Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Justin J Henriques, James Madison University; Daniel Devon Imholte

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Design in Engineering Education

plan and decide on their future career plans, we deliver material to them on finding and seeking out internships (ENGR 331), finding and seeking out Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) (ENGR 331), understanding the graduate school experience and application process (ENGR 332), interviewing tips (ENGR 331 and 432), preparing resumes, cover letters, and personal statements (ENGR 331 and 432).(e) Professional Team Work and Team Management Skills – to prepare students to enter be effective team members and team leaders, we cover topics and have discussions on team building (ENGR 331), team performance evaluation (ENGR 331, 332, 431, 432), and conflict resolution (ENGR 432).During the past four years, the faculty

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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

switchable thin film coatings and optical coatings deposited by wet chemical deposition techniques. She has received UNESCO’s awards and honors for her commitment to engineering and engineering education. These include: UNESCO Theresa MacKay Award, 1994; Outstanding female faculty Professor award from UNESCO in 1997, Fulbright Research Fellowship at the University of Florida in Gainesville, 1989-1990; a listing in Cambridge Who’s Who in 2011. She serves as an editorial board member for Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, and on the review panel of US Department of Energy since 1998. Dr. Ozer’s also serves as faculty advisor for Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and

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Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #6639”Learning from small numbers” of underrepresented students’ stories: Dis-cussing a method to learn about institutional structure through narrativeDr. Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alice L. Pawley is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program and the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in chemical engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering with a Ph.D. minor in women’s studies from the Uni- versity

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Product Development and Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

System for the Hearing Impaired. The second reason for this change is the current job market for graduates. Virtually allrecent former students now have careers that support either specific products or large systemsthrough their life cycle, performing functions such as testing, product engineering, applicationsengineering, sustaining engineering, and systems integration. To a large degree, this can beattributed to the dramatic change in the program faculty. Today, all faculty members havedegrees in engineering fields and the majority of the faculty has five plus years of industryexperience supporting products and systems. Thus, the new program not only emphasizes thetechnical aspects of electronics and communications, but now includes

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CEED - Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University; Steven Thomas McGonagle, Northeastern University Gordon Engineering Leadership Program

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #7935”Leveraging Co-op Experiences to Enhance Engineering Students’ Leader-ship Skills”Ms. Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University Karen P. Kelley is currently working at Northeastern University in Boston, MA as a Senior Cooperative Education Faculty Coordinator in the College of Engineering. She has worked for over 20 years with Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students assisting them in their co-op searches and guiding stu- dents in career decisions. In the role of Faculty Co-op Coordinator, Karen teaches both ”Introduction to Cooperative Education” and ”Professional Issues in Engineering” courses in the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer DeBoer, MIT; Glenda S Stump, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Frances Carter-Johnson, MIT, Teaching and Learning Laboratory; Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytes; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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International

Page 23.398.7intern, research, and teaching experiences and also prepares participants for these opportunitieswith courses in the language and culture of their host country. Currently, active programs existfor more than twenty countries, continents, or regions.The undergraduate students included in our study had an international experience in Spain,Israel, Chile, Korea, Mexico, China, Italy, or Germany. Although the faculty members often hadrepeated international experiences, indicative of well-established and/or higher levels of globalcompetence, many of the students had less extensive experiences ranging from one month to oneyear. However, gathering data from all three groups supported recommendations by developersof previous assessments of

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University; Dawn G. Williams, Howard University; Leonard B. Bliss, Florida International University

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Educational Research and Methods

intellectual growth and interest in ideas. My non-classroom interactions with engineering faculty have had a positive influence on my career goals and aspirations. Since joining the College of Engineering at this university, I have developed a close personal relationship with at least one engineering faculty member. I am not sure if I will continue my studies as an engineering major.Intellectual My interest in ideas and intellectual matters has increased since enrolling inDevelopment the College of Engineering at this university. It is important for me to graduate from college. I am confident I made the right decision in choosing

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David K. Ware; David J. Ahlgren, Trinity College; Harvey F. Silverman, Brown University

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Engineering Ethics

whereworks. Are there ethical issues lurking here?This example requires the students to explore the notion that an individual’s personal interestsmight be at odds with the company’s interests, or might at least appear to be. Thus, thediscussion typically touches on the importance of “appearances”, and on strategies that can beused to mitigate conflicts, or potential conflicts, of interests, beginning usually with the“sunshine” strategy – i.e. bringing the conflict or potential conflict to the attention of thecompany (placing it in the “sunshine”) so that further mitigation efforts can be taken. Recusal –the removing of oneself from a decision-making role in which the conflict or potential conflictcould play a role -- is also discussed. Finally, the

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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Two Year College Division

graduation rate is lowest for Latinos at 78%and African Americans at 83% compared to 96% for Asians and 94% for Whites.5 Located inSilicon Valley, Cañada College is a member of the California Community College System, and isone of three colleges in the San Mateo County Community College District. It is one of only twofederally-designated Hispanic Serving Institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Collegeopened in 1968, and is located in Redwood City, California. During the 2011-2012 academic year,the College enrolled 10,965 students. The student body is multi-cultural with Hispanic students asthe largest single group at 35.5%; white students comprise 32.6%, Asians 8.1%,African-Americans 3.9%, Filipinos 3.6%, Pacific Islanders 1.7%, American

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison, IL; Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove, IL; Jennifer A McClain, IEEE

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Electrical and Computer

, and (iii) creating many more stakeholders.4What are the standards skillsets that all graduates must know?In 2003, a group of industry engineers and educators formed Standards in Education Task Forcewithin IEEE to find the knowledge and skillset in standards that engineers and technologistsmust acquire before graduation. The process included faculty and student surveys to identify thecurrent state of standards education. The task force made the following recommendation:4 1. Engineering and technology graduates should receive a comprehensive introduction on standards. This includes information on how standards are developed, how they impact the development of product, process, or service and how they benefit a country’s economy

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Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian Ph.D., Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Jackie Liao, Stanford University; Zubair Ahmed

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

) and treating, building, and designing for them accordingly23.The empathy characteristic is critical when it comes to team function and interactions betweenteam members; each teammate must be aware of the inputs and contributions of each person andensure that people are felt valued and appreciated to improve team dynamics. All four concepts: self-motivated, ambiguity readiness, passionate social connection, andempathy are related to the consideration of vulnerability as a cue to be studied to understand thepower of first storytelling moments.METHODSParticipants: The participants in the study consisted of 16 male and female graduate students rangingin age from 20-31, from a West Coast university, enrolled in one elective, graduate

Conference Session

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

diverse population offaculty to obtain material from the library and found that women, early career faculty, andfaculty from non-research universities are more likely to buy material from the library. Thestudy indicates that the launch of a digital library did not make a significant change on networkbehavior. In their study, they identified a core of 5 to 6% faculty members out of the wholenetwork who were not only active participants in the activities of the network but also adoptedleadership roles. Opinion leaders are considered important in the theory as they influence othersin the social system in their attitude towards adopting an innovation.The theory of diffusion uses social learning theory of Bandura as a way to describe how peoplelearn

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INTERACTIVE SESSION – Measuring the Impact on Communities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University

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Community Engagement Division

ofengineering students‘ academic and career decisions, the second study finds that students‘decisions to select engineering as a college major and to persist in undergraduate engineeringstudies are influenced by the available resources in their social networks, as well as the activationof those resources. Social networks and social capital characteristics are often viewed in terms ofsize and heterogeneity (with the idea that large, more heterogeneous networks typically result inmore social capital). While this is often true, this study's preliminary results also reveal thatsometimes only one person (a social capital ―agent‖) or experience (i.e. resource) can also beinfluential in students' selection and persistence in engineering studies. Both of these

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur C Heinricher, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Quinn Evaluation Consulting; Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kent J Rissmiller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Educational Research and Methods

fact, the primary graduation requirements were twosignificant projects: Project #1: The Interdisciplinary Project. This project, usually completed in the junior year, asked the student to address a problem at the intersection of science and technology with societal need. Project #2: The Major Project. This project, usually completed in the senior year, is a design or research project in the student’s major area of study.Each project carries 9 credits, roughly one quarter of an academic year’s work. Each project hasa faculty advisor working closely with a small team of students (usually 2–4 but sometimes 1 ormore than 4). For the major project, the advisor is a faculty member in the appropriatediscipline. For the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy S. Reffeor, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Sung-Hwan Joo, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

, researchskills, integration skills and knowledge of the design process. Students in this course will choosemajors from four different engineering disciplines – mechanical, electrical, computer, productdesign/manufacturing, and therefore, an introduction to as many disciplines as is practical isdesired. Students participating in the design project also learn that solutions are rarely achievedutilizing only the knowledge base from a single engineering discipline.Finally, no program of study can teach an individual everything they will possibly need to knowduring their professional careers. Therefore, it is crucial for students to develop research skillsthat will allow them to find solutions to problems for which they have little

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Kenneth F Bloemer, University of Dayton; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

onintrapreneurship), but do not discuss those differences in their paper.14,15Zappe, Hochstedt and Kisenwether conducted a study of faculty beliefs regardingentrepreneurship and design education.16 One of their questions asked 37 entrepreneurship andcapstone design faculty members to choose whether Entrepreneurship programs should “focuson: Intrapreneurship Only versus Entrepreneurship Only,” or somewhere along a scale fromzero (intrapreneurship only) to 100 (entrepreneurship only). An answer of 50 means “theirresponses tended to fall between Intrapreneurship Only and Entrepreneurship Only.”16 Themedian for entrepreneurship instructors was 60 (slightly skewed toward entrepreneurship only),while the capstone design instructors’ medium response was 50. The

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

obtained a B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career (CA- REER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary R. Mayer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Allison Jane Fahsl, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Stephen McCaire Marlette, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

elementary, special education and higher education. Areas of interest and expertise include accommodations for students with disabilities, differentiated instruction, math and science instruction, and action research. Dr. Fahsl received her Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in 2001.Dr. Stephen McCaire Marlette, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Dr. Stephen Marlette is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He has research interests that include the implementation and use of science education standards. His primary undergraduate teaching assignment is elementary and middle school science methods. At the graduate level he has helped

Conference Session

Engineering in K-12 Science and Mathematics Standards

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jennifer Anna Kersten, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Forster D Ntow, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 23.1234.4to be learning.Some of the benefits of introducing engineering (in particular engineering design) into themathematics and science curricula are increased interest in STEM subjects and careers in STEMfields. Several studies found an increase in students’ interest in these areas after implementingengineering design into K-12 science and mathematics classes13, 14, 21, 22. There was also anincrease found in students’ interest and attitudes in STEM subjects in studies that involvedcurriculum used as extra curricular programs such as Adventure Engineering19, Engineering isElementary23, and In the Middle of Engineering24.While there is limited data in this area, it has been suggested that the inclusion of engineering inK-12 can lead to

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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International

- nois. She completed her undergraduate degree in General Engineering at Illinois with a concentration in Sustainable Development. Keilin is interested in international experiences in engineering and how to better integrate project-based learning into the engineering classroom.Dr. Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor in Human Resource Development and a Fellow with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research investigates how engineering students navigate their educational experiences and how engineer- ing graduates transition into the workplace. He is especially interested in the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technolog Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Cohoon, University of Virginia; J. McGrath Cohoon, University of Virginia; Luther A Tychonievich, University of Virginia; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

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Computing & Information Technology

Research Triangle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the Amer- ican Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their un- dergraduate student population. She currently serves as the principal evaluator for the Teachers Attracting Girls to Computer Science project which aims to increase and diversify the student population studying computer science in high school. Dr. Brawner previously served as principal evaluator of the NSF

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; David F. Bahr, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shelley N Pressley, Washington State University; Kimberly R Schneider, University of Central Florida; John C Lusth, University of Alabama

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

) drafting an email to a faculty member indicating one’s interest in theirarea of research, 4) completing a library skills “game” and 5) attending research seminars acrosscampus and answering short questions about the experience.Faculty Led Boot camp (FLBC) – This one-week (~40 hrs) intensive course, funded by a Type1 NSF CCLI grant and established by WSU, targets rising sophomores. The program introducesstudents in STEM fields who have completed one year on campus to the process of working asan undergraduate researcher. The summer schedule rotates short lectures with active learningactivities and has students reporting their activities back to the group. Two topics are coveredeach day, with small group activities after each lecture. A team of

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher R Conty, Editor On Behalf of You

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Engineering Technology

Initially, ET programsbenefited – especially in Electronics & Energy (oil & gas). But then many traditional technicaljobs disappeared – partly despite & partly because of the personal computer age, even as theeconomy improved overall. Would-be ET majors, seeing recent graduates not find jobs, shiftedto software (programming) over hardware. Meanwhile, those “good with their hands” (& ears)who’d have previously chosen automotive or manufacturing careers, now needed to learn how toread & apply computer schematics just like their more abstract-thinking electrical/ electronictech peers. So while engineering enrollments rebounded again after the "tech" recession of theearly 1980's, as they always had before, technology &

Conference Session

iSTEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Susan E. Burger, David Heil & Associates, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

tech- nology education content standards developed by the International Technology Education Association.Dr. Susan E. Burger, David Heil & Associates, Inc. Susan Burger, Ed.D., leads the Research & Evaluation Division at David Heil and Associates, Inc. (DHA). Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, she plans and administers evaluations and research stud- ies for a range of non-profit, corporate, and government agency clients, including the National Science Teachers Association; the National Academy of Engineers; and a number of NSF, NIH, and NOAA- funded projects. Prior to working at DHA, Burger conducted evaluation studies in the Pacific Region and was a member of the Graduate Faculty at the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros, Science and Education Research Council

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International

supply thecomprehensive understanding swiftly transforming field demands. It is a full-time PhD programthat lasts two years, offering classes conducted on an undergraduate-type schedule.It has a curriculum that addresses the time-crunch problem by integrating professional practicesinto the technical curriculum — that is, professional practices are contextualized in engineeringin ways that reinforce and strengthen students’ understanding and their ability to apply thatunderstanding to address engineering problems. Throughout their graduate program, studentswork to master the engineering body of knowledge and simultaneously become skillfulcommunicators, ethical decision makers, team leaders, creative thinkers and problem solvers.Today, engineers

Conference Session

Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Jintana Nina Phanthanousy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

was originally designed, it doesrepresent an ambiguous, ill-defined environment in which faculty encounter a range of projects,personalities, and skill levels, and must often act in the moment to make quick decisions on classmanagement and pedagogical approaches throughout a class period or team meeting10, 11. Givenits successful use in engineering education by Sattler and Turns, CDM was used in the study tosolicit details of faculty practices that address both content and tacit knowledge within a givensituation, and explore how the knowledge was used to address the situation7.CDM employs a semi-structured, case based interview protocol in which the interviewer guidesthe participant in selecting an incident, providing a detailed account of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Zahorian, Binghamton University; Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Kyle J. Temkin, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

major selection process: (1) Personal AcademicInterests; (2) Potential for Societal Contributions; and (3) Job Prospects. Students also had ahigh degree of support for “Decision Before Freshmen Program.”IntroductionAs at many universities, Binghamton University has a common first year for engineeringmajors. Binghamton University is a medium sized state-supported comprehensive university,with approximately 12,000 undergraduate students and 3000 graduate students . Engineeringdisciplines within the college of engineering and sciences include bioengineering (BE), computerengineering (CoE), electrical engineering (EE), industrial and systems engineering (ISE), andmechanical engineering (ME). Students with initial interest in any of these

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the advantage of doing so in thecontext of a global service learning program has been addressed by Shuman, Besterfield-Sacre & McGourty.6 Recent publications have reported on studies of portfolios used byundergraduate engineering students with regard to making personal sense of anddeveloping a professional identity for engineering as a career (Eliot & Turns7), whatconcepts students reveal about engineering as indicated by their written reflective entries(Dunsmore, Turns & Yellin8), and the development of self-awareness related to life-longlearning (Sattler, Kilgore & Turns9). Eris has proposed the portfolio as a way ofexternalizing the learning process of an engineering student, with the potential to promotedivergent inquiry

Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Burford J. Furman, San Jose State University; Ping Hsu, San Jose State University; Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

students are different than the 2002 students. The students come to the universityknowing more about what engineers do and having more developed teamwork and technicalskills. This is an important consideration in evaluating the importance of the wow factor onoverall retention rates.Assessment of the “Wow Factor”A survey was administered to students who completed ENGR 10 during the previous 18 months,which explicitly explored why students originally chose engineering as a major, whether theyintend to continue in the major, and what factors were important in their decisions. The surveywas founded on work done by the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in EngineeringProject13 (AWE). The AWE project has developed assessment instruments for K-16

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

if one looks closely, one will discoverthat engineering faculty are sometimes more critical of what is presented to them than theircolleagues in English. As we look at thesis after thesis and dissertation after dissertation we see amass of red marks, most of which pinpoint writing deficiencies not technical deficiencies. Yes,these are one-on-one encounters with a graduate student and a faculty member and do not reflect thenumbers of students in an undergraduate course, but they do reflect on particular communicationissues that can be mentioned to undergraduates about their own writing. Students listen to theirtechnical faculty and when one says that writing is important, it means a great deal more than whenan English teacher makes the same