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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. Page 22.1715.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Writing Effective Evaluation and Dissemination Plans for Innovations in Engineering EducationIntroductionThe importance of assessment in engineering education has been on a steep rise for more than adecade because of accreditation requirements for data-driven decisions on improvements incourses and curricula. This increased emphasis on classroom assessment has not, however,resulted in a noticeable improvement in the quality of the evaluation plans in proposals to theNational Science Foundation (NSF) for course and curriculum development or for engineeringeducation research. A large fraction of proposals to NSF still

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Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Xian Sun, Klamath Union High School

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Engineering Technology

programming skills defined inthis paper, the students will be able to develop computer programs to solve most engineeringproblems, such as those in statics, dynamics, thermal dynamics, in their future learning.Programming is an intensive, hands-on design process. The amount of programming skills of astudent is largely dependent on how much programming experience she or he has had. Theengineering students should get some basic programming experiences as early as possible.Therefore, the authors are communicating with the Klamath Union High School to seek anopportunity to offer a VBA computer programming course as a high school senior elective. Theauthors are planning to offer this course to a small class of 3 to 5 senior students (or high

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Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alok K. Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

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Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2011-1432: A SUCCESSFUL PLAN FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENTTHAT HAS A LASTING IMPACTStephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Crown is a professor of mechanical engineering in south Texas. He has been actively involved in a number of grants supporting innovative and effective teaching methods for engineering education. Dr. Crown is director of the faculty development component of a large Department of Education grant that supports Challenge Based Instruction and is the director of the Texas Pre-Freshman Engineering Program in Edinburg.Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan AmericanRobert A. Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Robert A. Freeman has been on the faculty of The University of

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University

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Civil Engineering

FIGURE 4 FINAL DESIGN – STUDENTS USED FEM ANALYSIS OF STRESS PATHS TO PLACE WINDOWS Page 22.1541.5The Evaluation PlanThe evaluation of this course will be vital to both further refinement of its curriculum and to thepotential dissemination of the teaching model. The Office of Professional Research andDevelopment in the School of Education at Syracuse University is conducting the evaluation ofthe project. The first year evaluation plan included a written materials review, pre and postsurveys, tests, interviews, and classroom observations. Students were surveyed at the start of thesemester about their expectations of the course; their

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyun Kyoung Ro, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-769: PREDICTING GRADUATE SCHOOL PLANS BASED ONSTUDENTS’ SELF-ASSESSED ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSHyun Kyoung Ro, Pennsylvania State University Hyun Has been working as a graduate assistant on the Engineer of 2020 research grants that the Center for the Study of Higher Education received from the National Science Foundation at Penn State. Page 22.1167.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Predicting Graduate School Plans Based on Students’ Self-assessed Engineering Knowledge and SkillsAbstract U.S. production of STEM graduates

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Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Bárbara M. Brizuela, Tufts University, Education Department

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1780: FIRST GRADE STUDENTS PLANNING AND ARTIFACTCONSTRUCTION WHILE WORKING ON AN ENGINEERING DESIGNPROBLEMMerredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Merredith Portsmore is a Research Assistant Professor in Education at Tufts University as well as the Director of Outreach Programs for Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. Merredith has the unique honor of being a ”Quadruple Jumbo” having received all her four of her degrees from Tufts (B.A. English, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.A. Education, PhD in Engineering Education). Her research interests focus on how children engage in constructing solutions to engineering design problems. Her outreach work focuses on creating resources for K-12 educators

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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

AC 2011-1039: AN ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR EVALUATING A FOURSITE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN BIOFUELS ANDBIOREFINING ENGINEERINGDaniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork

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Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Daniel R. Lynch, Dartmouth College

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-668: THE CIVIL ENGINEERING BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ANDACCREDITATION CRITERIA: A PLAN FOR LONG-TERM MANAGE-MENT OF CHANGEStephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Stephen Ressler is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. An active duty Army officer, he has served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He has been a member of the USMA faculty for 18 years, teaching courses in engi- neering mechanics, structural engineering, construction, and CE

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stella A Quinones, University of Texas, El Paso; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas, El Paso; B. Lush, University of Texas, El Paso; Gabriel Della-Piana, Evaluation Consultant ; Denise Carrejo, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning

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evaluation workshop for field workers in India. Has over 85 refereed publications and 75+ reports and presentations. Conducted evaluation and program development in language literacy (across subject disciplines); various forms of mediated instruction across subject disciplines in science, mathematics, and literacy; mathematics, science, and technology; parenting (mothers and underachieving middle school female students); homeless education; a planetarium production; training of teachers of teachers; and writing assessment.Denise Carrejo, Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Plan-ning

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Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Bartholomew; Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Ron Terry, Brigham Young University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

curriculum and teacher development of technology educatorscould be enhanced. All class members had a background in technology and engineeringeducation and were candidates for a Masters degree in Technology and Engineering Education atBYU. As part of the study, students studied ITEEA’s technological literacy standards found inthe STL, created unit and lesson plans for each standard, participated in a study related to the useof the literacy standards, critiqued peer lessons, and implemented lesson plans at the middle andjunior high school level.Technological Literacy Standards. ITEEA’s STL was the primary resource used to guide theSTEM curriculum development. The purpose for using the STL was because it outlines the

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Capstone Design III

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy S. Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Mark E. Cambron, Western Kentucky University; Michael L. McIntyre, Western Kentucky University

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Design in Engineering Education

sequence, faculty andstudent assessment, and resulting revisions to the project management techniques.Additions to Senior Project SequenceIn order to meet the needs revealed in the assessment process, project management techniqueswere added to the project documentation and a score card rating system was added to the designreviews.The Project Workbook is a document that contains the project planning and executiondocuments. The workbook contains three main sections: I. Project Management Plan; II. Requirements Documents; and III. Execution and Closing.Each of these sections will be described below. Page 22.230.2In the

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Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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AJ Almaguer, University of California, Berkeley; Roy Tangsombatvisit, University of California, Berkeley; Matthew Ford, University of California, Berkeley; Susan Yushan Chen, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Engineers and Mentors; Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Neil Ray, University of California, Berkeley

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2368: BUILDING ENGINEERS AND MENTORS: A MODEL FORSTUDENT-LED ENGINEERING OUTREACHAJ Almaguer, UC Berkeley AJ Almaguer studied Mechanical Engineering and Material Science Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He was one of the founding members of BEAM.ROY TANGSOMBATVISIT, UC BerkeleyMatthew Ford, UC BerkeleySusan Yushan Chen, Berkeley Engineers and Mentors at the University of California, Berkeley I am a Bioengineering senior at UC Berkeley. I joined BEAM in my junior year because I have always wanted to mentor. I have since been working with BEAM as staff and mentor. I have also helped establish BEAM as a more prominent engineering outreach organization on campus. I plan to enroll in graduate

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Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University and has mentored more than 30 undergrad- uate and graduate business plan teams since 2002. In 2010, Carol’s teams won more national business plan competitions than teams from any one university in the 25 year history of the competitions. Carol has won two national awards for innovation in entrepreneurship pedagogy and won the prestigious University of Arkansas Alumni Association Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching in 2009. She earned a Ph.D. in Strategic Management with an Entrepreneurship Concentration from the University of Georgia in 1988. Page 22.944.1 c

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University

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NSF Grantees

informal) whendescribing their solutions to signals and systems problems and how language use is related tostudents’ understanding of the material. This study extends that work by examining students’interests and perceptions of electrical engineering in relationship to their understanding of thecourse content.In this study, we consider the following two research questions. First, what are students’ long-term interests in engineering? In particular, what are their plans following graduation with a BSin electrical engineering? Second, how do students’ interests in engineering relate to theirunderstanding and learning of the content? We focus on the signals and systems area withinelectrical engineering. The signals and systems class we study is an

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Manufacturing Process Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Fang, Utah State University

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Manufacturing

-BasedLearning approach to integrating entrepreneurship into an upper-level undergraduatemanufacturing course entitled Machining Theory and Applications that was taught by the authorof this paper at Utah State University. The students in the class were divided into six teamsworking on a variety of projects. Each project included three tasks: developing a computersoftware program for machining simulations, developing the associated business plan, andwriting the business plan and orally presenting the project results. A representative example ofstudent projects and associated business plans is provided in the paper. The students‟ attitudestoward and experiences with their projects were surveyed using a Likert-type and open-endedquestionnaire at the end of

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik Sander, University of Florida

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

virtually every major engineering discipline represented. Interdisciplinary, as the COE Strategic Plan, of which entrepreneurship education is a key component, focuses on discovery and innovation at the intersection of traditional technology disciplines. Collaborative, operating in a university recognized as a national technology commercialization leadervii and one of the largest in the country in terms of size and number of disciplines.UF includes colleges of engineering, medicine, food and agricultural sciences, liberal arts andscience, and business, along with a host of other units on a single campus - providing a strongand diverse collaborative environment. Innovation is happening at the intersection of technologydisciplines

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Faculty Tools

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua A. Enszer, University of Notre Dame; Jessica A Kuczenski, Century College; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame

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Computers in Education

by both the student andthe College of Engineering for assessment purposes. The e-portfolio can also serve as a tool tomake communication between students and advisers more efficient, and to help studentsformulate short- and long-term plans for their own career development. By prompting students toidentify and elaborate on such plans, students can more explicitly determine the resources,experiences, and attitudes necessary to be successful. As a portion of the academic advisingexperience, NDeP includes a set of surveys designed to help students consider their academiccoursework, in which we also have students assess their own progress in the program. Thesurveys address the ABET accreditation criteria as well as students’ individual goal

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

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College Industry Partnerships

year plan to integrate practicallaboratories in semiconductor testing at all levels of the BSEE curriculum. Past approaches havetraditionally implemented a single technical elective in the senior year. The proposed approach isunique in this regard as the conjecture is that introducing laboratories in semiconductor testacross the curriculum is more effective. An outline of this plan and its rationale along withexpected program outcomes are described in this paper. The experience in the first year of thisplan, including design of the interface electronics, implementation of the first two laboratoryprojects, and interactions with applications engineers, are also discussed.IntroductionAs an increasing number of transistors continue to be

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Design Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia L. Morse, Kansas State University, Salina; Raju S. Dandu, Kansas State University, Salina

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Manufacturing

which the student does notproduce successfully within range, the student must document the cause (or probable cause) ofthe nonconformance. The Manufacturing Methods lab also introduces students to process plans. Process plansare provided with some of the labs to communicate expected steps in the processing, as well as to Page 22.134.4begin to familiarize students with process plan documentation standards which they will beFigure 2. Part Print for Students’ First Lathe Work in Manufacturing Methods Lab. Page 22.134.5Figure 3. Inspection Sheet (Partial

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Design Tools & Methodology II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Harry B. Santoso, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AbstractDesign tasks are ubiquitous, complex, ill-structured, and challenging to students and professionalengineering designers. Successful designing depends on having not only adequate knowledge butalso sufficient awareness and control of that knowledge, known as metacognition. Researchsuggests that metacognition not only enhances learning outcomes but also encourages students tobe self-regulated learners who are metacognitively, motivationally, and behaviorally activeparticipants in their learning process.This article evaluates the extent to which students‟ task interpretation of the design project isreflected in their working plans and monitoring/regulating strategies. Butler and Cartier‟s Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) model was used to evaluate the

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Fostering Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Snyder, Taylor University; Rachel Tomasik; Bethany Smith, Taylor University

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Educational Research and Methods

Reports***4. Metacognitive 4. Metacognitive 4. Metacognitive 4 MetacognitiveProcesses Processes Processes*** Processes*** a. Metacognitive a. Metacognitive a. Metacognitive a. MetacognitivePlanning Planning*** Planning*** Planning*** b. Metacognitive b. Metacognitive b. Metacognitive b. MetacognitiveAssessing Assessing Assessing*** Assessing*** c. Metacognitive c. Metacognitive c. Metacognitive c. MetacognitiveMonitoring Monitoring Monitoring*** Monitoring***5. Cognitive Skills 5. Cognitive

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ETD Design IV: Construction and Civil Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

, and students. Starting with a site plan by a local architect and a construction blueprintfrom another trailhead elsewhere in the state, charrette participants improved the design and sitelocation. Students completed the design, obtained approval from the customer (the nonprofit trailgroup), and obtained approval from local and state governments. Because this was a capstonecourse, students were required to demonstrate knowledge and skills they acquired during theirfour-year degree program. As such, they created the blueprints of the new design, estimated costsand materials, scheduled the construction, and fulfilled the role of project manager. Constructionprofessionals mentored the students as they built the trailhead restroom. The magic words

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Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Biomedical

Engineering she serves as the coordinator of ABET and other accreditation processes, acts as a resource/consultant to faculty in the different programs, develops and implements assessment plans, and serves as the primary educational assessment/data analyst adviser on the Dean’s staff. A particular interest is in helping faculty to develop and implement classroom-based assessment and action research plans to establish the effectiveness of instruction and to use the data to 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

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Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University

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Biomedical

requirements and pros and cons of different sources of capital. 5. Abilities to apply knowledge about intellectual property to strategically create barriers to entry for competitors. 6. Abilities to plan and manage a design project to complete specified deliverables within allotted time and budget. 7. Abilities to organize, improve, and contribute effectively to a multidisciplinary project team. 8. Abilities to access, learn, process, and demonstrate knowledge competence to advance a team-based entrepreneurial engineering project. 9. Abilities to explain and demonstrate ethical and professional responsibility in the context of team interactions, class assignments, client interactions, and professional

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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

locate and apply resources when responding to a major incident ornatural disaster. This can seriously hinder the ability to plan for and respond to majorevents. A successful system will aid in coordinating, tracking and managing resources.Specifically, an appropriate system can aid first responders in exchanging valuableinformation seamlessly and provide a factor of safety for the individual responder.Introduction and Literature ReviewFrom the first World Trade Center bombing in New York, to everyday interactionsbetween local police, fire and emergency medical personnel, it has become increasinglyclear that simple communications and coordination between responding agencies isdifficult if not impossible given the severity of an event. Managing

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ETD Design II: Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roelof Harm deVries, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

changingCADD environment. This method could also be applied effectively by other schools that areupdating drawing classes, as well as other types of courses.Reconfiguration MethodA disciplined method for reconfiguring the drawing course is necessary for several reasons.First, the methods employed need to ensure continued support of the established goals of thecourse. Second, the linkage between goals and methods needs to be documented in order toprevent a gradual drift away from the goals as incremental changes are made to lesson plans. Atransparent methodology supports the process of collaboration as colleagues discuss courseobjectives and redesign lesson plans. Finally, a clear methodology can assist in communicatingthe effectiveness of the

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Lessons for New Engineering Educators

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faizal Karim, University of British Columbia

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New Engineering Educators

the facilitators. This method encouraged discussion and sharingof experiences while learning the material. The room was also arranged to facilitate discussionamong smaller groups and the TA trainees are asked to move locations between sessions to meetfellow trainees. A schematic of this setup is shown in Figure 2.Figure 2. Schematic of room to facilitate group discussion Page 22.1439.4Each section follows the same basic lesson plan, which is discussed in the section onteaching/presenting. The four core areas within M1 and M2 are described below along with asummative table highlighting the key components in the facilitator’s lesson plan.TA

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

viaformation, nurturance and sustaining an important targeted school-university urban educationalpartnership. Our university has partnered with large urban school districts to plan, deliver andsustain a targeted inservice teacher professional development and a middle and high schoolSTEM curriculum intervention. The partnership goals are to assist inservice middle and highschool science teachers in: (1) designing and implementing integrated science and engineeringcurricula and (2) development of instructional methods and strategies that enable teachers toeffectively (a) teach challenging content and research skills in middle and high school asdemanded by state/national science standards; (b) generate knowledge and transform practice inhigh school STEM

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The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Bridget N. Bero, Northern Arizona University

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Design in Engineering Education

disciplines. This paper reports on the iCubed project, a pilot effort exploringtraining in engineering entrepreneurship, in which project and course are modeled oncommercial product development. A massively interdisciplinary team design project at thesenior and graduate level was developed and executed with a team spanning seven disciplines inengineering, business, and architecture. We report on project planning, design, and outcomes,and offer a set of best practices distilled from this experience.1.0 IntroductionThe past several decades have seen fundamental changes in the way engineering is practiced inindustry and consequently, the skills and capabilities needed by the modern engineer. Steadilydecreasing time-to-market timeframes, globalization