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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

heat is continuously transferred to the engine at a rate of 100kJ/second. What is the maximum possible rate at which the engine could possibly produce work? A) 100kJ/s B) Nearly 100kJ/s C) Significantly less than 100kJ/s”.A less conceptually based version of the same question might read: “Compute the thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine working continuously with a heat source at 300ºC and a heat sink at 25ºC.” While it is crucial that students develop an accurate understanding of engineeringconcepts, it is also true that typical lecture-based classroom instruction has been shown to have alimited impact on conceptual understanding in technical areas. For example, in a large meta-study of physics students

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Mechanics Concepts II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert E. Efimba P.E., Howard University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University

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Mechanics

MechanicsAbstractA recurring problem for teachers of engineering mechanics is that many students sign up to starttheir courses when they are not quite ready for them. This situation of unreadiness may be due tolack of adequate preparation. At first, it is easy to want to ascribe the problem to lack of coverageof pertinent material in the prerequisite course(s). However, the more likely cause is an amazingamnesia that leaves the students with very few of the important concepts learned in theprerequisite courses that are needed for the mechanics course that they are about to start. Thisphenomenon is observed even among some of the best students who get top grades in theprerequisite courses by demonstrating mastery of the material, but then “draw a blank” when

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-2977: SCIENCE FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORSDr. Robert M. Brooks, Temple University Robert Brooks is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at Temple University. He is a fellow of ASCE. His research interests are engineering education, civil engineering materials, and transportation engineering.Jyothsna K. S., Jyothsna K. S., Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore, eecured a gold medal for the high- est aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature course at St.Joseph’s College (autonomous). K. S. has been working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for almost two years now, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in English. K. S. has published papers in

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FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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First-Year Programs

, which are two engineering-specific social engagement variables. Amelink andCreamer’s30 multi-institutional research with female engineering students also demonstrated thattwo survey items associated with peer-oriented social engagement (“getting along with otherstudents in the engineering major” and “feeling as though they are treated with respect by malestudents” in their program) were significantly correlated with their intent to pursue anengineering-related career. Espinosa’s study31 reported that some categories of socialengagement are positively related to the persistence of female students as a whole while othersonly have a meaningful association with women of color. Brown et al.’s study32 conducted withAfrican-American engineering

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan H. Sarapin M.A., Purdue University; Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology; Marvin I. Sarapin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

) is “characterized by relationships with manygroups and individuals (‘stakeholders’), each with (a) the power to affect the firm’s performanceand/or (b) a stake in the firm’s performance.” The stakeholders in the scholarly publishingenterprise are the academic community and institutions, the editor, the publisher, the readershipof the journal(s), the authors, the reviewers, the journal(s), the company’s staff and officers, andany share- or stockholders in the firm, who stand to gain or lose as the value of the firmfluctuates.51A social contract is established between the stakeholders and the firm. Embedded within it arethe duties referred to in deontology. Jones summarized the third assumption of the theory bystating, “Firms exist in markets

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

incorporating social parameters into thescientific process, and the third is Delve et al.’s service learning model. Page 25.70.3Schwartz’s model describes the cognitive development towards engaging in altruistic behaviorthrough five unique phases11, 12. The first phase is the Attention Phase and describes theindividual’s recognition of needs, perceptions about potential action and recognition of one’sown ability to engage in these actions. The Motivation Phase categorizes the activation of theindividual’s value system through feelings of moral obligation to act or not act. The activationof moral obligations could come from internal personal norms

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles David Whitlatch, Arizona State University; Qiao Wang, Arizona State University; Brian J. Skromme, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(other than an independent voltage source, of course!), which we term branch voltages.Alternatively, they are sometimes voltages between nodes that are not directly connected by acircuit element, which we call non-branch voltages. The currents may be either currents througha specific branch that is not an independent current source (termed branch currents), or rarely,currents through specific wires that are internal to a node (and are therefore dependent on aspecific layout), which we term non-branch currents. The power(s) may be that either absorbed Page 25.242.12or supplied by an independent or dependent source or by a passive element. These

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr., University of Texas, Austin ; Austin B. Talley P.E., University of Texas, Austin ; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Sciences, 1(2), pp. 201-238.10. Vattam, S., and Kolodner, J. L. (2006). Design-Based Science Learning: Important Challenges and How Technology Can Make a Difference. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Bloomington, IN.11. Wittrock, M. C. (1991). Generative Teaching of Comprehension. The Elementary School Journal, 92(2), 169- 184.12. Hotaling, L., McGrath, B., McKay, M., Shields, C., Lowes, S., and Cunningham, C. M., (2007). Engineering Our Future New Jersey. Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Chicago, IL.13. McKay, M., and McGrath, B. (2007). Real-World Problem-Solving Using Real-Time Data

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Computers in the Laboratory

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

position. The interface with the ELVIS IIboard provides the ability to send control signals to the motor from a computer and record theon-board sensor data using the integrated data acquisition system. (a) (b) (c) (d)Fig. 2. NI ELVIS II platform (a) Prototype board, (b) QNET Mechatronics Sensor Trainer,(c) QNET DC Motor Trainer, (d) DC Motor position control results.M Series NI DAQ cards PCI-6010 and PCI-625153The NI PCI-6010 is low-cost 16-Bit, 200 kS/s, 16 analog input and 2 analog output multifunctionDAQ. The NI PCI-6251 DAQ is available for high speed data acquisition. This card provides 16analog inputs that can be

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Rajesh Elara Mohan, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Sawako Kaijima, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Stylianos Dritsas, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Daniel D. Frey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Diana Moreno, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kin-Leong Pey, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

pedagogical modelsuggests that students do not flourish intellectually in classes that simply require them to remember andrepeat information. Instead, students benefit most from moving through a cycle that advances them froma stage of merely acquiring information to more advanced stages in which they learn to analyzeinformation and ultimately to synthesize information and apply what they’ve learned in differentsituations. Bloom’s revised taxonomy, as implemented through Bransford et al.’s model and others, maybe utilized as an integral foundation of advancements in innovation content throughout curriculumdevelopment.Five Factor Model (Big Five Personality Dimensions). “Personality is that pattern of characteristicthoughts, feelings, and behaviors

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin Alexander Peraza Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Page 25.926.121. Varde, K. S., “Energy and engine research through undergraduate research program,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2005. 2. Schuster, P., and Birdsong, C., “Research in the undergraduate environment,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2006. 3. Revankar, S., and Mbuga, F., “Summer and academic year undergraduate research in nuclear engineering,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2008. 4. Feng, G., Nix, W. D., Yoon, Y., and Lee, C. J., “A study of the mechanical properties of nanowires using nanoindentation,” Journal of Applied Physics, 99, 2006, pp. 074304-1 – 074304-10. 5. Cao, G., Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Synthesis

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kathryn Thompson, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Beunguk Ahn, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

creating and sponsoring the KAIST Freshman Design Programand to Dean S. O. Park, Dean K. H. Lee, Dean G. M. Lee and Dean S. B. Park for theircontinued support for the program. Finally, the authors would like to acknowledge the ED100faculty project advisors and teaching assistants. It is their daily efforts that make the coursesuccessful. This work was supported by a KAIST High-Risk High-Return Research Grant.References1. Blackboard Inc. Website, http://www.blackboard.com, accessed Dec. 20, 2011.2. Moodle Website, http://moodle.org, accessed Dec. 20, 2011.3. SAGrader Website, https://www.sagrader.com/login, accessed Dec. 20, 2011.4. Andromatics Website, http://www.andromatics.nl, accessed Dec. 20, 2011.5. Criterion Online Writing

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University; Andria Costello Staniec, Syracuse University; AnnMarie H. O'Neil, C.S. Driver Middle School

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Mathematics

in any complex human system, such as education, there is muchvariation present, most of which cannot be controlled in any meaningful sense. Hence, we havetaken a design-based approach that can yield improvements that can be measured locally andaggregated over time, while at the same time giving us insight into how to be effective inimplementing change.References[1] Gattis, C., Hill, B., & Lachowsky, A. (2007). A successful engineering peer mentoring program. In American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.[2] Jones, S., Rusch, K., Waggenspack, W., Seals, R., & Henderson, V. (2010). S-STEM: Eng^2 scholars for success engineering engagement. In American Society for

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alpaslan Sahin, AggieSTEM Center at Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Niyazi Erdogan, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

coursework and time on SAT scores. Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 866-875.6. Capraro, R. M. & Slough, S. W. (2008). Project-based learning: An integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics approach. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.7. College Board (2011). Program summary report 2011. Retrieved from http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/AP-Program-Summary-Report.pdf8. Dick, T. P. & Rallis, S. F. (1991). Factors and influences on high school students' career choices, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 22(4), 281-292.9. Ferry, N. M. (2006). Factors influencing career choices of adolescents and young adults in rural Pennsylvania, Journal of Extension, 44(3

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Steven W. Peretti, North Carolina State University; David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

as students enter their junior and senior years. A drawback ofwritten assignments is the potential for plagiarism of outside materials by students. Plagiarism isproblematic from an academic perspective for two commonly-cited reasons: (1) the student(s)who plagiarize neither develop associated writing skills nor learn the intended lesson content1,and (2) students within a class where other students are plagiarizing without knowledge of theinstructor may receive comparatively poor grades even though they are learning and developingthe intended skills.Prior to word processing and the Internet, plagiarism required considerable effort: students mustfirst locate a book, article or old report, then write or type the outside text. However, in

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge

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Mechanical Engineering

presenter are TBPsmooth and effectiveUse of Presentation Media - Effectiveness of use of media (e.g., graphics, MEDCAD models, handouts, video clips, prototype, physical mockups) andtheir formats (e.g., font, color, units)Questions and Answers - Questions are answered accurately and concisely QAif the presenter(s) knows the answer, or handled appropriately if thepresenter(s) doesn’t know the answer, or taken as opportunity to delvedeeper into the topicAdherence to Time Limit - Presentation delivered within the allowed time TLlimitProblem Definition - A clearly stated design problem definition is PDEFpresented (e.g. what need(s) does this design meet, what are

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Biological & Agricultural

COURTESY OF W. S. U. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PULLMAN, WA. 99164. LIKERT SCALE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (1: Strongly Disagree; 5: Strongly Agree) 1 Visual (Manometer) 4 5 3 4 3 3 2 3 5 4 2 2 3 5 2 5 2 5 3 2 Aural (Fundamentals) 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 3 Reading (Bernoulli) 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 4 Kinesthetic (Viscosity) 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5

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Engineering Professional Development and Distance Learning Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Continuing Professional Development

the actual deployment of the short course(s).Upon completion of the short course(s) all participants are emailed an evaluation request. Theassessment instrument is available electronically for approximately two weeks after each session.At the end of the first week a response rate is provided by the Office of Institutional Research,Planning and Assessment (IRPA) and a secondary email is sent if the response rate is lower than60%. To date our average response rate is approximately 73%.MarketingTo assist in developing a new communicating strategy we returned to our alumni to discuss newservices offered by Continuing and Professional Studies. As previously mentioned, members ofthe Alumni Advisory Board had previously voiced a desire for Rose

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

second-grade class taught by Ms. Smith, students justified the criteria theychose for a good design by referring to the context set by the story. The students were workingon choosing a site for a model Tarpul, a kind of gondola used to cross rivers in Nepal. In thestory and context for the Evaluating a Landscape EiE unit, Suman is a boy who is concernedabout the siting of a Tarpul near his home, because his grandmother is sometimes ill and needs tobe transported across the river to the nearest clinic. Ms. S: Who has tested site H? Go back to that page for a second. Look on your test page where you wrote how many weights you tested. All of you tested site H. Can you tell me how many weights you got [into the model Tarpul]? When you tested H

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Ellen Melkers, Geogia Institute of Technology; Agrita Kiopa, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. Ernst, Purdue University; James V. Krogmeier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amos Johnson, Morehouse College

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Igel, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

] Papert, S., Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas, Basic Books, New York, NY, 1993. [2] Appel, K., Gastineau, J., Bakken, C., and Vernier, D., Physics with Computers, Vernier Software and Technology, Beaverton, OR, 2003. [3] Church, W., Ford, T., Perova, N., and Rogers, C., “Physics with Robotics Using LEGO MINDSTORMS in High School Education,” Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Spring Symposium, Palo Alto, CA, 2010. [4] Erwin, B., Cyr, M., and Rogers, C., “Lego Engineer and RoboLab: Teaching Engineering with LabView from Kindergarten to Graduate School,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 16(3): 181-192, 2000. [5] Mataric, M.J., Koenig, N., and

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech; Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC

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Educational Research and Methods

first phases of the study (conducted during 2011),which addresses research questions one, two and four.1.1 Background of the Premier AwardThe Premier Award competition was instituted with two primary goals: to recognize and rewardthe efforts of faculty (and students) developing courseware and to provide an external measure ofthe quality of the courseware.14 The Premier Award was created as a program within theSynthesis Coalition, one of the NSF engineering education coalitions funded in the 1990’s,which focused on improving engineering education by designing, implementing and assessingapproaches to undergraduate engineering education that emphasized multidisciplinary synthesis,teamwork and communication, hands-on and laboratory experiences

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Women in Engineering

Page 25.878.4exhibits.The lecture sections of the leadership module provided the framework for development of thecore competencies28. A central focus of the leadership module was the three “C”s of leadership:competence, compassion, and chronos (time management). The module offered methods fordeveloping personal and team leadership styles; addressed differences in learning and personalitystyles; presented pathways for implementing mission statements and plans of action; offeredopportunities for strategic thinking, problem solving and brainstorming; utilized teamwork indiverse settings; and implemented K-12 service learning through outreach teaching activities.Table 1 provides a summary of the lecture topics provided within the leadership

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Erin E. Bowen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dawn D. Laux, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

(2008).4 PC Magazine. Definition of microblog, (n.d.).5 Grosseck, G. To use or not to use web 2.0 in higher education. World Conference on Educational Science 1, 478-482 (2009).6 Grosseck, G. & Holotescu, C. Microblogging multimedia-based teaching methods best practices with Cirip. eu. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences 2, 2151-2155 (2010).7 Badge, J., Johnson, S., Moseley, A. & Cann, A. Observing emerging student networks on a microblogging service. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching 7, online (2011). Page 25.933.118 Borau, K., Ullrich, C., Feng, J. & Shen

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael H.G. Hoffmann, Georgia Institute as Technology; Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-3445: CHANGING ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATION: UN-DERSTANDING ILL-STRUCTURED PROBLEMS THROUGH ARGUMENTVISUALIZATION IN COLLABORATIVE LEARNINGProf. Michael H.G. Hoffmann, Georgia Institute as Technology Michael H.G. Hoffmann’s research focuses on the question of how creativity, cognitive change, and learn- ing can be stimulated by constructing diagrammatic representations, and by experimenting with those representations. This idea has first been developed by Charles S. Peirce in his concept of ”diagrammatic reasoning.” Since 2004, he developed ”Logical Argument Mapping (LAM),” a method and diagrammatic system of representation that is supposed to stimulate critical thinking. LAM has been implemented in the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Recruitment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Shapcott, Arizona State University; Katherine G. Nelson, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

engineering programs areuniquely positioned to incorporate these recommendations. This material is based upon work primarily supported by the Engineering ResearchCenter Program of the National Science Foundation and the Office of Energy Efficiency andRenewable Energy of the Department of Energy under NSF Cooperative Agreement No.EEC‐1041895. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National ScienceFoundation or Department of Energy. Page 25.303.2 Changing the Face of Engineering: How Photovoltaic

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benita M. Comeau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rohit Karnik, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sang-Gook Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Progress. Society of Petroleum Engineers, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Page 25.442.14 Exhibition & Conference held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 1-4 November 2010.4. Ng, J.M.K., Gitlin, I., Stroock, A.D. & Whitesides, G.M. Components for integrated poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic systems. Electrophoresis 23, 3461-3473 (2002).5. Xia, Y.N. & Whitesides, G.M. Soft lithography. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 37, 551-575 (1998).6. Whitesides, G.M., Ostuni, E., Takayama, S., Jiang, X.Y. & Ingber, D.E. Soft lithography in biology and biochemistry. Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering 3

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

on curriculum design," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 82, pp. 203-211, 1993.[9] J. T. Klein, "Interdisciplinary Teamwork: The Dynamics of Collaboration and Integration," in Interdisciplinary Collaboration: An Emerging Cognitive Scienc, S. J. Derry, M. A. Gernsbacher, and C. D. Schunn, Eds., ed: Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2005, pp. 23-50.[10] W. C. Morse, M. Nielsen-Pincus, J. E. Force, and J. D. Wulfhorst, "Bridges and Barriers to Developing and Conducting Interdisciplinary Graduate-Student Team Research," Ecology and Society, vol. 12, 2007.[11] D. Richter and M. C. Paretti, "Identifying barriers to and outcomes of interdisciplinarity in the engineering classroom

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Katie Bardaro, PayScale, Inc.

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Engineering and Public Policy

semi-log function using the logarithm of earnings as the dependentvariable. Mincer used two forms of the earning function, parabolic and Gompertz. The grossannual earnings Es,t for a worker with s years of schooling and t years of experience is expressedwith parabolic dependence as: (1)where rs and rp are the rates of return on schooling and post-school investments, k0 is the ratio ofinvestment to gross earnings at the start of work experience, and T is the positive net investmentperiod (career work span). The Gompertz earning function incorporates a sigmoidal transferfunction to express the decline in value of up-front investment in education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University; Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

professionalsocialization into the sciences22. Russell et al found that participation in undergraduate researchresulted in increases in understanding, confidence, and awareness23. Eighty-eight percent of the3300 respondents to a survey “reported that their understanding of how to conduct a researchproject increased a fair amount or a great deal, 83% said their confidence in their research skillsincreased, and 73% said their awareness of what graduate school is like increased” 23. Also, 68%of the respondents “said their interest in a STEM career increased at least somewhat as a result oftheir UR experience”23.2.3 The Impact of Non-traditional Teaching on the Learning Experience of 21st CenturyEngineering StudentsNow more than ever, the U. S. faces a number of