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Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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Electrical and Computer

are concerned, covering more than 20 years. Since the start of 2002, he has lectured in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland. The scholarship of teaching and learning provides his research interests, in particular: the conceptual understanding of students, the high-school to university interface, computer-assisted learning, and computer-based assessment.Dr. Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland Gerard Rowe completed the degrees of B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. (in electrical and electronic engineering) at the University of Auckland in 1978, 1980, and 1984, respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland in 1984, where

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Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Feser, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science & Technology Policy ; Maura J. Borrego, National Science Foundation; Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Connie Kubo DUPE Della-Piana, National Science Foundation

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Educational Research and Methods

engineers are educated.IntroductionIncreasingly, high profile organizations including ASEE1, National Academy of Engineering2-4,Association of American Universities5, National Research Council6-8, and the National ScienceBoard9, 10 are calling for widespread improvements in undergraduate STEM education.Tremendous investment and related efforts over the past few decades have built up a substantialknowledge base about STEM learning and many effective pedagogies and interventions11, 12. Yetthese groups are increasingly expressing dissatisfaction with the rate of implementation, whichdraws attention to implicit assumptions and models of how change occurs in STEM highereducation and how it might be accelerated. Broad scale changes to teaching practices

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Engineering Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann P. McMahon Ph.D., Ann P. McMahon, LLC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

educators from Washington University, the Saint Louis Science Center, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Saint Louis Zoo in providing curriculum, professional development, kit materials, an interactive website, and a visiting science laboratory/classroom to schools throughout the St. Louis area. She serves on the national faculty of the National Science Resources Center’s Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) strategic planning institutes. She was a 2008 and 2009 fellow in the Psychodynamic Research Training Program at Yale University’s Anna Freud Child Study Center. McMahon has a distinctive ability to translate cutting edge concepts from various disciplines in science, engineering, and education in an

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Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

found that graduate student mentors who work closely withstudents on their projects served as “coping models” in developing undergraduates’ self-efficacyfor research and graduate school. Specifically, we reported that the REU program served as a“taste” of graduate school, and gave participants access to graduate students and professors whoserved as both role models and sources of information about academic and career options.Several factors contributed to their reported increased in self-efficacy for graduate school andresearch careers: their accomplishments in the laboratory, new knowledge about graduate schooland potential career options, and vicarious learning3 that took place over the summer via theirgraduate student mentors. In particular

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Research and Graduate Studies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigann State University; Rachel Mangiavellano, Michigan State University; Evan McCune, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies

73% on the pre-survey. On the final survey, 98% of students indicated that they planned to pursue anotherfaculty-mentored research experience, and students reported modest gains in their ability to writea research abstract and to create a research poster.BackgroundUndergraduate research is an experiential, inquiry-based learning experience that combineselements of research and teaching in an interactive process that engages students with faculty andtheir scholarship.4 Often referred to as a high-impact learning experience,5 undergraduateresearch represents a powerful learning pedagogy because it provides students a hands-on,intense introduction to a specific academic discipline for an extended period of time under the

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Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Community Engagement Division

should be inherent in the engineering profession suchthat any project can be seen as service to a community. Academic institutions carry theresponsibility of teaching engineering students not only technical skills but also professionalskills that relate to social responsibility, such as an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility and of the global and societal impacts of engineering decisions. Teachingtechniques such as project-based service learning (PBSL) could increase a student’s awareness ofsocial responsibility due to the community engagement (typically with underserved populations)and the reflective aspect inherent in PBSL. This study presents pre-post data from an assessmentof engineering students’ development of social

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Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3873: TEST PREPARATION AND TEST QUALITY ASSESSMENT:WHAT I WISH SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME IN THE BEGINNINGProf. David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette David Meredith is an Associate Professor of general engineering with more than 30 years of teaching experience at Penn State, Fayette, the Eberly campus. He teaches both engineering and engineering tech- nology classes. He is a registered Professional Engineer and active in ASHRAE, ABET, and NCEES. He has received numerous awards from the campus, college, university and other organizations for excellence in teaching, scholarship, community service, and advising

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New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-4794: INCREASING STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN A SUSTAIN-ABILITY COURSEDr. Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana Brandon Field teaches in the thermal fluids area of mechanical engineering at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville.Dr. Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana Page 25.767.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Increasing Student Involvement in a Sustainability CourseAbstractStudent projects that have been included as part of an engineering course for the past two yearsare described in this paper. It is a new course, which is

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Progress in Manufacturing Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George M. Graham P.E., Chattanooga State Community College; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University

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Manufacturing

, American Society for Engineering Ed- ucation, and the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering. He teaches courses in manufacturing, welding, controls, and automation.Dr. Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University Ismail Fidan is a tenured Full Professor at the College of Engineering of Tennessee Tech University. His research and teaching interests are in additive manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, distance learn- ing, and STEM education. Fidan is a member and active participant of SME, ASME, IEEE, and ASEE. He is also the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Bonnie Angelone, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

testing will be conducted to assess a) change in retention between courses and b)change in student problem-solving and design skills.BackgroundMany sources have made the case for reforming engineering education to reflect modern trends.Most notably, a recent National Academy of Engineering (NAE) report found that2 Engineering education must avoid the cliché of teaching more and more about less and less, until it teaches everything about nothing. Addressing this problem may involve reconsideration of the basic structure of engineering departments and the infrastructure for evaluating the performance of professors as much as it does selecting the coursework students should be taught.The report also stressed the importance of teaching

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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 2012-2992: CREATIVITY FOR ENHANCING THE TECHNOLOGI-CAL LITERACY 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

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Innovations in Solid Mechanics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanics

Professor at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in the Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching dynamics, vibrations and con- trols. He is involved in several undergraduate and master’s level multidisciplinary projects and interested in engineering education research. Page 25.1419.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 USING AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY IN A SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT FOR UNDERGRADUATE DYNAMICSAbstractAutomotive safety was used as a service-learning, overarching term-long theme in anundergraduate Engineering Dynamics course. The service

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Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Helge Bohn, Virginia Tech; Manfred J. Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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International

not be applied towards their degrees. The primaryreason for this was the limited availability of courses at KTH that our students could take. Mostof the courses during the KTH fall and spring semesters are in Swedish, and there is no capacityat VT to teach the students Swedish prior to arriving at KTH. Hence, the US students visitedKTH during the summer for beginning Swedish and undergraduate research, but these creditswere already satisfied by the German language courses at VT and several required courses atTUD that transfer as technical electives to VT. Hence, the US students could not make use oftheir credits earned at KTH.Lack of Compliance with the Bologna ProcessWhile the ministers for higher education across Europe have endorsed the

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Branislav Rosul, College of DuPage

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Manufacturing

the College of DuPage, where he stayed until present. First, as an instructor in electro-mechanical technology and manufacturing technology and then as a coordinator in electronics technology. In addition to practical engineering experience, Rosul has significant teaching and research background. As a PI and Co-PI, Rosul has extensively worked with NSF on several grants and projects. Currently, Rosul serves as an ABET evaluator for IEEE society. Page 25.912.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Manufacturing Workforce - Report on NSF-ATE Project Pertaining to

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The iCollaborate MSE Project – 2012AbstractThis paper describes the progress to-date on the various components of the iCollaborateMSE [Materials Science and Engineering] project, as well as the preliminary assessmentdata that has been collected. The overall objectives of the research are to measure ifimprovements in student learning outcomes, student engagement, and course completionrates are possible if the structure in a basic materials engineering course is transformedfrom primarily deductive practice to an Information Communication Technology (ICT)enabled inductive teaching and learning environment. There are two major componentsof this research project. The first

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. DesJardins, Clemson University; Ellen Breazel, Clemson University; Marilyn Reba, Clemson University; Irina Viktorova, Clemson University; Jonathan Bradford Matheny, Clemson University; Taufiquar R. Khan

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Biomedical

AC 2012-4226: EMPHASIZING CORE CALCULUS CONCEPTS USINGBIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS TO ENGAGE, MENTOR, AND RETAINSTEM STUDENTSDr. John D. DesJardins, Clemson University John DesJardins received his Ph.D. in bioengineering from Clemson University in Dec. 2006 and has worked for more than 15 years as a biomechanical research engineer. He has co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications in the areas of biomechanics, biomaterials tribology and mechanical testing, and is the director of the Laboratory of Orthopaedic Design and Engineering at Clemson University. He currently leads or participates in many multi-disciplinary research teams on projects funded through NASA, DoD, DoT, NSF, biomedical

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Progress in Manufacturing Education III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia L. Morse, Kansas State University, Salina; Heidi Blackburn, Kansas State University, Salina

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4919: FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE INTRODUCTION TOMANUFACTURING-RELATED ENGINEERING HANDBOOKS USING KNOVELDATABASESProf. Julia L. Morse, Kansas State University, Salina Julia Morse is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for mechanical engineering technology at Kansas State University, K-State, Salina. She teaches lecture and laboratory courses in the areas of man- ufacturing, automation, and computer-aided design. Morse earned a B.S.I.E. from the University of Ten- nessee, Knoxville, and a M.S. in manufacturing systems engineering from Auburn University, where she also worked with Auburn Industrial Extension Service. Her work in industry includes engineering ex- perience in quality control, industrial

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

that they need to work harder; boosted their self-esteem when they gotgood grades during the program; got more confident in freshman year classes; and founda study buddy. The second and third groups agreed that the mathematics and chemistryclasses served as a good review before the beginning of fall semester. Some studentsfrom the second group stated that they knew what to expect in college, and the scienceclass helped in learning how to write laboratory reports. The third group’s students statedthat the study skills class was good in teaching them time management. Page 25.711.9Discussion:In examining the results obtained, it was indicated that

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward F. Glynn P.E., Villanova University; Frank E. Falcone, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

these interactions.IntroductionThe Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University has recentlyrevised its curriculum. In particular, the Department reduced the number of credits in thecurriculum by consolidating several related topics into a few key courses. One of these courses,Civil Engineering Fundamentals, is taught in the fall semester of the sophomore year and servesas an introduction to the engineering program. The course includes three 50-minute lectures andone 3-hour laboratory session per week over a 14-week semester. There are two sections of thecourse, each of which has between 20 and 30 students. Fundamentals is designed to helpsophomores develop many analytical, interpretive and field-based skills and

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua David Schwartz, Trinity University; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET

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Educational Research and Methods

scheduled days. The courses selected for the study at the institution areidentified as i) a freshman design class teaching computer-aided design, ii) a sophomoreintroductory circuits laboratory, iii) a junior design class in controls and electronics, and iv) asenior capstone project class.On the day of the module delivery, the case study was first introduced to students through a shortpresentation by the instructor assigned to this role during which the one-page case study wasread aloud. It is also suggested to include a brief, relevant video clip of a key interview or newssegment on the subject to supplement the text. Whenever possible, contrasting viewpoints bydifferent stakeholders can also be expressed through the selection of video clips to

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New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

. Work Experience: Utah State University, Jan. 2010 to present, instructor for ETE 1020 energy, power, transportation systems control technology exploration of the concepts and processes relating to the control and automation (both hard and programmable) of technical systems in the areas of energy and power, transportation, and agricultural and related biotech- nologies. California University of PA, Jan. 2008 to May 2009, Teaching Assistant. Assisted the professor in class preparation, lesson plans, and distribution of materials Also gain teaching experience by lecturing the class section which deals with programming robots. Managed a laboratory, which allowed students to complete experiments. AT&T Broadband

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Design in Engineering Education

Introduction to Engineering. Cottleville, MO: Great Lakes Press.10. Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. (2000). Introductory Engineering Design: A Project-Based Approach. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado at Boulder. Accessed at http://itll.colorado.edu/index.php/courses_workshops/geen_1400/resources/textbook/11. Design Squad: Teacher’s Guide. (2010) Public Broadcasting Service. Accessed at: http://pbskids.org/designsquad/parentseducators/guides/teachers_guide.html12. Committee on Public Understanding of Engineering Messages. (2008). Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering. Washington, DC: National Academy of

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Mohamed, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3302: SMART CONTROL OF POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERT-ERS IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMSMr. Ahmed Mohamed, Florida International University Ahmed Mohamed (El-Tallawy) was born in Minia, Egypt, in 1984. He received his B.Sc. degree from the faculty of engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt, in 2006. From 2006 to 2009, he was a Re- search/Teaching Assistant in the faculty of engineering, Minia University. He received a M.Sc. degree from the faculty of engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt in 2009. He is currently a Research As- sistant in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, Fla., USA. His current research interests are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown P.E., University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Vladimir A. Labay, Gonzaga University; Ismail I. Orabi, University of New Haven; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf; Alexis Pham, University of the Pacific; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Taylor, University of the Pacific

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Design (SUTD). Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (Division of Engineering and Applied Science) at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in Sept. 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory Page 25.752.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 for research in engineering design and manufacturing. He was a National Science Foundation Young Investigator, the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor in

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University; Param C Adhikari, Youngstown State University; Sanket Aryal, Youngstown State University

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Computers in Education

, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), microfluidics/lab on chip, and energy research.Dr. Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University Hyun W. Kim is a professor of mechanical engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Indus- trial Engineering at Youngstown State University. He has been teaching and developing the Thermal Fluid Applications course and the companion laboratory course for the past few years. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Ohio and is currently conducting applied research in hydraulics and micro gas turbines. He helps the local industry and engineers with his expertise in heat transfer and thermal sciences. Kim received a B.S.E. degree from Seoul National University, a M.S.E. from the University of

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sumedh Inamdar, University of Texas, Austin; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kevin A. Gibbons Ret., U.S. Air Force Academy, NexOne, Inc., and CAStLE; Brittany Rucker, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

of Texas in Sept. 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design and manufacturing. He was a National Science Foundation Young Investigator, the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor in Engineering, and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas, Austin.Dr. Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin Richard H. Crawford is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, and is the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow No. 3. He received his B.S.M.E. from Louisiana State University in 1982, and his M.S.M.E. in 1985 and Ph.D. in 1989, both from Purdue University. He joined the faculty of

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; Susan Lowes, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Columbia University; Rustam Stolkin, University of Birmingham; James S. Bonner, Clarkson University; William David Kirkey, Clarkson University; Temitope Ojo, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to work through all of the lessons themselves and began to devise implementationplans for their own classrooms. During the second week, they were invited to bring two studentsas part of a teaching laboratory. During this week, the teachers were responsible for teaching themodules to the students in a highly supported environment, surrounded by SENSE IT staff, whowere available to assist with any questions or concerns. This gave the teachers the opportunity toreview the materials, as well as to see how they work with students, thus enabling them to betterprepare for full classroom teaching.The SENSE IT teachers also participated in four full-day professional development workshopsduring the school year. The workshops gave the teachers an

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

for prototyping and debugging.Educational platforms currently available are in the form of microcontroller populated boards(hard core processors) or programmable logic device boards. In the later, students can instantiatea configurable, soft core processor comparable to the one provided in the former. This leaveseducators with two distinct options for teaching embedded systems and low level programmingcourses (Note: there can be hard core processors within a programmable logic device, howeverthis paper is referring to a hard core processor as a stand-alone component).This paper is a dialogue between two faculty members, one defending design using hardcomponents, assembly and laboratory testing, and the other using soft components

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College

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Civil Engineering

; protecting structures fromsettlement and other damage; and preventing groundwater contamination. The topics covered inthe class include soil classification, permeability and seepage, volume changes, effective stress,strength and compaction.Innovation and EfficiencyIn EGR 340 a variety of strategies were used to balance efficiency and innovation in theclassroom. The educational strategies that emphasized efficiency included lecture, discussion, Page 25.351.5soil testing laboratories following standard procedures, peer teaching, problem sets, case studiesand other standard practices in engineering education. The classroom practices focusing

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Warren Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

Page 25.576.5The course is taught in a studio format with two, two hour blocks per week. An instructor, agraduate teaching assistant and four undergraduate assistants are assigned for each section. Thecourses are taught using active learning and use a team model. Students are assigned tostructured teams of four students and perform in-class activities and projects within these teams.The classrooms used by the courses have been specifically designed to promote teaming withinthe courses.For the fall 2011 semester, two sections of the course were modified to incorporate the use ofNational Instruments LabVIEW, a graphical programming environment, along with the MyDAQdata acquisition system to explore its use for both teaching introductory