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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amirhossein Arasteh, Washington State University; Casey M. Clark, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University

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Biomedical

- derpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia resources; knowledge representation through interactive concept maps; meta-analysis of empirical research, and investigation of instructional princi- ples and assessments for engineering designs. Dr. Adesope holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and a M.Sc. in Educational Technology from Simon Fraser University, Canada.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University Dr. Shane Brown conducts research on cognition and conceptual change in engineering. He received his bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees from Oregon State University, both in Civil Engineering. His Ph.D. degree includes a minor in science and mathematics education. His master’s degree from the University of

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Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Feras A. Batarseh, University of Central Florida

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

introduces related work, section 2 presents the human physiology model (HPML)with all its parts, section 3 presents results from a survey conducted at the University ofCentral Florida (UCF) in Orlando, FL and section 4 presents future plans, andconclusions.1.3 Related WorkIn a modern Software Engineering class, it is no longer sufficient to simply teachSoftware Engineering students about code and generic software concepts. The field ofSoftware Engineering is flexible, and the content of technology taught at school will havechanged almost before students reach their first job. Researchers tried to address thisissue through different methods8, 9, 10, 11, such as project-driven courses and problembased learning. However, not many methods that address

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Retention and Persistence in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cathy W. Hall, East Carolina University; Karen A. De Urquidi, East Carolina University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; Karl Louis Wuensch, East Carolina University; William W. Swart, East Carolina University; Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University

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Educational Research and Methods

offered by the department, he also teaches a couple of undergraduate courses each year. He has been recognized as a Teacher/Scholar by the university and has received the Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest teaching award in the University of North Carolina system. He has published 75 articles in scholarly journals and eight chapters in books.Dr. William Swart, East Carolina University William Swart is professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at East Carolina University. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research and a M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering with Honors from Clemson University. Dr

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Retention and Persistence in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric L Huerta-Manzanilla, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

American Statistical Association. He is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and serves as consultant for medium and small technology based industrial firms.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of engineering education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by more than $12.4 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received the William Elgin Wickenden Award for the Best Paper in the

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory L. Wiles P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Reid Ball, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #5938The Converged ClassroomProf. Gregory L. Wiles P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University An assistant professor of industrial engineering technology at Southern Polytechnic State University, a four-year technical university in Georgia. He has a BS degree in Industrial Engineering at the University of Tennessee, an MS degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and currently working on his PhD. Prior to teaching, he worked for Lockheed Martin, Union Carbide, nVision Global, Oracle, and Georgia Tech in various engineering roles from research, to technical sales

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A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #6638Using the Portfolio Approach to Assess Multi-year Engineering Projects: aCase StudyDr. Harold R Underwood, Messiah College Dr. Underwood received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at UIUC in 1989, and has been a faculty member of the Engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching Circuit Analy- sis, Electromagnetics, and Communications Systems, he supervises students on projects in the Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) and within the Communications Technology Group of the Messiah College Collaboratory. His on-going projects include Flight Tracking and Messaging for small planes in

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lunal Khuon, Villanova University; Kevin M Buckley, Villanova University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #7190Work in Progress: Assessment of a Freshman Engineering Project on Con-trasting Automatic Blood Pressure Measurement ApproachesDr. Lunal Khuon, Villanova University Dr. Lunal Khuon is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Villanova University. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At present, Dr. Khuon’s professional interests are in developing new courses in biomedical engineering and conducting research and development of novel portable medi- cal electronic devices. Previous to Villanova

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eric Diep, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Biomedical

Paper ID #7047Work in Progress:Developing an integrated motion capture and video record-ing for pediatric biomechanical studiesDr. Mohammad Habibi, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Habibi is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering at the Minnesota State University-Mankato. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering. Fol- lowing his postdoctoral appointments at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he joined the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) Program in August 2011. The IRE is an innovative, 100% project-based, upper division engineering program located in

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University

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Engineering and Public Policy

students.Dr. Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University Dr. Kacey Beddoes is a postdoctoral researcher with ADVANCE-Purdue in Purdue’s School of Engineer- ing Education. She received her Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech in 2011 and serves as managing editor of Engineering Studies and assistant editor of the Global Engineering Series at Morgan and Claypool. Page 23.245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Beyond SES: Individual Financial Status as a Predictor of Persistence for High-performing Undergraduate

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Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Darrell G. Harden II, Michigan Department of Transportation; Danielle Elise Larson- Jaramillo, Western Michigan University

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Community Engagement Division

University of Massachusetts-Lowell andWorchester Polytechnic Institute; the D80 Center at Michigan Technological University is acommunity-inspired research-and-design project; co-curricular or extracurricular group designprojects found at many engineering schools are sponsored by organizations such as Engineerswithout Borders; and stand-alone courses include “Engineering Strategies and Practice” atUniversity of Toronto, “Global Engineering Outreach Projects” at Brigham Young University,and “Introduction to Engineering Design” of this paper.LTS has been driven by a paradigm shift in engineering education beginning with the 1994Report of the Engineering Deans’ Council and the Corporate Roundtable of the ASEE (the GreenReport6) and cumulating in The

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Trends in Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #7574The Challenge of Change in Engineering Education: Is it the Diffusion of In-novations or Transformative Learning?Mr. Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette Junaid A. Siddiqui is a doctoral candidate at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. In his graduate work he is exploring the systems of conceptual and social challenges associated with educa- tional change for the development of undergraduate engineering education. Before joining the doctoral program he worked for nine years in a faculty development role at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiwen Mao, Auburn University; Yingsong Huang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University; Yihan Li, Auburn University; Prathima Agrawal, Auburn University; Jitendra K Tugnait, Auburn University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

access to the PHY and MAC as enabled by the programmable wireless platforms.• To integrate the SDR experiments and projects with traditional wireless communications courses to enhance teaching and student learning.• To develop a new SDR laboratory course for junior and senior level wireless engineering students. The objective is to expose undergraduate students to the advanced SDR technology with a hands-on approach, and to train the future wireless workforce with the much needed SDR expertise.The proposed project will enhance student learning and improve the quality of our undergraduateeducation, specifically, enhancing Auburn University’s ABET-accredited Bachelor of WirelessEngineering (BWE) program, first-of-its-kind in the nation. The

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Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Margot Kally McDonald AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Gregory F. Starzyk JD, Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

and engineering company that provides process technology, products, and construction management services to refiners and petrochemical plants world- wide. He has held design engineering and various business management positions with accountabilities in planning, construction management, project management, and contract negotiation. The classes he has taught include Construction Law, Construction Accounting, Project Controls, Heavy Civil Construction, Human Resource Management, Integrated Project Delivery, and an Interdisciplinary Project Management Studio. His research agenda is focused upon building a model for organizational behavior in the built environment that facilitates the integration of knowledge

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Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farzana Ansari, University of California, Berkeley; Jennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley; Ryan Shelby, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa A Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Community Engagement Division

of experience tutoring students and working with schools, and became interested in education through these experiences. Her primary interest is in informal learning environments and educational technologies. She currently conducts research with the Lawrence Hall of Science on their engineering exhibits and works to improve the facilitation and design of the exhibits. Her research fo- cuses on how science center visitors engage and tinker at engineering activities and the impacts of these open-ended tinkering activities in terms of STEM learning and engineering understanding.Ryan Shelby, University of California, Berkeley Ryan Shelby is a joint 2013-2014 Millennium Challenge Corporation-Arizona State University Science

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley P. Sutton, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Manuel Alejandro Ramirez Garcia, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer Lynne DUPE Bailey

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Biomedical

Paper ID #6242Works in Progress: Development of Integrated Computer Simulations andLaboratory Exercises for Teaching Human PhysiologyDr. Bradley P. Sutton, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Sutton joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2006 and is currently an associate professor. He received his B.S. in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned master’s degrees in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2003. He has affiliations with the Beckman Institute, Electrical and

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge E Bohorquez, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen

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Biomedical

-efficacy, and design and Page 23.1383.2craftsmanship skills of biomedical engineering (BME) students by using collaborative learning.This work is part of our long term goal to find teaching methods to efficiently teach a broadspectrum of electronic concepts with a limited course credit impact, in order to enable BMEs tobecome effective users of electronics technology in the medical field [7, 8].Implementation of collaborative learning in the medical electronics laboratoryThe general learning objective of the medical electronics laboratory (MEDELAB) is to presentand consolidate all of the principles of the design of microcomputer based medical

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Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University; Laura Elizabeth Leach, Western Kentucky University

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Architectural

areapplied as a whole, they help students make connections and retain information [5]. In describingthe importance of contextual learning for engineers Palmer, Terenzini, Harper and Mersondiscuss the following areas where Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found value inproviding context, (1) to help learn the subject matter, (2) to motivate and engage students, (3) todevelop professional skills, and (4) to find technical solutions [6].Collaboration is seen as an essential component of the CTL system. Such collaborations can befostered between the school and businesses, non-profit organizations and the local community.When students are exposed to these partnerships and work with these groups it helps them tolearn to respect others, listen

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FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

engineering and technical project management. Tanya most recently taught mathematics at the Denver School of Science and Technology, the highest performing high school in Denver Public Schools.Dr. Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, BoulderDr. Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder BEVERLY LOUIE is the director for teaching and learning initiatives in the Broadening Opportunities through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from CU, and a D.Phil. in mechanical engineer- ing from the University of Oxford, England. Dr. Louie’s research interests are in the areas of engineering student retention and

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Trends in Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Albert, University of Colorado

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #7812Measuring the effectiveness of pedagogical innovations using multiple base-line testingMr. Alex Albert, University of Colorado Alex Albert is a PhD Candidate in the Construction Engineering and Management Program at the Uni- versity of Colorado at Boulder. He has conducted research for the Construction Industry Institute and ELECTRI International, studying hazard recognition and response. Alex specializes in implementing experimental research methods in engineering education to perform hypothesis testing and draw causal inferences.Dr. Matthew R. Hallowell, University of Colorado Dr. Matthew Hallowell is

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A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa DuPree McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

; whatmisconceptions, preconceived notions, and biases people bring to learning; how to work withdiverse groups; [and] how to use learning and collaboration technologies” 4, p. 11. However, manystudents do not have the opportunity to teach during their graduate career, and many teachingassistantship programs do not provide pedagogical training. Also, within prevailing academiccultures in engineering, teaching assistantships are often not as highly valued as researchassistantships.    Our project addresses this issue through an approach that promotes integrative thinking throughdigital portfolio construction. Our portfolio curriculum guides students through the process ofcollecting and posting evidence of their work in teaching, research, service and lifelong

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CIP Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L Price, University of Tulsa; Geoffrey D. Silcox, University of Utah; Michael Newton, University of Utah, Chemical Engineering Department; Terry L Phipps

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College Industry Partnerships

. The coursecombined previously learned theory by the students in other engineering courses with a largecomponent of application to a specific area of technology which in this case was industrialcombustion. Zink engineers have been teaching this chemical engineering elective courseannually at the University of Tulsa since 2009.This type of collaboration has many benefits for all three primary stakeholders: the students, theuniversity, and the industrial company. The students benefit by learning from experiencedindustry engineers, where most of the instructors have at least 10 years of industry experienceand some more than 20. Each student receives a free copy of the course textbook,18 written bysome of the instructors. The university can offer

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Engineering and Public Policy II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Engineering and Public Policy

establishing basic concepts,application contexts and analysis frameworks. It also provides the opportunity to establish therisk analysis and management knowledge as an engineering discipline using analogies from otherengineering disciplines such as structures or hydrology. The American Society of Civil Engineers recognized the importance of risk when itstated: Page 23.695.4 “The manner in which civil engineering is practiced must change. That change is necessitated by such forces as globalization, sustainability requirements, emerging technology, and increased complexity with the corresponding need to identify, define

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FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly C. Huett, University of West Georgia; Barbara B. Kawulich, University of West Georgia; P.K. Raju, Mechanical Engineering Dept, Auburn University,Al; Chetan S Sankar, Auburn University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #7390Use of Multimedia Case Studies in an Introductory Engineering Course atTwo Southeastern Universities: A Qualitative Evaluation StudyMs. Kimberly C. Huett, University of West Georgia Kim C. Huett is an instructor of technology integration at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia. She holds an Ed.S. in Instructional Technology, an M.S. in Secondary Education, and B.A. degrees in English and Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin. Currently a doctoral student in School Improvement, Kim’s research interests include the design of distance learning environments, teacher education, and STEM

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New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audrey Lynn LaVallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Eric Asa, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #5733Community-Relevant Research for TCC STEM Student RetentionMs. Audrey Lynn LaVallie, Turtle Mountain Community College A. LaVallie, M.S., is a chemistry instructor at Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt, ND. She has directed various grant programs at TMCC, aimed at providing STEM research opportunities for Native American students, funded variously by the CDC, NSF, NASA, and EPSCoR.Dr. Eric Asa, North Dakota State University Dr. Eric Asa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Engineering at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. He holds a doctoral

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karl L Wang, Department of Engineering Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Boulevard Clarement, CA 91711 909-607-9136 ; Clint S Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Tinghui Wang, Digilent Inc; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6849An Effective Project-Based Embedded System Design Teaching MethodProf. Karl L Wang, Department of Engineering Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Boulevard Clarement, CA91711 909-607-9136 Dr. Karl Wang is the Laspa Professor of Electrical Engineering Practice of in the Department of Engineer- ing at Harvey Mudd College. He is teaching Introduction to Engineering Systems, Digital Electronics and Computer Engineering, Microprocessor-based Systems: Design and Applications, and Embedded Sys- tem Designs, Introduction to CMOS VLSI Design, and Engineering Clinics. His previous experience include working in the

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Albright P.E., University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

example, inengineering, business, or foreign languages. The specifics of these curricular changes as adoptedand adapted for our Electrical Engineering program are highlighted in this paper.IntroductionThe main goal of the extensive review of our School’s curricula was to identify curricularchanges that build on the existing strong foundation within each degree program while providingadditional opportunities for our engineering and computer science students to acquire the set ofknowledge and skills needed to be 21st century technological leaders. The existing strongfoundation includes technical depth combined with an extensive University liberal-arts corecurriculum, and the mission, vision, and program educational objectives for the School and

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Innovative IE Course Content

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

the fourth portion of this course, students are formed into groups and are asked todevelop their own green designed system or a designed city. Students are taken through theprocess of ideation all the way to prototype or mock up design. They must defend their choicesof green technologies or green alternatives and demonstrate that either their designed system is abetter option or that their designed city is sustainable.Within the Ethics and Ethical Consumerism portion of the course, students realize that all ethicaland green options may not be obvious or simple solutions. Students are placed in the shoes of aCompany, a Sustainability Engineer, and a consumer through role playing, so that they grasp thedriving motivations of each. Students

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; A. S. (Ed) Cheng, San Francisco State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #6019Preparing Underrepresented Students for Success in Engineering: Resultsand Lessons Learned from Four Years of the Summer Engineering InstituteDr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Ca˜nada College. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests in- clude technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engineering.Prof. Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa N Berg, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

Key AttributesENGR0081 at the University of Pittsburgh  Zero-credit course required for all first- year engineering students  Pairs 10 to 15 undergraduate students with a single mentor, who chooses a non- academic theme17  Percentage of honors, probation, transfers, and quantitative survey results show positive effect on students18GUIDE at Michigan Technological University  Matches a freshman with

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Improving course effectiveness

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard L Marcellus, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

considering issues involved in designing, maintaining,and improving human-technology systems. These include health care delivery, public healthpolicies, sickness prevention, health education, energy, city management, environmentalstewardship, quality control, inventory management, supply chains, workplace design, factorydesign, service delivery systems, and emergency room care. Also, since engineering design touchesalmost every aspect of daily life, ideas can be found in current news articles and in repositories suchas The Probability Web (www.prob.berkeley.edu).Discussing the Nature of ProblemsAs the first step in going beyond problems like those described in the previous section, the nature ofproblems is discussed. The learners that they will find