microelectronic circuits*Data obtained

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Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ayre, University of South Australia; Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

: REFLECTIONS ON A COHORT OF ‘STAYERS’ IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGAbstractSeveral reports of the disappointing numbers of women who leave the engineering professionwithin 10 or so years after graduation in a range of western economies have been released inrecent years. This paper reports on a recent study of the careers of all female graduates from civilengineering at an Australian technical university which found that a much higher proportion ofthem had remained in the profession than would be expected from these reports. It found thatdespite the cohort reporting higher rates of parental and other care responsibilities than typicallyfound in engineering women, the group were more satisfied with their workplaces and jobs as awhole than the

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian L. Houston, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

to choose advanced instruction and a theoreticaltrack, or to “hit the ground running” if they choose to become practicing engineers.PaperWhile surely the pursuit of an advanced degree is admirable, and the majority educators, as wellas parents, would promote their students or children in their efforts to further educate themselves,should this level of education be a requirement for one to become an engineering educator.Pure teaching institutions are minority players in the education game. They pale in comparisonwith research-focused institutions which comprise the bulk of the higher education facilities,both in student numbers and budget. The role of research in the educator’s career at a teachinginstitution is much diminished, and rightly

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High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Jeffrey B. Goldberg, University of Arizona; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 22.498.2In this paper, we describe a pilot project in which the College of Engineering at the University ofArizona offers their Introduction to Engineering course at high schools throughout the State ofArizona. At the high school (HS), the course is taught by HS teachers who are appointed adjunctinstructors by the College. The participating instructors typically have experience teaching APcalculus or science or, alternatively, career and technical education (CTE) engineering courses.The adjuncts receive two-weeks training from university faculty members who have offered theon-campus version of the class. Curriculum is supplied by the college and the HS instructors aregiven the freedom to supplement the curriculum with their own materials

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

attributable to increased experiences and exposure to creative and innovativethinking opportunities throughout the participants’ undergraduate careers and as they transitioninto their graduate careers. In addition a paired samples t-test was conducted to examine the differences between thetwo groups in relation to ECPII subscales and overall ECPII. The t-test revealed significantfindings (t(4)=-3.202, p<0.05). The graduate group mean was found to be significantly higher(m=2.61 and m=2.72, undergraduate and graduate student means respectively). This again maybe attributable to increased experiences and opportunities as the participants move fromundergraduate to graduate education.Summary, Conclusions and Future WorkThe results of this pilot

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chitra Javdekar, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley Hills MA 02481; Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

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First-Year Programs

the first one or two years ofcollege[2], making the first year college experience for students a critical one in the choice oftheir careers. Several models have been used to describe the attrition of STEM studentsincluding a leaky pipeline model, a path model, and statistical models based on pre-collegecharacteristics for incoming freshmen as indicators of their future retention in engineeringprograms[3].However, it should be noted that one of the important research studies suggests thatproportion of students switching (40%) because of “inadequate preparation in high school mathand science” is almost equal to the proportion of “non-switchers” (38%) reporting inadequatepreparation in those subjects[2]. This suggests that although inadequate

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Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

for formativeassessment and regular systematic feedback to the students for continuing improvements to theirePortfolios throughout the students’ academic careers. Evaluation rubrics are used to determineacceptability of the submitted ePortfolios and to help pinpoint components that require revisionand resubmission. Student ePortfolios will be routinely evaluated as part of the department’scontinuous quality improvement plan for the ET program and as a direct measure of the TAC ofABET general criteria a through k outcomes for accreditation.IntroductionThe portfolio has long been recognized as an excellent method for direct assessment of programoutcomes 1,2. Apart from assessment, portfolios have additional benefits. Linda Suskie 3 (p 185)lists

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Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

; (2)fostering associations between research and regular undergraduate academic courses; (3) creatingand disseminating bioengineering teaching and learning modules and (4) enhancing learningcommunity support at the interface of engineering and biology.In order to be competitive for future careers at the intersection of mathematics, engineering andbiology, our students must make explicit connections between these disciplines2,3. This isoccurring on our campus through integration of genuine research and classroom experiences forundergraduates early in their academic career. Current work is focused on linking NCA&T thecontent for sequences of science and mathematics courses. Similar to traditional academicinstitutions, our science majors