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Off the Beaten Path

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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New Engineering Educators

“The Future of Engineering Education,” NASA Research Brief, Vol. 3, Issue 1, January 29, 20105 “Why Accreditation Matters,” Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, www.abet.org6 “The Future of Engineering Education, II. Teaching Methods That Work,” R.M. Felder, D.R. Woods, J.E. Stice,A. Rugarcia, Chemical Engineering Education, Volume 34(1), 2000, p. 26.7 Fry, C., Jordan W., Leman, G., Garner, B., Thomas, B., “Bringing Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Mindset(Back) Into Engineering: the KEEN Innovators Program,” 2010 ASEE National Conference & Exposition,Louisville, KY, June 2010.8 Fry, C., Jordan W., “Engineering Education the Entrepreneurial Mindset at Baylor University,” 2011 ASEENational Conference & Exposition

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Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2012-4705: KNOWLEDGE-ENABLED ENGINEERING DESIGN: TO-WARD AN INTEGRATED MODELMr. Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael Fosmire is an Associate Professor of library science and Head of the Physical Sciences, Engi- neering, and Technology Division of the Purdue University Libraries. His research interests focus on information literacy instruction and student learning, especially as it relates to engineering design pro- cesses.Prof. David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 25.874.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

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Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yaw D. Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, nuclear, biological and catalytic. Students also choose departmental electivesfrom courses such as green energy engineering and environmental compliance, hydrogen andfuel cell technology, materials for energy applications, physical processes in energy engineering,and air pollutants from combustion sources. Professional electives allow students to gainexposure to business, legal and ethical issues related to energy. Technical electives can be chosento provide specialization or breadth and depth in renewable or non-renewable energy and/ormechanical or chemical aspects of energy. This paper discusses the program, the rationale in developing the program, and the detailsof the novel curriculum.Introduction World population and energy

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Design Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Michael, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3128: DESIGN OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM IN A MATERIALSENGINEERING COURSEMr. Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Fred Nitterright is a lecturer in engineering at Penn State, Erie, the Behrend College. He received a A.A.S. in mechanical drafting and design in 1989 from Westmoreland County Community College, a B.S. in mechanical engineering technology in 1991 from Penn State, Erie, the Behrend College, and a M.S. in manufacturing systems engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998. Nitterright is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Nitterright began his career as a machinist at Elliott Support Services in Donora, Penn., in 1986. He was employed as a

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Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University; William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Page 25.423.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Teaching and Assessing Leadership in EngineeringAbstractThe College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University is focusing on fiveinitiatives: Leadership, Innovation, Global Awareness, Character, and Technical Excellence.Efforts in the realm of leadership include freshmen leadership seminars and a requiredsophomore course entitled Global Leadership in a Technological World. Departments within thecollege are expected to build on this foundation in the junior and senior years.The Chemical Engineering Department has developed an effective and efficient program tofurther develop and assess leadership skills. The first challenge in this

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Innovations in Materials Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qu Jin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Materials

AC 2012-3628: MEASURING FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS’KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGI-NEERINGQu Jin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Qu Jin is a graduate student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received a M.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Purdue University and a B.S. degree in material science and engineering from Tsinghua University in China. Her research focuses on modeling student success outcomes, which include placement, retention, academic performance, and graduation.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for the

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Research in Engineering Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan McNeill, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida; David J Therriault, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4029: INSTITUTIONAL DISCOURSES IN ENGINEERING ED-UCATION AND PRACTICENathan McNeill, University of Florida Nathan McNeill is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida, where he is studying the factors that contribute to success in open-ended problem-solving. He has a Ph.D. in engineering education from Purdue University, an M.S. in mechan- ical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in engineering from Walla Walla University.Dr. Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Associate Chair, Associate Professor, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar in the De- partment of Materials Science and

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Orienting Students for Lifelong Learning Success

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

Page 25.799.9Students. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 60. Retrieved from http://www.istl.org/10-winter/article1.html6. Nerz, H.F. (2001). Information Competencies: A Strategic Approach. Proceedings of the 2001 AmericanSociety for Engineering Annual Conference & Exposition. Retrieved fromhttp://depts.washington.edu/englib/eld/fulltext/00510_2001.pdf7. Popescu, A. and R. Popescu. (2003). Building Research Skills: Course-Integrated Training Methods. Journal ofProfessional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 129 (1), 40-43.8. Roberts, J.C. and J. Bhatt. (2007). Innovative Approaches to Information Literacy Instruction for EngineeringUndergraduates at Drexel University. European Journal of Engineering Education, 32(3

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Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Graham, University of Louisville; Karla Conn Welch, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Shamus McNamara, University of Louisville

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3257: CRITICAL THINKING IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTERENGINEERINGDr. James Graham, University of Louisville James Graham is the Henry Vogt Professor of computer science and engineering, and serves as the Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville.Dr. Karla Conn Welch, University of LouisvilleDr. Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey Hieb is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. His research interests include the use of technology in engineering education, secure operating systems, and cyber-security for industrial control systems.Dr. Shamus McNamara, University of Louisville

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Design Across Disciplines

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4280: ASSESSING MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN IN A ROBOTICSENGINEERING CURRICULUMProf. Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Gennert is Director of the Robotics Engineering Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he is professor of computer science and professor of electrical and computer engineering. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Mass., the University of Califor- nia/Riverside, General Electric Ordnance Systems, Pittsfield, Mass., and PAR Technology Corporation, New Hartford, N.Y. He received the B.S. in computer science, B.S. in electrical engineering, and M.S. in electrical engineering in 1980, and the D.Sc. in electrical

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Design Cognition III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Lisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters

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Design in Engineering Education

Professors (through their Distinguished Lecturer Award), and the state of Texas (through the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award). He has won teaching awards at the Univer- sity of Texas and UCLA. Allen received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering, with distinction, from Cornell University in 1979. His M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering were awarded by the California Institute of Technology in 1981 and 1983. He has held visiting faculty appointments at the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Department of Energy.Dr. Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin Richard H. Crawford is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of

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Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University; Jessica Bowdoin, George Mason University

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Engineering Libraries

the total discretionaryfunds allocated for Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering purchases forFY2010 and FY2011.IntroductionIn Summer 2009, the Head of Interlibrary Loan (ILL) at George Mason University (Mason)analyzed ILL borrowing statistics from the previous year and found that 90% of the fifty mostrequested titles had been requested by students in the Volgenau School of Engineering.The Volgenau School of Engineering at Mason comprises seven departments: Applied Page 25.928.2Information Technology, Bioengineering, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering,Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Conference Session

Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy; Jim Cowart, U.S. Naval Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

than 1400 were built during the 18th Century. Newcomen’s design condensed steam insidea piston and cylinder through a water spray injection process. The vacuum formed in thecylinder, in combination with atmospheric pressure on the top of the piston, actuated areciprocating pump via an overhead “walking beam.” This first engine served to pump waterfrom a coal mine in England, but the power technology thus created enabled the IndustrialRevolution and sees its legacy in the steam-powered utility power plants of today.In commemoration of the tercentenary of Newcomen’s engine, a group of MechanicalEngineering students at the United States Naval Academy designed and built an instrumentedoperating model of a Newcomen engine. A significant aspect of

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4380: ANALYSIS OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTESSAYS ON ENGINEERING INTERESTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF DIF-FERENT CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATIONSDr. Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University Benjamin Mertz is currently a lecturer at Arizona State University, where he is a part of a team in charge of developing and improving the first-year engineering classes. Besides the Introduction to Engineering class, he also teaches aerospace and mechanical engineering classes at ASU. He received his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005.Dr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

systems in engineering solutionsAbility to recognize how different contexts can change a solutionKnowledge of contexts that might affect the solution to an engineering problemKnowledge of the connections between technological solutions and their implications for whom it benefits.INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS2 (alpha = .80); Do you agree or disagree?I can take ideas from outside engineering and synthesize them in ways to better understand a problemI can use what I have learned in one field in another setting or to solve a new problem.I see connections between ideas in engineering and ideas in the humanities and social sciences.I enjoy thinking about how different fields approach the same problem in different ways.Given knowledge and ideas from

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne W. Scott, Petroleum Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3469: PREPARING ENGINEERS FOR GLOBAL CAREERS: CUL-TURALLY DIVERSE DESIGN COMPETITIONS AND FORUMS FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Suzanne W. Scott, Petroleum Institute Suzanne W. Scott is an Assistant Professor in the STEPS Program (Strategies for Team-based Engineering Problem Solving). She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Denver, an M.A from Washington University, and a B.A. from Drury University. She is a former Coordinator of the EPICS (Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence) Program at the Colorado School of Mines under the directorship of Dr. Robert Knecht, and has served as one of the Principal Investigators in the PI/CSM collaboration, ”Preparing Global Engineers,” on

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Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah

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International

 Improve independence  Broaden horizons  Enhance cultural diversity awareness  Develop self-awareness and global awareness  Meet general education requirements (e.g., international) for degree Page 25.559.2  Become more competitive in the job market  Comprehend international issues important to engineering  Learn technology, construction practices, and engineering methods in other countriesEngineering departments and colleges also have strong reasons to offer study abroad programs.International experiences are known to be important for enhancing student learning andsatisfaction. Offering

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Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John W Pritchard, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Systems Engineering

AC 2012-4021: HANDS-ON, DISCOVERY, CRITICAL THINKING, ANDFRESHMAN ENGINEERINGMr. John W Pritchard, Iowa State UniversityDr. Mani Mina, Iowa State University Mani Mina has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State Uni- versity since 2001. He has extensive industrial and academic experience. His current research interests include physical layer systems, measurements and testing, applied electromagnetism, optical networking, magneto-optical switching, nondestructive testing and evaluation, and innovative methods of teaching technology. He is also one of the leading educators in the area of technological literacy to non-engineering students. He has been a recipient of several teaching

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Rachel Margaret Best, University of Memphis; Charles V. Camp, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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Civil Engineering

University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, M.Sc. (1995) in research methods in psychology from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and a Ph.D. (2003) in psychology from South Bank University, London. She is currently Project Manager for the MemphiSTEP project at the University of Memphis,a project funded by the National Science Foundation, designed to increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates. She is also a Co-PI on the Transforming a Civil Engineering curriculum through Geographic Information Systems Project at the University of Memphis, also funded by the National Sci- ence Foundation. Best has an extensive research background and served as lead researcher on a range of

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

%, but the number ofengineers that US colleges and universities send into the workforce annually has stayed the sameat around 120,000. The increase requested is 8.33% in engineering degrees. “By contrast,roughly 1 million engineers a year graduate from universities in India and China. This educationdisparity threatens to slow our economic recovery, stunts our long-term competitiveness, andleaves technology firms in a skills crisis.”1It is well known that about 40% of students enrolled in science, technology, engineering andmathematics leave their major after the first year. Less than 50% of the students who start inthese majors actually complete their degree. Although this percentage is about the same as theattrition for non-technical majors

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Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin A. Gary, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Yegeneswari Nagappan, Unicon, Inc.; Supreet Verma, Delasoft, Inc.; Russell J. Branaghan, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2012-5188: ASSESSING EVOLVING CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGEIN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING STUDENTSProf. Kevin A. Gary, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Kevin Gary, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering within the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus. At ASU, Kevin led the development of the new bachelor’s of software engineering program, and the revised design of the master’s of computing studies. Gary designed and implemented the Software Enterprise, an NSF-funded hybrid pedagogical method for conducting project-based courses. More than 40 industry projects have been conducted by the Software Enterprise over the past eight years, and the

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint; Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-4127: LEARNER CENTERED INSTRUCTION IN MECHANI-CAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMMr. Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint Tom Spendlove teaches engineering and CAD courses at Baker College in Flint, Mich.Dr. Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint Anca L. Sala is professor and Dean of engineering and computer technology at Baker College of Flint. In addition to her administrative role, she continues to be involved with development of new engineering curriculum, improving teaching and assessment of student learning, assessment of program outcomes and objectives, and ABET accreditation. She is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA, serving in various capacities.Mr. James Riddell, Baker College, Flint James A. Riddell is

Conference Session

Identity and Culture

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

education from Purdue University, an M.S. in mechan- ical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in engineering from Walla Walla University. Page 25.471.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012    Discourses and social worlds in engineering education: Preparing problem-solvers for engineering practiceAbstractSocial and linguistic representational systems, also known as Discourses, shape how individualsperceive their social worlds

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Problem-based and Challenge-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; William F. McKenna, University of Texas, Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

classrooms.Mr. William F. McKenna, University of Texas, Austin Bill McKenna received his master’s of mathematics from the University of North Texas about 10 years ago, and, after a brief career in acoustical test enclosures, he is working towards a doctorate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. McKenna’s current research focuses on high school engineering students. In this work, he strives to connect student participation in authentic discourse prac- tices, student understandings of the content under study and the process of effective communication, and the products they are designing. He is also pursuing the relationships between professional engineering practices and the ecology of high school

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida; Julie Beth Zimmerman, Yale University; Simona Platukyte, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

two workshops. Faculty identified four major areas where barriersto integrating sustainability concepts exist: (1) shifting paradigms around sustainability; (2) therigidity of the existing curricular structure; (3) requirement of new teaching methods; and (4)insufficient resources. The workshop participants agreed that the barriers that pose the greatestdifficulty (i.e., are the least “easy” to “fix”) are not technological but those involving the humansystem, such as “accepting sustainability as engineering,” or “new thinking and newcollaborations.” Page 25.294.4Figure 3. Challenges to integrating sustainability into existing engineering

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy; Michael V. Cristiano; Patrick Caton, U.S. Naval Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

Prescriptive Model of the Design Process4Dym and Little present various tools to address these major steps and how we used them on thisproject will be described.The problem statement we ultimately derived was to “Design, build, instrument, and operate areplica Newcomen engine in order to demonstrate the technology and to gather empirical data foranalysis.” The problem statement needed to be complete, yet succinct. It provided focus to keepthe project on track. When at several points our project began to go astray, looking back at theproblem statement gave us direction. Page 25.1325.5Next, it was important to determine the customers of the project. This

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Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Inger M. Bergom, University of Michigan

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Colorado School of Mines Mercer University Dartmouth College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Johns Hopkins University University of South Alabama Massachusetts Institute of Technology1 Morgan State University2 New Jersey Institute of Technology Baccalaureate Institutions: North Carolina A&T2 Harvey Mudd College1 Purdue University Lafayette College Stony Brook University Milwaukee School of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Linda Huglin, Boise State University; Shannon Rist, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-4083: PARTNERING TO IMPROVE ENGINEERING LEARN-ING AND PERFORMANCEDr. Donald Plumlee, Boise State UniversityDr. Steven W. Villachica, Boise State UniversityDr. Linda Huglin, Boise State UniversityShannon Rist, Boise State University Shannon Rist is a Graduate Assistant in the College of Engineering. She will complete her master’s degree in instructional and performance technology from Boise State University in 2012. Page 25.1028.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Partnering to Improve Engineering Learning and Performance Engineering Education Research

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Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City College of the City University of New York; Margaret Krudysz, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

University of Technology and large scale educational research at Twente University. Before coming to City College, she was a Research Associate in IBM research, performing organizational and usability studies.Dr. Joseph Barba, City College of the City University of New YorkDr. Margaret Krudysz, City College of the City University of New YorkProf. Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York Ardie D. Walser is a professor of electrical engineering and the Associate Dean of the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York of the City University of New York. Walser is a former Divi- sion Chair of the Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND) of the American Association of Engineering Education

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Using Computers, Software, and Writing to Improve Mathematical Understanding

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar

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Mathematics

AC 2012-2998: EDGE DETECTORS IN ENGINEERING AND MEDICALAPPLICATIONSDr. John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar Page 25.489.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Edge Detectors in Engineering and Medical ApplicationsAbstract Image edge detection is an integral component of image processing to enhance theclarity of edges and the type of edges. The current paper compares two methods forfinding the edges of an image. One method developed by the author is to define specialmatrices and applying them to the image using approximations for gradients